StarWarsGirl
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Not this long, but they went to WDW without me my second semester of college (that was the year my friend and I went; we went early). He was feeling rather smothered when they got home.And so it begins.
It will be an interesting trip for your brother, has he ever done a long trip without you there?
I think the hard adjustment will be for my mom. My dad will miss having someone to stay with my brother so he and my mom can be off by themselves, but my mom will probably have a hard time adjusting. She and my dad never took trips without me or my brother growing up, so after always having me on vacation with her for 21 years, I think she'll have a hard time. She probably missed me the most out of anybody when I was in CA, even though I called her almost every day. The funniest part about them going to WDW after me that one year was that my dad ended up bringing me home more stuff than I had bought for myself. That's how I ended up with one of those TofT Do Not Disturb signs for my bedroom door.

I debated going with them as work indicated it wouldn't be an issue, but I really don't want to fly all the way there alone, especially with layovers and such. Plus, the type of vacation that they want to have in Hawaii verses the type of vacation I want to have tends to differ, which means there are days out there when I've just been bored out of my mind. They like doing a lot of driving, which is fine...for about one day. Other than that, I want to be in the ocean or actively doing something, not sitting in a car. I actually enjoyed San Diego driving more than Hawaii; I think because I was the one driving and it was for one day, plus we made a whole lot more stops and got out more than they do. They also like hiking up the mountains, and I had a hard time last time because of altitude sickness.
I decided to go to WDW with them instead because it's a bit easier to separate so we can all have the vacation we want. Aulani is one of their home resorts, so I assume they'll go back in a few years, in which case, I can reevaluate.
I'm actually kind of looking forward to them being gone. I'll have the house to myself for a few days, and they don't care if I have friends stay with me, so I'll probably have at least one friend over for part of the time. The Orioles are at home the first weekend they're gone, so I'll see if my dad will let me have his tickets, or if he can get me his law firm's tickets and go see a game with friends. And of course, I'm looking forward to Charleston; I haven't been in years and have never been in the summer, and I don't often get to see my family that lives there. Right after my step grandpa died, all of my cousins came up. Some of them I hadn't seen in years. This time, I should get to see everyone, so that'll be nice.