Are you excited? I am.
So to recap-this is 5th Disney Trip as a family!
1) Just the 4 of us
2) With the Grandparents
3) With Friends (when we brought home the greatest souvenir baby #3)
4) Surprise Christmas Trip
5) 10 year celebration!!!
I really, REALLY wanted this trip to be the most special. Todd and I have will be celebrating 10 years of marriage during this trip. 10 YEARS. We have been through so much and really work hard at our marriage that celebrating in a big way, with our munchkins, was the only way we could imagine. So as much planning experience as I have, a lot has changed in the year and half we haven't been to Disney. And I wanted us to experience a whole other side. So that's why I enlisted the help of my friend Jill. Jill is a Disney planner (and other cool things) and an amazing person who loves to create magical experiences. She knows Disney. She loves Disney. And she knows how I am about planning (kinda anal) so I knew she would take care of us.
Our first plan was to do the Art of Animation Suites (we love this resort) with the deluxe dining plan, because our family loves to eat. We played with some numbers and Todd and I talked it over and we decided we needed to bring our sitter (who is like a sister) with us. 3 kids- needed 3 adults. Plus, we wanted to be able to celebrate like adults (without kids) on our anniversary day.
So we talked over some stuff with Jill and decided to go for it and stay at the contemporary (a dream of ours) and do a smaller dining plan.
We booked Disney and we were so excited! But then we started thinking...maybe 2 rooms would be better, so we could have space.
So we talked to Jill and she was happy to help. She emailed me and it started out with "I am about to save you some money! The Summer room discount rates are about to come out!" What? Save Money going to Disney?! Yes! One of the benefits of having a Disney Planner is that even after you book, if specials come out that you qualify for, they can adjust your planning and save you money.
So we waited a few days then I get the text, "Im so stinking excited for you!" That's always a good way to start the conversation. She went on to explain that she was able to get us a 2 bedroom Villa at Saratoga Springs Resort and Spa. Say what? I thought we were saving money. Oh, we were. This upgrade only cost us $51 dollars more than our original package-still under budget, that left us with enough money for plane tickets and to add on a surprise trip to Bippity Boppity Boutique for the girls.
We sent Jill our original dining plan options-which she booked for us. and in 2 days-we get to book fastpasses!
Over the next few weeks, I will be talking about what our days look like, what we have planned for each girl and most importantly, How we plan to do Disney on our anniversary (adult style).
