UPDATE 7/16 TR Link Posted! The "I-Must-Be-Crazy" PTR - July 2012

[Chelley00]

I'm sorry your October trip is out. Now you can't meet me

I'm glad his new job is going so well.

 

[Simba22]

I'm sorry your October trip is out. Now you can't meet me

I'm glad his new job is going so well.

I'm really bummed about it but at the same time, I'm looking forward to our July trip AND paying off some debt with the money that otherwise would have gone to the October trip. So overall, I think I'll be OK lol

 

[Simba22]

Well, over the next couple of days, I should have plenty of time to get back to our tentative plans...AND catch up on other trip reports! It was raining here Wednesday night, I took the dog outside, slipped in the wet grass and fell. My left leg was turned under me and I fell on it with all of my weight.

Of course, I have an old knee injury which I pretty much RE-injured. And I was outside, in the dark and the rain, alone with the dog. And we live on the 2nd floor so getting back upstairs was a painful challenge. I thought it would be better the next morning but it wasn't so Lumar took me to the ER yesterday at 7am. They took x-rays and said it looks like a bad sprain but I have an appointment with an orthopedist today at 3:30 so we'll see what the official word is.

In the meantime, all I can really do is sit around (and of course, when it's painful for you to move around, you have to go the bathroom every 5 minutes).

So hopefully tonight I'll actually get a REAL update on here for you guys!

 

[KatMark]

Well, over the next couple of days, I should have plenty of time to get back to our tentative plans...AND catch up on other trip reports! It was raining here Wednesday night, I took the dog outside, slipped in the wet grass and fell. My left leg was turned under me and I fell on it with all of my weight.

Of course, I have an old knee injury which I pretty much RE-injured. And I was outside, in the dark and the rain, alone with the dog. And we live on the 2nd floor so getting back upstairs was a painful challenge. I thought it would be better the next morning but it wasn't so Lumar took me to the ER yesterday at 7am. They took x-rays and said it looks like a bad sprain but I have an appointment with an orthopedist today at 3:30 so we'll see what the official word is.

In the meantime, all I can really do is sit around (and of course, when it's painful for you to move around, you have to go the bathroom every 5 minutes).

So hopefully tonight I'll actually get a REAL update on here for you guys!

Ali, I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope it is just a sprain and not a tear. Take care of yourself. And, isn't that the truth....when you are in pain you have to use that extremity that is in pain.

 

[Simba22]

Ali, I'm so sorry to hear this. I hope it is just a sprain and not a tear. Take care of yourself. And, isn't that the truth....when you are in pain you have to use that extremity that is in pain.

and you don't realize how much you rely on your knees until you can't use one! EVERYTHING is connected to them, your feet, your toes, your hips.... lying down is uncomfortable because it pulls on my quads, which pulls on the knee tendons/ligaments. It's HORRIBLE! I just want to go home and go back to sleep...sleeping is uncomfortable but lugging my big butt around on crutches is hard work! I'm exhausted!

 

[Nermel9]

Ugh, sorry about your knee, hope you feel better soon!

 

[Simba22]

Ugh, sorry about your knee, hope you feel better soon!

Thanks, Jen!

I went to the Orthopedist on Friday and he said it looks to be OK...I just hyperextended the ligaments and tendons (which I knew because I've done it before). The only reason I really panicked this time is because I actually fell completely on top of it, and I've never done that. So just to be safe, I had them check it out. He wants me to go for 5 physical therapy visits, starting the 28th...but at $25 a pop, I don't know how I'm going to afford it.

Guess we'll see...

I'm so mad at myself for STILL updating this stupid PTR....and BOY do I have an update.....

 

[CookFamilyVacation]

Well, over the next couple of days, I should have plenty of time to get back to our tentative plans...AND catch up on other trip reports! It was raining here Wednesday night, I took the dog outside, slipped in the wet grass and fell. My left leg was turned under me and I fell on it with all of my weight.

Of course, I have an old knee injury which I pretty much RE-injured. And I was outside, in the dark and the rain, alone with the dog. And we live on the 2nd floor so getting back upstairs was a painful challenge. I thought it would be better the next morning but it wasn't so Lumar took me to the ER yesterday at 7am. They took x-rays and said it looks like a bad sprain but I have an appointment with an orthopedist today at 3:30 so we'll see what the official word is.

In the meantime, all I can really do is sit around (and of course, when it's painful for you to move around, you have to go the bathroom every 5 minutes).

So hopefully tonight I'll actually get a REAL update on here for you guys!

That sucks big time. I usually fall on the property when there is 10 million feet of snow and they don't keep up on the side walks. LOL. Always bustin my butt

 

[Simba22]

That sucks big time. I usually fall on the property when there is 10 million feet of snow and they don't keep up on the side walks. LOL. Always bustin my butt

When we had all that snow last year, they piled it up on the grass over by the dog pen. So of course, as it all melted, it erroded away at the ground. So now, there is this tiny little incline, that you wouldn't notice if you haven't fallen on it before. So it was right there that I went down....my right foot slipped on the wet grass on that small incline and that was all she wrote.

And let's not even talk about me getting back up to the 2nd floor with no elevator....

 

[Simba22]

OK so I'm sitting here at work, bored out of my mind...I've literally had 6 calls today, it's 3:40pm and I've been here since 9am.

Our lovely new McAfee program blocks EVERYTHING now, so I can barely navigate my way around The DIS and can't see ANY pictures. So if this looks a little messed up, I promise I'll fix it...I'm just so bored right now that I have to do SOMETHING.


Oh and on a quick note....my sister told me the other day that now she and Doctor Rob don't know if they are going to be able to go on this trip (keep in mind, they are supposed to be sharing a room with my cousin Toni and her BF).

Toni and her BF, Josh, have already paid me in full for their half of the room.
Stephanie and Dr. Rob have not paid me anything.

Dr. Rob has started working and has been busting his butt working tons of overtime...but he has $250k in student loans that he has to now make payments on because he has graduated. They were supposed to saving $350 a month since October, in order to be able to afford the trip and they have not been able to save anything.

Steph interviewed (twice) for a job at an attorney's office, but has not heard back. She's been doing temp work for about a week but it's basically going towards her car payment. So they are hoping that Rob can get his loans in order, and that she'll get a real job soon, PLUS that they will get something back from their income taxes in 2012...and that they will be able to make it all come together. But at this point, they just don't know if it will work out in the end.

She told me that they will still pay for their half of the room (eventually), but might not be able to afford the gas to get there, the park tickets, and the cost of food and everything.

So now, I'm worried that if THEY don't go, Toni and Josh will drop out. Although Toni has not said anything to me about it yet....

But this is just becoming so stressful...and DVC guy STILL has not acknowledged the last email I sent him....so I can only imagine if I have to tell him to cancel another room. No DVC owner will ever rent to me again!

So anyway, back to the tentative plans...

Saturday July 14

Saturday morning, at least Lumar and I, will probably go here for breakfast again:

And then we'll all head here again (although again, it will be day time when we arrive!)

Sadly, it's only July and there will be no F & W Festival for us to pig out on for lunch so we will probably all split up and eat somewhere around the world. Lumar and I will probably go to Norway

For dinner, we'll visit one my favorites:

I know that Lumar and I, at least, will stay for Illuminations, and probably some last minute shopping for whatever we didn't get earlier in the week.

Sunday July 15

This will be our last day in WDW until 2013 so we'll be spending the day here:

Depending on who ends up going on this trip....we will either go back to Olivia's for breakfast or maybe make another breakfast ADR for Kona. I know that my brother and my cousin Tommy are going to go, regardless of what the other do...and I know they will go along with whatever...so if it comes down to just the 4 of us, we will probably go to Kona...although getting them out of bed in the morning will probably be the most difficult part...

For lunch, we'll just eat QS somewhere in the park...I know I'm partial to CHH but "Be Our Guest" may be open so we might give that a whirl.

For dinner...the current plan is to go to Ohana, but I might change that to The Plaza if there is only 4 of us.

So that's our week...

Of course, I'll keep you all updated on whatever happens with my sister, but I might not have anything concrete until after the new year.

 

[Merida]

Oh wow. Making plans with a big group sounds like so much fun but I wouldn't want to be the person that manages it. One of my friends happens to be in Disney at the same time as us for our December trip and that's pretty much the amount of planning I like to do! Student loans are the worst.

Olivia's sounds like such a great place; all your food choices sound great. Columbia Harbor House vs. Be Our Guest is hard - I guess it would just depend on how many people want to experience the brand new CS.

 

[KatMark]

Ali, I wanted to wish you and Lumar a very Happy Thanksgiving.

 

[Simba22]

Ali, I wanted to wish you and Lumar a very Happy Thanksgiving.

Thank you Kathy! Same to you and Mark!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

So Facebook tells me that today's your birthday!

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[Simba22]

So Facebook tells me that today's your birthday!

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LOL it was the 9th thank you! Gosh I haven't been on The DIS in FOREVER!! Curse my stupid work computer and it's stupid firewall! By the time I get home at night, I get so busy doing other stuff and I forget!

 

[Simba22]

Nothing new to report as far as our trip goes, except that we are finally under 200 days and I get to make our ADRs in 16 days!


AND!!!!!!! Awesome news!!! My cousin Toni and her BF Josh got engaged Christmas morning! So happy for them!

Hope everyone had a GREAT holiday weekend...Only a few more days until the New Year!

Hopefully I'll get on sometime this week to catch up everyone TRs that I am behind on again!

 

[KatMark]

Ali, hope you guys had a great Christmas...I've missed you here.

 

[DisneyFirefly]

LOL it was the 9th thank you! Gosh I haven't been on The DIS in FOREVER!! Curse my stupid work computer and it's stupid firewall! By the time I get home at night, I get so busy doing other stuff and I forget!

I'm an hour behind you, remember? It was still your birthday when I posted Anyway, I hope you had a good birthday and lovely holidays i get what you mean, though. The only thread I'm really ever on anymore is the last to post thread on the game board.

 

[Simba22]

Ali, hope you guys had a great Christmas...I've missed you here.

Thanks, Kathy! How was your Christmas? It was hectic here!

I'm an hour behind you, remember? It was still your birthday when I posted Anyway, I hope you had a good birthday and lovely holidays i get what you mean, though. The only thread I'm really ever on anymore is the last to post thread on the game board.

Oh right! I DID forget!! Thank you again =) Both the birthday and Christmas were very nice. Hope you had a good holiday weekend!

 

[Simba22]

happy new year everybody!! Be safe!!​