First Mother/Daughter Trip Report - Day One with Pictures

[poeticeclipse]

Hi, Everyone!

Welcome to my first mother/daughter trip report! Most of you are used to hearing about my husband and I's adventures. Namely, our honeymoon and first anniversary trip this past May. Well, now it's time to talk about the very first mother/daughter trip that I experienced. If you haven't read my pre-trip report, go do that now. You need background on us!

The Duo
Me: Stacey, 20
Mom: Nancy, 61

When and Where
September 14-19th
Caribbean Beach Resort (our first moderate)

Why?
Mom hadn't had a vacation in over three years and I just missed Disney World like crazy and wanted to show mom everything she'd been missing!

The morning of our flight, we left the house at 4:30ish. DH drove us to pick up DM (is that mother?) and DMIL (yeah, mother-in-law) who went along for the ride to Detroit to keep DH company. I grabbed my iPod right away and started in with the Disney tunes to get everyone in the mood. DH was bummed that he couldn't go (work) but he was actually very happy that DM and I were able to get away for 5 days... just the two of us. The drive to Detroit wasn't too bad at all despite the crazy rain that we were getting. Thank goodness we were getting out of it! I was VERY nervous about being in the airport without DH. He's my rock when it comes to flying. Luckily, checking the bags went pretty quickly. The tough part was saying goodbye to DH. When I started to cry at the security checkpoint, DH started to cry. Which made my mom cry! We hadn't been away from each other for more than a day since we got married. But, I pulled it together for my mom and we made it through security successfully then had a bit of time before the flight. We sat down and ate our granola bars (brought from home) then headed over to our gate and within 15 minutes we started boarding. Smooth sailing from there. The flight was great (thanks, Northwest) and we made it to Orlando 15 minutes ahead of schedule. It left Detroit around 9:00 and we made it there just after 11:30 I think. DM was so impressed with how well I knew my way around Orlando International. I felt very comfortable one I was there and off that plane. Finding DME and checking in with them was super easy, as always. We waited maybe 20 minutes for a DME bus that took us to CBR. At this point, we were so stinking excited to be in sunny Florida and not cold ol' Michigan.

CBR is gorgeous! Such a pretty resort. The grounds are very lush and there is alway something to look at. Check-in was super easy and we even got a first floor room that we requested... in JAMAICA! I was SO excited when I saw the CM circle our building. I just love the yellow and pale blue of Jamaica. While waiting for the internal bus, mom realized that she forgot to pack shorts to wear into the parks in her carry-on. After making it to our room, 4310, we freshened up. Mom found some black shorts she packed to wear for PJ's so instead of sweating her booty off in the 95 degree weather, she put those on.

Just a side note about our room. It needs refurbished. I'm super glad they are doing something about how old and dingy these rooms are starting to look. The room itself was clean as all get out. But, the bedposts had paint peeling, the tv looked like it was from the 1980s, and the bedspread wasn't exactly in superb condition. I will say that for our whole stay, mousekeeping did a great job. No problems at all.

DHS was our first park to conquer. I LOVE DHS. It's no secret. As we walked into the park, a couple told us they had fastpasses for Toy Story Mania and they weren't going to be using them. How nice! We set out for me to do RnRC right away and get it outta the way. I missed this attraction so much. About a 20 minute wait was in front of me. Not bad, so I took it. Mom waited outside for me, sweating pretty badly i'm assuming. After that, we went over to Animation to see if my friend, Jen, was working as Mrs. Incredible. Sadly, only Mr. Incredible came out and I texted my friend who told me that she was sick as a dog and couldn't come into work. Bummer! Mom was HOT and wanted a cold snack, stat! So, we went over to Gertie's and got some ice cream. Yummy. Time for our fastpass for TSM! As we made our way through the FP queue, I realized that I was missing Mr. Potato head... again! If you remember from DH and I's last trip, we were extras in the TSM promo video filming so we rode the attraction 5 times in a row and Mr. Potato Head wasn't up and running yet. I must have really good luck on this attaction because DM and I ended up getting handicapped! Meaning, we skipped the rest of the queue (probably a 15 minute wait) and hopped right on the first handicap vehicle. haha! Mom kept wanting to cheap and using the button and I told her "no way!" I think mom ended up with a score of 60,000 and mine was almost 180,000. I think that was my highest score when we played back in May. I can't seem to break that number! I can't remember what else we did that day at DHS. So, i'll leave the rest up to your imagination.

Time for dinner at Shutters right at our resort. I'd been there back in '06 and it was alright. Not the best but not the worst. Figured that it'd be nice to come back to see if our luggage was in the room (which it was) and get freshened up before our first meal. It worked out nicely, actually. I'll go into more detail of our dining experience over in the Dining section when I do my review.

That was basically it for our first day! After dinner, we were originally going to go to MK EMH but I had a stomach ache most of the afternoon so we just called it a night and crashed early. After dinner though, we did check out the gift shop and... THE NEW POOL! I have video of the new pool at night as well. If you're interested, PM me!

Very successful day one, in my opinion. Can't wait for day two!!

Picture link to day one - http://s183.photobucket.com/albums/x...02008/Day%201/

For some reason, they are all out of order! Not sure why because I uploaded them in order.

Also, if you want video of our DME trip, the new pool at night, and a mini tour of CBR, PM me!!!!! I can't post the link directly on here but please let me know if you wanna see!

TTFN! Thanks for reading!

[yjgirl32]

Very nice report. I would love to go on a trip with just my mom. We did go to Virginia Beach and Busch Gardens and we had a blast. I love traveling with my mom. Cna't wiat to read more.

[Lizzie]

Thanks for the report. So excited to stay at CB on our next trip.

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

thanks for the report

[mickey&missy]

Sounds like a great day! Can't wait to read more!!

[Mackflava99]

Nice report- thanks for sharing-
Your pictures of the pool are terrific

[DizNee143]

sounds like a great start to your vacation so far!! cant wait to read more about it!!

[Insanity Clause]

It sounds like the start to a wonderfully magical vacation. I would love to take my mother on a vacation, unfortunately she was never much of a Disney nut, instead I had to marry one.

I look forward to reading the rest of you report.

[faline]

Sounds like a wonderful start to your mother/daughter trip! Be sure to treasure each and every moment!

[mouseketeer mom]

Thanks! So funny, cause I took the exact same picture of Joe Jonas' costume. My DD's got so excited to see it!

[RedSoxFan]

Great first day and pictures. I'm glad you liked CBR --- we're staying there in 3 weeks.

[tinkerbell04]

Sounds like it was a great first day I have always loved your reports, you have a great writing style. I can't wait to hear more.

[princessgirls]

A great first day Stacy!

What fun going with your Mom.

Thanks for the report.

Julie

[Mrs. Bee]

Great report/photos.

Can't wait to read/see more.

[laward32]

Sounds like a great first day. ou and your mom are so cute. I hope to have a mother/daughter trip one day. I am going to pm you about the video, I'd love to see it. Also, does the new pool at CBR still have sand on the bottom? Thanks for sharing your great day. Love your pics, too.

[pdrlkr]

Thanks for the report!

[MIKESMOM]

Thanks for the report. I always enjoy reading your reports so much. I'm looking forward to day 2.

[poeticeclipse]

Sounds like a great first day. ou and your mom are so cute. I hope to have a mother/daughter trip one day. I am going to pm you about the video, I'd love to see it. Also, does the new pool at CBR still have sand on the bottom? Thanks for sharing your great day. Love your pics, too.

Glad you found my videos!

The CBR pool does not have sand in the bottom. It's not a "rough" bottom though, which is nice. I'm really impressed by it. I'm not sure what the kids area bottom is like, though as I only stayed in the "main" pool.

Also, thanks everyone for the nice comments. I'm moving slowly on day two due to work. I'll work on the next day tonight, though. Stay tuned!

[January-2007]

Thanks for reporting.

[iheartmickey]

Sounds like an excellent start to your trip. I love the pics!!!

Thanks for sharing!