OK, I admit I have a lot of trips planned (see below). But that is exactly why I purchased
DVC. My family truly utilizes it like it is our second home. My parents live a little over an hour from WDW. We've always gone for holidays, school recess, etc. -- whenever the airfare is reasonable. My kids are my parents only grandkids; they actually go through "withdrawal" when they are not around! So for about $600, we would fly down and have free room AND board! Often times we would take a day trip to WDW or IOA (did I mention the free "rental" car too! LOL). However, we would always dread the long ride back to their house, usually leaving "early", missing out on the evening events and atmosphere. Then we started booking hotel stays for the tail end of our trips, sparing my parents from taking us to the airport -- sometimes at 4am for those 6am departures! But we all know how expensive the hotel stays can get... so, DVC to the rescue!
Our last trip was at the beginning of July; we dropped the kids off for the whole summer! While they are away, DH and I promised to take a weekend trip somewhere, just the two of us for a change. So guess where we are going the first weekend in August? I will feel guilty being at WDW without my kids, especially with them only an hour away, but I think I will get over it pretty fast! Then, two weeks after that, we will back to pick them up; first, spending five nights at BCV with both my parents and my in-laws.
As you see, we have many other trips planned, generally just short stays, no more than three nights. I wish, like some of you, I could spend two whole weeks or more at at time, but my office would call me so much or pile up the work for my return that it wouldn't be worth it!
But this just reinforces the flexible of DVC. Gotta love it!
