Disney Vacation??

I've said this to people before, and so far it hasn't worked out. But this morning I woke up and was reading a book. I shouldn't tell you what book it was, because it is a Jr. High level book. I just love them. Ever heard of the babysitters club?

Anyway, I'm reading one where the whole club gets to go on a cruise and then to Disney World. So what does my mind do? I decide it's time to really honestly start saving for our "dream vacation".

So downstairs I go to work with our budget (once more...it seems that's all I do anymore). I knew that I just had to put in a category for "vacation savings". So I tweak a little here, a little there. And...tada!...there is a spot for our vacation savings.

Then I decided that I would see just how long this will really take to pull off (with only about $50 a month put away). Well, I figured out our cost and guess what...we just might be able to go for Martie's 30th birthday!

Ok, it won't be that bad. Actually we pay off what's on our pick-up at the beginning of next year (putting some extra money towards it). Then whatever we put towards the pick-up(extra and all) I think I will put in our vacation savings. We should be have close to $500 of our money by the time the pick-up is paid off and then if we put that money back it should only take us a year of saving that to get us where we want to be. So I think we should be able to go the summer before Martie is a Senior.

Ok, I know I keep saying that I am going to save this money for Disney and that money for Disney. Then I never do, but I am itching to go back and I just can't let my daughter not experience the trip.

I've decided that we will get her a vacation savings as well and she can help earn the money for herself. Have her pay for a little of the trip and her souvenirs.

If for some reason we put back all extra, Martie helps, we somehow end up earning some extra money and putting it away, there's a chance we could do this all next year....but I'm not gonna get my hopes up that much.

I think our best bet for going will be at the end of May or beginning of June, but I really wish we could go in September. That's when we went the last time and it's cheaper and the weather is beautiful (as long as there's no hurricanes), and the crowds aren't as big. But I'll take what I can get. This is just so exciting, knowing that I have a real plan now...and it's on paper.

So we'll just see what happens. Our "Magical, Disney Vacation" might just be a reality.