In a funk and leave tomorrow for WDW

[Shelly F - Ohio]

I am in such a funk about going to WDW. I have been planning this trip since April and not that it is here I am not motivated to go. I am packed - earlier this week I watched the travel channel shows on Disney- I am a DVC member .... but I am still not in the mind set to take this trip. Its like it has not occurred to me that we are leaving tomorrow. I just don't know what it wrong. I think too part of me is going to miss my 2 little kitties. They are 1 1/2 years old and this is the first time they will be left alone. My sister will be stopping over every 2 days to check in on them.


UGH I don't know what to do???

 

[swald91]

Cheer up! You'll be in the happiest place on earth soon! Although I had a similar experience quite a few years back...I won't get into it all now-way too long of a story but I didn't want to go on such a quick planned trip. Hubby got tix to Daytona race-broke tooth & found out I was pregnant 2 days before we left-still didn't want to go. Turned out to be a trip from he!!. Now I do the planning and months-not weeks in advance!!!! So relax & enjoy your trip. I wish I was going!!!!!

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

I guess there have been so many factors that keep running through my head. Such as did I pack this did I pack that. what the weather going to be like. I am just not in the vacation mode. I told a coworker last week see you Monday she said oh no you will be on vacation DUH...
I don't know I have never been in a position where I was not in vacation mode. Usually you are securing things at work - but with my new job everyone is self sufficient and we are an office of 15 people so they can handle things while I am gone.
I can remember the year we bought our first house. We had a trip ti WDW already planned. we got the keys to the new house the day before we left. I could not wait for our vacation to be over so we could get home and begin unpacking.

I just hope I can enjoy myself. I have 24 hours to get into vacation mode.
Any suggestions I am open----

 

[PrincessKsMom]

I'm sure once you're there the "spirit" of Disney will kick in. Vacationing, especially at Disney is very stressful. Remembering to make ADRs, did I pack enough of this or that, do I have enough money, what will the buses, ME be like, etc. I was extremely stressed before this last trip in August. My mom hadn't been there in approx. 25 years, and I wanted it to be special. I spent way too much time on the boards and was sooooo stressed about the rude people w/EVCs, the rude people w/strollers, the rude people in general, the horrible busses and ME, the long lines, the hurricanes and storms ... I let EVERYTHING I read interfere with happy thoughts and believed everything bad was going to happen. NONE OF IT DID. Had one "issue" with buses all week, had wonderful time, got the bounceback I was dreaming of, no issues w/anyone's EVCs or strollers, everyone was friendly and helpful... Don't let outside influences get you down before you go. Believe in the magic and make it happen!

Sending a little your way!

 

[Kim1964]

That kind of feeling happens to me before every trip. It disappears as soon as we pass under the Disney World arch. I used to stress about forgetting to pack stuff, but one day I thought, "It's not like you're going to a foreign country where you can't get this stuff if you forget it". Yes, you might pay more than you would at home, but in the scheme of things it's not worth stressing about. Yes, you could have questionable weather, but there isn't a darn thing you can do about it, so why worry about it? We were there for Fay and had a blast anyway.

I hope you have a great trip.

 

[MomBoyd]

Try not to worry about everything, it will work out. Be sure to do someting magical for someone else while you are there (give someone FPs you can't use, take $ store glow sticks for kids etc.). That always makes us feel more magical.

Oh, and I'm not going for 787 more days. Want to switch?

 

[jillybeene71]

We are leaving next wednesday and I feel the exact same way as you. I am always excited to leave for Florida, but this time its different. I hope it gets better for you by the time you get there...that would give me some hope...lol

 

[Mrs Grumpy]

I was the same way before our last trip. For me I think it was I didn't want it to be over. I had done so much planning and it was all done and all I could think about was it was soon going to be all over and I was depressed. I didn't kick out of it until I actually got to the resort. The plane ride down I was all down about it even.

 

[PocahontasLookALike]

Ah!...cheer up! Just think, by this time tomorrow you'll have views of the castle, or Spaceship Earth...or the Tree of Life! And my favorite part...when you arrive at your DVC resort and they tell you, "Welcome home."

 

[julezdisney]

I've been uber excited too but now at the 17 day mark I get flashes about "It's gonna be over in just 4 days, all that buildup for nothing."

NONOONO! Don't be like that! Just think about the TR you need to write when you get back and get excited to share it with us!

 

[Shelly F - Ohio]

Well i am glad others have had the same feelings I have had. It just how can someone be in a funk knowing you are going to Disney

But I am hoping when I awake tomorrow things will be different. Now lets pray for good weather. But just encase I bought poncho's

 

[2mickeys1minnie]

I can totally relate to how you feel....we leave in 5 days and I totally am not prepared. Somehow we have all come down with terrible colds (back to school germs UGH) and I feel horrible. This is supposed to be a surprise trip for the kids...but I am so upset that no one is feeling well. I have no energy to pack anything....my head is pounding. I just wish it was NEXT Saturday and not this one....oh well. Here's hoping we all recover by then..... Enjoy your trip~

 

[ericamcl]

I think the whole pre-vacation depression happens to a lot of people....you spend so much time planning things down to the smallest detail, then it's all over way too quickly....

I hope you enjoy yourself...you can tell us all about it when you get back!

 

[stackyallred]

I am not sure how to make you feel better, but I can tell you that I can relate. Last year we had a trip that basically was a surprise and had to be planned in 3 weeks. We had so much fun that I couldn't imagine feeling down. This year, I was so stoked about going again that I planned constantly and built it up to myself so much that weekes before we even left, I worried about being depressed once it was over! I kept telling myself not to be that way, but its hard to talk yourself out of it. We still had a great time but I have decided to back off on the pre-trip plans for our next trip and just go with the flow. I am of course sad now (just got back on Friday) but I am glad to have all the memories and pics. I hope you have a great trip!!!

 

[sayhello]

I have an idea! Since I'm in Ohio, too, I can go instead of you! Problem solved!

You'll be fine once you get there... have an excellent trip!

Sayhello

 

[loopner67]

I totally get this "funk feeling". It *does* have to do with being overwhelmed (for me).

I actually think I'm mourning the planning process. So much of the fun, for me, is all this planning and pre-trip stuff. BUT that part is almost over.

I know I'll be *so* fun to be in Disney, but I'll miss the entire process before the trip. Does that make any sense?

 

[rosiep]

Go rent a bunch of Disney features, then have yourself a little marathon.

As everyone said you've spent all your steam on planning and the actual event feels almost like a let down....but it's not the way it'll happen.

The minute you enter Disney you'll kick into "magic moments" gear.

Don't fret over how you feel now, you'll feel differently when you get there.

(and your kitties will be fine)

 

[RachelsMommie]

You're actually making me feel better! We leave on Sunday for a 7-day Land/Sea and I am so panicked and depressed. I am down because it'll all be over soon, but I can't sleep because I have planned every tiny detail and am in a panic that I'll forget something! I'm having nightmares that I left my spreadsheets and Disney Dollars at home and am on the plane!

Deep breaths, right? Will this get better when I'm on my way??? I hope so!