But seriously, I know everyone thinks we’re on this sort of deathmarch, but it’s more that if I can say, ‘okay, next we’re going to Big Thunder and then I have FP+ for Splash, and then lunch!’, it’s a nice stroll over to the ride and no one is bickering (and by that I mean, D & I aren’t ‘discussing’ things, not the kids!) So, that’s enjoyable. And really, the only time D *ever* sits and does nothing is at Beach Week, and even then he’s usually playing 10 games of bocce and football and capture-the-flag every day. It’s best if I keep him busy. *g* When I was planning our honeymoon, everyone’s advice was to ‘go on a cruise-you can sit and do nothing and chill after the stress of the wedding.’ (It was the 90s-cruises were v. v. trendy then.) What we actually did: got married in SC, drove back to DC 2 days later, packed up 2 condos, D went to ATL w/the moving van, I stayed and worked out my notice (during which time Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm, which meant we were practically strip-searched going in and out of NAVSEA every day), I took the last carload down with me (books, of course), moved into the new apartment in the city I’d been to 2x, I job-hunted while D studied for and took the GA Bar exam, and then the day after he finished, we got on a plane and flew out to New Mexico to eat and shop and ski the triple black diamonds of Taos. Notice the distinct lack of chill in all of that.
(I’m not sure where it comes from, because when we vacation with his family, they’re all ready to sit by the pool all day, while he’s booooooored by the first afternoon. And a bored!D is a recipe for divorce. But yeah, we went to Costa Rica with his family and they all slept by the pool while he was making friends with his high school Spanish and borrowing snorkeling gear and taking the kids out on the rocks-and those were the ‘downtime’ days, when I didn’t have anything like zip lines or horseback riding planned. The man’s energy is off the charts.)
And yes, that MDE app has saved our butts a couple of times, in exactly the same way you said. Because when it’s hot and there are too many people and everybody is cranky, being able to get that reservation while you’re waiting in line to be told they’re not taking walk-ups is a LIFESAVER.
But seriously, I know everyone thinks we’re on this sort of deathmarch, but it’s more that if I can say, ‘okay, next we’re going to Big Thunder and then I have FP+ for Splash, and then lunch!’, it’s a nice stroll over to the ride and no one is bickering (and by that I mean, D & I aren’t ‘discussing’ things, not the kids!) So, that’s enjoyable. And really, the only time D *ever* sits and does nothing is at Beach Week, and even then he’s usually playing 10 games of bocce and football and capture-the-flag every day. It’s best if I keep him busy. *g* When I was planning our honeymoon, everyone’s advice was to ‘go on a cruise-you can sit and do nothing and chill after the stress of the wedding.’ (It was the 90s-cruises were v. v. trendy then.) What we actually did: got married in SC, drove back to DC 2 days later, packed up 2 condos, D went to ATL w/the moving van, I stayed and worked out my notice (during which time Operation Desert Shield became Operation Desert Storm, which meant we were practically strip-searched going in and out of NAVSEA every day), I took the last carload down with me (books, of course), moved into the new apartment in the city I’d been to 2x, I job-hunted while D studied for and took the GA Bar exam, and then the day after he finished, we got on a plane and flew out to New Mexico to eat and shop and ski the triple black diamonds of Taos. Notice the distinct lack of chill in all of that.
(I’m not sure where it comes from, because when we vacation with his family, they’re all ready to sit by the pool all day, while he’s booooooored by the first afternoon. And a bored!D is a recipe for divorce. But yeah, we went to Costa Rica with his family and they all slept by the pool while he was making friends with his high school Spanish and borrowing snorkeling gear and taking the kids out on the rocks-and those were the ‘downtime’ days, when I didn’t have anything like zip lines or horseback riding planned. The man’s energy is off the charts.)
And yes, that MDE app has saved our butts a couple of times, in exactly the same way you said. Because when it’s hot and there are too many people and everybody is cranky, being able to get that reservation while you’re waiting in line to be told they’re not taking walk-ups is a LIFESAVER.
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