I was able to DILD while on vacation! This is what happened...

I didn't go to bed until way after midnight as usual :insomnia:, so I wasn't really expecting anything to happen. All I did was a MILD mantra without a WBTB...the reason being I don't sleep well in hotel rooms, if I was to wake up in the middle of the night away from home, I would just stay up until morning (I guess it has to do with me just being use to sleeping in my own bed). Anyways, I was dreaming and I became aware I was dreaming. All I remember was feeling the vibrations come on strong and I knew I was 'out.' As soon as I realized what was happening, I asked for clarity and tried my best to stabilized. Something was different though...usually, I 'pop out' in my bedroom, but I noticed I was still in the dream scene, which confused me. I'm not use to becoming aware in the middle of a dream scene (I have mostly WILD) so this caught me off guard and I didn't know what to do. I tried to think of what the TOTM was (and believe me, in real life, I am aware of what the TOTM is), but at that moment...I couldn't think of what it was...what is up with that ? In my dream, I saw my mother-in-law talking to my nephew (she is currently on her death bed and she was telling my nephew what she wanted him to sing at her funeral, probably because he sings in our church choir in real life).

Shifting my attention as not to get sucked into the dream scene, I was still able to maintain my clarity and awareness but I just couldn't remember the TOTM, but I did remember my good 'ol back up plan (Remember? The pyramids of Giza?). So, I closed my eyes and set my intent on Egypt, took a deep breath AND...nothing. Damn it! Why doesn't teleportation work for me ??? I felt like my mentality was desperate and running haphazardly all over the place and I started just thinking about anything and everything in a last ditch effort to stay lucid. I believe that sucked all the energy right out of me and the dream just faded to the black and I woke up. Oh well, patience is a virtue!