In the Beginning There was a Movie...

I guess it is about time I started to establish my credentials. What makes me so sure that I can provide others with sound Disney planning advice?  Was I ever a Disney Parks Cast Member?  No.  Am I a travel agent?  No.  Am I a Disney geek?  Yes! Yes! Yes!
OK that brings me to a little movie I made when I was just out of college and struggling to pay the bills. This is getting exciting isn't it?   Okay, I was not struggling to pay bills but it sounded so dramatic and I do tend to to like a little drama.  Anyhow, I decided to surprise my then fiance, Brian with a trip to Disney World for Christmas.  To present the gift with a little drama, my now sister-in-law Sara and I made a very high quality film with cutting edge special effects.  Well anyhow, I recruited some family members and family pets. There was also a wind up dolphin involved. The film was a spoof on the Disney Vacation Planning DVDs that Brian and I would order and re watch over and over again...  There went all the excitement didn't it?  .
Well, in my opinion it was a beautifully crafted piece cinematography .  I should know as a graduate of Emerson College where some other students learned all about such things.  If I can also add that my father's touching portrayal of a Disney park guest riding the Tower of Terror was of Academy Award winning caliber.  My cat's performance of a lion in her natural habitat (litter box) was quite convincing as well.  Ah memories.... I could tell you more but why spoil it when you can just buy the DVD?  Just joking.
It is a double Blue Ray set with deleted scenes and outtakes.
When all was said and done Brian received his gift.  It took until nearly the end of the movie (when I explained it) for him to figure out what the heck was going on.  But, needless to say he went on the vacation and married me anyway. 
So are you convinced yet?  Most of you are convinced that I am just not normal.  Besides that I can prove that I am thoroughly competent and maybe even skilled at providing advice and even helping others plan their Disney vacations. It all began when we started to PLAN for that very first trip together.

A Little Introduction is in Order...

Hello.  My name is Lisa. I am not a writer,  Instead, I am by profession and hobby a speaker.  I am a  speech therapist to be more accurate.  I am thirty somethingish, married, and a mother of two.  I am also madly in love. I happen to be a lover of many things: strong coffee with cream, pumpkin muffins, soft blankets, happy faces, dancing anywhere and everywhere, compulsive planning, etcetera, etcetera.  However, I have also been truly blessed in this life with the great love for an amazing family.  With this crew I have also been able to develop and share a great love for Disney which has lead to perpetual vacation planning and becoming a Disney Vacation Club owner several years ago.

Why am I writing this? Well, I am not 100% certain.  I am surely not trying to impress.  I certainly realize that I am following in the footsteps of many truly more gifted writers.  What I have to say may not be all that unique either.   I guess I am doing this for three reasons.  One, my father-in-law urged me too.  It is not very often a father-in-law urges his daughter-in-law to do something.  His son...yes.  His daughter-in-law...no.  Well, maybe with the exception of urging me to please don't go to any trouble to cook dinner; takeout will be fine : ).  My second reason is that I feel the need to take this on as a challenge.  This is a commitment of sorts to improve myself on several levels.  I feel that by taking on this blog I may not only develop  faster typing skills (please for heaven sakes) but, more self confidence with expressing myself in this format. I find this particularly important at this time as my son Noah (9) continues his power struggle with non cooperating fine motor skills which have made writing  a persistently tedious and difficult challenge. So if he can do his best I will also try. So what's good for the gosling is good for the goose.  Okay, so my final reason for putting you all through this ("all" is currently defined as my husband and sister who are obligated) is that I just have too much enthusiasm about Disney to keep quiet about it.  Now it is time to get it down in hard copy for prosperity sake.
So wish me luck.  Until next time....may all your planning (whatever it may be) be Happy Planning!