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Mom lets go to WDW next week 8/1/09 - 8/6/09.. TR COMPLETE!! 9/9
Mom lets go to WDW next week TR
We just got back from WDW last week. This was a spur of the moment trip with Mom. It was so much fun. How did this come about??? Read on
During the end of July I started realizing that I had to schedule a conference this year. Time was getting away from me and my schedule in the fall was not looking good. So one night I was looking for conferences around Disney World (of course). I found one that would work however it was literally just around the corner. It went down like this.
Me: “Honey do you care if I go to Disney World while you stay home and take care of the kids?”
DH: “Not at all, have a great time”.
Me: “Mom would you want to go to Disney World with me in 9 days?”
Mom: “Sure”
Me: “Sheryl (my scheduler) could I have Aug 1 through Aug 6 off?”
Sheryl: “Absolutely”.
The Basics:
Who: Me and Mom (59)
When: August 1 through August 6
Where: The Swan
Why: Enhancing my knowledge
Saturday August 1, 2009.
That morning I woke up at 8 AM after having only 4 hours of sleep. I had worked 3- 12 hours straight (2p -2a) prior to Saturday. I had packed the day before so the girls and I got our bathing suits on and went swimming. Around 11AM people had started arriving at my house for my nephews 4 year old birthday party. We swam until around 2PM. I got in the shower and finished up some last minute packing. I said “goodbye” to Patrick and the girls . Then mom dad and I were off to the airport by 3PM.
We checked in with no problems. Mom and I were so excited about the new Non stop flight to Orlando out of Charleston. We usually don’t get Non stop flights to anywhere. We arrived at MCO around 6:10. Since we were staying at the Swan and not a “Disney” property I had to make arrangements with Mears to get us to the Hotel. So instead of heading to the DME we headed to Baggage claim. It took us 45 minutes to get our luggage. We then went downstairs the Mears counter. I pulled out my wallet and couldn’t find my Drivers License!! The lady at the counter said “we can not let you use your voucher unless you have a Drivers License.” WHAT!!! Never mind the shuttle, how was I going to get home on the plane. Finally I looked a little further and found my license. That was a little scary. Within 30 minutes we were happily on our way to the Swan.
We made it to the Swan by 8PM. Check in was a breeze. We had a lovely view of the Boardwalk and the water way to DHS. The room was clean and the bed was COMFY!!! We freshened up a bit then made our way out to the Bus. We were pleasantly surprised at how close the Bus stop was to our rooms. The bus to Downtown Disney came within 5 minutes. We made our way to my favorite counter service in all of Disney: Wolfgang Puck Express. Mom had the Chicken Tortilla. I had the organic Baby Greens Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette and the BBQ chicken Quesadilla. They were both wonderful. Mom was now a fan like me
We headed out to the Pantry. On our way to the World of Disney we stopped by Guest Services. We had still not purchased our WDW tickets. We chose to buy the 5 day Magic your way without the park hopper option. With that done we headed to the World of Disney. My goodness it was crowed. I got a silver ring. Mom was looking for some Mickey Mouse Earrings but couldn’t find anything she really liked. We then went in the Christmas shop. Mom loves all things Christmas so I knew she would love it. However none of use made any purchases. I did find a Cookie plate for Santa that I might have to pick up in September. We made it back to the bus stop and boarded the bus to the Swan (it was crowded!!!) Luckily we were the first stop.
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