So I have not been refraining from talking about my Walt Disney World trip because I had a horrible time - I have just been busy. Actually, I had a good time at WDW, surprising even (and maybe mostly) myself.

From everything I had heard about WDW, I was most leery of the much-touted excellent customer service provided throughout the resorts. This made me have visions of harried employees grimly acting appropriately cheerful to avoid getting cattle-prodded by the Mouse. I was pleasantly surprised to find it pretty normal. There were some absurdly cheerful "cast members," but i got the feeling they were that way naturally, and not through employee abuse.

The weather was excellent - the first day was a little cloudy, but the others were bright sunshine and in the low 80s. And I think we went at a good time, because although it was crowded, it wasn't the kind of insane crowded that I have heard is possible. I don't think I would ever visit in the summer, what with the crowds and the heat and humidity.

In fact, my only complaint was that it was not relaxing at all. There was so much to see and do, and I only had four full days there to do it in. By the end, my body ws just exhausted. Luckily my ankle held up, although I did have to start taking painkillers by the end, which I haven't had to do in a while. After I came back (to a midterm), it felt like I needed to take a vacation to recover from my vacation. And then I went to Washington to see the panda.

The cutest t-shirt in Disney

All in all, I think I would go back, but I would want to do a much more relaxed, "adult" visit. The weird thing about WDW is that it is just so big and encompasses so much that you can imagine countless trips where you do everything completely differently and never exhaust the possibilities.

But I also feel like I am glad I have done it at least just once, so it is not a huge deal if I never make it back there. My problem is, once I have a great vacation, I am torn between going back to the same place, or going to one of the many other new and different places that I have never been before. With so many possibilities, do I really want to spend time someplace I have already been?