Plans Change...and That's Okay
That's like the motto of all Disers.
I took it to N and we discussed... we decided we had time and money to do 2 of these three options: MNSSHP, Busch, or Daytona. We were leaning toward cutting the beach but were having a hard time pulling the trigger...until I figured it out...and suggested cutting our pit stop in NYC on the drive home...and adding ANOTHER night at Disney! As much as we wanted to do New York, we live closer to NYC than Florida and it's easier to visit on a long weekend some other time. It would also be more ideal to see NYC (since N's never been) at a time when we'd be less rushed and could do more. We were even going to be there on awkward days when we wouldn't be able to fit in more than one Broadway show. We could do better. We both agreed.
Totally makes sense... Good idea.
I've been wanting to stay at WL for quite some time now (@xlsm's preference for it has been very persuasive!) and now I'm psyched that I'll have one night there to get a little taste of it and decide whether we should try to stay there again on another full trip someday.
I really love WL... It is currently my favorite resort and we'll just have to see if AKL can knock it off its perch.
so, just in case you didn't know...I'm crazy. 
We're crazy. There are still a few details to be ironed out before I can explain why...but stay tuned. The crazy is coming...soon.
Crazy? Surely not!
I don't want to start this chapter off with a bummer or anything, but I'm gonna be honest here, because mental health transparency is important. Lately, I've been sad. And not just sad, but depressed, anxious, and overall not feeling like my best self.
Sorry to hear this... I hope things are looking better now... a few weeks later with a Disney trip on the horizon.
It's an office job in all its glory. If you've ever seen the movie Office Space, it's like it was written about my job. (And if you haven't, watch it if you've ever worked in an office, and don't if you haven't because it won't be as funny to you.)
That movie is awesome... whether you work in an office or not. I used to work as someone out in the field for an office in Kansas City. I worked there 4 years and basically visited the office once a year for a week or 2 at a time. I'd always make Office Space jokes because the floor I worked on was nothing but cubicles and a conference room. Looked like it came straight out of the movie. I could never stand to be in that situation full time. Now my current day job is in an office, but it is a small office, no cubicles and I'm not necessarily always tied to my desk so it isn't really the same.
I go to work, spend my day mentally exhausted and frustrated, and come home, do the menial life tasks I need to in the evenings, go to bed, and then do it all again the next day.
Yeah... we've all been there. I'll be honest, it's worse with kids. I'll go home some evenings after work and do things with the kids, eat and go to bed. It's literally like, where the hell did the day go?
But we wouldn't save enough. I was crushed. I tried to let it go. I had the money from the tax rebate, but I couldn't justify spending so much of it. My mom kept telling me how I might need that money for the wedding, or once September rolled around and my student loan didn't give me enough, etc... and I knew she was right.
Being a responsible adult sucks.
Turns out, not only did she have a flight voucher that was about to expire and she'd never be able to use (which would almost cover the cost of one of our flights) which she was willing to gift us for FREE...she also had 3 free nights at her timeshare which were going to expire...that she would also gift us...for FREE.
Awesome!!!!!!!
So all of a sudden...we're going to Disney!!...AGAIN!...in, like, 22 days!!
And it's even less now because I'm a slacker.
May Trip $$
- 0.8 flights (voucher) and hotel 3 nights (timeshare): Free
- 1.2 flights and rental car (bundle from Allegiant Air): $482
Not bad at all...
Also exciting? Today I got a new part-time job. I don't really have the time or energy for another job, but it's a cool one, so I couldn't resist. It's singing two nights a week in a 50s diner. The shifts are only 3 hours and the pay is good. I'm hoping I'll be able to keep it when I go back to school if the scheduling works out!
Hey, it's hard to turn down something that gives you an opportunity to earn money doing something you enjoy. Good luck!
I'm also gearing up for our Princess Tea on Sunday to raise money for the Children's Wish Foundation. Anna's gonna be there all day long, and she's gonna be excited! She's even practicing her signature so it looks as authentic to the one you'd get at WDW as possible.
But did she stuff some chocolate in her face? That's the important part.
Well just in the last couple of days they've decided that they are tentatively ALL planning to go. And they must be pretty sure about it because they've told their son and they wouldn't want to disappoint him. The 8 year old is pretty psyched.
That's great news!
That meant that we quite literally got 3 nights for the price of two on our old reservation. And our old reservation was a passholder deal, so it was already significantly lower than rack rate. Like, woah.
So this is some top secret deal, huh?
But the lady said she breaks out if the wind blows in her direction and she can wear this sunscreen, so I'm crossing my fingers. It better be made with liquid gold and unicorn tears.
Well, I hope it is worth every cent and works well for you.
This seems like such a packed day, and I'm already anticipating we'll have trouble doing everything, especially our first day after so much travelling...but I'm hopeful! Our second (and final 
) Disney Day is coming up in the next post at some point this coming week...
That is a lot, but I think it looks like a nice opportunity to enjoy a park and then take care of some wedding business. I'm sure it will help your sanity to have been able to taste and decide on a cake and meet with your officiant ahead of time.
My patience was probably also a little shorter today since today was my first 5:45 wake up! In order to get to the diner on time, I need to push my work hours at my braille job earlier, so now I have to start work at 6:55am. I've always believed that any time the alarm goes off that's before 6am is an ungodly hour.
Ok, true, but at least it isn't long before 6...
N loves rollercoasters, but he's never been on RnR because he always sticks with me. This time I'm graciously forcing him into it. (He's also never done ToT!) And I know we don't really need a FP for Indy, or any show for that matter...but there's really not that much that interests me on the FP list at HS. I had almost picked TSMM for our tier 1 FP together, but I can't guarantee I won't have too much of a headache in my aforementioned #brainprobs state to handle it, so GMR is a safer bet.
That is nice of you to make sure he gets to enjoy some awesome rides. As for tier 1, RnRC is actually a tier 1 so you can't do it and TSMM on FP... that's always the problem I run into.
Originally I had thought that it might be nice to save Happily Ever After as a surprise for our honeymoon trip, but if I'm being honest I don't think I'll be satisfied waiting that long if I'm gonna' be right there... And since the park is open till 11pm, we'll still have time to get in a couple rides with shorter waits once the park hopefully clears out after the fireworks. ...that is, if we haven't collapsed from exhaustion by that point.
It's a 2 day trip... exhaustion can wait for the plane ride home.
Wow, how did we already get to traveling home!? ...oh, right. This is just a weekend trip. Hmmm. It feels weird.
At least you'll have a trip coming up in just a few months after this short one!
I pitched getting resort quick service on our return travel day, and N suggested if we were doing this anyway, why not spend the extra and go to Boma. Man, does that boy ever love his Boma! And I don't blame him one bit. He offered to pay for it himself, and I decided that since he didn't know I was paying for the Caring for Giants tour myself (which works out to almost the exact same value,) that that plan actually works really nicely. We'll both be treating each other to one special little $50ish-event. Works for me! ...and I get my waffles.
Great idea! Looks like a win/win.
Is it weird and early to celebrate Halloween in August? Maybe. You can take that one up with the money-makers at Disney. I'll be too busy trick or treating to worry too much about it.
Yes. It's too early to celebrate Halloween. However, I'm glad that it worked out for you to be able to see MNSSHP on your Disneymoon.
I'm terrible. I swear, I really do love him very much.
Well, you have an odd way of showing it. Then again, you've gone through so much effort to plan this wedding, so apparently it is genuine.
HELLO!!!!!
It was obnoxious.
!!! Glad to have you here! Thanks for braving my ramblings! 
Hi. I came over from your Christmas report (congratulations on your engagement) and now I've read all the way through this one. All of your plans sound great and like so much fun.
Glad to have you back! 
