I’m back from my first vacation in over two years (minus a three-day weekend here or there), and holy cow, was it wonderful. When I sit down to write a thank you note to my not-in-laws, I’m going to need the help of a thesaurus, because all I’ve got is “awesome. Really, really awesome.” Totally exhausting and awesome.
I’d be tempted to say something about how great it was to have slept in my own bed last night, but frankly, the bed at the Disney resort was about six thousand times more luxurious than ours, got made up every day by someone else AND was decorated daily with animal figures made of bath towels. So, there’s that. Still, it’s nice to be home, struggling to get back into the current of real life. You know, like readjusting to single course meals that end without absurdly decadent desserts. I haven’t actually gotten anywhere near a scale, but I’m positive that a week on the Disney Deluxe Dining Plan has summarily undone eight weeks of being on my best behavior. Oh, how I wish I’d never known the love of salted caramel ice cream.
Before you ask to see ‘em, I didn’t take a single photo on our vacation. Not a one. We were just too focused on Fast Passes and dodging Rascals to do any picture taking. But we did have this nifty little card that let us get our pictures taken by Disney photogs and I expect that any day now, proof of our adventures will come rolling in. I may have worn a tiara to our lunch in Cinderella’s castle. And Cinderella may have told me that I make a perfect princess. God, had I been six years old, my face may have exploded with all the built up glee. Fine. At thirty-one, I still came awfully close.
Actually, I did take one photo. This one. Which will explain why you didn’t hear one word from me last week (despite the fact that I did bring a laptop with me). I have a hunch that filing a claim for this is going to be a nightmare. Thanks, American, for the luggage TLC.
Oooh, that’s one painful picture
On a happier note, of course you wore a tiara for lunch with Cinderella. Why WOULDN’T you?!? So glad you had an awesome vacation–you deserve it!
So glad you had a great time! And of course now feel like I must get back to Disney World…
Ouch! Good luck with the laptop. On a happier note, I’m happy to hear you wore a tiara to your lunch with Cinderella. I expected to hear you say that you wore a princess gown (tiara never crossed my mind) but a gown would’ve made the rascal-dodging much more difficult. The tiara was the right way to go.
sounds like it was an awesome vacation and to think I was just down the road from you on MY vacation. Tiaras should be a daily accessory as far as I am concerned. Sucks about the laptop though.
Yay! You are back. American= FAIL. Such a bummer about the laptop.
Oh, and if you buy the digital version of the Disney pic, can you tell me how to post on FB? I have one from our breakfast with Goofy and would love to load it on FB, but can’t figure out how.
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When I was in Disney last spring my friend and I bought animal print mouse ear headbands. Mine were pink and black cheetah print and I wore them the WHOLE week. FYI – I’m 32. It was very hard not to wear them to work when I came back. Even though as the marketing director they expect/are used to my quirkyness, I just don’t think that those stoggy accountants would have dug my mouse ears! You might be able to get away with a tiara though…
disney world is quite possibly the actual happiest place on earth. yeah sure, dodging rascals is a bit obnoxious after a while, but it is totally made up for by the overall cheerfulness exuded by every inch of wonderland that is that place. i would live there if i could. though yes the disney diet would be slightly problematic. i just can’t resist the ice cream bars shaped like mickey’s head.
“Fast Passes”? What’s that?
I’m sure you’ve known that you make a perfect princess, but isn’t it nice to get confirmation from an authority??
And I’m really sorry about the computer. Bummer to have a – happen to such a +++ vacation.
Ouch! Nice one, American! (Ugh!)
Still, happy you had such a good time and glad that you’ve made it home safely.
I’m not sure if American is one of them, but I think some airlines don’t allow laptops in checked luggage. I don’t know why, and I’ve never had one confiscated or w/e, but check to make sure whether American is one of those first. Hopefully, it’s not!
Glad to hear you had a great time, otherwise! My in-laws live about 30 minutes from the park, which is pretty nice.
“Not-in-Laws”!!! HA! I am so stealing that, as I’ve been struggling to come up with a term for my NIL’s (see! we even have a spiffy shorthand for them now!) who are as equally generous and large part of my life. THanks for sharing — feel almost like I was there too! Have a fantabulous holiday season!
The kicker is, they MADE us check it – the overhead bins were full. I had no choice. I hate them.
“my face may have exploded with all the built up glee” AWESOME!
The SAME fricking thing happened to me with Southwest!!!!!! EXACT SAME THING! Mo-fo! It was awful! As soon as I got home I got on the phone calling this person and that person, and everyone denied responsibility- ultimately the said that the handlers at the airport were at fault and that the airline doesn’t handle the bag so they have no responsibility for any damage- and that they don’t reccomed you ever check expensive items like computers anyway, and therefore you “assumed the risk”.
Yeah, I didn’t get anything out of it. I was pissed. But my computer still ran fine (Mine had an actual HOLE bashed into it) so ultimately, I just lived with the damage until I had something else go wrong with it, and then made dell fix it under my (renewed) warranty with (newly acquired) accident insurance.
Grrrr.
You know what, if they forced you into checking the bag, you may very well be able to get them to admit they are liable for the damage. Unlike me. Mine was just a poor choice because I at the last moment decided I couldn’t handle going through security with my laptop on this particularly cranky travel day.
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