We are going to the Food & Wine Festival too in early Oct. (been going each year to this for a while). I think we are staying at either Saratoga Sprgs or Wilderness Lodge. W set it up, so I'm not sure.
We don't usually take the bus system (W has some claustrophobia and motion sickness issues). Since we are annual passholders, and since we stay on property, the parking is free, so we end up driving to the parks. Lots quicker and convenient.
Our home resort is Vero Bch - but, as you know, that doesn't really matter. We have stayed at just about every one of the DVC resorts. None we don't like. I agree that Animal Kingdom is too far from EPCOT and pretty much everything else. Good restaurant there though.
Love Boardwalk, Saratoga Sprgs. Also, Old Key West is older, but the floorplans are bigger. Just had a friend come back from the new DVC at the Contemporary. Looks pretty nice. We still have little ones, so the location there would be nice.
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The one part I didn't share about that trip is towards the end of the week we were there we ML for the first time in over a year. And then there was a pull back. So get ready for that possibility. But if there's one place in the world that can rekindle a spark, it's WDW.
Yep, that would be nice, and I agree. Don't know how close we are to that though - really her.
We hit the Food and Wine every year also. Been there for at least the last 7 years. Even when W was in the middle of her A we went with some friends. I thought something fun like that could encourage her to end the A. That trip was a disaster as W would TM and call OM any time she could. One day there was a kink in the A. We were having a great time and W took off to call OM and I saw on her phone the next day that they had a fight because my W was having a good time with her H. How sick is that?
Wilderness Lodge works great with young ones. When our kids were young prior to us joining DVC, we'd stay in the cabins at Ft Wilderness and take the boat to MK.
We're annual passholders also. Guess when you go 2 to 3 times per year it makes sense, plus you get all kinds of cool discounts.
Yes, OKW is older, but the size of the rooms and the condo feel of them is nice. And the resort is pretty cool. We'll take the boat to DTD in the evenings and have a blast. That's where we're staying this trip, although we're waitlisted for BW and BC.
You might not be there yet, but give it time. That trip last Oct was 7 months after the A ended so ya never know. If it does happen, don't push it. Just enjoy it while you can and keep up the PMA. It can work.
Talk to ya later.
Hope4us
Me - 49, W 49 S22 & S18 Dday 9/4/07 W claims NC 4/7/08 8/29/09 - Divorce Busted. Lots to work through, but we're going to make it.
This will actually be our 2nd trip together and to Disney since the bomb. Funny story is that when we last went, we stayed with her parents the last day. I thought she was pulling away from me and that the trip was not helping us. Not that I went for that reason.
Anyway, as we were pulling out of her parents' driveway, she grabs her cell phone and asks me if we can come back in Oct. Within 10 min's, she had us booked for the upcoming trip.
Good day, I suppose. Rained all day. Despite the rain, I went for a run this afternoon, which I needed. I have always enjoyed running in the rain. Great way to clear my head.
Ran a couple of errands today. Fixed something around the house I had wanted to for a while. Made a major grocery store run for W (the rest of us too). Watched football the rest of the day with S and W - D5 flitted in and out - football holds none of her interest unless our mascot is on tv. Funny.
W, unlike the W of years past, was really interested in the games. She asked questions, made comments. W was txtg a good bit during the games, but made a point to tell me (I didn't ask) she was txtg a GF of hers about one of GF's friend's whose daughter had to be admitted to the hospital due to an upper resp. infection and a really high fever. Funny that she is going out of her way to tell me who she's txtg.
Joked around a lot with the kids and W throughout the day. Kept working on my active listening when W spoke to me. Really locked on for eye contact, but not in a "I'm crazy" kind of way.
Everything was normal, or whatever normal is for us now. I do miss her in my bed. Miss a lot of things. But, I'm still here. She's still here. And, even though I'm already dead, I'm not done fighting.
Sounds totally positive. I'm so happy for you. Slow and steady wins the race. Patience. She's coming closer to you and trust me, as a woman I can vouch - showing interest in football is HUGE. She's most likely really doing this intentionally to share your life. I can't imagine any other reason I would show interest in football! lol
She's sharing who she's texting with you? EXCELLENT. She asked to go back to Disney and made the plans? Double Excellent.
It's hard to see when you're in the sitch and have all these expectations, but trust me, you're making progress.
Like I seem to tell you with every reply, don't push it. Your marriage will make it or not on her pace. Not yours. And everything you've posted lately seems like she's moving towards you, not away. Keep it up. No pressure.
Just to give you a little encouragement. Yesterday my W and I were sitting on a bench next to this smaller river in our area. We'd gone for a drive because it was such a beautiful day and we were driving along the river and spotted this bench behind this restaurant. So we stopped and went out and sat there enjoying the day.
Part way through the conversation we started talking about our upcoming trip to Disney. I said to her, "We've got a pretty big anniversary coming next year (25 years) and I was thinking we should go to Disney for 10 days in Oct". W looked at me and said "that would make me happy". I looked her dead in the eyes and said "are you happy?" And she grabbed me and pulled me close and gave me the most passionate kiss and said "Yes, I'm happy".
This from the woman who just 5 months ago told me she thought she was happy before OM came along, but she after she met him, she realized she wasn't.
Keep doing what you're doing. Enjoy your time together without expectations. It'll happen, maybe not how fast you'd like, but it will.
Hope4us
Me - 49, W 49 S22 & S18 Dday 9/4/07 W claims NC 4/7/08 8/29/09 - Divorce Busted. Lots to work through, but we're going to make it.
I want to believe you are correct, and you would know. Still guarded in letting myself buy into this too far. But, I do think her actions are inconsistent with wanting to leave. She obviously isn't repulsed by me, and seems to want to be in the room with me.
I will keep letting her into all phases of my life and maintaining a PMA. Can't go wrong there.
In a way, I feel like I am stacking straws on the camel's back. Would like to know how many more I have to stack before it's back gives way!
GIMA~ she would NOT sit through an entire day of football unless it was just for you. I actually like football but the ONLY reason to watch all day is to be with someone else who wants to watch.
BIM M 39 / H 40 / S 9 / S 6 / T 20 / M 11
my sitch: http://www.divorcebusting.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1828127#Post1828127
Just remembered one thing I am kicking myself for. At one point today, I slipped up and called her "Sweetie." I honestly didn't mean to. It just slipped out - old habit I have managed to avoid 99% of the time. I hate it when I do that.
