One Week!!! Can't Sleep! Help!

[hanswagner]

Okay. I have just 1 week until my dad and I go to Disneyland. I can't sleep or stop thinking about how cool this is going to be. Any advice on how to relax at night, or should I just ride this tidal wave of a manic episode?

lol

 

[Joan S.]

HI. This may sound kind of SILLY but it works for ME!! Just visualize DL or the MK(in FL) and walk yourself thru it! What rides will you do? Where will you eat and /or snack? What does it feel like to actually be there? This exercise helps me to relax (and fall asleep)if I am too excited to sleep or if I am too stressed out to sleep! Good Luck and have fun on your trip with your Dad! Joan

 

[dmincey1]

lots of beer.

 

[Michelle2]

I am in the same boat. I am leaving for Las Vegas in one week from tomorrow, and then DL one week from Sunday. I cannot believe how fast the time has been flying. I am so not ready, but totally excited of course! Have a great time!

 

[TrixieMaguee]

I'm freaking out a little too...at this time next week I'll be checking into my hotel, and be heading the DLR tommorrow ^_^

All these DIS Boardies gonna be in Disneyland next week, we should have mini-meet up!!!

 

[clyde]

Your like that with one week to go? I'm like that now and I have two months to wait.

What you need is to go to a fortune teller and see if you can get them to channel Walt for you -- that's what I did and now I'm possessed!

 

[hanswagner]

Still awake... Not tired yet... Must... Sleep... Getting.... Loopy... Disney is... haunting me........


THIS IS GOING TO BE SO AWESOME, I JUST TALKED TO MY DAD AND HE IS GETTING REALLY PSYCHED ABOUT IT TOO, OH MY GOD I THINK MY HEAD JUST EXPLODED


Hans

 

[hanswagner]

Got some shuteye, but now I am really getting amped up. Computer crashed last night as well, had to do some serious rebuilding and just got everything back online and configured. Getting the laptop ready for the trip next, going to put all of the necessary software on it and make my hardware list...

This New Orleans thing is just unreal though... It's really taking the enjoyment out of it. I feel like I am the most selfish person on the planet for taking this trip when so many other people are out there suffering in Louisiana and Mississippi.

I am going to take a break from all of this trip planning and do some serious praying tonight, and make a cash donation to disaster relief. I sure do hope that everyone there can get the help they need. It's just horrible, people robbing each other and shooting at police officers. Serious reflection time here, you know? Some people...

Hans

 

[astroboy]

Clyde, 2 months to go here too and I know exactly what you mean!!

In fact, I can't stop thinking about the trip... going through the motions in my mind over and over, planning every detail etc. Hopefully the coming weeks will fly by and we'll be packing our bags before we know it!

 

[clyde]

I think we may all need an intervention of some kind -- Disney is a drug, and the DIS boards are the dealer.

To be fair, though, I've waited 34 years to go to Disneyland, so I have a lot of pent up excitement over this whole deal.

Planning out the whole thing...going back to these boards to see if there was anything I missed, buying an AP just to get the Halloween Treat tickets for DCA, PS for the Blue Bayou 60 days in advance, drooling over the idea of the dessert buffet for Fantasmic(but can't do it with family of 5), getting a handle on the FastPass system(thanks to Hydroguy for his tripreport), decisions on character meals, wondering about how to get from LAX to Best Western Park Place Inn(and back again - limo, shuttle, rent-a-car???), and how to go to Legoland for a day. And not to mention my wife saying things like, "are you coming to bed, dear?" when all I need to do is just look at one more Disney related website(to 3am).

Oh my. I just read what I wrote. I really do need an intervention of some kind. I've started to think that some of my moles/birthmarks look like hidden Mickeys........Arrrrrrrrrrrrhhhhgggg.........still have to wait until October 27th.

Hey, when are you going Astroboy?

 

[DisneylandGuy22]

I better go finish packin I leave tomorrow for my Disneyland trip..... See you in the parks

 

[Princess_Katie006]

What I always do is, get some hot coco and drink it (The hot milk helps) and I lay down in bed in complete darkness. Then I shut my eyes and think about a movie I had watched that day or one of my favorite movies. And I end up falling asleep.

or

You can do what my grandmother does and drink a small glass of red wine! lol