don't worry about your friend's comment. Some people just don't get it. And I personally feel sorry for them. Bless their hearts! (you know what it means when a Southerner says that, don't you?) Well...it's not sincere.
Okay - other places to vacation. Yes, there are many. We just went to Southern CA for vacation in May. We did go to DL/CA Adventure but only for 2 days of the 6 night trip. We had a pretty good time, but we really missed WDW. It's "our place" perhaps I should say "our laughing place." We missed the service, the total immersion of magic, the beautiful resorts. So, although we really can't afford it, we've booked our REAL vacation 7/2-7/9. You can guess where, can't you? Yep - WDW. Staying at the Beach Club. And if someone else says to me "Are you going to Disney again?" I'm personally going to yell out "HECK YEAH" (although I may use a cuss word instead of "heck") and I may slap them in the mouth and just sainter off like a cat.
I have a friend who goes to the same beach every year, rents the same house, goes the same week in August and he has the nerve to say "You're going to Disney again." What's the difference? Lay on the beach, get burned? Go to a dude ranch, fall off a horse? At Disney, we have everything. (does that sound familiar to anyone?)
We do visit the beach, either in FL or one of NC's wonderful beaches, but we will always go to Disneyworld in FL (not CA!) and we will do so at least once every year. God willing.
PamNC