tyandskyesmom
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Yep! It happened again...dancing causes us to HAVE to go on vacation again!
We did not expect this trip as we usually travel in the summer for dance and this year was supposed to be New York. And at first, knowing how expensive Disney is and how crowded Disney is at Christmas time (because we did 16 days over Christmas and New Years a few years ago) I said there was no way we could do it. Then I looked at the Universal portion of the trip and well, she does get great deals for Universal. So maybe we could do Universal and drive down a couple of days early and stay off property and just enjoy Disney Springs and the Disney hotels and dining...you know, a more relaxing start to our vacation. We NEVER get those! Then I started planning dining and decided for what we wanted to spend dining, we could afford to go to parks. And that evolved into staying on property and went from two nights to four. I don't know how, Disney Math I guess. We all agreed we'd rather do parks than eat high end. We'd actually love to do both but that is not happening this trip.
So what actually happened? Well...
Who :
Sherry (Me)...48 year old mother of two. I work from home for a hospital association... I love it! Commuting three seconds to work is great...except you don't get snow days like everyone else! I love to plan and talk about planning Disney trips and Universal's non-planning vibe upsets me! I like to have dining set and we have been enough that I don't feel like I am missing something else. I am usually the one behind the camera so there won't be many pictures of me.
Cary (significant other)...turned 45 years old the day we left for the trip. He works as a lead in a warehouse...in the cold...and cannot wait to be able to pick up amd move to Florida. He tends to phase out when I start talking about vacation and just wants to know where to be when. His first trip was our Christmas/New Years one a few years ago...needless to say, he was overwhelmed on that one. He's catching on but much to all of our dismay, as much as he enjoys Disney, likes Universal better. For him I think it is the lack of planning he enjoys and the front of the line access and the types of rides. We keep telling him he's wrong but whatever!
Tyler (Son/Brother)... turned 20 the first day at Disney. He is an Assistant Manager at Little Caesars and goes to a Community College full time. He has been going to Disney since he was 18 months old and still loves it! He just started liking thrill rides in the past year or so so this was a trip of new adventures for him. I still can't see him as an adult...mostly because he does not act like one...in good ways and bad ways. He is a contradiction to life! He drives me crazy!!! His favorite animal is an Elephant, color is blue, Character is Hercules, food is Steak/Pizza/Ramen. He used to play football since he was 4 and tried a local minor league out of high school but they were really unorganized and he stopped. He is a gamer (much to my dismay) and spent a lot of time Pokemon-ing on out trip.
Skyler (Daughter/Sister)... 14 years old and a freshman in high school. She is in all honors and AP classes, was a JV Cheerleader for football season, Varsity Poms/Competitive Dance for basketball/competition season, she is on the Freshman Class Committee, she made it onto Steeltones (their sort of Show Choir, sort of...), she and her new school bestie have gotten approval to start an Orchesis (dance club), and she just got a part as a nameless Nun in the Spring Musical "Sister Act". In with all of this she is an avid dancer and in fact, this weekend has her first competition for the year. She is the reigning State Champion the last three years in a row! She is doing a solo and a trio (with two seniors) along with two group dances this year for competition...she is in 10 classes for the recital and helps with 5 classes. She has signed up for Honors Physics in a six week summer course and plans on taking Drivers Ed during that first three weeks. So needless to say she's busy. Yet, she has plenty of time to be lazy and lay on the couch and stare at a phone or a TV. She intends to be a Heart or Brain Surgeon or maybe go into Forensics and minor in Dance along with that in college.
Our family dynamic has changed and we are all very busy so when we are in the bubble, we like to stay there! And we like to get there as much as possible!
Where & When :
La Quinata Inn & Suites Ocala
December 28, 2018 through December 29, 2018
All-Star Movies
December 29, 2018 through January 2, 2019
Hard Rock Hotel
January 2, 2019 through January 5, 2019
All-Star Music
January 5, 2019 through January 6, 2019
Hampton Inn Chattanooga - Lookout Mountain
January 6, 2019 through January 7, 2019
How : Driving...of course. No way am I paying that much to fly at this time of the year and I am not paying that much and planning my trip around airlines who cancel flights it one drop of rain falls these days. So we drove from Joliet, IL...about 17 hour drive.
So there you have our trip, in a nutshell...stay tuned for the fun details!
We did not expect this trip as we usually travel in the summer for dance and this year was supposed to be New York. And at first, knowing how expensive Disney is and how crowded Disney is at Christmas time (because we did 16 days over Christmas and New Years a few years ago) I said there was no way we could do it. Then I looked at the Universal portion of the trip and well, she does get great deals for Universal. So maybe we could do Universal and drive down a couple of days early and stay off property and just enjoy Disney Springs and the Disney hotels and dining...you know, a more relaxing start to our vacation. We NEVER get those! Then I started planning dining and decided for what we wanted to spend dining, we could afford to go to parks. And that evolved into staying on property and went from two nights to four. I don't know how, Disney Math I guess. We all agreed we'd rather do parks than eat high end. We'd actually love to do both but that is not happening this trip.
So what actually happened? Well...
Who :
Sherry (Me)...48 year old mother of two. I work from home for a hospital association... I love it! Commuting three seconds to work is great...except you don't get snow days like everyone else! I love to plan and talk about planning Disney trips and Universal's non-planning vibe upsets me! I like to have dining set and we have been enough that I don't feel like I am missing something else. I am usually the one behind the camera so there won't be many pictures of me.
Cary (significant other)...turned 45 years old the day we left for the trip. He works as a lead in a warehouse...in the cold...and cannot wait to be able to pick up amd move to Florida. He tends to phase out when I start talking about vacation and just wants to know where to be when. His first trip was our Christmas/New Years one a few years ago...needless to say, he was overwhelmed on that one. He's catching on but much to all of our dismay, as much as he enjoys Disney, likes Universal better. For him I think it is the lack of planning he enjoys and the front of the line access and the types of rides. We keep telling him he's wrong but whatever!
Tyler (Son/Brother)... turned 20 the first day at Disney. He is an Assistant Manager at Little Caesars and goes to a Community College full time. He has been going to Disney since he was 18 months old and still loves it! He just started liking thrill rides in the past year or so so this was a trip of new adventures for him. I still can't see him as an adult...mostly because he does not act like one...in good ways and bad ways. He is a contradiction to life! He drives me crazy!!! His favorite animal is an Elephant, color is blue, Character is Hercules, food is Steak/Pizza/Ramen. He used to play football since he was 4 and tried a local minor league out of high school but they were really unorganized and he stopped. He is a gamer (much to my dismay) and spent a lot of time Pokemon-ing on out trip.
Skyler (Daughter/Sister)... 14 years old and a freshman in high school. She is in all honors and AP classes, was a JV Cheerleader for football season, Varsity Poms/Competitive Dance for basketball/competition season, she is on the Freshman Class Committee, she made it onto Steeltones (their sort of Show Choir, sort of...), she and her new school bestie have gotten approval to start an Orchesis (dance club), and she just got a part as a nameless Nun in the Spring Musical "Sister Act". In with all of this she is an avid dancer and in fact, this weekend has her first competition for the year. She is the reigning State Champion the last three years in a row! She is doing a solo and a trio (with two seniors) along with two group dances this year for competition...she is in 10 classes for the recital and helps with 5 classes. She has signed up for Honors Physics in a six week summer course and plans on taking Drivers Ed during that first three weeks. So needless to say she's busy. Yet, she has plenty of time to be lazy and lay on the couch and stare at a phone or a TV. She intends to be a Heart or Brain Surgeon or maybe go into Forensics and minor in Dance along with that in college.
Our family dynamic has changed and we are all very busy so when we are in the bubble, we like to stay there! And we like to get there as much as possible!
Where & When :
La Quinata Inn & Suites Ocala
December 28, 2018 through December 29, 2018
All-Star Movies
December 29, 2018 through January 2, 2019
Hard Rock Hotel
January 2, 2019 through January 5, 2019
All-Star Music
January 5, 2019 through January 6, 2019
Hampton Inn Chattanooga - Lookout Mountain
January 6, 2019 through January 7, 2019
How : Driving...of course. No way am I paying that much to fly at this time of the year and I am not paying that much and planning my trip around airlines who cancel flights it one drop of rain falls these days. So we drove from Joliet, IL...about 17 hour drive.
So there you have our trip, in a nutshell...stay tuned for the fun details!