leave sunday morning...and have lost my excitement

[MonkeyPants]

I've been looking forward to this trip for a while, but now that its almost here..my excitement has dropped off. I dont know what it is. Work has been insane lately, hetic and depressing (I'm an oncology nurse) I should feel relieved to be out of there for a week..and I am and yet still dont feel the excitement I have/should.

Went out this morning and finaly broke down and bought a pair of crocs (man these things are scary looking)

Going to also start making a list of things I need to pack and hope that helps get me back in the mood.



anyone else ever have this happen and if so what did you do to get back knee deep in the magic?

 

[Linzybrooke]

You aren't alone. I get a funk the last couple of days before we leave. I find that popping in Peter Pan or another classic Disney Movie really helps me find the spirit again! Especially the ones that still have the Walt commentary at the beggining!

You will wake up on Sunday totally excited, I promise!!!!

 

[Mrs Grumpy]

I was the exact same way last month. This trip was all I could talk/think about for the past 3 years. Then the week of the trip came and that all went away. It was an awful feeling and I didn't know what had happened to me. The worst day was the day we were leaving. I think I was just getting depressed because I knew it would soon be all over. And if you see my countdown below you know why I am now really depressed. Just as soon as I got on the plane though all that excitement came back.

 

[matt&jakesmom]

The excitement seems to leave me a week before the trip, but I know why it is for me. I keep thinking that all the planning and waiting etc and before I know it I will be back home. However, once we have to get up and get to the airport the excitment comes back.

Hope you find the excitment again and have a wonderful trip.

 

[MonkeyPants]

And if you see my countdown below you know why I am now really depressed. Just as soon as I got on the plane though all that excitement came back.

not a problem for me...my next trip is in like another 80 or so days, since I am going again in jan. and likely again next october. Heck since I bought into the DVC I know my trips will become much more frequent then they had been in the past.

 

[Zippa D Doodah]

I am 10 days away from going. On rare occasions there are things that happen with my job that would force me to cancel/change plans at the last minute. Maybe this is weird, but I am getting this strong vibe today that something is going to happen and its really dragging me down

Hang in there, monkeypants. Sunday's comin' and you'll be happy as can be on your way to WDW.

 

[snoopywoodstockus]

DW and I leave in the morning and I have been down the last few days. I know why though. Work has been extra nuts this week and I have been trying like mad to get things to a stopping point. Just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day. I am sure I will be fine after 5pm today .

Then for the next 9 days I will be extra happy.

 

[phantom728]

This goes for me as well. I'm so excited to go, then the week before I'm thinking and worry about all that needs to be done. Once I'm on the plane and on my way, I get all giddy like a school girl!

Have a fantasmic trip!

 

[Bev J]

I feel the same way, you know planning a trip, talking to fellow DISers here- it is like an extended family and you just know when you get back your not going to be here so much...well till your planning another trip anyway.

All the planning and chatting is part of the trip, somtimes we spend months doing that part and the actual vacation is too dang short!

Once you get going your going to get your exceitment back up again- have a wonderful trip!

Bev

 

[MissyPrissy]

I have that too...I get so excited about the trip and then the week before, everything goes nuts with last minute details and worrying about leaving the puppy for a week and my husband's OCD gets amped up so he is wandering around in a stress fog talking about having to make up patients when he gets back...it makes me just not even want to go. Then I have a little Disney tantrum, tell everyone that they are killing my Disney high and I make everyone wear Disney ears for an hour!! I march upstairs, gather our gold ears from our honeymoon and the kids pricess and tye-dye ears and plop them on everyone's heads! I declare that it's Disney Ears Hour, I put on the Disney park music CD and dangit we all SMILE!!! Seriously, it makes everyone laugh and get into the spirit of things! The kids crack up at Daddy in his gold mouse ears.

You just need to break your funk a bit in anyway that's fun.

You have a stressful job too and that's bound to be difficult. I'll tell you though, my grandmother's oncology nurse was a dear sweet woman who gave so much comfort to my grandmother. She made all the difference. So thanks for doing such a hard job. It's appreciated by those who receive your care in a scary time!

Remember to breathe, think of the mouse and all will be well!!!

Have a great time!!!

 

[Snowy]

So strange to see this topic posted.
I'm leaving a week from Sunday. This time DH and I had planned to bring my dad along. We were all set, and I was SO excited for my dad to join us. My dad loves thrill rides and imagination and has never been to EPCOT, MGM or AK. I don't think he's been to WDW in over 20 years!
But, almost from the time we planned it, I had this nagging feeling that something would happen, and he wouldn't be able to go. Sure enough, this past Monday, my mom (who is a teacher and gave her blessing for my dad to go without her) fell and broke her arm in a few places. She's going to be fine but, of course, needs my dad's help with many things. So he had to cancel. Completely understandable, but very disappointing. I know DH and I will have a fun time, but, as DH said, the wind has been let out of the sails on this trip.

 

[trypnotic]

I also can relate. Like a few other folks have said, there's no more planning left - all there's left to do is execute that plan. My excitement comes back when I enter MCO from the gate and start walking by all the Disney or Mickey merchandise, banners, advertisements, etc. Of course, if that doesn't do it, there's always the ferry boat ride to the MK and watching that castle get closer and closer.

 

[Martha7]

I think, too, that we get exhausted preparing for the trip, so what feels like a lack of enthusiasm could just be our bodies being too tired to maintain the pace. I don't know how this could be avoided, since preparations have to be made before we travel, but maybe if we view our lack of enthusiasm as a lack of energy, we'll feel better about it. I think the fact that some of us may know that the next trip will have to wait for a while could be discouraging too. I always try to compare myself to someone who's worse off, then I can't help but feel better!

 

[LoveMickey]

This is normal for me.

But it will pass as soon as you get that first Disney fix. Mine is riding the tram in the terminal on the way to the escalators (sp) - Oh just look at the palm trees swaying in the breeze

 

[MonkeyPants]

well recieved something that helped a little. I used my brother when I joined the DVC and he sent me what he got for 'sharing the magic' I now have 200 dollars in stitch and minnie disney money

 

[JulielovesDisney]

I watch the vacation planning videos, look at pictures, and listen to CDs if I ever get unexcited. It doesn't happen often, but when it does, I have plenty of backup.

 

[DznyLvr2005]

This is normal... It's called the "Disney Trip is almost here, which means it's almost over" syndrome!

My hubby booked our last trip in January 2006. For 8 months I was so excited, then when it came down to actually leaving, it felt like the trip was over already
I hate that!
But once you get there, it'll all come back to you
(Until you get home and are Disney Depressed)

 

[ellyn2000]

I've gone through that, too. It leaves me the moment we pull out of the driveway and head on our way to WDW. I'm sure you're just overwhelmed with the drudgery of a hectic life and trip planning on top of that. One thing I am certain of---that low feeling cannot survive once you walk onto Main Street USA! Have a magical trip!

 

[PolyAddict]

I've been looking forward to this trip for a while, but now that its almost here..my excitement has dropped off. I dont know what it is. Work has been insane lately, hetic and depressing (I'm an oncology nurse) I should feel relieved to be out of there for a week..and I am and yet still dont feel the excitement I have/should.

Went out this morning and finaly broke down and bought a pair of crocs (man these things are scary looking)

Going to also start making a list of things I need to pack and hope that helps get me back in the mood.



anyone else ever have this happen and if so what did you do to get back knee deep in the magic?

First off, congrats on being an oncology nurse. I learned to appreciate these nurses the hard way, my DH had Leukemia (AML). He has been in remission 15 years (he is one lucky boy) It takes special people to do what you do. As far as not being all that excited, I tend to plan and plan and plan very early and about a month before we go I start to get to where I just want to go and have lost some of my excitement. It will come back.

 

[MonkeyPants]

my DH had Leukemia (AML). He has been in remission 15 years (he is one lucky boy)

that is awesome news