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Old 10 Mar 13, 08:44 PM  
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Ben and Libby's Return to Neverland! October 2013

I’m not entirely sure I need to add this disclaimer if anyone has read any of my previous trippies, but in the interest of health and safety, I will. This pre-trippie will be long, rambling and over-excitable. Brace yourselves.



HIYA PALS!

I can’t actually believe I’m starting the pre-trippie to the sequel of our once-in-a-lifetime-holiday! How time flies!

We actually booked this holiday on the 5th of May 2012…with no fewer than 525 days on the countdown

There are 525 days from 05/05/12 to 12/10/13

1 year, 5 months, 7 days.

525 days can be converted to one of these units:

75 weeks
12756,000 minutes
600 hours
45,360,000 seconds

Basically, we knew it was a really long time to wait. An agonisingly long time. But, wait we did and now here we are, with a mere 215 days on the countdown! That’s nearly in the 100’s and we all know that’s when a countdown really becomes something that might actually happen, rather than just being a tiny dot on your life’s horizon. We have recently both started to get crazy excited for the holiday and we’ve spent many an evening curled up on the sofa watching our new obsession, Disney holiday videos on YouTube! We really are too cool.



So, lets get going with…

The Cast!

This will now be our fifth documented Disney visit! You may remember us from such productions as:

Return to the Magic!
Ben and Libby’s Adventure to Neverland!
“Right down the middle of Main Street FRANCAIS!”

and (due to be finished soon as its annoying me )

The Super Duper Bargain Bonus Trip!

Phew! You must be sick of the sight of us by now! Unfortunately we aren’t going anywhere so you should probably just embrace it!

First we have ME, Libby, Lib, Libs, “HEY that girl looks like Ariel!” etc etc. This may shock you but I am now TWENTY FIVE and will in fact be TWENTY SIX when we visit. I told someone I was 23 the other day so I think I need to re-evaluate my life and quite frankly, get a grip.

I look like this:



and sometimes this:



I am a creative type, trained in Graphic Communication but currently doing lots of writing at my new job and absolutely loving it I love all things America, Disney (particularly the animated classics between ’89 and ’96) and food. All food. All of it.

I am ridiculously excited to go back. Our 2011 trip was the best two weeks of my whole life and I can’t believe we’re really going back Eeeeeppp!

HE is Benjamin, Benj, Banjo, Ben, Banjito (his Mexican name) etc etc, 25 next month. Sells bricks and other building supplies to builders and is hoping to specialise in green, sustainable products very soon He also loves America (but perhaps not so blindly as me as he is very clever with politics and things and knows I probably wouldn’t love it as much if I actually lived there), he LOVES Disney specifically Disney-Pixar and he also looooves basketball and can’t wait to catch a game or two in October! He also can’t wait to go back to Florida!

He looks like this:



and sometimes this:



This is what we look like together (any excuse to get this photo in )



We have been together for…NINE YEARS! Nine years in June. Crazy, huh? We went to school together and had our first kiss at the Prom, AAWWWWW I know, I know, it’s very Disney-esque We were together all through college and then had a long distance relationship for 4 years :o while we were both at Uni. Him in Essex, me in Cardiff! It was a little bit like Gavin and Stacey. We were then reunited in 2010 as we returned home to live with our respective parents. We bumbled along for a bit like that, not really saving for a mortgage deposit or anything like that because we kept accidentally booking Disney holidays

BUT THEN, on the 24th November 2012, a momentous event took place. WE MOVED IN TOGETHER! Into the most beautiful, perfect, prettiest flat ever

These photos are from when we first moved in and it’s changed a bit since then so I’ll post some newer photos further down the line!







Moving in together was the best thing we’ve ever done and we have sooooo much fun together, I love it! Our rent is not toooo expensive but we still have a lot less dollar at the end of every month than we did before we moved out! It’s okay though, because it’s good to stay in and save money. I’ve become a total homebody and sometimes feel like it’s just way too much effort to go out!

So, that’s pretty much us!

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Next chapter…

Would we ever get back to the Magic?

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INDEX OF CHAPTERS

Intro / The Cast!

Would we ever get back to the Magic?

The 2013 Flight Saga

Accommodation! (Part 1)

Accommodation! (Part 2)

Present Day / Future Bookings! (Part 1)

Present Day / Future Bookings! (Part 2)

Food! Part 1! Our ADR's!

Food! Part 2! I-Drive Eats! (Part 1)

Food! Part 2! I-Drive Eats! (Part 2)

Food! Part 2! I-Drive Eats! (Part 3)

General Update! 117 Days to Go!

Keys to the Kingdom, Hair and Clothes! (Part 1!)

Keys to the Kingdom, Hair and Clothes! (Part 2!)

Daily Plans! (Part 1)

Little Update! 66 Days to Go! (Part 1)

Little Update! 66 Days to Go! (Part 2!)

Daily Plans! (Part 2)

Big Update! 48 Days to Go!

Big Update! 48 Days to Go! Part 2!

Big Update! 48 Days to Go! Part 3!

Little Update! 33 Days to Go!

Disney Snacks!

Daily Plans! (Part 3)

12 Days to Go! (Part 1)

12 Days to Go! (Part 2)

Daily Plans #4!

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I am DEFINITELY going to start calling Ben, Banjito hehehe that made me laugh.

So pleased you started your pre trip finally, how on earth did you wait sooooo long before starting? I can totally sympathise with that long countdown, we did the same in 2011 for 2012. We booked in May 2011 for Oct 2012, it felt like it would never come around but it was the best holiday ever so I'm sure yours will be too all that time gave me lots of little ideas of extra things to slot into the plan

Looking forward to reading the next update honey xxx
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I love your trip reports and you look like a lovely couple. I love your flat! xxx
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