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Glad that it went well! Sometimes it can be scary to meet new people, at least for me it is.
I don't find it scary, usually. But I get bored and frustrated with new people sometimes. I really like hanging with people that are a little kookier than I am. I like being in the "joiner" role, somehow! Hoping this Ms. E is going to be a kook, in an exciting way!
This past Saturday, N hosted a dinner at her house, and I got to spend more time with E. I took a girlfriend to the party, so there were 4 of us ladies (and a few men and kids too). We had an absolute blast. I definitely think we're going to get along!
This past Saturday, N hosted a dinner at her house, and I got to spend more time with E. I took a girlfriend to the party, so there were 4 of us ladies (and a few men and kids too). We had an absolute blast. I definitely think we're going to get along!
I looked at dates for Sprjng break and its Easter week this year. Well, that isn't going to work for us. But here j am, just jonesjbg for a trip, and not wanting to let N down either. So I look at the school year calendar. I have a 4 day weekend the first weekend of Dec. check ticket prices for flights. $135 RT from Portland to Burbank? YES!!!!!
I woke DH up just to get his ok, checked with N, checked with my mom, and bought!
I looked at dates for Sprjng break and its Easter week this year. Well, that isn't going to work for us. But here j am, just jonesjbg for a trip, and not wanting to let N down either. So I look at the school year calendar. I have a 4 day weekend the first weekend of Dec. check ticket prices for flights. $135 RT from Portland to Burbank? YES!!!!!
I woke DH up just to get his ok, checked with N, checked with my mom, and bought!
I'm going to DL!!!!
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Great to hear you are planning another trip! What a deal on the airfare! Looking forward to how all this pans out!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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N has bailed. I knew that might happen. Hence the title of this thread! We sat down today to look at the total cost she would be responsible for, and she can't make it work in December without borrowing money, which she would prefer not to do.
Honestly, I have to say I'm a little relieved! Since we bought the tickets, she has been criticizing my marriage, including online to a friend (who accidentally forwarded the comments to me at the bottom of an email chain...ooops!) I don't really mind, all relationships have their stuff, and so do all people. But it was making it not that fun. She's going through a hard time, and I plan to stay friendly and supportive, but this may be the best thing.
So now it's me, DS, my mom, and a non-refundable, non-transferable plane ticket. Huh! I hope N will offer to pay me for the ticket, but if not, I'm not going to get too wound up about it. If it had been more expensive, I would have been more careful.
More to come, I'm off with DH on date night now. But lots more planning and fun to be had. Glad the tickets are non-refundable in a way. I'm going to Disney!!!
Hope all this works out and having your family on the trip is most important and who you want there! Not too cool with your bailing friend to criticize you and the way she did it! Probably better that she won't be there.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Hope all this works out and having your family on the trip is most important and who you want there! Not too cool with your bailing friend to criticize you and the way she did it! Probably better that she won't be there.
We'll see! She now things she might try to make it work. She didn't criticize me, but she's been really anti-man lately, and anti-my DH (whom I met her through). And as much as I like her and want to support her, she has mental illness and it takes patience to hang in there through the hard times. Holding tight to a marriage isn't always easy, and I don't want to surround myself with people who work against it. If she weren't mentally ill I would react more strongly, but I'm giving her grace for now.
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Sounds like the change will be for the best.
Well, she may actually end up going...but either way, I'm sure it will be fine. Makes it a little harder to organize certain things, but I can live with that. DL isn't WDW, after all. There aren't the jillion things to reserve and plan for.
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So sorry this happened, but I hope it all works out for you.
Thanks, Cheryl. I'm sure it will.
I'm realizing that I dove into this trip too fast. I was so excited about the airfair, and so excited to get back to DL at Christmas time (inspired by this photo from my favorite Disney Blogger, Tom Bricker of disneytouristblog.com) that I didn't add it all up before booking the tickets.
So, we all know I 'm sick...I have Disney Fever. And I dove in with no thought to the cost and whether it would be worth it for such a short trip. And I guess I'm glad I did. But it was a little too impulsive, I think. I really do. Happily, DH isn't too mad at me. But I don't want to do this again. I think I need to take a planned break from DL after this trip. There is, after all, more to life!
Planning to NOT go to DL for a while after this trip makes this trip "my last trip for a while", and that makes me feel more justified in spending the money and really making it a great trip. Does this make sense to any of you?
To be clear, I have the $. I'm not borrowing for the trip or anything. But it might have made more sense to save it for something else, a longer trip, for example. KWIM?
How exciting to have a Christmas trip to look forward to now! Hopefully everything will work out with N, but if not, it's probably for the best. And either way, you're going to DL!
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