Sadness

[alexandria674]

Is it just me? After a trip to Disneyland I feel sad afterwards. Almost like homesickness.

 

[Disney Dreams]

Most people pre-trip: expectations, planning, research, packing, excitement

Most people post-trip: no planning to do, probably nothing huge to look forward to, back to day to day life

I believe what you are feeling is perfectly normal. I felt it after our WDW trip. Play with your photos, help others plan their trips, dare I suggest.... dream about your next trip.

 

[fairykin]

aahhhh... *hug*... don't be the sad one.. start looking forward to your holiday trip.. if it's in december, we have a great group pre planning already.. on the dec. thread ...come on OveR!

 

[DisneySuiteFreak]

I feel the same way after every trip. The best thing to do is start planning your next trip!That usually helps me to get my mind off of missing the old trip...

 

[pixiewings71]

Yup, that's why I like to start planning my next trip when we get back.

 

[Anna1227]

I feel that way, too. I love scrapbooking my Disneyland pictures, so I usually get to work on that after I get unpacked, and that helps give me something fun to look forward to when we get home.

 

[Vixen]

i feel like that after every single vacation i go on

 

[alexandria674]

Thanks, I don't feel alone but I found out this week that my boyfriend has decided to take me this July for my birthday so I am going in July and also for November (his birthday) which will be during the holidays! Now I have planning to do! Also, I will be posting some pictures of my trip so I can make a scrapbook (great idea, I never thought about it) Now I am excited!

 

[LisainCalifornia]

I often feel like that too. I also sometimes feel like that when we are there if things are not going well. Like our Spring Break trip of '06 (so crowded it made it impossible to enjoy the park) or our last trip when my husband worked the entire time and seemed so stressed out. I just want our trip to go well (not perfectly--but good) while there, and some trips have been better than others.

I find on any of our DL trip there are moments that are just so precious--and those are the memories I take from them and store into my heart. For example, the first time Snow White waved at my daughter from the parade, and my daughter looked at me with that sense of pure joy (she was only 5 at the time--now she is 12). Another example is our family watching the fireworks together, and clapping after it was all done with tears in my eyes. My husband was saying "whoo-hoo" after it was all done and we had a family group hug. That was a few years ago. Or the first time we went at Christmas time and we walked down mainstreet for the the first time and saw all of the decorations, and I remember I couldn't stop smiling and my husand was into it too--that was wonderful.

So I cherish those moments, but anyone who has done multiple trips to disneyland knows that there are those moments that suck as well!

Somehow when we get home I feel sort of let down, like it could have been better. I immediately feel like maybe we are done with DL for now, but eventually that "longing" always comes back. I felt that way in December for our trip, but now that summer is coming, I have started daydreaming about a trip again. I hope We can go this summer. If not with the whole family--just with my daughter would be good too.

Lisa