Getting weepy.............

[Laurabearz]

I know a lot of this had to do with pregnacy hormones..... but I am so excited to be going home to OKW in a couple of weeks.....

It was Jan 2002 that we first stepped in a two bedroom unit there....... paying cash coz DH didnt like the whole idea of DVC.... and within minutes he took my hand and said... yes... this is for us........

We have taken a couple of trips on points..... Went to the BC (before BCV opened) and the Poly in May with all the lovely banked points from our OKW resale...... this past September, DH and I splurged on a 1 bedroom for just the two of us at BWV.....

BUT........... I really feel like, this time, we are going HOME....... back where it all started........ ::::::::: sniff sniff ::::::::::

Plus all the Christmas decorations..... Oh my.... tearing up again.....

I cant wait to walk down Main Street.... Hubby gives me a hard time since I always shed a couple of tears as we pass under the bridge and I first see MS............ Now with the hormones raging.... and all the decorations...... Oh he is going to hate me! LOL

I just cant wait.......... Plus to add to the heaping pile of icing that is already on our cake, we get to share our dream with My BIL and family....... (Oh I am a mess now........) This is their once in a lifetime trip to Disney...... and I am so thankful that we have had a large part in it..... I cant wait to see their faces when they walk into their 2 bedroom unit.......

PLUS Grand pops is coming with...... This also means so much to me... Both of my parents have passed...... Both never seeing their only grandchildren...... Pops is up there in age and his health is not the best.... so this trip with the kids will be cherished for a lifetime......

Can I get anymore sappy????? Prolly..... lol

Thanks for letting me gush........ I cant wait I cant wait I cant wait!!!!!!

 

[ncligs]

 

[MinnieMe2]

Well, if it's pregnancy hormones, what's my excuse? I just got all weepy, too !

This sounds like the trip of a lifetime for all of you. Now, dry your tears and start packing. Have a wonderful time. Enjoy the decorations (my dream is to see WDW at Christmas). Enjoy your family. And tell us all about it when you get home.....

 

[hoosiergirl]

I am so excited for you, Laurabearz! One of the best things about DVC for us is sharing it with others. We took my brother to OKW in '93 (OUR first official time "home") and it was indescribable. They had lost their middle son at age 6 in '88 (perfectly healthy up until his brain aneurysm) and this was the first real family trip for them. My DH and I have always said that taking them with us was worth the price of DVC--and then we've taken other families with us since!

babble, babble, babble....... Anyway, have a GREAT time!!!!

 

[nisiemouse]

Okay, I am also in tears after reading that post. We can't wait for our first stay in an OKW (and a 2 bedroom) in 2 and 1/2 weeks. We stayed in a studio at BCV in Aug but feel like we are really going home this time. Have a great trip! Disney at Christmas time is so amazing.

 

[Terry S]

Ohhh Laurabearz, you just made me cry too! (and I am not pregnant). This sounds like it is going to be a wonderful trip for you! I was listening to my Share A Dream Come True CD on the way to work (getting very homesick) and you just summed up what it is all about, the magic of it all and sharing your dreams!

 

[TigerLilly's Mom]

Great post! I am not pregnant and get teary eyed thinking of entering MK during the Christmas season with my kids - 7 and 5. I picture lights twinkling in the background, holiday music, and my kids faces..... oh dear, here I go again, lol. Have a blast - I don't know if I can make a whole month!!!!! Tonia

 

[TeresaNJ]

That was such a beautiful post Laurabearz. I'm so happy for you and your family. We were suppose to take my dear dad to WDW for his 65th birthday in December 96, but my dad was diagnosed with cancer in March of 96 and passed away in June of that year. My mom went with us all the following May, and I've been trying to get her to go back with us ever since. She finally agreed to go with me and my daughter, who is 16, this weekend. We are leaving on Saturday, and I can't wait. I've revolved the whole trip around my mom. She's in good health, but doesn't do alot of walking, so she's concerned about keeping up, but I told her we'll go at her pace. I had so much fun planning our days and our PS reservations. One of the things my mom likes to do is go out to eat, so we'll be going to a different restaurant every day. I'm taking her to OHana's on Saturday after we arrive for dinner at 5pm (we're staying in a FW cabin the first two nights, couldn't get DVC ressies, as trip planned to late). We'll be taking the FW boat to the MK, then the monorail to the Poly. After that we'll head back to the MK for Spectromagic and FITS fireworks. My mom's dear brother, who also passed away in 96, was a HUGE Disney fan, and got us hooked on WDW. He had been 21 times since it opened in 73. The Poly was his favorite resort. I thought it would be nice for my mom to eat there in memory of Uncle Leo on our first night. On Sunday we're going to do AK in the am, go back to FW for a rest, then on to Epcot for 5pm dinner at Le Cellier so we have plenty of time to see TOD & Illuminations. Monday morning we're going to check out of FW and then head to either MK or DTD, then in the afternoon check in to our studios at VWL, yeah . From there back to Epcot for dinner at Rose N Crown, and we'll explore Epcot some more. Tuesday we're going to MGM. We have PS at the Brown Derby for an early dinner, and since we have the Fantasmic dinner package, my mom won't have to stand in line for Fantasmic. Our plane doesn't leave until 6pm on Wednesday, so after we check out of VWL, we'll be heading to the MK. We have lunch ressies at Liberty Tree Tavern, I think my mom will really like this, and then we'll have time to see the parade before we leave. It's so much fun planning for others, isn't it?

 

[Dreamfinder2]

Go ahead and be weepy.

We had big plans for Christmas: DW, DD, DS (who would be home on leave from the Marine Corps), and my Mamma were going to spend five days in a 2 BR at WVL over the holidays.

Well, DD's cheerleading squad got invited to some national championships in Dallas over the holidays, so we had to cancel. Bummer.

But my mom died about two weeks ago, so she never got to spend any DVC time with us.

NOW, DD's squad is NOT going to nationals (long, irritating story), and of course at this late date there's no such thing as availability at any DVC properties.

As sort of a consolation, though, we've now got a concierge room at AKL over New Year's - a boatload of points, to be sure, but use 'em or lose 'em, right?

All that's to say, yeah, I get sorta weepy when I think that Mamma didn't get to spend Christmas with us at Disney, but we've got a stockpile of memories to sustain us. And, we'll be building memories for ourselves and OUR grandkids one day for years to come.

It's OK.

BTW, I'm neither pregnant nor hormonal nor even female, but I've got a little lump in my throat to deal with now.

 

[sgtdisney]

Laura that sounds like a great trip. I am sure you will have a wonderful time. Hey, your baby is due on my Birthday! Watch out for us Tauruses... Congrats on your upcoming arrival as well!

 

[Lesley]

Laura, thanks for that post! I'm inclined to think its the pregnancy hormones (btdt...I was probably the only person on earth crying during Tarzan and Instinct....I mean, really, really cry....when I was pregnant with my last baby!), but I really needed to see your post as I'm having a hard time getting excited about our upcoming trip at all. Don't know why. I think its partially that I'm overwhelmed about all I have to do and everything else!

But anyway, I think I'm beginning to get excited about it now....yes, going home will be such a good thing for us right now! And my mom and step father are joining us....I'm thrilled to be able to invite them to stay with us. My step dad will just love WDW...he's never seen anything like it, and I'm sure mom will be surprised by how much she likes it too...plus the time they will get with the kids will be great for all of them....the kids will get to show them around! LOL And we'll get to relax and throw off some of the stress that's been building up over time from various things. Yes, a vacation and an escape is just what we need!

Ah, I better not get weepy or I'll be really worried......that last baby was intended to be our very last!

 

[DVC-Don]

pregnancy hormones

! Then what is my problem. I've been known to get teary eyed at my first view of Main Street and/or my last walk down Main Street just before we leave.

Signed:

A Guy!

 

[sgtdisney]

Originally posted by DVC-Don
! Then what is my problem. I've been known to get teary eyed at my first view of Main Street and/or my last walk down Main Street just before we leave.

Signed:

A Guy!

Sympathy pains?? LOL! I know when my wife was expecting both of our kids I had more cravings than she did! LOL!

 

[mapny]

Hey Laurabearz, Let the tears flow proudly!!! I hope that you and your family have a FABULOUS vacation. And then you can think about the future trips you'll be having - and probably shed a few more. Reading your post and writing this is making me teary (and I don't care who knows it!!!), sharing your entusiasm, thinking about taking my mom to WDW in 1982, DS's first trip, taking my sister for her 50th birthday...

Keep your tissues handy (or just use your sleeve) and enjoy, enjoy, enjoy...

Michele

 

[Disney Doll]

That's what Disney is all about, and that's what makes the DVC so special. DH and I are in the process of buying another contract for 230 points!!!

Now there will be no more scrimping and saving and finagling points and arrival and departure dates etc.

 

[SueOKW]

these posts all serve to prove one thing to me - we are lucky to be in DVC and we know how to appreciate it. (oh, that's two things!)

enjoy making those memories everyone!

Sue

 

[Mickey4Me]

I understand and share your joy, Laurabearz. In Dec. of 2000 we were fortunate enough to be able to take my sis, her family, my brother, his family and my mom home to OKW. It was a wonderful time and wouldn't have been possible without DVC. I hope you and your family have as magical a time as we did!

 

[Maistre Gracey]

Well, my wife has been trying to get pregnant for about a year now, with no luck. Maybe someday she will be fortunate enough to have your hormones.

But...we do treat family to our DVC.