Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 17 Oct 08, 01:29 PM  
Link to this Post
#1
Laner
slightly serious Dibber
 
Laner's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 08
Location: St Helens

Laner's Reviews
Hotel Reviews: 1
DIBB Villa Reviews: 1
The Stacey J Aswad Memorial Tour 2008 - Pre Trippie

The Stacey J Aswad Memorial Tour 2008 - Pre - Trippie

Trip Date: 19th May 2008 – 06 June 2008
Location: POP Century

Cast:
Me – Ian (42), 18 at heart, number one winder upper and DIBB tip collector
The Wife – Catherine (42), also 18 at heart, trying to stop Ian winding the kids up
Daughter – Sian (10), going on 18 in her head, totally outgoing and has a bet with her dad for $30 that she won’t scream on any ride
Son – Euan (5), total daredevil who wishes he was 18 as he isn’t tall enough for the very big rides on this trip

I’ll start at the beginning which goes back to 1993. My wife and I first went to Florida in 1993 with another couple and returned again in 1997 with my parents. This was the age before digital cameras, so on return we put together various photo albums, park maps, tickets etc in an album and then along came Sian who has lived with these by her bed virtually full time. When she was about 3 years old, I started to promise her that we would take her to Florida but when she was five and along came Euan, we said we would take him when he was five and old enough to appreciate it. So you have to understand that this girl has been waiting nearly seven years for this trip all the time begging for her younger brother to grow up. I caught her a few times looking at him with a strange gaze, imagining him hanging from the stairs trying to stretch him! In 2007 we decided that 2008 was the year and started to plan as I knew I was due for a decent bonus from work. In August 2007, I got the bonus and didn’t tell anybody that I was booking the holiday and just did it. I then told everybody about a week later when all confirmed. Good dad!

The count down over the 6 month period was agony and I was threatened with divorce several times for winding the kids up into a frenzy, but eventually it came round. I had decided to go for 18 nights to do everything properly and this meant taking the kids out of school for a week (which was a task in itself). I also decided to fly on a Monday which meant that we had the weekend to get ourselves organised and in theory wouldn’t be rushed. Literally last minute, we also decided to stay at Bewleys at Manchester Airport the night before, even though we only live 25 minutes from Manchester Airport as I didn’t want to get in any Monday morning rush hour mess.
Laner is offline Boy Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 17 Oct 08, 01:58 PM  
Link to this Post
#2
Guest
Guest
 
Great start... off to read the next installment.
Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 20 Oct 08, 10:01 PM  
Link to this Post
#3
disney owl
Imagineer
 
disney owl's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 02

disney owl's Reviews
Hotel Reviews: 1
Restaurant Reviews: 5
Just found this!
__________________
Sue
June 1996 & 1998 - DLP Camp Davy Crockett
August 2000, Oct 2002, Sept 2008 & Sept 2016- DLP Offsite
June 2001, August 2003,2007 &Sept 2010 - WDW Offsite
June 2005 - DLP Davy Crockett Ranch
disney owl is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 29 Jun 09, 09:22 PM  
Link to this Post
#4
Guest
Guest
 
Great start!
Why the name?
Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 2 Jul 09, 09:50 AM  
Link to this Post
#5
Florida Mel
Imagineer
 
Florida Mel's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 07

Florida Mel's Reviews
Hotel Reviews: 2
Restaurant Reviews: 17

theDIBB Guidebook
Guidebook Photos: 3
Fab pre trippie can't wait to read more
__________________
Mel x
WDW - 2000/2003/2004/2007/2009/2013/2014 DLP - 2002/2010/2012 DCL - Med 2010/2011 WBTA 2014/2016 DVC Vero 2013/Hilton Head 2018
NEXT UP: MSC Greek Treat
Florida Mel is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 2 Jul 09, 08:22 PM  
Link to this Post
#6
Guest
Guest
 
good start... of to find some more!
Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 12:19 PM.


Powered by vBulletin - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
DIBB Savings
AttractionTickets.com

Get £10 off each Disney Ticket with the code ATDIBB10

Get up to £50 off per room at Disney or Universal with the code DIBBHOTELS


theDIBB Blog
Disney announced that a new nighttime show, “Disney Dreams That Soar,” will run nightly at... Read More »
Walt Disney World Resort guests can get ready to have a “glowing’’ good time when... Read More »
Aquatica Orlando announce the grand opening of its newest attraction, Tassie’s Underwater Twist, on 15... Read More »


theDIBB Menu


Exchange Rates
US Dollar Rates
ASDA  $1.2327
CaxtonFX  $1.2300
Covent Garden FX  $1.2488
FAIRFX  $1.2350
John Lewis  $1.2380
M&S  $1.2178
Sainsburys  $1.2320
TESCO  $1.2343
Travelex  $1.2353
Updated: 11:00 28/03/2024
Euro Rates
ASDA  €1.1426
CaxtonFX  €1.1400
Covent Garden FX  €1.1505
FAIRFX  €1.1432
John Lewis  €1.1457
M&S  €1.1263
Sainsburys  €1.1419
TESCO  €1.1425
Travelex  €1.1435
Updated: 11:00 28/03/2024

DIBB Premium Membership
Did you know you can help support theDIBB with Premium Membership?

Check out this link for more information and benefits, such as...

"No adverts on theDIBB Forums"

Upgrade Now



X