Sunday, March 2, 2008

The Wonderful World of Consumer behavior


I have not written in a long time which is okay because as far as I know – no one reads this but those forced to do so for fear of a pop-quiz. Those people would be my partner Janie, my sister and my mom. I think that is it. Yep.

We are getting up at 4:00 am to prepare for a 5:45 am flight to Disney with Ingrid and Sean. This is our first trip to the Magic world created by Mr. Walt. We have been receiving a ton of advice from friends and family and in some cases complete strangers. I think that going to Disney for the first time is a bit like being pregnant for the first time and everyone is just brimming with advice. Alas, I am not a planner and that really bums some people out. My husband is a planner and has our days charted and mapped. I go along for the ride. This is good for my children because if we were left to my devices we would be wandering around the park with our mouths open surprised and starving. Who knew that planning your meals at this place would be a project challenging enough for the Secretary of State. So, we have a “meal plan” and this is supposed to be better than anything ever – better than crack and no addiction.

I have clothes layed out, bags packed, documents prepared, money, tickets, sun block, camera – AND my Blackberry, cell phone and laptop. Well, what would a vacation be without my work? I ask you how can I possibly survive without email and phone from the command center of marketing consulting and media buying? There are Ads to be sold and contracts to be signed.

I am very much looking forward to the 80 degree days as we here in southeastern North Carolina have been struggling through these 60-75 degree days for this very long winter. I do not dig cold weather. I do not like rain, even though we really need it and that Govoner in Georgia and his good wife have been praying for rain every day for 6 months or better. I wonder if that explains all this wet stuff? I am excited to see my children light up with excitement and wonder. I never went as a child so this is a pretty cool experience for Adam and I to do this for them.

I will say hello to Mickey for y’all and no we are not doing a character meal. Sorry. I just did not want to do that, I may change my mind.