As the Ticker Turns...the neverending saga of the Resort Changers

[Sue M]

Ok, so I know I have basically been MIA for at least a month now if not more so! I am not even going to TRY and get caught up, so I do apologize.

BUT I had to share my good news! I have a second interview with a Disney travel agency tomorrow!! SO excited! AND I am applying for an assistant position with another Disney related online planning company. I would LOVE to be able to just quit the crappy job I have right now...SO not loving the middle school kids... I am miserable.

Keep your fingers crossed for me! I can specialize in RC Disney vacations. ;-)

hope it went well today!!

Hello all!
Sad to be home but caught up in a whirlwind of planning for the next 6 months of our lives!

Lots of stuff for Japan to figure out. ILs still don't have plane tickets (seriously?!). Trying to unpack and sort through the debris from last week's trip!!!

Will try to catch up on the thread and post more tomorrow! Been going through pics and trying to get all our FP+ loaded to MM -- DH's magic band didn't register so he's missing a lot of ride photos.

*HUGS* and happy planning!!!

Welcome home!!

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Just caught up with all 46 pages!! Loved reading about all the RC meets and WDW summer trips.

Now that it is officially Fall, hope everyone is doing well and busy planning the next trip/resort.

No WDW trips on the horizon for me but will enjoy all the plans...holidays are not long off now!

to all!

 

[pigletgirl]

Just caught up with all 46 pages!! Loved reading about all the RC meets and WDW summer trips.

Now that it is officially Fall, hope everyone is doing well and busy planning the next trip/resort.

No WDW trips on the horizon for me but will enjoy all the plans...holidays are not long off now!

to all!

Yes, we are in the midst of planning summer of 2015! It seems quite a long way off, but knowing how fast time is going it'll be here! We're planning on arriving in Orlando 3 days prior to our package at Disney, staying off site and doing a day at Cocoa Beach, Seaworld and Gatorland (my mom's request... )

I went and got a few books at the library and when it's time to book, I know what I'll want. There isn't anything to do for Disney until ADR time and that is in the spring.

And speaking of the holidays, I bought DD's first Christmas gift! She's getting a giant Minnie for her room. I hope she still likes her then too! (We're big Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fans around here...)

Anyway, tomorrow is Friday! Hope everyone has had a good week.

 

[trishadono]

And speaking of the holidays, I bought DD's first Christmas gift! She's getting a giant Minnie for her room. I hope she still likes her then too! (We're big Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fans around here...)

Anyway, tomorrow is Friday! Hope everyone has had a good week.

Not to worry! Dd19 STILL watches that at college

 

[Koh1977]

Yes, we are in the midst of planning summer of 2015! It seems quite a long way off, but knowing how fast time is going it'll be here! We're planning on arriving in Orlando 3 days prior to our package at Disney, staying off site and doing a day at Cocoa Beach, Seaworld and Gatorland (my mom's request... ) I went and got a few books at the library and when it's time to book, I know what I'll want. There isn't anything to do for Disney until ADR time and that is in the spring. And speaking of the holidays, I bought DD's first Christmas gift! She's getting a giant Minnie for her room. I hope she still likes her then too! (We're big Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fans around here...) Anyway, tomorrow is Friday! Hope everyone has had a good week.

I think I may try and get a December 2015 trip in with the family and my parents. Mom really wants to go and honestly, things look good right now cancer wise, but who knows what the future holds...all they can say is the prognosis for the next 2 years looks good.

In TA news...I talk to the owner of the agency tomorrow after school! Woohoo! Will let you know!

 

[letthewookiewin]

retaliate!! Take his cards next time he goes out
So sorry to hear about your moms dog

Oh I got him back the next day when I "accidently" took $200 cash out of his wallet while he slept and I left the house to get my phone.

Thank you

Yes, we are in the midst of planning summer of 2015! It seems quite a long way off, but knowing how fast time is going it'll be here! We're planning on arriving in Orlando 3 days prior to our package at Disney, staying off site and doing a day at Cocoa Beach, Seaworld and Gatorland (my mom's request... )

I went and got a few books at the library and when it's time to book, I know what I'll want. There isn't anything to do for Disney until ADR time and that is in the spring.

And speaking of the holidays, I bought DD's first Christmas gift! She's getting a giant Minnie for her room. I hope she still likes her then too! (We're big Mickey Mouse Clubhouse fans around here...)

Anyway, tomorrow is Friday! Hope everyone has had a good week.

Sounds like it's going to be a great trip!! I would love to do several days at a beach after a WDW trip.

I think I may try and get a December 2015 trip in with the family and my parents. Mom really wants to go and honestly, things look good right now cancer wise, but who knows what the future holds...all they can say is the prognosis for the next 2 years looks good.

In TA news...I talk to the owner of the agency tomorrow after school! Woohoo! Will let you know!

I'm glad things are looking good for your mom. I'll keep her in my prayers that she just keep getting better every day.

I can't wait to hear about the TA news. I would love to do that for a company you don't have to find you own clients, but I doubt there are any like that.

 

[pigletgirl]

I think I may try and get a December 2015 trip in with the family and my parents. Mom really wants to go and honestly, things look good right now cancer wise, but who knows what the future holds...all they can say is the prognosis for the next 2 years looks good.

In TA news...I talk to the owner of the agency tomorrow after school! Woohoo! Will let you know!

That would be such a special time for your family. I hope it happens!

BTW, good luck today with the interview!

 

[Koh1977]

So quiet in here...

 

[pigletgirl]

So quiet in here...

Too quiet!

I guess that pesky thing called real life has taken over!

By the way, how did the interview go Krystal?

 

[dimndgal1]

Popping in to say hello!
Caught up in trying to nail down some specifics for Japan, handle a walking toddler who is showing signs of the terrible twos, and trying to get everyone in gear for Christmas -- seriously, FP window is in a month!

Hope everyone is well ~ planning to sit down later this week and read through all I have missed. I see there are some new bookings (YAY!), some hard times hug, and some possible career changes... wishing pixie dust for everyone!

 

[Koh1977]

Too quiet! I guess that pesky thing called real life has taken over! By the way, how did the interview go Krystal?

She talked to me about the company and how it started, info. on commission, sales quotas, training, etc. then said she had to talk to 2 others (the other owner, her husband, and the manager with whom I'd already interviewed). Said I might not hear anything until later this week or next since she's at Universal this week. I hate waiting!

 

[gwynne]

She talked to me about the company and how it started, info. on commission, sales quotas, training, etc. then said she had to talk to 2 others (the other owner, her husband, and the manager with whom I'd already interviewed). Said I might not hear anything until later this week or next since she's at Universal this week. I hate waiting!

I hope you don't have to wait too long. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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I am so far behind on the thread, so I'm just jumping in here. Our trip is right around the corner, our magic bands have arrived. We had a little RC, but isn't that our hobby around here?
Our middle three days we will be at the Old Faithful Club. We almost made it over to the grand, but when we talked about it we both really wanted to go back to the Lodge.
We've got some nice dining plans while we are there, Artists Point and California Grill. This has been a rough year for dh, more tests in the next couple of weeks. I'm glad we have our vacation to look forward to. The countdown is on. Hope everyone is having a good start to their week, hugs to all the RC friends.

 

[letthewookiewin]

She talked to me about the company and how it started, info. on commission, sales quotas, training, etc. then said she had to talk to 2 others (the other owner, her husband, and the manager with whom I'd already interviewed). Said I might not hear anything until later this week or next since she's at Universal this week. I hate waiting!

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully, you don't have to wait until next week.

I hope you don't have to wait too long. I'll keep my fingers crossed for you!

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I am so far behind on the thread, so I'm just jumping in here. Our trip is right around the corner, our magic bands have arrived. We had a little RC, but isn't that our hobby around here?
Our middle three days we will be at the Old Faithful Club. We almost made it over to the grand, but when we talked about it we both really wanted to go back to the Lodge.
We've got some nice dining plans while we are there, Artists Point and California Grill. This has been a rough year for dh, more tests in the next couple of weeks. I'm glad we have our vacation to look forward to. The countdown is on. Hope everyone is having a good start to their week, hugs to all the RC friends.

Sounds like it will be a great trip.

We've been crazy busy. The DH's parents are thinking about buying into an appliance repair franchise. Hopefully, it will mean the DH will make more money. If it works the way the fil thinks it will, in 3 years the DH won't be running service calls. He would just be the manager of the service techs and helping them when they have issues. There has just been a lot to read and we have a short time to get it done in to decide if that's they way we want to go.

 

[gwynne]

I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Hopefully, you don't have to wait until next week.



Sounds like it will be a great trip.

We've been crazy busy. The DH's parents are thinking about buying into an appliance repair franchise. Hopefully, it will mean the DH will make more money. If it works the way the fil thinks it will, in 3 years the DH won't be running service calls. He would just be the manager of the service techs and helping them when they have issues. There has just been a lot to read and we have a short time to get it done in to decide if that's they way we want to go.

Sounds like a lot to consider. Hope the reading has been helpful as you all make decisions.

 

[pas130]

Lurking along... to all. Guess what no changes to report

 

[pixarmom]

Have been away, but see it's been slow! Good luck to Koh, and many hugs to those going through some difficult times.

Busy with school schedules, work schedule (part-time, but a busy time of year) and getting for our new puppy who is coming home in a little over a week. She's our first-ever puppy and I know zero about dogs so I've been researching and shopping, researching and shopping.

Lots of changes for us, I think. Doing the AKL/GF/?? split in January, but no final decisions until the discounts appear. Leaning heavily toward Poly for the last part of that split - even with construction. If we can get a good rate on Poly CL, it would make marathon weekend so much easier. Now that we have three races that weekend (5K for the boys and me, half marathon for my husband and older boys, full marathon for me) Poly would be ideal for transportation.

Then we have to/fro airport stays during Spring Break before/after visiting my parents at the beach. Just the boys and me, but our APs will have expired by then, so the initial plan is resort-only. Thinking WL on the way to the beach, but will wait for discounts. On the way back to the airport from the beach, it's Easter weekend so rates are and will probably remain crazy. Booked WVL, then switched to BC. Now thinking of AOA and adding 1-day park tickets. Also thinking of keeping BC and making 1-day park tickets a christmas gift. I won't go into all my other ideas, but thought I'd throw this in to keep the RCing going!

Edited to add: Went with AOA and 2-day park tickets . . . for now.

 

[dimndgal1]

I am so sorry that I have been AWOL and I really am trying to stay caught up but I am at my wits end with all the drama of life!!!
This whole move has been a debacle and we haven't even gotten to the moving part. First they 'misplaced' our medical stuff and didn't notify us (DH went in after getting the run-around for a 2 weeks). Finally got that squared away and now other stuff they said we didn't need is required, but no one decided to tell us so we have lost so many days when a simple phone call would have worked.

To top it off, there was some major miscommunication with ILs - someone was supposed to notify others when buying tickets and didn't - so two sets of family are arriving at midnight instead of mid-afternoon which means they either A) miss a park day or B) drag their zombie selves to a park and then crash mid-afternoon. Not to mention they had the joy of paying more than the tickets the other group bought for this middle of the night fun, so there are a lot of hard feelings right now and I'm just over this whole thing... this is the first time I have been anxious about a trip to WDW. Seeing the crowd calendars update and all the other stuff as we draw closer is only adding to the stress -- I am so freaked that the family doesn't 'get' how crowded it will be and the whole thing will be a fiasco.

Top it off, DD1 is teething all 4 of her molars (two have broken through) so is up about every 3 hours at night (after sleeping 9-10 hours for the last 6 months). DH's schedule has amped up the last week (10 -12 hour days) so I can't have him get up in the middle of the night (well, I could, but it makes me nervous to let him go work around heavy machinery if I did). I know a lot of my frustration is compounded by lack of sleep but the truth is I just want it to be January!!!!

BLAHHHHHHHHHH!

/rant off

Okay, I'm done. Positive thoughts, Kohl! *fingers crossed* wookie! Loving seeing the trips devloping for everyone -- I hope 2015 discounts roll out soon!!!! to all!!!

 

[trishadono]

I am so sorry that I have been AWOL and I really am trying to stay caught up but I am at my wits end with all the drama of life!!!
This whole move has been a debacle and we haven't even gotten to the moving part. First they 'misplaced' our medical stuff and didn't notify us (DH went in after getting the run-around for a 2 weeks). Finally got that squared away and now other stuff they said we didn't need is required, but no one decided to tell us so we have lost so many days when a simple phone call would have worked.

To top it off, there was some major miscommunication with ILs - someone was supposed to notify others when buying tickets and didn't - so two sets of family are arriving at midnight instead of mid-afternoon which means they either A) miss a park day or B) drag their zombie selves to a park and then crash mid-afternoon. Not to mention they had the joy of paying more than the tickets the other group bought for this middle of the night fun, so there are a lot of hard feelings right now and I'm just over this whole thing... this is the first time I have been anxious about a trip to WDW. Seeing the crowd calendars update and all the other stuff as we draw closer is only adding to the stress -- I am so freaked that the family doesn't 'get' how crowded it will be and the whole thing will be a fiasco.

Top it off, DD1 is teething all 4 of her molars (two have broken through) so is up about every 3 hours at night (after sleeping 9-10 hours for the last 6 months). DH's schedule has amped up the last week (10 -12 hour days) so I can't have him get up in the middle of the night (well, I could, but it makes me nervous to let him go work around heavy machinery if I did). I know a lot of my frustration is compounded by lack of sleep but the truth is I just want it to be January!!!!

BLAHHHHHHHHHH!

/rant off

Okay, I'm done. Positive thoughts, Kohl! *fingers crossed* wookie! Loving seeing the trips devloping for everyone -- I hope 2015 discounts roll out soon!!!! to all!!!

Oh sweetie you need

 

[gwynne]

Lurking along... to all. Guess what no changes to report

Have been away, but see it's been slow! Good luck to Koh, and many hugs to those going through some difficult times.

Busy with school schedules, work schedule (part-time, but a busy time of year) and getting for our new puppy who is coming home in a little over a week. She's our first-ever puppy and I know zero about dogs so I've been researching and shopping, researching and shopping.

Lots of changes for us, I think. Doing the AKL/GF/?? split in January, but no final decisions until the discounts appear. Leaning heavily toward Poly for the last part of that split - even with construction. If we can get a good rate on Poly CL, it would make marathon weekend so much easier. Now that we have three races that weekend (5K for the boys and me, half marathon for my husband and older boys, full marathon for me) Poly would be ideal for transportation.

Then we have to/fro airport stays during Spring Break before/after visiting my parents at the beach. Just the boys and me, but our APs will have expired by then, so the initial plan is resort-only. Thinking WL on the way to the beach, but will wait for discounts. On the way back to the airport from the beach, it's Easter weekend so rates are and will probably remain crazy. Booked WVL, then switched to BC. Now thinking of AOA and adding 1-day park tickets. Also thinking of keeping BC and making 1-day park tickets a christmas gift. I won't go into all my other ideas, but thought I'd throw this in to keep the RCing going!

Edited to add: Went with AOA and 2-day park tickets . . . for now.

Very busy days for you. A sweet little puppy, what fun! Hope we get to see some pics.

I am so sorry that I have been AWOL and I really am trying to stay caught up but I am at my wits end with all the drama of life!!!
This whole move has been a debacle and we haven't even gotten to the moving part. First they 'misplaced' our medical stuff and didn't notify us (DH went in after getting the run-around for a 2 weeks). Finally got that squared away and now other stuff they said we didn't need is required, but no one decided to tell us so we have lost so many days when a simple phone call would have worked.

To top it off, there was some major miscommunication with ILs - someone was supposed to notify others when buying tickets and didn't - so two sets of family are arriving at midnight instead of mid-afternoon which means they either A) miss a park day or B) drag their zombie selves to a park and then crash mid-afternoon. Not to mention they had the joy of paying more than the tickets the other group bought for this middle of the night fun, so there are a lot of hard feelings right now and I'm just over this whole thing... this is the first time I have been anxious about a trip to WDW. Seeing the crowd calendars update and all the other stuff as we draw closer is only adding to the stress -- I am so freaked that the family doesn't 'get' how crowded it will be and the whole thing will be a fiasco.

Top it off, DD1 is teething all 4 of her molars (two have broken through) so is up about every 3 hours at night (after sleeping 9-10 hours for the last 6 months). DH's schedule has amped up the last week (10 -12 hour days) so I can't have him get up in the middle of the night (well, I could, but it makes me nervous to let him go work around heavy machinery if I did). I know a lot of my frustration is compounded by lack of sleep but the truth is I just want it to be January!!!!

BLAHHHHHHHHHH!

/rant off

Okay, I'm done. Positive thoughts, Kohl! *fingers crossed* wookie! Loving seeing the trips devloping for everyone -- I hope 2015 discounts roll out soon!!!! to all!!!

PCS time is so stressful. Massive paperwork, and it always seems something is missing. Hang in there!
All you can do with IL's is plan a bit, and don't worry about the rest. They probably will never know the difference.
You're doing an awesome job on all fronts!

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Tomorrow I'm pulling out a suitcase. Time to start putting a few things aside! Three weeks from Friday, but who's counting? Ha!!!

 

[letthewookiewin]

I'm going to try an attempt to catch up tomorrow. My DH and I are convinced that the franchise is the way to go because every time we get into talking about it something else happens to pull one of us away from it. Last night it was me. Last night this sweet baby girl...

lost her battle with Cancer (I HATE that word!!!!)
Then today, my poor bil found the blog his wife was writing and she has not been faithful and was writing a blog about it. Right now, my nephew is with us, and we are just doing everything for me to make sure he feels a lot of love.
To round out the wonderful week, my mil thinks my oldest son has pink eye. There is no discharge, and it looks a lot like my eyes do when I'm having severe allergy problems this time of year. The whites of my eyes will be all red with super itchy eyes. I really think that is all it is, but I'm going to take him to see the doctor tomorrow.

I just keep repeating "59 days until I fly to Atlanta, 61 until we check into SoG". I have some trip news. My friend's AC went out at the end of last week, so they went to the beach for the weekend. When they did that, she got a gift certificate for a free couple night stay. We'll use it and get into Orlando on Sunday instead of early Monday morning. The plan is to get there early enough to have dinner at Ragland Road.