The New Kinder, Gentler Me - The Rubber Chicken is Loose!! Pg 19/#283!!!

[Lauralee131]

Hey I volunteer I will tell yo uDH about your trip

In my eyes he is one lucky man, my DW already told me that after our WDW trip in Sept/Oct that she wants to go somewhere else for a new experience so I think it is off to Disney Land for that trip she has never been, I am not sure if that was what she intended but she didn't clarify so I am going to take it upon myself to be the visionary of the family.

Besides my brothers best friend has a membership to "club 33" and has been telling me for years to come out and he will take us there for lunch.

I would just love that

Lauralee Good luck in breaking the news I can't wait to read about that one.

Cool! Good for you guys...I really want to go back to DL - haven't been since I was a kid...I'm jealous...

I hope DH feels the same way you do...

I'm going to TRY and tell him tonight, give him a couple of options...we'll see how it goes!

Wish me luck!!!

I'm gonna need it!!

 

[Lauralee131]

Glad you found your happy place during your root canal.

I sure did!! It's turning out to be an expensive "trip"!!!

I found another happy place last night, conveniently located in a bottle marked "Hydrocodone"...coincidence??

Tell you what though...I feel great today - I'm so glad I had it done!!

 

[Lauralee131]

The cat is offically out of the bag....

The can is open and worms are everywhere...

I tried to do it fast...like ripping off a band aid. But I got stuck...I stammered and spewed and must've sounded like a complete idiot. And it didn't help that I had uncontrollable giggles....that drives Tony NUTS . You know the kind of giggles I'm talking about. When you're really nervous, yet all you can do is laugh? Yeah, I get like that. Only with him. Only when I'm explaining something he's going to be mad about...really, really mad about. The more nervous I get, the more I smirk and laugh...

So anywho...I told him about Sheila Begladtohelpya...and the 107 points we have to use or lose. How I can't even rent them out as they're already banked...yada yada yada...

I can see him out of the corner of my eye...as I'm looking at the floor to keep from laughing...he's doing that neck thing...like he's wearing an invisible turtleneck shirt that's way too tight around his neck...he starts rolling his head...his face is getting red...By the way, I find the "neck thing" totally hysterical, therefore making it even harder to look at him!

I explain how we can now have SIX magical days at SSR for only 100 points...OR....we have 4 in a 1 BR for 125...After I go through and explain, via fuzzy Disney math, how exactly 107 points fits in between those 2 choices, he SNAPS...

( I can see you guys now...)

Now, when he yells at me, he yells with his hands...they start flailing around - picture if you were falling backwards off a ledge and trying to regain your balance with your arms...yeah, it's like that. Totally ridiculous looking...and to top off your mental picture, may I present you with this...the eyebrows...they go straight up to his hairline when he's mad (or when he lies...dead giveway)...So there he is, arms flailing, eyebrows climbing up his forehead to try and escape his face, the neck rolling...pretty picture, isn't it???

Then he gets out what he's trying to say (not before I can don my welding helmet to avoid the flames he's about to spew) ...and I quote...

"I BOUGHT A 1 BEDROOM...I'M STAYING IN A 1 BEDROOM. I'M NOT STAYING IN A HOTEL ROOM EVERY FREAKING TIME WE GO!! I want to stay in a one bedroom. For four days. NOT SIX...DO YOU HEAR ME?? FOUR DAYS!! "

Me - Ok, so you're saying you'll think about it???

In hindsight, that was not the right time to try and lighten the moment!!

So, tomorrow I have to call and change our ressie to a 1br from Friday to Monday...big, heavy sigh...

I tried everything I could think of to convince him how much better and less stressful (thanks V!) 6 days would be...we could hit water parks! Don't you want to go to water parks??

Nope...wasn't biting...I think if I could hold out one, maybe 2 more days...I'd have him sold. OR...I'd have the bed all to myself... one of the two...

HOWEVER, I couldn't stop there...

I then proceeded to tell him about January.... donning protective gear, once again...

That went over better than August...and then I heard the question that PROVED to me once and for all that he just doesn't get it...and I may wait a day or 2 and come up with a counter-offer...

WHY do have to keep going back to Disney World. It's the same rides and the same stuff to see every time again and again...

YES - I knooooowwwww....HELLO???? McFly??? That's one of the things I love best about it!!! Nope...

I'm sorry, but if you have to ask, you wouldn't understand...

I took my four days in August and 7 in January (possibly 9) and took my deal off the table...

I think though, that perhaps Michael and I could go for 6 days...maybe DH could fly down on Friday??? Wonder how I could word that...

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

BEAUTIFUL description! I can so see your DH, who I can hardly picture in my mind, mind you, flailing his arms about!

You are a brave woman.

I am proud.

You did it. You told him. You must feel better, no? Maybe a little?

 

[Lauralee131]

BEAUTIFUL description! I can so see your DH, who I can hardly picture in my mind, mind you, flailing his arms about!

You are a brave woman.

I am proud.

You did it. You told him. You must feel better, no? Maybe a little?

Well yes, I do feel better...

I'd be feeling better if I had SIX days in August....but...

 

[KatGarcia]

Well YAY at least u got it out! Now you just have to tweak your key points so you can get your way lol. I think you might convince him if you suggest you and DS going first...sounds like a good idea to me! My DH really thinks its too soon to go back only a year later and as i know he loves Disney as much as i do and will go if i really beg him....he doesn't exactly get it either. I'm thinking of going on a trip by myself eventually if he won't catch on- maybe we should meet there some time lol! He's anti vacation at the moment...just wait until he gets his birthday surprise come April 19th-I'm taking him to Vegas for a weekend! Let's hope his mood swings after that! Good luck with the planning!!

 

[Lauralee131]

OMG you are too funny! I wish you the best when you break the news to DH. (Ohhh and I just have to tell you that Breckenridge, CO is BEAUTIFUL...not Disney...but still beautiful!!!

Thanks! I really am excited about Colorado...I think I just got my head too wrapped around Orlando. No big deal. Colorado is going to be awesome!

 

[disney-super-mom]

Well, you did it, it's over with, and you're still alive to tell the tale! WHEW!

What the heck, he's asking why you have to keep going back to WDW? Ummmmmm, did he not buy into DVC with you? Ya know, I think you need to remind him.....DVC = 'DISNEY' VACATION CLUB! Say it slowly for him and have him spell it with you.....D - I - S - N - E - Y.

 

[princessjv]

You go girl! You handled that well!

That wasn't too bad...now was it? I feel for you!

Now can I borrow the Quote "welding helmet to avoid the flames he's about to spew" ?

I need to break the costs of our Family Disney Cruise & mom/ds WDW trips to dh.

 

[Disneyland_Mama]

WAIT.... I just know this is going to be SUPER good...


Ok, I'm ready!

I tried to do it fast...like ripping off a band aid. But I got stuck...I stammered and spewed and must've sounded like a complete idiot. And it didn't help that I had uncontrollable giggles....that drives Tony NUTS . You know the kind of giggles I'm talking about. When you're really nervous, yet all you can do is laugh? Yeah, I get like that. Only with him. Only when I'm explaining something he's going to be mad about...really, really mad about. The more nervous I get, the more I smirk and laugh...

I know those giggles oh too well, my friend!

I can see him out of the corner of my eye...as I'm looking at the floor to keep from laughing...he's doing that neck thing...like he's wearing an invisible turtleneck shirt that's way too tight around his neck...he starts rolling his head...his face is getting red...By the way, I find the "neck thing" totally hysterical, therefore making it even harder to look at him!

OMG! Lauralee, I can't stop laughing!! I've got the raccoon look going on!

( I can see you guys now...)

Now, when he yells at me, he yells with his hands...they start flailing around - picture if you were falling backwards off a ledge and trying to regain your balance with your arms...yeah, it's like that. Totally ridiculous looking...and to top off your mental picture, may I present you with this...the eyebrows...they go straight up to his hairline when he's mad (or when he lies...dead giveway)...So there he is, arms flailing, eyebrows climbing up his forehead to try and escape his face, the neck rolling...pretty picture, isn't it???

I've got the perfect mental picture...

Me - Ok, so you're saying you'll think about it???

No you did not say that! Did you???

So, tomorrow I have to call and change our ressie to a 1br from Friday to Monday...big, heavy sigh...

Well, if I was were you... I'd wait until things cooled off and try for the 6 days. Be real nice and he may bite. This often works for me.
Just sayin'!

HOWEVER, I couldn't stop there...

Oh no, you di'int!

I think though, that perhaps Michael and I could go for 6 days...maybe DH could fly down on Friday??? Wonder how I could word that...

You are too much!!!

I'm glad it's over and you're still alive to tell the tale! I have a feeling you'll work hubby and get your 6 days!

 

[DisneyJo]

Everything Tracy said

Lauralee you could win an oscar with your descriptive writing you are just so funny.

Could you use the whole, well we only sleep in the room routine, so why do we need a 1 bed when we could go for 6 days in one room. OMG I'm so glad we just look in a brochure and choose a package, costly yes but DH gives me a budget (well I find what I want first ) and then it's done

 

[PrincessV]

OMG girlfriend, you crack me up! I keep picturing Tony with steam coming out of head and no neck to be seen.

I have no doubt that if 6 nights is what you really want, 6 nights is what you will ultimately get. You're really very convincing. And Tony's a guy - remember how they need to feel "in charge"?! I vote let him cool off a bit and lay out the possibilities again.

Either way... you'll be in WDW in Aug. AND Jan. Life is good!

 

[Lauralee131]

Victory is mine!

Or is it?

Well sort of…

DH agreed at 6am EST to take what’s behind door #1….6 days in a studio at SSR. Who do I have to thank?

Michael! My boy did good! And he doesn't even know it!!

Michael must’ve dreamed about surfing last night. Or Lilo & Stitch. Because as he was getting himself dressed this morning he asked me if I have ever been surfing. Me? Um…no. I don’t even go in the ocean past my knees most of the time. But maybe you should ask Daddy. Maybe he has.

DS - Dad…did you ever do surfing?
DH – Surfing? No. Why? Do you want to go surfing?
DS – Yeah, I want to stand on a board in the water.
DH – Ok, well some day we’ll try surfing, Mike. (Now my friends, listen closely for the “circling shark” music from Jaws…I’m moving in for the kill...).
Me – Typhoon Lagoon has surfing lessons. (Do they? Or is it Blizzard Beach? I dunno, but it sounded good at the time)
DH – Well there you go…we’ll have to check that out.
Me – Too bad though…we won’t have time…
DH – Why?
Me – Well, surfing lessons are the kind of things you do on a 6 night stay…not over the weekend…
DH – Oh here we go…
Me – No, not going anywhere…I’m just saying…
DH – a loud guttural noise emits from his head…there goes the “neck thing”…I am now only mildly afraid that his head will blow right off his shoulders…FINE…I’ll make you a deal…
Me – A deal?? Ok, you have my attention…
DH – you have to be able to pay for it all…in CASH…NO CREDIT CARDS.
Me – Honey, you can’t travel without credit cards…
DH – You can use the credit cards…but I want them paid off immediately. If you think you can somehow pay for the whole trip…all 6 days…meals, plane…then we can go for 6 days…
Me - Ok. Deal....Love you honey…I'll see you at work…

Now I think I’ve been a victim of reverse psychology. But I can’t prove it.

I’d like to buy a vowel, Pat.

Why do I think this? Because now I’m thinking that 4 days would be more affordable. I have to do some Fuzzy Disney Math, but maybe it'd be easier to pay for 4 days...

How can that be? What do I do???

 

[Lauralee131]

WAIT.... I just know this is going to be SUPER good...

Oh if only you guys could have been a fly on the wall last night!!! Stay tuned for the next episode of, "As the stomach turns..."

I know those giggles oh too well, my friend!

They're so bad...it just makes everything worse...I've even gotten into car accidents and laughed while telling him cause I KNEW he was going to yell at me!!! I almost bit a whole in my tongue last night trying to stop laughing!!!

No you did not say that! Did you???

Yep...I sure did. I'm not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I wanted to know what my options were!!!

Oh no, you di'int!

Yep...did that too....

You are too much!!!

I'm glad it's over and you're still alive to tell the tale! I have a feeling you'll work hubby and get your 6 days!

Yes, my friends...I have looked death square in the face and lived to tell about it!!!

Everything Tracy said

Lauralee you could win an oscar with your descriptive writing you are just so funny.

Could you use the whole, well we only sleep in the room routine, so why do we need a 1 bed when we could go for 6 days in one room. OMG I'm so glad we just look in a brochure and choose a package, costly yes but DH gives me a budget (well I find what I want first ) and then it's done

I brought it up several times last night in just about every way I could...

DH - Can you pass me the salt?
Me - I'm sorry did you say SIX?
DH - FOUR DAYS...that's all you're getting. Knock it off and give me the @#$*(&#@$ salt!!!!

OMG girlfriend, you crack me up! I keep picturing Tony with steam coming out of head and no neck to be seen.

If he was a cartoon character his head would have blown right off his shoulders!!!

I have no doubt that if 6 nights is what you really want, 6 nights is what you will ultimately get. You're really very convincing. And Tony's a guy - remember how they need to feel "in charge"?! I vote let him cool off a bit and lay out the possibilities again.

Either way... you'll be in WDW in Aug. AND Jan. Life is good!

I just posted my new debauchle...Ummmm....spell check please!!

But it's not whether I go for FOUR or SIX days...it's how I played the game!!!

 

[Lauralee131]

You go girl! You handled that well!

That wasn't too bad...now was it? I feel for you!

Now can I borrow the Quote "welding helmet to avoid the flames he's about to spew" ?

I need to break the costs of our Family Disney Cruise & mom/ds WDW trips to dh.

Thank you, thank you!!!

Feel free to borrow away!!! Good luck!!!

 

[Lauralee131]

Well, you did it, it's over with, and you're still alive to tell the tale! WHEW!

What the heck, he's asking why you have to keep going back to WDW? Ummmmmm, did he not buy into DVC with you? Ya know, I think you need to remind him.....DVC = 'DISNEY' VACATION CLUB! Say it slowly for him and have him spell it with you.....D - I - S - N - E - Y.

Ah ha...I survived!!

Yeah, he did buy into it - but BECAUSE OF ME, definitely not WITH ME!!!

You know...six days would be a lot more affordable if he just stayed home...

One less plane ticket...
Lot's less food...

Maybe tonight over dinner I'll tell him that I've been looking over our budget and we're going to have to make some cutbacks.

I'm sorry Honey, but I'm going to have to let you go....

 

[PrincessV]

Way to go Michael! He's like your pinch-hitter, no?!

Okay, I already had some thoughts on fuzzy-enough-math-to-beat-the-budget...

1. In-room meals.
2. Bring your own snacks.
3. DH pays for his own golfing expenditures - they aren't part of your budget plan, right?!
4. TS meals only every other day.
5. (Ripped mercilessly from allearsnet, but I've tried it and it works!) Instead of buying 2 burger meals, buy one double burger and pay $.60 for an extra bun. Now you've got 2 burgers for almost the price of one and you can split the fries!
6. Buy one bottled water per person, then keep refilling them from taps/fountains. Any other time of year, I dislike the WDW water enough not to do this. Trust me - in August, you truly won't care what the water tastes like so long as it's wet and cool(ish). Also, you can get free ice at most CS places.

Interesting that all my thoughts on money-saving revolve around food, isn't it? I've always maintained that The Mouse really rakes in teh bucks on food, and I think this confirms it!

I'm so happy things are falling into place for you!

 

[Lauralee131]

Way to go Michael! He's like your pinch-hitter, no?!

Okay, I already had some thoughts on fuzzy-enough-math-to-beat-the-budget...

1. In-room meals.
2. Bring your own snacks.
3. DH pays for his own golfing expenditures - they aren't part of your budget plan, right?!
4. TS meals only every other day.
5. (Ripped mercilessly from allearsnet, but I've tried it and it works!) Instead of buying 2 burger meals, buy one double burger and pay $.60 for an extra bun. Now you've got 2 burgers for almost the price of one and you can split the fries!
6. Buy one bottled water per person, then keep refilling them from taps/fountains. Any other time of year, I dislike the WDW water enough not to do this. Trust me - in August, you truly won't care what the water tastes like so long as it's wet and cool(ish). Also, you can get free ice at most CS places.

Interesting that all my thoughts on money-saving revolve around food, isn't it? I've always maintained that The Mouse really rakes in teh bucks on food, and I think this confirms it!

I'm so happy things are falling into place for you!

You crack me up. Funny thing is it immediately made me think of the scene in Father of the Bride, where Annie's sleeping on the couch and George picks up that magazine and starts reading the article on how to have an affordable wedding...

Bake your own cake...
Ask a friend to take the pictures....



That's totally where all our money goes anyway, is to food...you're right...

I just don't know...

I hate when I get like this...I soooo want the six days, BUT that's also 5 days he's going to miss work and I'm not crazy about missing a week's paycheck...one more reason for him to stay home, no???

The 1BR would be nice, even for a long weekend...but six days???? I'd rather do that...UGH....my head is going to blow off my shoulders in a minute!!

Back to the drawing board...

 

[sharkB8HooHaHa]

YEAH!!! You (and Michael) did it! Congrats!

Now, for the money end of it? We are always (and I mean ALWAYS doing our trips so low budget I often look at them as a way to drop a few pounds.

Like V said, eat breakfast in the room. Will you have a kitchette? And we always bring our own snacks in for lunch...Feel for my children as they are forced to eat granola or trail mix as they longingly watch other kids' chocolate and ice cream run down their chins. And then we totally slum it up for dinner, and we share. Yup. Counter service meals can be huge, so we get 3 meals and split them up.

We buy water on the outside and haul it in everyday. (Probably not an option for you if you're flying).

You said you found a cheaper flight into Sanford...
Can water park tickets come out of Tony's budget, too? It was him, after all, who offered to so surfing

I say go for the 6 days....you'll be happy you did once you're there!

 

[mlill]

Holy cow!!! You miss a couple of days reading and look what happens!!! I'm struggling to catch up here, and totally comprehend what's going on! WoW! I'm totally impressed with your WDW planning skills - and on a day you had at root canal, too?!? Congrats on winning the Colorado trip - I hope you guys have a great time there! As far as the SSR for 6 days in a studio - GO FOR IT!!! I'm sure the money/budget thing will work out - it always does somehow. Us DIS'ers just sacrifice stuff in the 'real world' so we can go back to our 'happy place' more often. I hear that all the time - We need the money up front, before we go back to WDW! Yes, hunny, you're right... Whatever you say, hunny. Don't worry Lauralee, you'll get your way! Ya know... it really would be a lot cheaper if your DH just stays home...

-Michelle