About six months ago, I blogged about a really cool opportunity to go to Scotland to see the last Harry Potter movie and finally meet some fellow Harry Potter fans (known to ourselves at the "Prats") that I met online eight or nine years ago.
I've come to the conclusion it's not going to happen for me.
I'm lousy at planning and apparently can't say "No" to other cool opportunities, and consequently won't be able to afford it.
If I had locked my savings in October against other splurges, I could definitely go. But, I didn't. I had a friend invite me to Disneyland for New Year's weekend and I said, "Yes, please!" And then a friend invited me to New York City with her to see Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, and Sutton Foster in Anything Goes, and two or three other plays too, and I said, "Are you kidding me?! Yes, please!" I couldn't bear to let those opportunities pass by, not to mention good times with people I adore!
I have been saving, but I've been having a great time spending, too!
And in addition to the wonderful, vacationy stuff, I really, really want to buy a washer and dryer in the next couple of months. Plus, I need to have some repairs done on my car which will cost about $1000 (boo).
The sad thing is, that I kind of let a tentative plan to tour Greece and Italy slide because of the Scotland opportunity, and now I'm not going to Scotland either. I may not achieve my "goal" of a stamp in my passport this year.
However, I don't regret going to Disneyland AT ALL, and I am so, SO excited for NYC! And if I take smaller vacations, I could go on more, like actually seeing all of the plays at the Utah Shakespearean Festival this year, and visiting my friend Suzy who I haven't seen in years, and playing at Disneyland during the Halloween season, and my older brother's in-laws have been inviting me to visit them in Georgia for years...
It's a lot to think about.
Scotland is out, which is too bad because it would have been AWESOME to see Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed (and maybe even get a photo with him -- eep!) and then go to Scotland for the movie. Even now, in the back of my mind, I'm hoping for a miracle so that it still works out. But, when I checked airfare in October, the cost was $1379 plus tax, and it's started to go up, so it probably won't. I'll just have to plan a trip there another time, and make it stick.
On the upside, one of my Harry Potter Prats lives in New Jersey, so I might get to meet her when I go to NYC anyway!
I love planning vacations. Always awesome to have something to look forward to! Just wish I had unlimited funds and vacation time available so I could do it all RIGHT NOW!
1 comment:
Awwww:-( I backed out of a trip to Europe this year, as well. I can think of a dozen reasons why, but what it comes down to is that I just didn't feel "good" about it. I don't understand the feeling, I just know I should listen when I have that pit.
I am very sorry you don't get to go either.
BUT I am very excited we get to experience NYC together!
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