When I joined Intercot...

[EpcotFan182]

When I joined Intercot...

- I was 16 years old
- I was a sophomore in high school
- I had been to WDW a total of 3 times
- my youngest brother was a toddler

Now...

- I'm 23 years old
- I'm entering my last year of pharmacy school and will hopefully be a pharmacist a year from now!
- I have a dog, and can't imagine my family without him in it
- I'm going on my NINTH trip to WDW this coming August
- my love for Disney is still going strong and doesn't show signs of fading!

[amd780]

What a great thread!

When I joined in March 2006:
-DH and I had been married for less than a year
-We were planning our first trip to WDW together, which was in January of 2007; I hadn't been since January 2004, and DH's last trip was when he was little.
-Neither of us had been on a Disney cruise
-We were living in CT
-I was working as a preschool teacher
-I had a completely different group of friends

Now:
-DH and I are coming up on our 6th anniversary
-We have been to WDW together 3 times and took our first DCL cruise in March. I think DH now loves Disney (almost) as much as I do!
-We live in NC
-I'm working in inside sales
-I have mostly lost touch with the friends I had while living in CT

[lovewalt]

When I joined Intercot...

It was on my DH's 30th birthday in 2002
was a newlywed fresh off my WDW honeymoon
was still on a dial-up modem
was in a completely different career
wasn't yet a Mom
had made 5 trips to WDW and thought I was an "expert" until I found out how much more there was to learn!

NOW
DH and I have had many more "honeymoons" to WDW as we are approaching out 10th wedding anniversary.We are the proud parents of 8 year old Maura,who's birth I announced on INTERCOT and who went to a Meet at WDW as an infant in 2003.I may not post as often as I did way back in the day,but I still lurk and even post trip reports from time to time.

Oh, and no more dial-up!LOL

[DonLefNY]

Lets see, when I joined in 2000:

-I had been to WDW 5 times.
-I was looking into buying into DVC.
-My kids were in the 2nd and 3rd grades.
-I had just starting working for my wife in her business after being a full time Stay at Home Dad for 7 years.
-I was driving a big honking pickup truck with a V10 gas engine!


Now:
-I had been to WDW 39 times and six months ago purchased a 2nd home 25 miles for WDW. I've also now been to DL and have done 2 Disney cruises.
-I just sold a third DVC contract (due to having that nearby home, but still have one more contract)
-My kids are both off in college.
-I'm still working for my wife, she has not fired me yet.
-I drive a little gas sipping Korean car.
-I'm 3 years away from retirement!!

[JPL]

When I joined Intercot in 1997

- Posts were very difficult to follow since it looked more like a folder sytem
- I was visiting WDW for first time to see the Christmas Decorations.
- I got yelled at by Beth for my first post which broke some sort of rule.
- I was working at MTV Networks
- The internet was something I did at work when I was bored.

Now

- I usually go to WDW in December just about every year.
- I am one of the people looking out for people who break the rules.
- I have been teaching for 10 years my first year was 2001.
- The internet is still something I do at work when I am bored.

[DisneyDINK]

When I joined Intercot...

-it was 2003

-I was 40 pounds heavier.

-I was training for my first marathon.

-I was finishing my night MBA. I joined Intercot to research my second trip as an adult. The trip was a reward for finishing grad school.

-I was working for Amtrak.

-I discovered Magical Journeys. I booked my first trip with them.

-I was searching for the ideal time to go to WDW to avoid crowds, long lines, busy restaurants, etc.

Now...

-I have raced 7 marathons, countless shorter races, both runs and triathlons, and I'm now training for my first Iromman.

-I now work as a portfolio manager/wealth manager.

-I'm still using Debbie at MJ to assist me with my trips.

-I am still searching for the ideal time to go to WDW to avoid crowds, long lines, busy restaurants, etc.

[goofy89]

When I joined Intercot....

-It was 2005.
-I was 16 years old and a Sophomore in high school.
-I was learning to drive.
-I had no idea what I was going to do with my life.
-I was single.
-My Disney addiction was growing and growing!

NOW...

-I am a couple weeks away from being 22.
-I graduated college with a BA in Early Childhood Education and a BA in Sociology.
-I am newly engaged to my boyfriend of 4 years and we are planning a Disney wedding!
-I am still completely obsessed with Disney World and have luckily found someone who shares the same obsession!


...my a lot has changed!

[ryca1dreams]

When I joined....
- It was a year after 9/11 so I was overworked and depressed. I needed an escape.

- We started our streak of 7 trips to WDW

- Epilepsy, breast cancer, hypoglycemia, etc. had not hit our family yet.

- I still had fond memories of Alice from my high school trip to WDW in 1986 and was hoping she would remember me after all these years. (She seems to have a hard time remembering though)

- Gas was affordable.

[meldan98]

When I joined Intercot in September 2000...

-I was three months from getting married and I was planning my Grand Plan Honeymoon and Disney Cruise.
-Was getting pressure from my new manager that they couldn't really afford for me to be away from work so I could get married and have a honeymoon even though it had been planned for over a year.
-Lived in an apartment with my fiancee.
-My fiancee had only been to Disneyland.

Now...
-We celebrated our 10th wedding annivesary in December
-We have 2 beautiful little girls and a puppy.
-We bought our first house in 2002, and our 2nd in 2008.
-My oldest started reading Harry Potter last night.
My oldest has been to DisneyWorld once and Disneyland about 10 times and my yougest has been to Disneyland twice.

Where has all of this time gone!

[lynnek]

When I joined last fall:
I had been lurking for a few months amazed at the amt of info you all had to offer

We hadn't been on a family vacation in a long time other than following me around for business or book signings

I was worried about leaving my business for a week--would business still be there when I got back? Or would the recession and vacation kill it.

I planned the trip myself, all the ADR's and had many sleepless nights hoping I had planned well for 3 very different kids--2, 10,12, one with mild Asperger's

We were thinking this would be our only trip to Disney


Six Months later:

Of course we are returning next fall!

Deb is helping me from Magical Journeys

My business was still here when I got back and thankfully is still allowing us to take a vacation this year

After a heads up from Deb that we could do ADR's in May, I gave the kids and DH a challenge to schedule the week--nice to see everyone else with spread sheets And, I was amazed to see what each thought was a definite!

I post when I get the chance, and love reading everyone elses opinions.

I actually know what most of the abbreviations mean!

[DisneyDog]

When I first joined Intercot....

It was May 1st, 2002

It was my 8th wedding anniversary (I've just celebrated my 17th!)

I was 5 months pregnant with DS8

I was living in Naples, Florida (we have been back in PA for over 6 years now)

I had an annual pass for WDW and got to go every other month (we haven't been back for 3 years now)

My 2 Pembroke Welsh Corgis, lights of my life, were still alive. I miss them every single day.

Boy has my life changed since I first joined Intercot.

[BriarRose0708]

When I first joined Intercot in 2006 -

* I was 23 finishing my second year in Graduate School and very much single
* Planning my first trip ever, which is why I joined this great site!
* Searching for full time jobs after graduation
* There was a Just Questions thread that I loved to read and eventually started posting in
* I had never met anyone from Intercot before

Now in 2011...
* I am almost 28 and have been working full time in Higher Education for four years
* Am no longer single and hope to plan an October 2012 trip with my bf
* I have been to WDW 5 times
* I have held two full time jobs and moved twice
* There is no more JQ (I still don't really know what happened but I miss you guys)
* I have attended Intercot Meets and have gotten to know so many awesome friends and am looking forward to LMNOP!

[Dixie Springs]

When I joined Intercot...

• There was no such thing as 'facebook'
  
• The term "9/11" had no significance
  
• I was actually considering DVC
  
• Microsoft Windows Me was just about to be released
  
• Pixar/Disney only had 2 Toy Stories and a Bug's Life
  
• Probably had not used a Fast Pass yet
  
• Disney's ill-fated 'Dinosaur' hit theaters

[SgtTigger]

When I joined I was escaping 9-11 TV coverage it was 9-26-2001.
I had learked around here for a while and just had to join.
I was a Sergeant in my Sheriff’s Department as the screen name Sgttigger.
I had only been to Disney World 6 times
I was so new to message boards and had no idea what to ask.


Since I joined
I was around all the time for a long time but I have strayed and am not around nowhere as much as I use to be.
I have been promoted to Lieutenant in my Sheriff’s Department
I lived through Hurricane Katrina and Lost everything.
My wife signed on here (under my name) and told everyone what was happening in our life all the way through the storm and aftermath.
We recovered from the storm and still work for the Sheriff’s Department
We bought 2 room of furniture from the Wilderness Lodge to furnish our house.
I have been promoted to Captain in my Sheriff’s Department
We have been to Disney World 25 more times for a total of 31 times.
We have been on 4 Disney cruises.
I think I need to be around more if I can……
We bought into DVC 2 times..

[sportsguy2315]

When I joined Intercot:

• I was a freshman in High School
• I was an All-State hockey player
• The thought of Brett Favre playing for the Vikings was unfounded.
• Doing the CP had never crossed my mind.
• I was single.
• My priorities were getting my homework done and getting a date that weekend.

Now:

• Senior in college
• Now I get paid as a college hockey analyst
• Brett did two years in Purple, and the result was like a crazy night out: Fun at first then wondering what exactly happened in retrospect.
• I start the CP in August!
• DGF and I have been dating for almost two years.
• Now, I have grown up responsibilities like finding a job and keeping a house straight.

[darthmacho]

[*]Brett did two years in Purple, and the result was like a crazy night out: Fun at first then wondering what exactly happened in retrospect.

Sportsguy, that was funny, and probably true for Vikings fans.

[Georgesgirl1]

I am a more recent Intercotee, but here goes...

When I joined Intercot for the 2nd time (having forgotten my original username and password)...

-I was pregnant with my first child and a cool friend of mine told me that Intercot had a Moms and Moms to be thread with lots of nice people on it.
-I was teaching full time.
- DH and I had been to Disney 7 times together.
- We were planning a trip with my parents and were going to take DH's sister and her husband with us for their first trip to the World.


Now...
- I have two sweet little boys. I am still active on the Moms and Moms to be thread although it is not as active these days. I have made some great friends on that thread, one of who I met up with on our October trip to Disney.
- I am now teaching part time at a church preschool that my boys attend and love having more time with them.
- DH and I have taken 10 trips to WDW together. ODS has been to Disney twice now, and we are planning YDS's first trip for January of 2012.
- We are talking about planning another trip with my SIL and BIL and their DS who is just 6 weeks younger than our YDS. Can't wait to take all the boys together!

[Dopey's Girl]

When I joined Intercot...

• I was planning a trip for 13 members of my family. It was my 5th trip, and most of them had never been before. I had never gone with that many people and I was freaking out
• I had never heard of Magical Journeys (The HORROR!)
• I had only stayed in All Star Music and Sports, and POR
• I was 2 years into a job at a new company, struggling to pay bills.
• I was in my 20's and my brother was in his teens.

Now

• I have been to WDW 22 more times
• i'm never planning another trip for more than 7 (my immediate family). That was no fun, and for a lot of the trip they were annoying.
• I will never plan a trip without Wendy and MJ. NEVER!
• I have stayed at all the Values, all the Moderates, and a few Deluxe/DVC
• I have been with my company nearly 10 years, and have moved up quite a bit. While I will always want to be paid more, they pay me enough that I'm not always worried about money any more.
• I'm in my mid 30's, and my brother is married with 2 adorable kids who I can't wait to take to see Mickey!