Why I Vacation Without My Kids

It's no secret around here that my kids do not always accompany me on vacation and today I want to share a little more about that.

Let me preface all of this with saying that I don't ALWAYS vacation without my kids. I mean look at those sweet faces! We love spending time together as a family and going places that everyone will enjoy. There are times and reasons however, that I feel the need to head out the door and leave those sweet faces behind. I will also that I realize the following reasons apply to my family and obviously aren't hard and fast reasons for EVERY family.

A Very Dapper Girls Getaway - Itinerary and Plans

T-Minus 2 weeks and counting until our Very Dapper Girls Getaway! We've been busy finalizing all the details of our trip...including some last minute changes!! I'd like to go over what our plans our and some of our thought process!! Arrival Day The most exciting day of all!! Lauren and I went back and forth on our transportation options from the airport to Disney...um about 100 times! Ultimately for the price difference in a private car service, taxis/uber and a rental car...rental won out! We have so much running around to do that this is the most convenient and fast option. As usual we are renting from Alamo and got an awesome Annual Passholder discount! I'm arriving a bit earlier than Lauren so I'll pick the car up, then her and off we'll head to Disney's Boardwalk Inn and Villa's...our favorite resort!

After we check-in we'll head right over to EPCOT for some Food and Wine Festival goodies before ending our night at Tutto Gusto!! Day 2 We'll kick off Day 2 with a meal over at Disney's Fort Wilderness Campgrounds. I'm super excited to try out Trails End before spending the rest of the day at Hollywood Studios.  That evening we are spending some time at Disney's Polynesian with drinks at Trader Sams and dinner at  Kona Cafe before heading to Disney Springs to check out Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar Day 3 Today is a FULL Magic Kingdom day!! We'll start out with breakfast at Be Our Guest and end with dinner at Tony's right before the Halloween Party! I can't wait to share with you all my costume! Day 4 Today is a full day at Food and Wine Festival. I can't wait to try out our EPCOT F&W Festival Sampler!! Day 5 Probably the day I'm most excited for...Dapper Day!! We are getting all dolled up and heading to the Studios where we'll have lunch at 50's Prime Time Cafe!! We'll spend the evening back at the Magic Kingdom. Day 6 Animal Kingdom today before heading back to either Magic Kingdom or EPCOT depending on how we are feeling. It's our last night at Disney!! We actually check out today before heading to Universal! Day 7 It's Universal Day! We have until early evening to explore Harry Potter and I'm SOOO excited! That's the long and short of it! We have a lot of new things to try and not a lot of time to do it in. We are so excited about so much of this trip and I can't wait to report back!

A Very Dapper Girls Getaway....the FOOD!

Really it's what you've been waiting for right? For me to share with you all the yummy goodness of our trip? Well this trip will henceforth be known as the trip of NEW experiences!! We try and make these "work" trips once a  year, without husbands or kids in tow. We take tons of photos and try to experience things we haven't done before, all for the sake of education. Let's jump right in and talk about our dining selections!

Due to Food and Wine Festival we have opted to do things a bit differently and skip the dining plan. We are going to be trying a variety of table service, counter service and food booths and will be sharing A LOT, all for the sake of education. I know...we have it rough!!

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