I'm Kelly. :wave:
I'm a 36 yro old married hag and mom to 2 boys, ages 13 & 15. The old man & I have been married for 17 years and plan to celebrate our 18th anniversary on 9/18 while on our Disney land & sea vacation.
My first trip to WDW was when I was a toddler. I went several times before my mom & her then hubby moved us to the Orlando area when I was 6. I couldn't tell you how many times I've been. My Disney love is in my blood. My grandparents were fans, one of my aunts is crazed, one of my cousins is a member here, and my big brother is, too.
I talked my hubby into leaving our boys with his mom for a long getaway weekend in 1999. He didn't get why I wanted to go so bad. In his words: "I went to Disneyland once. It's not that big a deal.". Then we got there and he is a changed man today. We finally took our boys for their first trip in 2004. We had such a magical trip...we cried together on the airplane home & vowed to bring the boys back every year if we could. We've been back in 05, 06, 07 twice, 09, & twice in '10. Hubby & I went again without the boys in 08.
Currently we are about 16 hours driving from WDW. If we fly it's a 2 hour drive to the airport in Houston plus 2 hours pre-departure, and about a 2 hour non-stop flight. These days we prefer to drive. It's a lot less expensive and makes for an adventure of it's own.
We have a toy schnauzer who is the furry little light of our lives. Her registered name is all-Disney: Riley Belle's Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Da-Day. Riley is the sidekick from National Treasure & you know the rest...
