It's My Birthday & I'll Eat & Drink What I Want To! TR (Oct23rd-29th) UPDATED 11/4 About This Page:

[mpwife153]

Since we are 10 days till our trip(well now it is 9 days since it took me till after midnight to finish typing this ~ You can't tell but I am doing the single digit dance in my living room RIGHT NOW) I thought I should at least start my TR. After spending a week in WDW in Jan, I somehow managed to talk my DH into going back to WDW for my birthday. This trip has actually been in the works since DH got his orders over 2 years ago for his tour in Iraq. We promised the kids that once Daddy came home from Iraq we would go to WDW & go trick or treating in Magic Kingdom. This trip was originally to take place in Oct 2008, but DH didn’t have enough vacation time at work. I wish we had gone anyway. As some of you know, our son Robert died last Dec. Both DH & I have regrets for not sticking tour plan & taking this trip last year. After Robert’s death we both decided we needed to live for the moment. That’s how the January trip came about & why we are returning again in Oct. With the help of buy 4 get 3 in Jan & now the Military Salute offer, I get to live my dream & visit WDW more than once every few years!

Cast of Characters: Me(I’ll be celebrating my 36th on the trip), DH (34), DD (5) & DSS(9).

(DSS, DH, Me & DD at our first fundraiser for SUDC Research in Robert's memory)

Where we’re staying: POP. This will be our first time staying at this value & DH & I are very excited about it. ASMov is where we have always stayed (except on our Disneymoon & we splurged for a mod & stayed at POR ~ we it there!!!!), but after January’s trip & too many night’s of trying to find a seat on the bus with a sleeping 4 yr old, we wanted a resort that had its own bus!

Plans: We arrive at MCO about 9:28am on Fri Oct 23rd. We’re hoping to get lucky & our room will be ready, but if not, I have a carry on backed with our bathing suits & towels. Why you ask? Well to relax by the pool & wait for belleandmaddysmom(Ginger) & family to arrive! Originally we had planned on spending the day at EPOCT, but we DH & I decided to save the money we’d be spending on four 1 day passes (with the Military Salute offer DH got a 5 day park hopper for FREE & the kids & I only had to pay $124 per person for 5 day park hoppers ) & use that for F&WF instead! Plus with the increased price of FAB’s I gotta readjust the budget somehow, right? Once Ginger, her girls & Mom arrive, Ginger& I will enjoy some while my family & her girls swim. Then the plan is to head over to DTD for some supper & shopping.

Sat Oct 24th Happy Birthday to Me!!!! We’re starting off the day at DHS. A little TSMM & ToT & whatever else the fam wants to do till around4:30-5pm. Then we need to head back to POP so we can get ready for Nacrossee’s for my Bday dinner at 7:05pm. Hopefully we’ll catch Wishes while we are there. After we eat, hopefully the sugar from dessert will juice the kids up enough for us to head over to MK since its open till 11pm.

Sun Oct 25th: Since we will have gotten in late the night before, the plan is to let the kids sleep in. Today we are spending the whole day at MK. I didn’t make any ADR’s for today, we’ll just do CS for lunch & dinner. Since we are going to MNSSHP tonight I am surprising the kids with appointments at the Pirate League for DSS & BBB for DD. DH & I couldn’t agree on costumes so we are just going to wear Jack Skellington & Sally shirts. Ginger & her family are attending MNSSHP tonight as well so we decided to host a PP Meet for the first parade.

Mon Oct 26th: Sleeping in again today, but we have an ADR at Akershus’s at 10:30 we’ll be headed off to EPCOT no later than 9am. We’ll be spending the whole day at EPCOT. There will be some grazing at F&WF instead of lunch & then off to DH’s requested Le Cellier for a 5:20pm ADR. Since the Crankies & The Norris’ will be in EPCOT today as well for Travis’s bday, we plan on stumbling meeting up with them somewhere along the Bar Crawl.

Tues Oct 27th: Today I have nothing planned. Yes, you read that correctly. NO PLANS. OK we have an ADR for 1900 Park Fare at 5:00pm, but other than that we are going to play today by ear. We will be headed over to EPCOT in the evening for Janice’s FAB meet. I guess I DO have plans for today

Wed Oct 28th: We have an 8:00am ADR at Tusker House for breakfast. I’m hoping that DD will be tall enough (& brave enough) to ride EE with me. This & ToT are my fav rides in WDW. We’ll have Flame Tree BBQ for lunch (DH & I this CS). Once AK closes we’re headed over to EPCOT for some more F&WF.

Thurs Oct 29th: Today’s our last day L our flight home leaves at 3:58pm. The plan is to let the kids swim if they want to in the morning & then head back over to DTD to grab something for lunch before DME comes to get us.
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'm going to try to do live updates on my blog MPWife153 Goes to WDW Oct 2009 so check in there or on FB to see what's happening for real!

Up next: I’ve been a crafty fool……

[Colexis Mom]

Great plans!

[B.M.]

Great start! Great plans! I hope you guys have an absolutely magical trip!!!!!!

[KMB733]

Great Plans!! Looks like you have a wonderful trip planned!

[Cam22]

Great start and your plans look good, too! Not long now!

[bsblady01]

I hope that you and your family have a magical time at the world

[Nimros]

Great start and great plans! Not much longer now.

[belleandmaddysmom]

Well now it's only eight more days my friend!!

I can't wait to meet up with all of you next friday (oh how I love to type "next friday" LOL!!!) I hope the weather will be sunny and warm and FABs will definitely be in order for sure! I know that our girls and your DSS will get along great!!

Can't wait to hear all about your "crafty-ness" since you and I both know that I have not a crafty bone in my body!

Love all the plans!! And it is your birthday, so eat, drink and have a magical vacation!!!

[Sandra Bostwick]

WOW! Great updates!

[scdisneyfan]

Yay!!!! the ptr has begun!!! I the plans! I think the F&WF is going to fantastic and i"m hoping to put up some about it before you leave either on monday or tues next week!
You get to meet janice and im so jealous of that FAB meet
I think you have so many cool PP meets planned and it sounds like a great trip with some awesome ADRS!
And to a fellow october birthday girl...YAY...i that we both decided to do our birthday's at disney..its so much fun...i think you will have a blast!
cant wait for more and i've linked to the blog and have you friended me on facebook yet??? I havent been on there much lately so I couldnt remember.

[lazanya]

Your plans look great! Not too much longer now!!

[mpwife153]

Thanks guys! I am working on my update & should have it up later today. Dang internet (&phone) were out all yesterday, luckily I got someone here fist thing this morning. Don't these people realize I have PP stuff to do be fore I leave .

Chrissy ~ I'll have to find ya on FB. If I'm not on PP all day I'm on FB...LOL I am afraid that after celebrating my bday at Disney, nothing else will do from now on....I think DH created a "monter" with this trip

[janicelovesmickey]

yay!! its getting so close now I cant wait

[chezp]

What great plans!

[belleandmaddysmom]

Hey, what time is that FAB meet with Janice on Tuesday? I wasn't sure of a time and if it would be at all possible for us to get there. I would love to meet her!

How's the packing coming along?