Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife We have been going to Disneyland regularly since our middle DD was 19 months old in 1992. In that time, we added another DD. Now, the kids are young adults and I find myself wishing that time would stop. Our oldest is getting married next year and I have scheduled a trip about a month after the wedding, the week after Thanksgiving. While I am super excited about this trip, I also feel some growing pains as it is likely that all our kids will not be able to come with us. Of course, everyone is welcome to come with us, the newlyweds included, but the middle DD is now in college and living away from home. The youngest will be a senior in high school and can probably miss some days of school (She is valedictorian right now and missing a few days would not be detrimental). It just is going to be different now that they are grown, not bad but different and it is taking some getting used to. I know I don't post very often, lurking mostly, but I had to spill some emotion to people who would understand. Thanks for letting me whine. lol
Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife I just realized this is probably not in the right category. Sorry! I always visit trip planning most often.
Originally Posted By TXDISNEYNERD Hi MMW! I don't think you are whinning. I understand as my oldest is in college and not living at home anymore. My middle is in High School, but the youngest turns 4 tomorrow so at least I have a while to go there. With your oldest getting married soon, you might just have grandkids to take and spoil before you know it.
Originally Posted By rockcow1 Oh Merrrymousewife I am right there with you. It's not whining... just facing another milestone of life. We are going to Disneyland on Oct 8th thinking this will be the last trip for our whole family for awhile. My oldest is a sophomore in college, DD is a senior in high school and other DD is a freshman in high school. They all will be taking a day off school to go. My son is going to college here in town which makes it easy. But next year my daughter is going to school in Washington state. So who knows when we can go as a family again. We have the greatest time together (even my 15 year old went without us, she was in cali visiting a friend, last summer and said it wasn't as much fun as with her family). I am very lucky to have 3 teenagers that enjoy being with their family and that their father and I enjoy being with them too! I just look at the mature couples holding hands, sitting on the benches eating ice cream cones and think that will be and my hubby some day. Something to look forward to! ♥
Originally Posted By MerryMouseWife Rockcow1, isn't it wonderful when your TEENAGERS tell you that going to Disneyland with school, church group, or whoever is not the same as going with their family? Warms the cockles of my heart because all of my girls have said that at one time or another. It is just a new phase in our lives. It will just take some getting used to the new additions to our family (a new son-in-law, who loves Disneyland. Good thing, too. lol) and that not everyone can go every time. Next year will be great. A beautiful wedding and then a well-deserved trip to Disneyland to round out the year.
Originally Posted By topdisneymom I am reliving the excitment of Disneyland all over again with my grandchildren. Love it!
Originally Posted By LuLu I can relate to the transitions too! My now-20 y o daughter and I were best Disney buddies. She moved to NY for a year and a half, but I was so lucky to have a 6-month respite of her being home for a semester. We got APs again, and will be going for the last times, at least for a while, during T'giving and C'mas breaks. Should be crowded, but we'll get a few fun things in, and we're both greatly looking forward to ElecTRONica. I'm SO happy to have LP friends to meet in the parks, as I don't really know anyone else who wants to go - at least not more often than once every 5 or 10 years!
