to be in tears because we've had to cancel our holiday?

[WellWoman]

Due to go to a lovely rental house in St Ives on Saturday, much anticipated, DC were both bringing friends. One DC tested positive this morning so we have to cancel.
Had a Tesco order set up there, had made and frozen food to take, and even a couple of restaurant bookings in place. Feel so gutted to miss out.

Oh OP I'm so sorry

That's so sad. Sorry!

Can you go anyway without the (adult) kids?

Yes get treats and a new board game and get through it. We all tested positive 18th Dec - DD couldn’t come home from uni and had to stay with her Grandma over Xmas.
To make matters worse, trying to alleviate her boredom, I told them to put Bridgerton on the TV, I’d seen a clip and it looked like Downtown Abbey - which granny had loved.
I got a phone call the next day from DD asking why I told her to watch porn with her Granny!🥴

Just popped back to say thank you again for the lovely wave of sympathetic posts. The are SO much appreciated, each one helps a little bit more.

Massive hugs to all the rest of you who are missing out and giving up trips, meetings, treats. I hear of more infections every few hours it seems. This virus is not going to go away quietly. Uncertainty and changes in plans are the new business as usual which is very hard to live with.

We have all nominated games to play and films to watch here and have lots of edible and drinkable goodies being delivered.

Will raise a very heartfelt toast to you all and to better times.

Oh OP, this would have broken me too; we were in Cornwall last week and the week before I was being super paranoid about not seeing anyone unless absolutely essential in case we caught covid. For me it was more than just a holiday though, it was seeing my family for the first time in two years.

St Ives is actually pretty hideous right now, so very busy, and so is the weather. Last week was ok-ish but my mum has said several times that this week has been dreadful weather wise.

Had you booked with Cottage Boutique? They’re my favourite of the smaller leggings agencies, but we stayed with Aspects this year and had a great time too (well away from St Ives thankfully this year).

I get it, I’ve sadly had to cancel 2 holidays this summer (just me and my DM and my little dog) and sadly my DM had a stroke which meant the cancellation had to happen. I know how gutting it can be. Thankfully my DM is making a great recovery but we probably won’t be going on any holidays anytime soon. Holidays are a big part of our lives and I think they are more important since covid, keeping us going and having something to look forward to.

I feel for you too. I try not to get excited about going away now, to spare myself a disappointment if it gets cancelled because of Covid. That results in everything being last minute which is especially hard because we have a 2 year old! Just want to get over and done with this pandemic now, it's been way to miserable.

Im so sorry @WellWoman

This is shit

Such a shame I would be so upset too

You cry away, I know I did.......we where on day 3 of a 10 day camping holiday when DD started to show symptoms so we had to come home, she tested positive. I was so looking forward to the time away after the year we had. My poor DD kept apologising (she is only 10) but we have made the best of it and DD starting to feel better after 5 days. Just another experience for the scrap book.

Oh OP I feel so sorry for you. Holidays are absolutely essential. I’ve just had to cancel mine too. It was always going to be a gamble. I’d resigned myself to not going and then when the flights got moved (again!) it made it impossible. So I cancelled and just hope the lady can rent the beautiful perfect apartment that took me weeks of searching to find, to someone else! This year I think I’ll enjoy a week off work. Haven’t got the appetite to look for anything else now. DP is so fussy (as am I!) that it’s too much hard work to find anything affordable and to know it may we’ll just get cancelled if one of our 4 DCs comes home from school and tests positive! Crappy times for all. No consolation to you though. Sounds like you’re trying to make the best of it. Give yourself a hug and get a take away and remember my favourite words “this too shall pass”.

@Flackattack

There might be a cancellation due to other people being in your situation- so make sure you are signed up to be notified! That is pants! Buy chocolate!!!

Understandable to be upset . Also highly recommend Cadbury milk chocolate with crunching bits.

Rotten luck for you. I hope he's OK and you get to go once he's negative

YANBU at all. We, like many I expect, are holding our breath hoping that doesn't happen to us before term ends.

Bugger OP.

We went to Cornwall last October and it was lovely. Obviously rather colder on the beaches but they were still beautiful. Hopefully you can find another week.

Hope everyone continues to feel well and you have a good week.

It looks like rain if that helps?