The Countdown Is On!

I've been gone awhile... and I can explain!

My husband works in the Oil & Gas industry, and the industry is experiencing a significant downturn. I am an incurable optimist and told hubby that oil would come around in a few months time, and we would be fine. This was over a year ago. The industry is not fine. We are lucky, and my husband is still employed, but the future of his company is unknown. This means our financial situation is a little unstable. Because of this, last April my husband told me we would be unable to go to Disney the following year. The expense was too much of a risk. I was crushed. To add insult to injury, he kept looking up vacations and would sporadically blurt out the awesome Disney deals he was finding.

To say I was miserable is an understatement. I kept trying to convince him that we could go. I would pay for half of it! (Hilarious. I'm a teacher. And I work part time. I can barely save enough money to get myself through the summer.) The answer was always the same - a resounding "no".

As it turns out, my hubby had booked us flights to Anaheim for February when one of the incredibly cheap deals came up. He was planning to wait until our anniversary, October 3rd, to surprise me. My incessant pouting and whining over not being able to go to Disney was getting out of control, and he showed me the travel itinerary in the summer. I was actually driving him crazy! Needless to say, I was overjoyed!

Unfortunately, things with the Oil industry continued to worsen, so hubs held off on buying Park Tickets in case "things went sideways" (ie: he becomes unemployed). He reminded me that if things continued to worsen, the financially responsible thing to do would be to cancel the trip. We decided to keep things quiet from our daughter until Christmas, to spare her from any possible disappointment. I have tried to keep my excitement at bay, and not get too carried away with planning to spare MYSELF from possible disappointment.

Well, my friends, we are 5 days away from Christmas and so I am letting loose! The countdown is on, and I am letting myself feel the excitement of our upcoming vacation.

Keep following me for updates on planning and how we plan to surprise Sophie with her Disney Vacation.

xo