serenitynow
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2005
I’m a serious planner. I have each day of vacation planned, from rope drop, to restaurants to 2 hour midday break ... on and on. It took me about 5 years to realize that some of our best memories have come from the unplanned mishaps that always occur on every trip. Especially for the kids. They love to remember the crazy times, like the time we got stuck on the Small World ride for 45 minutes, missing our lunch reservation at BOG and mom (me) had a crying meltdown.
Or the time a guy tried to jump over the front of my ECV in front of Cinderella’s castle, falling onto the ground. My 4 year old thought the guy had hurt me, so he jumped on the poor guy pounding him with his little fists of fury, screaming “that’s my mom” until 3 cast members pulled him off the man. As a result of his public spectacle, he got a free Mickey Bar and a chance to meet Cinderella. He thought he was really hot stuff that trip.
I still plan obsessively, but I accept that The Plan will go off the rails at some point and that’s okay, too.
Or the time a guy tried to jump over the front of my ECV in front of Cinderella’s castle, falling onto the ground. My 4 year old thought the guy had hurt me, so he jumped on the poor guy pounding him with his little fists of fury, screaming “that’s my mom” until 3 cast members pulled him off the man. As a result of his public spectacle, he got a free Mickey Bar and a chance to meet Cinderella. He thought he was really hot stuff that trip.
I still plan obsessively, but I accept that The Plan will go off the rails at some point and that’s okay, too.