The Death of Enthusiasm

In a few days I'll be in the warm sunshine of Florida, visiting Walt Disney World with my family. Anyone who knows my family will tell you that we really like Disneyland (really!) and that we go all the time. Many people would also say that my Mom is a little bit OCD when it comes to planning vacations, so it would be no surprise to find out that we (my Mom and older sister) have been planning this vacation for MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF.

Here are some of the things we've done to prepare:

1. Buy Disney themed t-shirts for every one of the nine people coming on the trip. I was told I could go to a website and order several if I wanted, but I settled on a classic looking Mickey Mouse one. If any of you think that Mickey Mouse t-shirts are not cool enough for my ultra-hip image, may I submit this photo of Emilio Estavez wearing one in the classic 1983 film, The Outsiders:



2. Proper footwear was purchased months in advance and then worn to make sure that they were broken in.

3. Different strategies of how to best carry our SPF lip balm were discussed. (I think the verdict was that some sort of pocket would be best.)

4. In addition to the store bought Disney shirts, my sister made some iron-on ones for my nephews and parents that have personalized sayings on them. I made one for me that used a Muppet character since Disney technically owns the Muppets:



BORK!

5. Spreadsheets were created that detail what we will be doing and where down the hour. This will help us be able to go on virtually every ride much like J.T. Lambert was able to do when he went there as part of Step By Step's obligatory Disney world episode. (Some of my most vivid TGIF memories are from those episodes, like remember when Danny Tanner was trying to propose to that chick by scuba diving in the aquarium restaurant? We're going to eat there!)

I leave you with Jesse and the Rippers. Truly magical.

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