VandVsmama
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 28, 2011
Welcome, campers! It's time for a PTR!
For the first time in forever, DH & I are going to take a trip without children....TO WDW! So who are we and how did this trip come about? When are we going? I'm so glad you asked because I have all sorts of fun facts to share with you!
Between DH & I, I am definitely the bigger Disney fan. We started going on Disney trips 8 years ago when we took ODD & YDD to Disneyland for the first time (they were just 6 and 4 back then!). DH has said that he's a little burned out on "Disney trips," but what he's really talking about is DisneyLAND trip.
You see, we live in Arizona. So it's easier for us travel-wise and money-wise to go to Disneyland. A WDW trip is a bigger deal, a bigger effort to get to, etc., etc. Two years ago, we went to WDW for a week in June when DH had to be in Orlando for a work conference. That trip was a lot of fun. But DH regretted that he wasn't able to spend nearly as much time in the parks as the kids & I did. DH really wanted to spend more time in MK, but couldn't because of his work commitments.
At the same time, on our family trips to Disney parks, it's a balancing act. For all of you who have gone to a Disney park with kids, y'all know what I'm talking about here. The kids want to go go go on rides as much as possible. And then there's DH who sometimes would like to sleep in and not have a plan of any kind at all.
The sweet spot we've learned for OUR family on our DL trips is that DH **NEEDS** a mid-afternoon break. For 3 hours, ideally 4. Not hanging out IN a park, but in the hotel room, so he can have mental down time from the crowds and all of that.
In addition to this, DH has felt kind of burned out on work and everything and he said a few months ago that he'd like for just the 2 of us to take a trip somewhere. Without the kids. My sister will stay at our house while we're gone, take care of the kids, get them to school, make sure they do their homework, and all of that normal life stuff.
So...how did I convince DH to agree to a WDW trip? That's in the next post!