Advice Needed

[eva]

I'm sure this next trip will be great! It was a very hard time for me. Four weeks before the trip our whole office was given two weeks notice that they would be closing down. I was pretty upset because I had quit a job just two months before that to take that position. My previous employer fought unemployment since I had quit so I didn't qualify. It was bad enough with all that going on. I was really looking forward to the trip to take my mind off of things. All it did was make me feel even worse.

 

[SueOKW]

Eva! I can only imagine your trip report...

"We heard the phone ring.. there she was AGAIN!!" "I went to the lady's room... there she was, AGAIN!"

Hope your job woes are over soon if not already.

Sharon - Love the kid idea!! Someone to play with!! Boy ask us for suggestions, and we have tons - and you even have Dis folks volunteering to break up their busy week, to keep you company! Now that's selflessness! Seriously though, flexibility - radios - great ideas... I wish you all the best!
Sue

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[SharonS]

Thanks everyone! Gee, I never expected to get volunteers to keep me company...LOL. I might have to have a contest , or take applications!!

Anyone want to rent a child out??? I wish I knew someone in that age range to take. My Mother and I took one of our friend's children when she was 11. It was great to experience things through her eyes. I'll never forget...she had a hard time believing that the presidents in the Hall of Presidents weren't actors! she also thought the horse in the American Adventure was real.

 

[mickeyschickie]

Have you ever done Disney alone? Spending a day doing exactly what YOU want is very liberating...here are some tips:
1. Post and see who else from the Dis will be down while you are there...maybe meet up for a cup of coffee or a snack or a few rides together.
2. Take the time to meet Cast Members...they are wonderful to talk to, and they love talking to guests too.
3. Take a guided tour, this is also a great way to meet people who have YOUR interest...there is one of the MK railroad that sounds cool that is offered in the early morning and the Behind the Seeds Greenhouse tours run all day.
So, plan your vacation for your first and then see if your cousin wants to be included in "YOUR" vacation...and see how you do Disney.
Don't let her bring you down. I've gone on trips with big groups before and it is never easy to get along with everyone.
4. Have Fun!!!undefined

...when your heart is in your dreams...

 

[kewlteacher]

Sharon,
I agree with people above, you must have a plan before you go that includes compromises on both parties. However, my DD and I found that it is VERY difficult to travel with family. We always have had good intentions before we left, but somehow each person's expectations were just a bit different. Because we travel to WDW often, we laways feel like we are "entertaining" the other parties and not enjoying our time together. And..everytime a "grandparent" volunteers to go so they can "babysit"..don't believe them! They seem to forget when they get there and want their own vacation. This is from experience!

 

[heymagic]

I'm glad you asked Sharon! I'm getting some good ideas from all the suggestions too! I liked mickyschickies ideas.


Love,

 

[spiceycat]

this is probably not what you want to here - but have you considered letting them go alone - and you find another companion and another time. Sometimes my brother and his family go when we are there (me and my mother) - those vacations to say the least are heated. Some how no matter what the problem is it my fault. I generally let them go by themselves so I don't have to heard about until they get back. They are going because of the kids, if it wasn't for the kids, they would have gone once. But I didn't get to as a kid, and I would hate to kept my niece and nephew from the joys of WDW just because there parents did not know how to take responsible. So you have my empathy and encouragement - you will feel better knowing your are sharing your wonderful WDW.

 

[Candace]

I agree with Spiceycat - let them go alone. I know you are using your DVC points for their room, but just do it with the knowledge that you are generous, and you will be happier at home. Tell them something about a problem at work coming up, yada, yada, yada. It sounds as if they already know what they want to do anyway, so let them do it - just the two of them. You will always go back to WDW - at least until 2042!

On another note:
Eva - when did you stop teaching?

 

[eva]

Candance, boy you have a good memory! I quit teaching in December of 99. Took a position as an actuary at an insurance company. Absolutely hated it! Moved to a software instruction firm and they closed their doors after 2 months. I'm subbing now and waiting for the next school year to start. I love teaching and was really silly to take that actuarial position. I guess money sometimes gets the best of us. Needless to say, 2000 was a real stinko year. I'm really going to need this vacation coming up in May!