What's Wrong With Me?

[metsfan11]

I have been planning our August trip for a long time. I made tons of ressies, read lots of books, and scanned the DIS for hours. I was PUMPED for the trip. But as the trip has approached, I have seemed to forget less and less about it and basically don't care. What's wrong with me?!?! I just realized I'm leaving in 2 weeks from tommorow!!! About 3 months ago, I would have thought that I would have been on the DIS all day and all night! Help me get excited!

 

[Dan Murphy]

Pre-trip duldrums. You'll perk up soon. Enjoy!!!

 

[all4disney98]

You are going to have such a good time, GET EXCITED!!

I go through this with every trip. For me, I plan for so many months and get so excited at the thought of going, but about a week before we leave, I start to come down a bit. It is because I start to think that, hey if we leave in one week, that means in two weeks we will be home with no Disney to look forward too. This probably doesn't make sense to some. The good news is once we are on the plane and on our way, all is well again and ALL I can think about is Disney...

Have a wonderful trip!!

 

[metsfan11]

It is because I start to think that, hey if we leave in one week, that means in two weeks we will be home with no Disney to look forward too.

Have a wonderful trip!!

I think the same way too!

 

[Biscuitsmom31]

I also dread my vacation being over. However, I'm getting pretty excited about going!!

 

[Scraper]

You are going to have a great time. Could be that it is so close seems to real. NO worries great times headed your way.

 

[clombardi]

But as the trip has approached, I have seemed to forget less and less about it and basically don't care. What's wrong with me?!?! I just realized I'm leaving in 2 weeks from tommorow!!! About 3 months ago, I would have thought that I would have been on the DIS all day and all night! QUOTE]

I have had this same experience on my last three trips. I think that there is so much excitement and anticipation built up in the months before the trip. Then as it gets closer, my mind seems to shut off thoughts of the trip. I think it is because I start to feel sad knowing that when the vacation arrives, it will be over in the blink of an eye.

Once you step onto Main Street, you won't need our help. You will be excited beyond words!

 

[purpliequeen]

I have the same feeling too. Packing always makes me excited though.

Have good trip!

 

[wendydarling826]

Clearly what's wrong with you is that you're a Mets fan! Sorry, but I'm still mad at your people for booing Chase Utley when his hitting streak ended. Walt would not have done that.

 

[kcrew]

I leave in 3 weeks and feel much the same. I have obsessed for months and hyped this trip to my kids daily. I guess now I am worried about a couple of things:

1. The trip will not live up to the hype for my DS's 6.8. and 9. They are actually disappointed that we are not taking our usual Myrtle Beach vacation. I have built this trip up so much I'm not sure it will live up to expectations...they are used to a relaxing, carefree, unscheduled vacation. None of us tolerate waiting in line, extreme heat, being rained on, or riding busses....ugh...have I made the wrong decision?

2. The Disboards can also be a reality check. You get the real "dirt" on Disney and you realize it is not Utopia....

 

[Mariposa]

I always end up with that happening, too. I think I just get overhyped in the early planning stages and by the point I hit a month or two out I'm just burned out on all of it. I don't really get excited again until a few days before the trip when I start packing. Don't worry, you'll be thrilled being there, I promise. (That goes for you too, kcrew- Disney may not be line, rain and stress free, but it's worth all of it and more.)

 

[Philagoofy]

Try to take a break from thinking about it, you may have tired your mind out with so much planning & dreaming. But every once in a while, go to Disney Pictures of the Day thread and browse through that, that may spark a little magic. A couple of days before your trip, when you start packing, you'll start getting back in the mood again. Once you start heading there, you'll get more & more pumped up. Have a great trip.

 

[CrzyforPiglet]

I have the same feeling too. Packing always makes me excited though.

Have good trip!

ITA - I am going through that right now for our trip to Hilton Head. I did so much pre-planning that there isn't much left to do. I know when I start packing I'll get excited all over again thinking of how much fun we're going to have.

Have a great trip - Laurie

 

[ms.ojo]

Wow - this is happening to me too, though we don't leave til 9/30! I think it's b/c:

• We all start planning earlier w/ ADRs available 180 days in advance. Everything is taken care of now...there is nothing more for me to do until about 1 wk before we leave when I pack
• The above isn't EXACTLY true...I had to change our hotel last week when we discovered ASMo pool would be closed...so it does pay to keep an ear out on the disboards!

I'm hoping to get the excitement back soon. I'm going to make a countdown calendar for my kids beginning 9/1 so I need to get into that soon!

 

[hercamore]

Hi,

We will be at Pop 8/25, and I'm pretty excited. This is a last miniute trip, however, just starting making room and air res two weeks ago. Haven't had time for a let down.

herc

 

[taximomfor4]

I can commiserate. And my uncle who has been battling cancer for nearly 2 yrs now is back into ICU in horrible, terrible shape. Emergency surgery last night, back on a respirator. This is not good. We leave in 3 days for WDW (me, dh, + the kids). It's a good 18 hours drive straight through. We didn't buy trip insurance because we could reschedule the trip or whatever easily since we are not flying. I just don't know if we should! The kids are packed and ready to go, but if Uncle doesn't make it, The Family would be FURIOUS if I didn't pack the kids up and drive back home again. Arrggh. I wonder if foreboding was keeping me from getting really excited??

For your situation, I think maybe once your trip gets going, you'll be excited again. That happened to me last trip. I didn't really get excited until I got off DME at my resort.

 

[exwdwcm]

Clombardi- love your avatar- is that a boston? we have 2!

OP- i feel the same way- i leave in 10 days and have been super excited since i booked it about 3 months ago. Everything is planned, but i am stressing myself out over whether it will turn out perfect (can't help it, i'm a virgo!). but i know when i wake up on august 18th, i'll be excited again. I've kinda gone into a slump the last week or so. i am sure i'll get excited again before the trip.

 

[Harambe]

This always happens to me, too. We have about two weeks to go before our trip, and I sort of have that "Oh well" feeling. But it happens every time and I've grown to accept it. For me, I think it's just a defense for second-guessing myself. The resort is picked, the dinners are picked, and if I think about them too much, I begin to worry if they were the right choices.

But as someone else said - once you arrive in Orlando, that excitment will come flooding in!

See you there!

 

[tkitty]

Same here. We leave this weekend, and I've been feeling a bit down. I agree that now I know It will be here and gone so soon. Also, now I'm worrying that something will go wrong, or my family won't get along (DH & SIL). I want it to be memmorable for all the right reasons!
I LOVE Disney, so how could any thing go wrong, right?

 

[skater]

I'm feeling the same way. Its 30 days until our trip and I've spent so many months planning, that I feel a little numb! I have a few more details to wrap up and changes to make and for some reason I just can't seem to make that phone call!