Day 361 in my rolling toward Mickey

Today we packed up the car and headed north. You’d think we were going for a month rather than the five days we’ll be away. 😄 We have our two suitcases, a guitar, a string bass, music books, two sizes of plates, napkins, forks, spoons, knives, and a plethora of other things. We’re headed to a family reunion. There will be food, music and cousins as far as the eye can see. I’m so excited!!  

My goal today is to stay sugar-free and to choose a healthy meal when we eat out tonight. We will dine at Grazie’s in Green Bay. They have the very best cheese curds. We always order some, but tonight I want to resist them and order a big salad instead. I feel the need for veggies. 😉

Meet you at the Kingdom!

Day 359 on my way to a healthier me when I meet Mickey

Today I went and had a pulmonary function test. I’ve been a little freaked out since an x-ray taken just before my cancer surgery showed that I have COPD.  I have been struggling to get a deep breath since my surgery, but my doctor prescribed a rescue inhaler and it’s been much better since then. The tech running the test said I did very well, and there is a good chance that it’s not COPD at all.  The pulmonologist  has to look at the results, but I’m going to hang on to my positive thoughts unless I hear otherwise. 

So I am imagining myself happily walking around Walt Disney World whistling a happy tune (probably it’s a small world).  😄🎈🎉

Meet you at the Kingdom!

Day 357 in my journey to meet Mickey

This is a weekend of getting ready to attend a Taskila family reunion next weekend.  My niece is coming into town today (yay!) and will stay overnight.  Today will be dedicated to visiting with her, her significant other and her two puppies.  (It will mean major trauma for Mary Ann, our kitty.  but her life is too sedate with just Mike and I.)  🙂

Tomorrow morning Mike and I play in church.  After church, I’ll come home and get my proverbial ducks in a row.  I’ll get some laundry done, start packing, gather all the bits and pieces that I picked up to bring (two sizes of plates, forks, spoons, knives, napkins), plus we will bring Mike’s guitar and bass.  We will visit the U.P. (Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, where Mike and I were born and raised) for four nights.  We want to see as much family as possible.

So I won’t post tomorrow.  Meet you at the Kingdom!

Day 356 in making my way to Mickey

No big plan today.  I picked three Vacation Bible School food requests from a board at church today.  So on the way home from work, I stopped at Heinen’s to pick up those groceries plus a few more things that I needed for home.

Then I went home and pretty much crashed for a couple of hours.  The nap was just the thing!  I feel much better now.

Meet you at the Kingdom!

Day 354 in my juggling plans for meeting Mickey in October (2 months and 14 days to go)

Today I took another look at our vacation plans. I had chosen the Parisian Breakfast for a special treat for Mike and I, but I didn’t feel a peace about it.  Whenever I thought about it, I kinda got a knot in my stomach. So I prayed about it and decided to look again. The thing that kept rising to the top is an Eat to the Beat dinner/concert package. I found one which puts us having dinner at Rose and Crown Pub and then getting priority seating for Air Supply.  And we can still have a lovely lazy morning and not head to EPCOT until around 3:00 pm. 

Tomorrow is the first day to book this event. I’ll be up bright and early to try to book it.  I’ll let you know how it goes for me. 

Meet you at the Kingdom!

Day 353 in figuring my way to Mickey

Today I attempted to put together FastPass+ options for our five days in the Walt Disney World parks in October.  It’s no easy task. You have to figure in the distance between attractions and account for any dining plans.  I’m not sure they let you pick specific times or a specific order of attractions. I won’t know until I try to make the actual FastPass+ picks on August 14th. Anyway I spent some time studying it today. It’s kinda complicated.  And the two tier system at EPCOT and Disney Hollywood Studios is a real drag!  At the Magic Kingdom and the Animal Kingdom, they just give you a list of all the eligible rides and you pick any three. But at EPCOT and Hollywood Studios you have to pick only one ride from tier one (Do we pick Soarin’ or Test Track?  Do we pick Rockin’ Roller Coaster or Toy Story Mania?).  Then you have to pick your other two choices from tier two, the less popular rides. Me no likey!!

 Remember the days when we could just get in line and hit any attraction we wanted? *sigh*

Meet you at the Kingdom. 

Day 352 in planning to enjoy meeting up with Mickey (2 months and 16 days to go)

Today my plan was to place the order for groceries to be delivered to Old Key West on the day we arrive.  I downloaded the app for Garden Grocer.  The six of us traveling to Walt Disney World in October put our heads together and came up with a grocery list.  I had the list on my Garden Grocer app, so I sent it in today.  They called me back within half an hour to confirm that they have the order, and it will be delivered to Bell Services at Old Key West on Tuesday, October 13, sometime between 4:00 pm and 9:00 pm.  Then they’ll call me when it has been delivered to the resort, so I can contact Bell Services and arrange for delivery to our room.

We plan to have three sit down dinners in our villa.  We have a full kitchen and a table with 12 chairs to use so it should be quite nice.  The rest of our meals at the villa will be catch as catch can.  A bowl of cereal in the morning, a hot dog for lunch, etc…  It’s a nice set up as a home away from home.

I am getting so excited!  Meet you at the Kingdom!