May 23, 2009 (5/23/09) E. Caribbean w/Tortola

[LegalBriefs]

:welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

Hello ALL!

:banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

This is going to be an amazing cruise!

:cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Who is joining us!?

[Nik's Mom]

Hi,
I just switched our ressies to the 5/23 cruise! I've never been to any of these Islands (except for CC of course). We're excited!!! It will be me, dh, and our ds's ( 7 and 10 at the time of our cruise!). :cool1:
We were going to do the Western cruise for the next week, but the prices were $2000 more!!! We're happy to sail on the 5/23 date!:banana: :banana: :banana:

[winotracy]

We're here with you Ron!! Can't wait to see you again! We were able to get a reclassified category 7 stateroom and I can't be more excited about this.

Tracy & Bill

[LegalBriefs]

Awesome! We're already shaping up to have an outstanding group!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[jeanneg]

Hi Ron!

Officially signing in........John and I are in 7120.....remember us from the Med cruise?

[LegalBriefs]

Hi Ron!

Officially signing in........John and I are in 7120.....remember us from the Med cruise?

OH course I do!! Welcome! It so nice we are having a mini-reunion here! LOL...:grouphug:

[winotracy]

Hi Ron!

Officially signing in........John and I are in 7120.....remember us from the Med cruise?

Hey Jeanne, your TA did great!! Got you a great cabin... Your favorite, right ? ;)
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

I'm excited about this cruise too! Can't wait to see the familiar faces and some new ones too (Nik's mom :goodvibes ).

Tracy

[Hygiene99]

Hey all,
We are in too!!! This is going to be just great!!!:banana: :cool1:

[winotracy]

Hey all,
We are in too!!! This is going to be just great!!!:banana: :cool1:

Hi Jenn!! :lmao: :lmao:

[jeanneg]

MY TA IS AWESOME! :thumbsup2

Welcome, Nik's mom! This is a great group!

[Nik's Mom]

This is our first 7 day cruise. How much different is it from the 4 day cruise? Ugh, I haven't told dh about formal dinner yet.
What kind of activities are there to do on the ports we are visiting? Has anyone started their research?

[Hygiene99]

This is our first 7 day cruise. How much different is it from the 4 day cruise? Ugh, I haven't told dh about formal dinner yet.
What kind of activities are there to do on the ports we are visiting? Has anyone started their research?

Go to the Baths !!!!!

It is on Virgin Gorda!
will require a ferry ride!

Shopping at Pussers!!!!

Tracy will organize this trip like she did for the folks who did Rome on there own!
maybe this time we can get a T shirt! :lmao:

T will be phoning you this AM :santa:

[winotracy]

Go to the Baths !!!!!

It is on Virgin Gorda!
will require a ferry ride!

Shopping at Pussers!!!!

Tracy will organize this trip like she did for the folks who did Rome on there own!
maybe this time we can get a T shirt! :lmao:

T will be phoning you this AM :santa:

Good luck with that :lmao: :lmao: We're leaving for WDW in 15 minutes :woohoo: :banana: :dance3:

[jeanneg]

Nik'sMom: if you enjoyed the 4-day cruise, you will LOVE the 7 day one!

It gives you time to relax and really enjoy being on the ship. With the 4 day, I always feel like I am just getting on and then have to think about getting off. Sea days are the best.....very relaxing, yet plenty of activities to choose from. I've been to St Thomas several times and may not even get off the ship....unless someone on this thread arranges a group activity! We used to buy cheap booze in the islands, but now with the new restrictions for liquids, we can't carry it on the plane so that's out. I'm sure the Carribean economy is hurting with that one.
We've never been to Tortola so that will be interesting. I'm not into planning anything for this trip yet as I have an even bigger one coming up in '08..... Several of us will be on the 15-day eastbound Panama Canal crossing.

[rotary2808]

We're booked on this one too. Looks like I see some familiar names already. :thumbsup2

[LegalBriefs]

We're booked on this one too. Looks like I see some familiar names already. :thumbsup2

:welcome: :welcome: :welcome:

:woohoo: The more, the merrier! :woohoo:

[jeanneg]

Welcome Rotary2808!

[rotary2808]

Thanks everyone. I'm looking forward to it, but it's so far away.

[whnim64]

We've just joined the May 23, 2009 cruise. It will be me, DH, and DS14. Can't wait!

[rotary2808]

Hi Sandi, welcome aboard!!!!

[whnim64]

Hi Sandi, welcome aboard!!!!
Thanks! This will be our first Eastern, and my DS is looking forward to his first cruise as a teen :scared: . We keep saying that it will be our last cruise; we need to see more of the USA, but we're addicted.

[Hygiene99]

Welcome Rotary2808!
Hi Emily And I believe it Was Jason is that Correct? ;)

:banana:

Spoke with T ( T = Tracy) this morning as they got ready to go to AK.
Nice day in Florida - Snowing here, in Boston...

:sad2:
hi Sandi

[rotary2808]

Hi Emily And I believe it Was Jason is that Correct? ;)

:banana:

Spoke with T ( T = Tracy) this morning as they got ready to go to AK.
Nice day in Florida - Snowing here, in Boston...

:sad2:
hi Sandi

Right on Peter!!!

I hope T is having better weather than we did when we were there last week. It was 85 and we were miserable. The one year I go prepared with a pullover so I don't freeze, I'm roasting.:rotfl2:

[winotracy]

Right on Peter!!!

I hope T is having better weather than we did when we were there last week. It was 85 and we were miserable. The one year I go prepared with a pullover so I don't freeze, I'm roasting.:rotfl2:

Hello Emily!! Hi Sandi!

The weather here is great!! Low 80s today (except when we went to ICE! - only 9 degrees there). Haven't been to a park yet but we are going to go ride the monorail tonight :lmao: Gotta check out the Christmas stuff.

[jeanneg]

We've just joined the May 23, 2009 cruise. It will be me, DH, and DS14. Can't wait!

Welcome Sandi and family!

[Nik's Mom]

I'm so excited about this. We always felt so rushed on the 4 day cruise. We hardly had time to see the ship. With 3 sea days, we'll have time to really enjoy it. I haven't really looked into any of the Islands yet. We are busy getting ready to relocate to Kansas City (Overland Park, actually) in the next few months. I hardly have time to surf the web right now. The good news about the move is that we will be closer to WDW and DCL!

[rotary2808]

Hello Emily!! Hi Sandi!

The weather here is great!! Low 80s today (except when we went to ICE! - only 9 degrees there). Haven't been to a park yet but we are going to go ride the monorail tonight :lmao: Gotta check out the Christmas stuff.

Hi Tracy!!!! At least it sounds a little bit cooler. ICE sounds really nice.:rotfl2: Hope you have a good time down there.

[jeanneg]

Nik's mom: you will LOVE Overland Park! We almost relocated there ourselves about 8 years ago, but ended up in Raleigh. The high schools there are fabulous!

[Hygiene99]

Right on Peter!!!

I hope T is having better weather than we did when we were there last week. It was 85 and we were miserable. The one year I go prepared with a pullover so I don't freeze, I'm roasting.:rotfl2:


Ummm, Just wondering are you stilll the Church Lady?
:rotfl:

Cat 2 well allright!!! :rotfl:

Our TA only got us into a cat 11 for this one.
dont know how it will go after having the Roy for an 08 cruise!
:rotfl: Ps I am cheap!

[rotary2808]

Ummm, Just wondering are you stilll the Church Lady?
:rotfl:

Cat 2 well allright!!! :rotfl:

Our TA only got us into a cat 11 for this one.
dont know how it will go after having the Roy for an 08 cruise!
:rotfl:

Yep, still the church lady. Maybe one of these days I'll do something else.:confused3

[Hygiene99]

funny you should saythat...

After doing Land Surveying - Heavy construction, for about 18 years __ I recently went to school to Get a license to operate heavy equipment, and will be going to Crane School as soon as I get laid off from the job im working on Now --- 7 days a week!

ok 2 Am comes pretty early, need to be up then for 3AM start!
12 hour shift! ;)

[rotary2808]

funny you should saythat...

After doing Land Surveying - Heavy construction, for about 18 years __ I recently went to school to Get a license to operate heavy equipment, and will be going to Crane School as soon as I get laid off from the job im working on Now --- 7 days a week!

ok 2 Am comes pretty early, need to be up then for 3AM start!
12 hour shift! ;)

Sounds like fun. I bet operating a crane would be alot of fun. You could even go to work doing construction for Disney.:thumbsup2

[Hygiene99]

Sounds like fun. I bet operating a crane would be alot of fun. You could even go to work doing construction for Disney.:thumbsup2


When I work for Disney, I want to be a Greeter at the door of the Boardwalk!
:lmao: 12 more years!!!

Im Good at standing around and talking to people! :lmao:ok steak tips are ready and so is the Bed!!!
up at 2 again!

[rotary2808]

When I work for Disney, I want to be a Greeter at the door of the Boardwalk!
:lmao: 12 more years!!!

Im Good at standing around and talking to people! :lmao:ok steak tips are ready and so is the Bed!!!
up at 2 again!

You can be the greeter at Boardwalk and I'll drive the monorails or work at the Haunted Mansion.

[Nik's Mom]

Sorry to jump ship, but we had to change our ressies to the 5/16/09 Western. Sorry to say good bye. You all seemed like fun bunch. Have fun on the cruise!
Sherri

[rotary2808]

Sorry to hear you had to jump ship. But you can hold the ship down till we get there.

[Amy7979]

I'll be there! ... with my brand new husband! We'll be on the 5/23 Magic as part of our honeymoon! :goodvibes

[rotary2808]

Welcome!!!!!

Congrats on your upcoming wedding!!!!!

[jeanneg]

Welcome, Amy and new hubby!

[Hygiene99]

I'll be there! ... with my brand new husband! We'll be on the 5/23 Magic as part of our honeymoon! :goodvibes


Awesome

Welcome Aboard, I must confessssss..

I did not read the entire report, just the first three words or so!
but did look at the photo's and have to say:thumbsup2
You Both have great smiles!!!!!!!!!!!
And are just about the right Disney Nuts to Join us on the Cruise!
:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

It is Kinda Ironic, as we Honeymooned on Tortola & the BVI's, Just 12 short years ago.





Peter

[Hygiene99]

Hey everyone :goodvibes

http://www.bareboatsbvi.com/images/Map_Tortola.gif


Been there Done that, we happened to be there on a full moon!

http://www.bareboatsbvi.com/bombas_shack.html

:rotfl:

This was also very nice ~~~~ Soper's Hole!
http://www.bareboatsbvi.com/sopers_hole_tortola.html


We will be Docking in RoadTown, Tortola!
http://www.caribbean-on-line.com/bv/rtmap.shtml
Many may want to go to Virgin Gorda!


This is such a tease---- you really need to do a couple of weeks going from island to island!!


THEY are probably some of the NICEST ports, or islands we have BeenTo!!! we love the British Virgin Islands!!!

[rotary2808]

Thanks Peter!!!!:thumbsup2

[Hygiene99]

Tortola is Spanish for "Turtle Dove", a shy little brown dove which is often seen in the hills or flying along various dirt roads.







No problem!

ok offf to bed, so i can get up at 2AM.. ;)

[rotary2808]

Interesting, I didn't know that.

Is everyone almost ready for Christmas?

[ldb1030]

OMG!:banana: I was just coming on here to START a thread for 23may09 but I see we already have 3 pages of stuff!!:woohoo: I must go back and read all the posts! So excited!!!!:yay:

[winotracy]

Welcome Lisa!! Can't wait to meet you!

Tracy

[Hygiene99]

Interesting, I didn't know that.

Is everyone almost ready for Christmas?:scared1: :scared1: :scared1:

Welcome Aboard...

Jenn, says she has her mom's present!!!

Some others may have gone out in the mail....:lmao:

[ldb1030]

Welcome Lisa!! Can't wait to meet you!

Tracy

Thanks!

Is everyone posting who all is cruising with them? For example, there are 8 of us going right now.
I have not had time to read all the posts!

[rotary2808]

Welcome Lisa!!!!!

Tracy, are you still on vacation or are you back from FL? If so, how was your trip?

[winotracy]

Welcome Lisa!!!!!

Tracy, are you still on vacation or are you back from FL? If so, how was your trip?

I'm back. It was a pain to get there and get back, but we had a great time there. Weather was great, the castle was beautiful! Saw some friends and coworkers. Thanks for asking!

And now I need to run to the post office and then I can say I'm ready for Christmas! :santa: :santa:

[rotary2808]

Glad to hear your back and that you had a good time!!!!

[ldb1030]

Okay, I'll start so we can see if anyone has kids near the same age:

me, DH and DD who will be 18 then! :sad2:

my nephew who will be 18 also :sad2:

(we are going 1 week after they both graduate! different schools, different towns, same day :headache: )

my oldest sister

another sister and her partner and their son who will be 8 at that time!:banana:

[winotracy]

We've just joined the May 23, 2009 cruise. It will be me, DH, and DS14. Can't wait!

Lisa,

I think Sandi here is the only other one on this thread with children coming.

[ldb1030]

Lisa,

I think Sandi here is the only other one on this thread with children coming.


Wow! Cool! I always try to tell people that tons of cruisers go on Disney without kids and they don't seem to ever believe me!!:rotfl2:

[rotary2808]

No kids for us, unless I have one I'm not expecting between now and then.:rotfl2:

[winotracy]

No kids for us, unless I have one I'm not expecting between now and then.:rotfl2:

I was thinking the same thing Emily :rotfl:

If you ask my DH he'll tell you we have a lot of kids coming -- himself, Peter, etc. I must agree with him :lmao: :lmao:

[jeanneg]

Welcome, Lisa!!!!

Empty nesters here.......I guess we're part of the big kids group.

[rotary2808]

I was thinking the same thing Emily :rotfl:

If you ask my DH he'll tell you we have a lot of kids coming -- himself, Peter, etc. I must agree with him :lmao: :lmao:

He's got a point. We are all kids at heart after all right?

[whnim64]

Lisa,

I think Sandi here is the only other one on this thread with children coming.
My DH and DS are still upset that I went on a Big Girl's cruise on the Wonder without them last month. The youngest on that cruise was DD27, and sadly I was the oldest of the group. The only problem we had with kids was on the plane ride home. DCL - great for grown-ups, too...:thumbsup2

[RachelTori]

I've been lurking for several days - thought this would be a good time to introduce my little family! Sandi already knows us from the Blabbermouth cruise! Hi, Sandi! :wave2:

It's myself, DH, and DD, Tori, who will be 15 when we cruise. (We also have a DS30 and a DD23, Rachel, who will NOT be vacationing with us!)

[jeanneg]

Welcome, Laura!!!!

[goofygal1975]

Hi Everyone!!! I haven't been on these boards in awhile, but I'm happy to say we are going to book this cruise tomorrow!!! :cool1:

My ds and I took our first Disney Cruise May 2005 on the wonder. One month later I met my husband (who loves Disney as much as we do)! We were just married this August!!!

My dh has heard ds and I discuss our wonderful cruise and he is SOOO excited to be going on his first ever cruise. I was waiting to switch our previously planned cruise to this date until I could get on the boards and read up on the ports of call.

It will be Me, Dh and ds (he will be 13...a few weeks shy of 14 when we cruise).

On our last cruise we met up with some people we met on here and it was so nice to know people on that cruise!!

Can't wait to share the fun of planning this cruise with everyone!!!!!!!:thumbsup2

[rotary2808]

Welcome GoofyGal!!!! Congrats on your wedding.

[winotracy]

Welcome Laura and GoofyGal!! Glad to have you both here!

[jeanneg]

Welcome Goofygal1975! Wow, recent weddings, honeymoons....what a romantic group we have here!

[whnim64]

Sandi already knows us from the Blabbermouth cruise! Hi, Sandi! :wave2:

Hi, right back at you!


It will be Me, Dh and ds (he will be 13...a few weeks shy of 14 when we cruise).
Yea! My DS14 (he'll turn 14 in September) will be thrilled to have someone his age from the boards :banana:.
Welcome!

[CajunGirl2]

I guess it's time for me to chime in and say HI too. I'm Angie (Ang for short) and we know Laura & Sandi from the blabbermouth cruise (May 2006). Sandi, Larry & Caleb were actually our tablemates back then. Joining me are my DH, & our 2 DDs (one will be almost 9 and other 6.5 ... yikes, that seems so old).

Ang

[goofygal1975]

Thanks for the welcomes!!!

My ds will be glad to hear that someone his age will be there too!!! :cool1:

I've tried to call and actually book the cruise just now...but the system is down...it would figure!! I'll later this evening when things calm down here! I just want to get it booked!!

Is everyone excited about stopping at Tortola?? I noticed that the first DCL stop there is just one before us!

[RachelTori]

HI, Ang! I was wondering when you'd post! ;) I can't imagine how your girls have grown even since the '06 cruise!

Did you book Main dining again? We tried Late dining last time, but decided we'd go back to the earlier time for this cruise. :)

[RachelTori]

Thanks for the welcomes!!!

My ds will be glad to hear that someone his age will be there too!!! :cool1:

I've tried to call and actually book the cruise just now...but the system is down...it would figure!! I'll later this evening when things calm down here! I just want to get it booked!!

Is everyone excited about stopping at Tortola?? I noticed that the first DCL stop there is just one before us!

Is your son looking forward to The Stack (the teen club)? On our last cruise, DD was barely old enough to get in, but they let her in and she had the time of her life!! She made friends with lots of kids from our Disboards Cruise Meet thread PLUS lots of other young teens who didn't know anything about Disboards!!! :laughing:

On our last cruise, the teens got their own thread going and got to know each other before the cruise. Maybe that would be a good thing to set up sometime in the future. (by fall of 2008?)

[CajunGirl2]

HI, Ang! I was wondering when you'd post! ;) I can't imagine how your girls have grown even since the '06 cruise!

Did you book Main dining again? We tried Late dining last time, but decided we'd go back to the earlier time for this cruise. :)

I did book main dining again. I think late dining is just too late for us since we're used to eating dinner at 6:00 at home.

Ang

[CajunGirl2]

I went to the BVI 11 years ago & had a wondeful time. It was a totally different experience though. There were 16 of us & we chartered 2 catamarans for 1 week & sailed around the BVI. We sailed out of the marina in Tortola but never did anything there. Someone else mentioned Soper's Hole & The Baths. I did both of those. The Baths was definitely a memorable place.

Ang

[rotary2808]

Welcome Ang!!!! Glad you and your family are joining us.

Isn't it about time for someone to be keeping a list of who's going?

[winotracy]

Welcome Ang!!!! Glad you and your family are joining us.

Isn't it about time for someone to be keeping a list of who's going?

Yes, welcome Ang!!

Emily, are you volunteering? :rotfl: Otherwise, I'll nominate Peter. He is doing such a good job with our September 1 cruise list! :goodvibes

[CajunGirl2]

Welcome Ang!!!! Glad you and your family are joining us.

Isn't it about time for someone to be keeping a list of who's going?

Emily, I see that you're in AL. We'll be driving through AL on Sat. on our way to Louisiana.

Can anyone tell that I don't really feel like being at work today????

Angie

[rotary2808]

Nope, just making the suggestion.:lmao: I think Peter would be perfect for the job.

Yep, good ole North Alabama. Be careful though, we're expecting a good bit of rain pretty much all the way through Christmas.

I don't want to be at work either. Too much to do and so little time.:surfweb:

[winotracy]

Nope, just making the suggestion.:lmao: I think Peter would be perfect for the job.

Yep, good ole North Alabama. Be careful though, we're expecting a good bit of rain pretty much all the way through Christmas.

I don't want to be at work either. Too much to do and so little time.:surfweb:

DCL's system has been down most of the day so that means I need to find other things to do. Cleaning house for Christmas is what won. I'm starting to wish their system would be up so I can do work instead :lmao:

[goofygal1975]

Is your son looking forward to The Stack (the teen club)? On our last cruise, DD was barely old enough to get in, but they let her in and she had the time of her life!! She made friends with lots of kids from our Disboards Cruise Meet thread PLUS lots of other young teens who didn't know anything about Disboards!!! :laughing:

On our last cruise, the teens got their own thread going and got to know each other before the cruise. Maybe that would be a good thing to set up sometime in the future. (by fall of 2008?)

Yes, he is excited about The Stack. He's been waiting for us to cruise again for awhile! We just told him yesterday that we picked a date and he's ready to go!! I think having a threa dfor the teens will be a great idea!!

[goofygal1975]

Yep, good ole North Alabama. Be careful though, we're expecting a good bit of rain pretty much all the way through Christmas.




We're in AL also! Just moved here not to long ago. In Shelby County...Chelsa, AL...about 25 minutes or so from Birmingham. Boy the rain is coming down today! We just got back from post office and it is a mess out there!

[rotary2808]

Tracy, don't you just love house cleaning? It's my favorite pasttime.:lmao: That will be one of my goals for tomorrow night while Jason is at work.

GoofyGal, yeah, another Alabamaian!!!! We're just a couple hours north of you in Huntsville.

[RachelTori]

Nope, just making the suggestion.:lmao: I think Peter would be perfect for the job.

I vote for Peter too! :thumbsup2 (yep, I peeked at the 9/1/08 page; pretty impressive! :))


Boy the rain is coming down today! We just got back from post office and it is a mess out there!

Please send some of the rain this way! The weathermen keep saying it's on its way to Atlanta; only to renege later, telling us it "got to the AL/GA border and fizzled!" :sad1:

[rotary2808]

We're just as bad off as you guys are. They're saying this will be the dryest year we've ever had on record.

[Hygiene99]

Amy 79 I read the report

OK

M and Others, When I get the lay off check tomorrow!!!!!!

I will go thru the posts and Compile a Roster!

Was JMS a Blabbermouth???? :lmao:

she is a very nice person! had a chance to Dine and chat with her on some other cruise forget the exact one!


In the box behind me is a Brand new HP pavilion media center TV / PC

my gateway that is only 6 years old is not behaving!
could not get online yesterday!
finally did a restore point and WA LA back to normal!

Specs

AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 6000+
• 3GB of DDR2 memory
• LightScribe-enabled
• 500GB hard drive
• Burns DVDs and CDs
• TV tuner


T think it will be ok? SHERPA :laughing:
;)

[winotracy]

Sounds good.

[Hygiene99]

Ps


IM going to

Disney World!


In January!!
Im going to get to see Jeanneg ~~~~~~~ this time!!!!:banana:

[jeanneg]

And I'm going to get to see Jenn finish her first half marathon!!!!! :cheer2:

[jeanneg]

Ps


IM going to

Disney World!


In January!!
Im going to get to see Jeanneg ~~~~~~~ this time!!!!:banana:

Wait.....who just wrote that? Peter???????

[Hygiene99]

Yes, that was Peter. After tomorrow he is laid off!! Yay, he can come with me to Disney!!! He has been working so much I sort of forgot what he looked like!

[RachelTori]

Was JMS a Blabbermouth???? :lmao:

she is a very nice person! had a chance to Dine and chat with her on some other cruise forget the exact one!

Yes, she was -- and still is!! (and I mean that in a loving way!). Stacey's one of the sweetest Blabbermouths you'll ever meet! :goodvibes


I have a ticker for this cruise in my signature, but it doesn't show up yet. In case y'all are interested, right now it reads: "17 Months, 1 Week, 1 Day until Eastern - Tortola!" :yay:

[rotary2808]

I think Stacy was on the 11 night Southern Caribbean with us last year. Gosh, that cruise seems like such a long time ago.

Yeah, Peter's doing the roster!!!!:cheer2:

[jeanneg]

Yes, that was Peter. After tomorrow he is laid off!! Yay, he can come with me to Disney!!! He has been working so much I sort of forgot what he looked like!

yay, Peter's going to WDW! :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Hygiene99]

yay, Peter's going to WDW! :banana: :banana: :banana:


Well, that was short lived!
I had to Give back my Second check!
And I am Reporting for Duty until further notice!

Lets just say, when I went in this Am and told the Stewart on the Job, and a few others.... They started freaking!!!
The Stewart is the Father of my Business Agent!
and a phone call was made! (Hello Union) :lmao:
Hence I'm Back!!!! :rotfl:

I kinda thought listening to the old timer on the Job and doing what he instructed me to do!
Was the right thing to do! ;)

Seems they wanted to take my spot and give it to the Night time foreman, since the Night Crew Did get laid off!

So All in all it was a pretty good Day, You know that kinda day when you go around with a Ship eating grin on your face, laughing all the Way!!!
Making spirits bright! :rotfl2:

So When the end will be, we will see, but all I can say is the job will be completed soon. But I will be there until the end! :rotfl:

So, that Trip may have to wait! We will see.

Maybe, I will take Jenn in May for the other !



Peter

[TDC Nala]

I am considering switching the 2008 reservation I have to this one. Hello Memorial Day!

I will be long back from Australia by then -

But the DCL website is giving me trouble, I can't look at the availability yet. :headache:

[winotracy]

I am considering switching the 2008 reservation I have to this one. Hello Memorial Day!

I will be long back from Australia by then -

But the DCL website is giving me trouble, I can't look at the availability yet. :headache:

It has been down for two days. Makes it hard to get any work done around here!

Welcome!!

[TDC Nala]

It has been down for two days. Makes it hard to get any work done around here!

Welcome!!

I know who you are, I met you in Epcot once when you were with Peter and Jenn. I think Peter needs a new PC cruise tee shirt. I also think we have the same birthday for some reason.

[winotracy]

I know who you are, I met you in Epcot once when you were with Peter and Jenn. I think Peter needs a new PC cruise tee shirt. I also think we have the same birthday for some reason.

I think our birthdays are close, but not the same date. You wanted to go to V&A's chef table but we had the ressie. It wasn't on my birthday, but I think it was yours. Mine is August 29.

I think we have someone now to make a t-shirt for this cruise :banana: :banana:

[Hygiene99]

I think our birthdays are close, but not the same date. You wanted to go to V&A's chef table but we had the ressie. It wasn't on my birthday, but I think it was yours. Mine is August 29.

I think we have someone now to make a t-shirt for this cruise :banana: :banana:


Yeah, she had subway I think! :rotfl:

Had the shirt on yesterday! :)

Katherine ( Oh, I hope it starts with a K and not a C...)
Hope you get a booking!!!
:confused3

Happy Holidays!
:)

[rotary2808]

Welcome Katherine!!!! Hope you get a ressie soon.

[Hygiene99]

Welcome Katherine!!!! Hope you get a ressie soon.

M ~~~~~~ If I do the roster, it will be your Job to keep this thread on page 1 :lmao:

Merry Christmas!
:santa:

[rotary2808]

It's a deal Peter!!!:thumbsup2 But, I will need help from everyone else too.

Merry Christmas everyone!!!!

[goofygal1975]

We're booked for the cruise now!! :woohoo: The reservation system is back up today! I just got off the phone and was able to switch our cruise from a 4 day wonder 11/08 to this 7 day cruise!!

I was on hold quite awhile...guess they are really busy today! We're in a Cat 6, cabin # 6078. It seems like the price she quoted me was almost $1,000 cheaper than what the site says. Do you think this is a mistake. I guess I'll call later in the week and double check everything. I'm just glad to get it in the system. (Oh, and she said " The best room I can get you now is 6078"....is that a bad thing??? I was in 7070 on the wonder and loved it1)

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!

[RachelTori]

We're booked for the cruise now!! :woohoo: The reservation system is back up today! I just got off the phone and was able to switch our cruise from a 4 day wonder 11/08 to this 7 day cruise!!

I was on hold quite awhile...guess they are really busy today! We're in a Cat 6, cabin # 6078. It seems like the price she quoted me was almost $1,000 cheaper than what the site says. Do you think this is a mistake. I guess I'll call later in the week and double check everything. I'm just glad to get it in the system. (Oh, and she said " The best room I can get you now is 6078"....is that a bad thing??? I was in 7070 on the wonder and loved it1)

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!

YAY!!! Glad you're booked! I think everyone was starting to wonder if the reservation system would ever be working again! :eek:

Only 17 months, 6 days until we cruise! :woohoo: 6078 looks like a great mid-ship location. :thumbsup2

Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everyone! :santa:

[rotary2808]

Glad you finally got booked GoofyGal. That must be a nice Christmas present.

[goofygal1975]

Thanks! Yes, we are very excited and it does help make our Christmas even more special!

I've been running around like crazy putting bows on all the gifts and cooking stuff for tomorrow. My mom is sick so I'm doing it all the cooking...although my grandma is staying with us and is helping some!) I enjoy it, it keeps me busy!

[Hygiene99]

We're booked for the cruise now!! :woohoo: The reservation system is back up today! I just got off the phone and was able to switch our cruise from a 4 day wonder 11/08 to this 7 day cruise!!

I was on hold quite awhile...guess they are really busy today! We're in a Cat 6, cabin # 6078. It seems like the price she quoted me was almost $1,000 cheaper than what the site says. Do you think this is a mistake. I guess I'll call later in the week and double check everything. I'm just glad to get it in the system. (Oh, and she said " The best room I can get you now is 6078"....is that a bad thing??? I was in 7070 on the wonder and loved it1)

I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!!!


Emily ~~~~~ Lets ask Heather to keep the Roster?

She has a Kewl website all started up!!!
:wizard: :wizard:

http://www.goofygal1975.com/51505disneycruiselist.htm
http://www.goofygal1975.com/moredisneycruiseinfo.htm

Well Heather would you like to do this one?
I will go threw the thread soon and Give you as much info on the people, who have checked in! :)
Peter


rotary2808 ~~~ Emily & Jason ~~~ Alabama
Hygiene99 ~~ Peter & Jenn ~~~ Massachusetts
winotracy ~~~ Tracy & Bill ~~~ Wisconsin
jeanneg ~~ Jeanne & John ~~~ North Carolina
RachelTori ~~~ Laura & Dwight ~ DD15 Tori
goofygal1975 ~~~ Heather &
CajunGirl2
Nik's Mom
LegalBriefs Ron & Monica?
ldb1030
whnim64
TDC Nala Katherine
Amy7979

[RachelTori]

RachelTori ~~~ Rachel


I just wanted to clarify that Rachel is my 23 y/o DD and will NOT be cruising with us!! :laughing: It'll be myself (Laura), DH (Dwight) and DD15 when we cruise (Tori). :goodvibes

[rotary2808]

Heather, the site looks great. I'm all for you doing the roster if you're willing.

[Hygiene99]

I just wanted to clarify that Rachel is my 23 y/o DD and will NOT be cruising with us!! :laughing: It'll be myself (Laura), DH (Dwight) and DD15 when we cruise (Tori). :goodvibes

I edited the info I have gathered thus far!
Should have read your siggy a little better!

The blank stuff, I have not had time yet to gather! :)
most of the stuff is off the top of my head! LOL

Took the posting count list and added to it .... LOL
Peter

Her site looks really Kewl! :wizard:

[rotary2808]

Well, it's back to work after Christmas. Hope everyone here had a Merry Christmas. Now we can look forward to the new year and being a little bit closer to our cruise.

[Hygiene99]

Well, it's back to work after Christmas. Hope everyone here had a Merry Christmas. Now we can look forward to the new year and being a little bit closer to our cruise.


I got new soxs & Shoes ;)

And got to go to work today also!

[goofygal1975]

Emily ~~~~~ Lets ask Heather to keep the Roster?

She has a Kewl website all started up!!!
:wizard: :wizard:

http://www.goofygal1975.com/51505disneycruiselist.htm
http://www.goofygal1975.com/moredisneycruiseinfo.htm

Well Heather would you like to do this one?
I will go threw the thread soon and Give you as much info on the people, who have checked in! :)
Peter




Sure! I'll do it if ya'll want me to! :thumbsup2 VerandahMan actually showed me how to start that website back in 2004!! I wanted a site to share our Cruise with family and friends

Thanks for getting all the names/info together for me!

[TDC Nala]

Tortola is Spanish for "Turtle Dove", a shy little brown dove which is often seen in the hills or flying along various dirt roads.


We get two of those, right, isn't this the 2nd day of Christmas?

I am back because I did the switch on my reservation and got a good deal on this cruise. I am on deck 7.

Sorry Peter...it's Catherine, not Katherine.

[wifeofgrumpy]

Hi Everybody, I just changed our booking f/ Thanksgiving 2008 to your sailing. Can't wait, you all seem like a fun bunch.
Right now it will be:
me (Tammy), dh (David) a dd (Hunter, who will be 13 when we sail)

[winotracy]

Welcome Tammy and Catherine! :banana: :banana:

[goofygal1975]

Ok...I've started working on our Cruise List!!

What I am going to list is:

Name/ages of everyone cruising
Where you are from
Cabin #
Dinner seating
Special occasions (bdays, anniversary, etc)
Excursions


just post any info that you would like me to put on the list and I"ll do it! (if you don't want your cabin # or any other info listed that is OK!!)

I have it posted on my cruise web page along with other fun stuff as I go along!!!! :surfweb:

Cruise List (http://www.goofygal1975.com/disneycruise2009.htm)

I had to list the cruise list on our family web page since the format I have used on the cruise pages doesn't fit the chart very well.

[rotary2808]

Welcome Tammy and family!!!!

We just got home from seeing Sweeney Todd. That was an awesome movie.:thumbsup2

[wifeofgrumpy]

Welcome Tammy and family!!!!

We just got home from seeing Sweeney Todd. That was an awesome movie.:thumbsup2

We went and seen Enchanted, I thought it was a cute movie. Maybe I'll try to make it to Sweeney Todd this week-end, just love Johnny Depp.

[jeanneg]

What I am going to list is:

Name/ages of everyone cruising
Where you are from
Cabin #
Dinner seating
Special occasions (bdays, anniversary, etc)
Excursions


just post any info that you would like me to put on the list and I"ll do it! (if you don't want your cabin # or any other info listed that is OK!!)



Thanks, Goofygal, for offering to do this. Here's my info:

Jeanne (jeanneg) and John, late 50's
Wake Forest, NC (part of Raleigh metro)
Cabin 7120
late seating
no special occasion, but our 35th wedding anniversary is about 2 weeks prior and my birthday will be less than one week later, so we'll probably celebrate both.
No planned excursions yet, just some nice rest and relaxation.

[rotary2808]

We went and seen Enchanted, I thought it was a cute movie. Maybe I'll try to make it to Sweeney Todd this week-end, just love Johnny Depp.

I'd like to see Enchanted also. Sweeney Todd was incredible. I love both Johnny Depp and Tim Burton.

Here's our information also:
Me: Emily 24 at cruise, DH Jason 25 at cruise and my parents Steve and Brenda, they'll kill me if I give their ages.
Huntsville, AL
8016
Early
Jason's birthday is a few weeks earlier so we'll probably celebrate that. And my parent's anniversary is the next week I think.
Haven't thought about excursions yet, except for shopping in St. Thomas.:rotfl2:

[whnim64]

Name/ages of everyone cruising
Where you are from
Cabin #
Dinner seating
Special occasions (bdays, anniversary, etc)
Excursions


I wanted to see Enchanted, but was overruled and saw National Treasure 2. Now Enchanted isn't in the local theaters any longer. I loved the Angela Landsbury stage version of Sweeny Todd, so I'm sure I'd like the movie, also. Unfortunately I'll have to sit through Alvin and the Chipmunks tomorrow.

It will be me, Sandi (54), DH Larry (51), and DS Caleb (14)
We are from Central Illinois (Decatur area)
Cabin 2064
Main dining
DH birthday May 13 and 16th wedding anniversary on June 5
no excursions planned, yet

[rotary2808]

I think we're going to see National Treasure 2 this weekend. There's too many movies out right now that we want to see. With Sweeney, I didn't know what to expect. I've never seen the musical or know anything about the story, but I loved it. Of course having Johnny and being directed by Tim didn't hurt anything either.:rotfl2:

[ldb1030]

LOL! I was forced to see Alvin and the Chipmunks on Christmas day!:sad2:
Let me just say, when the opening song came on, I looked at my sister and said "shoot me now"!!!!:headache:
Have fun!!:rotfl2:

[rotary2808]

I'd like to see Alvin, but I'll probably just wait till it comes out on DVD and rent it. There's other movies out right now that I'd rather pay theater prices for.

[Hygiene99]

I think we're going to see National Treasure 2 this weekend. There's too many movies out right now that we want to see. With Sweeney, I didn't know what to expect. I've never seen the musical or know anything about the story, but I loved it. Of course having Johnny and being directed by Tim didn't hurt anything either.:rotfl2:

Heather, is ANDY not the best!!!!

ThAnk You ;)

We are late dining, we live in Wakefield!
T what cabin do I have

( Across the hall from Winotracy ) :lmao:


Oh and Emily I saw NT the other night ~~~~ thumbs up!
But they paid me to watch it! :lmao: :lmao:

[winotracy]

Heather, is ANDY not the best!!!!

ThAnk You ;)

We are late dining, we live in Wakefield!
T what cabin do I have

( Across the hall from Winotracy ) :lmao:


Oh and Emily I saw NT the other night ~~~~ thumbs up!
But they paid me to watch it! :lmao: :lmao:

I believe you are in 6635, unless you want to move LOL

[rotary2808]

Heather, is ANDY not the best!!!!

ThAnk You ;)

We are late dining, we live in Wakefield!
T what cabin do I have

( Across the hall from Winotracy ) :lmao:


Oh and Emily I saw NT the other night ~~~~ thumbs up!
But they paid me to watch it! :lmao: :lmao:

That's pretty cool that you got paid to watch it.

[goofygal1975]

Heather, is ANDY not the best!!!!

ThAnk You ;)




Your Welcome! And yep, Andy's the best!!

I've got everything updated on the list!! The one thing I forgot to ask is:

How many Disney Cruises have you been on?

We haven't seen ANY moviespopcorn:: since we moved here in July!!! There are so many movies we want to see we can never decide or we never have the time to go!!

I did call Disney today to ask for early seating and it was available!! Also found out why my cruise price was cheaper than quoted on line...I forgot I booked this cruise on board in 2005,,i've just had to change the dates a few time!! :cool1: :banana: And we still have our on board credit!! :woohoo:

[winotracy]

We've been on 8 so far. This one will be #11 unless another one gets scheduled in the meantime :lmao: :lmao:

[wifeofgrumpy]

Ok...I've started working on our Cruise List!!

What I am going to list is:

Name/ages of everyone cruising
Where you are from
Cabin #
Dinner seating
Special occasions (bdays, anniversary, etc)
Excursions


just post any info that you would like me to put on the list and I"ll do it! (if you don't want your cabin # or any other info listed that is OK!!)

I have it posted on my cruise web page along with other fun stuff as I go along!!!! :surfweb:

Cruise List (http://www.goofygal1975.com/disneycruise2009.htm)

I had to list the cruise list on our family web page since the format I have used on the cruise pages doesn't fit the chart very well.


Here is our info for the Cruise List, oh and thank you for taking care of this for us all!

Tammy (40) David (43) Hunter (dd 13) all at time of cruising
We are from Southwest Missouri
Cabin #2070
2nd Dinner Seating
No special occasions

[rotary2808]

This will be our fifth I think.

[jeanneg]

It will be our 8th. (We've already done 6 and this will be the second of our 2 future cruises.)

[RachelTori]

Heather, Here's some info you can update on us! :)

We're from Lawrenceville, GA
Cabin: 5524
Early Dining
Our 3rd DCL cruise

Thanks!

[goofygal1975]

The list has been updated:thumbsup2 Let me know if you see that I've missed something or typed things in the wrong place! lol

My dh is getting excited about the cruise. He found an article on DCL in the AAA magazine he received and it feels more "real" to him now that he has read something on the cruise. I had him sign up on the Dis so he can read up on it and get just as excited as me!!!pirate:

[Hygiene99]

Your Welcome! And yep, Andy's the best!!

I've got everything updated on the list!! The one thing I forgot to ask is:

How many Disney Cruises have you been on?

o:


This will be either 12 or 13 ;)

Im going to call DCL and find out!
We did not use the same TA CO. to book them All..
We did not know of the board sponsor!
Some have been booked with DVC...
Some with the other TA.

Going to spend most of our time Breaking into the Walt Suite!
:lmao: Since the cruise Before this we have the Roy Suite!! :dance3:

[Hygiene99]

The list has been updated:thumbsup2 Let me know if you see that I've missed something or typed things in the wrong place! lol

My dh is getting excited about the cruise. He found an article on DCL in the AAA magazine he received and it feels more "real" to him now that he has read something on the cruise. I had him sign up on the Dis so he can read up on it and get just as excited as me!!!pirate:


Did you Pick the name goofygal's Guy ?
:lmao:

[TDC Nala]

okay I will give some info since I have a cabin now.

Catherine (44 at cruise time)
From: Washington, DC
Cabin: 7067
Dinner: Late
Special occasions: Martini Night. I just made that one up
DCL Cruise Number: 4
Excursions: the ones with rum involved

[goofygal1975]

This will be either 12 or 13 ;)

Im going to call DCL and find out!
We did not use the same TA CO. to book them All..
We did not know of the board sponsor!
Some have been booked with DVC...
Some with the other TA.

Going to spend most of our time Breaking into the Walt Suite!
:lmao: Since the cruise Before this we have the Roy Suite!! :dance3:

Wow...that's alot of cruises!! :worship: :laughing: Very nice that you got the Walt Suite!!! :thumbsup2

[goofygal1975]

Did you Pick the name goofygal's Guy ?
:lmao:


Nope, but that would have been a good one! :laughing: He's GoofyGuyEd!!! He'll start posting here soon!:surfweb:


(List is updated so far!! )

[winotracy]

Wow...that's alot of cruises!! :worship: :laughing: Very nice that you got the Walt Suite!!! :thumbsup2

He's not in the Walt Suite on this cruise. We're in the Roy Suite on the September 1, 2008 cruise :woohoo: We just know who's in the Walt Suite on this cruise ;) :goodvibes

[jeanneg]

Great job with the list, Heather! Thanks for doing this.

I can't wait to meet TDL Nala......we both like the same sort of activities!:drinking: :laughing: :drinking:

[goofygal1975]

Great job with the list, Heather! Thanks for doing this.

I can't wait to meet TDL Nala......we both like the same sort of activities!:drinking: :laughing: :drinking:

Your welcome!!

Has anyone come across any info on Tortola? Eventually I'd like to add info on the ports of call. I tried looking the other day and didn't come up with too much:confused3

I want to look at what the SPA has to offer on the Magic too. Last cruise i just did mani/pedi and didn't realize how much more $$$ it was than on land!!!! I was too shy last time to try any of the spa things, but would love to try some on this trip.

[Hygiene99]

Great job with the list, Heather! Thanks for doing this.

I can't wait to meet TDL Nala......we both like the same sort of activities!:drinking: :laughing: :drinking:


I must say she is Very KEWL :cutie:

[Hygiene99]

Your welcome!!

Has anyone come across any info on Tortola? Eventually I'd like to add info on the ports of call. I tried looking the other day and didn't come up with too much:confused3

I want to look at what the SPA has to offer on the Magic too. Last cruise i just did mani/pedi and didn't realize how much more $$$ it was than on land!!!! I was too shy last time to try any of the spa things, but would love to try some on this trip.

posted a few links a few pages back!!!

[TDC Nala]

I must say she is Very KEWL :cutie:

gee thanks :hippie: I thought Scott was posting for a minute :laughing:

I think maybe I will actually have a martini night, either in the Cove or Diversions...if we do Diversions we can play trivia. They usually have a game going.

[rotary2808]

Your welcome!!

Has anyone come across any info on Tortola? Eventually I'd like to add info on the ports of call. I tried looking the other day and didn't come up with too much:confused3

I want to look at what the SPA has to offer on the Magic too. Last cruise i just did mani/pedi and didn't realize how much more $$$ it was than on land!!!! I was too shy last time to try any of the spa things, but would love to try some on this trip.

Heather, the website looks awesome!!!!

The spa is pricey, but I figure on vacation it's worth it. I haven't had a spa treatment on board but I have done the cabana massage on CC and loved it.:cloud9: Wouldn't mind trying the spa villas on this trip though.

[RachelTori]

Good morning everyone! YAY - now I can see my Cruise Clock! 17 months!! :woohoo:

Great job on the website, Heather! :thumbsup2

Hey, Catherine! Remember me? I'm one of Dagny's drinking buddies! :laughing: DH & I would love "martini night"!! (sign us up!)

[goofygal1975]

Heather, the website looks awesome!!!!

The spa is pricey, but I figure on vacation it's worth it. I haven't had a spa treatment on board but I have done the cabana massage on CC and loved it.:cloud9: Wouldn't mind trying the spa villas on this trip though.

Thanks!


We looked at disney's site yesterday regarding the spas and also an article from passporter. I know I've always wanted to do the CC cabana massage, so we are def going to try to get this. And then after reading about the spa villas, well we are going to try to do that too!! It really just depends on how much we can save up before then I guess. And it is vacation so def worth it!! Plus it will be part of our Anniversary present a little bit early!!!:hug:

[rotary2808]

If it's an anniversary present then you definately deserve it. At least there's plenty of time to save up between now and then.

[TDC Nala]

Good morning everyone! YAY - now I can see my Cruise Clock! 17 months!! :woohoo:

Great job on the website, Heather! :thumbsup2

Hey, Catherine! Remember me? I'm one of Dagny's drinking buddies! :laughing: DH & I would love "martini night"!! (sign us up!)

of course I remember you, where you been? I've been joining Dagny's merry drinking band in October for the past 3 years. Maybe we can get her to come with us, I could use a roommate.

When I work out martini night, you're in.

[rotary2808]

I'll join you for martini night!!!!

[winotracy]

I'll join you for martini night!!!!

Same here! :thumbsup2

[RachelTori]

of course I remember you, where you been? I've been joining Dagny's merry drinking band in October for the past 3 years. Maybe we can get her to come with us, I could use a roommate.

When I work out martini night, you're in.

I think I needed an October off to recover! :rotfl2: Actually, I missed y'all by just a couple days this last time. :sad1:

I sent an email to Lauren since she'd mentioned wanting to cruise!! (haven't heard back from her yet!) I think I'll send her another one! :rolleyes1 (maybe Martini Night will convince her!)

[Hygiene99]

gee thanks :hippie: I thought Scott was posting for a minute :laughing:

I think maybe I will actually have a martini night, either in the Cove or Diversions...if we do Diversions we can play trivia. They usually have a game going.

Since I will be driving :confused3 I will not indulge! :lmao:
But, Jenn would love to be part of the fun!

Martini's are the hottest thing round here!

Oh, we will have to try a Mojito, Ron / Legal Briefs would like that!
http://www.bacardimojito.com/

Since on the first Med cruise about a dozen of us showed up in Diversions in our PJ's after Tracy's Sweet dreams and sweet treats party!
Was kinda fun seeing the looks we got as we dance our way thru rocking bar D
and into diversions.
For a night cap!
any Photo's????

Thinking back the toga party was a Blast also!!!!!!
:rotfl:


*WINE TASTING/TOGA PARTY*: Sunday, May 27th at 2pm - hosted by LegalBriefs (Ron and Monica). Toga assistance provided at 1:45 by Ron. RSVP via PM or post to Sweetsue

Sweet Dreams and Sweet Treats - PAJAMA PARTY: June 1, 2007 at 9:00 p.m., sponsored by Dreams Unlimited Travel. We've got some great things planned and can't wait for the party!! You will receive an invitation in your fish mail. Just what you need to unwind and relax so that you can fall asleep!! Keep in mind this is a Disney ship though

Everyone who wishes to attend will receive an invitation in their fish mail once on the ship. How will we know you wish to attend? We need you to RSVP!! Please PM icunurse_celeste to RSVP and we'll get you on the list. Don't worry, if something comes up and you can't make it. Let us know if you want to come.
Winotracy....

[rotary2808]

Sounds like you had some interesting events planned on that first Med. cruise.

[TDC Nala]

Peter, you're driving the ship?

[rotary2808]

Peter, you're driving the ship?

:lmao: I was wondering where he was driving.

[Hygiene99]

Peter, you're driving the ship?

Nah, just a polite way of saying Alcohol had me beat in my early 20's
and I don't touch the stuff now! :lmao:

Will try a Taste of something but that is it!
C when did you get the Mod Spot? :worship:

[TDC Nala]

got the spot in October.

Toga party? Yikes. Haven't been to one of those since college...does someone bring the Animal House soundtrack

[Hygiene99]

got the spot in October.

Toga party? Yikes. Haven't been to one of those since college...does someone bring the Animal House soundtrack
:lmao:
KEWL GFY :flower3:

This party will have to be themed for this cruise!
http://www.bareboatsbvi.com/bombas_shack.html

Heather :hug: Post 41 has some links on it!

[rotary2808]

Happy New Year everyone!!!!

[goofygal1975]

:cheer2: Happy New Year!!!!

Now we can finally say our cruise is "Next Year":woohoo: :cool1: :woohoo:

[goofygal1975]

Heather :hug: Post 41 has some links on it!

Thank you!!! :goodvibes

[RachelTori]

:cheer2: Happy New Year!!!!

Now we can finally say our cruise is "Next Year":woohoo: :cool1: :woohoo:


Happy New Year!! I like your thinking! :thumbsup2


Catherine -- Lauren's "considering" the cruise!!! :yay: Her concern is that she'd miss son Jeff's birthday (he's in his early 20's). We need a persuasive argument!! :scratchin

[Hygiene99]

Happy New Year!! I like your thinking! :thumbsup2


Catherine -- Lauren's "considering" the cruise!!! :yay: Her concern is that she'd miss son Jeff's birthday (he's in his early 20's). We need a persuasive argument!! :scratchin

Bring him for Birthday!
:rotfl: :rotfl:

ok going to Shower!
we have some Christmas shopping to do!
have Christmas with my side of the family on Jan 5th!

one other thing! I really like the new Celine Dion Cd!
Called Taking Chances!
If anyone would like it let me know!
I can send you the files !
VIA skype!

Heather,
I am going to bother you for your knowledge of Creating web pages!

Love it!
Music and All!!!!!

After I figure out Windows Vista! :scared1: :scared1:

Still on the old gateway !
XP home!
New pc Hp has vista

[rotary2808]

Wow!!!! That's a late Christmas.

Happy New Year again!!!!

[whnim64]

After I figure out Windows Vista! :scared1: :scared1:

Still on the old gateway !
XP home!
New pc Hp has vista
I think if I have to upgrade, I'm going Apple. For a chatty group, I can't believe we were on page 3! Cruisin' NEXT YEAR :banana: :banana: :banana:

[Hygiene99]

I think if I have to upgrade, I'm going Apple. For a chatty group, I can't believe we were on page 3! Cruisin' NEXT YEAR :banana: :banana: :banana:


That would be Emily's fault!
:lmao:

Purchased air today for a trip the world! for next wednesday!
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Even talked a friend into going!
ok it 100 miles to drive, but I left a day earlier!

[CajunGirl2]

:cheer2: Happy New Year!!!!

Now we can finally say our cruise is "Next Year":woohoo: :cool1: :woohoo:

I like that thinking!

Heather, great web page. You can add our other info to the list.

CajunGirl2 ... Angie (42)
Bruce (DH-45)
Emily (DD-almost 9)
Ashley (DD-6.5)

All ages are the time of sailing.

From: Milton, GA
Cabin: 5020
Dining: Early
No special occasions
This will be our 2nd DCL cruise

Think that's it.
Angie

[whnim64]

Total price of this trip: $52.16
Amount Due: $52.16
*Government taxes and other fees we're required to collect.
I can never find deals like that. I don't think we live in the part of the country that has bargain flights to anywhere, well, not anywhere that I want to go, anyway. :confused3

[whnim64]

It's a balmy 7 degrees this morning, compared to this time yesterday when it was 1 degree. I have my dog here with me in my office (at the library). She has a vet appt. later and I didn't want to leave her in the van. The library doesn't open for another hour, but we don't leave for an hour and a half, so I hope she behaves. DS is here, too, but he's busy surfing the internet, or more specifically, playing Runescape. I know where he'll be for the next hour and a half, then I'll have to pry him off!

[Hygiene99]

Just off the phone with a lovely lady from Mass unemloyment!
And to my surprise, unemployment benefit rate has gone up since the last time I collected!
:thumbsup2 :woohoo:

Of course, I will be looking for employment next week while im in Florida!
;)


I was working with alot of folks from Texas and LA and I told them make sure the file for unenjoyment in Mass before they go home!
Many where very thankful, as the rates are alot lower in there home states!

see the rates here
http://atlas.doleta.gov/unemploy/sigprojul2004.asp

I also called every Business Agent and told them, I could work !

Signed up for several classes, that in the end will make me more marketable! (Construction Stuff)
:rotfl: next is the TA class!

[whnim64]

And to my surprise, unemployment benefit rate has gone up since the last time I collected!
I ran into that situation when I was laid off from my computer programming job 5 years ago. The unemployment was more than I could make with a regular job. It was almost as much as I'm making now as library director! I didn't look very hard for a job for that 6 months that I collected unemployment. :woohoo:I was looking at real estate prices for some cities in Florida. What a difference from a couple of years ago. I wish we were ready to move south, but DH has a quite a few years before retirement, and we need the health insurance that comes with his job.

[rotary2808]

Definately upgrade to a Mac. That's all Jason and I use at home. We've never had any trouble with them. They cost a little bit more, but I think it's worth it.

So it's all my fault that we were on page 3? What was I supposed to do respond to my own post?:lmao:

We never get airfare deals like that either. We probably could if we drove 2 hours to either Nashville or Birmingham, but when you factor in gas and parking it's not much of a savings.

Peter, did I miss something? I thought you were getting to keep your job?

[whnim64]

Definately upgrade to a Mac. That's all Jason and I use at home. We've never had any trouble with them. They cost a little bit more, but I think it's worth it.

We never get airfare deals like that either. We probably could if we drove 2 hours to either Nashville or Birmingham, but when you factor in gas and parking it's not much of a savings.
I almost went to a Mac last time, but had the 'fear of all things new'. I know I'd get used to it and love it, but I've got so much stuff on my Dell that I'm not sure I could transfer to a Mac. I'm sure there's help for people like me, though.

For the last 2 cruises, we drove 3 hours to Indy for the best airfare. We're 3 hours from Chicago, 3 hours from St. Louis, and 3 hours from Indy. We used to get fairly good deals from Bloomington, IL, 1 hour away, but they no longer have direct flights to where we want to go. Still, every time we think of the 2-day drive, we opt for the 2-hour flight instead.

[jeanneg]

Happy New Year everyone!

Wow, I stopped getting email notifications for some reason and didn't think anyone was posting......then I find I have 3 pages to read!

Welcome to the new people!

Peter: so glad I get to see you next week! I'll be cheering behind the Poly until John, Jenn and a few other WISH people pass by. Then I have to hightail it over to the finish line and catch them all again.

Martinis, Mojitos, whatever......count me in!

[RachelTori]

Happy New Year everyone!

Wow, I stopped getting email notifications for some reason and didn't think anyone was posting......then I find I have 3 pages to read!

It looks like the email notifications have started up again (there are 3 in my inbox now!), but I never rely on them. I usually click on the User CP on the top left, and that brings up any threads that I'm subscribed to that have had posts since I was last on! (I hope that made sense!! :blush:)

[rotary2808]

I almost went to a Mac last time, but had the 'fear of all things new'. I know I'd get used to it and love it, but I've got so much stuff on my Dell that I'm not sure I could transfer to a Mac. I'm sure there's help for people like me, though.

If you're anywhere near an Apple Store I'd go talk to them. They'll be able to help you with anything. We're finally getting one here and I can't wait.

[goofygal1975]

Bring him for Birthday!
:rotfl: :rotfl:

one other thing! I really like the new Celine Dion Cd!
Called Taking Chances!
If anyone would like it let me know!
I can send you the files !
VIA skype!

Heather,
I am going to bother you for your knowledge of Creating web pages!

Love it!
Music and All!!!!!

After I figure out Windows Vista! :scared1: :scared1:

Still on the old gateway !
XP home!
New pc Hp has vista

Thanks! Just let me know when...I'll help you with the web page! I'm still getting used to Vista on my laptop I got last summer! ha!

I bought my mother the new Celine CD...and I can't wait to download it to my ipod!

[goofygal1975]

Angie...I have your info updated on the list:thumbsup2

Today it was 14 degrees in AL..at the airport...and I was there taking grandma there for her flight back home to FL. I've never been so cold in my life!!! I am a Floridian...born and raised there (I have only moved to AL to be close to my father who was diagnoised with terminal cancer ...on my ds bday no less. ) I never thought I'd leave the warmth of FL. I know it is warm here in AL too...but this is just nuts!! The least it could do is snow if it is this cold so I can finally see snow!!! :rotfl2:

Jenn/Peter...we'll just miss you guys! We are flying to Orlando for DH bday to visit his family 1/18-1/21. We will be able to sneak away for a few hours on 2 different days to visit Disney(his family is about 30-40 mins away)...I'll take what I can!!!:wizard:

[jeanneg]

I bought my daughter the new Celine CD for Christmas. I'm a big fan, but quite frankly, we really don't care for this one too much. Plus, she looks hideous on the CD cover. I don't know what she was thinking with that very weird make-up....she is much prettier than that.

Jenn, what are you going to be wearing on race day? I want to know so I can spot you. I'll be cheering just past the Poly and then again at the finish. I'll have on my green WISH shirt. You and your lady friends, please take care of John!

[rotary2808]

Today it was 14 degrees in AL..at the airport...and I was there taking grandma there for her flight back home to FL. I've never been so cold in my life!!! I am a Floridian...born and raised there (I have only moved to AL to be close to my father who was diagnoised with terminal cancer ...on my ds bday no less. ) I never thought I'd leave the warmth of FL. I know it is warm here in AL too...but this is just nuts!! The least it could do is snow if it is this cold so I can finally see snow!!! :rotfl2:

Don't you just love the weather?:lmao: Two hours north of you the high was struggling to reach 37 and the low tonight is supposed to be 12 I think. If it's going to be this cold there needs to be snow on the ground so I can stay home.

[Hygiene99]

I bought my daughter the new Celine CD for Christmas. I'm a big fan, but quite frankly, we really don't care for this one too much. Plus, she looks hideous on the CD cover. I don't know what she was thinking with that very weird make-up....she is much prettier than that.

Jenn, what are you going to be wearing on race day? I want to know so I can spot you. I'll be cheering just past the Poly and then again at the finish. I'll have on my green WISH shirt. You and your lady friends, please take care of John!

Jeanneg at first listen we did not care for it either but trust me it Grows on you track 4 and track 12 are a couple of our favorites!

This is from Huge Celine fans!

This video is clips from the whole cd.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QoGR9TBhges
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ziy2RaoncGw&feature=related

We saw Celine the First time she ever played in the US at a small college aud, and have been to Many shows of hers!
We even went to Montreal on NYE 2000 to see her last public show, It was in French!!!:rotfl:
who would have thought!
we still had a Grand time in the front row!
:rotfl:
ps: we will see her opening night of her new US tour that starts in Boston...:woohoo:

Jeanneg maybe you will like this better From Heathers / Eds website :rotfl:
http://www.cmt.com/videos/reba-mcentire/157908/because-of-you.jhtml

[ldb1030]

I really need to catch up on this thread! Have not been on in awhile!:)

Here is our info for time of sailing:

Lisa-early 40's (ouch!)
Jim-mid 50's (double ouch!!)
Alexa- just turned 18 at time of sailing :sad2:

From Augusta, KS (near Wichita)

Deck 5

Early dining

This will be our 5th Disney Cruise!!

Special occassion, daughter and nephew will graduate HS the week prior to the cruise and my sister Mary will have a birthday on May 24th!

Also on board with us (different cabins) but you don't need to post on the the list really since they are not dis-ers: (I keep them updated on everything on the DIS board! :rotfl2: )

Justin- my 18 yr old nephew from Junction City, KS
My oldest sister Julie from Pleasanton, CA
Another sister Mary and her partner Cassy from Gardner, KS and their son Will who will be 8 at time of sailing!
This will be everyone's 5th cruise except the nephew, this is his FIRST cruise!!

[goofygal1975]

I've got your info updated Lisa! I went ahead and added your family also! :thumbsup2

[rotary2808]

TGIF everyone!!!!

See Peter, I'm doing my job!!!!:lmao:

[winotracy]

TGIF everyone!!!!

See Peter, I'm doing my job!!!!:lmao:

Thank you Emily!!

[rotary2808]

Thank you Emily!!

You're welcome!!!!:thumbsup2

[rotary2808]

Oops...double post.

[Hygiene99]

TGIF everyone!!!!

See Peter, I'm doing my job!!!!:lmao:

At least one of us is!

I called dvc 4 times today to check to see if someone has canceled a 1 bedroom or if a studio for the night of the 11th at the boardwalk has become available, since i got a good deal on air, i invited a friend, and lets just say a studio will be to small for the 3 of us!
would love it if they just said yes Peter we can upgrade you to a 1BR for the 11th thru 14th no problem!
even a 2 or another studio will do.
got the night of the 10th for my friend & I no problem!
but jenn will come in on the 11th :wizard:

Oh my this calling back thing Works! ;) (on phone now) :surfweb:

I am just getting a studio for the night of the 11th at Boardwalk!
:woohoo: ok breathe :rolleyes1 one night at a time :lmao:

will call back again later :lmao: ok 2 more nights and all will be good! 12 & 13
was able to book Red Carpet Inn in St. Augustine fl. for night of 14th
cheap and dirty, like the guys like :lmao: 50 bucks, close to airport so i can fly out early in AM.....:sad1:
45 bucks if i can find the right card!


:scared1: :woohoo:
Oh my something else just popped up on her screen, she is now checking for the other 2 nights!

ok she got us into a 1 bedroom for the night of the 13th!
:woohoo:

will call back later to see if i can get the night of the 1/12 and I will be allset..


oh except for the cake i am suppose to go out and get and the dinner i have to make and I suppose the Girlies would like a walk around the Block!

This Katie girl is one of the best DVC agents i have dealt with in a while!
:flower3: :flower3: :flower3:

Lets See what the 5 oclock phone call brings!!!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Was also able to save Jenn & the 3 girls coming with her, $30 bucks each on there Air, SW had a sale and I canceled and reboooked them at the lower rates! 119 down to 89 and 99 down to 89
That is dinner at Flying Fish!!!!
doing the happy dance at the Dental Office!
THEY are!!!

Starting to sound like T
LOL:lmao: :lmao: :rotfl2:

When is my Ta Class any ways! :lmao: :hug:

[Hygiene99]

Jenn, what are you going to be wearing on race day? I want to know so I can spot you. I'll be cheering just past the Poly and then again at the finish. I'll have on my green WISH shirt. You and your lady friends, please take care of John!

Hi Jeanne!! I think I will be wearing bright blue.. My boss is having t-shirts made for us. I am getting so excited!!! What number is John? I am 33814, hopefully we will be close!!! See ya soon.. Jenn

[Hygiene99]

The 5 oclock call was :thumbsup2

We now have enough room for everyone every night of the trip....
Hopefully when we get there, this has happened before!
they will put us in one room for the entire stay!
since each and every night! now has a different reservation Number. :rotfl:


and new Tooth brushes to Boot!
;)

[RachelTori]

The 5 oclock call was :thumbsup2

We now have enough room for everyone every night of the trip....
Hopefully when we get there, this has happened before!
they will put us in one room for the entire stay!
since each and every night! now has a different reservation Number. :rotfl:


and new Tooth brushes to Boot!
;)

Did they "link" the reservations, I hope?!! ;)

[rotary2808]

Talk about a fiasco. I'm sure everything will work out fine when you get there.

[TDC Nala]

DVC rocks.

I will be down there next weekend myself, at Coronado Springs (I ran out of points).

Not watching any marathons, I don't get up that early.

[rotary2808]

I agree DVC rocks!!!!:thumbsup2 I'm hoping that construction beside the Contemporary turns out to be a DVC resort, which I'm pretty sure it is.

[Hygiene99]

I agree DVC rocks!!!!:thumbsup2 I'm hoping that construction beside the Contemporary turns out to be a DVC resort, which I'm pretty sure it is.

Will get the Scoop!!!

I consider myself the king of last minute reservations.... thru dvc the trick is to call every hour! :rotfl:
inventory is always changing!
Yesterday Nothing today I am all set!
I also know that they will keep us in the same room the whole time!
no moving! :headache:
they will get it all worked out!

last time i had standard view PV PV and standard view... or something like that!

Never moved! :worship:

Was like getting an upgrade! :yay:
:wizard:

Very happy
end of the marathon Is what I will be up for!!!
they have to be up at 3 AM...
:headache:

[Hygiene99]

Good look to all of those in the 1/2 and full marathon.
That would be a cool thing to do. Maybe next year for me.
Bad training habits prevented me from doing it this year.:rolleyes:



Well as many of you know Jenn & the other girls from Work, Including Dr. Kevin Mooney, who is the Boss.

Have taken on the 1/2 marathon.
This started out as Fun for the Bunch of them :yay:
Jenn, has made sure that each and every person has a DVC room to stay in!
@ the Boardwalk!

Along the way it has turned into a way for them to raise Money for Boys & Girls Club of Woburn, Ma. (http://www.positive-place.org/)

The Girls at the office have, posted on the big board @ the office asking for there support!

Well, they have raised over $2500.00 :woohoo: for the Cause!
Each Girl recieves donations from there Patients !
Hence, a little contest has emerged!
Who can raise the most!

This is where you come in! :hug:

They know, that Jenn is the Disney Queen! :lmao: Yes, Everything Disney!
(she has helped more people in that office plan trips or Save money on a Disney trip!) :rotfl2:

They, also know of her Wacky Friends on the DIS, I think that the fact that Jenn will see about 50 to 100 other Disers (That she knows, im sure she will meet others!) during her walk is Great!

The other Girls will be like who is that, and Jenn will explain, oh Just a Friend I have Cruised with (insert amount of times here) or Met at The World!

The Dis is a very powerful Thing! :wizard:

ok, If Jenn knew, I was doing this, she would Kill me! :scared1:

Anyone who would like to help Jenn, help the Boys & Girls, may do so by
sending a check to the address below!
Lets help Jenn, win this little thing!

Jennifer R.
C/O Kevin Mooney, DDS
105 Baldwin Green Cmn
Woburn, Massachusetts 01801

Make checks Payable to: Boys & Girls Club of Woburn

Donations may also be made @ this site: http://www.positive-place.org/

Thank You :wizard: :dance3:

They still have this weeks people to Encourage to donate! :lmao:
She will not leave until Friday Morning for Florida!

It would be grand for Jenn to have a bunch of envelope to open upon her Return! or even before she goes!
Opening mail is one of her favorite Things!

Oh and have a Green New year!




Peter

[goofygal1975]

That is an awesome thing Jenn and her co-workers are doing!! :thumbsup2

[rotary2808]

That is an awesome thing. Good luck to them next week.

[Hygiene99]

Wow, what a day yesterday!

Started aound noon, with the 3 year old birthday party.
Can you guess, what we got her for a present (http://oneshare.com/)? great Italian Food!


Then we headed over to me Moms house! ;) for Family Christmas!
Was the first time we could all get together! due to Schedules and so on.

Followed by Jenn's Holiday Work Party!
This was a Catered affair!
Good Eats.. :goodvibes
Tell me why at 12:45 was i eating shrimp cocktail! :rotfl2
@ the Doc's house, Lets see there was the Wii bowl off and Guitar hero and so on!

Along with the Yankee Swap! pirate: Jenn got Number 1 :banana: actually I got it and traded with the number she had picked 11 :hug:
(still yielded a DD gift card)

Value of the swap was $20.00 per gift!
One of the Gifts was lovely photo of the 3 Doctor's, in a nice frame!

Something said ~ you know there has got to be more to it than that!
Jenn, was right, as she selected the photo as her final gift, upon opening the back of the frame, was a Crisp New Hundred Dollar Bill!
Yes, ready for spending in Florida! in 5 wakes up for her and 3 for me!


Some of the other Girls had the same Idea as Jenn, and opened the photo frame before the end of the swap, inserted there was a note that read CHEATER! :lmao: Seems the DR's PA was holding the bill!

As she thought this sort of thing may happen!
As a matter of Fact She Confirmed Jenn's thoughts, before selection of the final Gift!
Why because She likes Jenn!
She is one of the Fav's around the office!
why ~~~ for those of you have not met her ~~ you will see!
but trust me there is not a bad bone in her Body!
in Jenn's High school yearbook,:lmao: :lmao: Jenn was left a bad day from the Senior class! :rotfl:

Im sorry, it just does not happen! :lmao: :angel:

In just minutes from now! Jenn's girls will arrive and the Sunday morning training walk will begin! :cheer2:

Not sure of the length today, but, it is not too bad out there!
they all fear the BUS of shame at the World!:scared1:

That is the bus that comes around and snatches the slower Marathoners,
Around here i am the bus driver!

Services have not been needed, but im here in the event of an emergency!
Jenn has Nextel, and she can Beep me if something was to happen to one of her Girls!
To date they have found about 6 Bucks!
on there training route! 1 penny at a time!
That will be used for the victory Martini! that is one sip each for the 5 of them!
:banana: :laughing:


Thank$, for all the people who have sent me a little PM, :woohoo: :woohoo: :cloud9:















:

[Hygiene99]

That Jenn & the Girls along with the Doctor!
will be in the Local Paper!
Highlighting the details of what they are doing!
When it is published along with the photo!
I will post!
:lmao: :goodvibes :goodvibes

Oh, and the V&A's story made the Boston Globe!

[rotary2808]

I don't see how anyone couldn't not like Jenn. She was always really nice when I saw her on the 11 night cruise.

The V&A story made our paper today too. Just a small little blurb though.

[TDC Nala]

We are having tons of fun with V&A on the restaurant board.

When I was a kid I lived in Woburn. Of course I should send them something on their site.

[RachelTori]

We are having tons of fun with V&A on the restaurant board.

Heading over to the restaurant board to check that out! :)

The V&A policy change was news to me -- I always thought V&A was like Palo, 18 and over only!! (they shattered my illusion! :laughing:)

[Hygiene99]

We are having tons of fun with V&A on the restaurant board.

When I was a kid I lived in Woburn. Of course I should send them something on their site.

I read all 10 pages, :lmao: :rolleyes: :idea:

[rotary2808]

Bumping us back up to p. 1.

[winotracy]

Bumping us back up to p. 1.

:goodvibes :goodvibes Hope everyone had a great weekend! It is raining here with thunderstorms. All the snow will be gone soon!

Tracy

[rotary2808]

It's going to be at least 70 here today. Hard to believe less than a week ago we were struggling to get above freezing and now it's like spring.

[whnim64]

Rescuing us from Page 2. It was almost 70 here yesterday, with thunderstorms and tornado warnings...in JANUARY! Supposed to cool down to 'normal' by the end of the week, though. I'm ready for SUMMER, already.:cool2: I had a tooth pulled yesterday, and wasn't sure that I'd feel like coming into work today, but I'm here with my Darvoset. That' something that I never ever want to have done again. I'll take a root canal any day over the tooth pulling. At least I don't have a lot of work to do, which leaves more times for the DIS .:thumbsup2

[rotary2808]

Sandi, I hope you feel better soon. Tooth pulling is no fun at all.

It's supposed to be 73 here today, but we've got storms coming in later and that should cool it back down to normal. It's unbelievable the weather we've been having.

[goofygal1975]

It's supposed to be 73 here today, but we've got storms coming in later and that should cool it back down to normal. It's unbelievable the weather we've been having.

It was hot here the past couple of days...I amost turned on the A/C yesterday! :rotfl2: But we just opened the windows for the breeze. I heard the weatherman say there is a slight possibility for snow flurries this weekend! From 70's to below 30's in just a few days!

We lost power last night for about 2 hours. Our neighborhood and my sisters neighborhood across the highway. That was fun! ;) No TV, no computers. Of course it was pitch black outside too. Luckily we had plenty of flashlights/lanterns..so we pulled out the ipods and read a book!

[rotary2808]

There's been alot of power outages around here too. Luckily, the only one that affected me was while I was at work. :thumbsup2

[whnim64]

We lost power last night for about 2 hours. Our neighborhood and my sisters neighborhood across the highway. That was fun! ;) No TV, no computers. Of course it was pitch black outside too. Luckily we had plenty of flashlights/lanterns..so we pulled out the ipods and read a book!
Reading is always good. We live out in the middle of nowhere, so we're used to power outages once in a while. We have a generator that we bought from the owner of the house when we moved in. That and our water tank have been the best investments that we've made. The generator gives us heat and light, but we don't turn on the TV. We pull out the Uno Attack!

[Hygiene99]

Thanks to everyone, who has sent a card!
Jenn received 3 in the mail yesterday! and a couple via the website!

This is good, she was cleaning, one girls Teeth and the other woman, brought them into the room and said Jenn you've got mail!
Jenn said Open them up!
She has read the post on the boards! ;)

They said how are you getting donations via mail! :lmao: :eek:

She explained it was her wacky Dis friends, as you are so called! :worship: :worship:

I leave for Florida, today at 6:14 pm arrive St. Augustine, Florida!
what do you want for a $20.08 airfare! :cool1:
super8ing it tonight! :scared1: (My Friend & I)
Jenn will arrive Friday morning.....

Will be at the World, Thursday morning sometime!
NO hurry! taking our time!
whenever I wake up!
and then make the 100 mile drive!


Thanks again! :yay:

Peter


Oh for got to say, I am on my new HP m8300f computer, with Windows vista home premium edition.

HP Pavilion M8300F Desktop PC (AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+, 3 GB RAM, 640 GB Hard Drive, Vista Premium)

Do not fear VISTA, it is not bad, I kinda like it!!!!!!!!


It will READ the post to me!!!! windows Narrator!

and I can also compose an email with my Voice!

It will also take you to your favorite, websites!
LOL

[rotary2808]

Have a great trip Peter and good luck to Jenn and everyone else running the marathon.

[goofygal1975]

Reading is always good. We live out in the middle of nowhere, so we're used to power outages once in a while. We have a generator that we bought from the owner of the house when we moved in. That and our water tank have been the best investments that we've made. The generator gives us heat and light, but we don't turn on the TV. We pull out the Uno Attack!

Yes, we want to look into getting a generator! Living in FL with the hurricanes we wanted to get one. we actually borrowed one during one storm from my dad's boss up here in AL...dad drove it down to us. Turns out the storm didn't hit us, but came up here to AL:scared1:

During one tropical storm my house didn't loose electricity..but my neighbor did and so did my parents down the street (that storm we didn't have the generator!) So we had slumber parties at my house for a few days.

You are smart to use it for heat and light but not the TV !!

[goofygal1975]

I forgot to mention that we spent part of the evening at the local walk in clinic last night. My son (12) hurt his foot last week while playing football/catch with his Papa in the house. (dad doesn't have the energy to go outside and play anymore). Somehow ds stepped on it wrong. After walking on it for a few full days at school it just didn't get any better. So now he his home with me and using crutches!

Hope it gets to feeling better by next week...that is when we fly to Orlando and make a quick stop at Disney!!! (the rest of the time we will be with the inlaws)
************************************************** *
We've just decided to DRIVE to FL for our cruise. I don't know where it came from, but it just hit me...we should drive. It will be summer for us...ds will get out of school the day before we were going to fly to FL. We were going to rent a car and keep it the whole time. (almost 2 weeks) But I did not want the hassle of renting car, turning it in near the port then waiting for shuttle after cruise. (Our 1st cruise we drove..we lived in St Pete, Fl...and our car was right there and I loved it) I am VERY impatient and tend to stress when not in somewhat control. So we were going to keep the rental car all week in the port. We will save ALOT of money just driving down. The total cost of gas round trip will cost about the cost of a one way flight for 3 (with good discounts) to Orlando. Plus we will be buying alot of merchandise while in Orlando/Disney for ebay and were going to mail it home. If we drive we can just take it with us.

DH is really happy about this and the fact that I am saving us money!!! With the both of us taking turns driving it won't be bad at all!! Then we won't have to worry about what we can and can not pack on the plane. This flying business is still new to me. We try to not check in luggage and just take carry ons...since all of our trips have just been weekend trips to visit family.

[rotary2808]

Hope your son's foot heals quickly. Disney's not much fun with a bummed out foot.

[CajunGirl2]

I'm rescuing us from Page 2.

Sandi, hope your mouth is doing better.

Heather, hope your sons foot heals quickly. What did the dr. say was wrong with it. I broke my toe during the summer & it took 6 weeks before I was able to put a shoe on and walk normally.

Good luck to everyone doing the 1/2 marathon & marathon this weekend. I have 2 cousins going to walk the marathon.

Ang

[whnim64]

Sandi, hope your mouth is doing better.
I'm doing better, Ang, thanks for asking. I'm thinking a couple of Tylenol right now might be a good idea. I can't wait to see how much your girls have grown next year. We're still a little nervous about the school schedule; we won't know what it is for sure until August, then will have to hope we don't use any snow days.

Heather, I know how that is. With Caleb, he'll complain about aches and pains, but we wait awhile to see if they go away on their own. Then when they don't, and I end up taking him in to the dr., I have major mom guilt that I didn't do anything sooner.

Best of luck to all the marathon runners! I couldn't make it a block, let alone all those miles.:worship:

Tomorrow is our board meeting day, and I was looking for treats. I thought I'd do a theme for winter and tried to find the 'snowballs' round cakes with white coconut on them. The only 'snowballs' I found are pink and are actually labeled as 'pink snowballs'. I guess I should just be glad they aren't YELLOW!:laughing:

[goofygal1975]

Dr says ds has a bad sprain...he walked on it for about a week,kids stepping on it at school due to construction and chaos at school. We kept him home yesterday...but it was off to school today. Keeping my fingers crossed he does ok! He was stressed out about it. I feel bad, I'd keep him home but they are VERY strict on school attendance and ds does have trouble making up school work.

Good luck to all the marathon runners/walkers!!! In past years, we'd see certain areas being set up and couldn't figure out what the heck was going on! It was the marathon set up!

[rotary2808]

Hope everyone's aches and pains go away soon!!!!

[goofygal1975]

Well, ds made it through the day...of course they closed schools early due to severe weather!!! (about an hour and half early). This is new to us! In FL, they pretty much just cosed schools when tropical storms went through and you found that out the day before, and it was closed for a full day. I wouldn't have even known if I didn't go online to a news station...they announced a few counties/schools only.

My ds...who normall has no "common sense" for things like this...actually went to the nurses room since it was close to a classroom he was in...and called home to tell us to pick him up (he talked to his papa)...we were already at the school pick up area:rotfl: But I was glad to know he actually thought ahead and called home!

This weather is crazy for us...I'm not used to having to run down to a basement...I'd never even seen a basement until we moved here...lol! (weather isn't bad enough here for that now/yet...but one other time since our moved we had to "take cover immediately" due to rotation over our small city)

[goofygal1975]

I spoke too soon. Not long after the above post, we got the "get to your safe place" from the weather man! :scared1: We live on the 2nd floor, my parents live on the 1st floor, and then we have the basement.

Don't know if I have mentioned it here...but my dad has cancer..he found out on my ds bday and was told if he didn't get chemo immediately he would have a month to live. Then after chemo they have given him 3-6 months..this was in June..he has survived failed Kidney's, infection from surgery and all the other things that go along with it. (this is why we moved to AL, cancelled our Disney wedding and had a double wedding at this house. We just left our house in fl and jobs and everything...we just wanted to have time with dad...we did sell the house Nov 30th!! woo hoo!!)

Anyways, I worried about mom or dad ever making it to the basement if a warning was to come through..(they were in the hospital when the last 2 happened). Mom has bad legs and stairs are hard for her.

They got right up when the weather radio went off, got down there (my perfect dh had been down earlier to clear off the couch and table down there...basement is unfinished at this point) so my parents had a place to sit. We had chairs and ds laid down under the table. Our pizza I was cooking was just done, so hey...we took that down to the basement and had dinner while waiting.

All is well now, and so far as we can tell no damage...we've just heard lots of trees down in the area.

[RachelTori]

Heather,

Stay safe. I think your weather is heading this way.

I have family in Irondale AL so I imagine they've been in their basement too.

I'm sure it's very comforting to your Dad & Mom to have you, your thoughtful DH and DS there with them. :grouphug:

[goofygal1975]

Heather,

Stay safe. I think your weather is heading this way.

I have family in Irondale AL so I imagine they've been in their basement too.

I'm sure it's very comforting to your Dad & Mom to have you, your thoughtful DH and DS there with them. :grouphug:

Thanks, and yes, I do think the weather is heading your way. Be careful! Hopefully it will loose strength by the time it gets to you.

[goofygal1975]

How would everyone feel about posting pictures of your group? I could post them on the web page. This way we could know who to look for on the cruise.

If anyone feels uncomfortable about posting pictures out there on "the web" I could make the page password protected and just PM everyone cruising the password.

You could either post your pictures here, or email them to me at :

HpBahamaMama1 at aol dot com


Just a thought!

[CajunGirl2]

Thanks, and yes, I do think the weather is heading your way. Be careful! Hopefully it will loose strength by the time it gets to you.

Heather, you & your husband are special people to pick up & move to be closer to your parents. That's great that you are taking care of them.

The weather must have fizzled out by the time it reached us. The weather radio never went off. I'm glad! We don't have a basement at our house so we'd all be huddled in my walk-in closet or the laundry room. I need to check with a friend that lives in Lamar County MS. I read that there were tornadoes there yesterday.

Ang

[CajunGirl2]

How would everyone feel about posting pictures of your group? I could post them on the web page. This way we could know who to look for on the cruise.

If anyone feels uncomfortable about posting pictures out there on "the web" I could make the page password protected and just PM everyone cruising the password.

You could either post your pictures here, or email them to me at :

HpBahamaMama1 at aol dot com


Just a thought!

We had pictues on a website for our last cruise (5/27/06). I'm ok with it. I'll have to find a family picture of us ... not sure that we have one that is recent.

Ang

[CajunGirl2]

Booked our WDW vacation for this summer ... guess I need to add a ticker so I can start counting down. I booked a standard view room at POFQ. We've mainly stayed at value resorts but I decided that I want to move up a notch. Anyone ever stay there? I think the girls will enjoy the pool with the slide. The only negative things that I read were about the bus transportation ... that it can get crowded sometimes. Here are my dining ressies ... any comments/suggestions?

Day 1 - no park this day - Cindy's Happily Ever After (@ the GF) dinner
Day 2 - CM breakfast
Day 3 - LeCellier
Day 4 - 50s Prime Time
Day 5 - Biergarten
Day 6 - O'hana dinner

O'hana is the only one that we've done before. We've done CM but only for dinner.

We're not doing DDP this time. Last year I bought 10-day non-expiring park hoppers knowing that we'd go back this year. With the changes with DDP & having to buy at least a 1 day ticket for each of us makes DDP more than OOP.

Ang

[RachelTori]

The weather must have fizzled out by the time it reached us. The weather radio never went off. I'm glad! We don't have a basement at our house so we'd all be huddled in my walk-in closet or the laundry room. I need to check with a friend that lives in Lamar County MS. I read that there were tornadoes there yesterday.

Ang

Yes, the storm fizzled on its way to Atlanta. (phew!) Hope everybody stayed safe in AL & MS.


We had pictues on a website for our last cruise (5/27/06). I'm ok with it. I'll have to find a family picture of us ... not sure that we have one that is recent.

Ang

That's always the challenge for us too - finding a recent picture with the 3 of us (I'm usually behind the camera!! :laughing:) Angie, I know of beautiful recent picture of your family (think pink & brown!). ;)

[RachelTori]

Booked our WDW vacation for this summer ... guess I need to add a ticker so I can start counting down. I booked a standard view room at POFQ. We've mainly stayed at value resorts but I decided that I want to move up a notch. Anyone ever stay there? I think the girls will enjoy the pool with the slide. The only negative things that I read were about the bus transportation ... that it can get crowded sometimes. Here are my dining ressies ... any comments/suggestions?

Day 1 - no park this day - Cindy's Happily Ever After (@ the GF) dinner
Day 2 - CM breakfast
Day 3 - LeCellier
Day 4 - 50s Prime Time
Day 5 - Biergarten
Day 6 - O'hana dinner

O'hana is the only one that we've done before. We've done CM but only for dinner.

We're not doing DDP this time. Last year I bought 10-day non-expiring park hoppers knowing that we'd go back this year. With the changes with DDP & having to buy at least a 1 day ticket for each of us makes DDP more than OOP.

Ang

I've stayed at POFQ many times -- love it!! You'll get a kick out of the street names! I love the size of the resort -- no room is ever "too far away"! The buses aren't bad - you're first to be picked up, first dropped back off. There are times when the bus will only make one stop at Riverside too (most often you'll have to sit through all the stops though!) Take the boat to DTD - it's a beautiful ride. :cloud9:

I like your dining choices. Biergarten is one of Tori's favorite restaurants. The entertainment is so much fun! Your girls can go down on the dance floor and have a blast!! Tell Bruce that lots of Daddies dance with their little girls too! ;) We all love LeCellier and 50s Prime Time too! The wait-staff at Prime Time is so much fun! We haven't done CM in several years, but we've always had a great experience there too!

When is your trip?

[CajunGirl2]

When is your trip?

We're going June 8-14. June 8 is still part of Gay Days weekend so we won't do a park on that day. When I was single I was at WDW on Gay Days weekend. It didn't bother me but that's not something that I want to explain to 2 small girls at this point... maybe in a few years.

My sister lives in Lake Mary, FL & has a new pool at her house. We'll more than likely drive to her house Friday night & spend the weekend with them until Sunday early afternoon.

My family did a few Disney trips when I was growing up... when I looked back at pictures I was surprised to find that we actually went to WDW the year that it opened! We stayed in our pop-up camper at FW that year. I remember eating at Beirgarten way back when. One day I'll go back to the restaurant in France to eat. We had our Thanksgiving lunch there one year when I was in college.

Ang

[RachelTori]

We're going June 8-14. June 8 is still part of Gay Days weekend so we won't do a park on that day. When I was single I was at WDW on Gay Days weekend. It didn't bother me but that's not something that I want to explain to 2 small girls at this point... maybe in a few years.

Perfectly understandable! :thumbsup2 We went in June 2000 (Tori was 6) having no idea it was Gay Days! Thankfully, the only question she asked was why all the "red shirts"!!! :laughing: (now she knows *why* and none of us have any problems visiting WDW during Gay Days!)

[goofygal1975]

Heather, you & your husband are special people to pick up & move to be closer to your parents. That's great that you are taking care of them.

The weather must have fizzled out by the time it reached us. The weather radio never went off. I'm glad! We don't have a basement at our house so we'd all be huddled in my walk-in closet or the laundry room. I need to check with a friend that lives in Lamar County MS. I read that there were tornadoes there yesterday.

Ang

Thanks! :hug: I'm glad the weather wasn't bad in your area. Yes, Lamar County was mentioned alot yesterday on the news. I know in one area (not sure which county) a school bus ended up on top of a school roof!! I just saw the pictures this am.



Booked our WDW vacation for this summer ... guess I need to add a ticker so I can start counting down. I booked a standard view room at POFQ. We've mainly stayed at value resorts but I decided that I want to move up a notch. Anyone ever stay there? I think the girls will enjoy the pool with the slide. The only negative things that I read were about the bus transportation ... that it can get crowded sometimes. Here are my dining ressies ... any comments/suggestions?

Day 1 - no park this day - Cindy's Happily Ever After (@ the GF) dinner
Day 2 - CM breakfast
Day 3 - LeCellier
Day 4 - 50s Prime Time
Day 5 - Biergarten
Day 6 - O'hana dinner

O'hana is the only one that we've done before. We've done CM but only for dinner.

We're not doing DDP this time. Last year I bought 10-day non-expiring park hoppers knowing that we'd go back this year. With the changes with DDP & having to buy at least a 1 day ticket for each of us makes DDP more than OOP.

Ang


We've never stayed at POFQ, but have visited family staying there...very nice!!!! Your dining plans sound great. We LOVE CM for breakfast!! (we like it better than the dinner) O'hana dinner is awesome too...we were going to have dinner here for our intimate wedding!! Our all time favorite of course is Le Cellier!!! (the other 2 we haven't tried) You've made some GREAT choices. We've gone around that same time a few years...my ds bday is 6/14!! So we always tried to go for his bday!

[goofygal1975]

We had pictues on a website for our last cruise (5/27/06). I'm ok with it. I'll have to find a family picture of us ... not sure that we have one that is recent.

Ang



That's always the challenge for us too - finding a recent picture with the 3 of us (I'm usually behind the camera!! :laughing:)

I know...the only recent photo we have of the 3 of us is our wedding photos from August. I'll just have to put up a couple pictures to cover the 3 of us if we can't find one of all of us together! LOL :thumbsup2

[rotary2808]

The weather wasn't too terribly bad for us. Just severe storms and that only lasted about an hour and a half. They closed schools at noon and since the church I work for has a daycare, they closed and so did I. Jason was able to leave work early too, so we were home before the worst of it got there.

Hope everyone survived okay. And TGIF!!!!

[whnim64]

Heather, I admire you and your husband for taking care of your parents. It's something that you'll never regret, I'm sure. Growing up in Central Illinois, we're used to basements and tornado warnings at least 5 or 6 time a year. It was 3 years ago that Caleb and I were in the basement and heard the tornado rip the siding off the north side of our house and take down our barn. Larry is a volunteer fireman and was at the fire station. We don't have a finished basement; it's a creepy 100-year old basement that floods occasionally. We just hope that there's not 6 inches of water down there during the storms.

We don't mind sharing a picture of us. The last one we have is from our cruise in 2006, and Caleb has grown a foot and a half since then. I'll see what I can come up with.

Ang, I had no idea there were gay days at WDW. That wouldn't make a bit of difference to us now that Caleb is older, but it might have made some awkward questions years back. We've only been to WDW once and are planning on staying for a week or so next year after the cruise. I have no idea about dining, so would have to hop over to the dining boards to get ideas. We loved HDD, and would do that again, though.

[CajunGirl2]

A friend asked me to go to our mall & pick up something at Build-a-bear for her so I did. I decided to run in to The Disney Store across the hall. I shouldn't have. I can't resist a sale!!! Almost everything in the store was 40% off. Last year Emily got in to pin trading at WDW. I found some pins for $3. I remember that we couldn't find anything less than $5 at WDW. I bought 8 of the same so the girls can trade. I also found them each a battery-operated small fan that they can hang around their necks. My husband will kill me! Oh well ... racking up more of my Disney Visa reward points.
Ang

[rotary2808]

I'll have to look for a picture too.

[rotary2808]

Bumping us up off of p.2.

[GoofyGuyEd]

Hello everyone....I have been told by my DW (GoofyGal1975) that I needed to post something, somewhere on here (I am new to the DIS boards and after an overwelming 2 hours I finally found this thread!) Whoo Hoo!

I hope everyone is excited about this Cruise! I know I am and this being my first ever Cruise (I don't think I can count the boat ride to Alcatraz I took back in 1994).

Have a great rest of the weekend!

[winotracy]

Hello everyone....I have been told by my DW (GoofyGal1975) that I needed to post something, somewhere on here (I am new to the DIS boards and after an overwelming 2 hours I finally found this thread!) Whoo Hoo!

I hope everyone is excited about this Cruise! I know I am and this being my first ever Cruise (I don't think I can count the boat ride to Alcatraz I took back in 1994).

Have a great rest of the weekend!

Welcome Ed! Glad to see you found us :goodvibes You can count the boat ride if you want. I can't wait to hear the comparison between that and the Magic :rotfl:

[rotary2808]

Welcome Ed!!!! Glad you finally found us. You'll love the cruise.

[GoofyGuyEd]

Thank you for the warm welcomes! :goodvibes

[goofygal1975]

Hello everyone....I have been told by my DW (GoofyGal1975) that I needed to post something, somewhere on here (I am new to the DIS boards and after an overwelming 2 hours I finally found this thread!) Whoo Hoo!

I hope everyone is excited about this Cruise! I know I am and this being my first ever Cruise (I don't think I can count the boat ride to Alcatraz I took back in 1994).

Have a great rest of the weekend!


Yea! Now you can get excited excited excited about planning our cruise!!!

We are going to see if we can stay 4 or 5 (or maybe 6 :lmao: ) days at Disney after the cruise. We will hope to rent DVC points from a friend and stay at our favorite Beach Club Villas. (we have rented from her before, and this Christmas will be staying at Animal Kingdom Villas using her points). I know we still have plenty of time to figure that out!

[winotracy]

We are likely going to stay at DVC before the cruise. We have another cruise that I must go on May 10 (4 night Disney Wonder) and it doesn't make sense to fly home, get out of vacation mode for a week and then fly back. I can also work from Disney so that will be ok!

[goofygal1975]

We are likely going to stay at DVC before the cruise. We have another cruise that I must go on May 10 (4 night Disney Wonder) and it doesn't make sense to fly home, get out of vacation mode for a week and then fly back. I can also work from Disney so that will be ok!

Very exciting!! What is the May 10th cruise for? It's great to be at Disney for all that time!! (even if you work some from there).

I am keeping my fingers crossed that we can stay at WDW after the cruise. It will all depend on what job DH gets...going into a new job he will have the dates we want and let them know that we already have it planned. The job market here is horrible right now. Our saving are just about gone and not having ins isn't so great! So we hope he can just find ANYTHING at this point! We just plug away on ebay right now. :surfweb: I know things will work out though, they usually do! :thumbsup2

[winotracy]

Very exciting!! What is the May 10th cruise for? It's great to be at Disney for all that time!! (even if you work some from there).

I am keeping my fingers crossed that we can stay at WDW after the cruise. It will all depend on what job DH gets...going into a new job he will have the dates we want and let them know that we already have it planned. The job market here is horrible right now. Our saving are just about gone and not having ins isn't so great! So we hope he can just find ANYTHING at this point! We just plug away on ebay right now. :surfweb: I know things will work out though, they usually do! :thumbsup2

The May 10 cruise is the DISPodcast Cruise. Should be a lot of fun!

[GoofyGuyEd]

I am excited about this cruise! I love hearing what others are doing before and after the cruise too! With all these great plans...the waiting for the trip to get here must be hard!