MamaMouse0920
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 20, 2022
Hello & welcome to all on this beautiful summer morning!
My first ever Pre-Trip Report and I'm nervous and excited all at once. I've been an avid Disney lover for as long as I can remember and I can't WAIT to get back to the magic. First things first, introductions.
That's me, Bethany AKA Mama Mouse. I'm 30 years old, and work at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I went to school for Physical Therapy (which is where I met my DH!) but sadly the pandemic (+ one surprise pregnancy- looking at you DS2!) had other plans for my future and I now facilitate the onboarding of Residents & Fellows entering the VA. My favorite park is Magic Kingdom, my favorite Disney character is Olaf but my favorite princess is Belle. I'm sarcastic and LOVE witty banter. I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy, and a matching potty mouth. I am a HUGE planner, very Type A, and love carbs & coffee.
That handsome fella on the right is my DH, Matt. He is about to turn 40 (read: OLD) and is the love of my life. We met 10 years ago in college- I walked up to him one day, introduced myself and the rest is history. We moved in together after 2 months of dating, got engaged after 11 months, and were married the following year. We share a love for Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Minnesota Vikings, and now our 2 perfect kids. He has only been to WDW once when he was around 10, and doesn't remember much of the trip at all. His favorite Disney movie is Ratatouille & his favorite princess is Merida. Side note: see that super cool looking robot between us? That is called a ReWalk and it is a robotic walking device intended to allow paralyzed individuals the ability to walk again. Pretty cool, huh? We worked on a research study at the VA together for 3 years and in this picture, we're showing it off at the Minnesota State Fair in 2018 (yes- me large & in charge about 7 months pregnant at the time. This time looking at you, DD3!).
Which brings us to our DD3 and DS2. They are the light of our lives (I know, everyone says that but it's really true!) and are as big of Disney fans as they come. Every birthday party (see DS2's Two Infinity & Beyond party from a few months ago!) and Halloween is centered around Disney, and we do weekly themed "dinner & a movie" night, all of which are Disney movies. DD3 switches her favorite Disney movie every 5 seconds so I can't even list one, but DS2's current winner is Monster's Inc. Character wise, DD3 loves Princess Belle and DS2 loves Buzz and Elsa. They both are huge fans of Mickey but when I ask who they are most excited to hug they both answer Goofy. They know we are going to Disney World, but are too young at the ages of 3.5yo & 2yo to truly understand the concept of time or plans. I can't WAIT to see their reactions- especially to The Big Cheese himself!
Also joining us on this trip is my MIL & FIL, pictured above on our wedding day (which was 9 years ago so they have aged a bit since this photo was taken - and mobility is a bit of an issue.. more on that later). They aren't big Disney fans BUT I suppose more importantly they are huge fans of our kids and are mostly coming along just for that reason. What nice grandparents! They've already admitted to not planning on riding any rides, but I expect they will at least do It's a Small World and similar 'no height requirement' rides. I don't think they could probably even list a favorite character so I'm not bothering to ask them
Stay tuned for the "when" "why" and "where" of the trip in my next post!
My first ever Pre-Trip Report and I'm nervous and excited all at once. I've been an avid Disney lover for as long as I can remember and I can't WAIT to get back to the magic. First things first, introductions.
That's me, Bethany AKA Mama Mouse. I'm 30 years old, and work at the VA Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I went to school for Physical Therapy (which is where I met my DH!) but sadly the pandemic (+ one surprise pregnancy- looking at you DS2!) had other plans for my future and I now facilitate the onboarding of Residents & Fellows entering the VA. My favorite park is Magic Kingdom, my favorite Disney character is Olaf but my favorite princess is Belle. I'm sarcastic and LOVE witty banter. I have the sense of humor of a 12 year old boy, and a matching potty mouth. I am a HUGE planner, very Type A, and love carbs & coffee.
That handsome fella on the right is my DH, Matt. He is about to turn 40 (read: OLD) and is the love of my life. We met 10 years ago in college- I walked up to him one day, introduced myself and the rest is history. We moved in together after 2 months of dating, got engaged after 11 months, and were married the following year. We share a love for Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Minnesota Vikings, and now our 2 perfect kids. He has only been to WDW once when he was around 10, and doesn't remember much of the trip at all. His favorite Disney movie is Ratatouille & his favorite princess is Merida. Side note: see that super cool looking robot between us? That is called a ReWalk and it is a robotic walking device intended to allow paralyzed individuals the ability to walk again. Pretty cool, huh? We worked on a research study at the VA together for 3 years and in this picture, we're showing it off at the Minnesota State Fair in 2018 (yes- me large & in charge about 7 months pregnant at the time. This time looking at you, DD3!).
Which brings us to our DD3 and DS2. They are the light of our lives (I know, everyone says that but it's really true!) and are as big of Disney fans as they come. Every birthday party (see DS2's Two Infinity & Beyond party from a few months ago!) and Halloween is centered around Disney, and we do weekly themed "dinner & a movie" night, all of which are Disney movies. DD3 switches her favorite Disney movie every 5 seconds so I can't even list one, but DS2's current winner is Monster's Inc. Character wise, DD3 loves Princess Belle and DS2 loves Buzz and Elsa. They both are huge fans of Mickey but when I ask who they are most excited to hug they both answer Goofy. They know we are going to Disney World, but are too young at the ages of 3.5yo & 2yo to truly understand the concept of time or plans. I can't WAIT to see their reactions- especially to The Big Cheese himself!
Also joining us on this trip is my MIL & FIL, pictured above on our wedding day (which was 9 years ago so they have aged a bit since this photo was taken - and mobility is a bit of an issue.. more on that later). They aren't big Disney fans BUT I suppose more importantly they are huge fans of our kids and are mostly coming along just for that reason. What nice grandparents! They've already admitted to not planning on riding any rides, but I expect they will at least do It's a Small World and similar 'no height requirement' rides. I don't think they could probably even list a favorite character so I'm not bothering to ask them
Stay tuned for the "when" "why" and "where" of the trip in my next post!