I loved reading all the TRs prior to my trip in October. So I'm going to attempt to do my own. Before any introductions and details, I'll explain the title. Apparently in the beginning of our week long adventure, I was stressed and being a bit testy. Whereupon my 9 year old son told me to "have a snickers...you're just not yourself." LOL Totally put everything into perspective for me and I relaxed and we had the best trip ever. Now onto the good stuff.....
Cast of characters: myself and DH
My 9 year old DS
14 month old DD
and my mom
When: October 24-31, 2015
Resort: Pop Century
Day 1: Saturday Oct. 24 Arrival Day
We drove from Concord,NC...it took approximately 9 hours. Not too bad and the kids were well behaved on the long trip. I had already completed online check in prior to the trip. It was very smooth and quick. We were in the 70's bldg, room 129. It was right around the corner from the bus stops and the main hall. Great location. The room was small and a bit cramped with 2 beds and a pack and play. But we were only in the room long enough to shower and sleep. So we weren't complaining. After we got settled in, we walked over to the food court. DH had the buffalo chicken flatbread and DS had pizza and mac and cheese. Both were okay. I had a chicken sandwich; it was disgusting. DS had an Elvis cupcake...interesting. And DH had the carrot cake, which mostly consisted of icing. Bu he said it was good. Let me add that we had free dining, upgraded to 1 snack, 1 CS, and 1 TS. However, due to the dates we chose, our dining plan did not start until Sunday. Having the dining plan was the best investment. We loved having our meals paid for and it was plenty of food for all of us. Later after dinner, we walked around Pop and across the bridge to Art of Animation. AoA was very cool. DH stated that next time we go, we'll get a room there. *This was cause for jubilee because it took 3 years to convince DH to make the trip to begin with to WDW. And here he was on the first night talking about next time. By 8 pm, my mom texted me to say her flight had landed (she flew in from Pittsburgh, PA) and I met her in the lobby. Her room was right beside of ours. She had packed some Halloween window clings for my DS to decorate with. He roomed with her. Here are a few photos:
More to follow later...
Cast of characters: myself and DH
My 9 year old DS
14 month old DD
and my mom
When: October 24-31, 2015
Resort: Pop Century
Day 1: Saturday Oct. 24 Arrival Day
We drove from Concord,NC...it took approximately 9 hours. Not too bad and the kids were well behaved on the long trip. I had already completed online check in prior to the trip. It was very smooth and quick. We were in the 70's bldg, room 129. It was right around the corner from the bus stops and the main hall. Great location. The room was small and a bit cramped with 2 beds and a pack and play. But we were only in the room long enough to shower and sleep. So we weren't complaining. After we got settled in, we walked over to the food court. DH had the buffalo chicken flatbread and DS had pizza and mac and cheese. Both were okay. I had a chicken sandwich; it was disgusting. DS had an Elvis cupcake...interesting. And DH had the carrot cake, which mostly consisted of icing. Bu he said it was good. Let me add that we had free dining, upgraded to 1 snack, 1 CS, and 1 TS. However, due to the dates we chose, our dining plan did not start until Sunday. Having the dining plan was the best investment. We loved having our meals paid for and it was plenty of food for all of us. Later after dinner, we walked around Pop and across the bridge to Art of Animation. AoA was very cool. DH stated that next time we go, we'll get a room there. *This was cause for jubilee because it took 3 years to convince DH to make the trip to begin with to WDW. And here he was on the first night talking about next time. By 8 pm, my mom texted me to say her flight had landed (she flew in from Pittsburgh, PA) and I met her in the lobby. Her room was right beside of ours. She had packed some Halloween window clings for my DS to decorate with. He roomed with her. Here are a few photos:
More to follow later...