Another Week, Another Vacation

After a stressful start to their second vacation in as many weeks, Meg and Nick had a wonderful time on his first trip to Walt Disney World.  She had called me the night before they left to let me know that their 6 a.m. flight on Tuesday had been cancelled.  Even though they had met the same situation on their way back from Phoenix, they weren't quite sure what to do.  Meg had been sound asleep and was a little too out of it to make changes to their schedule and Nick had never done it before.  I was still up and after a little bit of time on the computer, we were able to get them on the next flight out at 8:30 a.m.  Unfortunately, they had to change planes in Atlanta with only a short wait to make the next flight.  All went well, however, and they were more than glad to land in Orlando and catch the Mears Connect to Pop Century.  

The rest of their week was smooth sailing for them.  Meg introduced Nick not only to Disney World, but also to vacationing with the Heinisch family.  They were up before sunrise to catch rope drop at each of the parks throughout the week and squeezed in one more ride as the fireworks started each night.  Several days they even got in over 30,000 steps.  All of the exercise gave them the perfect excuse to tray a wide variety of foods that AJ recommended on Disney's Food Blog.  They liked so many things, but I think Meg most appreciated finding a new Disney favorite - Dole Whip.  The weather was perfect for the smoothie treat with temperatures in the 70s and sunshine everyday.  

Meg said taking Nick on first trip reminded her of when she and Cameron were younger.  His enthusiasm was contagious as he stopped in all of the countries in EPCOT and loved every ride that they tried.  Meg tried to get him to rank his favorites, but he said that he couldn't as they were all just too much fun.  I don't know if Nick appreciated Figment or Cosmic Rays as much as Meg did, but they enjoyed staying at a resort with a skyliner for transportation and Meg felt by the end of the trip that she was a pro at the new Genie + feature in the My Disney Experience app.  They were both sad to leave, but thankful for a successful first trip on their own and happy to have a few new souvenirs to bring home while staying under their budget.  I had a lot of fun hearing about their adventures during the week and was glad that they made it home safely and stress free early this morning.