Three weeks to go - I don't want it to get here

[JEANMR1]

I can't wait to go to WDW in 3 weeks but I'm worried about when the vacation ends. I don't have another trip planned and have been told I don't get to go back for two years! I got spoiled - I bought an annual pass in November and have spent 14 whole days in the park since then over two trips. I have one more 5 day trip and then I'm cut off. So sad...
Do you all ever feel like you don't want your vacation to get here because you don't want it to end?

 

[luv2nascar]

I have started to dread our upcoming June trip. I think its the same thing.

 

[Bev J]

yep, every trip I take. I think it is because we spend so much time planning, dreaming, waiting then BOOM!! it is over and we are back to our hum drum lives.....
The only cure for this is plan another trip, even if it is a year away...

Bev

 

[dixipixi]

Our vacation starts June 1st. We have been counting down the days. Now that we are so close, I keep saying to myself, "the sooner it gets here, the sooner it's over"

I agree with planning for the next trip, even if it is 2 years away. It gives you something to look forward to and a whole new countdown to start!

 

[Bonnie40]

I so agree with you and I thought I was the only one who felt that way!

 

[JABEAR]

Sooner it is here, the sooner it is over. However, I still can't wait to get on with it!

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

I'm getting a little antsy about our June trip also- but I think that's mostly because I have SO much going on with the kids end of school year and so many activities going on right up until the day we leave and so much to get done before we're gone (especially because this time DH will not be going- it changes things on many respects in my preparation for the trip), etc. I know once I get caught up on things I'll calm down but I'm not sure when that will happen. I think I'll be busy right up until the minute we get on the plane- and then it won't end there... not on a trip by myself with 3 kids! LOL

 

[Mykelogan]

JEANMR1, my trip will be here soon and I actually just started feeling what you are mentioning today. One of the ideas a co-worker had when we were discussing this was for me to take lots of pictures and then do an elaborate scrap booking of the trip. Something that will take a few weeks to complete as I adjust back into "normal life." She is a diehard scrap booker who I got some supplies at the Scrapbook Store on my last trip. She is gonna help me figure out what I need so I have a list of things to collect and buy when I am in WDW. I am getting excited about this project now! hehe I have no real mementos marking my past trips so I am looking forward to starting this tradition for myself now. Just an idea!

Mike

 

[Catrin]

Oh .. I can SO relate to this.

I think the post WDW depression I get... is not because I miss WDW... but the fact that I have nothing to look forward to after this is over.

I am only going for four days.... not the trip of my dreams, but what I can do this time.
I will not be going back for two years..... it is SO hard to wait!!

It has been 19 mths since I last visited "home" and I Cannot wait! BUT dreading feeling empty again.
Catrin

 

[nluvwithmickey]

People give the LOOK whenever I mention this!

Of course they are not the ones planning, reserching and reading the boards 24/7! I think the planning is great fun because it can last a really long time depending on how far off you start planning.

My mind thinks Disney constantly, and once the trip is over what will there be left to think about???

I know! I'm going to think of a plan to convince DH that we need to come back. I know that when he is at WDW, the magic takes over and he goes along with anything I say......gotta make this vacation work and maybe, just maybe I'll have another trip to plan once I get back!

 

[Rootskate]

I know exactly how you feel! Look at my signature....that should say it all!

 

[birdiesunshine]

Looks like a lot of New Englanders feel this way. I see some RI and CT people on this thread.
As you can see from my signature lines we've been to the world a lot this year and have one more trip this October so I know how the op feels also. That's why we book a new trip while we're still in Disney half the time A little obsessed, maybe. But it keeps us happy

 

[HeatherPage]

and have been told I don't get to go back for two years!

Who told you this? Your husband? Maybe you should look into a solo trip or a trip with just you and the kids (if you have any).

I guess because my husband also goes on a golf trip every year that I feel if I want to do a couple days at Disney every year too, he can either come and enjoy it with my son and I, let me go without him, or get over it. (He chooses to come and enjoy it )

 

[HappyLawyer]

try waiting until next december!

 

[JEANMR1]

I'm glad to know I am not the only one who feels this way. I've been told I can't go back again for 2 years because we need to go OTHER places. I want to go other places too but I haven't gotten over wanting to go to Disney. I suggested Paris and a stop at Disney but my partner shot that one down. It was worth a try though....
I went in November with her and in January just with my sister. Now it is the three of us in June. So I already did the solo trip without her and I don't think I could bribe her enough to swing another one. I'll keep trying....
Thanks for the support and ideas.

 

[ciera321]

I'm so glad to know that I'm not the only one. I thought I was crazy I have to have a DW trip in the works or it just doesn't feel right. We, too, bought annual passes and are going on our 3rd trip in a year. It sure does spoil you!!!

 

[Eeyore18]

I agree too! We just got back from a land/sea on May 5-12. I always joke that I have DAD- Depression After Disney. So I think I convinced my husband to go back next year after school gets out. I can't seem to think of vacationing anywhere else!

 

[ericafny]

I feel the same way too! All I do when I get home from work is go on these boards and do research and read my books about Disney and plan my trip. My boyfriend thinks I'm crazy! But I think he will think I am crazier for being upset that the trip will end!

I know that we all should be EXCITED! WE ARE GOING TO DISNEY!!! Let's all promise eachother to be happy and make the most of our Disney trip so when it's over we can have the best memories ever! Let's stop worrying and start getting excited!!!

 

[JEANMR1]

Okay here goes:
I promise to have a wonderful time at Disney World and not focus on the end of the trip. When I come home I will look at my pictures and video and try to not cry out of sadness for not being there but be happy with the wonderful memories.
(I also promise to nag and harp and do whatever I must in order to get back there sooner than 2 years from now).