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Thanks all for sticking with my Pre-TR!! Your comments are bringing a smile to my face And I'm getting even MORE excited... or simply
It was November 22nd and DBIL called to say he’d be coming over so we could talk Disney. (Yippee!! )
I went about pulling out my notes and materials and prepared some snacks and activities for the kids to do while we talked. I was all set and ready for DBIL and DN to arrive… I even had Disney music playing on the CD player. A little CD I picked up at Cracker Barrel a few days earlier. The knock came at the door and I let my guests in. DBIL and niece arrived with two guests. It was DBIL girlfriend and her son. I thought, well isn’t that nice of them to come. I’m pretty sure now that it was a setup.
I got the kids started with their fun, grabbed an extra juicebox and went to work at the dining room table with my laptop and calculator. It took me a few minutes (yeah I know I’m a little slow) to figure out that the two guests that arrived at my house would also be going with us on our FAMILY vacation. DBIL was surprised at how little it was going to cost so then I had to clarify and it’s then that it was obvious that we’d be a party of 8. Needless to say we crunched the numbers and sent them home with the info they needed to make their decision. At this point I was very nervous about what DH was going to say. I was convinced he was going to blow his top.
We headed for church that night (I figured it best to tell DH after church as it leaves him feeling very peaceful) and then came home for a dinner and family movie night.
It was between the two that I broke the news. It’s one of those things that you do when you tell someone something you know they’re not going to like and then stand back wincing while you wait for their reaction. I think he was in complete shock because there was really no reaction. He just said, “let’s watch the movie”. I was worried.
It wasn’t long before he was on the phone with DBIL asking him to tell her that it was a family vacation and she could go on the next trip. This is definitely something I would have never asked him to do because I think it would be terrible for someone to tell me I couldn’t go to WDW. In fact I'd probably cry
DBIL tried to touch the subject subtly but she was really excited for this trip so we didn’t exclude her. This would also make things much more affordable for him as the two of them would split the cost of the room. I'd like to mention here that I am very excited that they are going with us!!
The next day I booked the vacation package for the rest of our party and changed our ressie to Coronado Springs so that we could be at the same resort as them. We were all booked… let the countdown begin!
Up next: Booking airfare is a scary thing! Gas prices and credits and schedules oh my!!
Okay - your math skills are intact!!
I'm guessing your DH couldn't convince your DBIL that this was a family vacation, huh?? Who knows - you may just have a wonderful time no matter how many are in your party of travelers!!
Can't wait to hear more of your planning!!
(BTW - I know how it feels to cancel a trip when you soooo wanted to go.)
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I see how your math works now! LOL I assume that your DH was unsucessfull with the telling DBIL that she could not go! LOL
No, and to be perfectly honest, even though I make him out to be pretty tough, he's a softy!
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Who knows - you may just have a wonderful time no matter how many are in your party of travelers!!
Can't wait to hear more of your planning!!
(BTW - I know how it feels to cancel a trip when you soooo wanted to go.)
I know we'll have a great time! Thanks!
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I'm starting to follow your maths skills now too...
I do it the old fashioned way
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OK.. I get the math now!!! Well, the kids will like having eachother there!! And you never know, it could be, the more the merrier.
The kids are so excited to share this together and I know it'll be merry! Thanks!
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NOW that math adds up. LOL That must be a form of Matt's Disney Math.
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Great updates Jeannette!! More please!!
Thanks... coming right up!
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more please
You got it!
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Your travel party definitely has doubled in size...but you sound very excited and I am sure the kids will have a great time. Can't wait to hear more.
Totally excited!! I still have a bunch to do including introduce you to my party, and work is nuts, but doing this TR is making me very happy.
I don’t know about any of you but, to me when you’re waiting for schedules to post for an airline it seems like forever!!
In reality it was only slightly longer than a month but to me I thought Jet Blue would no longer be flying out of Syracuse. I had a credit from our previously canceled trip and I was nervous about how much more I was going to have to dish out just before Christmas on airfare.
Gas prices had started to come down, but the airline had not posted any schedules since they began to drop so I had no idea what was in store for us.
I was sure that it was going to be really expensive and since I was dealing with a credit, I really couldn’t shop around with other airlines. :
I have to give Jet Blue a little plug here because I love flying with them. It’s a very nice experience and the kids love that they can watch television while in flight.
I was absolutely obsessed with checking the schedules and checked every day twice a day. When the schedule finally posted I closed the window out due to habit. I was so used to it not being there that I hastily closed the window and had to go back in :rolf:
The fares weren’t too bad so I made a quick call to DH and let him know that we’d have to dish out an additional $400 to book our air travel. He promptly told me to do it.
The fares ended up being $204 roundtrip with our return flight being a direct one. I like the thought of a direct flight on the way home because I seem to be tired and it’s nice to just get home without worrying about making connections and such. I called DBIL and asked him if he wanted to book Jet Blue or if he wanted me to shop other airlines and he was 100% sure he wanted to stick with us. I booked the rest of our party on the same flight down and a different return flight as they’d be leaving a couple of days before us. What a relief airfare booked before Christmas! Because airfare can be so unpredictable when it comes to cost, this always makes me feel better about the trip. Airfare definitely makes it feel REAL!
Now if I can just stay this focused on the rest of the planning!
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And I'm getting even MORE excited... or simply 
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I’m pretty sure now that it was a setup. 
DBIL was surprised at how little it was going to cost so then I had to clarify and it’s then that it was obvious that we’d be a party of 8. Needless to say we crunched the numbers and sent them home with the info they needed to make their decision. At this point I was very nervous 
about what DH was going to say. I was convinced he was going to blow his top. 
and then came home for a dinner and family movie night. 
I think he was in complete shock because there was really no reaction. He just said, “let’s watch the movie”. I was worried. 
Sammi
More please!! 
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about how much more I was going to have to dish out just before Christmas on airfare. 
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and checked every day twice a day. When the schedule finally posted I closed the window out due to habit. I was so used to it not being there that I hastily closed the window and had to go back in :rolf: 
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