Susan Savia
Well-Known Member
Welcome...and my 27 year old son still thinks that WDW is 'cool'!
First off, welcome to WDWMagic! Secondly, I share your pain of PDD (Post Disney Depression), as well. I mean, I'm 22 but as a kid, I never got to go to WDW at the right age (3-10 years old) and considering how unmemorable my visits were when I was 2 and 11, I've tried to make up for it with 3 trips in the past five years. Of course, I still want more but who doesn't? Part of the reason why I joined this forum in April was basically to share my love and appreciation for WDW considering how hard and potentially embarrassing it would be to confess my WDW obsession to the people I know in real life. It just feels so good and comforting to know you're not alone and people do also enjoy the things you also enjoy experience. I know I sound like a broken record when I say this but just being there is the best feeling of all. No more worrying about the real world and real problems. You're in a "bubble" full of fun, excitement and wonders.
To deal with Disney Separation Syndrom, I make videos of our trips, plan my next trip (even if it's not soon), write and read other's trip reports, and hang around forums to both keep up on news and to help others with their vacations (or seek help for mine).
Oh, and Petro's is on me, my friend. Stay Orange!
(yes, that is the view from my seats...we lost that game though...really, it was a disgrace how we let victory slip. It was the last game that Dooley coached, as I recall.)
Ugh!! What's up with my GA friends? GO DAWGS! I miss Vince Dooley.
Welcome! You sound like a totally normal guy to me(except for the Vols fan thing). I wish there were more men who love Disney. I find planning the next trip brings much happiness-even if you don't think you can go. You never know. Hanging out here also really helps fight off the wish-I-were-at-Disney blues.
I never even knew his son coached TN. I guess I don't pay enough attention. Well, at least UGA is your second favorite.Vince Dooley, yes. His son, Derek Dooley, was the coach of TN for the past 3 years, and posted 3 terrible seasons. He was fired without notice late last year after a loss to Vandy.
I remember leaving Neyland after the game, and there were a lot of stunned, and angry UT fans calling for his head. That night at dinner Calhoun's BBQ, you could feel the UT fans simmering and Dooley's name came up a lot.
A few weeks later, he was gone. UT severed his contract.
UGA is my second favorite team. My sister went there, and I used to have season tickets, but UT is where my heart is!
Any of you gonna be "packing heat just in case"?Welcome!!!
Not only men suffer withdrawal symptoms - us ladies do too, and even teens and young adults. I'm actually planning to return next year with friends - started off as 2 couples - but we aren't allowed to visit without the kids (25,26 and 28, plus partners maybe!!!). They don 't want to miss out so there will be 2 families (plus extras) all acting like big kids as much of the time as possible, and will we worry. Heck NO!!!!![]()
Thanks for the love everyone!
I'm such a dork, the song Good Life by One Republic makes me miss Disney because that's the song they had the whole time on their commercials last year and we tried to trick our son by going to Cape Canaveral and telling him that was a trial run for our Disney trip and when we were leaving we told him we had lied to him and we were not going home so we played the song and because he was tired from driving all night he was like: we're going to Disney? Good. LOL definitely not one of those commercial moments.
You just gave me chills. That song it THE BEST ever! Every time I hear it, I think DISNEY!!!!!
Always...that song will always make me think of watching TV with my son and when it came on his eyes lighting up because it also reminded him of Disney...either before our trip or right after.
So I've had some really tough days the last 3 days...my PDD has always been there but this week, knowing that exactly one year ago I was at WDW and then seeing on FB that a friend is there with his son, that a fraternity brother was en route, that another fraternity brother is going down with his wife and then while Skyping with my dad, him telling me a cousin is going there in July was just torture.
I've been in this forum non-stop, can't concentrate...just get sad...my wife had made us t-shirts to go to Disney last year and I put my son to wear it yesterday and he misses Disney SO MUCH!
I'm planning on waking up earlier than my wife tomorrow and watch Disney XD with him (he got hooked on it while we were at WDW last year when we were back at the hotel getting ready or relaxing before going back) and looking over our pictures and talk about it.
This morning I woke up feeling a little better, a little more perked up, was productive but then as I went through the day...it hit me again.
Sorry guys...I feel stupid for feeling so sad...
LOVE!!!!!!!!! The new avatar!!!!!! You look so happy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Lots of men here are very open about their "post Disney depression"my husband gets it too! Definitely not something to be ashamed of!!
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