Trip Report So Much to Celebrate! Some Things Expected, and Some Things Not so Much. And this Time, We Are All In the World!

The countdown is over! The packing is pretty much done, and I'm in full vacation mode. Looking forward to the trip we had planned to take for Madelyn's high school graduation, but almost didn't happen because life always has different ideas. Things are great now, and we are all ready to roll tomorrow.

We have a late morning flight on American from Philly and arrive in Orlando around 1:30. We are using We Drive You Fly for our roundtrip transportation from MCO. We read about them online and they had great reviews. I called and spoke with Ian, and he was great. I'll be sure to let you all know how it goes.

We are staying at POFQ for the first time. We visited the resort several summers ago and thought it was very nice. Looking forward to the stay.

Our only plan tomorrow is relaxing at the resort pool then dinner at Narcoossee at 8:25. If all goes well, we will be able to relax and watch the fireworks from just outside the restaurant before heading back to the resort for the night.

We are staying until July 28 and had contemplated APs, but with the kids college schedules the next few months and some serious home repairs planned, we opted for 8 day hoppers and an After Hours night at Epcot. Also have a few other first time events planned on the trip.

I'm really looking forward to sharing this Live report and catching up with all of you. Also looking forward to the chance for a few meet ups while we are there.

 

[coachwnh]

 

[littleroo]

Thank heavens Crystal is cancer free! I am so thrilled for all of you and you have so much to celebrate!

 

[coachwnh]

Currently here

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

Up and ready for a day in Epcot. Lunch at Space 220 around noon. This will be our first time eating there.

Brayden and Madelyn haven't been to Epcot to ride Guardians and Remy. Crystal and I made a short stop here last summer when Brayden was visiting FSU. He decided to transfer from Arizona State to FSU after the visit.

In June of 2021, during a routine exam, Crystal's doctor discovered a lump in her throat. After multiple tests and an initial surgery, she was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. She would then have a second surgery at UPenn hospital to remove the remaining tumor which was growing aggressively. After that surgery, it was found her cancer was now diffuse large B cell lymphoma. She would then undergo multiple rounds of chemo and radiation. She was just weeks away from these treatments when she said if we are in Florida and I have to go through these treatments, then we are doing a quick Disney stop.

Fast forward to today, as of this past spring, she is now cancer free!

Sometimes life can be crazy, but she rocked her treatments and kept active. She missed less than 5 days of working out during her chemo and radiation and never missed any of Maddy's games, even on the day she shaved her head!

So, we are ready to get on with this trip!

Such a horrible thing for Crystal and your family to go through. Congrats to Crystal for being tough and kicking cancer's a$$! Sending good vibes to your family and that she stays cancer free. Enjoy the trip, your family deserves it!

 

[fractal]

Have a great day!

 

[coachwnh]

Up next

 

[coachwnh]

Such a horrible thing for Crystal and your family to go through. Congrats to Crystal for being tough and kicking cancer's a$$! Sending good vibes to your family and that she stays cancer free. Enjoy the trip, your family deserves it!

Thank you

 

[coachwnh]

 

[fractal]

Up and ready for a day in Epcot. Lunch at Space 220 around noon. This will be our first time eating there.

Brayden and Madelyn haven't been to Epcot to ride Guardians and Remy. Crystal and I made a short stop here last summer when Brayden was visiting FSU. He decided to transfer from Arizona State to FSU after the visit.

In June of 2021, during a routine exam, Crystal's doctor discovered a lump in her throat. After multiple tests and an initial surgery, she was diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. She would then have a second surgery at UPenn hospital to remove the remaining tumor which was growing aggressively. After that surgery, it was found her cancer was now diffuse large B cell lymphoma. She would then undergo multiple rounds of chemo and radiation. She was just weeks away from these treatments when she said if we are in Florida and I have to go through these treatments, then we are doing a quick Disney stop.

Fast forward to today, as of this past spring, she is now cancer free!

Sometimes life can be crazy, but she rocked her treatments and kept active. She missed less than 5 days of working out during her chemo and radiation and never missed any of Maddy's games, even on the day she shaved her head!

So, we are ready to get on with this trip!

We are so happy for you guys! We will get together again, even if it's back at Disney with Crystal leading us on a quest for that Cupcake ATM!

 

[rshell68]

Remember you must report what song you got and how you rate it or fear the wrath of @Zipadeelady

 

[cgersic]

Cancer is a you know what, but what joy you all must be feeling for Crystal to be free of it! I'll be tipping one in her honor tonight! The pictures are fabulous!

 

[coachwnh]

Remember you must report what song you got and how you rate it or fear the wrath of @Zipadeelady

Conga

 

[coachwnh]

They all loved it, but that after mission space orange. Oh my

 

[coachwnh]

Cancer is a you know what, but what joy you all must be feeling for Crystal to be free of it! I'll be tipping one in her honor tonight! The pictures are fabulous!

Thanks for checking in

 

[coachwnh]

We are so happy for you guys! We will get together again, even if it's back at Disney with Crystal leading us on a quest for that Cupcake ATM!

Well, we are empty nesters in about a month. Plenty of free weekends coming up

And that picture above was the end to an amazing night!

 

[coachwnh]

Mexico

 

[Billy6]

Since it is about Maddy, just a few from the year. First was soccer where she was named captain and scholar athlete

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This is awesome, congrats to Maddie...Will she play soccer at SC? or all 3 sports?

I am a big soccer guy here in Illinois, I referee and I run a large Men's soccer league.

 

[coachwnh]

Just got our LL for Remy for the afternoon. Now in line again with our Test Track LL

 

[coachwnh]

This is awesome, congrats to Maddie...Will she play soccer at SC? or all 3 sports?

I am a big soccer guy here in Illinois, I referee and I run a large Men's soccer league.

Thank you. She won’t be playing anything other then maybe club level. She’s a very good athlete, but D I is another animal

 

[Disney Dead Head]

It was a long process with numerous visits, but Maddy decided to attend the University of Southern Carolina this fall.

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She made a last minute decision to visit, and we all fell in love with the campus. We’ve visited twice, and she heads south and moves in August 19.

Maddy’s a smart kid. Graduated second in a class just under 500. Takes after Crystal for sure. She’ll be enrolling as a sophomore and planning on graduating early. Brayden does very well too and is also on pace to graduate early from Florida State, but he has zero plans to do so. He’s loving Tallahassee

Congrats and GO !!!