buzzrelly
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 20, 2005
DD17 came out of the room looking like she rolled out of bed and asked how long it would take. I said 20 minutes. She was shocked after months of me telling her she needed a dress for the photo shoot that it was an actual photo shoot. She thought it was one picture and we were done. The girl who spends an hour on her hair and makeup before going to the pool had no make up now
The pictures came out beautiful, despite the weather and DD's lack of makeup. Someday you'll look back on the pics and laugh about that
Yes, we were always able to get an umbrella at the beach. If we went mid day we were usually 3rd row or so to get one but a few times we went later in the day and most people had moved on so we got front row. I burn easily so I was always looking for an umbrella. The beach we always got one. The pool was tougher to find one later in the day but we could always find a chair. You probably aren’t heading to the play area but that was the toughest spot to get an umbrella since most people are on their chairs watching their kids and there aren’t many chairs.
There are a two rows of chairs turned facing the beach next to the pool and those went quick.
Thank you for all that info. I don't need front row, but I do like an umbrella.
I work in a hospital and it is tough to get the weeks I actually want with kids to travel. I had to beg and plead with my coworkers not to take April break this year. I asked my boss 18 months in advance.
I should have known from your username! I work in a hospital too but I've been there almost 20 years and as you know, seniority is everything in nursing. I pretty much get the weeks I ask for as long as I ask in advance. Being a DVC member kind of forces us into planning way in advance anyway, so it usually works out.
I can’t plan around hospital time off, elementary school calendar, college break and whatever job she has at the moment. I am planning a trip to WDW in Nov. and DD17 said she was coming. As though she can miss a week of college and her job will let her have the week after Thanksgiving off.
Sounds familiar. It's impossible! My DD is finishing up her freshman year at college and when my DH and I were planning on going in October for the 50th she insisted she could come for a few days. Of course that never happened. They think they can do everything.