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Two’s company, Three’s a crowd…let’s make it four!

Here’s a link to my PTR if you’d like a little more background on the planning aspect of our trip:
Let's make it four! PTR
otherwise…here we go!

First, a recap on our cast of characters…
Me (Donna) age 57, a long-time Disney lover. I can still recall my mom taking me to my first drive-in move to see Pinocchio. My first trip to WDW was in 1976 and I was hooked! Jeff and I were lucky enough to be able to go when our family was young and then as a couple when the kids were grown. In 2012 we bought into Disney Vacation Club, so we are assured of having many more Disney vacations in our future!

DH (Jeff) age 58, has become a Disney lover by osmosis! It’s hard to be around a Disney lover and not become one yourself!!

DS (Tom) age 28, enjoyed several trips to Disney World when he was little, and then again as a young adult in 2008. Last year we invited him to join us again and we all had a great time. Since we had such fun together, we asked him to come again this year and invited his GF as well. Which brings me to…

DGF (Kayla) age 27. A real sweetheart. When we found out she was a Disney lover, we asked if she’d like to come along with us and of course she said yes! She and Tom paid their own way, which was made clear up front… except for the accommodations which we paid for with DVC points.

So, let’s see how we like doing Disney with a party of four!

September 7 – part 1
Jeff and I were up about 5:15. We showered and dressed and packed a few last minute items. My suitcase felt awfully heavy, so I weighed it before we brought it downstairs. I was surprised that it weighed 48 pounds! In addition to clothes it had two toiletry bags stuffed with shampoo, lotion, sun screen, etc. and a few food items. Oh, and 5 pairs of shoes.
We had a bit of breakfast and checked on the house one last time…timer on, water off, etc… My Dad arrived to take us to the airport at 6:25. We loaded our bags in his van and then pulled across the street to Tom’s house to load his and Kayla’s bags. We pulled out at 6:35 and arrived at Buffalo airport about 20 minutes later. We said our good-byes and headed into the airport to check our bags. There was no one in the SW baggage line! No one! We walked right up and handed the attendant our boarding passes and IDs. He asked for the heaviest bag first. Hmmm, I guess that would be mine. I hauled it up on the scale and saw that it weighed 46 pounds. So, off by two pounds from what I weighed at home. But better that it was less on the airport scale rather than more! The other bags were weighed and sent on their way.

Then we headed off to security. Jeff, Tom and I all had TSA pre check on our boarding passes, but Kayla did not. There was virtually no one in either line, so we chose to stay together and all go through the regular line. In a few minutes we were on our way to the gate. There were lots of people waiting there already. It’s fun to be on a flight to Disney and see all the families dressed in their Disney t-shirts. Everyone is so excited!

We were in boarding group B with 40, 41, 42 and 43. I didn’t do the Early Bird check in, so we were prepared to be separated, but hoping that we’d find two sets of two seats together. We ended up pretty far back but we had three of us on one side and Jeff sitting in the aisle seat on the other side. Not bad.

We were in the air by 8:10. Tom had the window seat and also had his earbuds in listening to music. Kayla and I chatted for a while and then we each did our own thing. Jeff and I shared the morning paper and I did the crossword puzzles. Kayla had made some chocolate chip cookies and I made zucchini bread, so we really had some yummy treats to share…in addition to the “plane” cookies and package of peanuts they give you on the plane. Before we knew it the plane was "beginning its descent into Orlando!" Love to hear the pilot say those words!