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I’ve attempted writing one other TR and I don’t think I made it past my first entry. Maybe this time around I’ll make it to post #2 I’ve decided to try better to document my upcoming trip because it is a pretty special one!
Our trip is December 7-13, 2013 and is only a party of 2!
Wendy (Me)
I’m 31, a proud and happy aunt of 3 (2 nieces, 1 nephew), lover of TV shows and WALT DISNEY WORLD! My favorite of the fab 5 is Donald. Jasmine is my favorite princess and I have an aversion to Tinker Bell (I was named after Wendy from Peter Pan and Tink just steals her thunder). My grandparents lived in Daytona Beach when I was a child and we visited WDW a few times for day trips and I also had the amazing privilege of visiting the week of Christmas when I was in 7th grade. But I became the Disney-nut that I am today from visiting WDW as an adult. I had the opportunity to visit around age 24/25 with a friend whose brother had moved to Orlando and I’ve been back 8 times since then. All 8 of those trips have included my sweet mother, most of them just the 2 of us. But this trip is a whole new adventure. I’m going with…
Richard (my NEW husband )
We are newlyweds and this will be Richard’s FIRST EVER trip to Walt Disney World!! I could NOT be more excited. I’ve been dreaming of having a husband to go to WDW with for the last 8 trips and the time has finally come to do just that! And even better that I get to be the one to introduce him to something so magical and that I love SO much. He’s 30, an excellent musician (in our band at church he’s plays every instrument at one point or another), and a lover of techy and geeky things. As excited as I am to go with him, I am a little nervous. I’m praying he loves it at least a little Although, he says he’s sure he’ll love it because I do and he loves seeing me happy. His favorite Disney movies are The Lion King and Up.
We got married on May 3rd of this year and it was absolutely beautiful and perfect (although I have heard some things people kept from me the day of to at least make ME think it was perfect!).
It was less than a month after we said “I do” that we booked our first trip to WDW! I think we got started on the right foot While we did take a honeymoon that wasn’t to WDW, we are treating this trip is an extension of our honeymoon. I even had a CM add a note to our reservation that this is a honeymoon, because most days, I’m blessed to say that I do still feel like we’re in that honeymoon phase.
Next up: Let the planning begin!
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I'm in the same boat in that I want to take my boyfriend to Disney and he'll be a first timer. He isn't super into it like I am but says the same "I love seeing you happy" bit. I hope everything works out beautifully for you two.
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When I was in my first year of my marriage a sweet old lady (in the checkout line of a KMart) looked at me and asked if I was married. I said I was and had just recently gotten married (earlier that year). She told me I was a beautiful bride and when I told her it had been several months, she said when she grew up a bride was a bride for a year!! I thought that was really sweet and from then on enjoyed that title more than I had. It will be a LOT of fun for your new husband to go with you and I'm sure he'll get a kick out of all the cool techie things at WDW!!!
I'm in the same boat in that I want to take my boyfriend to Disney and he'll be a first timer. He isn't super into it like I am but says the same "I love seeing you happy" bit. I hope everything works out beautifully for you two.
Yeah, poor guy. I don't MEAN to put so much pressure on him But YOU HAVE TO LOVE THIS... j/k... sort of...
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When I was in my first year of my marriage a sweet old lady (in the checkout line of a KMart) looked at me and asked if I was married. I said I was and had just recently gotten married (earlier that year). She told me I was a beautiful bride and when I told her it had been several months, she said when she grew up a bride was a bride for a year!! I thought that was really sweet and from then on enjoyed that title more than I had. It will be a LOT of fun for your new husband to go with you and I'm sure he'll get a kick out of all the cool techie things at WDW!!!
I love that! I'll definitely remember that
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Great start, Wendy!
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great start
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Awwww your intro is so sweet. Can't wait to hear more.
I began planning immediately because that’s just what I do! I know I’m not the only one who views the planning part of going to WDW as almost as fun as the trip itself!
Before the trip was even booked, I was pretty positive I already knew where I’d want to stay for this trip. Now, since we took a honeymoon earlier this year, we didn’t really want to spend the big bucks on a deluxe resort. However, I also didn’t want this special trip to be spent at POP Century… So a moderate seemed like the way to go. I have only stayed at one moderate so far and that was POFQ. And I LOVED it!! I feel like it will be the perfect romantic choice on a budget. So, that’s where we are going to be staying. I just love the quaint feel of the resort and all the little pathways to stroll along. The grounds are just beautiful. I can’t wait to get there! Another reason POFQ will be fitting is that we spent a night in New Orleans on our honeymoon. So it’ll be a nice throwback to that time.
As far as dining is concerned, we considered doing the DP, but added up what we thought we might spend and ultimately decided to just do OOP. I’ve done both in the past, and while I like “feeling” like I’m not really paying for food while I’m on vacation, I prefer the freedom of ordering exactly what I want – whether that is an appetizer OR dessert. Or perhaps skipping dessert at the restaurant and going to get something I REALLY want instead, like a yummy cupcake or carrot cake cookie. Or maybe sharing a meal. Yada, yada, yada. Although, we would have done the DP if the FREE DP dates worked out, but for whatever reason our week is skipped right over Oh well.
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). My grandparents lived in Daytona Beach when I was a child and we visited WDW a few times for day trips and I also had the amazing privilege of visiting the week of Christmas when I was in 7th grade. But I became the Disney-nut that I am today from visiting WDW as an adult. I had the opportunity to visit around age 24/25 with a friend whose brother had moved to Orlando and I’ve been back 8 times since then. All 8 of those trips have included my sweet mother, most of them just the 2 of us. But this trip is a whole new adventure. I’m going with…
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