BasilofBakeryStreet
Earning My Ears
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- Feb 8, 2019
Hey there! I'm Basil. This is my first trip plan post on this site. I'm just so excited for August to come, and I keep wishing it was closer. This pre-trip plan is both to organize myself and give me something to do while we impatiently wait.
This will be my wife (Milo) and I's fifth trip together! (And the sixth for both of us who each went once in childhood.) It has been four years since our last trip. We did a little bit of non-Disney traveling the past few years, and have finally saved up enough money in our Disney Fund. We thought about waiting a little while for Star Wars Land to be completed, but we decided to go this year since we figured the crowds would just be too much. (And we couldn't wait any longer.) Perhaps, we'll go back sometime during the 50th.
About Us!
We are both nearly 30 and have been together for nine years (married 5 by the time we go on this trip). We both share a serious love for Disney, and it was one of the things that made us bond when we first met. We have three (fur) children, two cats and a dog. We will soon be aunts, and we are already planning to take our future niece or nephew to Disney when they're old enough!! We also absolutely love Harry Potter, Star Wars, and various other geeky things that I won't even begin to list. And Kingdom Hearts. We have been playing them all, and I don't think that has helped us keep the Disney bug at bay.
Milo: A wise-cracking, Dad joking, fierce dork of a woman who also cries at sappy puppy commercials. She is incredibly intelligent, very handy and creative, and has done work with animal care and conservation. Her favorite foods are chicken nuggets, pasta with butter, and plain steak. Her favorite Disney movies are The Lion King, Hercules, Aristocats, Fox and the Hound, Tarzan, and, well, probably all of them. She has an uncanny talent for finding sales, making money off of saving apps (like ebates), and locating every freebie imaginable. Seriously, though, we haven't purchased toothpaste in like 3 years because she gets it for free all the time. She's also talented at making me laugh until my face hurts.
Basil: I'm much more reserved and quiet. I work in special education, and I absolutely love it. My favorite Disney movies are Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Rescuers, Winnie the Pooh, Pete's Dragon (the original), and Tangled. I keep both of us calm. I love pretty much any kind of food; I love to try new things. I love reading, musicals, board games, camping, cuddling our fur children, and anxiously awaiting and dreaming about our next adventure.
Why August?
Yes, we know it will be extremely hot and humid. However, I work at an elementary school, as well as summer school, so end of August is the most feasible time to go this year. The other school breaks either fall in lake effect snow season or butts up against Easter, neither of which are ideal for flights. We've survived June, though, so, hopefully we'll conquer August, too. I just might need frequent breaks.
Saving and Saving
So, yeah, welcome to our planning! I might have a spreadsheet, too, but I won't post that. haha Next post will be about out hotel, airplane, and dining.
Welcome aboard the exciting ride of two "adults" heading to the best place in the world!
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