O Happy Day!

[nhwanderer]

After weeks of waiting and quietly reading this forum, my DVC membership card has arrived and my deed for 150 points is recorded. Many thanks to all of you -- in particular, to Doc, lenshanem, and bbowers -- for your posts and questions and answers.

For the record, I am not a likely DVC member! My husband does not like Disney, so I am the only name on the deed (my kids think we will change his mind...). Both of us come from families that make disparaging remarks about commercialism, timeshares, and the like, but my parents took me and my sister and brothers to Disneyland in the 1960's, and we still reminisce about that. I want to continue that tradition with my children.

I took my husband and kids to WDW in December, 1999 to celebrate the Millenium. We stayed at the Beach Club and loved it (my husband said he would go once, and that was it!) I took my kids back this spring, and, to save money, we stayed at Port Orleans. They missed the Beach Club. So, to make a long story short, I decided to invest in DVC so that when we go to WDW every once in a while, we can stay at the Beach Club.

Each year, our family travels to a place none of us has been to (we call it our yearly adventure trip). DVC points could take us to Hilton Head and Savannah, the Sonora desert in Arizona, Newfoundland, and even Venice, Italy (well, ok, both my husband and I have been to Venice in our deep past, but we would love to go again!). If we don't feel like leaving New England, there are plenty of other DVC options to choose from. It just felt like I couldn't go too wrong with this...

We are planning a trip to WDW for March 2004 -- if next winter is anything close to the long, cold, snowy one we had this year, Florida in March will be a real blessing. Maybe my husband will join us -- we could bribe him with the promise of a trip to Cape Canaveral or a visit to a Florida observatory (he is an astronomy nut).

Thank you all again, and take care!
Barbara

 

[new_yawka]

However you end up using your points, I hope you and your family has many years of magical vacations in store for you.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Hi, welcome home! I don't know how tough your husband will be, but your kids might be right-maybe he'll change. Mine did! He was very Disney-reluctant but tolerant. Although his name is on the deed, he had no desire to even go on the sales tour, so I went alone. The dues come out of my checking account. But now he's definitely starting to look forward to our trips. He's a BIG golfer, and last night I even caught him looking at the USGA website-next year he wants to combine a trip to WDW with an annual golf event he's in. There are a variety of U.S. locations and he's always picked the one closest to here. He loves HHI too, I think even more than WDW. People who've read my posts regularly know how very grateful I am to DVC for changing DH in to a willing Disney vacationer, maybe it will work for your DH too.

 

[JOC]

CONGRATULATIONS and WELCOME HOME!!!

 

[Doug Wolfe]

Your husband will change his mind real fast.

Let him try a few days relaxing at SAB, or tasting the food at Epcot. Or better yet, treat yourselves to a few days at Vero Beach, a little ocean air might do him some good.

And I agree, some of the exchanges will really enhance your "yearly adventure."

Besides, if he does not come around to your way of thinking, just take the kids and leave him at home!

 

[lenshanem]

Congrats and welcoem home!!!
I'm glad some of my posts were helpful to you. I guess I ask a lot of questions?!? LOL