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Jaya · 08-24-2004, 05:16 PM

Who:

Jessica (Me!!) 3rd trip to WDW, celebrating 23rd birthday on 9/5, 1st time at CBR

Stephen (DH), 3rd trip also, 2nd time at CBR

Where: King room at CBR

Why: A much-belated honeymoon (Married 2-25-04) and a much needed vacation!

The details: Delta flights to/from Orlando from LAX via Dallas, Quicksilver roundtrip to/from hotel, with Disney transportation on-property only.

This is my first report, I hope everyone enjoys it! First I want to say that I have a tendancy to ramble on and on and on and on and on… you get the point. I love going into detail everything that’s going on, so I hope all of you who take on the task enjoy reading about our trip!!

Steve & I married spontaneously (fine, fine, we eloped, are you happy now!) on February 25, 2004 (it was a Wednesday, and yes, we both worked the day before & after!). We had been together for 2 years (it was our anniversary!) and engaged for 1 ½ years, and after 1 cross-country move and many realizations that we could not afford the wedding we wanted, we just went ahead and did it! Unfortunately, not having the money for a wedding meant we also didn’t have the money for a honeymoon (even worse, we live with my mother!!! L ).

I had been expecting a little bit of money from a lawsuit stemming from the death of my father 4 years ago (and on another side note, I’m more than willing to discuss what happened, etc. with anyone else who has unexpectedly lost someone, or is just curious – and you wouldn’t BELIEVE how many people ask me about it – just drop me an email or a PM), but I wasn’t holding my breath. Finally, it happened, in mid-July, and suddenly I was rich…. Er… maybe not. Okay, definitely not. But after paying off a few credit cards, putting good-quality stereo/speaker systems into my car & my mom’s car, and getting a new home theater system and a new TiVo for my house (all of which was not as expensive as you might think with Steve’s Best Buy discount) I still had about $5000 – which sounded JUST about right for the perfect honeymoon!!

We had discussed a lot about where to go on our honeymoon while we were planning our ill-fated wedding. I had originally suggested Disney, and Steve didn’t want to go there – he wanted a real honeymoon destination, like Europe or something. But now that we live in Southern California, and we visit Disneyland frequently, he’s caught the bug, and he said he was all for a Disney honeymoon trip!!

I figured, with five grand we could have the best, most luxury trip ever! That bubble was soon to burst, but it was nice while it lasted! We decided that we wanted to go in early September, since it would be virtually empty, and it would be a good time for both of us to get away from work. My boss is very flexible (I’m a property manager for a commercial office building, and my boss is the owner) and had no problem giving me the time off. Stephen had to request it through Best Buy, but since he has enough banked vacation/sick/personal hours to take about a month off if he really wanted to, it wasn't that big a deal either. I also found a really good deal on tickets through Delta - $212.90 each, round trip from LAX to MCO. Our trouble was that I didn’t want to leave really early – what’s the point of catching a flight at 7 AM when you still won’t get to Disney until about 7 PM? So we decided to go the leisurely route – we leave Los Angeles at around noon, and get in around 10 PM, and then we leave to come home around 1 PM, and arrive about 6 or so. If we’re going to waste a day traveling, I’d rather waste it with a good night’s sleep under my belt than cranky with a headache from not enough sleep!!

Coming up: Sticker shock, and my new best friend, the Passporter!

08-24-2004, 05:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
Jaya Community Rank: Traveler Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 264	We’re BaaaAAAaaaack…. Pre-trip updated, plus Day 1, Part 1! Updated 9/20/04 Who: Jessica (Me!!) 3rd trip to WDW, celebrating 23rd birthday on 9/5, 1st time at CBR Stephen (DH), 3rd trip also, 2nd time at CBR Where: King room at CBR Why: A much-belated honeymoon (Married 2-25-04) and a much needed vacation! The details: Delta flights to/from Orlando from LAX via Dallas, Quicksilver roundtrip to/from hotel, with Disney transportation on-property only. This is my first report, I hope everyone enjoys it! First I want to say that I have a tendancy to ramble on and on and on and on and on… you get the point. I love going into detail everything that’s going on, so I hope all of you who take on the task enjoy reading about our trip!! Steve & I married spontaneously (fine, fine, we eloped, are you happy now!) on February 25, 2004 (it was a Wednesday, and yes, we both worked the day before & after!). We had been together for 2 years (it was our anniversary!) and engaged for 1 ½ years, and after 1 cross-country move and many realizations that we could not afford the wedding we wanted, we just went ahead and did it! Unfortunately, not having the money for a wedding meant we also didn’t have the money for a honeymoon (even worse, we live with my mother!!! L ). I had been expecting a little bit of money from a lawsuit stemming from the death of my father 4 years ago (and on another side note, I’m more than willing to discuss what happened, etc. with anyone else who has unexpectedly lost someone, or is just curious – and you wouldn’t BELIEVE how many people ask me about it – just drop me an email or a PM), but I wasn’t holding my breath. Finally, it happened, in mid-July, and suddenly I was rich…. Er… maybe not. Okay, definitely not. But after paying off a few credit cards, putting good-quality stereo/speaker systems into my car & my mom’s car, and getting a new home theater system and a new TiVo for my house (all of which was not as expensive as you might think with Steve’s Best Buy discount) I still had about $5000 – which sounded JUST about right for the perfect honeymoon!! We had discussed a lot about where to go on our honeymoon while we were planning our ill-fated wedding. I had originally suggested Disney, and Steve didn’t want to go there – he wanted a real honeymoon destination, like Europe or something. But now that we live in Southern California, and we visit Disneyland frequently, he’s caught the bug, and he said he was all for a Disney honeymoon trip!! I figured, with five grand we could have the best, most luxury trip ever! That bubble was soon to burst, but it was nice while it lasted! We decided that we wanted to go in early September, since it would be virtually empty, and it would be a good time for both of us to get away from work. My boss is very flexible (I’m a property manager for a commercial office building, and my boss is the owner) and had no problem giving me the time off. Stephen had to request it through Best Buy, but since he has enough banked vacation/sick/personal hours to take about a month off if he really wanted to, it wasn't that big a deal either. I also found a really good deal on tickets through Delta - $212.90 each, round trip from LAX to MCO. Our trouble was that I didn’t want to leave really early – what’s the point of catching a flight at 7 AM when you still won’t get to Disney until about 7 PM? So we decided to go the leisurely route – we leave Los Angeles at around noon, and get in around 10 PM, and then we leave to come home around 1 PM, and arrive about 6 or so. If we’re going to waste a day traveling, I’d rather waste it with a good night’s sleep under my belt than cranky with a headache from not enough sleep!! Coming up: Sticker shock, and my new best friend, the Passporter!