If he wasn't all that excited about Beach Club, I sure wouldn't stress and spend the money to stay there. If you love Wilderness Lodge, do that, if the $$ thing comes out okay. If you're just as happy to be anywhere, and you're surprising him with extra Disney time, I can't imagine he'd care where he stays.
Throw around all of the following ideas and questions, and even write down how you're feeling about it all. Seeing things on paper makes it more concrete in your mind. Jill and John just did that this weekend, as they are thinking it might be better to change from POFQ to Pop for their October trip so that they'll not be so tight for money on the November trip.
Just think about all of this, and see where your answers lead you:
1)Why do you think you're changing your opinion on Beach Club? Are you reading things or seeing pictures that are not good, or is it just the money that's coming into play? Do you really not think you would love it once you got there? Plus, you would be trying something new. Would you be happy with going there, as planned, but not for as many nights? Maybe that is an option. Go ahead and go as planned, because you might both think it was awesome when you're really staying there, but just go for a night or two and then go home. Then you'll know for sure how you feel about it, because it is hard to really know the experience just from the stories and pictures of others.
2)You know you love Wilderness Lodge, and it feels comfortable. I don't blame you a bit. I wish our finances allowed us to be able to call it home, and we will stay there eventually. You feel a special something there, and it only feels right to stay there. But, in doing that, you still aren't trying something new. So, how important is that for you?
3)What about Animal Kingdom? It would be going deluxe, but would it be more affordable than BC? Is he at all interested in animals, and would he like the theming there? You could do the night vision goggles and hear the story teller by the fire pit in the evening.
Selfishly, I want you to do whatever you can to make the November/December trip so we can meet you, but unselfishly, I want you to do whatever you think would be the most awesome thing for David. There will be other chances to meet, and family is so, so important. If you think deep down he would love the Beach Club and that you guys would feel just so great calling that place home for a day or two, I'd say go for it.
But, if you think you'll be just as happy anywhere else and just going over to Beach Club to eat a meal and maybe watch the evening movie on the beach and 'pretend' you're living there, then that should work out just as great
and save you some money.
Now that I have thoroughly confused you, I will welcome you to my world. I go through this on about any decision, as I am a completely indecisive person. I straddle the fence on everything and write down all the pros and cons of every situation. Usually, I just walk the fence until something or someone finally pushes me to one side. At that point, I stay with that decision and determine to be happy with it, never looking back at the other choice.
I'll be waiting to hear what you decide. Now that I've thrown all that at you, you're probably just saying,
"Oh my gosh, I'm just going with the original plan. Shut up, already!!!" Right?