[iamgrumpy]

So it took me oh.... 2 hours to come up with the title for this Pre-Trip Report/Trip Report as I couldn't come up with another "s" word and nothing to fit the time frame that was going to work! Maybe I'm losing my TR writing skills I certainly hope not! But having moved to Orlando, I don't get to write as many as I used to do so bear with me if my writing skills aren't as sharp, and witty as they used to be or was that my imagination that I was entertaining? either way here goes!

I know there are quite a few people who are new to Passporter and may not know much about me, and might be interested in hearing a little bit of the back story of "Iamgrumpy" and well heck I love talking about myself so don't have to ask me twice! ok so I just like to talk are you shocked by that?

So Let's Play "Lets get to know the Vacationers"

First up yours Truely... ME aren't you excited?

Hi I'm Amy aka "Iamgrumpy" I will be 27 at the time of the trip my birthday is in May and well I guess this trip will make turning 27 easier to digest! I love to travel which was instilled in me by my parents, who would take me camping, road trips all over New England where I grew up, and we would go to WDW annually sometimes more then once in a year as well. Well, on one trip about 2 years ago we were introduced to the Ft. Myers Area, and Sanibel Island but more on that in a bit!

Since I'm not shy and figure I am what I am and I'm sure ya'll love seeing my face plastered in every one of my trip reports Here is a recent photo of myself...

Wait that isn't me...how did that get in there that's just my favorite Disney character Grumpy...hold on...


Ahhh Much Better! Now you can see why we moved to Orlando we are Disney Fanatics ok I'm more of the Disney Fanatic but Mom isn't complaining any!

Ok so moving onto the other traveler... My Mother now most people would say "1 trip in 5 years with my mother is enough" but my mom and I are more like best friends and love to travel so we both enjoy it and no one complains! Ok get real who doesn't complain about something but travel isn't our complaint now snoring, or how people drive in Florida are a separate story Those we can complain about!

But Mom is awesome, She goes by her legal name which is Angela, but people have called her all the nicknames but I call her MOM. and she does have a Passporter Screen name its "Qvcnut55" because her obsession isn't with a Mouse its with a Home Shopping Network called QVC which she could probably set up a camera and sell things from our apartment as she has pretty much most of the things they sell anyways Since she makes the money she can spend it so I just make sure to remind her of when bills are due and it works out fine

From here on in I'll be saying Mom and I , or Me and Mom, since its just wierd to call her Angela and well Mom is only 3 keys to type and not 6 so it saves on space so I can fill it with my mindless rambling and smilies

So Mom isn't as camera friendly, she doesn't like how she looks in photos which is rediculous because well I think she looks fine and since she never leaves home without the full make up and clothing check what does she have to worry about? But I have a few photos of her and I'll share my personal favorite!



Oh dear, that photo the one she thought I had deleted ooops Made another trip report ..OOPS I did it again MA!

So now that you know who, you probably would like more of the details, details, details! First we have to go back before we can go forward!

The BackStory:

In 2008, January my mom entered a contest on the radio claiming she never wins anything, forgot she entered the contest but in March 2008 her name was pulled and we won a free trip to Ft. Myers to see a few Spring Training Games for the Boston Red Sox. During that trip we got a free day to explore the area and went to Sanibel Island, FL. After that trip we vowed to go back as it was so beautiful and lots of fun.

Here is a link to that trip report: Our FREE trip to Fort Myers and Spring Training - UPDATED 3/26 - COMPLETE

Well, in 2008 we had a big year:
March- Trip to Ft Myers
May - Trip to Orlando to find an apartment
June-September- Packing up a house to move
September- Moved to Orlando
October-Trip back to CT for family obligations

So far in 2009 : Mom has traveled back to CT twice in 2 months, I have flown to Indianapolis to visit a good friend in Frankton IN which well never would have been a place I would have guessed i'd visit but was one of the best trips ever!! and I have been unemployed, and started 2 jobs in 2 months and quit 2 jobs in 2 months. Yep so far a banner year for me and mom! We need a vacation!

So when we looked at each other with that "what do you want to do for a vacation" we both had the same idea... Florida Road trip!

But to where we threw out ideas such as Vero Beach, Cocoa Beach, Daytona Beach, Fort Myers Beach (Sanibel Island) , a Resort Trip to WDW, a cruise?

Well we visit Cocoa Beach every other Month or so and we felt we wanted something futher then 1 hour away. So that negated Cocoa, Daytona, WDW, and well that left Vero, Ft. Myers/Sanibel, and a Cruise. After looking at costs, Vero and a Cruise were out. Then we both looked at each other and realized we couldn't come up with a reason not to go back to Sanibel and Ft. Myers and so that was how we chose to go back.

So now we know Who will be going, Where we will be going, and Why. Whats left....Oh When!

So we decided we wanted to get away for a week and we thought why not spend 4th of July at the Beach so we worked around with dates that would maximize our time with mom's vacation time, and went with when we could get the cheapest car rental/hotel for our buck!

So we decided on going Sunday-Sunday and chose June 28th to July 5th as our dates, this way we get in before the holiday and end our trip with a BIG BANG otherwise known as the fireworks in Sanibel which I have read are quite nice!


So Folks...Until next time for more details such as the how we get there, the where we will stay, and other fine details!