Whew! Time to start working on this post-trip report! I will download pictures asap.
First let me preface with a little background. My DH and I have been to WDW 24 times, 12 without our DD. She is grown up and on her own, but we have taken her with us 2 times since. We have stayed at CBR, PORS, POFQ, ASMusic, BC, and BCV. We really should become DVC members or AP as much time and money we spend at that place! LOL We started going down when our DD was 5. Did not want to carry that diaper bag around with me or the stroller. She was very independent and going to walk by herself anyway. We try to go down once a year or sometimes twice if we can afford to. We live in mtns of NC. It is about a 10.5 hr trip with good traffic.
This trip was planned last minute. Really missed the world and needed a get-away. We reserved a pkg with 5 day ph at the PORS. It really helped getting a free day in the parks with that more than 4 day plan! I always do the planning and scheduling things, etc. on our trips. My DH is really good about doing anything I pick. I started doing some planning by taking some advice from King Fergus and ordering the Passporter guide. I wish I had had one of these babies when we first starting going to wdw. That book is fantastic! It gave me lots of room to write down my thoughts and things to do next trip. I always used to write a journal each day, but when you have been to the park all day, sometimes the last thing you want to do is sit and write an hour. I really like this guide.
Little did I know when I planned this little trip, that it would be a blessing. Two weeks before our trip March 17-22, our state got a horrific snow and ice event. My DH works for a utility, so he had to go out of town for a week. The good thing was that he got to see our DD while in the piedmont of the state. But, he did pick up a cold bug! When he returned, he was really worn out. Not sleeping well, very bad cough, just needed a vacation! Points for me!!! I couldn't have planned a better time to escape! LOL
We headed down on Sunday, March 16. The trip was good and the weather cooperated. We arrived at PORS around 4 so our room was ready for us. We were in Alligator Bayou, Bldg 39, and room 3922 which is on the first floor. We had a lovely garden view room. We unloaded the car and headed to DD for the ST. Patrick's Day celebration going on over there. There were tons of people there! I am guessing a lot were locals since it was the weekend. Hardly room to walk. We checked out the World of Disney store, my favorite. We walked over to Raglan Road where some good Irish music was happening. It really got us in the celebration mode. We picked up an Irish Killian and walked around. Started getting a bit tired around 10 and rode the boat back to PORS. Being up since 4 am was hitting hard. Time to turn in!
First day in the parks coming up tomorrow!! 
I need to find a longer one next time for sure.
lunch looks amazing! And I got soaked when that cannon went off too! Lol it never happened before this trip.
we were in Epcot and it was COLD. Looking forward to reading more 
...I remember getting that Mongolian beef..Awesome....Keep them coming Boomer..
