NASA & WDW: Two of my favorite acronyms

If everything goes right and the weather and technology cooperate, two weeks from tomorrow I will get to witness this with my own two eyes:

A Space Shuttle launch! And I'm so excited I could probably wet my pants a little bit!

My mom has a friend who was able to get us VIP tickets for the launch. That means that we get to view the launch from inside Kennedy Space Center, and attend a special briefing on the launch the day before. We actually had tickets to go a year ago but decided not to make the trip because it was right during Spring Break, so hotels and flights were either full or outrageously expensive. We crossed our fingers that we'd get another chance, and it looks like we have it!

The original launch was set to take place on April 19th but was postponed to the 29th because of a conflict with another launch. Launches get scrubbed all the time if the weather doesn't behave or if there's any kind of technical glitch, so we're FAR from being in the clear. It stinks, but it's a very real possibility, so I'd appreciate it if you'd all just keep your fingers and toes crossed for us that the launch goes off without a hitch!

We do have a Plan B if the launch gets scrubbed:

Hello, House of Mouse! The fine folks at Disney are running a deal for military families in which we could purchase 4-day tickets to Walt Disney World for a greatly reduced price. Normally I'd want to wait a few years for a trip like this because dealing with a wild 18-month-old is going to be a challenge, to say the least. But under the circumstances, I think we're going to give it a try and just set our expectations low. The Mister and I have been to WDW a couple of times before and Maren will be thrilled with anything she sees, so there's no reason to feel like we have to do and see every single thing in this one trip.

And now, I have to plan a major cross-country trip for us in less than two weeks! Heck, I don't even think we have appropriate clothing for the kids--we're still wearing sweaters and jeans around these parts, and we're basically catapulting ourselves ahead one full season so I'm going to have to do some quick shopping for shorts, t-shirts and sandals. I can't wait!