I'm thankful for...MICKEY!!! My Thanksgiving '08 TR!: TR Update, Last Day!

[xoktenox]

Oh dear! I need a vacation right now. I have been telling all my clients that I'm moving and it's so emotionally draining.

Everyone is pretty upset. Some are upset to lose me, specifically. Some are upset to just be losing a P.T. in general. Either way, it stinks. One of the moms said today "I thought we'd just have you forever." Yesterday, one of the moms started crying. Which made me cry. Which was hard to stop. Most of the moms tell me flat out "No. You can't leave. I won't let you." Or something along those lines. I feel like I am letting so many people down. I keep telling myself that these kids have had me for up to 2.5 years and it's okay for me to move on, but it's still so hard.

After Thursday, I will have told every single family. It will be a huge relief to be done with that.

Then I just have to tell the family of my little sister from Big Brothers/Big Sisters. That is going to be terribly hard.

Thanks for listening. Today was a hard day and I just needed to vent! (Not that I haven't been venting ALL night to DH! We even had to go get a Blizzard from Dairy Queen to make it better!)

Aww I'm sorry about the emotional time at work You know you'll get through it and so will everyone else but I can imagine its really hard now.

On the bright side, 8 day!!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Wohoooooo 8 days to go!!! I'm so jealous. I haven't even been home 24 hours and I'm ready to go back! Take tonnnnnns of pics!

Yay!

Welcome back!

I will definitely take tons of pics. And so will my brother, and my mom, and my sister-in-law. So we'll have PLENTY to choose from!

Aww I'm sorry about the emotional time at work You know you'll get through it and so will everyone else but I can imagine its really hard now.

On the bright side, 8 day!!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Yuck!

I've been sick at home all day today with the flu. I am finally starting to feel a little better.

As much as it stinks to be sick right now, I am glad I am getting it out of my system before the trip. I certainly don't want to be sick when we're at Disney World.

My crocs are supposed to arrive in the mail tomorrow. I hope they get here because I want to be able to break them in a little bit before the trip.

Now I'm just waiting for the season finale of America's Next Top Model and praying that I feel better tomorrow so I can go to work!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

ONE WEEK!

SEVEN DAYS!

And only 5 of those are work days!

I just placed my order on costco.com for 2 cases of bottled water to be delivered to Pop Century. I normally don't buy bottled water for several reasons, but I know I would be forking over 2 or 3 dollars per bottle at the parks a couple times a day. This way, I got 48 bottles of water for 12 dollars! Of course, DH and I will share with my parents and my brother and SIL.

Since I was sick yesterday, I wasn't eating much of anything. So, instead of eating, I looked at menus of Disney restaurants online. I have pretty much chosen everything I will eat for the whole week.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hope you feel better, Julie. I'm sorry it is so hard to leave your job. I know your families will miss you. It shows how much you care, when the emotions are draining for you as well.

The Big Sister one has got to be hard. I know how attached I am to the kids on our bus ministry for church. At least you can still be pen pals.

Yeah for a week!

 

[MeMom]

ONE WEEK!

SEVEN DAYS!



Since I was sick yesterday, I wasn't eating much of anything. So, instead of eating, I looked at menus of Disney restaurants online. I have pretty much chosen everything I will eat for the whole week.

Good morning! I'm glad we're all putting in our sick days before next week!!! I'm in my bed under two blankets right now, and I'm freezing! This is the first day of school I have had to miss this year.

On the bright side, I am going to do my packing today, so that should help me feel somewhat better.
Later.
When I get out of the bed.

 

[Charleston Princess]

So where will you be this time next week, Julie?

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hope you feel better, Julie. I'm sorry it is so hard to leave your job. I know your families will miss you. It shows how much you care, when the emotions are draining for you as well.

The Big Sister one has got to be hard. I know how attached I am to the kids on our bus ministry for church. At least you can still be pen pals.

Yeah for a week!

Thanks! I'm feeling better today. Just a tiny headache remaining, but I can deal with that.

Yeah, the big sister thing is going to be very hard. I pray every night that my little sister will continue down the path I have tried to show her.

I can't believe we're down to one week!

Good morning! I'm glad we're all putting in our sick days before next week!!! I'm in my bed under two blankets right now, and I'm freezing! This is the first day of school I have had to miss this year.

On the bright side, I am going to do my packing today, so that should help me feel somewhat better.
Later.
When I get out of the bed.

Take care of yourself today!

I'm impressed that this is the first day of school you have missed!

So where will you be this time next week, Julie?

Why, this time next week, I'll be on an airplane destined for my favorite place in the whole wide world!!!!

 

[TarzansKat]

Hope you feel better soon, hon!

 

[Charleston Princess]

You are getting so close, Julie!!! Are you going to pack this weekend???

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hope you feel better soon, hon!

Thanks! I'm all better now! I'm so happy I got that over with before the trip!

You are getting so close, Julie!!! Are you going to pack this weekend???

I can't believe how close the trip is!!!

Oh, I started packing a long time ago! All that's left to pack now is clothes and stuff that I use every day. This weekend, I have lots of laundry to do!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hey everyone! It's Friday!!!

And not just any Friday. It's the LAST Friday before I leave for Disney World!!!

Only 6 days left!

I just checked the weather forecast, which goes up to next Sunday, and it's looking like 71 to 74 degrees for the highs and sunny or partly sunny. No rain in the forecast so far. I wonder if weather in the low 70s is going to seem cold to us? We're still in the mid-80s here in Phoenix! I guess I don't really care what the temp is as long as I'm there!!!

Happy Friday!

 

[JaxJags08]

I've been MIA lately and just caught up. I'm glad your over the sickness and am sorry about the rough times at work. It sounds like you've been a great presence in all of their lives and it's amazing that you can have such an influence like that in your job. You make me want to go back to school and get a PT degree!

I've been checking the weather too and it looks like it's going to be really nice! I'm a couple of hours north of WDW and we've been getting some cold fronts (highs in the upper 50's & 60's, lows in the 20's & 30's), but it looks like they'll be gone by the beginning of next week.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I've been MIA lately and just caught up. I'm glad your over the sickness and am sorry about the rough times at work. It sounds like you've been a great presence in all of their lives and it's amazing that you can have such an influence like that in your job. You make me want to go back to school and get a PT degree!

I've been checking the weather too and it looks like it's going to be really nice! I'm a couple of hours north of WDW and we've been getting some cold fronts (highs in the upper 50's & 60's, lows in the 20's & 30's), but it looks like they'll be gone by the beginning of next week.

My job is definitely a rewarding job. It has its challenges, but I do love it. It's so hard to move on though!

I am so happy that the weather is going to be nice. As long as it doesn't rain too much, I will be a very happy girl.

I'll just make sure I pack a variety of clothes!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

I got my new crocs in the mail yesterday! I've been wearing them all day today to try to break them in before the trip.

I've also been packing little by little over the past couple weeks. Here's my progress thus far

Of course it will be more organized when I do the final pack.

I need to wash clothes this weekend and then I can start packing the clothes.

 

[pierresgirl]

Hi Jules- I didn't realize you were sick but you're right: better get it out of your system now than be ill while you are there! Nothing better than sitting and planning all your meals out..... HUGE hugs on the client leaving. When is your set off date? Mine would be so bummed if I left but I keep telling them I'll let them know when I get my own place. I DO have a client who specializes in autism and is leaving her practice in RI to be in CT (her and her dh live here but they both have a massive commute) and I'd been hearing how sad she is to leave her "kids" to you!

BTW you are my race girl (I know you've done it too!) but I forgot to mention it was 32* outside,

Love the Crocs, I wants the pink Croc mammoths with the Red Sox logo on them. I went to the Croc store in Boston 2 weeks ago, SO cool!!!!

 

[xoktenox]

5 days now!



Question about crocs...size wise, how do they run? The same as I would get in sneakers or what? Thanks in advance

 

[mrsksomeday]

Your trip is so close!! I am glad you got over being sick before your vacation.

It had to be so hard to tell your clients that you were leaving and I know you really care about your "little sister", like another poster said maybe you can be pen pals?

I hope you have a wonderful time, I can't wait to see all the pictures!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Hi Jules- I didn't realize you were sick but you're right: better get it out of your system now than be ill while you are there! Nothing better than sitting and planning all your meals out..... HUGE hugs on the client leaving. When is your set off date? Mine would be so bummed if I left but I keep telling them I'll let them know when I get my own place. I DO have a client who specializes in autism and is leaving her practice in RI to be in CT (her and her dh live here but they both have a massive commute) and I'd been hearing how sad she is to leave her "kids" to you!

BTW you are my race girl (I know you've done it too!) but I forgot to mention it was 32* outside,

Love the Crocs, I wants the pink Croc mammoths with the Red Sox logo on them. I went to the Croc store in Boston 2 weeks ago, SO cool!!!!

I'm all better now...no more sickness! And I plan on using hand sanitizer like a maniac this week. I kind of already do use it like a maniac, but I will take extra precautions this week so as to avoid any more sicknesses before the trip.

I now only have 2 more families to tell that I'm leaving. Last week was a rough one, let me tell ya!

The crocs mammoths look SOOO comfy!!!

I've never been to a crocs store, but I think it would mean trouble for me. I LOVE Boston!

5 days now!



Question about crocs...size wise, how do they run? The same as I would get in sneakers or what? Thanks in advance

Yay for 5 days!!!

I normally wear a size 9 and sometimes 9.5 in shoes, but I order my crocs in a size 10. They're supposed to be pretty big on your feet. I would definitely try them on before you order them. If they feel like they fit just right, then they're probably too small. Weird, huh?

Seems like you're coming over to the crocs side...

Your trip is so close!! I am glad you got over being sick before your vacation.

It had to be so hard to tell your clients that you were leaving and I know you really care about your "little sister", like another poster said maybe you can be pen pals?

I hope you have a wonderful time, I can't wait to see all the pictures!

I am also glad I got the sickness over with!

I told my little sister's mom yesterday about our move. She told my little sister today. Then they came over today for a meeting with my friend who's a nutritionist. While they were here, I chatted with my little sis about how we'll keep in touch with letters, phone calls, and emails. She said there was a bunch of Christmas stuff she wanted to do with me this year and she's sad we won't have time to fit it in. But I'm going to try my hardest to fit as much Christmas stuff in a possible before December 20 (our move date)!!!

You know there will be TONS of pics!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Only FIVE days left till the trip!!!

I am SOOO ready for this vacation!

I have a question...are the counter service restaurants pretty much the same at all the resorts? I was thinking of doing a monorail resort tour one day and I'm wondering if there is a specific resort at which we should eat? Out of the monorail resorts, which would you choose for counter service? Thanks!!!