2008, 24th/28th Aug - *Double Dipping with the Bahama Mamas* [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

mandymouse

02-25-2007, 01:55 PM

Hi there

I've had a browse through the threads, and I can't find one for this Cruise, so I hope you don't mind that I started one

:banana: :banana: I'm Mandy, from the UK and I have just booked this Cruise :banana: :banana:

According to my tickers it's

- 17 months, 4 weeks

http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/d/4;10731;128/st/20080824/e/Double+Dipping+on+CC/dt/6/k/e56f/event.png

- or approx. 545 days :rotfl2:

http://v50.net/cd/08-24-2008_Double+Dipping+on+Castaway+Cay_148-0-211_230-230-250.png

So if you've booked this Cruise, or are hoping to, please come and say 'Hi'

Mandy :)

.................................................. ..........

Who's Sailing

mandymouse (16th-24th Caribbean Beach Resort/Cruise/28th-30th Hard Rock Hotel)

Mandy (44)
Paul (43)
Kerry (17)
Becky (15)
Late seating

micheleluvsmickey (22nd-24th Royal Pacific Resort/Cruise/28th-29th or 30th ? Grand Floridian or Sheraton Safari)

Michele (40)
Jeff (45)
Nicole (16)
Sarah (14)
Austin (11)
Late seating

suzannef

Suzanne (41)
John (42)
Angelina (13)
Haley (10)
Sydney (8)
early seating

kobesam

Sandra 41
Henry 53
Samantha 5
late seating

DVCLaurie05 (19th-20th Airport Hotel/20th-23rd Vero Beach/23rd-24th Port Canaveral/Cruise/28th-29th Wilderness Lodge)

Laurie (37)
Carmine (35)
Dominic (11)
Anthony (9)
Early seating - which we might be changing

sarahsmom73 (22nd-24th Beach Club/Cruise/28th - 29th Boardwalk)

Jen (35)
Mark (34)
Sarah (7)
Emma (2)
Late seating (but we are waitlisted for the early seating)

V4dice (23rd-24th Nick Hotel/Cruise/28th-1st Sept Pop Century)

Veronica (38)
Tom (38)
Bryan (6)
Emily (2)
Late Seating

Hanover (22nd-24th Animal Kingdom Villas/Cruise/28th-1st Sept Animal Kingdom Villas)

Danielle
Derek
Keegan (11)
Brennan (7)

sandym (20th-24th Pop Century/24th-28th Cruise/28th-31st Cruise Again)

Sandy
Victoria "Tori" (16)
Bethany (DDF) (16)

Barb
Brenda

dismiss

Mary-Ellen
Jay
Kayleigh (11)
Kevin (8)
Early Seating

Debs Disney

Debi
Paul
Christopher (12)
Shaelyn (8)
Debi's mom

samdeanmiketyler

Samantha (38)
Dean (38)
Michael (13)
Tyler (9)

phoenixphantom

Diane (44)
Tom (45)
Nicole (16)
Rebecca (12)
Samantha (7)
SIL Lynn (40 something)
MIL Shirley (60 something)
FIL Bob (72)

Kath1210

Kathy (late 40-something)
Katie (14)
SIL Linda (early 40-something)
DNeice Sarah (9)

postalcop ?

Sue

suzannef

02-26-2007, 07:57 PM

Hey Mandy
We are sailing too! This will be our 3rd Disney cruise:banana: It will be myself, myDH and my 3 girls 13, 10, and 8(at sailing). Also cruising with us are my sil and bil and my niece12 and nephew8. They have sailed with us the 2 previous times as well. We pulled the kids from school the last 2 times but just don't want to do that again. We were really hoping for a 7 day carribean cruise but alas it was not meant to be:headache: BUT we are totally psyched about 2 times at Castaway Cay and we booked a cat 3 for the first time:cool1:

Now if we could only make the time go faster!!!!!!!!!:rolleyes1

mandymouse

02-27-2007, 07:51 AM

Hi Suzanne

I will be travelling with my DH Paul and 2 DD's, Kerry (who will be 17) and Becky (who will be 15). This will be our 5th Cruise, we have done 3 x 3 night cruises and in January we did our 1st 4 night Cruise which was fantastic

Here's a link to my Cruise Trip Report, so you can see what we look like

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1337848

We have booked a Category 6, on deck 6 and midship

I look forward to getting to know you a bit better and I hope a lot more people join us

Mandy :)

mandymouse

03-03-2007, 08:45 AM

**anyone else ??** :)

mandymouse

03-11-2007, 01:31 PM

**anyone ??** ;)

suzannef

03-11-2007, 03:12 PM

Buehler,.....Buehler?:lmao: :lmao:

(only funny if you have seen Ferris Buehler's day off 15000 times like me...)

mandymouse

03-13-2007, 09:22 AM

Buehler,.....Buehler?:lmao: :lmao:

(only funny if you have seen Ferris Buehler's day off 15000 times like me...)

LOL - you've lost me there Suzanne :rotfl2: I haven't seen Ferris Bueher in years, though I love Matthew Broderick - especially in Godzilla :)

How are you ? I got my confirmation from DCL in the post this morning, I love getting mail from Disney, even if it's to remind me how much I owe them:rotfl:

I hope we get a few more people to join us on here soon

Mandy :)

mandymouse

03-25-2007, 09:37 AM

Hey Suzanne, I hope you're OK, you must come and chat on here sometime ;)

Has anyone else booked this Cruise ? Please come and say 'Hi' :)

mommykds

03-26-2007, 07:44 AM

Buehler,.....Buehler?:lmao: :lmao:

(only funny if you have seen Ferris Buehler's day off 15000 times like me...)

I have to admit I have seen FB 15,000 times too!:laughing:

Hi!
My family will be cruising for the 1st time on 8/24/08!!
Its me, DH, & 3 kids (12,8, & 7 at time of cruise).
We are booked in 2 cat 10's on deck 5 I believe. We have early dining. Looking forward to CC x 2!

:dance3: :dance3:

mandymouse

03-26-2007, 08:04 AM

Hi there mommykds

This will be our 5th Cruise and it was the double-dipping at Castaway Cay that swung it for hubby to book it. We did a 4 night Cruise this past January and had an absolutely fantastic time

I see by your tickers that you are off to WDW later on this year, are you going in August ? We're going back in July and staying at the Pop Century, where will you be staying ?

Anyway I hope we get a chance to chat more

Mandy :)

mommykds

03-26-2007, 08:19 AM

Hi Mandy!
Thanks for pointing me to this thread! Wow,,your 5th? You are a veteran! I will be asking you questions if you don't mind!:rolleyes1

We will be at the BC 8/21-8/31. We were there last August too & had such a wonderful time we had to return. (We like to try different resorts each trip, but the service & overall experience at the BC made us stop there!)

mandymouse

03-26-2007, 09:02 AM

If you need to know anything, then please ask away, I will be more than happy to help

You may find something useful on my recent trip report http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1337848 and you'll see what a mad family we are :rotfl2: and what a fab time we had

We've never stayed at the Beach Club, but it looks lovely, it's always great to have your next trip planned, but to have two planned is brilliant !! :banana: :banana:

Mandy :)

suzannef

03-26-2007, 09:20 AM

:welcome: I have to admit I have seen FB 15,000 times too!:laughing:

Hi!
My family will be cruising for the 1st time on 8/24/08!!
Its me, DH, & 3 kids (12,8, & 7 at time of cruise).
We are booked in 2 cat 10's on deck 5 I believe. We have early dining. Looking forward to CC x 2!

:dance3: :dance3:

:welcome: I know it is still so far away, but it is so hard not to get excited isn't it??? Have you sailed Disney before?

mandymouse

03-26-2007, 09:21 AM

:banana: Hey Suzanne, How are you ??:banana:

Mandy :)

suzannef

03-26-2007, 09:25 AM

I read on further and see that this will be your 1st Disney cruise. You and your family are in for a treat, it is soooo much fun. I also see you are from NY, we are from CNY how about You?

Hi Mandy hows it going across the pond!!??:flower3:

suzannef

03-26-2007, 09:25 AM

:banana: Hey Suzanne, How are you ??:banana:

Mandy :)

Hey you are on?! What time is it there?

mandymouse

03-26-2007, 09:31 AM

It's about 2.50pm, and it's a lovely Spring day here :goodvibes

suzannef

03-26-2007, 09:35 AM

It's about 2.50pm, and it's a lovely Spring day here :goodvibes

Do you DIS from work or are you at home? I'm a stay at home mom, but my youngest went to school all day this year and I will probably go back to work part time in the fall:confused: I haven't worked in almost 12 years now so it seems a little scary, although more money = more Disney cruises right?:woohoo: We have had awful weather and are patiently(or not:rolleyes) waiting for spring to arrive. It is raining here today and a very ugly gloomy day.

mandymouse

03-26-2007, 09:47 AM

Hey Suzanne, I always Dis from home, I don't work as such, I'm a carer for my mum who has very bad arthritis. I go round to her home most days and take her shopping and help with any jobs and appointments that she has.

I've always been able to help her and work around the girls when they are at school, so it's been great to be there for them too

I haven't had a 'proper' job for about 14 years and I would be so nervous to have to go to an interview now, though I do miss the social side of working

So :wizard: Good Luck:wizard: for when you start looking for your part-time job

Do you have any other vacations for this year ?

Mandy :)

p.s. Girls, you will probably see me posting on my 7th January cruise 'meet' thread - I was so lucky to meet some wonderful people on my last cruise and we still chat everyday ;)

suzannef

03-26-2007, 09:55 AM

We are going to Virginia Beach in June when the girls get out of school. We have an inground pool and spa and we like to enjoy that all summer, hopefully the weather will finally break here:rolleyes:

I also met a WONDERful group of people from our Sept cruise last year and we talk almost daily as well. My dd 7 still emails back and forth with her little cruise friend who is a doll!!!

mandymouse

03-26-2007, 10:08 AM

It's great when we make these great lasting friendships, isn't it ?

Mandy :)

mandymouse

03-27-2007, 08:11 AM

:wave2: Hi Girls

How about asking each other a few fun questions, so that we can get to know each other a little better

What is your first name ? Mandy
How old are you ? 43
What is your favourite Disney movie ? Pirates of the Caribbean
Who is your favourite Disney Character ? Stitch
How many times have you been to WDW ? 11
Where do you like to stay in WDW ? Pop Century
What is your favourite colour ? Pink
What is your favourite non Disney movie ? Sliding Doors

Have a great day

Mandy :)

Cruisin

03-28-2007, 05:29 PM

p.s. Girls, you will probably see me posting on my 7th January cruise 'meet' thread - I was so lucky to meet some wonderful people on my last cruise and we still chat everyday ;)

:wave: Hi Mandy!!!!

Just trolling thru looking for a thread for my next cruise but so far haven't found it.

I noticed your thread here and thought I'd stop in and say hello :wave2:

To all the posters on this thread, I had the pleasure of meeting Mandy and her family on our January 2007 Wonder Cruise.

You are going to love cruising with Mandy. She's great fun :woohoo: :dance3:

I hope everyone enjoys their cruise.

Oh yeah, I am in the picture in Mandy's signature. I believe I am on the far left. :scared1:

Such happy memories of a wonderful cruise.:goodvibes

suzannef

03-28-2007, 09:14 PM

[QUOTE=mandymouse;17772104]:wave2: Hi Girls

How about asking each other a few fun questions, so that we can get to know each other a little better

What is your first name ? Suzanne
How old are you ? 40
What is your favourite Disney movie ?Little mermaid
Who is your favourite Disney Character ?tinkerbell
How many times have you been to WDW ?3
Where do you like to stay in WDW ?never stayed on property:flower3:
What is your favourite colour ? pink!!!!
What is your favourite non Disney movie ? sound of music

mandymouse

03-29-2007, 01:50 AM

Hey Robin, fancy meeting you here :rotfl2: Thankyou for the kind words, you ought to start your own thread for your Cruise

Take care

Mandy :)

mandymouse

03-30-2007, 07:05 AM

Hi Suzanne & mommykds

I hope you are both OK

Have you got anything nice planned for the weekend ? I'm off to a surprise 40th birthday party tonight, but other than that, I think we're in for a quiet weekend

I'm sitting here watching the video to our last Cruise, we all had such a fab time, I really hope that our next one will be just as much fun

Have a great weekend

Mandy :)

mommykds

03-30-2007, 12:29 PM

mandymouse

04-03-2007, 09:58 AM

Hey Suzanne & mommykds

I hope you are both well

We had a great time at the surprise 40th birthday party at the weekend, it went really well

It was a lovely Spring day yesterday, unfortunately it has gone cold again (oh how I wish that the Summer would come quickley)

Have either of been doing anything nice ??

Mandy :)

p.s. Are there any newbies out there, come and say 'hi'

mommykds

04-05-2007, 07:41 AM

Just bumping so we don't get lost!

We watched (& taped) the DCL show on TTC on Sunday & the kids have been playing it over & over since then..they are so excited. We want to go NOW.:lmao:

mandymouse

04-05-2007, 08:38 AM

mommykds

04-05-2007, 04:48 PM

Hi Suzanne & mommykds

I hope you're having a good day. Have you any plans for the Easter weekend ? My hubby is having to work, so I think we're going to a shopping mall on Saturday

Are you planning on booking any excursions for our Cruise ?

Mandy :)

We are hosting Easter. I have been cleaning all day. :headache:
I am still looking into the excursions. Not sure what is available. I am checking as to what would be good for us & the kids ages 7-12.

Have a nice Easter!

mandymouse

04-08-2007, 09:17 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/eastermickey.jpg

http://1.UploadMirror.com/uploaded/8/548/glitter_maker_04_07_2007_13_25_53_63042.gif (http://www.GlitterMaker.com/)

I hope you are having a lovely day

Mandy :)

mandymouse

04-11-2007, 10:57 AM

Hey Guys

I hope you had a great Easter

Is anyone looking forward to seeing this guy ???pirate: (and no, I don't mean my hubby :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/dcl4.jpg

Mandy :)

p.s. If there are any newbies out there lurking on here, then come aboard and say 'hi' :thumbsup2

suzannef

04-11-2007, 02:07 PM

Hey all We just got back from Virginia where we spent Easter with my sil and bil and kids. The weather was unusually cold for this time of year. We actually have snow in the forecast here for several days. I have had enough of this cold and really need some warmth and sun. The girls are on spring break from school this week which is nice but would be better if they could play outside:confused:

We did the sting ray excursion last year(the day after Steve Irwin got killed by the sting ray:guilty: )and my dh and oldest dd did the banana boat ride excursion. We have never done an excursion in Nassau and to be truthful, I doubt we will even get off of the ship this time. Because it is so far away we haven't really talked about excursions yet. I guess we should wait and see what will be offered:confused3

And Mandy, yes we are excited to see Jack Sparrow, as our family just (like 2 weeks ago:flower3: )watched POC and POC 2. Although we all like Will better than Jack:love: We are excited to see At Worlds End on May 25th. Our Dis group on our last cruise REALLY loved POC and I couldn't relate so I am glad we are now finally piratized:rotfl2: pirate: catch ya'll later.

oh do you have boys or girls that are 7-12?

mandymouse

04-11-2007, 02:33 PM

oh do you have boys or girls that are 7-12?

Suzanne - I have 2 DD's age 16 & 14 (17 & 15 when we cruise)

I've been hearing a lot about the cold weather over your way. Some of my friends from Canada and the US (from our last Cruise) have commented on the snow.

We've had a lovely day here today, the temperatures were around 68F and me and the girls were sitting out in the garden sunbathing (mind you the weather can change drastically at any time over here)

I hope things warm up for you soon

Mandy :)

suzannef

04-11-2007, 02:54 PM

Suzanne - I have 2 DD's age 16 & 14 (17 & 15 when we cruise)

I've been hearing a lot about the cold weather over your way. Some of my friends from Canada and the US (from our last Cruise) have commented on the snow.

We've had a lovely day here today, the temperatures were around 68F and me and the girls were sitting out in the garden sunbathing (mind you the weather can change drastically at any time over here)

I hope things warm up for you soon

Mandy :)

Hi Mandy
I knew you had teenage girls I was wondering about mommykds?
Oh man, sitting out in the sun sounds so nice!!! My girls are actually outside as we speak playing on the swing set but it is bitterly cold. They don't seem to care as they have just been couped up too long:sad2:
I can't wait for 8/08!!!!

Did you see free dining was offered for this summer?

mandymouse

04-11-2007, 04:30 PM

LOL - I see by mommykds's ticker that we're doing the

:banana: :banana: :banana: 500 Day Dance:banana: :banana: :banana:

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Mandy :)

suzannef

04-11-2007, 04:46 PM

LOL - I see by mommykds's ticker that we're doing the

:banana: :banana: :banana: 500 Day Dance:banana: :banana: :banana:

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Mandy :)

Oh is that all???:rolleyes: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao:

mandymouse

04-12-2007, 10:15 AM

Oh is that all???:rolleyes: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl2: :lmao:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

... and it won't be long 'til we're doing the 16 month dance :thumbsup2

Mandy :)

mommykds

04-12-2007, 12:22 PM

Hi Mandy
I knew you had teenage girls I was wondering about mommykds?Oh man, sitting out in the sun sounds so nice!!! My girls are actually outside as we speak playing on the swing set but it is bitterly cold. They don't seem to care as they have just been couped up too long:sad2:
I can't wait for 8/08!!!!

Did you see free dining was offered for this summer?

Hi!
My kids will be at time of the cruise (DD12, DS9, DD7)

LOL - I see by mommykds's ticker that we're doing the

:banana: :banana: :banana: 500 Day Dance:banana: :banana: :banana:

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Mandy :)
:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

mandymouse

04-13-2007, 07:18 AM

Hey Girls

Have you got anything nice planned for the weekend ? We're not doing anything special

Have a good weekend

Mandy :)

mommykds

04-13-2007, 09:22 AM

Nothng much..bad weather headed our way (rain, wind).

Have a good weekend.

suzannef

04-13-2007, 09:44 AM

Nothng much..bad weather headed our way (rain, wind).

Have a good weekend.

We might be getting a snow storm!!!:scared1: Where in NY are you?

mandymouse

04-13-2007, 09:50 AM

We might be getting a snow storm!!!:scared1:

OMG - I can't believe the bad weather you've been having over your way. I hope it clears up soon so that Spring can begin for you

Keep warm

Mandy :)

suzannef

04-13-2007, 09:54 AM

OMG - I can't believe the bad weather you've been having over your way. I hope it clears up soon so that Spring can begin for you

Keep warm

Mandy :)

Thanks Mandy:) It really has been unreal here. I am such a warm weather person I just don't know how I get stuck living here:rotfl2: My girls did go in the hot tub last night, in the rain:eek: , but my DH said "what's the difference they are just going to get wet:confused3 " We all have cabin fever so badly. It to the point where I am sick of talking about the weather but just can't help it!

My dd7 is having a sleepover here tonight with 3 little friends so wish me luck!!:scared1:

mandymouse

04-13-2007, 01:47 PM

:wizard: :wizard: Good Luck with your sleepover tonight

Eldest DD is off to stay at her friends tonight, so other DD has got 2 friends sleeping over here - they all sleep in downstairs in the back room and watch DVD's into the early hours ;)

We probably have sleepovers about once a month, so we're old hands at it now (LOL) and I can promise you that it gets a lot easier the older they get :thumbsup2

Have fun

Mandy :)

mandymouse

04-14-2007, 12:33 PM

Hey Suzanne, how did the sleepover go ? have you lived to tell the tale ? or are you recovering with a bottle of wine :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Have a great weekend guys

Mandy :)

suzannef

04-14-2007, 01:07 PM

Hey Suzanne, how did the sleepover go ? have you lived to tell the tale ? or are you recovering with a bottle of wine :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Have a great weekend guys

Mandy :)

:lmao: :lmao: Well I lived through it!!! The girls were pretty good. They fell asleep by midnight watching Cinderella. My dd9 went to her friends house for a sleepover too and they didn't go to bed until 3 am so I guess I got the better end of the deal.:cloud9:

mandymouse

04-15-2007, 10:22 AM

Hey Shipmates pirate:

Suzanne ~ I'm pleased your sleepover went well :thumbsup2

It is a beautiful Sunday here, the sun is out and it's around the mid 70's F

I hope you're all having a lovely day

Mandy :)

mandymouse

04-18-2007, 01:39 AM

:yay: Hi Guys

Just bumping this up from page 3

Mandy :)

suzannef

04-18-2007, 09:04 AM

mandymouse

04-18-2007, 09:09 AM

:hug: Aww bless her, I hope your DD is feeling better soon Suzanne

Mandy :)

mommykds

04-18-2007, 01:01 PM

Hi
Not such a great week here so far:confused: We had a snow day on Monday and today I brought my 9 year old to school for runners club and she threw up all over the school hallway. No warning just projectile vomiting:sick: Poor thing is on the couch now sick as a dog. Came on quickly, and she has type 1 diabetes so sick days are doubly hard...... wish me luck:wizard:

The poor thing, I hope she is feeling better.:wizard:

All 3 of mine were sick during the Easter break.:sick: Hopefully it will get warm soon & we can all get the germs out of the house.

mandymouse

04-18-2007, 02:56 PM

Sorry to hear that your kids have been poorly too mommykds, are they back at school now ?

I hope it warms up for you all, *** you must be so fed up of the bad weather, it seems to have lasted for ages

Take care

Mandy :)

mommykds

04-18-2007, 09:16 PM

Thanks, yes they are all back to school now..just sick when they were home with me!:rotfl2:

Its still in the 40's here..waiting for spring to arrive.

Mandy, you wouldn't happen to watch Eastenders would you?

mandymouse

04-19-2007, 01:45 AM

Mandy, you wouldn't happen to watch Eastenders would you?

I used to, I haven't watched it for about a year now. The show introduced lots of new characters, and I couldn't be bothered to keep up with it - LOL

I take it that you're a fan then ?

Mandy :)

mommykds

04-19-2007, 12:42 PM

I used to, I haven't watched it for about a year now. The show introduced lots of new characters, and I couldn't be bothered to keep up with it - LOL

I take it that you're a fan then ?

Mandy :)

Yes, I have been watching since 1983!:eek: The first thing I did when I would go to London was to see when it was on t.v. (last time we were there was 1994 before the kiddies) Anyway, they are airing 2001 episodes so we are 6 years behind what you are seeing. Gary just married Lynn, Phil doesn't know Louise is his baby yet, & Zoe is still sleeping rough... :rolleyes:

I love british comedys but they repeat alot here so we don't get to see all the new ones.

mandymouse

04-19-2007, 02:50 PM

mommykds

We're huge fans of US programmes too, my DD always downloads Lost, 24, Scrubs and America's Next Top Model (even though we're only a matter of days different with Lost and 24)

Mandy :)

suzannef

04-19-2007, 03:08 PM

Hi Ladies!! Thanks for the well wishes for Haley:) She is feeling much better and no more pukes(is that a word???) I've never heard of the tv show you guys were talking about:confused3 I usually watch Grey's anatomy and desperate housewives and the kids love American Idol.:hippie:

mommykds

04-19-2007, 08:19 PM

mommykds

We're huge fans of US programmes too, my DD always downloads Lost, 24, Scrubs and America's Next Top Model (even though we're only a matter of days different with Lost and 24)

Mandy :)

Thats funny, most of our favorite shows are from Britain Eastenders, Absolutely Fabulous, Changing Rooms, How clean is your house, Bargain Hunt, and the comedies like Fawlty Towers, Kumar's, My Family, & anything with Jennifer Saunders & Dawn French,...we don't watch that much on american t.v.

I would have to say the only thing we watch is Desperate Housewives. :)

mommykds

04-19-2007, 08:21 PM

mandymouse

04-20-2007, 01:42 AM

Hi there

Suzanne ~ I'm so pleased that Haley is feeling much better now

mommykds ~ My Family is one of our favourite home grown comedies along with the Vicar of Dibley, Dawn French is one of the funniest women on TV, she's hilarious

Mandy :)

mandymouse

04-22-2007, 02:48 AM

http://bestsmileys.com/hello/7.gif

mandymouse

04-29-2007, 10:29 AM

Is there anyone out there who wants to come and join us ? ~ please pop in and say 'hi'

mandy :)

mommykds

04-30-2007, 03:35 PM

Hi ladies,
Just wanted to let you know we moved our cruise date to April due to the kids scheduling. Its been fun chatting with you & I hope you have a wonderful cruise!!!!:)

Anne Marie

mandymouse

05-03-2007, 08:10 AM

Sorry that we won't get to meet onboard Anne Marie, have fun planning your new Cruise date

Mandy :)

pirate: pirate: Is anyone else going to be joining us ??pirate: pirate:

I hope so ;)

mandymouse

05-08-2007, 03:54 PM

Hey Suzanne

Well it looks like it still just us on this Cruise.

How's things ? What have you been up to ?

Hubby and I had our first weekend away without the girls a couple of weekends ago, I posted some piccies on my old Cruise thread, so I thought I'd share them with you

So here we go

Here's me having a delicious dessert in Frankie & Benny's

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/PicciesApr07030.jpg

Me and Paul in a nightclub

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/PicciesApr07031.jpg

The Navigator of the Seas

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At Southampton Docks

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Getting ready to go out again (no wonder it took me a week to recover :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

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Keep in touch

Mandy :)

mandymouse

05-14-2007, 07:48 AM

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Is anyone else joining us ?? :)

mandymouse

05-24-2007, 02:10 AM

:cheer2: :cheer2: Woohoo !! It's 15 Months 'Til the Cruise:cheer2: :cheer2:

It can't come soon enough for me :)

mandymouse

06-24-2007, 10:51 AM

:banana: :banana: Woohoo !! It's 14 Months Till the Cruise :banana: :banana:

Is anyone else with us ???

suzannef

07-04-2007, 09:13 AM

mandymouse

07-04-2007, 10:37 AM

Hey Mandy
I love the pictures you posted!!!
Sorry I haven't been around but you know how life gets in the way!! I see you are going on the Wonder soon, you lucky lady. Take good care of our ship.:cool1: :cool1:

Suzanne

Hey Suzanne

It's great to hear from you. Yes, we only booked this 3 night Cruise a couple of weeks ago. We're off to WDW on the 13th and then we join the Wonder on the 19th. I can't wait, I'm so excited

Mandy :)

p.s

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Happy 4th July Everyone !!

mandymouse

07-30-2007, 11:08 AM

Well I was away when it became 13 months till our Cruise, so here's a belated

:banana: :banana: :banana: Woohoo !! 13 Months To Go :banana: :banana: :banana:

Mandy :)

p.s. Is anyone else joining us ? Come and say 'hi' if you are :thumbsup2

suzannef

08-14-2007, 10:44 AM

Hi Mandy:yay:
I read your trip report for your 3 day cruise, it sounds like you had a great time!!!!:goodvibes I keep trying not to get too excited about our trip cause it is still so far away. We just got back from our summer vacation in Virginia Beach laast week. We had a great time and brought back lots of sand:sad2: (in ALL sorts of places:rolleyes1 lol)My girls are dreading going back to school as summer break comes to an end in 3 weeks:scared1:
I put my application in to substitute teach this year, which is quite scary as I have been home with the girls for the last 13 years. We'll see:confused: Gotta run but I will try to post more often and hopefully we'll add more new cruisers:cool1: :cool1:

mandymouse

08-14-2007, 01:54 PM

Hey Suzanne

It's great to hear from you. Thanks for reading my trip report, we had a great time.

The girls are away this week, they've gone to a Christian festival and they're camping with their Youth Club. They went yesterday and come home on Saturday and they sound like they're having a great time.

The girls go back to school in September too, well actually Kerry is off to college in a few weeks (when she finds out her exam results).

Enjoy the rest of your Summer holiday and good luck with going back to teaching :wizard: :wizard:

Mandy :)

suzannef

08-16-2007, 09:39 AM

suzannef

08-20-2007, 04:29 PM

Just a bump up:cool1: It's almost only 1 year till our double dip!!!!!!:yay: :cool1: :cheer2: :cheer2: :banana: :banana: :cheer2: :cool1: :cool1: :yay: :yay: :dance3: :dance3: :boat: :rockband: :rockband: party: party: :dancer: :dancer: :dancer:

mandymouse

08-20-2007, 04:54 PM

Hey Mandy
Have to try and keep us on page 1!!:cool1: How are the girls holding up at camp? I hate that quiet in the house when my kids are gone not that I don't appreciate time alone with hubby, but I like the feeling of all the chaos I guess:laughing:

My girls are so psyched to watch High school Musical 2 tomorrow, your girls are probably too old for that huh?

Take care
Suz

Hey Suzanne

Sorry I missed your post, we've been so busy

The girls had a great time at camp, and while they were away, hubby and I took a trip for a couple of nights - just for a bit of shopping, eating and drinking (LOL). We all arrived home on Saturday and we all had a great time

Last week Paul & I went to see the Bourne Ultimatum, we are huge fans of the first two movies - and we thought this one was brilliant too

My girls are High School Musical mad too. It was supposed to be shown here last week, but it has been rescheduled for September. Anyway Kerry has downloaded it and they're hoping to see it soon

I can't believe that on Friday it will be a year till we're back on the Disney Wonder, double dipping at Castaway Cay - woohoo !!

Keep in touch

Mandy :)

suzannef

08-21-2007, 08:27 PM

wow
shopping, eating, and drinking?? 3 of my favorite things;) Sounds like everyone had a great time.

We've been pretty busy here too, only 2 more weeks till the girls go back to school:sad2: I don't know where the summer went. I actually had long pants on today:scared1: ugh it's too early for that. Luckily it's supposed to go back up to 90 degrees this weekend:banana:

Talk to you soon

suzannef

08-22-2007, 10:02 AM

Just bumping us back to page 1:cool1:
I can't believe we are going to be the only 2 families on this ship Mandy;)

Guess that means we will have to drink all the bahama mamas ourselves:rolleyes1 :drinking1 :drinking1

mandymouse

08-22-2007, 10:31 AM

mandymouse

08-24-2007, 03:55 AM

:cheer2: :cheer2: Woohoo !! 1 Year Today 'til our Cruise :cheer2: :cheer2:

I can't believe that 6 months has passed since we booked this Cruise - and I can't wait to be double dipping at Castaway Cay

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See you in 1 year

Mandy :)

p.s. If there are any lurkers out there who are going to be joining us, then please come and say 'hi' as me and Suzanne think we have this Cruise to ourselves ;)

suzannef

08-24-2007, 10:23 AM

:cheer2: :cheer2: Woohoo !! 1 Year Today 'til our Cruise :cheer2: :cheer2:

p.s. If there are any lurkers out there who are going to be joining us, then please come and say 'hi' as me and Suzanne think we have this Cruise to ourselves ;)

Yes come on out and join us, we'll share we promise!!!!!:cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

mandymouse

08-29-2007, 02:09 AM

Morning Suzanne

It looks like it's still just you and me on our Cruise. I hope some lurkers come and join us soon

Have a great day

Mandy :)

suzannef

08-30-2007, 08:27 PM

Hi Mandy!!!!:yay: :yay: :yay: Bumping us up off of page 3:confused: :confused:

Cmon on out lurkers we're going to have an awesome time:banana: :banana: :banana: :cheer2: :cheer2:

mandymouse

08-31-2007, 09:11 AM

Hi Suzanne

How are you ? Have you got anything nice planned for your Labor Day weekend ?

We haven't got much planned for the weekend, we're just going to try and get back into the old routine as the girls are back at college/school next Wednesday

Have a lovely weekend

Mandy :)

mandymouse

09-03-2007, 03:51 PM

Happy Labor Day Suzanne - I hope you had a great day, what did you get up to ?

Mandy :)

mandymouse

09-05-2007, 01:50 AM

:wave2:

suzannef

09-05-2007, 02:09 PM

Hi Mandy:yay:
Well the girls were off to school today:) We had an awesome last weekend with 2 big parties, food, swimming, fireworks, and friends. It was a great send off for the new school year. I did get my arm slammed in my FIL's escalade though. Luckily my arm is not broken but pretty badly bruised:headache:

Are your girls off to school and college today? Everybody excited???:teacher:

John and I went to lunch at Panera Bread to celebrate Yum:banana:

Can't wait to see how everyone is when they come off the bus:scared1: :laughing:

mandymouse

09-05-2007, 03:37 PM

suzannef

09-05-2007, 07:44 PM

Hey Suzanne

It sounds like you had a great weekend, shame about your arm though

Yes my DD's went back to school/started college today. They both seem to have had a good time, though youngest DD was a bit put out that she came home with two lots of homework already

I hope your kids had a good first day too

Chat soon, I hope we get some newbies on here soon

Mandy :)
Wow homework on the first day, I'd be mad too:lmao: My girls all brought homework home for me... tons of forms and paperwork to fill out
They all had good first days and love their teachers. So far so good:)
We are having a mini heatwave the next few days with temps in the 90's. None of the girls schools have air conditioning either:scared1: Okay well I am off to do:laundy: :laundy:

mandymouse

09-06-2007, 01:57 AM

suzannef

09-06-2007, 09:34 AM

Hi Suzanne

I'm pleased your kids had a good first day at school

I forgot to mention that we've sorted out our holiday for next year, I booked it all last week. We're stopping 8 nights at the Caribbean Beach Resort with the free Disney Dining Plan (16th/24th Aug), then we've got our Cruise and then when we get off, we have 2 nights at the Hard Rock Hotel - we're so excited as we've never stayed at CBR or HRH before

The Free Disney Dining Plan didn't include the value resorts for us UK'ers, so we thought as we were going to be there anyway, we'd give the dining a try too

:banana: :banana: Roll on next Summer !!!:banana: :banana:

Have a great day

Mandy :)
They offered free dining already??? How did I miss that?? Can you believe we've never taken the girls to DW????? Well actually the oldest went to magic kingdom once when she was 1. My dh works for Anheuser Busch so when we go to Florida we always go to Sea World, Busch Gardens, and the water park because it's free. We wanted to wait until the girls were a little older to go to DW and then got hooked on the Disney Cruise. I want to add a trip to DW around the cruise next year too. Free dining would be awesome.

mandymouse

09-07-2007, 11:52 AM

They offered free dining already??? How did I miss that?? Can you believe we've never taken the girls to DW????? Well actually the oldest went to magic kingdom once when she was 1. My dh works for Anheuser Busch so when we go to Florida we always go to Sea World, Busch Gardens, and the water park because it's free. We wanted to wait until the girls were a little older to go to DW and then got hooked on the Disney Cruise. I want to add a trip to DW around the cruise next year too. Free dining would be awesome.

Hi Suzanne

Yes, the free dining plan has been opened with UK travel agents for the next month or so. I've heard rumours that people staying at WDW at the moment are being offered a 'Bounceback' rate for next year too (there's lots of info on the Resort & Restaurant forums). How cool that your hubby works for Anheuser Busch, will he be able to get into Aquatica too when it opens next year ? We haven't been to SeaWorld for years now, not since it all changed. We've never been on Kraken and we've only started to enjoy Rollercoasters in the last few years, so we must give it try

Have you got any plans for the weekend ? The girls have got a couple of friends sleeping over tonight and I think tomorrow night Paul & I are off to a 25th wedding anniversary party

Have a great weekend

Mandy :)

suzannef

09-08-2007, 11:33 AM

Hi Mandy:yay:
We had a back to school BBQ last night, sydney is at a B'day party at Libby Lu, and later we are going to watch my niece cheer at a football game. No really big plans for the rest of the weekend. The girls are all tired from getting up early all week. Me too:laughing:

I can't believe we have no one else thats stumbled across this cruise yet:confused3 Maybe after the holidays...who knows

mandymouse

09-08-2007, 11:55 AM

suzannef

09-10-2007, 04:31 PM

I hope someone else joins us soon Suzanne, though at least we should get Palo reservations without any problems :rotfl2:

Well, it's 5.15pm here and we're watching England v USA in the Rugby World cup, it's currently 3-3 after 15 mins and this is the only time I won't be supporting the USA ;) though I wish them luck against the other teams :thumbsup2

Enjoy your weekend

Mandy :)

Hi Mandy
How was your weekend? Everybody ready for the first full week of school?:teacher: The girls got their first homework today so reality is setting in....

Yesterday was a miserable rainy day so we spent the day watching football. About 10 straight hours of it, but who's counting:rolleyes1

The girls went with my sister to see Cirque de soleiel(sp?) though and had an awesome time!!!

mandymouse

09-11-2007, 11:11 AM

Hi Suzanne

We had a lovely weekend thanks, we went to a 25th Wedding Anniversary party, which went well

I can't believe that the girls have only been back to school nearly a week, it's amazing how quick you get back into a routine. Becky is complaining as she's been given quite a bit of homework, and Kerry's only had one piece

Are you starting to get into planning mode for Christmas yet ? or is it too early for you ? If I had my way I'd be planning Christmas all year, *** I love it and no doubt I'll be driving you mad with a Christmas countdown

BTW it's

http://bestsmileys.com/christmas1/8.gif 15 Weeks till Christmas http://bestsmileys.com/christmas1/8.gif

Mandy :santa:

suzannef

09-11-2007, 03:22 PM

Hi Mandy
I LOVE Christmas time. We have a big party on Christmas Eve every year, but I have to admit I am horrible about planning ahead. I'm more of a "run around with your head cut off like a chicken at the last minute" kind of girl. Maybe if you keep giving me updates on how quickly it's coming I'll be more organized this year:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: (you seriously don't know how funny that is:rolleyes1 )

mandymouse

09-13-2007, 08:09 AM

Maybe if you keep giving me updates on how quickly it's coming I'll be more organized this year:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: (you seriously don't know how funny that is:rolleyes1 )

:santa: Will do Suzanne :thumbsup2

I actually bought a couple of presents today, I'm starting to focus of Christmas more now, and I want to have all my present shopping finished by the end of November. I love it when the shops start getting all their gift sets, cards and wrapping paper in

Have you got any plans for the weekend ? I'm hoping to get to a Disney Store on Sunday so I can continue with my Christmas list :rotfl2:

Have fun

Mandy :)

mandymouse

09-15-2007, 12:53 PM

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mandymouse

09-24-2007, 08:34 AM

:dance3: Yay !! It's 11 Months till Our Cruise :dance3:

How are you Suzanne ? What have you been up to ?

Well it's been fun and games over here today. My little town Nuneaton, has been on the local and national news, as we had a tornado hit about 1/2 a mile away from where we live. We were all woken about 6.15am, and there was torrential rain and it was so noisy too. I jokingly said to Paul that a hurricane had just gone by - but it wasn't till hours later that we found out about the tornado, as trees had been blown down and there was a lot of debris about

http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Tornado-hits-Nuneaton.html

Thankfully no-one was hurt, and it didn't affect us at all

Mandy :)

p.s. Come on lurkers, come and join in, I promise we don't bite ;)

mandymouse

09-25-2007, 08:47 AM

http://bestsmileys.com/christmas1/14.gif It's 3 Months till Christmas !! http://bestsmileys.com/christmas1/14.gif

or

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Mandy :santa:

mandymouse

10-10-2007, 02:05 AM

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.. Is there anybody out there ?? Is anyone else joining us ??

Come and say 'hi' if you are

Mandy :)

mandymouse

10-24-2007, 09:58 AM

http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/3.gif Yay, 10 Months Till our Cruise http://bestsmileys.com/cheering/3.gif

Is anyone else joining us ??

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nikkyluvsmickey

11-06-2007, 02:35 PM

Hello all
This will be our second cruise. We did our last cruise in august as well we did the land and sea)just doing the 4 day cruise this time it was to much last time. I am michele, hubby is jeff, daughters nicole 16, sarah 14, and son austin 11 will be doing a cat 3 midship. We were so spoiled from the last suite we had to do it again. i just have to put in a few more hours at work now to pay for the extra expense. Hope to get to know u all a little bit better as the cruise approaches.:cutie:

mandymouse

11-06-2007, 03:06 PM

At last someone else is joining us ;)

Welcome aboard Michele, I don't know if you've read through this thread, but I'm Mandy, I'm from the UK and I'm a Moderator on the UK Community. I'm travelling with my hubby Paul and daughters Kerry (who will be 17) and Becky (who will be 15 on this cruise).

Suzanne - where are you ?? I hope you're OK

Last week we booked a trip for Christmas, we going to the All Star Sports (17th/20th), 3 nights on the Disney Wonder (20th/23rd) and then back to the All Stars (23rd/27th Dec)

How is everyone's Christmas plans coming along ? I've bought all my presents and they're all wrapped up ready for an early Christmas Day before we leave for WDW

I look forward to getting to know you Michele :)

nikkyluvsmickey

11-06-2007, 07:51 PM

Hi Mandy
Wow....u have christmas started already. I am so jealous, i wish i was done already.lol. i usually start shopping the day after thanksgiving. i am starting to drive my hubby nuts babbling about next years cruise. He liked it but doesn't get excited about planning or going till right before. i like to plan and obcess early.:yay:

mandymouse

11-07-2007, 01:36 AM

Morning Michele

I always like to have Christmas organised by the beginning of November, which I'm pleased about now, as I've got my trip to obsess about :rotfl2:

I'm going to write all my Christmas card today :thumbsup2

Have a lovely day

nikkyluvsmickey

11-07-2007, 03:36 PM

Afternoon Mandy
You have inspired me to start christmas shopping a little earlier this year. I am going to hit the disney store tomorrow and maybe hot topic for my older daughter. The disney store is more for my christmas gifts to me though. Hehe.

Bye:cool2:

mandymouse

11-07-2007, 04:03 PM

Evening Michele (it's 9.40pm over here)

My girls love Hot Topic too, I had to order them some T-shirts for Christmas on-line

Have fun shopping :thumbsup2

nikkyluvsmickey

11-09-2007, 08:53 PM

Well i just got back from the mall and dropped a quick $480.00 in 2 hours. i got a lot of cgristmas done though for my hubby and a couple of cute things at the disney store. It made me want to be there now though. Nine months seems to far away. Well good night all.:cutie:

mandymouse

11-10-2007, 03:07 AM

Hi everyone, I hope you're having a great weekend :thumbsup2

I posted these fun Christmas questions on the UK Community if you fancy answering them

Have you started your Christmas shopping ?
What is your fave Christmas film ?
What is your fave Christmas song ?
What is your fave Christmas Carol ?
When will you be putting your Christmas tree up ?
Does your Christmas tree have a theme ?
What would you like for Christmas ?
Will you be having a traditional Christmas dinner ?
Where will you be having Christmas dinner this year ?
What do you like to drink at Christmas ?

mandymouse

11-10-2007, 03:12 AM

Have you started your Christmas shopping ? Yes, I have finished
What is your fave Christmas film ? Muppets Christmas Carol
What is your fave Christmas song ? All I want for Christmas is you
What is your fave Christmas Carol ? Away in a manger
When will you be putting your Christmas tree up ? Last weekend in November
Does your Christmas tree have a theme ? Yes, all Disney
What would you like for Christmas ? Anything Disney
Will you be having a traditional Christmas dinner ? No, I'll be in WDW
Where will you be having Christmas dinner this year ? We'll be having a late breakfast at the Princess Storybook in Epcot
What do you like to drink at Christmas ? Asti Martini

suzannef

11-10-2007, 01:52 PM

Have you started your Christmas shopping ?uh.... no:sad2:
What is your fave Christmas film ?Christmas vacation
What is your fave Christmas song ?all I want for Christmas is you Mariah Carey
What is your fave Christmas Carol ?silent night or Believe
When will you be putting your Christmas tree up ?after Thanksgiving
Does your Christmas tree have a theme ?not really
What would you like for Christmas ?cash......:rolleyes1
Will you be having a traditional Christmas dinner ?we have a big Christmas Eve party and eat all the leftovers on Christmas day
Where will you be having Christmas dinner this year ? home
What do you like to drink at Christmas ?lots um I mean whatever....:flower3:
Sorry I haven't been around. I forgot how busy life can get with a job. Even part time it's been crazy with the girls schedules. Hope to catch up soon. MWelcome to our new cruiser. We have a cat 3 midship too, maybe we are neighbors?:) Mandy I am so jealous of your being done shopping and your trip to Disney:woohoo: :woohoo:

mandymouse

11-11-2007, 02:34 AM

:yay: Hey Suzanne, it's great to hear from you:yay:

I can't believe that it's only 5 weeks till our trip, it's coming round so quick, so thank goodness I've got Christmas sorted as I would be panicking now ;)

What are your plans for today ? I think hubby and I will head off to a shopping mall for a browse (I'm not planning on buying anything) - but that's about it

Have a great day

suzannef

11-15-2007, 06:14 PM

mandymouse

11-16-2007, 01:38 AM

Hi all!! Mandy how on earth do you manage to not buy anything extra for Christmas from now till then????? You must have great restraint:rotfl: I did finally buy my first gift..... only about 100 to go:rolleyes1 :rolleyes1

LOL Suzanne, the only thing left for me to buy is the Surfs Up DVD that comes out in a couple of weeks :thumbsup2 But as I've got my Christmas trip to organise - all my time (and money) is taken up with that

I'm hoping to buy my Christmas tree over the weekend, and I'm putting it up next weekend :santa:

Good Luck with getting those other 100 pressies :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Have a great weekend girls, have you got anything nice planned ? :)

mandymouse

11-16-2007, 03:53 AM

I thought I'd share this with you

We are holding a Secret Christmas Decoration exchange over on the UK Community Board and I received a lovely DLP Mickey & Minnie ornament, a little bottle of White Zinfandel, a couple of Crimbo Yankee Candles, a pack of Belgian Chocolate Stirrers and a little box of Lindor Choccies

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0579.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0581.jpg

Aren't they fab ? I'm thrilled to bits and very lucky :santa:

mandymouse

11-21-2007, 04:07 PM

http://bestsmileys.com/thanksgiving/1.gifHappy Thanksgiving to my friends in the U.S.http://bestsmileys.com/thanksgiving/4.gif

http://www.ezthemes.com/previews/d/disneythanksgivin44.jpg

Have a great day everyone !!

suzannef

11-21-2007, 08:15 PM

Ahh thanks Mandy!! I LOVE Thanksgiving. My sil, Bil, niece, and nephew and their new puppy are visiting from Virginia for the holiday. Looking forward to a great day and of course getting up to shop at 3a.m. on Friday:banana: :eek: I'll let you know how I did!! Have a great weekend.

Suzanne

mandymouse

11-22-2007, 01:30 AM

and of course getting up to shop at 3a.m. on Friday:banana: :eek:

Goodness me Suzanne, why on earth do you have to get up at 3am on Friday morning :confused3 :confused3

Have fun :)

mandymouse

11-25-2007, 03:00 PM

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suzannef

12-04-2007, 06:18 PM

Hellooooooooooooo
We were on page 4. Only 3 more weeks till Christmas and I am realllllllllly behind. You would be very disappointed in me Mandy:santa:

mandymouse

12-05-2007, 02:12 AM

HI Girls

It's a bit mad around here. Thankfully we're all ready for Christmas, but I haven't made a start on packing for our trip. I still can't believe that we're going to WDW in less than 2 weeks

I've got a busy day today, I'm having my hair cut :scared1: which I'm quite worried about, as I've had the same style for about 5 years, then tonight I'm off to a Christmas party with a couple of friends

I hope you are all keeping well

nikkyluvsmickey

12-10-2007, 03:56 PM

Hi All
Haven't checked in for awhile. It has been crazy around here Running around for christmas and school functions for the kids. Then this past weekend we got some bad news a close friend of my daughter's father died and she is devistated. poor thing wants my daughter to go to the wake and the funeral with her but my daughter is conflicted she wants to be there for her friend but she is creeped out by the whole funeral thing . She gives us a hard timefor family. i don't know if i should let her decide or make it easier on her and just decide for her that she can't go. Not sure what to do yet. the funeral is tomorrow and she is 16. Anyone have any suggestions?

mandymouse

12-10-2007, 04:03 PM

:hug: Hey Michelle

It's lovely to hear from you, but I am so sorry to hear your sad news. I can only say how I would react in the same situation, and that would be, that if she really didn't want to go then I would take the decision out of her hands and say she can't go. Or perhaps meet half way and say no to the funeral, but allow her to go to the wake

So sorry that you are in this difficult and sad situation

Take care

p.s. Please check in later in the week, so you can tell me how you're getting on with your Christmas plans

nikkyluvsmickey

12-12-2007, 04:11 PM

Hi mandy,
Thanks for the advice. I decided to keep her home for the eake and the funeral. We told a small fib and told the family she was sick. It was better than telling them she didn't want to go. they are supposed to get together later this evening. Hopefully it will go alright. How is your christmas shopping doing? I bet u r already done. I was determined to finish today but i ran out of time and had to be home for the kids. maybe tomorrow i will get finished. at least it is all wrapped. I wrap as i buy. I can't do it all at once it is to much. lol. So i will check in later in the week.

Michele

mandymouse

12-12-2007, 04:21 PM

Hey Michele

I think you did the right thing about your daughter and the funeral

We're all ready for Christmas, it's a bit mad around here as we're off to WDW on Monday. We've decided to open all our Christmas presents Friday night, then my girls are off to some sleepovers. On Saturday it will be packing time, and in the evening hubby & I are going to a show with some friends and then Sunday we head up to Manchester to stay at a hotel at the airport before we fly off on Monday

I really can't get my head around how quick our holiday, Cruise and Christmas is coming round

Have fun finishing off your Christmas shopping

nikkyluvsmickey

12-14-2007, 10:07 PM

I'm so jealous mandy. i wish i was off to see mickey on monday. sadly i still have many month's to go. Well have lot's of fun and have a nice christmas.
Michele:yay:

mandymouse

12-16-2007, 08:21 AM

Hey Guys

It has been mad around here over the last couple of days - if you want to know what we got up to, see here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1662068

Anyway just a quick note to say Goodbye ... and I hope you all have a Fab Christmas

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mandymouse

12-28-2007, 10:47 AM

Hey Girls

We're home. We had a great few days at WDW and on our 3 day Cruise

I hope you all had a great Christmas (we did :thumbsup2 )

I'll let you know all about my holiday when I'm awake and finished my washing :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

nikkyluvsmickey

12-30-2007, 12:46 PM

Welcome home Mandy;
:laundy: I hate coming home and doing the wash. On our last cruise i tried to do it all on the ship the night before we left . But that stunk the rest of the the family was off having fun without me on our last night while i did laundry. this time i will save it for home. We had a really good christmas here. My daughter (16) hugged me so hard when she opened her christmas present i almost cried. That was the best christmas present she could have given me. We aren't exactly close. She is in that phase where her friends are evrything and we are not that important. So i take my nice moments when i can get them. Anyway hope u had a nice christmas and chat with u later.
Michele

mandymouse

12-30-2007, 02:32 PM

My daughter (16) hugged me so hard when she opened her christmas present i almost cried. That was the best christmas present she could have given me. We aren't exactly close. She is in that phase where her friends are evrything and we are not that important.

:hug: Oh Michele, I can totally understand where you are coming from, my eldest Kerry (who is 17 at the end of January) spent so much time on her mobile phone or on MSN chatting to her best friend this holiday

Do your girls know about the cruise ? If they would like to chat with my Kerry and Becky by MSN or email, then PM me and I will PM you with their details, then that way they can get to know each other before we all go away - what do you think ?

Suzanne - are you out there ? I hope you're OK. Come and chat with us :)

I was on the DCL website yesterday, and our itinerary will be

24th - Port Canaveral
25th - Castaway Cay
26th - Nassau
27th - Castaway Cay
28th - Port Canaveral

Are you hoping to eat at Palo ? I'm really looking forward to having Brunch again, but no-one seems to know what day Brunch will be served as yet. Paul and I will definitely try and have dinner in Palo one evening too

Anyway, have a great day. What are your plans for New Years Eve ? We haven't got any plans yet, maybe we'll go round to our local pub

nikkyluvsmickey

12-31-2007, 03:42 PM

Hi Mandy;
We are going to dave and busters for new years. It is a bar slash game room. They have a restaraunt and bar on one side and game room is on the other. this way the kids have their fun and we can have ours. I will pm u later with email address. Do you have aim or myspace in u.k.? The oldest daughter lives on aim and myspace chatting to her friends. the younger daughter has just discovered aim. Chat with u later
michele

mandymouse

01-01-2008, 08:52 AM

http://www.xoospace.com/myspace/graphics/12824.gif

Happy New Year Everyone !!

mandymouse

01-02-2008, 05:36 PM

I thought I'd share a fun photo with you

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0966.jpg

This was my view as I lay on my lounger under a parasol on Castaway Cay - I wish I was there right now, *** we've got snow due tomorrow

I hope you've had a great new year - and guess what ??

We're going to Castaway Cay twice this year :banana: :banana:

postalcop

01-02-2008, 09:57 PM

Hi ladies,
my name is Sue. me , dh, ds-5 & dd-4(at the time). are probabally going to join you. we just havent booked yet! just waiting for our tax return check.... i know it wont be until next month. but dh is just dying to cruise again. i will keep you posted!!!

nice meeting you,
~sue

nikkyluvsmickey

01-02-2008, 10:25 PM

Hi Sue:
Welcome to our little group. :cutie: Have you cruised disney wonder before? This is our second sailing. I think we are hooked. Chat with you later. Michele

mandymouse

01-03-2008, 02:20 AM

Welcome aboard Sue

I hope you will be sailing with us, and I look forward to getting to know you :thumbsup2

Mandy :)

postalcop

01-03-2008, 08:38 PM

hi Michelle & Mandy,

we have never cruised on Disney before, everyone tells me once you've done a Disney cruise you will be spoiled, and wont want to sail on any other cruise line. i am pretty excited. i just wish i could book it now, but....... i must wait for our check i guess sometime in Feb. or March. i hope the kids will be ok on a ship. my son cruised only once, i dont even think he was 1 yet. and my dd never cruised before, (well once maybe if you count when i was pg with her, lol)!
well all i can do now is just wait..
so have either one of you cruised on another cruise line before?
well i guess i will chat a little bit later or tomorrow.
~sue

mandymouse

01-04-2008, 10:23 AM

Hey Sue

I have to agree with you there, once you take a Disney Cruise - they've got ya :rotfl2: :rotfl2: This will be our 7th Cruise, we did our first 4 nighter last Summer and we loved it. We haven't Cruised on other lines before, I think it was the Disney touch that attracted us

So girls, what have you planned for the weekend ? It's my birthday on Sunday, and we're all going to our fave Chinese Buffet for Sunday lunch, so I'm pleased that I won't have to do any cooking or washing up

Have a great weekend everyone :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-04-2008, 04:08 PM

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MANDY:cheer2: This will be our second cruise on the wonder. we have never cruised before this last august. We are definately hooked. The kids are still in touch with some of the kids they met on the last cruise and r trying to convince their parents to take thim on this august. The one boy actually lives in florida so he has half a chance but i don't think the others are going to be too sucessful.lol. Well chat later ladies. Mandy have a nice b day.
michele

suzannef

01-04-2008, 05:50 PM

Hey everyone!! Welcome Sue and family:welcome: Mandy Happy Birthday!!:bday: party: I can't believe you are home from your trip already and Christmas and New Years are over!!:confused3 Where does the time go?? We were so busy over the holidays , I'm excited things should start to slow down a little bit. Two of my girls have birthdays in February though so that should be fun:scared1:

This will be our 3rd Disney cruise on the Wonder. We cruised on premier cruise line back in 1990 and then didn't cruise again until May 2005 and Sept. 2006. We love the Disney cruise and can't wait to get to Castaway Cay 2 times:cool1: Thanks for the picture Mandy:thumbsup2

kobesam

01-04-2008, 06:55 PM

Hi, It looks like we might be joining you. My husband has to have his holidays approved first and if all goes well we will book next week.

This is my first Disney cruise and I'm already excited.

postalcop

01-04-2008, 07:52 PM

hi,
Happy Birthday. i hope you have a great on sunday! yeas it is always nice when we don't have to cook and clean!!! i am not doing anything but working this weekend, same for dh. we will be off on sunday so hopefully taking down all of the christmas stuff!!
hi kobesam, welcome... we are both newbies to this page. i think you will be booked before me!! i have to wait at least 2 months. can't wait though.
oh well have a great weekend everyone!
~sue

mandymouse

01-05-2008, 03:59 AM

Welcome aboard kobesam, it's great to have you here. I hope your hubby's holiday is approved soon.

I'm Mandy, and I'm from the UK, and I am a Moderator on the UK Community boards and I will be travelling with my hubby and 2 daughters, who will be 17 & 15 when we cruise.

I look forward to getting to know you :thumbsup2

mandymouse

01-05-2008, 12:46 PM

Hi everyone

I hope you're having a lovely weekend

If you're interested, I have made a start on my trip report from our Christmas trip, you can find it here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1677300 if you'd like to take a peep

nikkyluvsmickey

01-05-2008, 03:20 PM

Great report Mandy;
My 15 year old was thrilled to see your daughter's pink tipped hair. She just did her's in purple. She was curious if your daughter has a myspace page?

mandymouse

01-05-2008, 03:28 PM

Great report Mandy;
My 15 year old was thrilled to see your daughter's pink tipped hair. She just did her's in purple. She was curious if your daughter has a myspace page?

Thanks for checking out my trip report Michele, I'm just typing up the next installment from the Cruise.

Sorry for taking so long, but I have just mentioned to Kerry (my eldest) about getting in touch with your daughters and she is going to send you an email in a day or 2 and yes she does have myspace (infact I'm sure they both do), so they should hear from her soon. Becky is the one with the pink in her hair. A lot of people get them mixed up as they're both the same height

nikkyluvsmickey

01-05-2008, 04:23 PM

That sounds great Mandy. My 15 year old is nicole she will be 16 on the cruise and my 13 year old is sarah she will be 14 on the cruise. we also have a son named austin he is 11 and he is less than thrilled about going to his designated club. he wants to hang out in the stack. oh well chat later.
michele

mandymouse

01-05-2008, 04:33 PM

I've just finished my Disney Wonder report, you can find it here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1677532

nikkyluvsmickey

01-05-2008, 04:42 PM

Wow Mandy that was quite a report. How do u remember so many details?
I wish i was more like that but sadly i am not. Very entertaining report. Some nice pictures too.

Michele:thumbsup2

mandymouse

01-05-2008, 04:54 PM

Wow Mandy that was quite a report. How do u remember so many details?
I wish i was more like that but sadly i am not. Very entertaining report. Some nice pictures too.

Thanks Michele, I'm a bit of a saddo, and I write up my trip reports when I'm lying in the sun (otherwise I'd just forget :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

suzannef

01-05-2008, 06:40 PM

:banana: :dance3: :yay: :yay: Mandy I just read the cruise part of your trippie and now I'm going back to read the Orlando part. It's making me so excited for August:cool1:

mandymouse

01-06-2008, 09:00 AM

Hey Girls, I'm having a lovely birthday. We have just got back from our fave Chinese buffet in Coventry, and I have some great presents

I've had some money, $$, jewellery and a couple of bottles of White Zinfandel (my friends know me so well :rotfl2: )

The girls got me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG5033.jpg

and Paul got me

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG5032.jpg

and this is my fave pressie

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG5034.jpg

p.s. Thanks for checking out my trip reports :thumbsup2

postalcop

01-06-2008, 09:34 AM

Mandy,
i hope you had a great Birthday, from the looks of it, you did!! i just love that salior Mickey!! very cute!!

~Sue

suzannef

01-06-2008, 10:50 AM

Mandy you always get the best presents WOW:cool1: Glad you had a great day!!!

nikkyluvsmickey

01-06-2008, 02:06 PM

Happy Birthday Mandy:cheer2:

I love the mickey it's so cute. Hope the rest of your day is great as well. michele

mandymouse

01-06-2008, 03:02 PM

Thanks everyone for you good wishes, I've had a great day

I've just finished the final installment to my trip report, you can find it here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1678584

Enjoy the rest of your weekend :thumbsup2

nikkyluvsmickey

01-06-2008, 03:56 PM

Great report mandy. When does free dining start for u in the u.k.? I think ours is supposed to start around the 28th. it probably won't be announced until may. I am so annoyed we stayed at port orleans in august and they never offered us the bounceback for free dining this year. i heard about it after we got home so now i have to wait till it is offered later. Anyway have a great day.

Michle

mandymouse

01-06-2008, 04:17 PM

When does free dining start for u in the u.k.? I think ours is supposed to start around the 28th. it probably won't be announced until may. I am so annoyed we stayed at port orleans in august and they never offered us the bounceback for free dining this year. i heard about it after we got home so now i have to wait till it is offered later.

Hi Michele

The Free Dining Plan was offered to us UKers around last September and October, but we could only book Moderate resorts and for travelling during 10th August and 27th September '07

We can start making our ADR's next month too, so we're hoping to go to dine at some new places for us

I hope they announce it soon for you too

suzannef

01-06-2008, 04:53 PM

Loved your last installment!!! I felt sad for you that it was over!!:lmao:

mandymouse

01-06-2008, 05:00 PM

Loved your last installment!!! I felt sad for you that it was over!!:lmao:

Thanks Suzanne :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

suzannef

01-06-2008, 05:08 PM

A Bahama Mama sounds really good right now:drinking1 :drinking1 or two or three:rolleyes1

mandymouse

01-08-2008, 02:36 PM

Well Kerry went back to college yesterday, and Becky was back at school today, so at last I'm getting back into my old routine

Michele - I think Becky sent you an email, it would be great if the girls get to know each other before we Cruise :thumbsup2

Have a great day everyone

nikkyluvsmickey

01-08-2008, 04:07 PM

Hey Mandy we didn't get the email so i p.m'd you with my other email address.
michele

nikkyluvsmickey

01-08-2008, 04:14 PM

Hey Mandy we didn't get the email so i p.m'd you with my other email address.
michele

suzannef

01-08-2008, 05:25 PM

nikkyluvsmickey

01-08-2008, 05:34 PM

Hi suzanne:
How was your holiday? I enjoyed them but i am also glad they are over to much work having people running in and out all the time. chat later
michele

mandymouse

01-10-2008, 02:20 AM

Morning Girls

Michele - I've passed your email address over to the girls, so hopefully your DD's will hear from one of them soon :thumbsup2

Have a great day everyone :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-11-2008, 04:06 PM

mandymouse

01-11-2008, 05:52 PM

Hi all
Thanks mandy i told the girls to be expecting her email. I remember readng smewhere in your trip report that u shopped at hot topic when u were in florida. Where was that located? Thanks
michele:)

Hey Michele

Becky is going to get in touch over the weekend - all being well :rotfl2:

The girls love Hot Topic, there were stores in the Florida Mall and Festival Bay - Becky says that Festival Bay is the best one though

Have a great weekend everyone :thumbsup2

mandymouse

01-13-2008, 02:32 PM

Hey Girls

I hope you're all having a good weekend :thumbsup2

Michele - Becky has just sent another email - if this one doesn't work, then just let me know and I'll PM you her myspace details

Mandy :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-13-2008, 06:10 PM

Het Mandy
We got the email. Nicole is on myspace now to talk to her. Thanks.How was your weekend? We just got back from seeing one missed call. It stunk. I think it was one of the worst horror movies i have ever seen. But the kids had fun making fun of it so it all worked out. have a nice night i am off to work now.
Michele

mandymouse

01-14-2008, 03:22 PM

I'm so pleased that Becky's email got through to you Michele :thumbsup2

I hope that you are all having a great day :thumbsup2

kobesam

01-14-2008, 08:09 PM

Hi. Looks like myself, DH and DD (5) will be joining you. I just put down the deposit and booked it.

nikkyluvsmickey

01-14-2008, 09:05 PM

Congrat's Kobesam
welcome aboard! Mandy nicole added becky to her myspace and she is waiting for becky to accept her as a friend. Whatever that means...lol.... Have a nice night ladies.

mandymouse

01-15-2008, 02:26 AM

Hi. Looks like myself, DH and DD (5) will be joining you. I just put down the deposit and booked it.

Yay !! Welcome aboard kobesam

Mandy nicole added becky to her myspace and she is waiting for becky to accept her as a friend. Whatever that means...lol....

LOL, I don't understand it either :rotfl2: I know Becky left a message for Nicole last night

I paid off the Cruise last week, as the $$ rate seems to be dropping over here - so that's one less job to worry about :banana: :banana:

We are having some awful rain over here, we're having a weeks worth of rain falling in the next 24 hours (yuck !!), so all I want to think about is lying on a lounger on Castaway Cay - and twice too :yay:

I'll be very happy when Spring arrives :thumbsup2

Have a great day everyone

DVCLaurie05

01-15-2008, 10:17 AM

Hi everyone..

We will be joining you on the Double Dip!! I am excited! We booked it back in June, and surprised the kids with it for Christmas! I just found this thread and I am happy to 'meet' you all! I am reading backwards here - but, enjoying your updates, etc.

This is our third time going on DCL - can't wait!!!

I have 2 sons - they will be 9 and 11 at cruisetime!

We are DVC members, and hoping to spend a few days at Vero Beach before the cruise! WOO HOO!!! :banana:

mandymouse

01-15-2008, 10:31 AM

nikkyluvsmickey

01-15-2008, 10:40 AM

DVCLaurie05

01-15-2008, 01:34 PM

Hey Laurie

This is so spooky, I just found some of your posts on the DCL Party Planning thread, and I was just about to PM you to invite you over to our thread :thumbsup2

Anyway, welcome aboard, I'm Mandy, and I'm from the UK, and I will be travelling with my DH and 2 DD's (who will be 17 & 15 when we sail)

How 'wonder'ful for you to be staying at Vero Beach before the Cruise

I look forward to getting to know you

Mandy :)

p.s. When you get time, will you tell us all about the DCL party you are hosting, I would've loved to do this, but it wasn't open to the UK

Thanks for the warm welcome!! I am so excited I found this thread!!

Well, the DCL house party is an interesting thing.. I signed up thinking I wouldn't get picked, and I did - so I was surprised to be selected!!!!

I will give you more 'details' soon - have a few things to wrap up here at work before I go - can you believe, I am expected to WORK at WORK?? LOL

DVCLaurie05

01-15-2008, 01:37 PM

Hi laurie
Welcome to our group. my son is 11 and will be glad to hear that someone his age will be on the cruise this time. The last time we sailed he was stuck between the 8 and 9 year olds and the 13 plus group . He never left us. hopefully your sons and mine can make friends while onboard.
Chat later. Oh I almost forgot I am michele and i will be sailing with my hubby son austin 11 and 2 daughters nicole16 and sarah 14. have a great day.
Michelepirate:

Michele -

We could get the boys together for sure - the first cruise we took, we were with a group of like 25 people - so, my kids had built in buddies.. the second one - it was just us - and they had each other, we were able to sneak Anthony (8 now) into the lab w/Dominic (11) - at the time Ant was 7 and Dominic 9, so, it was ok -

My little one is a chatterbox - total social butterfly!! It'll be fun - does your son email or anything - we can 'introduce' them!!

Laurie

DVCLaurie05

01-15-2008, 01:40 PM

Oh - DUH - Michele - I thought your son was 8, wasn't reading so well, see what happens that I am rushing to reply! LOL

Anyway, Dominic is the 11 year old - he would love a 'buddy' - he isn't as social as Anthony - would be great to meet someone ahead of time! Again, we can 'introduce' them as it gets closer!

We actually met a little boy last time on the bus from WDW to DCL - both of the boys hung out w/him in the club once or twice - but, never kept in touch w/them!

Laurie

nikkyluvsmickey

01-15-2008, 04:27 PM

DVCLaurie05

01-15-2008, 05:03 PM

Laurie
Austin wouldn't even step foot in the club on our last cruise. He said it was for babies and either was glued to my hubby and me or he was trying to tag along wwith his sisters at the stack until the counselors would ask him to leave. I'm glad your sons have been to the club before maybe they will tell him it is a cool place to hang out. Talk to you later
michele

Michele -

I am not sure you want my kids to sell Austin on the clubs! lol They did like it, but would rather not be there.. but, we do want to do Palo again, and we do enjoy Gary Delena - IF he is there again, we'd like to catch his adult show, so,they don't have a choice! TOO BAD KIDS! But, it is much easier to cope when you have a buddy!

Laurie :yay:

nikkyluvsmickey

01-15-2008, 05:38 PM

Lol.Oh I See. Well we will just see how it works out. I warned him this time that daddy and I are going to have some quality time without him and he will just have to deal with it.

sarahsmom73

01-16-2008, 06:59 AM

HI! We're joining you too! I'm Jen and am surprising DH, and DD's 7 and 2 with the trip! It is our 1st cruise and I am so exicted! It's hard keeping a secret!

nikkyluvsmickey

01-16-2008, 09:22 AM

Hi Jen
Welcome aboardpirate:
I could never keep it a secret i would be way to excited and would probably blurt it out. Kudos to you if u can keep the secret. My name is michele and i wll be sailing with my hubby jeff my son austin 11, my daughter sarah 14, my other daughter nicole 16. Chat with you later i'm off to do some shopping.

Michele

mandymouse

01-17-2008, 02:12 AM

Welcome aboard Jen, it's great to have you with us.

I'm Mandy (from the UK) and I will be sailing with my hubby Paul and 2 DD's (Kerry & Becky who will be 17 & 15 when we sail)

Hey everyone

We went to see the Spice Girls last night, and we had a fantastic time, here's what I copied and pasted from the UK Community

We had a fab time last night, and it was probably one of the best concerts I've ever been to

We left here around 2.30pm and sailed down to London, and only really hit traffic once we hit the Blackwall Tunnel. We had pre-booked our car park, and parked near the exit and got into the O2 around 5.15pm. We went to the souvenir shop where the girls bought posters, fingerless gloves and a t-shirt.

It was time for dinner, but the queue for Frankie & Benny's was 50 minutes , so we went to the Water Margin, an Oriental all you can eat buffet, which was really nice

We had a wander around and went up to the Arena to find our seats. We were really impressed with the venue, it wasn't as big as we thought it was going to be, and we were happy with our seats. We got seated around 7.30pm and at one stage there was a big commotion near the stage, but we couldn't see who was there.

The Spice Girls came on around 8.20pm and we were up on our feet having a good old boogie right from the beginning. They looked great and they sounded fab too. All the girls except Posh did a solo, (though she did do a cool catwalk kind of scene which sent everyone crazy) and I was really surprised that whenever Victoria sang on her own, the crowd went mad

Later in the evening, they sang Mama, and then the cameras went onto David Beckham and a couple of their kids and once again everyone went mad, which was the reason for the commotion earlier (I couldn't believe I was only yards away from him :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

Anyway they sang all their hits and it really was a great night. It finished around 10.15pm, and we were surprised at how quick we got out, and we were on our way home by 10.45pm and we got home around 12.15am (and in bed by 12.30am)

My girls are off to see them again next week with their friend, and I am so jealous ;) I would love to go and see them again

It really was a fab night

Sorry, no piccies, as they were all blurred - nevermind

Have a great day :)

DVCLaurie05

01-17-2008, 06:12 AM

HI! We're joining you too! I'm Jen and am surprising DH, and DD's 7 and 2 with the trip! It is our 1st cruise and I am so exicted! It's hard keeping a secret!

Welcome - and good luck w/keeping the secret! I kept it for 6 months, it was KILLING me! We booked in June and gave it to the boys for Christmas! I bought two new DCL guidebooks, wrapped them up in a box w/an 'announcement' and gave it to them from Mom and Dad - why should Santa get all the credit for the 'good' gifts! LOL

Mandy - Spice Girls?!?! WOO HOO!! I am not a fan, but did enjoy watching Mel on Dancing w/the Stars - I am a Bon Jovi girl over here :cool1: - what do you expect from a girl from NJ?!?!?!? LOL

:cool1: Hope all is well w/everyone today!

nikkyluvsmickey

01-17-2008, 10:07 AM

DVCLaurie05

01-17-2008, 07:33 PM

OMG!!!!!!! I love Bon Jovi. I can't wait until he comes to mohegan sun casino again this summer. Me and my girlfriends are going to go for the weekend to gamble and see bonjovi. Well hope you all have a nice day i am off to do some less than exciting errands for my husbands buisness. I think i hate going to town hall more than just about any other chore. Well cya
michele

Michele -

We go EVERY year - or should I say - every tour! We went back in October, he played at the new PruCenter in Newark, this time he is playing in Philly - but, I am HOPING he plays the big stadiums this summer... We actually took my kids 2 summers ago .. they LOVED it! But it is SO expensive - the stadium tix are a bit cheaper!

How is everyone today - quite the quiet bunch!!! :rolleyes:

nikkyluvsmickey

01-17-2008, 08:28 PM

The main chatters here are Mandy and myself. Suzanne pops in and out every few days and the others are new so we'll see if they are more chatty as we get closer.I can't wait to be on the cruise in the warm tropical sun. We are going away for february break to virginia to go whale watching but i can't get excited about a winter vacation. I hate the cold.:sick: I am always sick in the winter. But the rest of the family is excited to be getting away so i am pretending to care...lol well i'll check in later

Michele

V4dice

01-17-2008, 09:49 PM

Hi! Wanted to join in on the fun. We just booked in November while we were on the Magic. It will be myself, DH, DS (who will be 6 in Aug) and DD (who will be terrible 2 in Aug). DH and I have cruised the Wonder once and have been lucky enough to be on the Magic 3 times. When we got home we were discussing the trip and my mother-in-law, brother-in-law and two nieces (twins age 12) ended up booking too. We are on deck 2 in cat. 9s. We're planning on doing a few days at the parks after the cruise too. Can't wait to get to know everyone and share the excitement and wait for August.:)

Veronica

mandymouse

01-18-2008, 02:17 AM

nikkyluvsmickey

01-18-2008, 08:14 AM

Morning everyone
What a good idea mandy. Jeff (45)
Michele(40)
Nicole(16)
Sarah(14)
Austin(11)
Deck 8 (midship)
Late seating

hey i was just thinking wouldn't it be funny if some of us ended up at the same table. The last time we sailed we were seated at a table with just us. We will see how it works out this time. Well time to run the kids to school.

Michele

P.S. welcome aboard veronica.

V4dice

01-18-2008, 10:00 AM

Good morniing and thanks for the warm welcome. Here is my info:

Veronica (38)
Tom (38)
Bryan (6)
Emily (2)
Deck 2 (by aft elevators)
Late Seating

nikkyluvsmickey

01-18-2008, 10:32 AM

Hey veronica what part oflong island do u live? We live in east northport.
Michele:thumbsup2

mandymouse

01-18-2008, 10:35 AM

Thanks for your details girls, I have added them to the first post of this thread (so we can find them easily) :)

Is anyone doing anything nice over the weekend ? We haven't got anything planned at the moment, so it could be a lazy weekend of DISing and watching TV :thumbsup2

Mandy :)

V4dice

01-18-2008, 11:32 AM

Hi again..

Mandy - thanks for keeping track of all of us :goodvibes

Michele - we are not far from you, we are in Bethpage

This weekend is busy for us, Saturday is my nieces (the twins) 12th birthday so we will be having a get together and Sunday is their dad's (my brother-in- law) birthday so we'll be going out for lunch then the guys want to watch football.

Have to run to get my son to school (he's in PM kindergarten) but I will check back later.

Veronica

nikkyluvsmickey

01-18-2008, 11:32 AM

Nicole is the only one at this point with any plans. Her friend has a photo assignment for class on suicide. How odd is that? so nicole and two of her other friends are posing for some pictures of them dead. Very odd. But she likes to do the theatrical makeup and costumes so she is excited about it.I think the teacher is a little nuts doing a assignment on suicide for a photo class but whatever. Nicole's art teacher gave them an assignment to draw the death of a cheerleader. How nice.:confused: I think all these teachers are alittle nuts....lol Anyway i have to get back to workng on my hubby's buisness taxes chat later.

Michele

DVCLaurie05

01-18-2008, 04:41 PM

Welcome aboard Veronica, it's great to 'meet' you. We've had a few newbies join us this week, which is great as we were worried that we'd be sailing on an empty ship :rotfl2:

Girls - If you want to, you can let us know who you are travelling with, what deck you're on, room number (if you want to) and what dining seating you are on, and then I'll add them to the first page, so we know where we'll be - like this

mandymouse

Mandy (44)
Paul (43)
Kerry (17)
Becky (15)
Deck 6 (midship)
Late seating

Hi everyone - Welcome Veronica!

I haven't been on all day!!! Busy, busy, busy - not a busy weekend though - Anthony has basketball at 8am tomorrow, but other than that - we'll be homebodies - we are expecting some kind of snow UGH!!

Anyway... we are cruising with:
Laurie (37)
Carmine (35)
Dominic (11)
Anthony (9)
Category 9 - Deck 2 - I think our room is 2612
Early seating - which we might be changing.

Does anyone prefer the early/late seating - we've only had the early, but my sis and her husband are coming along on the cruise (they booked later than us), and they have the late seating - so, we might change, they are waitlisted for the early seating - if they get it, we'll keep it, if not, maybe we can switch.

suzannef

01-18-2008, 04:58 PM

Hi everyone and Welcome to all the new cruisers. Poor Mandy didn't think anyone was going to be joining us!!!!

Suzanne 41(ugh)
John 42
Angelina 13
Haley 10
Sydney 8
cat 3 deck 8 midship
early seating

My bil sil and niece 12 and nephew 8 will be joining us also

This will be our 3rd time on the Wonder and I just can't wait to be at Castaway Cay twice. I doubt we will even leave the ship in Nassau??

mandymouse

01-18-2008, 05:11 PM

Hey Girls

Woohoo !! It's the weekend at last

Michele - Nicole's friend's project sounds rather weird :rotfl2: My youngest Becky is taking photography at school, and I'm waiting for them to have to take some wacky photos too. Mind you, the death of a cheerleader isn't much better :rotfl2: It all sounds like an episode of Ghost Whisperer :rotfl:

Laurie - we have had late seating for our last couple of cruises, especially as the girls are that bit older now. It always seemed a rush to be ready for dinner at 6pm - though saying that, we had 8.30pm on our last cruise, and that felt quite late :confused3 Well one thing is for sure, we're not going to starve whatever our dining time is :rotfl:

Suzanne - we didn't get off the ship in Nassau on our last Cruise either. Sometimes we get off to take photos in the harbour, but we really don't like going into Nassau. Maybe one day we'll get to Atlantis, but it won't be this trip. We're excited about visiting Castaway Cay twice too, I can't wait

My friend is on the first double dip in May, and they are waiting to find out when they can book Palo for brunch - noone seems to know what day brunch will be on (as it used to be on the day at sea day). We're hoping to do both brunch and dinner at Palo - what about you lot ? are you hoping to get to Palo too ?

Mandy :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-18-2008, 06:05 PM

suzannef

01-18-2008, 06:55 PM

We love Palo for brunch, the food is to die for and the service is top notch. We
don't do dinner though because our girls love having dinner on the ship and we love having that family time together. My kids really don't like the lab club whatever. They went when we asked them to but certainly never enjoy it. They like doing other things on the ship and hopefully this time as they will be a little older we can allow them some more freedom. Who knows maybe they will like the clubs this time:confused: But in any event we will not do Palo for dinner.

Michelle suicide and death of a cheerleader????? wacky lol:eek:

nikkyluvsmickey

01-18-2008, 07:03 PM

Yup! The kids enjoy the assignments but i think the teacher is pushing it a little with what is going in this world today.michele

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 04:25 AM

I am undecided if we are going to do palo or not. Jeff hates dressing up and i don't want him to be cranky on our cruise....lol i would love to try it though. We'll see how he feels about it later on. Even for our dinner's onboard he grimaced at wearing anything but jeans and a tee. I made him wear a nice polo shirt and some dress pants but even that was torture t him. he thought since he was on a cruise he would be in his shorts day and night..lol later ladies Michele

I can totally understand where you are coming from Michele. I must admit that I love to get dressed up each night (even when we don't have to), but the one thing that puts me off from cruising on the Magic (along with the cost :rotfl: ) is formal night, I would hate to put on a ballgown and Paul have to wear a tux - that would be just too much for me

We love Palo for brunch, the food is to die for and the service is top notch.

I agree Suzanne, dinner is great, but brunch is just fantastic, and the service is the best :thumbsup2

What about excursions, are you planning any ? I doubt we'll do any, though I wouldn't be surprised if Kerry and Becky hired a pedalo at Castaway Cay again - they love doing that :thumbsup2

sarahsmom73

01-19-2008, 07:41 AM

I am so pokey at this!

Jen 35
Mark 34
Sarah 7
Emma 2
Late seating (but we are waitlisted for the early seating)
Cat 6

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 08:51 AM

Thanks Jen, I've popped your details on the first page :thumbsup2

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 09:01 AM

Hey suzanne do you know your stateroom number? We have 8548 we wanted 8032 again but they hold those for the land and sea people i think. no land and sea for us this time.

Mandy my only excursion will be to find the perfect lounge chair and drink to spend my day with. Last time we did the stingray adventure it was cute but once was enough. we rented a tube but no one really used it. Everyone was more interested in just sunbathing or swimming. Do you think u will get off the ship for bothcastaway stops or just the one? Jeff thinks one is enough for him. He isn't a huge beach person. I know i will be there both days. Love the sun even though i never tan i am very pale and when i do sunbathe i burn. So i am either pale or burnt. Eventually it turns to tan buti am not very patient....lol. Well i have laundry to do so i'll chat later.:laundy:

Michele

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 09:34 AM

Do you think u will get off the ship for bothcastaway stops or just the one? Jeff thinks one is enough for him. He isn't a huge beach person. I know i will be there both days. Love the sun even though i never tan i am very pale and when i do sunbathe i burn.

Hi Michele

We are planning on getting off the ship on both the Castaway Cay days - we're not beach people either, but we love the sun and Castaway Cay too. We tend to get off early, lie out till 12, have lunch, then spend another hour or 2 in the sun

Of course, it will also depend on which day Palo Brunch is being served, it would've been on the Wednesday (what used to be the day at sea). If we're really lucky, they'll serve Brunch on Nassau day - that would be perfect for us :thumbsup2

Hopefully we'll find out next month when the first Double Dippers start doing their Palo reservations

Have a great day everyone

Mandy :)

suzannef

01-19-2008, 10:26 AM

Hey Michelle we have 8534. We are not doing a land/sea package. Last year we did the stingray excursion on the morning after steve Irwin was killed. It was very emotional for everyone working there. It was nice but I wouldn't do it again either. My dh and oldest did the banana boats and had fun. I'd like to do the wave runner excursion or parasailing, but I LOVE the beach and sun and could just lie on the beach all day with some Corona or pina coladas and be happy. My girls love the beach too. It cracks me up that we live in central new york because we all have that beach and sun mentality:confused3

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 10:31 AM

My parents have a private beach by them i spend most of the summer there or at my friends pool. I love the beach but my hubby just tolerates it for me . The kids can take 2 or 3 hours tops and they are ready to go. i have been trying to convince my hubby to move to south carolina for the past few years but he is resitant because he would have to start his buisness up all over again. It is to expensive to live on long island anymore and i hate the snow and the cold. Well back to the laundry. Chat later

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 11:07 AM

LOL - I haven't got room for all the different countdowns that I made for my next holiday, so I keep them in my PM's. I think it's about time I had a look at them :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

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Aren't I sad ? :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 11:28 AM

I thnk they are cute but 209 days sounds so far away 7 months seems closer...lol..I wish i knew when they are going to offer the free dining again. Right now we are flying in on the 22nd staying at rph cruising 24th-28th then i don't know if we are going to do the free dining at disney if its offered or stay at our timeshare. I like to plan way ahead and disney probably won't be offereing the dining until june like last year. oh well i guess i will just have to wait and see.

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 11:37 AM

What's RPH Michele ?

At the moment I am trying to 2nd guess the morning EMH's for when we have got the free dining plan. We've never done this before, so we're trying to find out which parks open early, and then book a breakfast for mid-morning. I've looked at June and July's EMH's and they seem to stick to the same days, so hopefully they may be the same for August. Luckily the EMH's should be released for August before I have to make my ADR's in mid February

We're hoping to do the Cinderella's Royal Table breakfast, has anyone done this before ?

Mandy :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 01:43 PM

Royal Pacific Hotel at universal. We have never done the cinderella breakfast before. I would like to stitch at the poly this time. Nicole loves stitch.:lovestruc

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 01:46 PM

Oops should have been RPR Royal Pacific Resort not Hotel. I'm so ditzy sometimes.

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 01:57 PM

We're looking forward to staying at the Hard Rock Hotel for two nights (when we get off the Disney Wonder), we've never stayed at Universal before and we're looking forward to doing the 'Front of the line' with our room keys

I had the Lilo & Stitch breakfast for my birthday in January '07, I loved it. Both me and Becky are huge Stitch fans. The food came out in a platter, and as it was my birthday, I was given a birthday card and a Hawaiian lei to wear. So I'm sure Nicole will love it too :thumbsup2

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 02:24 PM

Sounds fun. We have never stayed at universal before either. I also like the fotl perk as well. I promised we would not go to disney this trip. We have gone every year sometimes twice a year. He is a little tired of disney and wanted to do universal this time around. I think i will sneak one day over to mk once though. he can stay by the pool...lol Well it's time to give the dog a bath ( oh yipee) Later ladies
Michele

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 02:56 PM

Hi Girls

Just a quick question

What's the best meal/character meal that you've been to in WDW ? as I'm trying to think of where to go for our dining plan

Thanks

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 03:02 PM

Hands down best meal Le Cellier omg the cheese soup and the pretzel bread not to the mention the filet mignon. Best character meal was chef mickey's for breakfast not so much for dinner.:woohoo:

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 03:31 PM

I must admit that as a family we love doing the Character meals, like Princess Storybook Breakfast, Chef Mickey's and Lilo & Stitch. For hubby & I, we love Restaurant Marrakesh, but I've heard so many good reports about Le Cellier, it would definitely have to go on our maybe list

We're definitely going to try to get CRT and we're also toying with the idea of the Rose & Crown, Raglan Road, Tusker House Character breakfast and Yak & Yeti

I've printed off all the menus for the above restaurants, so hopefully Paul and the girls will have a look and see what they fancy :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 03:40 PM

I just thought of how i can get jeff back to epcot at least. I will remind of the food at Le Cellier and maybe we can get a half day in after lunch.

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 04:10 PM

Epcot is my favourite park in WDW, I love how it's like two parks in one. Rides in Future World, and then I love leisurely walking around World Showcase having a nice meal or drink - ahh bliss :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 04:36 PM

I think i am tied between ak and mk. I love kali river rapids(even though i am always the one who gets soaked) and i like the safari. My living room is actually safari themed. I have elephants,giraffes and zebra's tastefully decorating the room even my ceiling fain is wooden leaves. When i get a theme in my head it takes over. Anyway i got sidetracked there. I love mk because it feels more disney like with mickey everywhere and the castle. i love the castle at night.I don't think i have posted this much in a long time.
Michele

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 04:52 PM

It's great to know other people's Disney experiences. As for my house, I have got lots of Mickey Mouse and Stitch stuff all over the place. Here's some piccies I took when we were talking about it on the UK Community

My little table

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0574.jpg

My mantlepiece

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0575.jpg

Another table

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0576.jpg

And the window sill

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v491/MMM120/CIMG0577.jpg

My hubby always says that I'm the easiest person to buy for, as long as it has Mickey Mouse or Stitch on it ;)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 05:02 PM

lol.my says the same thing. He either buys mickey or elephants. I love the stitch pieces(very cute) . I have no idea how to post a picture on here of my living room. I will have to ask one of the girls to do it for me. My computer skills are limited. I also liked the pirates of the caribean picture with the family.

mandymouse

01-19-2008, 05:27 PM

Thanks Michele, I hope you are able to post some photos, I'd love to see them

Anyway it's 10.30pm over here, and I'm off to bed soon

So goodnight everyone :)

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 05:55 PM

Goodnight mandy. I'm off to work it is only 7:00 P.M. here.

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 06:12 PM

O.K. Here is a picture of my baby tso

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/DSCN0095.jpg

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 06:25 PM

O.K. I think i have the hang of this now here is nikko and tomorrow i will try for the living room.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/puggle3.jpg

suzannef

01-19-2008, 06:55 PM

Hi Ladies
Nice pictures, I still don't get how to get them uploaded. My Dh did the one for my avatar, I hate having to ask him for computer help because he thinks everyone should be able to "get" it like him. Actually I'm sure one of the girls could do it for me. Angelina made a great dvd of our first cruise with fun music and graphics. I guess she gets it from her dad:rolleyes: I used to have a red white and black mickey bathroom but recently changed it. I'm sad to report that I don't have much Disney stuff in my house as far as decorations. The kids have lots of stuff. I am even more embarrased to admit that we haven't been to Disney World in 11 years:eek: Yes that means my two youngest have never been and the oldest when she was about 18 months old. We have been to Florida about once a year since but always go to Sea World, Busch Gardens, or beach or cruise. We had a trip planned for Sept 20th 2001 that we cancelled and have never gotten around to going. John and I actually went on the Big Red Boat and Disney World for our Honeymoon and loved it. I'm hoping to go next year

nikkyluvsmickey

01-19-2008, 07:07 PM

I opened an album on photobucket with my pics off the computer and then transferred them to here from photobucket. my Dd helped me and thought i was quite the idiot that i couldn't do it on my own. She of course didn't say it just gave me the oh god attitude.. Well off to work night ladies.

Michele

suzannef

01-19-2008, 07:21 PM

Hey I know that attitude too. It usually involves some serious eye rolling and muttering under the breath;) Have a good night at work

mandymouse

01-20-2008, 03:28 AM

Morning Girls (though it's the middle of the night for you :rotfl2: )

Great photos Michele, I look forward to seeing some more

Hey Suzanne, my girls laugh at me as I'm so useless when it comes to the computer, but one thing I did learn by myself (after many attempts) was how to download my photos. I use photobucket too, so once you have downloaded your photos onto your computer, register on photobucket, click on browse to find your photos, click on the photo you want to download and save it. It is easy once you get the hang of it, it just took me a long time to get the hang on it :rotfl: :rotfl:

Suzanne, I have heard of the Big Red Boat before, was it a completely different ship, or was it a previous name of the Disney Magic ?

One thing I would love to do, is to have a vow renewal ceremony on the Disney Wonder, someone on the UK Community had one last year, and it sounded fantastic

:wave2: Hi everyone else, and have a lovely day

sarahsmom73

01-20-2008, 08:23 AM

Good Morning everyone!!!

I am definitely ready to get on that boat! It is minus 12 degrees F here right now!!!

My incredibly smart 6 year old said to me yesterday " So Mom, since you are reading the "Mickey Boat Book (the passporter) does this mean we are going on a cruise".. I of course said, Nope... I just like to read about it... She is too smart... I have also done a great job Disney Brainwashing her

I am really looking forward to getting to know you all!:goodvibes

mandymouse

01-20-2008, 09:16 AM

Wow, it sounds cold where you are Jen, I hope it warms up soon

I'm really looking forward to getting to know you too. How many times have you been to WDW ? and what is your favourite Park and rides ?

I can't wait to get back onboard the Disney Wonder. We usually go straight up to the Beach Blanket for lunch and then hubby & I lie by the Goofy Pool with a Bahama Mama in hand while the ship is nice and quiet - ahh bliss !! ;)

V4dice

01-20-2008, 09:53 AM

Good Morning everyone,

Yesterday was a crazy day but hopefully today will be a bit quieter.

Mandy, I have to second Le Cellier for a meal. I think it is my favorite place at WDW now (we used to love Portobello Yacht Club at Downtown Disney but the last few times we have been slightly disappointed). I am also a big Epcot fan so it always works in well in my plans to stop there. We did the Cinderella breakfast years ago when my nieces were young. If you love princesses it is definately the place to go. As far as the meal, it was so-so. The food was pre-plated so as long as you like what they serve you will be fine.

As far as Palos, I would love to go there one night. My bil has never been there for a meal but his girls are shy and I am not sure if they will like the clubs this trip. My kids are no problem. In November on the Magic my son never ate dinner with us unless I insisted (he loved the clubs) and my daughter was OK about going to Flounders (and I loved having a quiet meal a couple of times :cool1: )

Sarahsmom73 - yikes, I thought is was freezing here and its in the 20's, I guess I'm lucky but I would still rather by in FL (or better yet on the ship)

Hope everyone is enjoying the weekend!
Veronica

suzannef

01-20-2008, 10:08 AM

Morning Ladies!! Yea it's cold here today too. It's about 5 degrees out and we got about 5 inches of snow last night. About 30 miles north of me is measuring the snow in feet (lake effect) so I guess I'll take what we've got:goodvibes I would still rather be in Florida though (sigh)

suzannef

01-20-2008, 10:09 AM

We are big Giants fans here so we are pretty psyched about watching football all day today:cool1:

nikkyluvsmickey

01-20-2008, 12:18 PM

Morning ladies,
It is 25 degrees here and i thought it was cold but i guess i won't complain now. When i come home frm night tonight at midnght they say it will be -5 with the wind chill brrrrrrr i can't wait. I had nicole take some shots of the living room today but they came out so so. First one is of our birds max and sunny she had to take them for some reason.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/livingroom006.jpg

nikkyluvsmickey

01-20-2008, 12:19 PM

wow that was way to big I'll try to make max smaller.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/livingroom007.jpg

nikkyluvsmickey

01-20-2008, 12:23 PM

This one i am going to try to put 2 pictures on one page.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/livingroom003.jpg

[IMG]http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/livingroom003.jpg

nikkyluvsmickey

01-20-2008, 12:26 PM

Oh well that didn't work i guess i will have to play with later.

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii47/minghtso/livingroom001.jpgPlease ignore the messy kitchen in the background.

mandymouse

01-20-2008, 12:34 PM

Great photos Michele, I like your Safari theme with your birds (or is the same one), and your statues, I like the giraffe one in the background :thumbsup2 It's a great theme

Veronica - thanks for your vote for Le Cellier too, I think I'm seriously going to have to consider eating there :thumbsup2

Suzanne - Have fun watching your day of football, I take it's American football you're fans of, not soccer. We were on the Disney Wonder when David Beckham made his debut for LA Galaxy last Summer, we watched the game from Diversions (I know slightly off topic :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )