Trip Drama

So, this year, as you all know, I've been planning on going to California for my husband and my annual trip. I posted all about what made us make this decision here. However, this trip seems like it's been in jeopardy since the beginning. It's almost as if the Gods don't want us to go.

First, we had all the trouble deciding where to take our trip this year. Then we've had all the trouble with WHF and wanting to quit his job, which would definitely take our trip out of commission if he left, since we'd be staying at the hotel chain he works at for our duration. Now what's affecting it? His best friend is getting married next year and they're getting married in May on a cruise.

Why is that such a problem? Because we had originally planned on going to Disney World again next year in Sept. So now, we still want to do that AND we have to take this cruise because WHF will be the best man and we made his best friend go to Jamaica with us for our wedding.

See, here's the major dilemmas with this...first off, for the cruise...it's a 7 day cruise...and there's of course, no way around that. It's not like our trip to Jamaica where people could choose 4 day or 7 day...there's only one choice. Second, it's in early May...WHF will have used up all the rest of his vacation days with me on our trip to DL. And while his vacation days recycle in May, it's not til almost the end before it does. Third, I don't know if I have to work. May is extremely busy and taking seven days off might not be the most feasible. Fourth, if I don't go and WHF does b/c he has to, I won't see him for 7 days!!! Seven! That's a long time! Fifth...I really don't particularly care for his best friend. To me, he's a drunk with no social skills and we haven't gotten along all that well since the start. I also barely know his girlfriend. They've been dating for 3 years and I've only seen her a total of like twice in all that time. How will I spend a cruise for 7 days with all these people? Sixth, I don't see why they can't get married at the port of call and then go off on the cruise for their honeymoon. Seventh, is of course money. It's going to cost at least 2,000 for the two of us to go and that's just for the cruise. Not for anything else that has to deal with the wedding!

So, those are the reason why I don't really want to go on this cruise. There are a lot of factors going against it, but unfortunately, I have to keep my mouth shut and play along b/c I have no choice in the matter.

So, what does that have to do with our trip this year? Well, now that pretty much knocks out our trip for next year to WDW...which sucks because I JUST got an annual pass for my birthday from WHF. It was a good option b/c I'm more than likely going to Mousefest this December and we were going to take our trip in Sept...paying off the AP easily. Now, though...it will seem that I can't take the trip in Sept. because that will add an extra fifteen hundred expense on for next year's trip grand total bringing it up to $3500 at least. Which sucks b/c the whole reason behind getting the AP was the fact that I'd get to actually use it and use it this next year. It would be pointless to just use it for Mousefest and nothing else. I definitely wouldn't be getting my money's worth.

So, therefore, that leaves us in a pickle. We got the vacation insurance on this trip to Cali...however, it's not like we've put that much money into it yet...only about $900 or so, but we'd be probably putting in at least another $600 just being there, at least. And we could really then use that money to go on our trips next year instead, down to WDW or on the cruise, so we'd then end up having 2 vacays next year, which makes up for missing one this year.

Plus, if I'm going to Mousefest this year, I can see about taking WHF down with us and we can take a short mini trip, so we still get somewhat of a vacation this year. If we did that, I'd probably see about getting WHF an AP or 10 day no expiration pass though.

It's just all so up in the air...as it has been since the beginning, and it's looking more and more like the best option is going to be to cancel our trip this year and go some other time. I just hate that it seems like that's what seems like we're going to have to do. (Stupid WHF's friend ruining all our plans! We had it all figured out!)

Ugh...my brain hurts! Too many choices. And too little time to decide. Our trip to Cali is less than 2 months away.