Not Sick of it Yet!
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August 25 – September 3, 2012
When you read that title, you probably think that ...
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When you read that title, you probably think that I’m talking about my frequent trips to WDW. Well, I’m not. I mean, it does apply, but that’s not why I named my PTR what I did.
I’m taking a trip to WDW with a big family group. My parents, my brother, his family. “So that’s it!,” you say. Well, no. I mean, I’m not sick of traveling with my extended family yet, but that isn’t what inspired the title either.
It really isn’t anything to do with me at all. It’s about my parents. They’re not sick of Disney trips, they’re not sick of family trips, but what they’re really not sick of is each other! In fact, this September they will be celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! I suppose that’s got a little something to do with me.
We travel together as a large group once a year. It’s usually a Disney trip (especially since many most of us don’t want to go anywhere else). This year, we’ll all be staying together at the Animal Kingdom Lodge, and we’ll be celebrating a Golden accomplishment. I think I’d be sick of anyone after 50 years. Both my parents deserve medals for putting up with each other all that time! They’re kind of kooky sometimes!
For example, the other day, I needed to call my DM about something. I called their landline, and DF answered, letting me know DM was just on her way in the door after running errands. She rushed to the phone and I told her I needed her card number for something. She was out of breath (probably ran in the house for the phone), so I offered to call her back in five minutes. She was all, “No, it’ll just take a second!”
So she put down the phone on the counter to look for her card. And I could hear her and DF in the background talking to each other. This can often be amusing for a million reasons. Anyway, I hear her ask my DF to get the card. He asks which one. She tells him. He asks which one again. She tells him again. She walks over to him and gets it. She walks back and picks up a different phone. Her cellphone, which if I know DM, was probably sitting on the counter, charging. She doesn’t always (translation: rarely) take her cellphone when she leaves the house. But that’s another frustration for another day! Now I hadn’t called her on her cellphone, remember? So I can hear her saying the numbers into a dead phone.
Of course, I can’t actually hear the numbers, so this isn’t good. Did I mention I was at work? Well, I was at work. I don’t have an office, I have a cubicle. So I’m trying to shout as quietly as I can, “Mom! You’ve got the wrong phone!” After a while, I can hear her going, “Hello? Hello?” Then my DF has a temporary moment of lucidity and realizes she’s got the wrong phone. I hear him say so. Then, finally, DM picks up the landline and we can hear each other again! I have a million stories like these. I also have a million stories like this about DF, so I can see why they aren’t sick of each other after 50 years.
I haven’t got much time before this PTR becomes a TR, so I’ll get on with the cast. I wanted to post individual pictures of everyone (and my parents’ wedding photo), but I don’t have time to do that. I can’t even find ones I haven’t posted before, so I’ll just post a couple of shots that you haven’t seen in a while.
This is one of my favorite pictures of my parents
The rest of us
The group will be my parents, Mable and Ed. My DB Eric and his family were due to join us, but now it’s looking like they won’t be able to make it. Eric is the only one out of the group that definitely can come, but I’m not sure he wants to drive down from Atlanta by himself, so we’ll see what happens. I’m hoping there will be an outbreak of illness and they will have to skip work and/or school. DB Ed and DSIL Jackie and their three boys Noah, Daniel and Isaiah round out the group (which, if you haven’t figured out, also includes me ).
Up Next: Wow, that’s a lot of planning!
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Nothing better than finishing off a Princess Sharon TR to start a new one . What a great picture of your parents, definitely a wonderful milestone to be celebrating!!!
Can't wait to hear all about your plans...and love your choice of resorts.
Sharon, !!! That is such a funny story with the phone! I can totally picture it in my head and I'm cracking up! Can't wait to hear all about this years family trip!
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You parents sound hysterical....without meaning to be...
So fabulous you can celebrate such a momentous occasion at WDW. Love the pic of your parents at the GF...you can tell they are amazingly in love just by the way they are gazing at each other.
Can't wait to hear about all the plans!
danielle
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Our trips overlap! I will keep an eye out for you all and if you see a red haired girl starting every other sentence with "Princess Sharon said..." then you will of found me!
Fifty years and still smiling! Love the phone story. Sad to say, that sounds like something "I" would do, including not remembering my cell when I leave the house. I hope Eric and family end up coming along. They missed last year, too, didn't they?
About This Page: This is a discussion on Not Sick of it Yet! within the Sharing the Adventure: Disney World Trip Reports, part of the PassPorter Community - Boards & Forums on Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel; Not Sick of it Yet!
August 25 – September 3, 2012
When you read that title, you probably think that ...
but that’s not why I named my PTR what I did. 
I mean, I’m not sick of traveling with my extended family yet, but that isn’t what inspired the title either.
I suppose that’s got a little something to do with me. 
After a while, I can hear her going, “Hello? Hello?” 
I can’t even find ones I haven’t posted before, so I’ll just post a couple of shots that you haven’t seen in a while. 
Eric is the only one out of the group that definitely can come, but I’m not sure he wants to drive down from Atlanta by himself, so we’ll see what happens. I’m hoping there will be an outbreak of 
illness 
and they will have to skip work and/or school. 
. Lovely pics of your family.
"Sparky" Me & Dana @MVMCP
Can't wait to hear all about this years family trip!
Mosy and Meander and our three princesses
Love the phone story. Sad to say, that sounds like something "I" would do, including not remembering my cell when I leave the house. I hope Eric and family end up coming along. They missed last year, too, didn't they?
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