Tuesday, January 18, 2011

95 DAYS TO GO . . .

     TUESDAY JANUARY 18, 2011

     AS I'M ONLY (lol) 95 DAYS AWAY, I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE SOME PREPARATION AND ANTICIPATION IDEAS I'VE PICKED UP ALONG THE WAY.  SINCE MY SON AND I ARE BOTH DISNEY FANS, THE IDEA OF PREPARING CAN ALWAYS BE ADJUSTED FOR ANY AND ALL AGES ALIKE.
     NOW CHRISTMAS HAS PASSED FOR US, BUT IF YOU'RE PLANNING ON CRUISING AFTER NEXT CHRISTMAS, THIS IS A GREAT IDEA FOR YOU.  MAKE CHRISTMAS ABOUT YOUR CRUISE!  SOUNDS SIMPLE ENOUGH DOESN'T IT?  AS LONG AS YOU GO INTO THE HOLIDAY WITH THAT IN MIND, YOU WILL SAVE YOURSELF A TON OF WORK AND PLANNING IN THE LONG RUN.  WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID YOUR KIDS WILL BE DISAPPOINTED WITH WHAT THEY GET?  REALLY?!  YOU'VE SEEN THE RECENT DISNEY COMMERCIALS HAVEN'T YOU?  THEY'RE ALL ABOUT DISNEY AS A GIFT.  GIVING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PUT TOGETHER OUTFITS, OR BEACH TOYS, ETC.  I MADE MATCHING SHORTS AND SHIRTS OUTFITS FOR MY SON AND I.  MADE HIM A CRUISE VISOR (I'M THE KING OF THE GLUE GUN!...MAINLY CAUSE I CAN'T SEW MUCH.  lol)  GOT HIM SUNGLASSES, SUNTAN LOTION, DISNEY PINS TO TRADE, A DRESSY CAPTAIN MICKEY STYLE OUTFIT.  YOU GET THE IDEA.  INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DO THESE TYPE OF THINGS JUST BECAUSE WE'RE GOING, I KILLED TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE AND ALREADY STARTED BUILDING THE ANTICIPATION.  YOU CAN DO THE SAME WITH BIRTHDAYS OR ANY HOLIDAY YOU LIKE THAT MAY COME UP BEFORE YOUR TRIP. 
     WANT SOME MORE HYPE?  DID YOU KNOW THAT EACH CRUISE BOOKED COMES WITH A SCHEDULED CALL FROM MICKEY MOUSE SAYING HE AND THE GANG HEARD YOU WERE COMING AND CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU ON BOARD?  I WASN'T READY WITH THE CAMERA BUT MAN WAS THAT ADORABLE. 
     GO TO AAA.  GET SOME FREE DISNEY CRUISE INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, BOOKS, AND BROCHURES.  OBVIOUSLY MOST HAVE SEEN THE DISNEY CRUISE COMMERCIALS, ESPECIALLY RECENTLY AS THEY'VE BEEN USING DIGITAL CHARACTERS ON BOARD TO ADVERTISE THE NEW DREAM SHIP, SO YOU CAN ORDER THE DISNEY CRUISE PLANNING DVD.  I'VE BEEN HOLDING OUT ON THAT ONE SO I CAN BE ASSURED OF HAVING THE LATEST INFO, PICTURES, AND VIDEO OF THE DISNEY DREAM SINCE THAT'S THE SHIP WE'LL BE ON.  PLUS IT'LL BE ONE MORE "GIFT" FROM DISNEY AS THE DAY APPROACHES. 
     USE YOUR IMAGINATION.  BE CREATIVE.  EVEN FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT.  BEING PRACTICAL CAN BE JUST AS EFFECTIVE.  REMEMBER YOU MAY BE THINKING ABOUT THE TIMELINE, OR THE BOTTOM LINE, BUT KIDS ARE NOT.  IT'S ALL MAGIC TO THEM!
     TOMORROW I BELIEVE I'LL TOUCH ON HOW TO SAVE SOME MONEY ON SOUVENIRS.  SEE YA REAL SOON.   ºOº

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