On the eve of our final payment for our upcoming disney cruise (our first), we (the context refers to the family but really it is me) has decided to keep a regular blog regarding our upcoming vacation. My (see it has already changed to the singular) thoughts were to document the joys and headaches, the adventures or more likely the misadventrues of our latest disney experience. Truth be told, I am expecting more of the misadventures, I mean adventures (need to stay positive), but traveling with three kids (8, 6 and 1) may tempt fate more often than not. My final reason is that maybe I can be a guide to a future traveler who will find this information useful., heck I may win the lottery too... but I doubt either will happen. I have also "conned" the two oldest to write a paragraph or two on the blog (see I have already made it a 'we' again) during our trip of their greatest highlights.
Disney experience: Although my wife and I have both been to Disney a couple of times as children, we have as parents decided that this is a place we like taking our children on our annual vacation. Over the past three years, we have gone on three separate yearly trips to Disney in Florida. We are slowly (according to some not that slowly) becoming Disney addicts. We have stayed twice off site (our first and third trip) and once on site at the Carribean resort. Although not an expert but any means we have experienced the good and the bad of both. I do intend to post a future blog (hopefully brief) on our previous trips.
The vacation: 18, possibly 19 days, leaving Decmeber 2, and arrving back either the 19th or 20th.
The particulars: December 2: Leaving to go south and visit the family for the day.
December 3: Arriving in Buffalo and flying to Orlando
December 4: Departing on an Eastern Cruise for 7 days
December 11: Arriving back from our cruise and heading to Disney World
December 19: Departing Orlando, flying back to Buffalo, and visiting family
December 20: Arriving Home
Although most of the planning has been completed, my intention is to write down individual aspects of our planning process over the next couple of weeks.
Thought / Rule #1 - If you should ever decide that one parent should fly with the new born, and the other parent should drive 2000 plus km (1300 miles) alone with two children under 7, either (1) be the parent on the plane, or (2) have your head examined because you are insane.
