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Wow, your group seems to have taken on a life of its own! So glad that everyone is so excited. I have traveled with extra family and my best suggestion is ... don't do everything together. We took my dm with us on our dd's first trip and by the end of the trip we were about ready to pull our hair out. A couple of year's ago, my ddad and his wife met us and although it was a little tough, we did a few things separately and it kept the stress to a minimum. I know you guys will have a great time.
Congrats on your success with the airfare. That is one my most stressful planning points. Right now, I'm keeping an eye on Southwest everyday. They just opened my travel window but not sure that all the flights are available yet based on several years of experience.
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You are so sweet to include your DN and now DBIL and DGF and son. I think you will still have a great time. You guys can always separate some to get some family time.
Congrats on the great airfare.
More please.
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The more the merrier right?! We took both my parents and DH's parents with us in October for our DS's 1st birthday and we all got along great, so I hope the same holds true for you. Congrats on getting airfare!
Time is tick tick ticking away and I find myself being very excited and yet a little nervous that I'm forgeting stuff. I have to check my lists and recheck... the care package I've put together will go out on Friday and I still must develop my clever fax for room location requests. Keep your fingers crossed for me!
And now... on with the show!
I’m wondering if this is a hazard of planning trips and other events. Maybe you can all help me out on this.
Do you find that since you know particular aspects of your planning well you tend to put them off because you know it’s a no brainer?
This is what I did. I figured I had a good handle on the dining portion of our trip and since our traveling partners wanted me to take over all details of the trip I figured I could whip up a list of options in no time.
When it came time to actually do this, I was sadly mistaken. I started feeling nervous about the options and couldn’t make up my mind. It was January 29th and I was due to call for ADRs in just 4 days! I took a deep breath and dove into my task. DH must have known it was serious because I caught him coming into the room and just staring at me in a way that suggested he was worried about me
Before I knew it I was good to go with plenty of backup plans should we need them. Of course I changed my mind a few times back and forth before February 2nd.
SIDE NOTE: February 2nd also happens to be the twins’ birthdays and Groundhog’s Day as well. Good thing I’m not too attached to that holiday otherwise I’d have a son named Phil
Anyway, this is what I came up with:
5/3: 50’s Primetime Café` A first for us and we’re a group of good sports looking for a good time!
5/4: O’hana Another first
5/5: Tusker House (breakfast)
Yak n Yeti You guessed it… it’s a first
5/6: Coral Reef First
…are you seeing a pattern?
5/7: Whispering Canyon Café First
5/8: Tony’s Town Square
5/9: Chef Mickey’s
Le Cellier
5/10: California Grill (birthday dinner)
5/11: Maya Grill
The only repeat we are doing is Tony’s Town Square… and we really liked it! Things were really starting to come together. I felt like I had a good handle on this planning thing. Then it happened, a planner’s worst nightmare… last minute changes!
Up next: Do I look like a magician? How am I going to make that happen?
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We took both my parents and DH's parents with us in October for our DS's 1st birthday and we all got along great, so I hope the same holds true for you. Congrats on getting airfare!
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Your ADRs look wonderful! Looking forward to more
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