The 17 anniversary of my TBI (traumatic brain injury) is in the beginning of December, hubby’s birthday is 4 days later.

Ordinarily: we celebrate my reborn day, then 4 days later I cook some type of Alfredo dish, and we have cake and ice cream to celebrate Dom’s birthday. This year I’ll try making his day different.

My aunt, who’s retired from Disney, gave us two complimentary tickets to get in the park. We decided we’d celebrate life at Disney. Dom reserved Magic Kingdom for the day after his birthday, a Saturday (so damn annoying, when I was a kid we could spontaneously go to Disney, now you need a freaking reservation!). After he made the reservation I suggested that we find a room close to The Park. He agreed. I told him how about I put together a birthday weekend for you? He wants me to surprise him. Which means I have to plan without my travel partner.

I found an accessible suite 5miles from Disney, and decided we’re having a pizza party. I’ve told his family (brother, sister, cousin and mother) and my local family (ma, pops, kid bro and future sister in law.) The week before the party I’ll tell our friends and get RSVPs, it may be Dom and I , a pizza, a bottle, and ice cream. (All he asked for is a bottle of Apple Crown Royal and ice cream, I can and will make that happen.)

I found a better (more accessible and better price) room. Still a suite, this one has a shower, this hotel also has a restaurant, a bar and it is a 5 minute walk to Old Town (🥰 that place has memories):

Story time – Our second date and my last first kiss was at Old Town.

Dom and I started talking on POF (Plenty of Fish) in June or July of 2017. It took me a month or two and a hurricane (Irma was coming, wifi and data is usually first to go, and last to come back after a storm) to take our relationship to the text level. Our first date/meeting wasn’t till the first weekend of October when my pops dropped me off and picked me up at a restaurant, second date, a week later he came to my house to pick me up and we went to Old Town had my last first kiss, ate chicken tenders, went on the ferris wheel 🥰 . It was a good time 😁.

Back to life celebration weekend:

Friday night will be all about Dom and really chill, we’ll pick up Pizza Hut. Pizza Hut, seriously Nina? What, Dom likes Pizza Hut, they usually have good deals, it’ll be easy.

I have an OT (occupational therapy) appointment at 11¹⁵ with Lady Jillian on Dom’s birthday. Ma will pick me up at 10 to take me to my 45 minute appointment (🙄 another annoyance with Celebration Hospital. Neuro appointments used to be an hour of undivided one on one time with a therapist. Now it’s 45 freaking minutes, that’s barely enough time to go over what’s going on with me and to warm up).

Back to Friday/birthday, and my plans…..

Leaving at 10 will give me more then enough time to shower before therapy, I need to have Jill help me figure out how I can SAFELY curl my left eyelashes. So I’ll be finishing my makeup at therapy with her.

Yes, ot includes doing makeup!

Ot (occupational therapy) focuses on upper body and life skills.

Pt (physical therapy) lower body and walking.

Anyways, my appointment will be finished at noon, check in isn’t till 3, we’ll call and see if the room’s ready earlier, if not maybe we’ll get lunch after Dollar Tree for decorations.

Then we’ll head to the suite, I’ll carry out my hotel routine (sanitize the toilet, shower chair,I don’t want booty germs 🤢and commonly touched areas) and decorate, I’ll have the room ready for the birthday boy.

He works 9 to 5 from home. We probably won’t head out until 6, then and I’ll direct Dom to the hotel (realize I’m not saying the same of the hotel 🤫it’s a secret.)

I’m thinking I’ll need streamers, balloons, birthday plates, napkins and matching solo cups. I’ll have ice cream and his bottle in the freezer, oh and my other aunt who is a retired pastry chef will be supplying goodies. Oh, I need candles!

If y’all can think of anything I’m forgetting don’t hesitate to comment and let me know, please. I don’t have Dom to run down the prep checklist with.

I’m trying to just let Friday night happen. Like I’m planning for a chill/spontaneous evening/weekend.

Planning to be spontaneous? Sad, I know, being disabled I feel like I have to have a plan for everything to flow, but I have a wild and spontaneous soul. So I set to be spontaneous. Make sense?

Bathrooms are my major hang up. I have an over active bladder, so I know from experience public accessible stalls are not always WHEELCHAIR accessible, and hotels have limited accessible roooms with showers and they are usually a higher price.

Okay Nina, wrap it up.

Disney weekend will start with a pizza party, on Friday night. Then, Saturday we’ll have a big brunch at Magic Kingdom. We’ll go to Old Town for dinner, then Sunday will shenanigans at home.

In about a month y’all will be hearing all about what we got into.