Hi....lurker here...Been following from early on just because of your travel dates. As signature says we are planning a 25th anniversary trip in 2016. Just this morning we looked at calendar and we are thinking of flying out of Milwaukee or Chicago Oct8 & flight back on Oct22. We usually (it's been 10yrs now) like to go during F&W. We're hoping to do the Halloween party this time. It seems sooo far away. But it won't be long before plans really might need to be made!! I was going to call soon to see how early I could start booking rooms. We probably will be at the CBR since we went there for honeymoon & have always stay there. I would love to try a split stay at something like the BW or AK but that could be expensive
. Where do you stay? If I don't actually go to a meet I still might see you
Also just one more thing..watching you go through nursing school has been interesting. My daughter just graduated HS and is heading to college this fall in hopes of being a nurse! As a parent you hope they can handle the pressure and make their dreams come true..
Thank you SO much for posting here and joining in the crowd!
We do have fun here; hope you come around often!
Your dates actually do coordinate quite nicely, and it would be more than fabulous if you could join the big Meet if it works out. We'd love to have you join us for whatever hangouts get planned.
As you've seen, I haven't gotten to do either of those events yet, so we may have to stroll around the World together and snack ourselves silly.
And you are RIGHT; it does seem so terribly far away, but it'll be here before we know it. I know that during school for me, every 2 weeks comes and goes by quickly. Almost too fast- simply because I never seem like I have enough time between exams! I was hoping to make my resort ressies in October if we choose the DVC point rental route. But that all remains to be seen after I see how much work I can put in between now and then.
On my last trip I did a triple split stay: 1) Pop 2 nights, solo; 2) Poly 2 nights, split 3 ways; 3) POR 5 nights, split 3 ways. It worked famously! The luggage being transferred was absolutely no problem. I think the only way I'd ever do a deluxe again paying rack rate is on another ladies' trip. Otherwise it's just too expensive. It MAY work out to get a night or 2 at AK and have the rest at AoA, OR rent DVC points and stay at an EPCOT resort, AK, or just do a mod like CBR or POFQ the whole time. I dunno, there's so many I haven't stayed at and the only one I don't have any desire to at all is CR. Well, or WL, but I live in the PNW, so that is not so unique to me. Anyway, I would easily do a split stay again, with 2 nights at a deluxe and the rest at a value again in a heartbeat. But I'd put the deluxe at the end. You do get a better night's sleep at the deluxe and people tend to be more "tired" at the end when the glow has worn down and you've been burning the candle at both ends for a while. If that makes sense.
Nursing School:
Oh boy, I could write a very long essay; I will try to refrain myself. However, here are a few comments: I don't know about the school she would like to apply to, but for ours we absolutely had to have straight A's to even consider bothering with applying. And even then, you have to get a perfect score on an essay. This year they are going with a Kaplan Entrance Exam which will also require a very high score as over 200 generally apply- only 48 will be getting in.
I hope the school she is thinking about isn't as hard to get into because the demand for nurses is only going up!
Once she is in, she can pretty much kiss any form of social life, aside from the regular study groups and occasional post-exam celebrations, good-bye. Her free time will be completely non-existent, and the hours are long and the material difficult. I'd say if she has great time management and organizational skills, and is willing to sacrifice to that goal, she will do fine. There have been countless times I've had to say no to family things in order to study, write a paper, finish online homework, etc...
As her parent, I'd say that keeping her encouraged with the, "it's-only-a-short-season" spiel will help her. I know I have to constantly remind myself that it won't last forever, and it will really all be worth it in the end. A Disney trip as a reward certainly may help keep her motivated as well...
11 months, 2 weeks, and 5 days until my next Disney trip! 
The reviews say they are so-so, but they look like chocolate, and who could go wrong with THAT?! 
Please tell me you've seen the "Jessica is a party pooper video?"
