Nope, I'm probably booking tonight before he gets home. Hopefully price hasn't gone up already
Traveling with little ones isn't that bad. I'm even the dope who dragged a car seat 1/2 way around the world. Everyone told me it was dumb, but it worked fine. It requires a little planning, and personally, I would never do a lap ticket, but I figured I could conquer anything after changing a blowout diaper in an airplane bathroom.
Yeah I mean we travel, but we’re not taking off to Japan or Thailand or something. I think the time change would kill me. Plus we now have to deal with my husbands teaching schedule( he’s a college professor), the public school calendar, and what vacation time I can get approved in healthcare. And school vacations and summer are the most popular times to request.
Definitely not a good enough excuse as much as I love Disney. They make it hard because the cards themselves are fun and gorgeous but still. Steel yourself against their adorable trickery! The only thing a Disney credit card is good for is the sign up bonus and merchandise discounts in the parks. Although, I do understand the people who use it as their sole credit card because it forces them to save money for Disney via the rewards system when if they'd gotten cash back they might have blown it elsewhere when they meant to use it for Disney. Basically: have a plan and stick to your plan! And if your plan isn't the same as everyone else's IT'S OK and a Disney may not fit well into the plan at all- no matter how fun the card looks
We all do what is best for each of our own plans.
Yeah we're waaay nicer
I'm also in healthcare
School schedule is tough. My DS was adopted from China at 12 months. We flew home 1 week after meeting him. We did buy a seat, no lap baby for a 12 hour flight. The time change didn't kill us, but after we got home there were times I wished it had. I prefer non-stop flights, and yes I lugged an empty car seat (actually in a checked bag stuffed with baby items) and got DS used to it in the hotel room. (No one uses car seats in China, he had never seen one.). We also took him to Costa Rica at 3, much easier. Now he's 8 & dislikes the plane ride more than when he was a baby. We have been to Disneyland or Disney World the past 4 years, so at least one flight a year, sometimes more.
They only get points if you're approved, so you should wait on letting them know. Hopefully you'll hear back within a week, most people seem to!
Sometimes it’s hard not to love Chase. Called yesterday around 6pm ET after seeing @Albort and @Lain calling in and successfully getting their Marriott Biz cards expedited, and asked to have mine expedited as well. Was told I should see the second set of cards in 1-2 days. Thought I would probably see them tomorrow when I got home. Got home today and on my doorstep was my brand new card. Arrived probably less than 24 hours after I called
Oops...meant to reply to this as well. I'm so glad I'm not alone in my thinking--I feel the same way about BA awards. I know they aren't viewed as the best use of points by most people, but they have really worked out well for my family. They've been invaluable with my daughter going to University in England as the awards basically allow me to purchase one-way refundable (less redeposit fee) fares *very* cheaply. I can book way ahead and she has the flexibility to change if something comes up. That wouldn't be possible with a cheap revenue fare. My last BA flight for her was 16,250 avios plus less than $200 in taxes from SFO to Newcastle (it's about $100 more in fees the other direction).
I also think the same way about business/first with BA--the taxes and miles are still way less than cash unless they decide to do one of their big sales again. I follow BA on Twitter just to be able to take advantage if they do. I dream of that $2000 RT in Business to Scotland fare
Looking at all your past and future travel plans ...recent cruise..and now planning Antarctica etc. You wouldn't
be in the market to adopt a full grown adult would you?
*Side note.. I'm fully house trained
