thebigman65
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Hello All, it's been sometime since I posted anything or even read anything on these boards....I know some of you will read this and not quite understand it and some of you may even flame me for this....but I just have to get this out.....
In March of 2009, good friends or ours took us on a wonderful vacation to Animal Kingdom Lodge.....they are DVC members. Since we never travelled much we thought at the time that this was going to be a once in a lifetime trip. As a kid growing up, and being raised by a single mom, I never had the opportunity to go to Disney World and I always wanted to go! Anyway, myself DW and DD went on that trip and we had the best time ever!.....so much so, that the following December, our friends asked us to take a Cash trip for Christmas and we could not resist.....and of course, while we were there we bought into DVC! We did not pay it all upfront and had a loan balance that we carried and eventually would pay off over the next couple of years.
Over the next couple of years, until 2013, we traveled to our second "Home" many times and DVC became a part of our lives...In early 2013, due to a lot of different circumstances, I lost my business. Lets just say that for our whole family, the year 2013, is one we want to forget ever happened! Of course with the loss of the business, came financial implications, and we seriously considered selling our stake in DVC as we still had a balance on our loan. Well DW and I decided to try and persevere and stuck with it. Yes, we were late sometimes, yes, sometimes, we had to make 2 payments and yes, other people may think we are crazy for not just letting it go....but to us this is not "Just" a timeshare.....to us DVC is memories.....and losing it would somehow equate to losing all of those memories.
Well, what a year 2014 is shaping up to be! Not only have we caught up to all of our responsibilities, including DVC, but we think we just may be able to finally pay it off in full this year!
I just wanted to share this with people who would understand what DVC is all about and understand that this is more than just a timeshare, but an integral part of our life!.....you may not agree....but to me and my family it is and always will be!
We are back baby!!
In March of 2009, good friends or ours took us on a wonderful vacation to Animal Kingdom Lodge.....they are DVC members. Since we never travelled much we thought at the time that this was going to be a once in a lifetime trip. As a kid growing up, and being raised by a single mom, I never had the opportunity to go to Disney World and I always wanted to go! Anyway, myself DW and DD went on that trip and we had the best time ever!.....so much so, that the following December, our friends asked us to take a Cash trip for Christmas and we could not resist.....and of course, while we were there we bought into DVC! We did not pay it all upfront and had a loan balance that we carried and eventually would pay off over the next couple of years.
Over the next couple of years, until 2013, we traveled to our second "Home" many times and DVC became a part of our lives...In early 2013, due to a lot of different circumstances, I lost my business. Lets just say that for our whole family, the year 2013, is one we want to forget ever happened! Of course with the loss of the business, came financial implications, and we seriously considered selling our stake in DVC as we still had a balance on our loan. Well DW and I decided to try and persevere and stuck with it. Yes, we were late sometimes, yes, sometimes, we had to make 2 payments and yes, other people may think we are crazy for not just letting it go....but to us this is not "Just" a timeshare.....to us DVC is memories.....and losing it would somehow equate to losing all of those memories.
Well, what a year 2014 is shaping up to be! Not only have we caught up to all of our responsibilities, including DVC, but we think we just may be able to finally pay it off in full this year!
I just wanted to share this with people who would understand what DVC is all about and understand that this is more than just a timeshare, but an integral part of our life!.....you may not agree....but to me and my family it is and always will be!
We are back baby!!
