How this trip came about!

OK, here is a bit of information to those that have heard rumblings.

I love to travel. When I learned that DCL was going to the Med in the summer of '07, I was so there. I practically dragged my whole family into coming. Yeah - right you all say - it really wasn't that hard! LOL. Anyway, what started out as a small trip snowballed when my youngest, April convinced her dad that we could NOT in all conscienceness be that close to Disneyland Paris and not go there. So things were extended first for 3 days, then 5 days then 1 week. From there, it soon avalanched into something more. With April starting parochial high school on August 27, we were all set to come home on August 15th. That is until.....

A very good friend managed to twist my army so hard (ROTFL) that she practically blackmailed me into doing the TransAtlantic Repo Cruise departing Barcelona on August 18th (ok really the 19th). So therefore the title of my blog. I will be wandering all over Europe from July 26th until I board the DCL EB Repo Cruise to Port Canaveral on Sept 1st.

This is my first endeavor on such a large scale. In May of this year, I took my first in 20 years solo flight on spur of the moment. I went to FL to help celebrate a dear friends b-day over Mother's Day weekend. That gave me the courage to actually try this crazy and impulsive plan. I have had lots of fun but also plenty of crazy, stressed-out times in planning and as we are in single digits counting the days, I finally took this plunge and started this. So bear with me everyone if I look amateurish - for I am.
Also, another disclaimer - I have a knack for making even the simplest things hard and anything electronic does not always work for me. You may sometimes see me refer to myself as Schlep-rock! You all know the character from the Flintstones that walks around with a black cloud over his head? YES! That be me!

OK - if I ever learn to post pictures - I intend to do that also but again bear with me as I will be learning on this trip. Also, if service is as slow as they say on other blog reports on the ship - I may be delayed in posting but here is my itinerary:

Family Med Cruise from July 28-Aug8

Fly into Paris and stay on the Left Bank from Aug 8th - 12th
Go to DL Paris from Aug 12 - 15th
Family goes home on Aug 15th.

Laura goes back to Barcelona on the 15th and kills 3 days there with friends.
Will board the Magic on Aug 18th and return to Port Canaveral on Sept 1st.
Stay at WDW until Tuesday, Sept 5th


NOTE: Hubby and girls will meet me in FL on Sept 1st. They fly out of LAX on a red-eye to pick me up from FL. Don't I have the nicest family?