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Are we crazy? - A spur of the moment Disney getaway TR
Hi there! Yes this is a new TR. We did a spur of the moment trip Thurs 4/25, Fri 4/26, and Sat 4/27. I'm still working on resizing pics on Photobucket but I can get the basics going now.
How did this all come to pass? Well, this year has already started out busy, busy,busy. Chuck had 2 plays back to back (well, kind of overlapping) so along with work, he was pretty much gone from 6 am until midnight about 6 days a week. On the 7th day - he collapsed only to do it all over again. I was busy keeping up with the house, bills, cooking, cleaning (you know - all the normals stuff) plus working and missing Chuck. I was also taking care of Meg, our golden retriever. She was slowing down, I thought due to old age. She developed a runny nose only on the right side that had blood tinged drainage. She also developed a droop to her right eye with drainage as well. I took her in to the vet hoping for a diagnosis of "sinus infection". We got a diagnosis of sinus tumor. . She went down hill pretty rapidly. She developed massive nosebleeds and one day she couldn't walk well on her left side (the tumor on the right was putting pressure on her brain that controlled the left side). She wasn't eating anymore and losing 1-2 lbs a week. She had stopped playing with her toys and would only go from room to room and lay down. Well, I couldn't prolong the inevitable. I couldn't see her suffer. So on April 18, we put down our dear,sweet Meg. She was a wonderful girl and a big part of our lives for the last 14 years. Her death left quite a hole. We put her down and Chuck still had 3 performances to get through. I have no idea how he did that! I was trying to avoid doing it while he was tied up with a play but it was time.
So, since Chuck was tied up with plays for the past 3 months, he took off of work the first day he could - Thurs 4/25 and that gave us 3 days off together! That would also be our first weekend without Meg and I really didn't want to stay home crying. I started pricing trips. I figured the cats would be fine for a few days. I priced the train to Chicago or DC. I priced NYC. And naturally Disney - Disney was comparable. I found a flight/hotel combo on Travelocity. We could either go to Wyndam at DTD or the Dolphin was just $300 more.
So Wednesday, Chuck and I were texting back and forth about where to go and what to do. I told him, we have the money already saved for our December trip. We could just use that and start saving again, after all we have 7 months before that trip. At about 5:00, I asked him "should I go to the bank"? His response was "yep". I was out like a flash! I wasn't sure if the bank would still be open. I hightailed it there and withdrew some cash. Then I came home to start packing! Oh my! This was really happening. We booked the trip at about 6 pm and our flight out was at 8:50 am! We just kept saying "I can't believe we are doing this" and "are we crazy?".
So, I made pizza for dinner while Chuck did a load of wash and we both packed our carry ons. We got to bed somewhere after midnight.
Up next: "we should've read the fine print" or "hope that was the only glitch"
How great! I'm so glad you did this after the exhaustion, both emotional and physical, over the past month for you both. Can't wait to hear how it all worked out, but I don't like the sound of your teaser!
I've always wanted to do a spur of the moment trip!!! I hope it's what the doctor ordered after all you've been through recently! I'm worried about the teaser though!
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I would love to surprise dutchdisneyfamily with a spur of the moment trip someday, but so much of what I do on a daily basis is surprising already. I wouldn't want to overdo things. I can't wait to read more of your report. I'm on the edge of my seat.
My 2 cents: Plan A was a picnic in the park. Snow in Detroit on Wednesday morning,plan A is OUT!
Plan B: Possibly a weekend jaunt to Toronto to see a play,or Chicago,or maybe a bed and breakfast up north.
Plan C: ??? There is no plan C.
I thought about a trip to WDW,but good lord,it takes us 9 months to plan any Disney vacation,how the heck are we going to plan,pack,ect. in one evening? My co-workers were supportive of me,being on the phone texting all afternoon,but at one point I gave up. I was trying to do it from my end not knowing what Coop was up to. About 4pm,I resigned myself to a very long,very sad weekend. Then the text came,"Should I go to the bank?"
"Yep" was all I had time to type. We were getting swamped with calls,problems,Thursday was "Bring your kids to work day" So lot's of prep,lot's of visitors to see what we were doing,Lot's of trying to talk me into working since all the kids really love "Uncle Chuck". I was determined to give this day to Tracy no matter what,even if it meant sitting at home crying over our lost baby.
a bit later Coop called and said we were all set. Flying out tomorrow morning,staying at the Dolphin. I don't remember the rest of the work day. I flew home,grabbed our travel bags,and started to look for shorts and shirts that were "Disney wear" AND that would fit!
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. She went down hill pretty rapidly. She developed massive nosebleeds and one day she couldn't walk well on her left side (the tumor on the right was putting pressure on her brain that controlled the left side). She wasn't eating anymore and losing 1-2 lbs a week. She had stopped playing with her toys and would only go from room to room and lay down. Well, I couldn't prolong the inevitable. I couldn't see her suffer. So on April 18, we put down our dear,sweet Meg. She was a wonderful girl and a big part of our lives for the last 14 years. Her death left quite a hole. We put her down and Chuck still had 3 performances to get through. I have no idea how he did that! I was trying to avoid doing it while he was tied up with a play but it was time. 
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I hope the Disney trip was the tonic you needed. 
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