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wishes she was Wendy Moira Angela Darling
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And these, are the days of our lives.........cue music..........
So there is drama with our trip. Not by any part of my DH or I (or our adorable DS!). You might remember our cast originally included me, DH, my DS-Pooh and then my MIL and her hubby.
Well in a previous update, you heard how hubby (FIL) is now out of the picture. They are in the process of divorcing and there is a restraining order against him now, unfortunate for all involved. Regardless, my lovely MIL is coming still. She is great, I really lucked out in the whole mother in law department. Sad she is going through this though. We already have the reservation for the 5 of us, now we are down to 4. We had even booked and paid for his plane ticket (which he had reimbursed), but it is non refundable and on AA, which gives you little leeway to do anything with it. so he is just stuck with having a ticket he won't use I guess.
Anyhow- so now there were 4..........
so what to do? I mentioned we talked to her about bringing along our nephew, who probably won't ever get to go to WDW. He would have to miss school, but he is repeating a grade this year anyhow. He's struggled in school and is very immature for his age (14)- he lives in a tiny town in OK and had never even seen skyscrapers before he came to stay with us. He's struggled with some family drama of his own too, so he's had a rough go. We thought he might be a good choice. We took him with us to the beach for a week a few summers ago and he is great with kids (he unfortunately gets stuck babysitting his cousins a lot- more drama). AND, we loved being able to see all this new stuff through his eyes- like first time seeing the ocean. so he is a possibility, but he has a sister, who is 10. So would we invite her too? Originally i didn't think we would have room for both, but now i think we would.
Our BLT 1bedroom sleeps officially 5 plus a infant/toddler in a crib. DS 'could' still fit in a crib, but in reality, he would probably sleep in bed with us (which we don't do at home ever though). So that would leave the queen couch for MIL and nephew and the twin foldout bed for the niece. So it could work. So I put that out there as a possibility too. But it means them both missing school and us giving them a magical experience that they wouldn't be able to share with their parents (which I would feel bad about) or their little brother (who is my DS age- almost 3).
Then comes into play more drama.
My beloved BIL and his wife, who shares my same name (and last name!) have hit a rough patch. They've dated since HS, have two beautiful kids (12 and 6 i think) and a beautiful home and well, just seemed perfect. But we all know everything is not as it seems. they are battling through a trial separation right now and so my MIL mentioned having my BIL come with us. Or him with his two kids. Which is fine, but then we have 7 and not sure we can all fit comfortably in a 1 bedroom. I checked and studios and 2 beds (basically everything) is booked for our dates at BLT. So we got what we got. We could use an air mattress or something, but i hate to go against the 'rules' and over our count for occupancy. My BIL and his wife had talked about doing WDW in December months ago, before I knew about any of this anyhow. So i don't know- i put the idea out there for him- we could cram in, but they wouldn't be able to eat with us. I tried to get additional ADRs to match up to ours or extend our ADRs from 5 to 7 and there is nothing available for the same times. So they would have to eat on their own a lot too.
So there is that option. I also mentioned them just getting their own room at a value and get free dining too. So we will see. I think he is going through so much right now, that thinking about a WDW trip is the LAST thing on his mind............unfortunately, it is the first thing on mine.
I can't finalize our ADRs until I know who is going- and how many. I still need to book Hacienda when ADRs open for it and the CP package (hoping for Le Cellier). So do i book those for 4, 5, 6 or 7???? AHHHHHHHHHHH shoot me now. Right now, i have no clue on the headcount. I guess I could jsut book like 7 to be safe and then try and down size later (or as a CM told me when i tried to downsize, just show up with less and that is easier).
In addition, DH wanted to do the WISHES dessert party- the only night we could would be on MVMCP night- 12/9, can't book it until i know who and how many. Same for MVMCP, can't book it yet.
so i am a little frustrated. And in the grand scheme of things, my frustration is just nothing compared to what my MIL and BIL are going through right now. It really hurts my heart to hear it all. But i hope i get an answer soon so we I can finalize our plans.
It might end up just being me, DH, Pooh and my MIL, which is fine. But i hate wasting a one bedroom when we could have fit in a studio- that would have saved us half our points. But oh well, what is done is done. We can't change now, like i said, almost everything is booked up at BLT and we don't want to move from there since it is our first stay 'home'.
So here I sit, twiddling my thumbs and anxiously awaiting an answer of some kind, any kind- 4, 5, 6 or 7. Or heck, if they work things out, it could be 8, but in that case, they would HAVE to get their own room.
anyhow- i was able to get an additional ADR for 3 more for our Crystal Palace breakfast on the first full day- just in case. And i was able to get an additional ADR for lunch at Coral Reef for 7 as well. so that would be two meals they could do if BIL joins us. Plus I haven't booked Hacienda yet, so that would be another. I have some nights doublebooked, so they could use those, just another restaurant. So we will see
keep your fingers crossed i get an answer soon. We are exactly 4 months away now!!!
So there is drama with our trip. Not by any part of my DH or I (or our adorable DS!). You might remember our cast originally included me, DH, my DS-Pooh and then my MIL and her hubby.
Well in a previous update, you heard how hubby (FIL) is now out of the picture. They are in the process of divorcing and there is a restraining order against him now, unfortunate for all involved. Regardless, my lovely MIL is coming still. She is great, I really lucked out in the whole mother in law department. Sad she is going through this though. We already have the reservation for the 5 of us, now we are down to 4. We had even booked and paid for his plane ticket (which he had reimbursed), but it is non refundable and on AA, which gives you little leeway to do anything with it. so he is just stuck with having a ticket he won't use I guess.
Anyhow- so now there were 4..........
so what to do? I mentioned we talked to her about bringing along our nephew, who probably won't ever get to go to WDW. He would have to miss school, but he is repeating a grade this year anyhow. He's struggled in school and is very immature for his age (14)- he lives in a tiny town in OK and had never even seen skyscrapers before he came to stay with us. He's struggled with some family drama of his own too, so he's had a rough go. We thought he might be a good choice. We took him with us to the beach for a week a few summers ago and he is great with kids (he unfortunately gets stuck babysitting his cousins a lot- more drama). AND, we loved being able to see all this new stuff through his eyes- like first time seeing the ocean. so he is a possibility, but he has a sister, who is 10. So would we invite her too? Originally i didn't think we would have room for both, but now i think we would.
Our BLT 1bedroom sleeps officially 5 plus a infant/toddler in a crib. DS 'could' still fit in a crib, but in reality, he would probably sleep in bed with us (which we don't do at home ever though). So that would leave the queen couch for MIL and nephew and the twin foldout bed for the niece. So it could work. So I put that out there as a possibility too. But it means them both missing school and us giving them a magical experience that they wouldn't be able to share with their parents (which I would feel bad about) or their little brother (who is my DS age- almost 3).
Then comes into play more drama.
My beloved BIL and his wife, who shares my same name (and last name!) have hit a rough patch. They've dated since HS, have two beautiful kids (12 and 6 i think) and a beautiful home and well, just seemed perfect. But we all know everything is not as it seems. they are battling through a trial separation right now and so my MIL mentioned having my BIL come with us. Or him with his two kids. Which is fine, but then we have 7 and not sure we can all fit comfortably in a 1 bedroom. I checked and studios and 2 beds (basically everything) is booked for our dates at BLT. So we got what we got. We could use an air mattress or something, but i hate to go against the 'rules' and over our count for occupancy. My BIL and his wife had talked about doing WDW in December months ago, before I knew about any of this anyhow. So i don't know- i put the idea out there for him- we could cram in, but they wouldn't be able to eat with us. I tried to get additional ADRs to match up to ours or extend our ADRs from 5 to 7 and there is nothing available for the same times. So they would have to eat on their own a lot too. So there is that option. I also mentioned them just getting their own room at a value and get free dining too. So we will see. I think he is going through so much right now, that thinking about a WDW trip is the LAST thing on his mind............unfortunately, it is the first thing on mine.
I can't finalize our ADRs until I know who is going- and how many. I still need to book Hacienda when ADRs open for it and the CP package (hoping for Le Cellier). So do i book those for 4, 5, 6 or 7???? AHHHHHHHHHHH shoot me now. Right now, i have no clue on the headcount. I guess I could jsut book like 7 to be safe and then try and down size later (or as a CM told me when i tried to downsize, just show up with less and that is easier).
In addition, DH wanted to do the WISHES dessert party- the only night we could would be on MVMCP night- 12/9, can't book it until i know who and how many. Same for MVMCP, can't book it yet.
so i am a little frustrated. And in the grand scheme of things, my frustration is just nothing compared to what my MIL and BIL are going through right now. It really hurts my heart to hear it all. But i hope i get an answer soon so we I can finalize our plans.
It might end up just being me, DH, Pooh and my MIL, which is fine. But i hate wasting a one bedroom when we could have fit in a studio- that would have saved us half our points. But oh well, what is done is done. We can't change now, like i said, almost everything is booked up at BLT and we don't want to move from there since it is our first stay 'home'.
So here I sit, twiddling my thumbs and anxiously awaiting an answer of some kind, any kind- 4, 5, 6 or 7. Or heck, if they work things out, it could be 8, but in that case, they would HAVE to get their own room.
anyhow- i was able to get an additional ADR for 3 more for our Crystal Palace breakfast on the first full day- just in case. And i was able to get an additional ADR for lunch at Coral Reef for 7 as well. so that would be two meals they could do if BIL joins us. Plus I haven't booked Hacienda yet, so that would be another. I have some nights doublebooked, so they could use those, just another restaurant. So we will see
keep your fingers crossed i get an answer soon. We are exactly 4 months away now!!!
I am so sorry that your family is having such a rough time. I hope you will be able to work out all your plans soon.
In the meantime, i wanted to get at least DH and I all set on the APs. We will figure out the rest later. I know, the drama and the debate- it is a hot one- as hot as the pool hopping controversy, refillable mugs or taking kids out of school......
Count me in. I'll even do a little babysitting for Pooh.
Do they send them to you in the mail, or do you get them when you check in?
of course who doesn't love disney mail! 
