Rick and Grace: that is exactly the same reason I bought a timeshare at the Atrium in 1996 - it forced me to take a vacation or lose the AMF money. It worked for several years, and I met some wonderful people and made some wonderful memories. After Festiva bought the property, things changed, and I realized that I could meet wonderful people and make wonderful memories in a lot of places - Mexico, Scotland, Belize, Costa Rica... but the purchase of the timeshare was a major step in helping me to realize what was important in life. I'm still glad I walked away from it, but I'm not sorry I had the experience.