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Ok. I don't know how you all do it. The last 54 days is driving me crazy. I have everything planned and don't want to make any changes to those plans.
I am glad that I do have one other thing here local to keep me busy. I was named the Chuckwagon Assistant. I will let you know what that is so you all are not wondering. We have a local celebration here at the full 10 days of July called Cheyenne Frontier days. Well I have been volunteering for the 13 years on the Parade Committee and helping with the Chuck wagon cook-off for the last 6 years. This past January, I was put into the position of being in charge of this subcommittee. This involves having 12 groups of chuck wagons where them come from all of the US and compete to be the overall winner. They go through a wagon judging competition, and 5 different categories for food. We have a public feed day and a youth cook off too. So they keep me pretty busy during those 10 days. I am starting to get their information and when we get back in May, We will be starting the work days to get the park all cleaned and ready for visitors.
So what do others do to keep from going crazy until your trip is here??
Congrats on the FP - they all look great. Keeping busy is the key isn't it. I work full time and have a 7 year old - that is where my time goes. But to keep my Disney Spirits high I read other's TR, check out weekly newsletter on PP and AllEars and the Mom's Podcast plus I always order the free planning DVD and Evan and I watch it together.
I agree with you, those last few months before a trip are the worst!! I make my plans early and try not to change them too much as we get close, so there's really nothing to do once I hit that 60 day mark and get paid in full. I keep busy reading TRs on here, looking through my Passporter and watching You Tube ride videos with the girls
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Once all of our planning is done, then I usually just come on here and read TRs while waiting for our trip. Sometimes I'll pull up the menus of the places we are eating and see if anything has changed. I also watch plenty of Disney movies with our 4 year old and park videos on You Tube.
Chuckwagon Assistant sounds like fun, and lots of work, I grew up in a small town where the Annual Rodeo was a big deal - it was always fun for a week of festivities.
The time does go slowly. I just remind myself that at least there is a trip coming up, so it's better to be anxiously waiting than to have nothing to look forward to.
Congrats!
To pass time I always have a countdown and it's usually different each time so that helps plus reading on here and making a layout of the day. I know it won't happen that way but it helps to have a plan to fall back on just in case.
Congrats on the new position!!! Sounds like a lot of fun...hard work...but fun!!
As my trip gets closer, I read trip reports, watch youtube videos, pack, re-pack, go over my list SEVERAL more times and basically drive everyone crazy!!!
Congrats on being named that position! Sounds like you have a lot to keep you busy now
Thanks. It will keep me pretty busy!
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Congrats on Chuckwagon Assistant! The Cheyenne Frontier Days sounds fun.
Thanks. It is a lot of fun.
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Congrats on the FP - they all look great. Keeping busy is the key isn't it. I work full time and have a 7 year old - that is where my time goes. But to keep my Disney Spirits high I read other's TR, check out weekly newsletter on PP and AllEars and the Mom's Podcast plus I always order the free planning DVD and Evan and I watch it together.
Thanks. I love watching Disney movies and reading reports.
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Love that shirt!
I agree with you, those last few months before a trip are the worst!! I make my plans early and try not to change them too much as we get close, so there's really nothing to do once I hit that 60 day mark and get paid in full. I keep busy reading TRs on here, looking through my Passporter and watching You Tube ride videos with the girls
Thanks. I love reading about others and their trips.
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Sounds like you have more than enough to keep you busy, but the last few months before a trip are hard. The time just creeps by!
Time is creeping by. Good thing for others reports and I do have some traveling to do for work so that should help the time go by faster!
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Sounds like a fun job!
It is so much fun and I get to meet some great people.
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That sounds like fun, congrats!
Once all of our planning is done, then I usually just come on here and read TRs while waiting for our trip. Sometimes I'll pull up the menus of the places we are eating and see if anything has changed. I also watch plenty of Disney movies with our 4 year old and park videos on You Tube.
I don't have any little ones around the house anymore but I do love watching Disney movies.
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Originally Posted by shazza
Chuckwagon Assistant sounds like fun, and lots of work, I grew up in a small town where the Annual Rodeo was a big deal - it was always fun for a week of festivities.
The time does go slowly. I just remind myself that at least there is a trip coming up, so it's better to be anxiously waiting than to have nothing to look forward to.
It is our annual rodeo around here and it is so much fun!! Lots of big name country stars. You are so right. I do have a trip coming up and get more excited every day!!
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Congrats!
To pass time I always have a countdown and it's usually different each time so that helps plus reading on here and making a layout of the day. I know it won't happen that way but it helps to have a plan to fall back on just in case.
I have a countdown on my phone and love to look at it every day!! Also do alot of reading of others and their trips so it does make it go by alittle faster.
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Congrats on the new position!!! Sounds like a lot of fun...hard work...but fun!!
As my trip gets closer, I read trip reports, watch youtube videos, pack, re-pack, go over my list SEVERAL more times and basically drive everyone crazy!!!
THanks. It is alot of work but I would not trade it for the world!! Good thing I have a few trips coming for work that I will be doing lots of driving so that should make the time go by faster!
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