tfw73- It sounds like they don't have ANY money saved yet. I think us paying for it up front allowed them to procrastinate. I should have known better.
Upsetter- We will be staying in Wild Grape at Sea Grape Villas.
Irie Always- I have been watching flights every day. One of the friends said he can't get his ticket until June BUT if he doesn't get a ticket on the same flight as us he won't fly alone. Plus, if he can't afford his ticket until June there is NO WAY he will have enough $$$ to pay us back in July and also have enough spending money by the first weekend in August. This happened last JA trip. I knew he wasn't saving and was going out 5x a week. We got there and guess what? His funds were gone too soon and the entire trip we had to hear about him needing to budget or not having enough $$ to do things. He also ran out of cigarettes and then couldn't/didn't purchase more. Guess who gave him $ and cigs? *sigh* As I type this I feel like a fool.
Booger- When will you suggest buying? Hubs and I have not bought our tix either because we were waiting to all get them together. Now that we know they may not even go we were going to buy now. Should we wait as well?
marley9808- I am glad someone understands where I am coming from. After waking up and remembering about my PPP (Pity Party Post)... yeah there were a few glasses of wine in there... I was nervous to see the responses. This trip means a lot to me. I never traveled until I met my husband. Now, we are always going and doing it seems. We have a 10 yr old son and we want another but not sure if we are ready to stop traveling at this time. So that, along with me being in school and soon will be starting a program where I will have absolutely NO VACATION TIME it means this may be the last trip for quite some time. This trip has been planned basically since our last trip in September. We just didn't have the actual villa picked until a few months ago. So it surprises me that our group of 6 people has dwindled down to possibly just Hubs and I. I know I cannot let them affect my trip and I don't plan on doing so. We love our friends but we shouldn't be surprised by this really. Every vacation (JA, New Orleans, camping, beach house) I plan EVERYTHING (where to stay, how to get there, food, schedule, etc.) and everyone else just gets to show up. They like it that way but I always get stressed because it becomes like a job and isn't fun for me anymore. Once I get there I am grateful for everyone to be together because I know none of my friends are planners and if I didn't do the work we wouldn't all get the chance to be together and have such fun. We really just want to have people who like to travel, especially to Negril to hang with. I told Hubs I am sad we didn't book for the boardie bash. I am a newb and do not know anyone but it would be nice to meet people who love JA and have their ish together when it comes to making sure they get there.
BreanaAshlee- Are you staying on the beach? I have tried to find something for Hubs and I on the beach in case I should cancel the villa and it seems everything is booked.
