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[LaurieN]

Go Couchy! Go Couchy!!



I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Go for it Couchy! You won't regret it!

Ninja Mom that was beautifully put and very inspirational! Thank you, it is something I need to be reminded of from time to time. We've been toying with the idea of upgrading to annual passes in Nov and taking (dare I say it) 3 trips within the year. Your words just might be the kick in the pants I needed to go for it, thanks

Congratulations on beating cancer, I LOVE to hear when someone has beaten that beast!! God Bless you
Laurie

 

[TeenaS]

Ok I am seriously excited right now. We are checking with the dog sitter to see if they can watch the dog this weekend!!! if we can get a dog sitter this spontaneous trip is really going to happen. Southwest free flight have made lots of trips to Disney this year. But it has been a very rough year so it is really awesome that we keep escaping to our happy place
I so hope to be chilling at SAB this weekend This might actually be happening

So happy for you!

 

[TeenaS]

Go Couchy! Go Couchy!!



I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Go for it Couchy! You won't regret it!

Amen!!

 

[DisneyMomx7]

We're back!

I only have a minute since I have tons of things to put away and of course the never ending pile of laundry. BC was fabulous as always.

Ninja Mom - no truer words were ever spoken. As fabulous as the trip was we came home to some devestating news. My niece who is only 9 years younger than me has cancer that has metasasized everywhere. I am devestated. I hate to write about anything so horrible on such a happy thread but I am definitely taking Ninja Mom's words to heart and living life instead of worrying constantly about tomorrow.

I'll give you all a full report on our trip later today.

 

[cmcadoo66]

Ok I am seriously excited right now. We are checking with the dog sitter to see if they can watch the dog this weekend!!! if we can get a dog sitter this spontaneous trip is really going to happen. Southwest free flight have made lots of trips to Disney this year. But it has been a very rough year so it is really awesome that we keep escaping to our happy place
I so hope to be chilling at SAB this weekend This might actually be happening

Keeping my fingers crossed for you too!

Go Couchy! Go Couchy!!



I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Go for it Couchy! You won't regret it!

Beautifully said Ninja Mom!! And way to go kicking cancer's butt!! Having been through this with my mom a couple of years ago, it taught me the same lessons you have learned. Thankfully she showed cancer who's boss but I will never take any day for granted again. I am all about creating great lasting memories for my children and Disney has been a fantastic part of our lives that I know they will remember forever!

Beautiful words, Ninja Mom! They brought tears to my eyes. I can only hope that our kids remember going to WDW each summer while they were in grade school. We really have created some magical memories.

They will remember! We have been taking our kids since they were 4 and 6 and it is still their favorite place to vacation. DD was given the choice between a huge sweet 16 party or a trip to Disney and, without a moment of hesitation, she chose Disney. Both of my kids say every trip is the best time of their lives.

We're back!

I only have a minute since I have tons of things to put away and of course the never ending pile of laundry. BC was fabulous as always.

Ninja Mom - no truer words were ever spoken. As fabulous as the trip was we came home to some devestating news. My niece who is only 9 years younger than me has cancer that has metasasized everywhere. I am devestated. I hate to write about anything so horrible on such a happy thread but I am definitely taking Ninja Mom's words to heart and living life instead of worrying constantly about tomorrow.

I'll give you all a full report on our trip later today.

So sorry to hear about your niece! Sending to you and your family!!

 

[natebenma]

Robyn- so sorry to hear the news about your niece. You and your family have been through so much this year. Sending prayers and hugs your way!

Dee

 

[kelleigh1]

I was going to come post that I only have 89 days left until my trip, and then I read NM's post...and I had to comment.

Two years ago, my Mom was diagnosed with lung cancer. She went through surgery, treatments, all kinds of things and it really wore on me. Mainly because I am the only one of the three kids who live here. My sisters are both in Illinois. So my parents really relied on me to be there and it was quite taxing. Nothing like what my Mom was going through, but I actually kept so much of what I was dealing with bottled up inside because I had to be the strong one. That same year, an old friend lost her own mother to lung cancer and we lost a co-worker to the disease too. I can't even explain how I felt, other than very grateful that my Mom got through it. She survived.

But I don't think she "got it" the way that I did. Growing up, my Mom always talked about how much she wanted to go to Hawaii. She's never gone and I now that she never will. I sometimes look at her and it makes me sad because she doesn't go after what she wants. She basically just goes along with what my Dad wants and he doesn't really like to do much, never has.

I tell my husband all the time that I don't want to live like that. I want to do things, go places, see things. I want to enjoy life as much as possible. And thankfully, he agrees with me. I could never be married to someone who might try to hold me back.

I love my parents, but sometimes I wish my mother would just follow her dreams and speak her mind and maybe, just maybe, my Dad would realize that there is more to life than sitting at home watching TV.

I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Go for it Couchy! You won't regret it!

Robyn: My thoughts will be with you and your family!

 

[ocalla]

Robyn - so very sorry to hear your news.


Spend as much time together as possible...................wish I could go back and do the same with my sister.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

Phew!

We are finally home from our magical trip! Checked out of BC yesterday and made it home at 11:30am today due to delays in ATL on Delta. The kids and I spend the night in Atlanta's airport last night. I don't recommend sleeping in an airport!

I just got done downloading our pictures into iPhoto, but haven't uploaded them to photobucket yet. When I do, I'll post them here!

We had two fabulous rooms at BC! 1555 is a pool view whose patio opens up to the quiet pool. It's also very close to IG! I can't say enough good things about it! Our second room was 4648. Oh. My. Goodness! It's huge! The location for this room is wonderful, too.....it's just off the main elevators. A previous poster posted pics of the view from 5648....yup...that's the view from 4648 also, just not as high.

Every CM we encountered was outstanding! Disney hires the cream of the crop at BC! My favorites are Teena (of course!), Lauren, and Chip at Concierge.....he cracks me up! His winking and calling the ladies "darlin" was too cute! He's a cutie patootie, too!

SAB....what more can I say? It is, by far, the best pool complex our family has ever been to! We enjoyed it more there than we did at either TL or BB!

Beaches and Cream. Two words...Kitchen Sink! Enough said....

I honestly don't know how we will ever be able to stay at another resort after being spoiled at BC. I bought a matted print from the Marketplace just so I can have a piece of the BC at home.

There were two magical moments of my trip that I wanted to share. Of course, we had many more than two, but I can't wait to share these! The kids and I were at DTD waiting for the bus to take us back to the resort. A bus pulled up with fogged windows. The two transportation people working at DTD saw the freshly fogged windows and started drawing Mickey and Donald with their fingers on the fogged windows. They had a competition going as to who could draw the best character the fastest. It was really fun and spontaneous!

The second event was we were taking the Friendship Boat from DHS back to BC. The boat was crowded with tired and sweaty people. The CM who made the announcements announced there were people on board celebrating their one year anniversary so he led the whole boat in singing Happy Anniversary. He also sang two other songs and the whole boat of tired and sweaty people joined in! Hearing everyone sing instantly put me in a better mood (and brought tears to my eyes...I'm such a sap!). OK, after reading this, it doesn't sound too magical but trust me, it was!

NinjaMom.....I was waiting for you with my commando gear on to go raid YC for their daybeds! I had to do it myself, but got busted. Now I need someone to help me hide a body! I hear you're my gal.

Good night friends!

That was me asking about that room! thanks for the info!!! Sounds wonderful!!!!!!!!! Fingers crossed we actually get it.

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

7 days!! Only 7 more days until we arrive at our home away from home!!

All I have left to do is laundry, pack, get prescriptions refilled and we are ready to roll! School shopping is done, oil change and tire rotation completed for a safe drive. Oh, and I will also clean the house top to bottem just before we leave so it is perfect when we get back home. That way I only have laundry to face when we get back.

Wishing everyone safe travels that are on their way and magical times for those who are already there!

5 more days for us! We did all the school supply shopping yesterday, got the kids some new sneakers and clothes, I've got everything laid out in the dining room so when we get back it's ready to go! The less post-vacation work the better! We fly back the 11th and school starts the 14th. I've got an oil change and house cleaning on my list for this week. Sounds like we think alike!

 

[TigrLvsPooh]

We're at the airport now about to leave on our 3 part vacation. One week until we check in at BCV. Thanks again for all the tips and help. If anyone staying the same time as us hears some strange screaming , not to worry it's just my 15 month old and yes he does it all the time.

Wishing everyone leaving soon a magical vacation!!

I will follow the sounds of the screaming and come find you!!!

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Words well spoken!

 

[cindydare]

I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Go for it Couchy! You won't regret it!

We're back!

I only have a minute since I have tons of things to put away and of course the never ending pile of laundry. BC was fabulous as always.

Ninja Mom - no truer words were ever spoken. As fabulous as the trip was we came home to some devestating news. My niece who is only 9 years younger than me has cancer that has metasasized everywhere. I am devestated. I hate to write about anything so horrible on such a happy thread but I am definitely taking Ninja Mom's words to heart and living life instead of worrying constantly about tomorrow.

I'll give you all a full report on our trip later today.

Ninja Mom----Thank you for those words. I am by nature a positive person, but DH is a glass half-empty kind of guy most of the time. Disney is a happy place for both of us and for the kids, and I know that the memories we've made there will always be in our hearts. I work extra to pay for our trips, knowing that my reward will be 7 uninterrupted days with my children with no worries or bothers. I am so happy that you have won your fight!

My FIL was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer last June, so we've spent the past year trying to have the kids spend as much time with their Pap-pap as possible. From the start, we knew that his cancer was incurable and that treatment would only buy him more time. They stopped chemo in June of this year because the tumor was not responding to the current regimen and they're out of options due to side effects with the previous regimen. He goes to the Hillman Cancer Center at UPMC in Pittsburgh on Thursday to see if he qualifies for any clinical trials. My hospital has a partnership with one of UPMC's neighborhood cancer centers and I have been working with them since February, providing pharmacy services. I see both heartbreak and hope in my job, a position that has been very rewarding to me personally, considering our current family situation. I am glad that I can be in a position where I can help someone to have more time with their families, help someone receive treatment with fewer side effects, help someone have that second chance. Cancer touches everyone at some point in their lives, it does not discriminate. I

Robyn-my thoughts are with you and your family.

Cindy

 

[IWISHFORDISNEY]

Just curious if any of you that have been recently noticed or took advantage of any Bounceback offers, if there were any in the rooms?

We just booked one in June and I picked the GF but they are having major construction from a letter I received so I changed back to the YC and booked CL this time. So yes it was in my YC room a few weeks ago.

 

[BCV23]

Robyn, welcome home. Prayers for your niece and entire family.

 

[chocolateMinnie]

Go Couchy! Go Couchy!!



I have to tell you that as somebody who recently came face to face with my mortality there are only so many tics of the clock that we each have. All too often we decide to take a back seat and just cruise through life when we should really be in the drivers seat and putting the pedal to the metal.

My husband is one of those people that is always afraid to live for today and he always lives in fear of what might happen tomorrow. When those tomorrows were in serious danger of disappearing I decided that no longer would I defer to that kind of sensibility. I got annual passes to WDW and I fully intend to live life and make memories with my kids while I still can.

By beating cancer I got a second chance. I intend to make the best of it and I want to make as many memories as possible. I told my kids that Disney World has been around for 40 plus years. One day they will take their kids there. Hopefully I'll be there with them but if I'm not I know that they will have many stories to tell about how their Mom and Dad took them there when they were kids and tell them about all the memories they made.

Go for it Couchy! You won't regret it!

Perfect reminder to all of us ditherers - fantastic news that you have beaten cancer - enjoy your annual passes.

 

[cmcadoo66]

5 more days for us! We did all the school supply shopping yesterday, got the kids some new sneakers and clothes, I've got everything laid out in the dining room so when we get back it's ready to go! The less post-vacation work the better! We fly back the 11th and school starts the 14th. I've got an oil change and house cleaning on my list for this week. Sounds like we think alike!

Yay!! Someone who understands my pre-vacation insanity!!

I just find I can enjoy my trip so much better knowing I don't have a ton of work to do when I get back! And wow, you guys go back to school early!! We don't go back until the 27th but I don't like to last minute shop so it is done. Have a safe trip and maybe we will cross paths at SAB!!

 

[MickeyT]

Robyn-So glad you were able to enjoy your trip. Thought of you often the last couple weeks.

So sorry to hear about your niece and thank you for sharing.

Ninja Moms post was so timely. This life can be brutal sometimes. I think the majority of us that go to WDW get it. It is a place where we can build our memories. It doesn't have to be WDW. It's just one of the pieces of our lives that we have chosen to make our memories.

 

[BLTtinkerbell]

Robyn, Sorry to hear about your niece. Thoughts and prayers for your family.

 

[Ninja Mom]

Thanks for the kind comments and thoughts everyone!

Oh Robyn, I'm so sorry your family has to go through this. I'm right there with you as my Mom has been recently diagnosed with lung cancer that has been spreading for quite some time undiagnosed. I feel so powerless and I constantly wrack my brain for ways to help her or make things different. I have come to terms with the fact that there is not all that much that I can do for her and that as long as she is getting the care that she needs it's the best that any of us in the family is going to be able to do.

My Mom is another one of those people that lets herself take a back seat to my father's wishes to do only the things that appeal to him.

I've stopped trying to solve that mystery.

My mom has said that she would really like to see her Grand kids enjoying Disney. I'm hoping really hard that she gets to the point where I can talk her into making that trip, which would mean that she would be feeling better. Getting around my Dad will be another challenge. When he found out we were going 'AGAIN' he complained "How do you afford that place". I wanted to say "How can you afford not to take Mom there" but now is not the time to fight the same old battles with him.

I know when I was told the bad news about my diagnosis I decided that I would no longer not "Go for it" and I would do the things that I felt were important. When I was in the hospital in the thick of it, thinking about that trip in December to the Beach Club really saved my sanity, at times when I really, really needed it. To this day it motivates me to recover and get in "Disney shape".

I'm hoping that when (and if) the time is right, I'll be able to get this concept across to my Mom so that she will have a goal in the future to shoot for. Right now I am waiting to see which way she goes before I have this talk with her. Her condition is that precarious.

kelleigh I feel for you and your situation. Just know that sometimes there is a small comfort in knowing that people ultimately make the decisions that they are the most comfortable with. We can only lead by example and talk with gentle encouragement. Keep talking and keep thinking of ways to get your Mom to realize that it's ok to prudently live a little for today and follow your dreams. Who knows! Maybe she will decide that it's important enough to break free of your father and do a little something for herself!

Good luck everyone!!



~NM