I'm So Flippin' EXCITED!

OK, so further to my post about going to Disneyland. I had made the decision to go, hurdle number one jumped! Well last night my bff and I went to a travel agent and actually booked our flights! Hurdle number two DONE!

That still leaves accommodations and attractions, no problem. We will be in L.A. for a total of seven days so we have lots of time to see all that we want to see. And my awesome Uncle is letting us use one of his timeshare weeks so we have accommodations covered, well almost covered. I still have to find something and book it and that means calling my uncle for his password which I hope he remembers. If not, I'm sure one of my cousins will recall, I hope.

Now, originally I wasn't wanting to go for such a long period of time because well, I'm not rich and I have a limit to what I can spend. My friend has one child so her costs are lower and was wanting the full week. It got to the point were I was considering not going at all because every time I checked online for deals it got more and more expensive the closer we got to our departure date. I was overwhelmed by the amount of information that is available, and the variables involved. Do we fly from Canada or the U.S.? If we fly from the U.S. do we fly from Bellingham or Seattle, is it cheaper to fly to LAX or John Wayne? Believe me I was ready to bail.

Then my friend contacted a travel agent. What a trip saver that was, we are not only flying from Vancouver but the deal she got us was comparable to what I was seeing online in US funds. So, game on! My boss called the travel agent this morning and paid for the airfare as part of my bonus for making my stretch goal, he gets the air miles, the company gets the write off and I get a trip! GREAT deal hey? And there is still money left over for either the attractions or the accommodations depending on which is more. Did I mention I'm really excited?

So, now to keep it a secret from my son. My daughter knows, my friends son told her long before we had anything even planned. That's ok she can handle the wait. My son on the other hand would be a nightmare to deal with. He does not handle excitement at all, he just can't cope. He was a basket case before Christmas and that happens every year. He just does not have the coping skills to deal with the excitement of a trip like this. So up until the night before we leave, he's gonna be clueless. I have sworn his sister to secrecy, and I told my friends son I would be very upset with him if he tells my son before we leave. I'm hoping he takes me seriously.

I'm looking forward to all the sights I'm looking forward to being able to do this for my kids, finally. I'm hopeful that we have a strong enough friendship to endure seven days together. I know we are not tied to each other and if we want to do individual things we will have the freedom to do so. I think between now and the time we leave we will be able to plan our events and hopefully stick to our plans, with room to be flexible. We're both pretty easy going so I don't foresee an issue. Unless the kids decide to be difficult we should have a great time.

I'm soooo EXCITED! I'm not likely to sleep well until we leave. Nah, the excitement will wear off, February is a busy month for me at work, not to mention I'll be busy in March with my class. So the time will fly by, I hope.

With much love, light and I'm so flippin EXCITED!
Tammy.