MikeWsGirl
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 14, 2020
All right fellow Dis-Lovers let's do this. I mean, I kind of owe it to you all. I have spent my lunch hour for the past four years reading all of your reports so I think it's time for one of my own. At the very least, I do owe @GrandCalifornian, @chunkymonkey, @TheLittleKatie, @Lesley Wake, @fractal, @StarWarsMomofGirls!, and @Clarf some reading material because I've read every single one of your trip reports. I just about lost my mind when I realized that GrandCalifornian left the same day we arrived and were STAYING DOWN THE HALL from us.
So this is my first trip report. Bear with me, I'm not great with the technologies, but I'm going to try my best.
If someone feels like posting in the comments how in the heck I create subchapters, that would be super crazy helpful. Even when I follow the instructions posted on the Welcome to the Disboards, troubleshooting post, it calls the links spam.
My trip journal is 30,000 words long. I might not post all of it but I will definitely post all of the painful parenting moments because I love the honesty of that and I owe it to StarWarsMomofGirls! who is past that age now but always gave a vivid picture of what it's like to parent at the parks. So Ariella, I dedicate all my children's meltdowns to you. Thank you for braving that and writing about it. I thought about Gwen crying at five am when you woke her up to ride ROTR when my daughter had a meltdown so awful at the parks that she gave her little baby self a headache.
Cast of Characters
So who is this silent stalker lady?
I'm Sarah, a Canadian, we live in the very very very far North. Not quite midnight sun territory but close-ish. Thirty-six at the time of traveling, I am a former cast member and am liable to burst into sobbing, hysterical tears at the sight of Mike Wazowski or Terk luckily they are not common in the parks or that would be super awkward. I sometimes poke fun at Americans mostly because I kind of am one. David jokes that Toronto, where I grew up is basically the states. I also came back from my college program with a full on Florida accent which I still have over ten years later. I am a part-time teacher, a part-time writer - hence the endless trip report - and a part-time stay at home mom. In this photo, I am waiting for a Cast Member to come pick up this filthy droid to take it to Goodwill's dumpster.
I've made an agreement with myself that I have to finish this trip report, finish my printed version of the report for my family and make our photo album of the trip before starting to plan another trip in earnest. Because, for serious, I'm going to need that amount of time for my littlest to grow up, three years old was way way way too young to take a child to Disney.
My kid's Dad is David. He is from the northern middle of nowhere hence why we live there. His favourite ride is Splash Mountain. It took some timing to catch the gravestone with her eyes open.
My son was six at the time of the trip. I struggled with whether to put up their pictures because watching other people's children grow - Ariella baby Gwen was so cute! - brought me joy but ultimately I felt like too much of a hypocrite at the idea. I kept a humor blog for ten years and intentionally never showed my face so I want to give my children the same choice of when and where they reveal themselves on the web. I will post photos of the backs of their heads. Luckily we have a lot of those shots. #parenting
Clark loved everything about Disney, his top rides were Slinky Dog Dash and Big Thunder Mountain. He did not get to ride Splash Mountain and we hear about that EVERY. DAY. Clark likes all food but his favourite was probably the frequency that his Dad served him cake for lunch.
Claudia turned three two days after we arrived home. She is a COVID baby because she doesn't remember a time before the pandemic. Claudia found this trip wildly overwhelming and spent a lot of time asking for her pacifier and a "big squishy nap". Her favourite thing was being carried and being held.
My Dad came along. He is a huge lover a Disney but mostly a lover of his grandchildren. His favourite thing was being left unsupervised in stores and buying way way way too many toys. We have approximately five pictures of him from the trip. We have more pictures of the tree of life. We spent a lot of time running after the kids, feeding the kids or trying to get a halfway decent photo of the kids. The only reason David and I have photos of ourselves is we had five count'em five date nights. I don't even want to say how much we spent on babysitting but I will if someone asks because @StarWarsMomofGirls! taught us all that honesty is the key to winning the Disboards. On their nights off, my Dad and Stepmom collapsed in a heap so there are very few photos.
My stepmom also came along. She likes wine, dogs and high end shopping. Not necessarily in that order. We have a grand total of two pictures of her from the trip and in one of them, my stepmom isn't even looking at the camera. #ParentingSmallChildren
My Stepmom has a lovely smile, we just didn't bother to capture it. We have a hundred photos of Clark not looking at the camera instead.
Table of Contents
Cast of Characters
January 28th 2022 Day Minus Two – An Alternate Location for Hell
January 29th 2022 – I’m Tired of Other People Picking My Nose
January 30th 2022 – Child Projectiles
January 31st 2022 – Licking ‘Cheampeen’ and other Questionable Parenting Decisions
February 1st – Mr. Cool Half Mill
Wednesday February 2nd 2022 – Do we get your Lightning Lane?
Thursday February 3rd, 2022 – A Conveyor Belt of Carbs
Friday February 4th - Sweaty, Secondhand Caramel Corn
February 5th, 2022 – Secret Sandpits and Rejected Bird Snacks
Sunday February 6, 2022 – A Duck Stole My Pull Up
Monday February 7th – A Night of Debauchery and Light Arson
Tuesday February 8th 2022 – Mike Wazowski Pixie Dust and Elephant Teapots
Wednesday February 9th 2022 – This Better Live Up to the Hype
Thursday February 10th 2022 – Near Death Experiences and Trigger Words
Friday February 12th 2022 – Perfection
Saturday February 12th 2022 – A Nineteen Hour Day
Reflections? Epilogue? Another Gratuitous Chapter? Yes, the last one.
So this is my first trip report. Bear with me, I'm not great with the technologies, but I'm going to try my best.
If someone feels like posting in the comments how in the heck I create subchapters, that would be super crazy helpful. Even when I follow the instructions posted on the Welcome to the Disboards, troubleshooting post, it calls the links spam.
My trip journal is 30,000 words long. I might not post all of it but I will definitely post all of the painful parenting moments because I love the honesty of that and I owe it to StarWarsMomofGirls! who is past that age now but always gave a vivid picture of what it's like to parent at the parks. So Ariella, I dedicate all my children's meltdowns to you. Thank you for braving that and writing about it. I thought about Gwen crying at five am when you woke her up to ride ROTR when my daughter had a meltdown so awful at the parks that she gave her little baby self a headache.
Cast of Characters
So who is this silent stalker lady?
I'm Sarah, a Canadian, we live in the very very very far North. Not quite midnight sun territory but close-ish. Thirty-six at the time of traveling, I am a former cast member and am liable to burst into sobbing, hysterical tears at the sight of Mike Wazowski or Terk luckily they are not common in the parks or that would be super awkward. I sometimes poke fun at Americans mostly because I kind of am one. David jokes that Toronto, where I grew up is basically the states. I also came back from my college program with a full on Florida accent which I still have over ten years later. I am a part-time teacher, a part-time writer - hence the endless trip report - and a part-time stay at home mom. In this photo, I am waiting for a Cast Member to come pick up this filthy droid to take it to Goodwill's dumpster.
I've made an agreement with myself that I have to finish this trip report, finish my printed version of the report for my family and make our photo album of the trip before starting to plan another trip in earnest. Because, for serious, I'm going to need that amount of time for my littlest to grow up, three years old was way way way too young to take a child to Disney.
My kid's Dad is David. He is from the northern middle of nowhere hence why we live there. His favourite ride is Splash Mountain. It took some timing to catch the gravestone with her eyes open.
My son was six at the time of the trip. I struggled with whether to put up their pictures because watching other people's children grow - Ariella baby Gwen was so cute! - brought me joy but ultimately I felt like too much of a hypocrite at the idea. I kept a humor blog for ten years and intentionally never showed my face so I want to give my children the same choice of when and where they reveal themselves on the web. I will post photos of the backs of their heads. Luckily we have a lot of those shots. #parenting
Clark loved everything about Disney, his top rides were Slinky Dog Dash and Big Thunder Mountain. He did not get to ride Splash Mountain and we hear about that EVERY. DAY. Clark likes all food but his favourite was probably the frequency that his Dad served him cake for lunch.
Claudia turned three two days after we arrived home. She is a COVID baby because she doesn't remember a time before the pandemic. Claudia found this trip wildly overwhelming and spent a lot of time asking for her pacifier and a "big squishy nap". Her favourite thing was being carried and being held.
My Dad came along. He is a huge lover a Disney but mostly a lover of his grandchildren. His favourite thing was being left unsupervised in stores and buying way way way too many toys. We have approximately five pictures of him from the trip. We have more pictures of the tree of life. We spent a lot of time running after the kids, feeding the kids or trying to get a halfway decent photo of the kids. The only reason David and I have photos of ourselves is we had five count'em five date nights. I don't even want to say how much we spent on babysitting but I will if someone asks because @StarWarsMomofGirls! taught us all that honesty is the key to winning the Disboards. On their nights off, my Dad and Stepmom collapsed in a heap so there are very few photos.
My stepmom also came along. She likes wine, dogs and high end shopping. Not necessarily in that order. We have a grand total of two pictures of her from the trip and in one of them, my stepmom isn't even looking at the camera. #ParentingSmallChildren
My Stepmom has a lovely smile, we just didn't bother to capture it. We have a hundred photos of Clark not looking at the camera instead.
Table of Contents
Cast of Characters
January 28th 2022 Day Minus Two – An Alternate Location for Hell
January 29th 2022 – I’m Tired of Other People Picking My Nose
January 30th 2022 – Child Projectiles
January 31st 2022 – Licking ‘Cheampeen’ and other Questionable Parenting Decisions
February 1st – Mr. Cool Half Mill
Wednesday February 2nd 2022 – Do we get your Lightning Lane?
Thursday February 3rd, 2022 – A Conveyor Belt of Carbs
Friday February 4th - Sweaty, Secondhand Caramel Corn
February 5th, 2022 – Secret Sandpits and Rejected Bird Snacks
Sunday February 6, 2022 – A Duck Stole My Pull Up
Monday February 7th – A Night of Debauchery and Light Arson
Tuesday February 8th 2022 – Mike Wazowski Pixie Dust and Elephant Teapots
Wednesday February 9th 2022 – This Better Live Up to the Hype
Thursday February 10th 2022 – Near Death Experiences and Trigger Words
Friday February 12th 2022 – Perfection
Saturday February 12th 2022 – A Nineteen Hour Day
Reflections? Epilogue? Another Gratuitous Chapter? Yes, the last one.
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