No, I haven't been neglecting the pre-trip report. I promise.
It's just that there's nothing much really to report.
1) Dunno if I told you this or not, but I'm a government employee. Meaning that this furlough might be affecting me some. It won't affect the trip. Almost all of it is paid for, and I have money saved for the rest. They're talking about me being off six days during the summer. This is our busy time, and they wouldn't dare lay us off now.
Yes, I work for the IRS.
Up until now, I actually worked a lot of overtime. I think, with the sequestration, it's drying up. Money-wise, that's even worst than the forced unpaid leave. But it's getting old, working 60 hours a week. I like my normal time off.
Unfortunately, it will affect DD25 and DFSIL worst. They're the air traffic controllers in Louisiana. They have this big wedding, plus they bought a house last year. Fortunately, most of the wedding is paid for. I think they're looking at betweeen 10-15 days off. Hope it isn't until after the wedding.
Actually, I hope Congress get their acts together, and resolve this. Before something horrible happens.
Yeah, right.
2) Between now and October, looks like I'll be travelling a lot throughout the country. Here is my tentative schedule of trips:
Easter weekend: Visiting the in-laws just outside Knoxville.
Second weekend in May: DD's wedding in Nashville
Week of Memorial Day: Vacation in Wisconsin Dells. I went to college in Milwaukee (Marquette University, class of 1981), but I've never been to the Dells.
Last weekend of June: Nephew's wedding in Cleveland
July 3-7: Taking DGD camping to Carter Caves in NE Kentucky. Never been there either. Good swimming and hiking. And of course, the caves.
Mid July: Crochet Guild of America summer event in Indianapolis. It's the first time it's come this close to home. I've been once, in 2007 when it was in New Hampshire, and I had free airfare through DD25. Enjoyed it. Even though it's a five day event, I'll probably only spend two or three days there. I can justify the registration (free), and even taking one class. I don't know if I can justify $135 for a hotel room.
I'll try to have mini-trip reports for most of them.
3) Yea! For the October park schedule to be out. I'm trying to figure out park days. Right now, I'm leaning toward this:
Saturday Oct 26: Leave home about 5 am. Breakfast in either Corbin KY or Knoxville TN (depending on when DGD wakes up). Supper at where we stay overnight...hopefully Valdosta, GA, but more likely, Tifton, GA.
Sunday Oct 27: Arrive at Wyndham Bonnet Creek mid-afternoon. Dinner at DTD; unless my Cincinnati Bengals play a late Sunday game. Then it's Pizza Hut delivery.
Monday Oct 28: DHS. Early supper offsite (or possibly DTD).
Tuesday Oct 29: AK Early ADR at Tusker House. (I wanted AK on Monday and DHS on Tuesday; however AK has early EMH on Monday.) Early supper offsite...or possibly cook in the condo, since we'll be home by 6 PM.
Wednesday Oct 30: MK. Early breakfast in the condo, late lunch at BOG, then late BBB appointment. Hoping that the late lunch will suffice for supper. If not, we'll have cold cut fixings back at the condo. Leave MK fairly early.
Thursday Oct 31: Epcot. Also DGD's birthday. Light breakfast in the condo, brunch at Akershus (try to get a very late breakfast ADR). Stay at Epcot until about 3, rest at the condo, then DD and DGD will head to the MK for
MNSSHP. DH and I will go out to eat (or possibly go back to Epcot for F&W Festival), then crash at the condo early. Unless there's a good Thursday Night Football game on, in which case, we'll go to a sports bar to watch it. Does anyone know if WBC has the NFL Network?
Friday Nov 1: DGD's choice. We'll go to the parks where DGD want to go to again. I would think MK would be one of them, except she would have already been to MK twice. I won't make any ADR's for Friday or Saturday. Due to DD and DGD's late night, this won't be a ropedrop day. If Epcot is one of her choices, we'll make this the Epcot day. I don't want to spend Saturday at F&W with the crowds and the drunks. I don't want her to learn any new words. Probably do a late-afternoon CS for supper.
Saturday Nov 2: DGD's choice. We'll make rope-drop, and leave early.
Sunday Nov 3: Leave our condo early for home.
Hoping to make it to Knoxville.
Monday Nov 4: Home. With a lot of Disney memories.
Sometime in 2019-20...Our next Disney trip.
We were a little worried about introducing the new son-in-law to the family. I think only my younger sister has met him before yesterday. But that turned out well.
). It also means we'll be eating all counter service those days (we were probably eating counter service anyway...we can afford a few table service meals).
