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My Boyfriend is taking me to Disney for my Birthday - UPDATED 9/28
Your Cast: DrDolphin (me) turning 38 on this trip. 39th trip to WDW
Crick85 (MyDBF Chris) 41 - 3rd trip to WDW (2nd as an adult and 2nd within 2 months!)
The genesis behind this trip... my annual birthday weekend (or as close as I can get it) trip to WDW for the food and wine festival, possibly MNSSHP and my birthday. Great reasons all. Well - add to that when Chris and I started talking about how I wanted to spend my birthday - my 38th (ugh) birthday.... I said, without thought, Disney of course.
SO.... the one caveat about this trip - was that I could do NO planning at all for it!!! Uberplanner me, and I can not plan anything!! Remember that DBF has only had one trip to WDW as an adult (2 months ago!!) - and I planned that whole thing... so - to ease my mind - I hooked him up with my darling TA - Sara (our own PP Belle*) and my DF WDWfan (Lesley) and made him PROMISE to talk to them if he had any questions.
Sara and Chris emailed often chatting conspiring and not telling me ANYTHING!! Add to that - taunting statements from Lesley.... and I thought you two were my friends!!! One problem we had - was finding a room. Sara looked around and came back with some options. DBF asked me what I wanted - based on what we could afford. Based on our choices - we selected Coronado Springs... and that was the ONLY thing I would know. TORTURE!!!
Ok - so in the 45-50 days between the booking of the trip and now.... well - let's just say that last 2 weeks have been a roller coaster ride.
See Gustuv hit Louisiana - and for those that know me - you know I do hurricane recovery activities. So we were not sure if I was going to get deployed to assist in recovery. Well things passed without needing me to help with Gustuv and then Ike hit - and for 9 days - it was back and forth if I was going to go and help. Last Thursday I changed my available status to "not available" due to an upcoming training program and was actually upset. They sent my back up to Texas the following day and I pouted (while Chris was pretty happy - which is not unexpected - he has really wanted this trip). As of today -- they were still asking my for my help - but my bosses overruled and decided not to allow me to go right now.
So now we are less than 2 days away from the trip. Chris packed his stuff yesterday evening, since he has to work evenings today and tomorrow- and we leave on Friday morning. He has told me some of the things we are doing, and I am trying to surprise him with a thank you or two as well. I just started packing this evening - and tomorrow will be a busy day. I have a morning birthday party scheduled at work at 930am, a Dr's appt at 11 (which last time I saw him at 11 - he actually saw me at 2!) and a training session (a birthday special or so I am warned - 38 reps of every exercise) with my trainer, Candy. I will try to finish my packing tomorrow evening.
We won't have internet access via DVC - and I am not taking the laptop with me. I will try to finish a short TR on this to tell you all the hopefully magical and wonderful events that take place.
Our plans (or what I know of them ):
Friday morning - wake up at about 6am (that is what he says he wants) - drive to Orlando in my car (it gets better mileage) while Chris sleeps (since he gets off work at 1130 the night before).
He says he wants to try for a water park during the day - looks like TL
Check into the resort
830pm dinner - which means we will miss the Illuminations meet - sorry guys!
Saturday
park day - not sure which park yet
surprise
730pm dinner
TRY to go to the Adventures Club - I know it will be a MAD HOUSE - but I want to try and go!!
Sunday
I am trying to schedule a surprise for Chris
park time
around 5pm - head back to JAX.
Great start, Terri! I was just thinking about you today, wondering if the trip was still on or if you were on hurricane duty! I'll be on the lookout for you two, and will hopefully see you at the AC meet!
Any chance we'll hear from Chris once the trip is done?
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Mickey's so happy to see me back, he can barely contain himself!
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Terri, I think you'll like Coranado- I was pleasantly surprised- I LOVED it-- very quiet, very adult. Have wonderful trip!!!! And a very happy birthday!
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Uberplanner me, and I can not plan anything!! Remember that DBF has only had one trip to WDW as an adult (2 months ago!!) - and I planned that whole thing... so - to ease my mind - I hooked him up with my darling TA - Sara (our own PP Belle*) and my DF WDWfan (Lesley) and made him PROMISE to talk to them if he had any questions.
One problem we had - was finding a room. Sara looked around and came back with some options. DBF asked me what I wanted - based on what we could afford. Based on our choices - we selected Coronado Springs... and that was the ONLY thing I would know. TORTURE!!! 
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