Scarlett & The Fellas Celebrate at WDW (June 20 - 29) - Pre-Trip Report! - UPDATED 6/20 About This Page:

[Disney_Scarlett]

Hellooooooooo! I just can’t believe it, but I’m only a measly 5 days from my next WDW adventure and I have yet to begin my pre-trip report. Eeek! I suppose it’s time to get right down to it.

First, I’d like to apologize to my faithful readers (all three of you!) for not finishing my last trip report for the Holiday Hootenannies of December ’07. I really have no good explanation except Slackness, which I find to actually be a pretty good excuse (or my Slackness prevents thinking of a better one). I would be worried that this black mark on my Passporter record might mean eviction from the Epcot Lush Club, but I know those ladies are too far in the bottle to really give a hoot. Either way, I feel much more motivated this go around and hope to make my trip-report-finishing record a stunning 2 – 1.

For those of you who haven’t been around for ages and know nothing about me, my name is Scarlett and I’m 26 years old. I reside in North Carolina (as if you didn’t already know that by my frequent use of words such as “y’all” and “reckon”) and work in university admissions. I pretty much like anything Disney, Tar Heel (UNC is my alma mater) or food related. I pretty much don’t like anything that involves spiders, counting carbs or the word “moist” (that will be the first and last time you see me utter that word. Say it in my presence and you’ll get a much harder look than if you blurted out any four-letter wordy durd).

Here's me doing my best smile-with-your-eyes pose a la Tyra Banks on ANTM. (Anyone who says they don't watch that show, you're lying. Even if you don't enjoy the guilty pleasure trainwreck, you can't avoid it; it's on every channel, even Al Jeezera, I think)



But here's me most of the time:

Somebody's gonna need Botox before they're 30...

I’m the youngest in a big fam-damily and lucky me, was raised and reared by a Disney-loving mama. I’ve enjoyed many trips to the World with my family – most any combination of parents, step-parents, siblings, grandparents, brothers-in-law, nieces, dogs, etc. We’ve always had a big time and I wouldn’t trade the memories we’ve made on those trips for anything!

After returning from our December ’07 trip and making it though the holidays and into the new year, we quickly began calculating when our next WDW trip might would fall. Summer 2009 seemed far off but Summer 2008 just wouldn’t work – my DVC member sister, Krista, was moving from Illinois back to NC that summer and I traveled a lot in 2008, for work and for fun. However, I could not WAIT for 2009 to get here!

Throughout the end of 2008 and into 2009, the plans for WDW kept changing. I won’t bore you with all the details (i.e. I don’t remember them my own-self) but basically our Fam Damily trip changed from May to June to July, with the cast of characters increasing and decreasing more times than I usually shower in a month (I shower regularly; there were just that many changes). All-in-all, my parents decided not to go to WDW this year (the economy is in the commode, haven’t you heard? ) and my DVC-owning sister and her family decided to go to WDW in the originally-planned May, after school testing was over but before Jeff left on his out-of-state training that would put him gone for a big chunk of the summer.

What’s a girl to do when her plans fall through? Weeeeelllllll…she could find herself a man and convince him to spend his vacation and a whole heap of money at Walt Disney World…

So that’s just what I did!



March 2009, or When I Had A Good Haircut

Hey, look, I found me one! Ain’t he purdy?

Okay, so obviously, I don’t need a dude to go to Disney World, but it just happened to work out that way.

This is Brian.


I like this picture because it's one of the few moments where Brian is not wearing a hat and he's not sleeping or showering.

Brian’s 41 years young and we’ve been friends much longer than we have been dating (actually, he went to high school with my older sisters). In fact, several years ago we tried to date for about a minute, but I nipped that in the bud pretty quickly. See, at that time I was really only into dating Donkey Butts, and unfortunately, Brian didn’t qualify. He made an “A” in Scarlett-Adoration, definitely had that even-more-handsome-‘cause-I’ve-been-working-in-the-sun thing going on and passed the “I Am Not A JerkFace” test with flying colors (Job? Check. Own Transportation? Check. No Suspicious Rashes? Check. Not A Pathological Liar? Check. Able to Form Complete Sentences? Check!). You can see where my problems were. So it was Just Friends for some time.

It was recently that I was able to reconsider my Donkey Butt Only policy and overlook those things I had perceived to be Red Flags. Besides the fact that he’s only the Cutest and Nicest Boy In The World (Red Flag x2!), I had previously considered the age-difference (he’s a dozen-plus-a-couple-more years older than I am) and the BrianSpawn to be somewhat-issues. The age in itself wasn’t really a problem (my many siblings are anywhere from 2 to 16 years my senior, so I’m used to being around those that remember Jimmy Carter’s presidency), and he certainly doesn’t act all middle-aged and boring. However, I balked at the idea of being Serious with someone who might be buried six feet in the ground years before I am. As far as the BrianSpawn, I love kids and find his to be particularly adorable, but I was pret-ty sure that any offspring might impede on his ability to continue the required Scarlett-Adoration course of study.

Getting over all that hasn’t been too hard. Age ain’t nothing but a number, and maybe sitting around thinking about people dying isn’t the best use of my time (although for the record, I think the only polite thing for someone to do when they love you is to live forever, or at least wait until you kick it and they can make sure your funeral was be-yoo-ti-ful). AND, it turns out, love is not a limited resource – Brian has shown me that there is always enough to go around and in fact, giving more means you GET more, so chirren (as we’re prone to call ‘em) are really helpful in this getting-more-love equation. Huh! Now don’t I feel silly.


Another rare without-hat/with-tie sighting.

Brian’s interests include pouring drinks for me (beer preferred, Diet Coke totally acceptable), fixin’ me sandwiches, inserting the appropriate responses to all my daily emergencies (“He said that to substitute onion rings instead of fries would cost an extra 55 cents! I hate him, too, darlin’. I’m never eating at Sonic again.”), and generally staying up-to-date on all things concerning Scarlett. When I want him to go away so I can do things I prefer to do alone (napping, Internet surfing and the like), he enjoys anything outdoors-y: hunting, fishing, boating, gardening, building stuff, fixing things, etc. You wouldn’t really know it by looking at him, but Brian has Native American heritage and is very much a “man of the earth,” when I’m not making requests from indoors.

He also loves being a daddy, and is a great one.


See, here he is, being all fatherly and stuff.

His son, Brandon, is 13 years old. For anyone who is good at math: yes, Brandon is slightly closer to my age than Brian is. I’ll give you a second to finish up your hysterics/guffaws/general laughter.

Done? Fantastic. Brandon is a total cutie.


He also likes to stretch the truth at times.

Since Brian and I have known each other for a long time, Brandon and I have as well – plus, my sister has been Brandon’s music/chorus teacher for the last four years. In fact, even though they didn’t go to the same middle school, Brandon and my nephew, Ryan, will be in the same class at the same high school next year. Gotta love small towns! Brandon’s response to Brian telling him that he and I were “o-fficially together” was pretty hilarious: a total dead-pan “Duh.” Hmmph. Well, some of us are slower than others, ooo-kay?

Brandon’s interests include basketball, football, baseball (do you see a pattern here?) as well as hunting, fishing and riding his four-wheeler. He’s a boys’ boy and has yet to show any real interest in the ladies which is Just Fine With The Adults. He has grown up a lot lately – he surpassed me in height quite easily (not that it takes a lot – at 5 foot nothing, dogs and a lot of fourth graders are taller than me) and eats Brian out of house and home. He’s a somewhat shy, all-around great kid and we get along famously.


Pre-8th-Grade-Prom, May 2009. My expression is all, "I love this kid, he's so adorable!" and Brandon's is all, "Don't hate the player; hate the game."


Brandon does have a little secret, though – for all his teenager ways and manly-man front, his favorite shows still include The Suite Life with Zack and Cody and Hannah Montana. He has voluntarily seen and enjoyed all three High School Musical movies. Shhhhhh.

Before I continue, I will add that I am generally pretty uncomfortable discussing boyfriends and such (just mine, not others’ – I’d LOVE to discuss yours!) – mainly, because that usually means eventually having to talk about the demise of said boyfriends and the dirty details of the break-up, etc. (and also I’ve been single long enough that I’m sensitive to sounding like what Bridget Jones’ called “Smug Marrieds” or just “Smug Couples”). But, seeing as I love me a trip report, and couldn’t exactly do one without mentioning these guys (well, not without a lot of Photoshop), I figured what the heck. Besides, I think Brian’s pretty awesome and possibly not going anywhere, and if not, well, y’all are on my side, right?

Anyway, I’ve been bugging Brian since we first became friends to take Brandon to WDW. The big thing holding him back all this time is that Brian’s mother wants to take a big family trip, when all the kids are “old enough to appreciate it.” (Y’all know how I feel about this mindset. And mothers. ). The problem has been that Brian’s sister keeps having young’uns and therefore the littlest is never deemed “old enough.” All the while, Brandon keeps getting taller and still hasn’t been to WDW.

Brian was a neglected, underprivileged child as well (okay, only where Disney is concerned) and had also never been to WDW until recently. It was only for the day, but he finally got HIS first taste of the magic. Now, Brian definitely has a silly personality. He will stop short of nothing to embarrass his child (including break-dancing in public ). However, I wasn’t quite sure how he would react to WDW – would he love it? Hate it? Somewhere in between? I was hoping that after one evening in the Magic Kingdom, Brian would be on the fast track to booking a trip for him and Brandon.


"So, WDW, we finally meet. Which one of us will win the battle for Scarlett's true affection?"


"I'm already not so sure about this place. The girls aren't interested in me at all."


"My first WDW attraction, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. Already not a fan because I had to take my hat off."


"HOLY COW THIS IS FUN AND ALSO A REALLY BAD CAMERA ANGLE!"


"I am content to sit in this giant teacup, but don't expect me to get too excited."


"WEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"


"Now my enthusiasm is starting to get a little scary. WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!"


"Coming down off my tea-cup high..."


"I think I'm gonna puke and I LOVE IT."

I was deeeelighted to discover that by the end of the night, Brian, grown-@$$ man that he is, was waving in earnest at the characters in the parade and excitedly zooming through the Treat Trails, greedily accepting candy from the cast members (well, maybe I wasn’t so thrilled at the “greedy” part ). He rode Space Mountain four times! He had a blast.

When important things like taxes were paid, and in consideration of the Pay 4/Play 7 promotion he agreed that he needed to take Brandon to WDW this summer, as part of Brandon’s 14th birthday/8th-grade-graduation gift. Of course, I happily offered up my planning services. And in exchange, I was invited* by the boys to join them! Why yes, thank you! Our Fam-Damily trip had been put on hiatus, so I was super excited.

*by invited, I mean I said, “I’m coming, too!” and Brian said, “Well, alrighty, I guess I really have no choice in the matter.”

(As is bound to happen when you date someone as FABULOUS as I am, sometimes Brian’s friends will ask, “How’d you ever snag her?” Brian likes to answer, “Promise her a trip to Walt Disney World and she’s yours too.” I’m not saying that’s TOTAL make-believe, but for the record, Brian and I are sharing most of the costs. Last thing I need is some sort of “lady of the Extra Magic Hour” rumor going around).

SO. Enough of the introductions. On to the plans…

Continued in next post...

[Disney_Scarlett]

We had to move quickly and make our decisions ASAP, as the window to book that amazing 4-7 deal was coming to a close. With Brandon’s school/camp/etc. schedule, sometime in the last half of June would be our best choice.

The 4-7 deal would allow us enough budget-wiggle-room to go Deee-luxe (to a point – we wouldn’t be booking the Walt Disney Suite at the Grand Floridian), although I was also considering returning to my all-time favorite Moderate, Port Orleans Riverside, and pocketing the extra cash. Mostly, I wanted a resort that would be a good fit for us. As far as themes, I think all of them are marvelous. The one that probably best meets MY personality is Old Key West (I’m a Parrothead to the max – fins to the left!) and I loved staying there in 2007. However, I really wanted to try something new, so I began considering other places.

I mentioned previously that Brian, and by osmosis, Brandon, are into the Out-of-Doors, and I knew that the Wilderness Lodge would be right up their alley. On the other hand, Brandon loves to swim, so an awesome pool is also important – although it is pricier, perhaps the Beach Club would be our best bet? And I still kept throwing POR or POFQ into the mix as well. I haven’t stayed at POR since 2002, and I miss it. Tough choices!

Ultimately, Disney decided for us. Because we were really on the tail-end of things as far as booking, there were only so many choices available. For a few days in a row, I checked out availability online and kept seeing different things every time. POR didn’t seem to be available under the package and in our window of time, but Carribbean Beach was. Wilderness Lodge was also unavailable, although Animal Kingdom Lodge had space. The Beach Club did have room but only at the Club level, which was out of our price range.

Finally, after feeling like I was going around and around in circles, I called up WDW one day on my way home from work to see if an agent could more efficiently check out my options. I’m all about passing work off onto someone else.

I was lucky to get a WONDERFUL CM whose name escapes me right now, but it’s probably something equally wonderful like Jesus or maybe Ghandi. I basically just blurted out, “Look, Ghandi, I’m trying to book the 4 – 7 package, for 7 nights sometime in the last two weeks of June, and this is my budget and these are my top choices, HELP ME PLEASE!” and he took it from there. After lots of clicking and cheerful muttering on his part (“Hmmm, let’s see, if I hold this and go from standard to water view here, and then call in that favor that Jesus owes me there…”) and nail-biting on my part (well, as much nail-biting as one can do while driving and shifting gears and swigging a Diet Coke), he finally came up with a room at the Wilderness Lodge, courtyard view room, from June 21 – 28 (Sunday – Sunday). Faster than you can say “Are you single, Ghandi?” I was rattling off my credit card number and trying to write our confirmation number down on the side of a Chick-fil-a styrofoam cup. (*Scarlett does not support the use of Styrofoam but does whole-heartedly support Chick-fil-a)

I immediately called Brian, squealing unintelligibly about my good work. He good-naturedly squealed back in delight until I was able to lower my tone enough to explain. Once understanding was had, Brian was also very excited as well.

Now that our resort was set, it was time to start looking at flights. We had considered driving down, but Brandon isn’t the best long-distance rider (Brian testifies that he barely manages to handle the 3-hr drive to the beach) so if we could swing it, we definitely wanted to fly. I love Southwest and they offer the only direct flight from RDU (Raleigh-Durham) to MCO, so I knew that was the way we’d be going.

I soon realized that there may have been a reason why Sunday – Sunday was available. Flights on Sundays are expenSIVE. I travel a lot for work, but usually during the week, so I had never really thought about the fact that Sunday would be a more expensive time to fly. Anyway, my brain automatically did what I like to call Crazy Disney Math – if we could save xAmount by flying down the day before and xAmount by returning the day after, would that be enough to justify the cost of extra meals/room rates? Well, carry the 1 and yes!

It was after I had done the Crazy Disney Math that I realized I was travelling with other people and probably needed to go through the motions of checking with them to make sure this was okay. I really didn’t give the possibility that Brian would reject this idea a second thought – Brian generally says, “Yes, Darlin’” to whatever. However, I wanted Brian to WANT to add on extra time to our trip, and that might be trickier. Brian has almost TWO YEARS of sick leave and THREE MONTHS of vacation leave squirreled away. He’s stingy with his time for two reasons – early retirement and the two months (November and December) that he takes off every year to do his Outdoorsy Stuff. He still takes summer vacation too, so he didn’t blink an eye at taking a week off. Hopefully he wouldn’t mind squeezing one little extra day out of his massive leave-vault, but maybe a little ego-stroking wouldn’t hurt?

That evening, I sat with my laptop open and let out a Big Sigh. Brian glanced my way but said nothing. Hmmm. Another Big Sigh, but louder. Brian raised one eyebrow and said, “Something wrong?” I could barely keep a straight face when I said, “Oh, nothing, just looking at flights for our trip – the ones on Sunday are more expensive than I expected.” Brian barely looked away from the TV when he replied, “Oh yeah? What’s the difference between the prices for Saturday and Sunday?” I smiled sweetly and said, “$70 each way, each person. Same for Monday, too.”

That caught his attention. He looked at me like I was crazy and said, “Why don’t we just leave on Saturday and come back on Monday, then? We can get a hotel room for that difference, can’t we?” Why, the thought never occurred me. Aren’t you smart. Blah diddy blah blah. Before he knew what happened, we had gone from 7 nights to 9, and he was the Smartest Man in the World, Problem Solver Extraordinaire, and I was happyhappyhappy to extend my trip two nights!

Brian tells me later that he knew all along that’s what I had already planned and decided, and was even certain that I had already booked and confirmed our flights for Saturday and Monday. I appreciated him playing along, though.

Once he’d given the thumbs up, I did get my great rates for these flights - $75 each way. Now they’ve gone up to $130, so I was glad I locked in when I did. My next task was to book those nights in a resort. I was hoping to be able to add on dates to our WL package, but wasn’t shocked when I was told that there was no availability under the package for those evenings. While I kept checking back to see if there had been any cancellations at WL, I started researching where we wanted to stay on our first and last evenings.

I knew that I had to go back to Port Orleans Riverside. I’ve missed it so much and I can’t wait to return, even if just for the night! I had originally planned on staying at POR for our last night as well, but Eileen (Caldercup) speaks so highly of POFQ, she convinced me to give it a try. I’m really looking forward to trying out two new resorts on this trip, as well as visiting my ol’ fave. So excited, in fact, that I stopped checking on WL availability for the first and/or last night. While it won’t be the most convenient thing in the world to switch, Bell Services makes it as easy as it can be, and it also helps the budget to stay moderate instead of deluxe for those two nights.

While I was on the phone with WDW, I also added an extra day to our MYW Park Hopper Tickets (8 days now) and the standard Disney Dining Plan. There was never really a question about the Dining Plan. Brian really liked the idea of having most of our food budgeted and pre-paid for, and also, we are all Big Eaters. In fact, this is one of the things I really love about Brian and Brandon – they are two of the few people who can (and will) eat more than I can. I don’t know about y’all, but I really can’t stand to eat with people who are Light Eaters. I’m not saying I wouldn’t be friends with a Light Eater (although it might be a deal breaker) but I will refuse to eat in their presence. Of course, Brian’n’Brandon are both that annoying type who can eat tons and tons and not see much of a gain in weight, and Brandon’s at that inexplicable age of having a Bottomless Pit for a stomach (Seriously. The kid gets one of the extra-large size Cool Whip containers and uses it as a cereal bowl), so they should do the plan justice as far as value. They eat so much that I even contemplated adding the Deluxe Dining Plan, but decided having that many ADRs would take too much flexibility out of our plans.

Ah, the ADRs. These were the next plans to make, and my personal favorite. I was determined to try lots of new restaurants this trip, as well as keep an old favorite or two. Brandon and Brian aren’t very picky eaters, so I knew I could pick most anything and they would grub with hardly a grunt. However, I did give them a little say-so (ain’t I generous?). We each picked our two top-choices and as Head Honcho (or as my nephew says, Head Nacho ), I picked the 7th choice as well.

Speaking of being the Head Nacho. This wasn’t just me being bossy and controlling – I soon discovered that traveling with two rookies meant that I HAD to make most of the decisions and stuff. This is both awesome and a little terrifying. What if I chose wrong and everyone hated everything and our trip was ruined and it was all my fault?!?! Arggh, the pressure. Karen, how do you handle it? I’m thinking alcohol.

Anyway, I helpfully marked pages in my Passporter for the boys to peruse and soon had a list of most-wanted restaurants. Brandon chose Sci-Fi Dine In and ESPN Club. Brian is a fan of steak, and immediately gravitated to any place that served the red stuff – Le Cellier and Tepan Edo (I was surprised at Tepan Edo, because he usually balks at eating at similar places around here because of the whole sharing-a-table-with-strangers thing. He says he’s accepted that at WDW, he’ll be surrounded by strangers all the time ). My top two choices were Whispering Canyon Café and O’Hana, and my third Bonus Choice was Tony’s Town Square.

Now that I had our ADR preferences, I spent some time with my own version of Karen’s Big Hiney Spreadsheet and mapped out a tentative itinerary. Because of our extra days, I also added into the schedule a hopeful ADR for San Angel Inn (one of my faves!) and Spoodles (gotta try it before it leaves us forever).

When it was actually time to make the ADRs, I had both a really bad experience and a really good one. Because of the separate resort reservations, my first window came open on a Sunday, and I spent over an hour on hold before I was able to make just one ADR (I could only make the ADRs for the first and second day, and the ESPN Club doesn’t take reservations, so my only one was for Whispering Canyon). The next day, I was very anxious to make my call for the majority of my ADRs. Lucky me, I didn’t even wait a second, got a great CM and all my choices, except San Angel Inn because it is down for renovation (we got our second choice of Restaurant Marrakesh, though). I also got almost all the times I wanted – I had to switch Le Cellier around a bit, but other than that, right on the money. Yay! And best of all, every single choice is New To Me, except Le Cellier and Sci-Fi Dine-In. I’ve visited O’Hana before, but only for breakfast.

[Disney_Scarlett]

With all the high-pressure stuff taken care of, all that was really left to do was sit back, relax and wait for the time to pass us by…

HA! I don’t think so. See, I began to realize right about the time that we were talking about ADRs and restaurants that Brandon and Brian had almost No Prior Knowledge of anything WDW related. The big “Ah-ha” moment (or "Oh-no" moment) came one evening when Brian was expressing his extreme disappointment that Space Mountain would be down for rehab during our trip. In his little bit of time in the World, that was his all-time favorite attraction. Brandon was listening and broke in: “So…are there like, rides and stuff at Walt Disney World?” Brian and I both gave him the blankest of blank stares (well, mine was more like Whiskey Tango Foxtrot) and finally I said, “Well…yeah. That’s kind of the point. I mean, there are other things too – shows, parades, all that – but the big thing is the rides, really…” Brian gently asked, “Son, what did you THINK Disney World was?” Brandon just shrugged and said, “I dunno, I thought Disney World was just where you went to look at statues and stuff.”

Brian and I both just looked at each other and dropped it, but later out of Brandon’s earshot, I hissed, “What. The. Heck. Have. You. Been. Teaching. Him?!?!” Brian was like, “NOTHING! I SWEAR!” Well, obviously. To be honest, we both just kind of assumed he generally knew what he was getting into, especially since he is glued to the Disney Channel most of his waking, non-school, non-practice hours. Apparently not, so I instituted what I have patented to be a Crash Course in Walt Disney World.

As a side note, how freaking sad is it that for weeks, Brandon thought we were taking him somewhere for 10 days to look at “statues and stuff?” And he didn’t even question it or complain. I will commend Brian for raising a child in a very Andy-Griffith-esque “Yes Ma’am and No Sir” style, but really. Poor kid was probably thinking, “Wow, happy birthday to ME. STATUES and STUFF. Whoopity freakin’ do. Thanks, DAD.”

In the last couple of months, we’ve watched lots of Disney movies (most of which Brandon has seen multiple times, but this was more for Brian’s sake) as well as the planning DVD several times. The Planning DVD is what really gets Brandon excited and asking a lot of questions, so that’s very helpful (the first time we watched it, it took about 3 hours, because we paused it every few seconds to address questions/concerns/suggestions). I might have used a laser pointer; I’m not saying for sure.

I also began creating a Word Document with some FAQs for Brian and Brandon. This included information about how our meal plan, Disney’s Magical Express, FASTPASS, etc., works, as well as what to expect for the weather, a suggested packing list, timeline of “stuff to do,” and so on. One evening when I was working on this, Brian peeked over my shoulder and said, “Whatchya doing?” I responded excitedly, “Working on some Frequently Asked Questions for you and Brandon about Disney World!” Brian gave me A Look and said (oh-so-naively), “I don’t think we need a manual, honey.” I huffed, “It’s not a MANUAL –“ and then looked down at what I had titled the saved file – WDW Manual June 2009. “Okay, so maybe it’s a manual, but you DO NEED IT, I SWEAR.”

Brian would admit now that it has been very helpful, especially the packing list/timeline of stuff to do. He did have to give me a hard time about the “tone” I used when writing some of the stuff. Somewhere around the part where I talked about our “nifty little cards that are called Keys To the World!” he was able to catch his breath between hysterics and ask, “Just who are you selling this too?” I thought for a second, and I said, “Well, you, I guess…” He dissolved into a fit again and boomed, “I’ve already bought and paid, darlin’!” Point taken, but it’s hard to shake that “Disney Voice” when talking (or writing) about WDW.

Up next: Other last-minute preparations and random stuff.

[patclairesmom]

Great start. I think Brandon's going to really like this trip. I guess anything though would beat out looking at statues!

[Ciavobella]

Can't wait to read all about it Scarlett. I'm glad you found a guy who likes Disney, in the words of 30 Rock's Liz Lemon that's a "No to the way to the Jose. Deal Breaker!" But whose gonna kiss the hot Italian margarita CMs now?

[rlb38]

Great and VERY funny start! "lady of the extra magic hours". Sounds like great plans. I enjoyed our stay at POFQ hope you do too. WL for a week sounds heavenly. " statues and stuff" seriously....Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot.. What an absolute blast you will have showing them the World and I can't wait to hear all about it.

[vfair]

Great start! Looking forward to hearing ALL about it!

[Colexis Mom]

What a great start Scarlett!! You guys are going to have a fantastic trip!!

[buzzspal2]

Great start. I hope you and your guys have the best time ever.

[Hugmonster]

Yes... Another Scarlett trip. If you finish this one I can let you off the hook on the other one I guess.....

[DopeyGirl]

Heeeeeeeeeeee . . . "lady of the extra magic hour".

Great start . . . maybe we'll pass you guys at some point while we are down there.

[lotusgyrl]

Sigh, makes me want to go back even more!! Sounds like an amazing time is going to be had by all! Great job on the planning!

[wvugrrrl]

ZOMG! A Scarlett TR! OMG!!! W00T!! BFF!!! LOL!!! (Ok, that's the extent of my LOLSpeak).

Seriously, I've been giggling maniacally for upwards of 10 minutes just reading. I'm sure Trav thinks I'm insane(...but he won't, once I force him to read this too!)

I'm so excited you, your old man (I mean, I can technically call him that, right?), and "little brother" are going to experience Disney the way it should be - planned, but totally fun! I can't wait to read more! (And use more exclamation points!!!)

[ArielsMomto2]

What a great start Scarlett. Can't wait to hear more.

[disneydreamer33]

Girl, you are crazy! Your PTR has had me and I am at work. (Luckily I am the only one here today.) I am glad you have a found a man that makes you happy, no matter what the age difference is. They always say women mature faster, I think we mature waaaay faster, so you guys are probably perfect now.
I hope you guys have a wonderful trip and hope Brandon has a blast and becomes addicted as well.