Making plans, changing plans!!**New 6/18 Link to the TR page 14**

[askelton]

Passing along good thoughts for Bill, and you.
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[jordanyosh]

I will be praying for Bill's work situation for sure...

 

[GeminiAngel]

I have my rally cap on for Bill.



Great success is comming your way. Just sit back relax, and picture yourself in the position you want to be in. Act as if you already have it.

 

[kindakrazy2]

Lots of pixie dust heading to Bill!

Great installment.....love the pictures too!

Can't wait to hear more...

 

[Minniekins]

Prayers for Bill so his work situation works out just how you guys want and lots of pixie dust for good measure!!

 

[mrsksomeday]

Hedy, Amy, Cathy, Team Weasel, Michelle, Monica, Gemini, Angela, Jordan, Sarah, and Minniekins , thank you so much for all the well wishes and pixie dust. You are so wonderful. It really touched Bill and I to see all this!!

 

[mrsksomeday]

We all know I am an Obsessive Trip Planner, I always will be, it is ingrained deep inside my WDWized brain. We had our reservations, I had a spreadsheet with ADR’s, which day we would visit what park, what things I wanted to try (Ultimate Margarita at DTD, Mango Green Tea Slushie at Epcot to name a few , even which counter services we are going to go to

.

I know keep shaking your head at me, I need help I know it.

Then I tried to access the November park hours on the Disney website . Hours not available, WHAT

? What do you mean, not available? Like they don’t know what is going on, I didn’t understand it. I went on the DIS to see if anyone was talking about it. All the November OTP’s were complaining right along with me. Then I see another thread, a SSW thread telling me that SSW wasn’t going to be the 8th and the 9th like many people thought it would be, but the following weekend the 15th and 16th. I couldn’t believe it. NO, NO, NO

!!

It is usually on the last weekend of the F&W festival

, the same weekend as the Festival of the Masters, and the weekend before Veterans Day. These people had to be wrong, wrong, wrong

. We had our vacation scheduled Nov. 5th – 17th. That meant that instead of SSW being a couple days after we arrived it would be the last 2 days of our vacation, I don’t think so, no way

. WDW was ruining my perfect plans. I wanted to yell at someone, alas there was no one to scream at

.

Ok, I can adapt, I can change (quit laughing, it is possible people)

. I immediately started talking/complaining about the situation to Bill and I got no compassion, sympathy, or anything I was expecting to get

?? He has lived with me for over 3 years, he knows how I am by now, at least just nod your head and act like you care even if you don’t. He was supposed to calm my nerves about this, but he was like “well if we need to move it we will”. I wanted someone to be infuriated

right along with me. He didn’t think it was a big deal. I seriously started to wonder if we were meant to be

, this man has got to understand the ramifications of this change. I was ready to throw in the towel and go to an Ip-Dip fest in October at one point, but was reminded that MVMCP tickets were already purchased for Nov. 11th. That kind of snapped me back into reality, the thought of the Castle possibly being lit up again and seeing those wonderful fireworks

put me in my “happy place” until I could compose my thoughts.

Yes, this was bad, yes I was almost to my ADR window with NO PARK HOURS available, but then I saw the silver lining. What does an OTP do best? Everyone say it with me “THEY PLAN!!!”

I got to talk about how many days we wanted to go, how many days we should go, and I got to make a NEW plan. I was in high spirits, I was joyful, I started to feel content as I wrote out my plan. Where did you write out your plan you might ask? Well at Garfields restaurant on the table with a crayon on their paper tablecloth. The food was in front of me and I was more concerned about how many days we got to go to Animal Kingdom .

I am happy to say the reservations have been modified, our medical requests are on the ressies, and we are staying at fun Pop Century. I already have my ADR list ready to call them on Monday May 12th. I am geared up and I will get the ressies we want

!!

I know I am nuts, but it’s ok, Bill still loves me .

Next installment…Something about Bill

 

[Hedy]

I love the plan with crayons on the table cloth....
Isn't it nice to have fellow OTP's to understand?

 

[team weasel]

Glad it's working out for ya!

Disney should know better than to change things...don't they know they are playing with our minds.

 

[MRYPPNS]

We I first saw the dates for SSW I thought of you and how that would effect your plans. It's like you got to plan a hole new vacation! The last part of our trip is in November and I check the disney site multiple times a day to see if the hours are posted....I'm also waiting to see if Typhoon Lagoon will be closed for rehab.

Happy Planning!

PS...if you need the toll free number to make your ADR's PM me.

 

[LeeLee2U]

The napkin and the red crayon....I hpe you are planning on putting that in the scrabook!

You know they changed the dates just so all you OTP's cannot sit back 6 months early and say AHA It's PLANNED! I'm Done. (Even though they should know that you will be fine tuning those plans up to THE DAY!) They are just giving you Disney magic so you will have something to do the next few months and won't be bored!!!

Which I know you will especially enjoy Tracey since you and Bill have SOOOO much time on your hands!!!




J/K

I am sory this messed things up a bit but sometimes change works out even better than we think.


You've already bounced back and I'm still in envey that ya'll are going back yet again!! *SIGH*

Hugs to you, Bill and Ace!!!

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

What a bummer about the change in dates!

But it's good that you were able to turn lemons into lemonade in this situation!

 

[mrsksomeday]

I love the plan with crayons on the table cloth....
Isn't it nice to have fellow OTP's to understand?

Hi Hedy!! I knew you would understand me doing that .

Glad it's working out for ya!

Disney should know better than to change things...don't they know they are playing with our minds.

Hi Team Weasel!! I guess they don't know or don't care if they are playing with our minds. The November hours are still not out .

We I first saw the dates for SSW I thought of you and how that would effect your plans. It's like you got to plan a hole new vacation! The last part of our trip is in November and I check the disney site multiple times a day to see if the hours are posted....I'm also waiting to see if Typhoon Lagoon will be closed for rehab.

Happy Planning!

PS...if you need the toll free number to make your ADR's PM me.

Hi MRYPPNS!! Awww thanks for thinking about me!! I am checking the site all the time too for the hours, Bill wants to see Spectromagic. I am trying to see if I will get lucky and it will be on a day that we have scheduled in MK, but I doubt it .

The napkin and the red crayon....I hpe you are planning on putting that in the scrabook!

You know they changed the dates just so all you OTP's cannot sit back 6 months early and say AHA It's PLANNED! I'm Done. (Even though they should know that you will be fine tuning those plans up to THE DAY!) They are just giving you Disney magic so you will have something to do the next few months and won't be bored!!!

Which I know you will especially enjoy Tracey since you and Bill have SOOOO much time on your hands!!!

J/K
I am sory this messed things up a bit but sometimes change works out even better than we think.

You've already bounced back and I'm still in envey that ya'll are going back yet again!! *SIGH*

Hugs to you, Bill and Ace!!!

Hi LeeLee!!! I never thought about the scrapbook idea, I will do that!! HAHA about the Disney magic, I don't want that now I want it when we are in the parks. I want them to award us the DVC . This change will be good for us I think. Awww, I wish you could go back soon too. Hugs to you and your family .

What a bummer about the change in dates!

But it's good that you were able to turn lemons into lemonade in this situation!

Yes, it was a bummer, it drove me nuts for about 3 days , like MRYPPNS said it was like getting to plan a new trip .

 

[mrsksomeday]

This week as I was online I received the following email from Bill:

“I just asked the boss about working after June. She said yes she wants me to stay and do the website maintenance and continue with PA stuff. However, she is not sure how many hours she can give me until the contracts are final.”

I started reading the email and got to the word “stay”. That one word had me crying tears rolling down my face. This is what Bill has always wanted, someone to give him a chance, someone to want him there and do a job, not just have him there for an internship for school. They truly see his ability and respect him for it. I emailed back:

OMG​

YAY!!


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That is all I could think of at the time . I should have emailed “hey mister what are you sending personal emails for on company time ? Are you trying to get fired ?”

When I picked him up that night he was grinning from ear to ear, we were both so happy, I just couldn’t quit hugging him. I love, adore, respect, and see the potential in him . I am so glad others finally see it too. I asked him if he wanted to go out to dinner to celebrate. He picked Garfields (where we went on our first “date”). That is where I wrote our new itinerary on with the crayon. I could have added this in with the last installment, but Bill deserves to have an installment all about him.

Thank you to everyone sending good thoughts his way, it really did work .

Next installment…ADR’s a thorn in my side!

 

[Hedy]

Wonderful!

 

[jordanyosh]

I'm happy that you were able to talk yourself down from the edge of WDW insanity.

Congrats to Bill....you deserve it!!!!!!!!!

ADRs....I never want to make another one as long as I live.....

 

[GeminiAngel]

Tracy, do they serve cat at Garfields?

 

[DisMomAmy]

Congrats to Bill! Can't wait to hear about the ADRs!

 

[jkCT]

Congratulations Bill!!!

 

[mkluvsmickey]

That is awesome news about Bill! Congratulations!