Sometimes a good manifestation appears bad on the surface...

[MorningGlow]

Hey all--

So we're on vacation in Florida. Greetings from expensive NON wi-fi! Heathens! :) But I just had to share this bit of a lesson in manifestation, because it sure bonked me on the head. I was concerned about spending a lot of money on this trip--it's inevitable; it's Florida, and we have a 5 YO. Disney, Universal, hotel, air, car, blah blah blah. But we bit the bullet and put it on the credit card (ouchie) because Spud's "other grandma" lives here and he hardly ever sees her. I really want him to get to know her. I tried really hard not to fret about the money.

Then, Monday night (day before we left), we got a phone call from Orbitz. Glitch in the system (yeah right)--hotel overbooked--they announced they're moving us to a different hotel for the first three nights (out of five). I pitched a fit (politely), and the Orbitz rep nervously said they'd call the hotel and then call us back. They never did. I hoped they had decided to try to bump somebody else instead. Yesterday, a few hours before our flight, I called the hotel just to confirm our reservation (I had confirmed the day before--before the phone call--but I figured Orbitz still might be messing with us)..."Er...just a moment..."

Ended up with a muckety-muck on the line who frantically explained the problem (I still didn't believe them--I suspect Orbitz pulls a fast one on people who book packages, but that's neither here nor there). I resisted. He explained some more. Upshot: The first hotel made reservations for us at another hotel ("It's very nice!") for the first three nights and then we could go back to the original hotel for the last two nights. UGH, I thought. What fresh hell is this, bopping from hotel to hotel and who knows what the replacement hotel is like anyway?

More frantic explanations. I listened--didn't much have a choice, really. The deal: the three nights at the other hotel would be FREE. Then we'd get a suite at the first hotel, but we'd only have to pay a regular room rate. What a strange way for the Universe to get us some cash back, but once I tweaked to what was going on, I decided to go with it. The new hotel put us in a bedroom/sitting room kind of accommodations, on the top floor of one of the towers, and the room is one of the ones that's just been remodeled.

Ya know, it ain't half bad. :D The lesson I learned? I guess it's to trust, relax, don't be so quick to assume a change always means a change for the worse. Or something. In any case, I am quite amused.

Okay, I'm off to go play with the kid for a bit while Mr. MG collects grandma from the outer reaches of suburbia. I'll check in later when Mr. MG gives up his 'puter again (the intertubes access only works for one machine at a time, apparently). :hi:

[Celebration]

1. You go girl!!

What a manifestation! Have a great time at Disneyworld!! Now get busy manifesting short lines.

Seriously I want to hear all the details. Guess what? I have never been there. We did Six Flags, Sea World, and some lesser things now closed like Opryland. Really I sort of regret it now. I wanna go to Epcot!

Interesting how your money worries got all flipped around. Awesome story!

[MorningGlow]

6. Hola, C!

Short lines--check. Taken care of! We went to Universal (Islands of Adventure) today and Mr. MG was all wound up about this being peak season and the massive amounts of tourists, mainly because his sister (who also lives here) says it's been a zoo all month (understandable) and the guy at the car rental desk said we absolutely HAD to get express passes to jump hour-long lines and get to the parks when they opened because by 11 a.m. they were actually CLOSING them and turning people away. Guess what happened today? ;) No crowds. Well...crowds, but no mob scenes. We bought the express passes but that was a waste of money, especially because you can only jump the line the first time you go on any one attraction, and MG Jr. wanted to repeat some of his favorites (he's quite healthy by the way! finally!) But we had a fine time, did all the stuff we wanted to do (except I forgot to buy a Lorax t-shirt in the Dr. Seuss section of the park, darn it--"I speak for the trees!"), and left by midafternoon when it started getting really icky-hot. We're going to Disney tomorrow--that will be the true test--but I suspect it's going to start clearing out now that it's getting closer to the end of the month.

I've never been to Epcot. We went to Sea World in California last summer--that was fun, but Jr. freaked at being splashed by Shamu--he THOUGHT he wanted to sit in the splash zone--he figured out pretty quickly that he DIDN'T but by then it was too late! My MIL says we should go to Gatorland. Erm...I don't know about that one...!
:rofl:

[Matariki]

2. get it in writing!

I recently stayed at a Doubletree where there was no hot water for 3 of our 4 day stay. I called the desk and was told I'd get a night free, but when I went to check out they billed me and acted as if I'd made it all up.

[MorningGlow]

7. OMG that's horrible!

No hot water?! I'd freak.

The first hotel is paying for the second hotel stay, and when we checked in Tuesday night the desk clerk said we're all paid for in advance, so PHEW on that one. Somebody really screwed up, because both the first hotel and the second hotel are falling all over themselves trying to please us. Which, you know, I'm enjoying immensely. :D

[NJCher]

12. I hope you challenged that on your credit card

You can do that--I've had a lot of success with it.


Cher

[Flying Dream Blues]

3. Wow, that is so cool. Three nights free and a suite upgrade...not bad at all.

The universe is rewarding all your good intentions and actions...here and elsewhere.
:hug:

[Kind of Blue]

4. Beat me to it!

:) That's exactly what I was thinking. MorningGlow certainly had a lot of good, focused intentions and let go of negative thoughts about money. Great story of how to do it. Thanks for sharing.

[MorningGlow]

8. I feel like it's teaching me a powerful lesson, FDB

Kind of "See what can be done if you'd friggin' relax once in a while?!"
:rofl:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. Yay for you!

I'm so glad you shared this--a good lesson for all of us!

[MorningGlow]

9. Hey, Ayesha!

You know, as soon as I tweaked to what was going on, my very next thought was, "I've gotta tell the ASAH crew!"
:rofl:

Mr. MG just looked over my shoulder to see what I was doing at his 'puter, and he said, "Your commie lib forum?!" (as we lovingly call it around our house) and my response was, "I'm checking in with my FRIENDS!"

...Is that weird?
:rofl:

[Celebration]

10. commie lib, and no WOO?

The commie lib forum and the woo group! That is great about the lines! Oh, it sounds like so much fun. Glad he is feeling well. Spring weather is truly a blessing.

[Mnemosyne]

11. What's a vacation again?

;)


What a great blessing for you, MG! :hi:

Have a blast! :woohoo:

[I Have A Dream]

13. Yay you! Good job on the excellent manifestation!

I'm so glad that you're having such a good time and that the Universe is blessing you in such positive ways. You deserve it, MG!

:hi:

Thanks for sharing this with us.