What a mess! DS started college this year and I thought it would be great if just he and I ran down to WDW for a few days after his finals were over and he came home. Kind of a re-connect trip. Plus we each had one month left on APs. So, at 11 months I made ressies at BWV for 12/16-20.
Two weeks after plans were finalized, DH tells me that a seminar he runs every year would be winding up in our town on 12/17 and that all the instrustors were REALLY looking forward to the dinner party I have always given for them when they are here. (18 people for dinner - last time was 2 years ago). Good grief, I was supposed to be gone. Sooo, I called MS and they were very helpful switching all the ressies to 12/18-12/22. I also made ressies for MVMCP as soon as they were available - feeling pretty smug the last few weeks as I can't help but notice rooms are pretty much sold out for December.
So I called SW yesterday to get the plane trip firmed up and 12/22 is a blackout date! This means I can't use Frequent flyer miles to go (actually we can use them to go, but not come back). Also means the fares available are sky-high! Aaargghhh! We are dead ducks. This totally blind sided me as SW hardly ever has blackout dates. Also with college fees, we really can't afford this trip if we actually had to pay anything. To miss the blackout dates I either have to move the return back to 12/20, giving us exactly one full day and 2 nites at WDW, move the whole trip back, which is probably impossible room-wise, or stay an extra day (Sunday is not a blackout day for some reason), which is probably also a problem for rooms.
To add to frustration, when I called MS Tuesday the BWV computers were down, at least 'til today. Good grief! Any ideas?
Two weeks after plans were finalized, DH tells me that a seminar he runs every year would be winding up in our town on 12/17 and that all the instrustors were REALLY looking forward to the dinner party I have always given for them when they are here. (18 people for dinner - last time was 2 years ago). Good grief, I was supposed to be gone. Sooo, I called MS and they were very helpful switching all the ressies to 12/18-12/22. I also made ressies for MVMCP as soon as they were available - feeling pretty smug the last few weeks as I can't help but notice rooms are pretty much sold out for December.
So I called SW yesterday to get the plane trip firmed up and 12/22 is a blackout date! This means I can't use Frequent flyer miles to go (actually we can use them to go, but not come back). Also means the fares available are sky-high! Aaargghhh! We are dead ducks. This totally blind sided me as SW hardly ever has blackout dates. Also with college fees, we really can't afford this trip if we actually had to pay anything. To miss the blackout dates I either have to move the return back to 12/20, giving us exactly one full day and 2 nites at WDW, move the whole trip back, which is probably impossible room-wise, or stay an extra day (Sunday is not a blackout day for some reason), which is probably also a problem for rooms.
To add to frustration, when I called MS Tuesday the BWV computers were down, at least 'til today. Good grief! Any ideas?