Today felt really nice!

For the first time in a while I got to do something today that made me really happy! Disney trip planning!!!

It's been 8 months since my mom gave me the definite news that they needed to cancel our trip that was supposed to be November 2011. That day I stepped away from trip planning and haven't opened my computer file since. We decided to postpone the trip instead of cancel...for November 2012. My mom really wants to go when the parks are all decked out for Christmas. It's felt really weird to not be planning a trip....I'm almost always planning a Disney trip! The trip was 80% planned out and everything will pretty much stay the same. Normally I am always making some kind of Disney plans...so it's been a weird 8 months.

But on Saturday I was at my parents house and my dad put in for the vacation time in November of this year. There is still a chance they will have to cancel again (dad's health issues) but I am feeling pretty confident. He's been doing well. Knock on wood...fingers super duper crossed. Today I was running errands with hubby and we started chatting about the trip. We may shorten the trip by a day, which would mean we need to change some things around, but wow did it feel good to talk about it!!!!

Boy do I need to get away!

This pic was taken while waiting in line for Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

Hubby recently told me we really need to go on a vacation alone again. I couldn't agree more. I think back to this trip in April 2010, just the two of us, kids at home with Grandma and Grandpa, and I remember how peaceful it had been. So relaxing. Just us...recharging.

I have days too where I wish I could just go away by myself or a few days...no one asking me to do this or that, no household chores, no responsibilities...a few days to be completely selfish and worry about no one but me. I never used to think I could take a solo Disney trip....but I so totally think I would love it. Taking time to explore the things only I want to do. No one asking me to hurry so we can go do something. Being able to just sit and relax if I want, when I want.

It's been a rough few months around here and some days the stress just gets to me. Wish i was in Disney!

The trip is still a go! For now, at least

Well, me, hubby, and the kids are most definitely going. It's just my mom and dad I am not sure of.

We were all supposed to go this past November, but because of some medical issues, my parents had to back out.Instead of canceling, I just postponed the trip a year. My mom really wants to go when the parks are decked out for the holidays and we have to go in November because she cannot take time off in December.

Anyway, so I rebooked at the new art of animation resort...a Cars suite. so looking forward to it!! But I've had the sinking feeling that they were gonna back out again. My dad's health issues are somewhat better, but it was more than that. i really just had a feeling they did not want to go anymore. Or at least, my dad didn't want to go anymore. I need to know though. And semi-soon. If they're not going, we would probably switch our dates and we'd need to stay somewhere else. We can't afford the suite all by ourselves. Plus, dining ressies will be mid May.

So I chatted with my mom about it the other day. My dad still has concerns, but as of now, they are still in. But they want to shorten the trip by two days, 6 instead of 8. Hubby wants to stay a couple extra days just us and I so want that too...but when I told my mom we might do that, she seemed like she wasn't happy about it. I think they want us to fly with them, there and back, so they have guidance. But I'm sorry...by the time we go it will have been a LOOOOOOONG time since our last trip and I don't think 6 days will be enough. I could make it enough...but will I want to???

Carsland!!

I recently read a blog showing all kinds of pictures of the new Carsland that will open this summer! I am so so excited!!! Do you think I can find the blog though????  So wish I could share it with you!!!

But anyway, the pictures showed the little town of Radiator Springs and it is so so amazing. I cannot wait to see it live in person...it will be like walking into the TV. From the pictures i saw, everything is so completely authentic...just like the movie.

We are HUGE Cars fans in our house. It's probably our favorite Disney movie of all time. We've watching it at least 100 times, if not more. So to get the chance to go to radiator Springs and be a part of the movie is just so exciting!!!

We are definitely planning a trip to California soon!! It's a little tough for us though....since the trip requires us to travel across the entire country! We have our trip planned for 2012, staying at the new Art of Animation resort, Cars section, of course!! It will be a nice way to gear up for Carsland!! Hopefully we can do that in 2013!

Would I like some cheese with this whine???

If you mean "cheese" as in "The Big Cheese" as in "Mickey"......then yeah!!

The last two weeks, I must have thought about Disney World like 80 times a day. Our big family trip is planned for next year (a year from today) but it just seems soooooooooooooooooooooooo far away. I had been handling it well....until hubby's aunt started asking me for advice on helping her plan a surprise trip for her daughters for January. I want to go soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo bad!!!!!! Can't she adopt me for a while and send me too???

Wordless Wednesday

Well, four words and an emoticon.....

Wish I was there :(

My Disney Daydream......

So...I had this crazy daydream. I've been helping my husband's aunt plan a surprise trip for her girls as a Christmas present..they're going second week of January.

It's been well known that I am completely jealous and would love to go too. But we just don't have the money. So I had this crazy daydream that hubby somehow found the money and was gonna surprise me too. It was a silly daydream that I knew would not happen......until I saw the dining reservation confirmation his aunt had made and it said 4 guests instead of the three I knew about going on the trip- her two daughters and their one friend. (I'd let her use my email address to make ressies) And one was for one of my favorite places- BOMA!

So of course, my brain was like "OMG!!! Did my crazy daydream somehow actually come true??????"

I told him about it and he is so bad at keeping secrets and surprises...so when he was completely serious when telling me he did not, in fact, plan on surprising me with this trip....I was a bit bummed. He happened to call his aunt last night and asked her who the 4th person was....she said as of right now, no one....it was in case they got a fourth girl to fill the room.

It was silly of me to even think for a moment that it would happen. I know we don't have the cash...and he only recently transferred to his new job and him getting the days off to stay home with the kids so I can go would be super hard to do. 

Unless...................he's getting better at keeping surprises........

But I won't get my hopes up.

So, I shall wait 377 days til our next family trip to the World next year.