Our family trip isn't for over a year and I know the feeling in the pit of your stomach, longing to get back to your Happy Place. 
Being a responsible grown-up sucks. 
I wish there was something I could say to make it better! Perhaps you can start thinking about a weekend get away again if the full time hours do come. It can be a little reward! I'm glad you still have next summer to look forward too! 
I am so sorry, I know how hard it is to balance it all. Jeff was grumbling last night about how we won't be able to vacation in all of 2011 based on the cost of the august trip.
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It is with Deep Regret....
Well, folks, the birthday trip is off.
Yesterday, while watching one of our new WDW Secrets DVDs, the subject of our next family trip naturally came up. Ed began expressing concern about the fact that I'm planning for June of 2011 ("I thought we weren't going this year?!" "We can't afford to go!" etc, etc.)
And even though we're technically NOT going THIS YEAR (2010), he began shooting down the Summer Vacation (6/11) plan and lobbying for the return of the Christmas Vacation (12/11) plan.
Blechh!
Again, I restated the reasons why I did not want to plan for a trip to WDW during Christmas Vacation... the crowds... the expense... the additional DVC points needed. And most importantly, the effect it would have on Billy because of his sensory issues, etc. Of course, I tactfully omitted the fact that I could not see myself waiting an additional six months when I was already in the throes of extreme WDW withdrawal, but, that was certainly in the back of my mind during the, ahem, little argument!
Although I haven't mentioned the weekend plans to Ed, he obviously knows that I've been dreaming about a birthday getaway... and he pretty much put the kabosh on that, too. We can't afford it, blah, blah, blah.... I may not be able to retire, blah, blah, blah.... You can't count on getting full-time hours, blah, blah, blah.
BLAH! BLAH! BLAH!
Well, I've decided that the best thing to do is to take one for the team... literally. I figure that even if I do somehow persuade Ed to go through with a couple's weekend, it will just be that much more difficult to persuade him to take the family to Disney next June.
And so, it was with much regret that I made the unhappy phone calls. Quietly I cancelled our resort and dining reservations, resolving that the money saved will enable us to take the family for a nice, long vacation next year.
*Sigh* "Next year" sounds so far away!!
But, I take heart in the fact that in a little more than two weeks my countdown ticker will not include the word "year," we will be dealing with months and weeks.
Naturally, I'm very disappointed and I admit that tears were flowing freely as I was cancelling my ressies. But now that they have dried, I realize that the sacrifice will be worth it. I want Eddie, Tricia, and most importantly, my Billy to have the most magical Disney vacation ever.
Thanks for reading along.... I'll see you over on the TR Board!
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Kathy
I wish you and Billy could come with us.
When I get mopey, I always try to remind myself how lucky we are to go as often as we do. Some people only ever go once with their families or once every five years or so. We are much more fortunate. 
