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MAYBE when you are older, so you remember more.

MAYBE when Michael (my younger brother by 6 years) is older, so he can remember more.

MAYBE you can go with friends someday.

MAYBE when you have your own kids, you can go.

MAYBE when our girls are a bit older to remember and enjoy it.

Over the years, I lost count how many times, I heard or also thought ‘MAYBE‘ at a later date or time, I could go to Disney World.  So, I made it to almost 38 years old and NEVER been to Disney – EVER!

The issue here originated, when I was a little girl and didn’t know much better.   It all started with a trip that my mom and dad took to Mexico, when I was 3 1/2 years old (a little younger then Lily).

Me just a bit younger then Lily now!
Me just a bit younger then Lily now!

What happened on the trip was apparently pretty uneventful until that fated (What happens in Mexico apparently stays there!), return airplane flight home (this is the part that has been shared many times over the years by my mom)…

On that flight, my parents were indeed on returning home, when lo and behold, the pilot came over the plane’s intercom sharing that three out of the plane’s four engines had decided to just stop working and die.  The crew was working hard to get them back up, but definitely was a major problem and if wasn’t fixed the plane might very well crash.

At this point, my dad turned to the stewardess, ordered a round of shots (this was the days before they charged for alcohol on flights), put his sunglasses on, kissed my mom and told her he would see her on the other side.

No joke, my dad pretty much figured if this was the end, he was going out in style (you have to know my dad to understand the way he thinks).

My mom, on the other hand, was less then thrilled by my dad’s apparent way of coping and was actually more then a bit nervous and panicked without someone to share her feelings of impending doom.

Thankfully, by the grace of god, two of the three failed engines were restored a few minutes later.  They landed the plane safely, where my parents were deplaned to have to be re-boarded on a different plane that didn’t have the same issues to return the rest of the way back home to New York City.

Yet, my mother truly never recovered from this horrific experience for years to come (I should know as having heard this story so often I can pretty much tell it here verbatim here) and is only finally taking a plane to go to a cousin’s wedding later this year out of town for the first times in years.

But for me, as a kid growing up who longed to go to Disney World, this was so not in the cards, since that disastrous flight for my mom, she was not flying to Disney or anywhere else (We would have had to drag her kicking and screaming on a plane if we would have tried).

Thus the maybe excuses galore, I heard and shared above.

Until that is this past weekend…

Kevin and I finally began to seriously (we have been thinking for over a year now off and on) look into Disney for our family of four.

Here in New York (in case you are living under a rock), the blizzard of the century was looming and so I needed something to keep me sane, plus dream of better, warmer times.

And then this happened!!

No More Maybe Disney
Disney!!!

No More Maybe!!

[Tweet “No More Maybe – Disney Here We Come!! #1Word @TheGoldenSpoons“]

Yes, we have booked and are going to Disney World in the summer time – the second week of August to be exact.

Very excited and I am putting out calls now for guest bloggers here and now, because I will be gone for a week.  By the way, this is the first real vacation I have had in over three years (when I first started blogging) and am most definitely taking the week off from blogging and designing to enjoy all things magical at Disney, plus hoping to lay out at the resort pool just a bit, too (hey after 2-3 feet of snow here these last two days, tanning and pool time in the warm Florida sun sounds heavenly right about now).

By the way, this was also the prompt (MAYBE) for this week’s The 1 Word Blog Challenge by Lisa from the Golden Spoons.

As horrendous as the weather has been here, I thought this was just about the most wonderful news I could share this week and what better time then at the Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop…

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About Janine

Janine is a published author of the books, The Mother of All Meltdowns and Only Trollops Shave Above the Knee. She has been featured on The Huffington Post, Mamapedia, Today Parenting Team and SheKnows. She also runs her own graphic design company at J9 Designs.

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  2. Seana Turner says

    Disney is definitely worth the trip! I bet Tamara has some very helpful tips to make the trip a success as she is there right now. My best tip is, if you can swing it, hire a VIP guide. They get you to the front of the lines, great seats at parades, etc. It is expensive, but you get 2-3x more out of the trip. So fun to look forward to, right?

  3. Diane Roark says

    Janine,

    Congratulations! You will love Disney or at least your kids will love it. I am updating my new travel blog and it will be ready soon. I have so many post about Disney World. We have been to Disney 3 times in the past 18 months including over the Christmas break. I have several posts to write about it one day. I would highly recommend booking a couple of characters breakfast or dinners. It is a great way to see the characters. They will come right up to your table. You can also see them in the parks and we do, but you have to wait in pretty long lines most of the time. Character dinners need to be booked 6 months in advance because they fill up fast. I could go on and on about Disney. We love it and we hate it. It is truly a magical place, but it can be so tiring especially in the summer heat in Florida the temperature in August will probably be 95 to 100 degrees with a lot of humidity. It will also be crowded with longs lines to everything. Pack waters & snacks in the parks and take lots of breaks. If you purchase your tickets early, you can use them to get fast passes on-line. That way you will not miss anything you truly want to do in each park. I have not taken my posts off Recipes for our Daily Bread yet. You can find them by searching Disney on it. If you have any questions about Disney at all, please email or call me. I would love to help you with as many tips as I can. Before moving to Arkansas, we went to Disney every February to escape Madi Gras mess in South Alabama and New Orleans when we lived there. I have never flown to Disney. We always drive. I will not be able to help with tips from airport to Disney. It is a 16 hours from our house and about 1/2 of that from south LA & south AL.
    Many Blessings and Congratulations again!
    Diane Roark

    • Janine says

      Diane, I am truly so excited and I am really looking forward to your new travel blog even more so now with this trip. I did hear about the character breakfast and Disney told me that I have to wait 180 days out or 6 months and that brings me to February 9th for the first day (but will most likely be shooting for at least or day or so in). I want to hopefully book the princess dinner, Cinderella’s palace and Chef Mickey and the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique at the very least. I have been researching so much, but will probably have more questions and I thank you for the offer, which I may very well take you up on. Huge thank you again and seriously couldn’t appreciate it more if I tried!! 🙂 🙂

      • Diane Roark says

        Janine,

        Your girls will more than love all these things you are looking at. Diana and Caleb are both extremely big Character fans. They love to go to Chef Mickey’s. It is one of the only place that you can see Mickey, but the food is NOT good. You will have to read my blog post about it. Even though the food is NOT GOOD, we still go. You can also see Mickey at Garden Grill in Epcot. The food there is truly yummy!!
        Blessings,
        Diane Roark

      • Janine says

        Diane, thank you for telling me about the food there and also about Garden Grill and will definitely be looking into that, too now that you mentioned it. Seriously, thank you from the bottom of my heart 🙂

  4. Nellie says

    yaaaaaaaaassaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!! You totally deserve this trip and more and if you need any pointers or tricks I am just a text message away as I have been many many times (after my trip in a few weeks I would have gone 3 times in less than a year) you will love it and be totally addicted!!! I am so excited for you <3

    • Janine says

      Aww, thank you Lisa and I know I have said it before, but thank you for creating this prompt linkup as I am having a ton of fun with it and look forward to it weekly now. I am going to be sad when it is over and hope you may decide to extend it 🙂

    • Janine says

      Kim, the girls do know and the reveal was pretty much me asking them what color they wanted their Disney Magic Bands to be. I guessed Emma’s, but Lily surprised thinking she would want pink, but went with Elsa blue (lol)!! 🙂

  7. Bill says

    Well I’m happy for you. I’m one of the rare ones who has never been to Disneyland. Had my chances but never really cared to go there…but I am happy for you, you earned it, you deserve it, go for it!

  14. Bev says

    Yikes, what a scary ordeal for your parents to go through! Glad they made it ok. And yay for going to Disney! I’ve been four times in my life, though the last time was well over a decade ago (I went three times in four years high school-college). I hope you have a BLAST! And I would love to guest post if you are still looking for people!

    • Janine says

      Bev, I would love you to guest post and please feel free to email me and will totally set it up. So excited as I adore you and would be honored to have you on my blog while I am away 😉

    • Janine says

      Aww, thanks for the warning, but I know I am probably crazy for saying it, but I love the heat and the hotter the better for me, as I hate the cold and would much rather be hot (I know I am insane, but still)!! 🙂

  17. Marcia Shaw Wyatt says

    There definitely comes a time when we should put “Maybe” to rest and take life by the horns and do things that we’ve been wanting to do. There’s no time like the present – and life passes by too quickly. So glad you’ve put your “maybe” to rest and hope you have a wonderful vacation in August! Great post! 🙂

  18. Dana says

    Janine, I am so thrilled for you and your family – I know how long you have been wanting to take this trip! My kids can’t get enough of Disney – they were home yesterday (snow day) and were watching You Tube videos of rides and trading pins with each other.

  19. Jennifer | The Deliberate Mom says

    I’m not a good flyer. That story made me nervous and a little nauseated just reading it. I can completely identify with your mom… that would totally make me reluctant to flying.

    How exciting though… you’re headed to DISNEY!!! Yay!!

    Thanks for sharing.

    Wishing you a lovely day.
    xoxo

    • Janine says

      Jennifer, I totally get why my mom felt the way she did and why we never did go to Disney, but still so excited now to finally go. My pleasure sharing and wishing you wonderful day once again, too!! xoxo 🙂

  20. Ginny Marie says

    I have never been to Disney World, and so definitely have no tips to share! But we are all booked with tickets, Fast Passes, and restaurant reservations all ready to go at the end of March. I’m sure you will read about our trip on my blog! I’d love to be one of your guest bloggers when you are gone, and could probably even keep it Disney themed!

  23. Stephanie @ Life, Unexpectedly says

    How totally and absolutely exciting, Janine! I may be a little bit jealous 🙂 And I know that Miss Lily and Princess Violet are TOTALLY going to be jealous 🙂 They may get Legoland later this year though 🙂

    Have tons of fun, and should you still need a guest-blogger, I’ll gladly help out!

    PS: sorry I’be been so absent lately, life happens..

  25. Alison says

    How exciting!
    I went to Disneyland in California when I was 9, and it was one of the most memorable things in my childhood. Emma and Lily will remember your August trip forever. 🙂

  26. Tara Newman says

    OHMYGOODNESS!!! I am 38 and have never been to Disney 🙂 What a crazy story about your parents and honestly, if I were your mom, I would have killed your father when we landed. I would have been a crazy person. What an exciting trip for all of you. AND this week is brutal here.

    • Janine says

      Tara, I think my mom was a way nicer person then myself to be honest. As much as I love my dad, if this were my husband, I would have murdered him, too! And couldn’t agree more, it is totally brutal here this week. More possibly to come tomorrow and Sunday night. God help us!

  30. Aunt Gloria says

    How exciting! I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time, in spite of the heat. I remember your parents’ trip to Mexico but don’t remember the drama of the failed engines. Glad your mother is ready to brave the friendly skies again. Hope the prediction for more snow is wrong….but if it comes, hope you stay safe and warm! xxoo

  31. Rosey says

    Woohoo! Big congrats to you! I know you’re going to have a wonderful time! I love visiting Disney World! And high five for taking the blog time off too. Vacations are meant for playin’ and relaxin’!

  32. Chris Carter says

    Did I read this one? ACK!! I think I missed it somehow! I do remember you talking about this though, so maybe I did read it. Good LORD, I’m a mess. 😉

    YOU TOTALLY DESERVE THIS VACATION!!! Three years? Girl, you better not even BRING a laptop and may I challenge you to go COMPLETELY off the grid? Could you imagine?

    Totally unplugged. Ah… I bet you won’t miss ONE moment with your family in the greatest place on earth. Now you can just bask in the anticipation through these nasty snow filled months!!

    • Janine says

      Chris, thank you again so much and I know sometimes I read something and I can’t remember if I did, too. And your challenge, I love it and have to see definitely try to do this, because I want to enjoy all of it!! 🙂

  33. Tamara says

    Well you know I’ll guest for you! I’ll even talk about Disney!
    This is so exciting! It was so awesome. It was so magical. I loved it as a kid but I love it even more now.
    Yay!!!!!!
    And that plane story is horrific but your dad sounds like the kind of person I want to know.

    • Janine says

      Yes, yes and yes!!! I was so hoping you would and didn’t want to bother you when you first came back, as I do have over 6 months before we go now. But still you know I love you and of course would be honored to have you guest post for me and please feel free to share any of your Disney adventures and photos here with my readers. Seriously, you made me smile more then you know with this offer. And my dad really is a great guy, but that is just his sense of humor and not everyone gets it, but I love you do as it makes sense since again we are twins 🙂

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