Trip Report Shortest Retirement in History? *COMPLETED*

Justin Bieber lasted 2 weeks.

Tom Brady lasted 40 days.

I, Tuvalu, outlasted them both. Not by much, mind you. Yet if not for the encouragement of some forum friends - along with some unusual circumstances - you wouldn’t be reading this.

Unusual circumstances, you say?

Around Thanksgiving my beloved Woody learned his presence was required at a work conference. In Orlando. At Universal.
Just down the road from Walt Disney World.

Woody said I could accompany him if he drove (rather than flew) to Florida. And that we could leave a couple days early and have some Disney time together.

Well you don’t have to ask me twice!

I’d be on my own during the conference. Since the majority of Universal’s attractions don’t appeal to me, it didn’t make sense for me to buy Uni tickets when I could visit WDW for free with my AP. Being solo, I thought it might be fun to do a live trip report so y’all could be my virtual companions!

Turns out I won’t be alone while Woody is occupied after all. Some friends that you have seen in my previous TRs (and one you haven’t) have offered to play with me. I can’t wait!

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mpaulam

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My hat’s off to you! Thanks for time well-spent reading about your adventures. Hope you have a magical birthday trip. I’m so sad that we will miss you by a few days! (Tomorrow is our last park day and then we leave the Fort Monday the 10th to head to Daytona.)
 
Conclusion

First, a great big THANKS to all of you who followed along during my year of “retirement.” To those who first called me out (@Loco_driver and @donaldtoo come quickly to mind): you knew me better than I knew myself. One report became nine(!) reports, 100+ pages of writing. I kept each report under the same thread title because I was expecting each one to be “the last.” But then every trip had something unique I wanted to share - and thanks to your engagement, I had a ton of fun sharing!

I wasn’t supposed to return to WDW until April this year. My dear Woody had other plans. So for the first time in 11 years, I’ll be the one wearing a birthday button next week. (Betcha can’t guess in which park I’ll be celebrating! 🤣) As a gift to myself and my beloved, I’m going to simply be in the moment. No notes, no pictures, no trip reporting.

And because this post needs some pictures, this proud grandma will remind you mamas to persevere through the hard days. Days may be long but the years are fleeting. Case in point -

February 2024
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It's your birthday trip! Relax and live in the moment! Enjoy!!
 

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