Not so Happy dance

[Bama_C]

Leaving in 6 days...

I cried last night and this morning and today is hubby's birthday. What is up with that? I am in a real funk. Hope I come out of it in time to pack!

Glad to know I am not alone...

In serious need of

 

[schaery]

We're staying at POR, too. (Alligator Bayou). First time on the grounds. So excited. I know once you start packing, you'll get all happy again. (But don't be a weirdo like me and start thinking about when you're trip will be over already). You're gonna have a great time!!!!

 

[Bama_C]

We're staying at POR, too. (Alligator Bayou). First time on the grounds. So excited. I know once you start packing, you'll get all happy again. (But don't be a weirdo like me and start thinking about when you're trip will be over already). You're gonna have a great time!!!!

You will love POR!! It is beautiful. We stayed there for the first time last year (Alligator Bayou) and are staying there again this year. Thanks for the encouragement ... hope you have a great trip! (BTW... it's actually my hubby who starts to dread the end of the trip before we get there... he! he! I end up having to cheer him up. )

throwing some pixiedust your way

 

[schaery]

Ah, you're fortunate. My husband isn't big Disney fan (Well, it's not really Disney, he just prefers quiet places for vacation) so he normally looks forward to the end of the trip. Anyway, we got a great deal on the room and tickets once the new code came out. Saved almost $400. Had to switch from a waterview to a standardview room but, hey, I doubt we'll be looking out the window much anyway.

 

[M2DD's]

OMG we leave tonight and I still haven't gotten the excitment bug yet instead I woke up and felt like I was going to throw up.My stomache is in nots.Hopefully as soon as we board the plane it will all go away(I Hope)
I should be doing the happy dance right? My DD is bouncing off the wall and she keeps asking me why I'm not excited.I think that I over planned.I'm going to go onto youtube and watch wishes fireworks to get me in the mood.
I hope everyone has a wonderful trip.
Laura
Hopefully this will be me soon:

 

[schaery]

So, maybe you're on your way and reading this when you get back, I dunno. Either way, everything's fine and you're going to (or did) have a wonderful trip. Your mood will change when you see those signs welcoming you to WDW. ºoº.

 

[the porter family]

feel this way I thought I was going crazy We have 3 days left but I have just been feeling down. I have everything planned made myself a disney bible searched the web for everything you can think of. I have everything except bathroom breaks planned. I hope that these three days will pass fast but I fear they will just drag on. I am trying soo hard to be positive my girls are even feeling the blues Please send some magic our way we need lot's at this point!

 

[Ridgerebs]

OMG!!!! I'm so glad I found this thread! I've been running around making everyone sick talking about Disney for 6 months or so and we leave in 2 and 1/2 days and I've got so much to do that it's making me sick. I went to the doctor today because i have severe sinus drainage and I'm all freaked out that I'll be sick and hot and miserable or that the kids will be. I'm a worry wart on a good day but now I'm feeling physically ill thinking about what all I need to do and 'What If's'. I know you can't plan for everything and I can probably buy whatever I leave, lose or tear up. I've seriously thought "What is wrong with me?' for the past two days and thought it was crazy.

Once again, my DIS friends to the rescue!!!

Thanks GUYS!!

 

[schaery]

Wow! Maybe we need a support group (That's what my DH did when I told him I wasn't the only one feeling this way). We'll all get over this and everything will be okay. Tomorrow's a big day for me....99 days...in the double digits now Then I'll be sad again until 9/13 when it's time to call for Wishes Cruise. Then on my bday, 10/24, it'll be 45 days and time to pay up. I'm quite positive I've never in my life been happy about having to fork over such a sum of money so I know this is some sort of sickness. Then more waiting....... Ya know, I guess we just get so hyped up over all the planning and date setting and reservations that it's just a bit of a letdown when we have nothing left to do but wait. Maybe we just need to learn to pace ourselves with all the planning so that we have little bits to do over the time period until the trip. I'm kinda doubting that's gonna happen. Ah, this too shall pass, and then the Magic happens!!!!!!

 

[TheDisneyBunch]

Well, add me to the list! I sure thought I was nutty for feeling like this. I know all it is is that I am just sad that the excitement is coming to an end soon. I LOVE the planning. We booked in April and had such a great time picking out adr's, watching the planning video, etc.. and now I feel like it is coming up on us so fast. I am excited that we will be there soon, just sad that there will not be that trip to look forward to after that.

 

[BabyPiglet]

Okay, I'm starting to feel all weird about the upcoming trip. I haven't been in six years, and so many worries and thoughts are racing through my mind. For the past three weeks I've been on a non-stop WDW high, I can't stop think about it. But now, I'm just worrying that I've planned something wrong, and I'm worried about the silliest little things. I'm not getting that magical feeling in the pit of my stomach anymore.

I know this will go away soon [probably the night before] but I'm just so sad my Disney high crashed. I was hoping it would last til the trip, but I think I just wore myself out.

To all you guys who are feeling like me.

 

[sandybobandy]

Wow! Maybe we need a support group (That's what my DH did when I told him I wasn't the only one feeling this way). We'll all get over this and everything will be okay. Tomorrow's a big day for me....99 days...in the double digits now Then I'll be sad again until 9/13 when it's time to call for Wishes Cruise. Then on my bday, 10/24, it'll be 45 days and time to pay up. I'm quite positive I've never in my life been happy about having to fork over such a sum of money so I know this is some sort of sickness. Then more waiting....... Ya know, I guess we just get so hyped up over all the planning and date setting and reservations that it's just a bit of a letdown when we have nothing left to do but wait. Maybe we just need to learn to pace ourselves with all the planning so that we have little bits to do over the time period until the trip. I'm kinda doubting that's gonna happen. Ah, this too shall pass, and then the Magic happens!!!!!!

I could have written this post mysef!! But honestly (and seriously, honestly) those 99 days are going to FLY by. I promise. There's a post on here called "only 99 days to go" where a handful of Disser's and I found eachother because we were all at 99 days to go and much to my amazement, we are already just 27 days away.
Find things to do each week or even each month that mark another week has passed. For example, my husband and I watch a Disney movie every two weeks to mark another couple of weeks gone.
Make up a Disney calendar for each month you have yet to go and schedule something like 9/1 study menus, 9/13 call for Wishes cruise, 10/1 buy something from Disneyshopping.com for trip, 10/24, pay off trip, 11/1 take clothes inventory and SHOP!
Stuff like that really helped us and hope it helps you a little.

Again though, time will whiz by even though it doesn't seem like it now!

 

[schaery]

Thanks for the encouraging words and tips. Yep, yep, I've printed out the menus of all the restaurants we're going to, got my park maps marked with most favorite rides, typed up itinerary with confirmation numbers (in red) and money due or paid (in green). I sound terribly obsessive but I'm not - only about Disney. I've driven my DH crazy talking about this for a year. He even dared me one time to see if I could go a whole day without saying anything about WDW. I did it!! but just that one day. Thanks for the info on the 99 day forum. I'll check it out. Just a few short weeks til your next trip. I know you'll have a GREAT time.

 

[kenbre]

My People! Thank you so much for posting this! I'm sitting at work feeling like ! At 12:30 AM my DD spiked a 104 fever then proceeded to throw up. We leave tomorrow at 10:00AM and obviously it sent the house into a panic. Luckily, the fever broke and she is on the mend. Of course that episode did nothing for my already existent trip anxiety. I'm sorry that you all feel like I do. I'm sure we will be all reved up again as soon as we land!

 

[schaery]

My People! Thank you so much for posting this! I'm sitting at work feeling like ! At 12:30 AM my DD spiked a 104 fever then proceeded to throw up. We leave tomorrow at 10:00AM and obviously it sent the house into a panic. Luckily, the fever broke and she is on the mend. Of course that episode did nothing for my already existent trip anxiety. I'm sorry that you all feel like I do. I'm sure we will be all reved up again as soon as we land!

Geez, no wonder you feel . Cleaning up barf at 12:30 a.m. would make anyone feel that way. Hopefully, it's just a 24-hour bug thing and your daughter will be fine (although dragging probably) Saturday. Hope she doesn't pass it along though. That's a good way to cause a panic on an airplane. Of course, you could just lie if that happens and tell everyone you get motion sickness so not to worry. Tomorrow's a new day, and the start of a great trip so keep your chin up.

 

[schaery]

You will love POR!! It is beautiful. We stayed there for the first time last year (Alligator Bayou) and are staying there again this year. Thanks for the encouragement ... hope you have a great trip! (BTW... it's actually my hubby who starts to dread the end of the trip before we get there... he! he! I end up having to cheer him up. )

throwing some pixiedust your way

Yep, yep, yep, it was obvious by your name where you're from. What part? (I hope you're referring to the state and not that "other" team).
cheer2: AU).

Whew! 98 days and counting down. I've read suggestions that maybe I should schedule a "rest" day (at least for my DH - he's 52) and check out the grounds at POR. What do ya think? We have one day with no park scheduled so far. My DH mentioned a fishing excursion at 7 a.m. . Getting up and showered for that would mean a 4:30 a.m. (CDT) wake up call to get showered and ready. I was thinking more on the lines of a leisurely late bfast at Boatwrights and renting a paddleboat.

 

[tink4ever]

This happens to me every single time we go. I am really glad I am not alone. For me I think it is the sadness of the trip coming to an end before it even begins. It is hard to believe but true. We are leaving in 5 days and I am starting to feel blah!! I can feel it starting. Oh Well happy planning and happy vacationing everyone!!

 

[angiedora]

I feel so much better today! Maybe its because I found the thread about bounceback going on right now. Maybe I feel better because I've started doing laundry with the intention of packing a few things. Maybe it was all just a bad case of PMS . Whatever the reason, I'm outa that funk!!! YAY!

 

[hobbester]

I have to agree with everyone about this crazy funk. We leave tomorrow morning and I keep thinking why am I not happy. My DH has been acting angry all day so I know it is not just me. Everything is packed, I just keep running things threw my mind to see if I forgot anything. DH keeps telling me to not worry, if I forgot something, we'll buy it when we get there. We drive so I think my problem is dreading the 9 hour trip. I know I'll be fine once I get there, it is just the waiting that I don't like.

 

[schaery]

This happens to me every single time we go. I am really glad I am not alone. For me I think it is the sadness of the trip coming to an end before it even begins. It is hard to believe but true. We are leaving in 5 days and I am starting to feel blah!! I can feel it starting. Oh Well happy planning and happy vacationing everyone!!

Yeah, it stinks thinking about the trip being over before it's begun. Yep, I do that too. Know what makes it worse? This isn't a yearly thing for us so I have no idea when I'll be going back: sad1:. Probably at least 2 years. Ah, that's okay. I have lots to look forward to in Dec. Reading all the stuff on the forums is a big help too. I'm learning lots. This will be my 10th trip and there are still so many things I didn't know. I think that makes me sad, too, sometimes. There are so many things I want to do but know I won't have the time. And so many good restaurants to eat in.