WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember The Magic-Pt4

[ibouncetoo]

WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember the Magic Pt4

Here we go....another new home.

Link to Part One: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1843067

Link to Part Two: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1862935

Link to Part Three: http://www.disboards.com/showthread....5#post26296015

Here are the links:

Thought I'd add in some links to the trip reports for this cruise too:

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1803465 from Jolene (littleaussie)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1821822 from Lisa (calmom)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1703161 from Matt (Iamhiddenmickey)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1705259 from V (lillygator)

http://monicasadventures.blogspot.com/ from Monica (Mishoe1)

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1810009 by PLANKY

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1908105 from Deborah (Scottishwee)



http://land.allears.net/blogs/debwil...ruise_wb_2008/ (http://land.allears.net/blogs/debwills/disney_cruise_line/panama_canal_cruise_wb_2008/) Deb Wills blog


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1840323 by cmash95

http://www.disboards.com/showthread....4#post25736044 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=25736044#post25736044) by linuxwebguy

http://www.disboards.com/showthread....2#post25753582 (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=25753582#post25753582) by kmitchell



Some youtube stuff:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21kp0nYP7-Y Sail Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlwR08yMLk Canal Crossing (10 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzlwR...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQGDTyGf8UA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X14dysVOR0M

Figment's youtube stuff:
..already have a few videos up..
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JtVUJTrxHKU - Consider Yourself
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cfsr4-DFRPw - Knees Up Mother Brown
http://youtube.com/watch?v=6HGbzhTP2MA - My Bonie Lies Over The Ocean
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fBRoTDH_ido - The Beer Song (slight glitch at the end.. don't know why it happened.. might fix it later)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=426oYJ_lHhE - If I Were Not Upon The Sea

DCL video on the PC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fejaT-Jeyuc

..
Photos:

http://gallery.mac.com/cheria#100129 Cheri's 'movies'

http://www.dropshots.com/knewell#alb...20World%202008 from Ken (MouseFanInQueue)

See Page 18 of part one for more links for Cheri's photo albums

http://iankh.smugmug.com/ Ian's photo gallery

A ZIP file of webcam captures from DISer awoltoday
http://www.4shared.com/file/47872135...iraFlores.html

2010 Destination Discussion thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1931478

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[disneylover5]

Thanks Jackie......

[iankh]

I'm here

[nskjerven]

I'm here and accounted for.

Thank you Jackie:thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

This morning we finished watching a really old, but funny Disney movie called "The Boatniks". Tyler picked it out and it's really cute! Anybody seen it? I'd never heard of it. Not sure why he's been picking these old movies lately, but they've been great choices. I'm going to look today for Gilligan's Island on DVD for us to watch tonight. I think he'd get a kick out of it for sure. ;)

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

I'm here!:cool1:

[scottishwee35]

Hello:thumbsup2

Scottishwee35

[JLSE50]

Trying an experiment to see if I quote Woody from Thread 3, copy the quote and post it here, if someone clicks the little blue arrow-thingy by his name, will it link back to the other thread after that one is closed.

The mystery thickens....:rolleyes:

Jan :earsgirl:

Greetings from Rarotonga, a Cook Island in the South Pacific. This is our third stop. So far we have stayed on Atiu and Aitutaki. It's truly paradise.

Unfortunately, we will miss Ian and Sukie's big day, but I'm sure it will be a splendid occasion.

Woody

WOW WOODY! I did a Google search on those names. What lovely islands! Is this a cruise or a flying vacation? I would love to go there! Did you snorkel?

Jan :earsgirl:

[HollyTyler]

Trying an experiment to see if I quote Woody from Thread 3, copy the quote and post it here, if someone clicks the little blue arrow-thingy by his name, will it link back to the other thread after that one is closed.

The mystery thickens....:rolleyes:

Jan :earsgirl:



WOW WOODY! I did a Google search on those names. What lovely islands! Is this a cruise or a flying vacation? I would love to go there! Did you snorkel?

Jan :earsgirl:
Well, the old thread isn't closed yet, but for now, your experiment is a success! :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Some not too exciting pictures from today:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010082.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010073.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010081.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010079.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010075.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010072.jpg

[JLSE50]

We are going to an airshow on Saturday. I wonder if that blue one with folding wings will be there. :confused:

Jan :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

And this, by the way, is the first time I ever made it to the new thread while the old thread was still alive. :upsidedow

Jan :woohoo:

[HollyTyler]

We are going to an airshow on Saturday. I wonder if that blue one with folding wings will be there. :confused:

Jan :earsgirl:
That was definitely the coolest plane there! Tyler wants me to ask my boss why the wings fold up like that because he's a retired Marine Captain. ;) I'll ask him because he'll get a kick out of Tyler asking.

[HollyTyler]

And this, by the way, is the first time I ever made it to the new thread while the old thread was still alive. :upsidedow

Jan :woohoo:
Great job staying caught up! :goodvibes

[JLSE50]

Great job staying caught up! :goodvibes

The Raspberry makes it possible. :thumbsup2 I's not getting other stuff done though. :rotfl2:


Did you see my post to you on page 148 #3709 of the Remember the Magic 3 Thread?

Jan :earsgirl:

[MouseFaninQueue]

Some not too exciting pictures from today:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010082.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010073.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010081.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010079.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010075.jpg

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010072.jpg

Beautiful pics Holly!! I LOVE airshows. Sadly we don't have one up here anymore. Abbotsford down south has a big one that I have never had the privilege of going to as of yet. Maybe one day.

[gaylean93]

I didn't even notice we were close to ending the other thread. I must check if I missed something but probably not tonight. What happened to all the champagne buddies? Oh well I got to drink a bottle of champagne ;)

[MouseFaninQueue]

We are going to an airshow on Saturday. I wonder if that blue one with folding wings will be there. :confused:

Jan :earsgirl:

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010073.jpg

I believe that is a Corsair. Made famous by the TV Show "Baa Baa Blacksheep" with Robert Conrad in the 70's.

Folding the wings helped for storage on the aircraft carriers.

The VMF-312 tells you which airgroup it belonged to. This one is the "Checkerboards" who saw action in the Battle of Okinawa in WWII.

[gaylean93]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010073.jpg

I believe that is a Corsair. Made famous by the TV Show "Baa Baa Blacksheep" with Robert Conrad in the 70's.

Folding the wings helped for storage on the aircraft carriers.

You are full of useless knowledge, just like Jon :lmao:

[LuvBaloo]

Gaylean, I don't have champagne, but I've got rum and I'm wearing a pink Minnie/Tink shirt!:thumbsup2 Enjoy your champagne!


Holly - great pics of the airshow! Makes me miss the ones I went to as a kid and young adult.:sad2:

Jan - you are always on the go! Good thing you got that Raspberry :thumbsup2

John - sounds like a busy but great day in DC :)

I'm enjoying myself right now - I took over Ken's chair and his laptop while he was reading to the girls. :lmao:

Thanks for all the good thoughts are our entrance. A one day event ended up taking 3 weekends :eek: But we did more than originally planned. Hopefully the kitchen will only take 3 weekends too.:)

[gaylean93]

Gaylean, I don't have champagne, but I've got rum and I'm wearing a pink Minnie/Tink shirt!:thumbsup2 Enjoy your champagne!


Holly - great pics of the airshow! Makes me miss the ones I went to as a kid and young adult.:sad2:

Jan - you are always on the go! Good thing you got that Raspberry :thumbsup2

John - sounds like a busy but great day in DC :)

I'm enjoying myself right now - I took over Ken's chair and his laptop while he was reading to the girls. :lmao:

Thanks for all the good thoughts are our entrance. A one day event ended up taking 3 weekends :eek: But we did more than originally planned. Hopefully the kitchen will only take 3 weekends too.:)

I like rum too. I'm not too sure how this all started but any excuse to drink champagne is good with me ;) I really can't find my camera and now I'm wondering if we left it at Bubba and V's :confused3

[LuvBaloo]

The poor Chinese man who pulled his Achilles tendon or something in warmup for the 110m hurdles heat #1. I think its so sad when any athlete gets injured and has to drop out of their event, but its particularly sad for when it happens in your own country.

I don't have to worry about it, I've never been an athlete and I don't think I ever will be. :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

The poor Chinese man who pulled his Achilles tendon or something in warmup for the 110m hurdles heat #1. I think its so sad when any athlete gets injured and has to drop out of their event, but its particularly sad for when it happens in your own country.

I don't have to worry about it, I've never been an athlete and I don't think I ever will be. :lmao: :lmao:

Me either but can you imagine training for something your entire life and then having it all end :scared1: Jon was a really good basketball player but hurt his ankle so bad that he couldn't play that much. I felt bad for him and he wasn't even in the Olympics.

[MouseFaninQueue]

I don't have to worry about it, I've never been an athlete and I don't think I ever will be. :lmao: :lmao:

Ahhh but honey you always win gold in my eyes! :love:





:cool2:

[LuvBaloo]

I like rum too. I'm not too sure how this all started but any excuse to drink champagne is good with me ;) I really can't find my camera and now I'm wondering if we left it at Bubba and V's :confused3

Was it you, Holly and Deb that started planning this one during Fridays chat session? :confused3 Nan was drinking rum on here earlier, but now its all quiet. I'm hot and sleepy, hoping the coke will perk me up for a bit.;)

[LuvBaloo]

Ahhh but honey you always win gold in my eyes! :love:





:cool2:

What a sweetie - even after I've stolen your chair and laptop and you have to go online with the old desktop computer. I'll thank you again later ;)

[LuvBaloo]

Me either but can you imagine training for something your entire life and then having it all end :scared1: Jon was a really good basketball player but hurt his ankle so bad that he couldn't play that much. I felt bad for him and he wasn't even in the Olympics.

Was that in college or high school? Were you guys high school sweethearts?

[gaylean93]

Ahhh but honey you always win gold in my eyes! :love:





:cool2:

:sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick: :sick:

[gaylean93]

Was that in college or high school? Were you guys high school sweethearts?

No we were college sweet hearts but it wasn't in college that he hurt himself. He still played but hurt himself every time. He still tries to play now. I feel sorry for him because apparently when you stop playing basketball 8 hours a day, you gain weight :confused3

[gaylean93]

What a sweetie - even after I've stolen your chair and laptop and you have to go online with the old desktop computer. I'll thank you again later ;)

I'll take a roast beef on squaw ;)

[LuvBaloo]

No we were college sweet hearts but it wasn't in college that he hurt himself. He still played but hurt himself every time. He still tries to play now. I feel sorry for him because apparently when you stop playing basketball 8 hours a day, you gain weight :confused3

Isn't that strange :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

Isn't that strange :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

We thought so. It seemed alright for both of us and then we started eating burritos instead of sandwiches and it all went down hill! :lmao: :lmao:

[LuvBaloo]

I was just reading a description of the pentathlon event - I'd never heard of that one. Shooting, fencing, swimming, horseback riding and running - I think that would be neat to watch.

Dis is slow so I'm browsing the CBC olympic site - its well done. Has a page for each different sport, with explanations of what they are. I'm a nerd at heart!:thumbsup2

[LuvBaloo]

We thought so. It seemed alright for both of us and then we started eating burritos instead of sandwiches and it all went down hill! :lmao: :lmao:

I wish we had a good burrito place here - there's a good one in Prince George where Ken works, and he loves to rub it in when he goes there for lunch. :(

[LuvBaloo]

Goodnight Gaylean - I've got to call it a night so I can be all perky for work tomorrow (YUCK!)

[gaylean93]

Goodnight Gaylean - I've got to call it a night so I can be all perky for work tomorrow (YUCK!)

Good night.

[nskjerven]

You are full of useless knowledge, just like Jon :lmao:

Hey, I knew that one too, so add me to the useless knowledge gang.:thumbsup2

[nskjerven]

Holly, love those airplanes pics. I've been missing flying these days. I think as the kids get older I'm reliving my old life...man when Molly hits those teen years watch out!!!!

I was off talking with Paul and my friend Patty for a while, and now while I'd love to stay and chat I'm tired so calling it a night. Check ya tomorrow.:woohoo:

[figment1986]

I'm here... going to sleep and probably poke in before the storm comes to visit florida... and college classes for fall start on thursday.

[ibouncetoo]

LOOK: They've left a light on....waiting for us to come to Disneyland!

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l49/karenm30/Disneylandday4056.jpg

Three weeks! :cool1:

Picture by my friend, DanaUK

[granmaz]

Ok, I replied on the other thread, so if you are interested go back there!!!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Monday 25th August 08:thumbsup2


Pooh...I'll be in Key West that day. Maybe I'll be able to get online, but probably not at the right time.

Which hotel are you in Dec? We've switched to CBR for the 11-14th (Mousefest).

Let us know how the movie was. We saw X-files tonight - it was ok but I don't think anyone who wasn't a fan of the show would like it.

I'm staying at CBR, but before the cruise. After the cruise, I'm staying w/my cousin and her family and I can't remember where (but it's not CBR)

The movie was funny to me, outrageous in many parts, way over the top in the satire. I can see why there's controversy over it. There's something in it to offend just about everyone and no sacred cow is left unskewered. It's pretty vulgar, too. Tom Cruise is hilarious. Not everyone in my group liked it, although no one hated it. But even those who were lukewarm admitted to laughing.

Ahhh but honey you always win gold in my eyes! :love:
:cool2:

Awwwwww...how sweet! The floor looks great, too!

LOOK: They've left a light on....waiting for us to come to Disneyland!

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l49/karenm30/Disneylandday4056.jpg

Three weeks! :cool1:

Picture by my friend, DanaUK

It's just around the corner! I can't wait!


Hi Marilyn! I'm off to dreamland now...:hug:

[granmaz]

Goodnight to you Cherie. I hope we get to meet in December. We are there from Nov 29th to Dec 16th.

[granmaz]

Tropical Storm Fay is, at the moment, due to make landfall near Tampa on Tuesday.

V - how are things down your way?

[granmaz]

Thinking about the 2012 Olympics, if any of you are planning on coming over, bring waterproofs and warm clothing!! If this August is anything to go by, and the weatherman said yesterday that it is average weather(!:confused3 ) then they had better build roofs over all the venues.

[cquick]

:eek: Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday. :cloud9:

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! :love: We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.


Thinking about the 2012 Olympics, if any of you are planning on coming over, bring waterproofs and warm clothing!! If this August is anything to go by, and the weatherman said yesterday that it is average weather(!:confused3 ) then they had better build roofs over all the venues.

[granmaz]

:eek: Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday. :cloud9:

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! :love: We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.

Congratulations on your 35th wedding anniversary Conne. I hope you have a lovely meal tonight.

Yes, it does look like plenty of rain for you there. Winds too I see on the forecast.

[JLSE50]

I have posted two replies to Gaylean on the old thread and a link here. If they lock it after me, then the last post will have the address.

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=26991620&postcount=3753

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=26991620&postcount=3754



Here's to a good day for everyone :drinking1

Jan :earsgirl:

[edna mode]

Thinking about the 2012 Olympics, if any of you are planning on coming over, bring waterproofs and warm clothing!! If this August is anything to go by, and the weatherman said yesterday that it is average weather(!:confused3 ) then they had better build roofs over all the venues.

Hi Marilyn, Yes, we are planning to come. The dates are 7/27/12-8/12/12, so it is a little earlier and we were thinking it would be hot and wet there, but I guess we really have to be ready for any weather. We are hoping to do a month in Italy, France and England - 1 week in Italy, 1 week in France and then 2 weeks in England getting there one week before the Olympics begin to get some sight seeing in and leave before the Olympics end to get home and watch it on TV. I've been watching the web site and get email alerts about the progress. But we are anxious to see if Chicago gets the 2016 Olympics too. It will be announced on 10/2/09, but we suspect it may go to Rio (S. Am. has never had an Olympics) or Tokyo (it's been 54 years since they've had it. Obviously we hope Chicago gets it. I have a goal to see as many Olympic Stadiums as possible, so far I've been to LA (obviously - went to many of the 84 games), Montreal, Barcelona - have only flown over Atlanta. Here's the website for the Olympics.

http://www.london2012.com/

[granmaz]

Hi Marilyn, Yes, we are planning to come. The dates are 7/27/12-8/12/12, so it is a little earlier and we were thinking it would be hot and wet there, but I guess we really have to be ready for any weather. We are hoping to do a month in Italy, France and England - 1 week in Italy, 1 week in France and then 2 weeks in England getting there one week before the Olympics begin to get some sight seeing in and leave before the Olympics end to get home and watch it on TV. I've been watching the web site and get email alerts about the progress. But we are anxious to see if Chicago gets the 2016 Olympics too. It will be announced on 10/2/09, but we suspect it may go to Rio (S. Am. has never had an Olympics) or Tokyo (it's been 54 years since they've had it. Obviously we hope Chicago gets it. I have a goal to see as many Olympic Stadiums as possible, so far I've been to LA (obviously - went to many of the 84 games), Montreal, Barcelona - have only flown over Atlanta. Here's the website for the Olympics.

http://www.london2012.com/

Sounds like a great trip Kelly. It would be great to be in the stadium for the opening ceremony.

I hope Chicago gets the Olympics in 2016.

[HollyTyler]

The Raspberry makes it possible. :thumbsup2 I's not getting other stuff done though. :rotfl2:


Did you see my post to you on page 148 #3709 of the Remember the Magic 3 Thread?

Jan :earsgirl:
Probably, but I don't remember it, so I'm headed to look now. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

The Raspberry makes it possible. :thumbsup2 I's not getting other stuff done though. :rotfl2:


Did you see my post to you on page 148 #3709 of the Remember the Magic 3 Thread?

Jan :earsgirl:
OK, got it. I hope it's a thing of the past, only time will tell. The big test will be when he starts school in a couple weeks and has to sit and focus and do work and try to deal with the frustration. That frustration is what ends up making him lash out most of the time, so we'll see how it goes. His dad did say he practiced writing for a half hour over the weekend, so that's a huge improvement over 5 minutes at a time. Only time will tell.

[HollyTyler]

Beautiful pics Holly!! I LOVE airshows. Sadly we don't have one up here anymore. Abbotsford down south has a big one that I have never had the privilege of going to as of yet. Maybe one day.
Unfortunately, it wasn't really an airshow. The airshows I remember as a kid, had the Blue Angels, and stunt planes, a Stealth plane, and tons of cool things flying around. This was just a few little planes sitting on the ground to look at. But it was free, so that's better than nothing! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

I didn't even notice we were close to ending the other thread. I must check if I missed something but probably not tonight. What happened to all the champagne buddies? Oh well I got to drink a bottle of champagne ;)
I went to bed early with a mild migraine. It wasn't a major pounder though, and I managed to get rid of it by morning by taking stuff a couple times during the night. :thumbsup2 I think that's the first one I've had in 2 weeks, and am amazed at how quickly it went away. I love my drugs! :rotfl2:

[HollyTyler]

I'm here... going to sleep and probably poke in before the storm comes to visit florida... and college classes for fall start on thursday.
Stay safe during that storm. Good luck starting classes! What classes will you be taking?

[HollyTyler]

LOOK: They've left a light on....waiting for us to come to Disneyland!

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l49/karenm30/Disneylandday4056.jpg

Three weeks! :cool1:

Picture by my friend, DanaUK
OH MY GOSH, I have to try to remember to show that picture to Tyler. Since age 2, he's insisted that he is a firefighter (but now he's a firefighter/paramedic). He's never just pretended, or just says that's what he'll be when he grows up, he insists he already is one. :rotfl: He'd love that picture for sure! :goodvibes

[mishoe01]

Found you!

Sitting here at work - keeping a watch on Fay. I live in Polk county where at this point we're under a Hurricane Wind Watch (Osceola is under Tropical Storm wind watch). Wondering if my appointments are going to hold for tomorrow. Will be calling the dentist atleast at lunch (appt is at 3pm...GP appt is at 1045a so don't think that will be a problem).

Get to go to Publix tonight --- nothing to do w/ Fay....need cereal & milk, plus some other food. Also need to stop by CVS to pick up an rx.

Can't believe the Magic is on her way home again.....hard to believe that we got off the ship 85 days ago.

[HollyTyler]

:eek: Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday. :cloud9:

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! :love: We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.
My friends who just arrived at WDW yesterday will be so bummed if it rains the whole time. They're there until they get on the Wonder on Thursday.

[HollyTyler]

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY CONNIE!!! I hope you have a great dinner tonight. :lovestruc

[HollyTyler]

Ken & Shannon: LOVED the pics on the last thread of your hard work in your entry. Looks very nice! Great job! :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Actually very busy today at work, but this time I've spent posting is my sanity break since I don't take a lunch on Mon, Tues, & Wed. But now.......back to work!

[LuvBaloo]

:eek: Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday. :cloud9:

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! :love: We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.

Happy Anniversary! Have a great dinner :banana: :yay: :woohoo:

[tink1963]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything. :lmao:

[granmaz]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything. :lmao:

That is a shame Venetia, but I am sure you will still enjoy your cruise. Just close your eyes and dream.

[LuvBaloo]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything. :lmao:

How does the age mix compare to Disney? I know the WB PC was low numbers of kids for a Disney cruise, I'm curious how other lines are.
Have a great trip! Did you bring your KTTW so you can try to sneak back onto the Magic?:lmao:

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything. :lmao:

That sounds similar to the way my sister described their NCL cruise to Alaska recently. Oh well...at least you're on the water! Hope you have a good time anyway.:thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

I didn't even notice we were close to ending the other thread. I must check if I missed something but probably not tonight. What happened to all the champagne buddies? Oh well I got to drink a bottle of champagne ;)

John Lennon sang in a song to his son, just before he died, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans!" That's what happened to me. John's son was over here and he was cleaning out a turtle tank. (I have four tanks and six turtles.) John was just about to put the meat on the grill. We were going to pop the cork on the champagne and take a picture wearing my tiara. THEN the kid said......we have a leak in this tank and water is pouring out all over the floor. Great! Now we had to stop everything and immediately drain the tank and run out and buy another one and set it up. Then the new tank was bigger and didn't fit where the old one was, so we had to exchange it with another tank in another place. So we had to drain that one too and after the exchange, fill it up again. Well by the time all of this was said and done, it was way to late to start a barbeque. So we called it off and decided to do it tonight after work. It's the kid's actual birthday today anyway. SO the champagne will be popped tonight and we'll take the pictures and post them. Of course, it defeats the purpose of sharing it with you and Holly doing the Champagne Girl toasting and pictures at the same time.......but life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Happy Anniversary, Connie & Chuck!:love:


Ian, did you have a dinner reservation for the Vineyard Room in DCA during your trip? I just read on Mice Age that it's closing Aug. 31. Just a heads up...


Looks like we might delay our trip to FL by one day, if we can. Still up in the air at this point.


Going to a 75th BD party luncheon for a friend. Got to pull myself together...

[granmaz]

So where's Michelle then? I seem to think she was going to the lake, but didn't she used to post from there? I hope she had a nice birthday.

[nskjerven]

John Lennon sang in a song to his son, just before he died, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans!" That's what happened to me. John's son was over here and he was cleaning out a turtle tank. (I have four tanks and six turtles.) John was just about to put the meat on the grill. We were going to pop the cork on the champagne and take a picture wearing my tiara. THEN the kid said......we have a leak in this tank and water is pouring out all over the floor. Great! Now we had to stop everything and immediately drain the tank and run out and buy another one and set it up. Then the new tank was bigger and didn't fit where the old one was, so we had to exchange it with another tank in another place. So we had to drain that one too and after the exchange, fill it up again. Well by the time all of this was said and done, it was way to late to start a barbeque. So we called it off and decided to do it tonight after work. It's the kid's actual birthday today anyway. SO the champagne will be popped tonight and we'll take the pictures and post them. Of course, it defeats the purpose of sharing it with you and Holly doing the Champagne Girl toasting and pictures at the same time.......but life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.


Deb:

I had to stop myself from laughing at your story; this so could have been us instead of you. TURTLES!!!! I think they just wanted a new tank, sneaky little devils :laughing: Sorry your day was end over teacup and glad you are celebrating tonight, have a good bbque :thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb:

I had to stop myself from laughing at your story; this so could have been us instead of you. TURTLES!!!! I think they just wanted a new tank, sneaky little devils :laughing: Sorry your day was end over teacup and glad you are celebrating tonight, have a good bbque :thumbsup2

Hi Nan, ya know, ya gotta laugh at the silly things that go on sometimes.....I guess the turtles did want a new tank.....their's was the oldest.....all the other tanks are newer. I'm glad I could share with you because you know first hand how this can just happen at the most inconvenient time. Oh well, the turtles are happy because they're in new places now and they see different things from where they were so they keep checking it out. And we will be popping our bubbly tonight instead! Cheers!:cutie:

[ibouncetoo]

OH MY GOSH, I have to try to remember to show that picture to Tyler. Since age 2, he's insisted that he is a firefighter (but now he's a firefighter/paramedic). He's never just pretended, or just says that's what he'll be when he grows up, he insists he already is one. :rotfl: He'd love that picture for sure! :goodvibes

Tell him that the light in the second story window is ALWAYS left on for Walt. That was where his apartment was (is) for when Disneyland was being built and the early years of the park. They were building a new apartment in New Orleans Square when Walt died. It has been an art gallery for many years and recently completed into the apartment (with some of the original interior designs) for the Year of A Million Dreams.

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[LuvBaloo]

Hi Nan, ya know, ya gotta laugh at the silly things that go on sometimes.....I guess the turtles did want a new tank.....there's was the oldest.....all the other tanks are newer. I'm glad I could share with you because you know first hand how this can just happen at the most inconvenient time. Oh well, the turtles are happy because they're in new places now and they see different things from where they were so they keep checking it out. And we will be popping our bubbly tonight instead! Cheers!:cutie:

Sounds like a crazy evening! Enjoy your champagne tonight!

[EllaEnchanted]

Sounds like a crazy evening! Enjoy your champagne tonight!

YES I WILL......and I'll be thinking of all of you while doing my cheers! John had done all the prep work in the kitchen, we were about to put the meat on the barby and pop the cork......my mouth was watering.......then we had to pull the plug. Oh well. At least we get to start the week off right with a good Monday night party!:banana:

[JLSE50]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a14/hollyntyler/P1010073.jpg

I believe that is a Corsair. Made famous by the TV Show "Baa Baa Blacksheep" with Robert Conrad in the 70's.

Folding the wings helped for storage on the aircraft carriers.

The VMF-312 tells you which airgroup it belonged to. This one is the "Checkerboards" who saw action in the Battle of Okinawa in WWII.

We usually get Corsairs flying. Sometimes parked for display. A guy we know from where we used to live (Valparaiso--near where Jackie grew up and kind of close to Chicago) has one and he flew it down last year--atg leastr I think that's what it was. I will ask Tom.

Jan ::yes::

[EllaEnchanted]

OK I really give up now......I'm sitting here sipping on my champagne toasting to the birthday boy while John is cooking the meats on the barby. I take out the camera and want to start the pics since I'm wearing pink and my tiara. The camera battery died. The recharge wire is in John's laptop bag which he left at work. Even the wire connector to put the pics into the computer is in his laptop bag. No pics tonight. I give up!

[EllaEnchanted]

Never say never! The kid ran home (right next door to us on the same property) and got his digital camera. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! He's going to DL the pics we took on his computer after we eat......the food is almost ready. Then he'll upload them to photobucket in my account. So I'll be able to post them later tongiht. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Finally!

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Great stories, Deb! You've just got to roll with that kind of stuff, huh? Hope you have a pleasant evening!


Marilyn, I forgot to answer you about December...sorry! It sounds like there's the potential for a nice little reunion get-together then. It would be great to see you and anyone else who can make it. When it gets closer, we'll definitely plan something!


There's a thread on the main cruise board http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923501
that has some great pictures of the Magic leaving LA and in one of the pics you can see someone holding up...Bobby Banana! :banana: Is that OUR Bobby Banana?

[iankh]

:eek: Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday. :cloud9:

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! :love: We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.

Congratulations to you and Chuck on your 35th anniversary!

[JLSE50]

The poor Chinese man who pulled his Achilles tendon or something in warmup for the 110m hurdles heat #1. I think its so sad when any athlete gets injured and has to drop out of their event, but its particularly sad for when it happens in your own country.

I don't have to worry about it, I've never been an athlete and I don't think I ever will be. :lmao: :lmao:

I think it stresses the joints. I don't want arthritis, so I'm not an athlete either.:laughing:

Jan :rotfl:

[iankh]

Hi Marilyn, Yes, we are planning to come. The dates are 7/27/12-8/12/12, so it is a little earlier and we were thinking it would be hot and wet there, but I guess we really have to be ready for any weather. We are hoping to do a month in Italy, France and England - 1 week in Italy, 1 week in France and then 2 weeks in England getting there one week before the Olympics begin to get some sight seeing in and leave before the Olympics end to get home and watch it on TV. I've been watching the web site and get email alerts about the progress. But we are anxious to see if Chicago gets the 2016 Olympics too. It will be announced on 10/2/09, but we suspect it may go to Rio (S. Am. has never had an Olympics) or Tokyo (it's been 54 years since they've had it. Obviously we hope Chicago gets it. I have a goal to see as many Olympic Stadiums as possible, so far I've been to LA (obviously - went to many of the 84 games), Montreal, Barcelona - have only flown over Atlanta. Here's the website for the Olympics.

http://www.london2012.com/

Hey, if Chicago gets the Olympics we'll have a HUGE party here!




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[iankh]

Ian, did you have a dinner reservation for the Vineyard Room in DCA during your trip? I just read on Mice Age that it's closing Aug. 31. Just a heads up...


We have reservations at the Blue Bayou on the night of the 3rd (the day we arrive) and at Napa Rose on the night of the 4th, the day we get married ... at least that's the plan for now until I hear otherwise.

I had wanted to try the Vineyard, but now I guess I won't be able to.

Still there are lots of other places I'd like to try.



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[iankh]

Deb:

I had to stop myself from laughing at your story; this so could have been us instead of you. TURTLES!!!! I think they just wanted a new tank, sneaky little devils :laughing: Sorry your day was end over teacup and glad you are celebrating tonight, have a good bbque :thumbsup2

I've never heard this expression ... and I love it! In fact, I shall steal it and make it mine ...



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[Tink rules]

Sure... I take off for a few days and you guys start another thread???? :rotfl:

Thank you all for your wonderful greetings... I haven't really read too far (the library lady is going to throw me off really soon...) But I love you all!!! :lovestruc And it was a great day... I'll post more when I get back!!!

(Time for me to go hit King of the Frosties for an ice cream... :goodvibes )

[Tink rules]

We have reservations at the Blue Bayou on the night of the 3rd (the day we arrive) and at Napa Rose on the night of the 4th, the day we get married ... at least that's the plan for now until I hear otherwise.

I had wanted to try the Vineyard, but now I guess I won't be able to.

Still there are lots of other places I'd like to try.



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You do??? Table for how many??? :rolleyes1

[edna mode]

My friends who just arrived at WDW yesterday will be so bummed if it rains the whole time. They're there until they get on the Wonder on Thursday.

Hey Holly, my very good friends from the TA/Med cruise are on that trip too. If they are dissers then my friends may find them.


Hey, if Chicago gets the Olympics we'll have a HUGE party here!

.

If it is, I'm so counting on a tour of the city. I spent a week there with Jesus Christ Superstar, but didn't make it far past the venue. I'd love to see Michigan Ave. and the Oprah show, but they wouldn't be filming then.


We have reservations at the Blue Bayou on the night of the 3rd (the day we arrive) and at Napa Rose on the night of the 4th, the day we get married ... at least that's the plan for now until I hear otherwise.

I had wanted to try the Vineyard, but now I guess I won't be able to.

Still there are lots of other places I'd like to try.



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The downstairs restaurant from the Vineyard is really nice - dine on the patio and then see the light parade. Wine Country Trattoria - good selection of Italian everything and good vegetarian food. It's really nice. It is not as much about wine as it is about food. As a non drinker, Jonathan has never felt it to be an issue there.

Well, I just checked the sked for that weekend and there are quite a few rides/attractions closed for refurbishing that week in preparation for the holiday decorations. Crap, including the Aladdin show! And the haunted Mansion and small world is still closed. They are both different from WDW. :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:

[iankh]

I've been reading the thread of another couple who are planning a wedding. They're a tad younger than us by about 20+ years, together for 2 years and are planning a Disneyland wedding.

I nearly fell off my chair, over 120 guests and spending over $100K on the wedding. I think they're spending closer to $150K!

We've been together for 21 years and I'm not sure I'd pony up $100K for some over-done chicken and cake (not to mention $150K)

I'm not sure marrying Sukie is worth $100K, perhaps if pressed, I'd cough up about 15 bucks (but that's pushing it).

Haven't these people ever heard of sinking money into real estate, or perhaps nice stock funds?

They've picked out rather expensive rings.

Our rings are made out of titanium and they look like I picked them up at Ace Hardware or Home Depot.

Here I was fretting because of how much I had spent on our wedding outfits (though we're going to look pretty darn fabulous, if not just a teensy weensy odd). I fretted over the handmade cake topper!

However, we are also going to have the primo hoy paloy of California, Arizona and possibly New York society at our celebration (which, I understand from Michelle that it's being held in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts).

What could be better than the über-fabulous friends we have?

On a side note, Sukie asked me this evening if I'm looking forward to the wedding. I told him that the thought of being shackled to him for the rest of my life left me speechless.





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[Tink rules]

I'm not sure marrying Sukie is worth $100K, (which, I understand from Michelle that it's being held in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts).

What could be better than the über-fabulous friends we have?

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Yes he is and it was DENNY'S!!!!!!!:thumbsup2

[Tink rules]

Ok... so I'm outta here again... be back either tomorrow night or Wednesday... will post pictures of our adventure from today...

Until then... I'm going to keep you hanging!!! :rolleyes1

[nskjerven]

I've never heard this expression ... and I love it! In fact, I shall steal it and make it mine ...



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it is really Donkey (get it) over Teacup but I couldn't put that here could I :rolleyes1

[iankh]

it is really Donkey (get it) over Teacup but I couldn't put that here could I :rolleyes1


Even better!

(and I got it ... wink, wink)

[iankh]

Hey Holly, my very good friends from the TA/Med cruise are on that trip too. If they are dissers then my friends may find them.




If it is, I'm so counting on a tour of the city. I spent a week there with Jesus Christ Superstar, but didn't make it far past the venue. I'd love to see Michigan Ave. and the Oprah show, but they wouldn't be filming then.




The downstairs restaurant from the Vineyard is really nice - dine on the patio and then see the light parade. Wine Country Trattoria - good selection of Italian everything and good vegetarian food. It's really nice. It is not as much about wine as it is about food. As a non drinker, Jonathan has never felt it to be an issue there.

Well, I just checked the sked for that weekend and there are quite a few rides/attractions closed for refurbishing that week in preparation for the holiday decorations. Crap, including the Aladdin show! And the haunted Mansion and small world is still closed. They are both different from WDW. :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:


Noooooooo don't say that the Haunted Mansion is closed when we're there!!!!


(By the way, I'll have to take you to Oak Park, and Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio)

[HollyTyler]

Tell him that the light in the second story window is ALWAYS left on for Walt. That was where his apartment was (is) for when Disneyland was being built and the early years of the park. They were building a new apartment in New Orleans Square when Walt died. It has been an art gallery for many years and recently completed into the apartment (with some of the original interior designs) for the Year of A Million Dreams.

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Oh crud, I forgot to show him. We weren't even near the computer tonight when we got home. Maybe I'll remember in the morning. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

OK I really give up now......I'm sitting here sipping on my champagne toasting to the birthday boy while John is cooking the meats on the barby. I take out the camera and want to start the pics since I'm wearing pink and my tiara. The camera battery died. The recharge wire is in John's laptop bag which he left at work. Even the wire connector to put the pics into the computer is in his laptop bag. No pics tonight. I give up!
Deb, my batteries are dead too! Crazy, huh? Last night I went to bed early, today my battery is dead.

[ibouncetoo]

Hey, if Chicago gets the Olympics we'll have a HUGE party here!
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I'LL BE THERE.....I'VE EVEN GOT A PLACE TO STAY! :cool1:





The downstairs restaurant from the Vineyard is really nice - dine on the patio and then see the light parade. Wine Country Trattoria - good selection of Italian everything and good vegetarian food. It's really nice.

Well, I just checked the sked for that weekend and there are quite a few rides/attractions closed for refurbishing that week in preparation for the holiday decorations. Crap, including the Aladdin show! And the haunted Mansion and small world is still closed. They are both different from WDW. :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1: :sad1:

Ian...plan on a lunch break at the Trattoria with US....love that spot!:thumbsup2

Don't panic, Haunted Mansion isn't supposed to close till Monday, at least the last time I checked, as I remember PMing Cheri that we HAD to do it on Sunday.

I am sad about the Hyperion being closed, love the Aladdin Show.

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it is really Donkey (get it) over Teacup but I couldn't put that here could I :rolleyes1

That's the way I know it ;)

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[HollyTyler]

There's a thread on the main cruise board http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923501
that has some great pictures of the Magic leaving LA and in one of the pics you can see someone holding up...Bobby Banana! :banana: Is that OUR Bobby Banana?
I saw Bobby! That picture of the Magic in port that the one person took from the plane leaving LAX is awesome! I need to borrow that one for my album. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

Hey, if Chicago gets the Olympics we'll have a HUGE party here!




.
I wanna come! :banana:

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm so stuffed......we had steak marinated in teriakki and ginger (and it marinated an extra day so it was really good), hamburgers, italian sausage, roasted potatoes and onions, sauteed onions and garlic and a green salad. The cake was angel cake with chocolate mousse and cherries. Naturally, we drank CHAMPAGNE!!!!! Off the calorie count today......I'll get right back on it again tomorrow. But boy was everything yummy.....so good, so good. Here's pics of me and the kid. John was busy with the barby so I didn't get his pic.

Birthday boy.....he's 36 today:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/P8180006.jpg


Champagne Girl:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/P8180003.jpg

[HollyTyler]

I've been reading the thread of another couple who are planning a wedding. They're a tad younger than us by about 20+ years, together for 2 years and are planning a Disneyland wedding.

I nearly fell off my chair, over 120 guests and spending over $100K on the wedding. I think they're spending closer to $150K!

We've been together for 21 years and I'm not sure I'd pony up $100K for some over-done chicken and cake (not to mention $150K)

I'm not sure marrying Sukie is worth $100K, perhaps if pressed, I'd cough up about 15 bucks (but that's pushing it).

Haven't these people ever heard of sinking money into real estate, or perhaps nice stock funds?

They've picked out rather expensive rings.

Our rings are made out of titanium and they look like I picked them up at Ace Hardware or Home Depot.

Here I was fretting because of how much I had spent on our wedding outfits (though we're going to look pretty darn fabulous, if not just a teensy weensy odd). I fretted over the handmade cake topper!

However, we are also going to have the primo hoy paloy of California, Arizona and possibly New York society at our celebration (which, I understand from Michelle that it's being held in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts).

What could be better than the über-fabulous friends we have?

On a side note, Sukie asked me this evening if I'm looking forward to the wedding. I told him that the thought of being shackled to him for the rest of my life left me speechless.

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:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:
I have NO idea what I'd do without my daily dose of laughter from Ian! :hug:

[HollyTyler]

Deb, you look so cute in pink with your tiara and champagne in hand! :goodvibes I wish my batteries hadn't died. Will try to remember to get some soon.

[disneylover5]

I plan to follow this blog...if they have anytime to post to it!!

http://www.disunplugged.com/

[EllaEnchanted]

Great stories, Deb! You've just got to roll with that kind of stuff, huh? Hope you have a pleasant evening!

Thanks Cheri, yes....you can't take anything in life too seriously or you'll forget to laugh at the absurdness of it all.

Marilyn, I forgot to answer you about December...sorry! It sounds like there's the potential for a nice little reunion get-together then. It would be great to see you and anyone else who can make it. When it gets closer, we'll definitely plan something!

I'll miss seeing you two by just a couple of months. Hope you get to meet up and have a wonderful time together.


There's a thread on the main cruise board http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923501
that has some great pictures of the Magic leaving LA and in one of the pics you can see someone holding up...Bobby Banana! :banana: Is that OUR Bobby Banana?


Yes, I do believe that's OUR Bobby and I'm so jealous that he gets to do it again and I don't! What a banana!:banana:

[EllaEnchanted]

Hey, if Chicago gets the Olympics we'll have a HUGE party here!

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What time is the party......we'll be there!:woohoo:

[Jhalkias]

I saw Bobby! That picture of the Magic in port that the one person took from the plane leaving LAX is awesome! I need to borrow that one for my album. :thumbsup2

Yes, that is our Bobby . . . you know he IS originally from Ohio . . .

The guy in the picture with the video camera is our friend Mike, the little blonde girl in front of him his daughter Kaitlyn. Good thing to see the boy made it back on board!

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, my batteries are dead too! Crazy, huh? Last night I went to bed early, today my battery is dead.

It's that LIFE thing Holly......getting in the way again......don't sweat it. Gaylean cheated coz she used pics from the original event onboard. But we can't say anything coz at least she posted pics. Thanks Gaylean.:lovestruc

[Jhalkias]

Thought I should copy and post the photo over here too . . .

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/debrouth/San%20Pedro/BeachSanPedro8-2008101.jpg

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, you look so cute in pink with your tiara and champagne in hand! :goodvibes I wish my batteries hadn't died. Will try to remember to get some soon.

Thanks.....but the best part was getting to drink some champagne again.....I just LOVE it!:love:

[HollyTyler]

Yes, that is our Bobby . . . you know he IS originally from Ohio . . .

The guy in the picture with the video camera is our friend Mike, the little blonde girl in front of him his daughter Kaitlyn. Good thing to see the boy made it back on board!
Bobby sure is a lucky banana! It's good to know one of us gets to do both PC crossings! :banana:

[HollyTyler]

Thought I should copy and post the photo over here too . . .

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/debrouth/San%20Pedro/BeachSanPedro8-2008101.jpg
Thanks for bringing it over here John. That makes it easier for me to try to remember to show it to Tyler tomorrow. He'll get a kick out of seeing Bobby cruising again! ;)

[HollyTyler]

OK, I'm out of here. Super sleepy, and it will be a very busy day at work tomorrow. Very nice to be busy for a change! :goodvibes I'm off to read in bed until I fall asleep. Goodnight all! :cloud9:

[HollyTyler]

It's that LIFE thing Holly......getting in the way again......don't sweat it. Gaylean cheated coz she used pics from the original event onboard. But we can't say anything coz at least she posted pics. Thanks Gaylean.:lovestruc
Good point Deb! :thumbsup2

[EllaEnchanted]

OK, I'm out of here. Super sleepy, and it will be a very busy day at work tomorrow. Very nice to be busy for a change! :goodvibes I'm off to read in bed until I fall asleep. Goodnight all! :cloud9:

Sweet Mickey dreams and hugs to Tyler!:wizard:

[LuvBaloo]

I'm so stuffed......we had steak marinated in teriakki and ginger (and it marinated an extra day so it was really good), hamburgers, italian sausage, roasted potatoes and onions, sauteed onions and garlic and a green salad. The cake was angel cake with chocolate mousse and cherries. Naturally, we drank CHAMPAGNE!!!!! Off the calorie count today......I'll get right back on it again tomorrow. But boy was everything yummy.....so good, so good. Here's pics of me and the kid. John was busy with the barby so I didn't get his pic.

Birthday boy.....he's 36 today:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/P8180006.jpg


Champagne Girl:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/P8180003.jpg



You look great - celebrating with style!:thumbsup2 Your dinner sounds fantastic!

[EllaEnchanted]

You look great - celebrating with style!:thumbsup2 Your dinner sounds fantastic!

Thanks Shannon.....your entryway looks beautiful! I saw the pics with all the hard work that you and Ken put into it. Congratulations! We need to do the same thing around here and just never make it a priority. Hats off to you!;)

[granmaz]

Ok... so I'm outta here again... be back either tomorrow night or Wednesday... will post pictures of our adventure from today...

Until then... I'm going to keep you hanging!!! :rolleyes1

Do you have secrets? Can't wait to hear them.

Deb - thanks for the photos. Glad you managed to celebrate in style eventually.

[granmaz]

I'm looking after our 2 grandaughters today. They are 7 next week and are so good and play together which is a dream.

Apparently they were so excited they didn't sleep much last night!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Bet their mum was pleased.:rotfl2:

[iankh]

Ian...plan on a lunch break at the Trattoria with US....love that spot!:thumbsup2

Don't panic, Haunted Mansion isn't supposed to close till Monday, at least the last time I checked, as I remember PMing Cheri that we HAD to do it on Sunday.

I am sad about the Hyperion being closed, love the Aladdin Show.

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You're on for lunch at the Trattoria.

I hope we get to see the Haunted Mansion. I know the whole entry is very different with the picture gallery.

What's with these people? Don't they know they'll be having celebrities visiting?





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[scottishwee35]

Yes, that is our Bobby . . . you know he IS originally from Ohio . . .

The guy in the picture with the video camera is our friend Mike, the little blonde girl in front of him his daughter Kaitlyn. Good thing to see the boy made it back on board!

Ah I see

We have reservations at the Blue Bayou on the night of the 3rd (the day we arrive) and at Napa Rose on the night of the 4th, the day we get married ... at least that's the plan for now until I hear otherwise.

I had wanted to try the Vineyard, but now I guess I won't be able to.

Still there are lots of other places I'd like to try.



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HI Ian

I am afraid that my husband and I didn't enjoyed the Blue Bayou. It was lovely decoration and it was very dark for us to communication and cannot see the menu too. The menu was very expensive. Our kids refused to eat the meals and the waiter took one price off and it was expensive:scared1:

After that we went around corner and found fish and chips for kids as they enjoyed it as it much cheaper.

I hope I don't put you off as remember it is very popular and thank for Kelly advised us about it but it was not for us. As everyone have different mind.

Scottishwee35

[HollyTyler]

Hello Marilyn & Deborah! :grouphug:

[granmaz]

Good morning Holly. We popped out for lunch and it stayed dry for us - now it is pouring down yet again!!!

It is our August Bank Holiday at the weekend(inc Monday) and it actually looks good weather!!!:banana:

[HollyTyler]

Good morning Holly. We popped out for lunch and it stayed dry for us - now it is pouring down yet again!!!

It is our August Bank Holiday at the weekend(inc Monday) and it actually looks good weather!!!:banana:
Glad you managed to keep dry Marilyn! :goodvibes Great news about good weather for the holiday!

[HollyTyler]

Well, I thought this would be a busy day today at work because one secretary took the day off. She works for the busiest attorneys here. Turns out her attorneys are off too! ;) So I'm back to being bored again. Good grief.

Good news though, on the job front. I'm working full time hours, but am not considered full time because I was hired for part time years ago and have just gradually kept increasing my hours as they became available. Now, I'm basically full time, but they haven't been able to approve me as being entitled to the full time benefits because my schedule has been very unpredictable for so long, with not knowing when I'll have to leave and go pick Tyler up from school when he gets in trouble, plus all the doctor appointments he was having. Well......now that it seems things have improved in that regard, our office administrator told me they're ready to give me full time benefits because I'm now able to be here consistently. This would mean I get 2 weeks paid vacation a year, health insurance (but only for me), and paid personal time (5 hours per month), and paid holidays off.

HOWEVER, I still do have to leave early once a week for Tyler's occupational therapy, and I want to continue karate for him because all his doctors say it's so good for his issues, so I have to leave work early another day each week for that (after switching his 2nd class each week to a different day where he can go in the evening). So, it's being discussed whether they can make accomodations for me and let me come in an hour early on the days Tyler's at his dad's (Thurs & Fri). I'm waiting to hear if they're willing to do that.

[HollyTyler]

Only bad part is the insurance they offer here has a very high deductible ($2,500.00), so everything that I've been paying $5 or $10 for with the county health plan will be full price for me. :headache: However, all I currently have is doctor visits and prescriptions. No emergency, no urgent care, no hospital stay, etc. So I'm really tired of taking that risk and will be happy to feel secure and not have to worry about falling on the ice and breaking my leg or something like that. :thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

I've been here at work over an hour and a half with not one speck of work to do. Ugghh!

[granmaz]

Well, I thought this would be a busy day today at work because one secretary took the day off. She works for the busiest attorneys here. Turns out her attorneys are off too! ;) So I'm back to being bored again. Good grief.

Good news though, on the job front. I'm working full time hours, but am not considered full time because I was hired for part time years ago and have just gradually kept increasing my hours as they became available. Now, I'm basically full time, but they haven't been able to approve me as being entitled to the full time benefits because my schedule has been very unpredictable for so long, with not knowing when I'll have to leave and go pick Tyler up from school when he gets in trouble, plus all the doctor appointments he was having. Well......now that it seems things have improved in that regard, our office administrator told me they're ready to give me full time benefits because I'm now able to be here consistently. This would mean I get 2 weeks paid vacation a year, health insurance (but only for me), and paid personal time (5 hours per month), and paid holidays off.

HOWEVER, I still do have to leave early once a week for Tyler's occupational therapy, and I want to continue karate for him because all his doctors say it's so good for his issues, so I have to leave work early another day each week for that (after switching his 2nd class each week to a different day where he can go in the evening). So, it's being discussed whether they can make accomodations for me and let me come in an hour early on the days Tyler's at his dad's (Thurs & Fri). I'm waiting to hear if they're willing to do that.

That is excellent news Holly and I hope they can work out those details for you. It shows you must have done a very good job there.:thumbsup2

[HollyTyler]

That is excellent news Holly and I hope they can work out those details for you. It shows you must have done a very good job there.:thumbsup2
They say they don't make accommodations for anybody because then they'd have to for everybody, BUT they currently do allow alternate schedules for 2 secretaries. One comes in an hour early every day so she can leave an hour early every day and the other works extra hours Mon-Thurs so she can have eveyr Friday off. Seems like they should allow me to leave an hour early those 2 days and then come in an hour early 2 different days. We'll soon see! :goodvibes

[HollyTyler]

OK, I have a deal! Starting Sept. 1, I'll be working Mon-Wed 8:30-3 and Thurs & Fri 7-5 with FULL BENEFITS! AND.....even though I just recently received almost $1/hour raise, the office administrator will work on getting approval for ANOTHER raise for me at the end of the year!!!! And this leaves 3 days a week that I can juggle any appointments Tyler may need. I'll just need to make any appts. on Mon, Tues, or Wed afternoon. That's doable! No need to keep job shopping. I'll stick it out where I am for a while! I think the turning point is that one good secretary is quitting in 2 weeks, and they also know I've been interviewing for other jobs. :thumbsup2

:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[edna mode]

I've been reading the thread of another couple who are planning a wedding. They're a tad younger than us by about 20+ years, together for 2 years and are planning a Disneyland wedding.

I nearly fell off my chair, over 120 guests and spending over $100K on the wedding. I think they're spending closer to $150K!

We've been together for 21 years and I'm not sure I'd pony up $100K for some over-done chicken and cake (not to mention $150K)

I'm not sure marrying Sukie is worth $100K, perhaps if pressed, I'd cough up about 15 bucks (but that's pushing it).

Haven't these people ever heard of sinking money into real estate, or perhaps nice stock funds?

They've picked out rather expensive rings.

Our rings are made out of titanium and they look like I picked them up at Ace Hardware or Home Depot.

Here I was fretting because of how much I had spent on our wedding outfits (though we're going to look pretty darn fabulous, if not just a teensy weensy odd). I fretted over the handmade cake topper!

However, we are also going to have the primo hoy paloy of California, Arizona and possibly New York society at our celebration (which, I understand from Michelle that it's being held in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts).

What could be better than the über-fabulous friends we have?

On a side note, Sukie asked me this evening if I'm looking forward to the wedding. I told him that the thought of being shackled to him for the rest of my life left me speechless.





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Mature couples know that it is the marriage that they invest into, not the wedding ceremony - which by the way makes them crazy! I think Oprah has done about 10 shows on this subject with Suze Orman telling young ladies how crazy this absurd hoopla is in the long run with their student loans and wedding bills. Statistically they keep proving over and over that so many early divorces are a result in investing into the ceremony and not into the relationship. We didn't get married until we were older and spent the majority of our money on our trip to WDW, but still had a beautiful small wedding in Laguna Beach. We made it all about having a dinner party with friends and then got married where they hold the art festival.






Noooooooo don't say that the Haunted Mansion is closed when we're there!!!!


(By the way, I'll have to take you to Oak Park, and Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio)

We have watched every documentary about the FLW homes and would love, love, love that.


Ah I see
HI Ian

I am afraid that my husband and I didn't enjoyed the Blue Bayou. It was lovely decoration and it was very dark for us to communication and cannot see the menu too. The menu was very expensive. Our kids refused to eat the meals and the waiter took one price off and it was expensive:scared1:

After that we went around corner and found fish and chips for kids as they enjoyed it as it much cheaper.

I hope I don't put you off as remember it is very popular and thank for Kelly advised us about it but it was not for us. As everyone have different mind.

Scottishwee35


Oh Deborah, I'm a dunce! It never occurred to me that you would have difficulty communicating in a dark place. I'm so sorry, that was ignorant on my part. :sad2: :headache: I should practice what I preach... Stand in someone elses shoes and see it through their eyes.

She brings a good point up for visitors... it is expensive and not to travellers... Lunch is almost the same menu for much less money.


Only bad part is the insurance they offer here has a very high deductible ($2,500.00), so everything that I've been paying $5 or $10 for with the county health plan will be full price for me. :headache: However, all I currently have is doctor visits and prescriptions. No emergency, no urgent care, no hospital stay, etc. So I'm really tired of taking that risk and will be happy to feel secure and not have to worry about falling on the ice and breaking my leg or something like that. :thumbsup2

Holly, check out the new Target and Walmart perscription clubs. They are a deal and a half! :banana:

[granmaz]

OK, I have a deal! Starting Sept. 1, I'll be working Mon-Wed 8:30-3 and Thurs & Fri 7-5 with FULL BENEFITS! AND.....even though I just recently received almost $1/hour raise, the office administrator will work on getting approval for ANOTHER raise for me at the end of the year!!!! And this leaves 3 days a week that I can juggle any appointments Tyler may need. I'll just need to make any appts. on Mon, Tues, or Wed afternoon. That's doable! No need to keep job shopping. I'll stick it out where I am for a while! I think the turning point is that one good secretary is quitting in 2 weeks, and they also know I've been interviewing for other jobs. :thumbsup2

:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

Woohoo Holly!!! Well done girl - you deserve it, and the upcoming wage rise!!!:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

[edna mode]

Sorry guys, Haunted Mansion is closing on 9/2/08. It won't reopen until the Halloweentime celebration on 9/26 (which means they have soft opening a few days before.)

[JLSE50]

Holly, love those airplanes pics. I've been missing flying these days. I think as the kids get older I'm reliving my old life...man when Molly hits those teen years watch out!!!!

I was off talking with Paul and my friend Patty for a while, and now while I'd love to stay and chat I'm tired so calling it a night. Check ya tomorrow.:woohoo:

Are you a pilot?

Jan :confused:

[granmaz]

We really enjoyed Blue Bayou. Quite a different atmosphere, but it could do with some more lighting - perhaps a better light at the tables then the overall atmosphere isn't spoilt.

[cquick]

Whose birthday was it? Our 35th anniversary was yesterday, 8-18-2008.....must be good luck, all those 8's!

We went to Mexico at EPCOT to eat and then to Raglan Road Irish pub at PI. We had a caregiver for Patrick, so it was just Chuck and me! We still have a bottle of chmpagne in the fridge to toast Hurricane Fay with today!

Whoopee!

[cquick]

I read somewhere recently that the average AVERAGE!! cost of weddings these days is around $40K! Amazing!

We ( in the olden days ) 1973 got married at my home church (no cost), paid the preacher, got flowers that were in season, I bought my dress off the rack with no alterations. Rental TUXES. My cousin made the bridesmaid dresses.

It was beautiful! All of my relatives and Chuck's relatives and our friends came.

We had our reception at the local ELK's Club, where my mom and dad were members......we had a buffet and free bar for 4 hours......and a band which was almost free because they were also Elk's club members.

Chuck and I went camping in Rocky Mountain National Park for our honeymoon!

What fun we had when we were youngsters.........:hippie: :hippie: :cool1: :cool1:

[mishoe01]

http://www.cabovillas.com/campage.asp?id=2

Check it out----it's the Magic in Cabo.

[mishoe01]

Happy Anniversary Connie!

[mishoe01]

Dr's appt went as expected this morning....will be trying out a new combo of meds for the depression....starts tomorrow. We'll see how things go.

Dentist office is closing at 1pm - ahead of the rain that is coming due to Fay. Appt moved to next month.

Now I'm sitting here watching The Young and the Restless and Dising. Rain comes & goes. I just hope that I don't lose power.

[mishoe01]

Holly - good news about work.

[granmaz]

Dr's appt went as expected this morning....will be trying out a new combo of meds for the depression....starts tomorrow. We'll see how things go.

Dentist office is closing at 1pm - ahead of the rain that is coming due to Fay. Appt moved to next month.

Now I'm sitting here watching The Young and the Restless and Dising. Rain comes & goes. I just hope that I don't lose power.

I hope the news meds do their job for you Monica. Are you off work at the moment?

[granmaz]

The Cabo website seems stuck at 11th August! That's a shame.

[granmaz]

There is this one too, but I don't think it will be a wide enough angle. Also it gets stuck too occasionally.

http://www.allaboutcabo.com/beachcamlrg.htm

[cquick]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything. :lmao:


Oh, yes, I totally agree.....you know we did the Carnival Freedom in the Med last year after the Disney Magic TA. We were with other Disney cast members, too. We really noticed the service difference. BUT, I must say, we LOVED the ship....brand new and so beautiful! The accessible stateroom was NOT at the very back of the ship, like Disney. They are in the middle, so you don't have to dodge vaccuum cleaners and housekeeping carts and luggage all the way to th eback of the ship. :wizard:

[mishoe01]

The Cabo website seems stuck at 11th August! That's a shame.

I got it to work the 1st time, then I made the mistake of refreshing, and then it did go back to the 11th....weird.

This is what I saw...

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=27019111&postcount=60

[LuvBaloo]

Have we become too dependent on our computers.

Are you male or female?

To find out the answer, look down...


























Look down, not scroll down!
Ha Ha Got Ya. :lmao: :lmao:

I fell for this, so thought I'd share it with everybody!:rotfl2:

[mishoe01]

This is neat too...

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=26997224&postcount=40

[gaylean93]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything. :lmao:

Hello guys. Try and have fun but not too much, since I won't be there ;)
You said you would sail anywhere on a Disney ship so I guess Bubba agreed to go on the Med :rolleyes1 I miss you and I'll be thinking of you. You have to be having more fun than me. I guess I did go to the beach yesterday, with Jon's mom :scared:

[mishoe01]

I just got this to work...
http://www.cabovillas.com/campage.asp?id=2

[HollyTyler]

Holly, check out the new Target and Walmart perscription clubs. They are a deal and a half! :banana:
Oh, I do know about those, I just haven't needed to use that yet and keep forgetting about it. :rotfl2: Thanks for the reminder! :thumbsup2

[mishoe01]

I don't really want to say that I've sailed on Carnival, but they are 1 of the cruiselines that I'm considering for Northern Europe if DCL doesn't do it. It would be on 1 of the newest ships. Don't want to do an old ship...all that neon....YUCK!

[HollyTyler]

Woohoo Holly!!! Well done girl - you deserve it, and the upcoming wage rise!!!:dance3: :dance3: :dance3:
Thanks Marilyn! :goodvibes

[gaylean93]

John Lennon sang in a song to his son, just before he died, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans!" That's what happened to me. John's son was over here and he was cleaning out a turtle tank. (I have four tanks and six turtles.) John was just about to put the meat on the grill. We were going to pop the cork on the champagne and take a picture wearing my tiara. THEN the kid said......we have a leak in this tank and water is pouring out all over the floor. Great! Now we had to stop everything and immediately drain the tank and run out and buy another one and set it up. Then the new tank was bigger and didn't fit where the old one was, so we had to exchange it with another tank in another place. So we had to drain that one too and after the exchange, fill it up again. Well by the time all of this was said and done, it was way to late to start a barbeque. So we called it off and decided to do it tonight after work. It's the kid's actual birthday today anyway. SO the champagne will be popped tonight and we'll take the pictures and post them. Of course, it defeats the purpose of sharing it with you and Holly doing the Champagne Girl toasting and pictures at the same time.......but life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Don't worry about it. My scenario was more fun though because I figured you got so drunk you forgot :lmao: We should plan for another time. I was completely innocent since I can't find my camera!

[gaylean93]

YES I WILL......and I'll be thinking of all of you while doing my cheers! John had done all the prep work in the kitchen, we were about to put the meat on the barby and pop the cork......my mouth was watering.......then we had to pull the plug. Oh well. At least we get to start the week off right with a good Monday night party!:banana:

Monday is a good excuse for a party!

[mishoe01]

I hope the news meds do their job for you Monica. Are you off work at the moment?

Today is my day off for the week....back to the 10hr days tomorrow. Seems like most of what I do on my day off during the week is dr appts.

[HollyTyler]

Dr's appt went as expected this morning....will be trying out a new combo of meds for the depression....starts tomorrow. We'll see how things go.

Monica, sending you good luck wishes for the new meds. :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: AND lots of hugs!

[LuvBaloo]

I'm looking after our 2 grandaughters today. They are 7 next week and are so good and play together which is a dream.

Apparently they were so excited they didn't sleep much last night!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Bet their mum was pleased.:rotfl2:

Have a great time! She'll be thrilled tonight, because they'll probably sleep great to make up for it! ;)

[FONT=Century Gothic][SIZE=3][COLOR=purple]OK, I have a deal! Starting Sept. 1, I'll be working Mon-Wed 8:30-3 and Thurs & Fri 7-5 with FULL BENEFITS! AND.....even though I just recently received almost $1/hour raise, the office administrator will work on getting approval for ANOTHER raise for me at the end of the year!!!! And this leaves 3 days a week that I can juggle any appointments Tyler may need. I'll just need to make any appts. on Mon, Tues, or Wed afternoon. That's doable! No need to keep job shopping. I'll stick it out where I am for a while! I think the turning point is that one good secretary is quitting in 2 weeks, and they also know I've been interviewing for other jobs. :thumbsup2

Congrats Holly - it just shows that you've done a great job for them and they want to keep you around!:cool1: :cool1:

I read somewhere recently that the average AVERAGE!! cost of weddings these days is around $40K! Amazing!

We ( in the olden days ) 1973 got married at my home church (no cost), paid the preacher, got flowers that were in season, I bought my dress off the rack with no alterations. Rental TUXES. My cousin made the bridesmaid dresses.

It was beautiful! All of my relatives and Chuck's relatives and our friends came.

We had our reception at the local ELK's Club, where my mom and dad were members......we had a buffet and free bar for 4 hours......and a band which was almost free because they were also Elk's club members.

Chuck and I went camping in Rocky Mountain National Park for our honeymoon!

What fun we had when we were youngsters.........:hippie: :hippie: :cool1: :cool1:

Weddings can be ridiculously expensive. Your wedding sounds practical and perfect!
Ken and I :love: got married for way less than the average cost! We did much of it ourselves:thumbsup2 . I did the bouquets out of silk flowers, sewed the flower girl and matron of honour dress, and made our cake. Ken's grandfather performed the ceremony. It was very sweet. In his 60's he went back to school for religous studies, and got his official status in time for our wedding. It was the first one he performed, and he was more nervous than us. I did splurge on my dress and had a beautiful train and beading and flowers; but my splurge was still on clearance sale at $800 which is probably still cheaper than the average cost of many dresses. We drove to DL and Las Vegas for the honeymoon, and had a fantastic time!

[gaylean93]

I've been reading the thread of another couple who are planning a wedding. They're a tad younger than us by about 20+ years, together for 2 years and are planning a Disneyland wedding.

I nearly fell off my chair, over 120 guests and spending over $100K on the wedding. I think they're spending closer to $150K!

We've been together for 21 years and I'm not sure I'd pony up $100K for some over-done chicken and cake (not to mention $150K)

I'm not sure marrying Sukie is worth $100K, perhaps if pressed, I'd cough up about 15 bucks (but that's pushing it).

Haven't these people ever heard of sinking money into real estate, or perhaps nice stock funds?

They've picked out rather expensive rings.

Our rings are made out of titanium and they look like I picked them up at Ace Hardware or Home Depot.

Here I was fretting because of how much I had spent on our wedding outfits (though we're going to look pretty darn fabulous, if not just a teensy weensy odd). I fretted over the handmade cake topper!

However, we are also going to have the primo hoy paloy of California, Arizona and possibly New York society at our celebration (which, I understand from Michelle that it's being held in the parking lot of a Dunkin Donuts).

What could be better than the über-fabulous friends we have?

On a side note, Sukie asked me this evening if I'm looking forward to the wedding. I told him that the thought of being shackled to him for the rest of my life left me speechless.





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Well I'm not sure I would spend the money after 12 years of marriage but it sure seemed ok at the time. Of course we didn't spend that much but it was a lot to us at the time! We wanted a huge 10 year "reception" but never did that after we started looking into the costs :scared1: We would rather go with you guys on a Disney Cruise!

[iankh]

Mature couples know that it is the marriage that they invest into, not the wedding ceremony - which by the way makes them crazy! I think Oprah has done about 10 shows on this subject with Suze Orman telling young ladies how crazy this absurd hoopla is in the long run with their student loans and wedding bills. Statistically they keep proving over and over that so many early divorces are a result in investing into the ceremony and not into the relationship. We didn't get married until we were older and spent the majority of our money on our trip to WDW, but still had a beautiful small wedding in Laguna Beach. We made it all about having a dinner party with friends and then got married where they hold the art festival.

Well, at least we fit with the norm. Not that I'm not looking forward to celebrating, but something cozy with friends seems so much nicer.






We have watched every documentary about the FLW homes and would love, love, love that.


If you love architecture you will love Chicago, the birthplace of American architecture.

There are fascinating architectural walking tours (and a ton of them).

The most amazing thing is to be looking at a skyscraper in the Loop and stand there thinking that the building was built around 1930 or so and you find out that it was built around 1890!

Chicago is to architecture what Paris is to food. Chicagoans are obsessed with it (and OK, obsessed with really good pizza too.)

[gaylean93]

I'm so stuffed......we had steak marinated in teriakki and ginger (and it marinated an extra day so it was really good), hamburgers, italian sausage, roasted potatoes and onions, sauteed onions and garlic and a green salad. The cake was angel cake with chocolate mousse and cherries. Naturally, we drank CHAMPAGNE!!!!! Off the calorie count today......I'll get right back on it again tomorrow. But boy was everything yummy.....so good, so good. Here's pics of me and the kid. John was busy with the barby so I didn't get his pic.

Birthday boy.....he's 36 today:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/P8180006.jpg


Champagne Girl:

http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t310/EllaEnchanted00/P8180003.jpg



It sounds and looks like you guys had fun! I'm not about to drink some champagne right now but it would make the house work more fun :idea:

[gaylean93]

It's that LIFE thing Holly......getting in the way again......don't sweat it. Gaylean cheated coz she used pics from the original event onboard. But we can't say anything coz at least she posted pics. Thanks Gaylean.:lovestruc

I think the camera may be in a bag that I just realized I haven't unpacked :rolleyes1 I need it for Brooke's party on Saturday :scared1: I don't want her thinking we skipped her 6th birthday!

[gaylean93]

I'm looking after our 2 grandaughters today. They are 7 next week and are so good and play together which is a dream.

Apparently they were so excited they didn't sleep much last night!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Bet their mum was pleased.:rotfl2:

What do you do with seven year olds that make them so excited they can't sleep? I knew you were a great grandmother ;) :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

Ah I see



HI Ian

I am afraid that my husband and I didn't enjoyed the Blue Bayou. It was lovely decoration and it was very dark for us to communication and cannot see the menu too. The menu was very expensive. Our kids refused to eat the meals and the waiter took one price off and it was expensive:scared1:

After that we went around corner and found fish and chips for kids as they enjoyed it as it much cheaper.

I hope I don't put you off as remember it is very popular and thank for Kelly advised us about it but it was not for us. As everyone have different mind.

Scottishwee35

I agree about the prices and we wouldn't mind if the food was better. That being said, I think it is something everyone should experience just to say you did it. Plus, unless you are going to DTD, the food isn't great in DL.

[HollyTyler]

I don't really want to say that I've sailed on Carnival, but they are 1 of the cruiselines that I'm considering for Northern Europe if DCL doesn't do it. It would be on 1 of the newest ships. Don't want to do an old ship...all that neon....YUCK!
I actually loved the Carnival one I went on as much as Disney. It was the Carnival Liberty. I found all staff and food quality and cleanliness, and everything else to be the exact same standards. But it was 8 days and people say the ones that are 7 days or longer are better because the "party ships" are typically the shorter cruises. Or so I've heard. And the best part........adults could use the slide in the pool! ;)

[HollyTyler]

Monday is a good excuse for a party!
I can only party on Fridays! :guilty:

[gaylean93]

I read somewhere recently that the average AVERAGE!! cost of weddings these days is around $40K! Amazing!

We ( in the olden days ) 1973 got married at my home church (no cost), paid the preacher, got flowers that were in season, I bought my dress off the rack with no alterations. Rental TUXES. My cousin made the bridesmaid dresses.

It was beautiful! All of my relatives and Chuck's relatives and our friends came.

We had our reception at the local ELK's Club, where my mom and dad were members......we had a buffet and free bar for 4 hours......and a band which was almost free because they were also Elk's club members.

Chuck and I went camping in Rocky Mountain National Park for our honeymoon!

What fun we had when we were youngsters.........:hippie: :hippie: :cool1: :cool1:

That sounds great to me. The problem is that, if we were getting married now, I feel like Jon (not me) would want to compete with his friend's weddings. We have been to 50 weddings in the last few years and Jon has been in most of them. Most of them were really extravagant. The last one that he was in last April was a huge wedding and they hired entertainment :eek: The stupid part was that we all just wanted to dance. A HUGE portion of the guests left before the DJ even started because there were so many other things going on. It was a mess to us. Then the went for a month to Italy. The husband does Jon's exact job so we know this was all charged! I'm glad we got married when we did. Our friends were just impressed that we had a house that they could hang out in, we didn't need an extravagant wedding to impress them!

[gaylean93]

I can only party on Fridays! :guilty:

I'm sorry. If it makes you feel better, Monday is game night here so I wouldn't think there would be any partying going on. I'm sure that is about to change back to Wednesday though because of Monday night football!

[granmaz]

I got it to work the 1st time, then I made the mistake of refreshing, and then it did go back to the 11th....weird.

This is what I saw...

http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=27019111&postcount=60

Lovely. Now, I expected them to be there tomorrow as we had 2 sea days between there and LA. I guess they have a different schedule.

Have we become too dependent on our computers.

Are you male or female?

To find out the answer, look down...


























Look down, not scroll down!
Ha Ha Got Ya. :lmao: :lmao:

I fell for this, so thought I'd share it with everybody!:rotfl2:

:rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I just got this to work...
http://www.cabovillas.com/campage.asp?id=2

It does, thanks. I wish we were all there.

Well I'm not sure I would spend the money after 12 years of marriage but it sure seemed ok at the time. Of course we didn't spend that much but it was a lot to us at the time! We wanted a huge 10 year "reception" but never did that after we started looking into the costs :scared1: We would rather go with you guys on a Disney Cruise!

Aaaaw:hug:

What do you do with seven year olds that make them so excited they can't sleep? I knew you were a great grandmother ;) :lmao: :lmao:

The strange thing is I'm not actually!!! Really. I am just not one of those gushy grannies!!!:lmao: I think my children must be very disappointed with us here. Charlotte and Amy are by far the easiest of our grands though.

[JLSE50]

OK, got it. I hope it's a thing of the past, only time will tell. The big test will be when he starts school in a couple weeks and has to sit and focus and do work and try to deal with the frustration. That frustration is what ends up making him lash out most of the time, so we'll see how it goes. His dad did say he practiced writing for a half hour over the weekend, so that's a huge improvement over 5 minutes at a time. Only time will tell.

Only time will tell, but it sure sounds like Tyler is on the road to success. We all encounter speed bumps, but when we're on the right road we still go in the right direction. :yay:

Jan :earsgirl:

[HollyTyler]

Only time will tell, but it sure sounds like Tyler is on the road to success. We all encounter speed bumps, but when we're on the right road we still go in the right direction. :yay:

Jan :earsgirl:
After his karate class yesterday, 2 instructors told me they've seen a remarkable improvement in Tyler recently. ;) (Since meds). One called me at work today and wants to talk with me tomorrow about starting him in the Leadership classes. I have no idea what that means, I just know it's a step above the Tiny Tigers class he's in now, but I'll find out tomorrow during his class what that means. :thumbsup2 I'm sure it means more money! But if it's helping Tyler, and improving his confidence, I'm OK with that if it's not too costly, especially since his dad pays 1/2. I'm pretty sure it's only $25/month more.

I forgot to tell them that he used a self defense move, automatically, just based on instinct, last week when a kid at school hit him. :thumbsup2

[JLSE50]

Unfortunately, it wasn't really an airshow. The airshows I remember as a kid, had the Blue Angels, and stunt planes, a Stealth plane, and tons of cool things flying around. This was just a few little planes sitting on the ground to look at. But it was free, so that's better than nothing! :goodvibes

But Tyler would not be able to sit in THEM!!

Jan :earsgirl:

[scottishwee35]

Hi

Looking the picture::

YES it is MAGIC at the Cabo

I wish we all were there and I cannot believe that we had been there last May.

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i305/scottishwee35/imageCam.jpg

I had so much fun in Cabo. ::yes::

Scottishwee35

[gaylean93]

The strange thing is I'm not actually!!! Really. I am just not one of those gushy grannies!!!:lmao: I think my children must be very disappointed with us here. Charlotte and Amy are by far the easiest of our grands though.

Well at least you take them, even if you aren't gushy :lmao: We don't really have anyone to help us. Jon's mom takes care of his brother's two year old and she doesn't have time for us. When she does, she wants me to go with her because it is too hard to handle three kids. My mom just isn't that interested unless she is "needed" and since all of my siblings needed her, my kids were out. The fact that you think you might not be the greatest grandmother makes me believe that you are better than you think ;)

[scottishwee35]

Hi

I have reading backward lol

I agree about the prices and we wouldn't mind if the food was better. That being said, I think it is something everyone should experience just to say you did it. Plus, unless you are going to DTD, the food isn't great in DL.

You make me feeling better after what I had saying about it.

Kelly - please don't feel bad as it was great experience to see it.

Holly

We won Carnival Cruise called Freedom about 13 years ago as that times we didnt have any children. We had a fabulous times too. We didnt went to gamble but we did played bingo I won Jackpot of 2,000.00 but 4 shouted means shared 4 (I cannot remember if 1,000 or 2,000) after that we travel to Tampa lol. What a great memory. But I think Disney Cruise is best:rolleyes1

Have we become too dependent on our computers.

Are you male or female?

To find out the answer, look down...
QUOTE]

:rotfl: :rotfl: That remind me how my old teacher tricked us once.

[QUOTE=HollyTyler;27016695]OK, I have a deal! Starting Sept. 1, I'll be working Mon-Wed 8:30-3 and Thurs & Fri 7-5 with FULL BENEFITS! AND.....even though I just recently received almost $1/hour raise, the office administrator will work on getting approval for ANOTHER raise for me at the end of the year!!!! And this leaves 3 days a week that I can juggle any appointments Tyler may need. I'll just need to make any appts. on Mon, Tues, or Wed afternoon. That's doable! No need to keep job shopping. I'll stick it out where I am for a while! I think the turning point is that one good secretary is quitting in 2 weeks, and they also know I've been interviewing for other jobs. :thumbsup2

:yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay:

Oh brilliant, I wish I have that job as I am boring with my work now:sad2:

We really enjoyed Blue Bayou. Quite a different atmosphere, but it could do with some more lighting - perhaps a better light at the tables then the overall atmosphere isn't spoilt.

Yes, it would be better if more lighting but I feel like to bring touch with me next time:lmao:

Whose birthday was it? Our 35th anniversary was yesterday, 8-18-2008.....must be good luck, all those 8's!

We went to Mexico at EPCOT to eat and then to Raglan Road Irish pub at PI. We had a caregiver for Patrick, so it was just Chuck and me! We still have a bottle of chmpagne in the fridge to toast Hurricane Fay with today!

Whoopee!

Connie

Nice to hear from you and 35th Wedding Anniversary WOW. That is great and glad you had a lovely times at Mexico at EPCOT then Irish pub. Was Irish music there?

I'm looking after our 2 grandaughters today. They are 7 next week and are so good and play together which is a dream.

Apparently they were so excited they didn't sleep much last night!!!:lmao: :lmao: :lmao: Bet their mum was pleased.:rotfl2:

How are the girls? Well behaved???:confused: I think they are excited with their nana and grandad?

Oh well I just finish working and now I think I have a relax now.

Scottishwee35

[scottishwee35]

Monica

I have make the nero photoslides for you but I have not put it in your email yet.

I wish to invite you come to Scotland and hope your depression go away soon.

I hope you are keeping well

take care

Deborah :hug:

[granmaz]

Well at least you take them, even if you aren't gushy :lmao: We don't really have anyone to help us. Jon's mom takes care of his brother's two year old and she doesn't have time for us. When she does, she wants me to go with her because it is too hard to handle three kids. My mom just isn't that interested unless she is "needed" and since all of my siblings needed her, my kids were out. The fact that you think you might not be the greatest grandmother makes me believe that you are better than you think ;)

I wouldn't be able to cope with Carolyn's 4 on my own. The boys are much harder. Joel gets very bored and mopes around and Nathan just gets so naughty after a while!!! He is so loveable, but so naughty!!!!:lmao:

Our sons daughter's are hard work because they both like one to one attention, and the youngest is a terrible attention seeker. They are both lovely girls though and the most demonstrative of our grandchildren.

Tomorrow our other son is coming for a few hours and bringing Molly our almost 1 year old grandaughter for a visit.

[gaylean93]

Monica

I have make the nero photoslides for you but I have not put it in your email yet.

I wish to invite you come to Scotland and hope your depression go away soon.

I hope you are keeping well

take care

Deborah :hug:

Um did I tell you that I was depressed too :lmao: :lmao: I was trying to make you laugh Monica, I really hope you feel better ;)

[gaylean93]

I wouldn't be able to cope with Carolyn's 4 on my own. The boys are much harder. Joel gets very bored and mopes around and Nathan just gets so naughty after a while!!! He is so loveable, but so naughty!!!!:lmao:

Our sons daughter's are hard work because they both like one to one attention, and the youngest is a terrible attention seeker. They are both lovely girls though and the most demonstrative of our grandchildren.

Tomorrow our other son is coming for a few hours and bringing Molly our almost 1 year old grandaughter for a visit.

Well there can't be anything wrong with a 1 year old :hug: It sounds like you have too many grand kids :eek:

[JLSE50]

I went to bed early with a mild migraine. It wasn't a major pounder though, and I managed to get rid of it by morning by taking stuff a couple times during the night. :thumbsup2 I think that's the first one I've had in 2 weeks, and am amazed at how quickly it went away. I love my drugs! :rotfl2:
I'm so happy for you ::yes::

Jan :earsgirl:

[JLSE50]

OH MY GOSH, I have to try to remember to show that picture to Tyler. Since age 2, he's insisted that he is a firefighter (but now he's a firefighter/paramedic). He's never just pretended, or just says that's what he'll be when he grows up, he insists he already is one. :rotfl: He'd love that picture for sure! :goodvibes

And how fortunate Tyler is to have a Mom who accepts his plans and encourages his enthusiasm!!

Jan :earsgirl:

[granmaz]

Well there can't be anything wrong with a 1 year old :hug: It sounds like you have too many grand kids :eek:

8 is a lot for sure. No, I love them all and they are all great children. I'm not blinkered to their negatives though.

[edna mode]

Well, at least we fit with the norm. Not that I'm not looking forward to celebrating, but something cozy with friends seems so much nicer.







If you love architecture you will love Chicago, the birthplace of American architecture.

There are fascinating architectural walking tours (and a ton of them).

The most amazing thing is to be looking at a skyscraper in the Loop and stand there thinking that the building was built around 1930 or so and you find out that it was built around 1890!

Chicago is to architecture what Paris is to food. Chicagoans are obsessed with it (and OK, obsessed with really good pizza too.)

Sounds like we would love it, we are real estate junkies.

[JLSE50]

My friends who just arrived at WDW yesterday will be so bummed if it rains the whole time. They're there until they get on the Wonder on Thursday.
A rainy day at Disney World is better than a sunny day at work. ;)

Jan :earsgirl:

[granmaz]

Live cams up at the moment.

SSR

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/saratoga-springs-resort-live


BWV, not the best views, but WDW none the less!!!:)

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/boardwalk-villas-live

[scottishwee35]

Hi

I forgot mentioned that I was watching the tv all this morning about Cycling sprinter. Oh it was best morning. Chirs Hoy won another Gold Medal. Evening news paper said they will planning a open bus deck for him and other when they come home. Well Done to Scottish:cool1:

I love watch the Olympic

Scottishwee35

[JLSE50]

:eek: Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday. :cloud9:

::MinnieMo ::MickeyMo Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! :love: We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.

:banana: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY :yay:

[nskjerven]

Are you a pilot?

Jan :confused:

I was. I flew from age 15-27. I always flew as a hobby and it was an expensive one, so not much. I'd love to fly again someday, but I've had high BP and been on meds for it for about 10 years now, so I doubt it will happen again for me. Maybe Wilson will fly, that would be fun :thumbsup2

[mishoe01]

Monica

I have make the nero photoslides for you but I have not put it in your email yet.

I wish to invite you come to Scotland and hope your depression go away soon.

I hope you are keeping well

take care

Deborah :hug:

Deborah - thank you for your hug....it means alot!

Be careful with your invites! I'll be more than happy to take you up on it! :lmao: Scotland is high on my list of places that I want to go to.

Glad you have been able to relax since doing the camp. Please give Olivia a big hug for me....she's a great hugger :hug:

[mishoe01]

After his karate class yesterday, 2 instructors told me they've seen a remarkable improvement in Tyler recently. ;) (Since meds). One called me at work today and wants to talk with me tomorrow about starting him in the Leadership classes. I have no idea what that means, I just know it's a step above the Tiny Tigers class he's in now, but I'll find out tomorrow during his class what that means. :thumbsup2 I'm sure it means more money! But if it's helping Tyler, and improving his confidence, I'm OK with that if it's not too costly, especially since his dad pays 1/2. I'm pretty sure it's only $25/month more.

I forgot to tell them that he used a self defense move, automatically, just based on instinct, last week when a kid at school hit him. :thumbsup2


It's great to have other people notice a difference too....proves the meds ARE working.

[mishoe01]

Um did I tell you that I was depressed too :lmao: :lmao: I was trying to make you laugh Monica, I really hope you feel better ;)

Gaylean...:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: It worked...thanks!:hug: I thought you were trying to get an invite to Scotland out of Deborah!:lmao:

[mishoe01]

Still raining.....heard that Fay slowed down....not sure how much longer it will last. It's making feel like I'm in the UK with Deborah & Marilyn :goodvibes

Got to talk to my baby girl today...no Ian though...he's in New Hampshire with his dad. Sydney's so cute! Singing Rain, rain go away. My sister's very excited cuz Sydney's already showing interest in potty training at 18 months. (that's not exactly very high on MY list of things to get excited about but I'm sure all you moms understand :lmao: )

[tink1963]

http://www.cabovillas.com/campage.asp?id=2

Check it out----it's the Magic in Cabo.

Hello guys. Try and have fun but not too much, since I won't be there ;)
You said you would sail anywhere on a Disney ship so I guess Bubba agreed to go on the Med :rolleyes1 I miss you and I'll be thinking of you. You have to be having more fun than me. I guess I did go to the beach yesterday, with Jon's mom :scared:
Gaygay, you survived a day at the beach with DMIL:scared1: I'm so proud of you. and we do miss you both. you missed drunk Venetia last night. She kept looking for Cindy, but could not find her.:sad1: :sad1:

We were in Cabo to today. The Carnival pride that we are on had a medical emergency and had to stop for the sick or injured person to get off. We got to see our beautiful Magic today. We have now left cabo and are on our way to PV where we will dock next to her tomorrow.

I know that each ship is different, even within a cruise line, but this is the worst I have ever seen in the way of service, attitude and cleanliness. On our way back to the cabin just now, we came down some stairs from the upper deck and on the railing was an ice cream cone that had been there so long, the cone had melted along with the ice cream. Then at the bottom of the stairs is a food station where someone had dropped what must have been a plate of chicken tenders and fries by a sliding door and no one had bothered to clean it up. I know we will not sail Carnival again EVER. and this is a 7 day cruise. Not to say everyone is not nice, we have meet a few crew members that are friendly and happy, but not may. Last night at dinner my DMIL brought a bottle of wine for dinner. I was going to have mine with my lobster dinner. The waiter from the table behind us reached in between Bubba and I and grabbed my empty wine glass. And then when he was called on about why he would take mine and that what he did was rude, he just laughed and said "oh well, some one took mine." This of course upset my DFIL very much and I'll just say that he let his disappointment be know.

But I am having a good time being with the family and not letting any of this ruin our trip. Just know that we won't be traveling carnival again. I would like to try princess as I have heard good things about them. But when you have already traveled with the best in everything, food, service, shows etc, it is hard to appreciate something at a lower standard. You see things on this ship you would never see on Disney. And one last thing before I stop rambling,

people say one reason they dont like to cruise Disney is too may kids, :lmao: I have seen more kids running around uncontrolled here the I have have on the two Disney cruises we have taken.

Sorry again for the ramble, thanks for listening

[iankh]

That sounds great to me. The problem is that, if we were getting married now, I feel like Jon (not me) would want to compete with his friend's weddings. We have been to 50 weddings in the last few years and Jon has been in most of them. Most of them were really extravagant. The last one that he was in last April was a huge wedding and they hired entertainment :eek: The stupid part was that we all just wanted to dance. A HUGE portion of the guests left before the DJ even started because there were so many other things going on. It was a mess to us. Then the went for a month to Italy. The husband does Jon's exact job so we know this was all charged! I'm glad we got married when we did. Our friends were just impressed that we had a house that they could hang out in, we didn't need an extravagant wedding to impress them!


So is our wedding going to be a letdown for you?;)





.

[iankh]

I was. I flew from age 15-27. I always flew as a hobby and it was an expensive one, so not much. I'd love to fly again someday, but I've had high BP and been on meds for it for about 10 years now, so I doubt it will happen again for me. Maybe Wilson will fly, that would be fun :thumbsup2

My lord woman, is there no end to the surprises you have in store?

[iankh]

Gaygay, you survived a day at the beach with DMIL:scared1: I'm so proud of you. and we do miss you both. you missed drunk Venetia last night. She kept looking for Cindy, but could not find her.:sad1: :sad1:

We were in Cabo to today. The Carnival pride that we are on had a medical emergency and had to stop for the sick or injured person to get off. We got to see our beautiful Magic today. We have now left cabo and are on our way to PV where we will dock next to her tomorrow.

I know that each ship is different, even within a cruise line, but this is the worst I have ever seen in the way of service, attitude and cleanliness. On our way back to the cabin just now, we came down some stairs from the upper deck and on the railing was an ice cream cone that had been there so long, the cone had melted along with the ice cream. Then at the bottom of the stairs is a food station where someone had dropped what must have been a plate of chicken tenders and fries by a sliding door and no one had bothered to clean it up. I know we will not sail Carnival again EVER. and this is a 7 day cruise. Not to say everyone is not nice, we have meet a few crew members that are friendly and happy, but not may. Last night at dinner my DMIL brought a bottle of wine for dinner. I was going to have mine with my lobster dinner. The waiter from the table behind us reached in between Bubba and I and grabbed my empty wine glass. And then when he was called on about why he would take mine and that what he did was rude, he just laughed and said "oh well, some one took mine." This of course upset my DFIL very much and I'll just say that he let his disappointment be know.

But I am having a good time being with the family and not letting any of this ruin our trip. Just know that we won't be traveling carnival again. I would like to try princess as I have heard good things about them. But when you have already traveled with the best in everything, food, service, shows etc, it is hard to appreciate something at a lower standard. You see things on this ship you would never see on Disney. And one last thing before I stop rambling,

people say one reason they dont like to cruise Disney is too may kids, :lmao: I have seen more kids running around uncontrolled here the I have have on the two Disney cruises we have taken.

Sorry again for the ramble, thanks for listening


Thanks for the report.

At least you get to see family.

We have never been on any other cruise line. It was hard to get Sukie to even a cruise, it would be just as difficult to get him to try something other than DCL now.

You know, something you said resonated ... people have asked us whether or not the kids are a problem on the DCL cruises we've been on ... our answer is always the same, we hardly notice the kids. Seriously, we're aware that they're there but it has never seemed like they were out of control or a bother.




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[iankh]

Sounds like we would love it, we are real estate junkies.

There is, just once a year, a house tour in Oak Park through the homes.

The tickets are as scarce as hen's teeth and the competition for them is fierce.

Sukie and I once got on the tour and saw the inside of some of the Wright homes, which are incredible.

The rest of the year, there are walking tours where you just see the outsides.

And while I'm on an architectural kick, and promoting my city for the Olympics, I bring you the Marquette Building, and a great surprise, built in 1895:

http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/355192621_9aNRp-L.jpg

http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/355192471_tv8NU-L.jpg

http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/355192656_6fMsm-L.jpgg

http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/355192666_r9KWq-L.jpg

http://iankh.smugmug.com/photos/355192671_VdRF8-L.jpg

[gaylean93]

Gaylean...:laughing: :laughing: :laughing: It worked...thanks!:hug: I thought you were trying to get an invite to Scotland out of Deborah!:lmao:

Well of course that was the original joke but I decided it would nice to make you laugh ;)

[gaylean93]

Gaygay, you survived a day at the beach with DMIL:scared1: I'm so proud of you. and we do miss you both. you missed drunk Venetia last night. She kept looking for Cindy, but could not find her.:sad1: :sad1:

We were in Cabo to today. The Carnival pride that we are on had a medical emergency and had to stop for the sick or injured person to get off. We got to see our beautiful Magic today. We have now left cabo and are on our way to PV where we will dock next to her tomorrow.

I know that each ship is different, even within a cruise line, but this is the worst I have ever seen in the way of service, attitude and cleanliness. On our way back to the cabin just now, we came down some stairs from the upper deck and on the railing was an ice cream cone that had been there so long, the cone had melted along with the ice cream. Then at the bottom of the stairs is a food station where someone had dropped what must have been a plate of chicken tenders and fries by a sliding door and no one had bothered to clean it up. I know we will not sail Carnival again EVER. and this is a 7 day cruise. Not to say everyone is not nice, we have meet a few crew members that are friendly and happy, but not may. Last night at dinner my DMIL brought a bottle of wine for dinner. I was going to have mine with my lobster dinner. The waiter from the table behind us reached in between Bubba and I and grabbed my empty wine glass. And then when he was called on about why he would take mine and that what he did was rude, he just laughed and said "oh well, some one took mine." This of course upset my DFIL very much and I'll just say that he let his disappointment be know.

But I am having a good time being with the family and not letting any of this ruin our trip. Just know that we won't be traveling carnival again. I would like to try princess as I have heard good things about them. But when you have already traveled with the best in everything, food, service, shows etc, it is hard to appreciate something at a lower standard. You see things on this ship you would never see on Disney. And one last thing before I stop rambling,

people say one reason they dont like to cruise Disney is too may kids, :lmao: I have seen more kids running around uncontrolled here the I have have on the two Disney cruises we have taken.

Sorry again for the ramble, thanks for listening

I was going to go get on that ship in PV but since it's so horrible, I will stay home! How is the kid's club? Are the kids going in it and have you poked your head in there? It seems like the kid's clubs would be similar with every ship within a cruise line :confused3


BTW, what does the D in DMIL mean because it can't mean darling in this situation!!!!!!

[iankh]

Dr's appt went as expected this morning....will be trying out a new combo of meds for the depression....starts tomorrow. We'll see how things go.

Dentist office is closing at 1pm - ahead of the rain that is coming due to Fay. Appt moved to next month.

Now I'm sitting here watching The Young and the Restless and Dising. Rain comes & goes. I just hope that I don't lose power.

:hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: smooch

Monica - if you need a hug, we're here.

[gaylean93]

So is our wedding going to be a letdown for you?;)





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I'm not sure. You said no one has ever worn what you guys are going to wear so lets see if you can impress me that way! If not, it's always nice to see "old" friends :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[gaylean93]

Thanks for the report.

At least you get to see family.

We have never been on any other cruise line. It was hard to get Sukie to even a cruise, it would be just as difficult to get him to try something other than DCL now.

You know, something you said resonated ... people have asked us whether or not the kids are a problem on the DCL cruises we've been on ... our answer is always the same, we hardly notice the kids. Seriously, we're aware that they're there but it has never seemed like they were out of control or a bother.




.

That's because Disney interviews them all to make sure that only THE best kids get on!

[iankh]

I'm not sure. You said no one has ever worn what you guys are going to wear so lets see if you can impress me that way! If not, it's always nice to see "old" friends :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Oh, I'm not saying that no one has never worn what we're wearing for the wedding, just probably not for at least 70 years.

[gaylean93]

Oh, I'm not saying that no one has never worn what we're wearing for the wedding, just probably not for at least 70 years.

Now well that will be interesting too. I just can't wait to see everyone! I'm not impressed by weddings even though they do make me cry sometimes.

[ibouncetoo]

Be careful with your invites! I'll be more than happy to take you up on it! :lmao: Scotland is high on my list of places that I want to go to.


AND I'll be there right with her.....I need to look for a Scottish DH ::yes::



Oh, I'm not saying that no one has never worn what we're wearing for the wedding, just probably not for at least 70 years.

Zoot suit? No, that's less than 70 years. I do love the whole 1930's English country gentleman look...a'la Brideshead Revisited (which I saw this weekend, BTW).

OK...gotta go get my hair cut!

.

[JLSE50]

Great stories, Deb! You've just got to roll with that kind of stuff, huh? Hope you have a pleasant evening!


Marilyn, I forgot to answer you about December...sorry! It sounds like there's the potential for a nice little reunion get-together then. It would be great to see you and anyone else who can make it. When it gets closer, we'll definitely plan something!


There's a thread on the main cruise board http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923501
that has some great pictures of the Magic leaving LA and in one of the pics you can see someone holding up...Bobby Banana! :banana: Is that OUR Bobby Banana?

I don't know if anyone answered this, but yes, it is supposed to be OUR Bobby Banana with Lisa. Angie was supposed to send him there. We had some speculation that he would be adding to the trip report we have for him. I have not checked it though.

On this site Cheri gave us (above) I found this post. What a great photo!! I added it to my collection because that is what we looked like when we got to LA!

We just got back from the 8/10 sailing and I took this picture from our flight out of LAX at about 4:15 yesterday so it must have been right before sailaway. We had a great view of the port.:goodvibes http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o224/jackiec2/P1010519.jpg

And here is BOBBY --dressed in shorts and a shirt--Tyler would be happy!!

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b293/debrouth/San%20Pedro/BeachSanPedro8-2008101.jpg

I added both photos to page 7 of Bobby's thread post 103
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1330270&page=7

Jan :banana:

[iankh]

AND I'll be there right with her.....I need to look for a Scottish DH ::yes::





Zoot suit? No, that's less than 70 years. I do love the whole 1930's English country gentleman look...a'la Brideshead Revisited (which I saw this weekend, BTW).

OK...gotta go get my hair cut!

.

Getting warmer

[nskjerven]

OH MY GOSH I GOT A TAG :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

Had to tell ya first, but I think I got it by posting on a I'm not tagged thread.

WAY COOL SO HAPPY ME DOING THE HAPPY DANCE:yay: :yay: :yay:

[gaylean93]

OH MY GOSH I GOT A TAG :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

Had to tell ya first, but I think I got it by posting on a I'm not tagged thread.

WAY COOL SO HAPPY ME DOING THE HAPPY DANCE:yay: :yay: :yay:

WHAT:confused3

[gaylean93]

AND I'll be there right with her.....I need to look for a Scottish DH ::yes::



.

Are Scottish men cuter ;) I think Irish men are cute but I'm partial!

[nskjerven]

WHAT:confused3

Look at me, I have a tag!!!! She colored my words and then grabbed one from long ago.

I can die happy I have a tag :goodvibes

[gaylean93]

Look at me, I have a tag!!!! She colored my words and then grabbed one from long ago.

I can die happy I have a tag :goodvibes

OK but I don't know what that is. I'm stupid. But it does look different ;)

[Tink rules]

OH MY GOSH I GOT A TAG :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3: :dance3:

Had to tell ya first, but I think I got it by posting on a I'm not tagged thread.

WAY COOL SO HAPPY ME DOING THE HAPPY DANCE:yay: :yay: :yay:

Ok.. cough it up woman... how much did it cost ya??? Huh??? How many rum drinks and Disney dollars did you slide under the keyboard??? ;)

[gaylean93]

Ok.. cough it up woman... how much did it cost ya??? Huh??? How many rum drinks and Disney dollars did you slide under the keyboard??? ;)

So you know what it is? I thought I was the queen of the DIS :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[Tink rules]

Obviously I'm home...

Came home a day early... mom wanted to come home... we had a big fight over it... it was supposed to go down into the 30's tonight up there... but we did have heat in the cabin... whatever... tough night... I'm slowly consuming my bday cheesecake... YUM... very artery clogging...

Must go back and read - I hear V and Bubba want to jump ship... ;)

[Tink rules]

So you know what it is? I thought I was the queen of the DIS :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Nan got TAGGED!!!!

There is a member of the Dis.. probably one of the mods, but nobody knows her... really... but I hear that now she's Nan's best bud... she tags people anonymously... changes their colors under their avatar... sometimes changes it or writes something in...

It's the TAG FAIRY!!!

Hey Nan... did she leave you a buck under your pillow???:flower3:

[gaylean93]

Obviously I'm home...

Came home a day early... mom wanted to come home... we had a big fight over it... it was supposed to go down into the 30's tonight up there... but we did have heat in the cabin... whatever... tough night... I'm slowly consuming my bday cheesecake... YUM... very artery clogging...

Must go back and read - I hear V and Bubba want to jump ship... ;)

Don't read it's just all about birthday wishes and V missing Disney :lmao: Nothing you would be interested in :rolleyes1

[gaylean93]

Nan got TAGGED!!!!

There is a member of the Dis.. probably one of the mods, but nobody knows her... really... but I hear that now she's Nan's best bud... she tags people anonymously... changes their colors under their avatar... sometimes changes it or writes something in...

It's the TAG FAIRY!!!

Hey Nan... did she leave you a buck under your pillow???:flower3:

SO cool. I wish I would have known about this sooner. What do we say to get this "TAG". It can't be anything funny because I've said it all :lmao:

[nskjerven]

OK but I don't know what that is. I'm stupid. But it does look different ;)

Ok.. cough it up woman... how much did it cost ya??? Huh??? How many rum drinks and Disney dollars did you slide under the keyboard??? ;)

I decided to cast my fate to the winds and she found me complaining...hmmmm I do that here all the time :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1925807

She also hit some others on the thread too, might not be too late, but don't tell her I sent ya :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

SO cool. I wish I would have known about this sooner. What do we say to get this "TAG". It can't be anything funny because I've said it all :lmao:

and I said it with ya too!!! It's taken me a long time to get a tag, as I've said I can die happy now.:goodvibes no tag for you (crap it's no slap Monday, or is it Tuesday??????) No need to insert my evil laugh as it's always present when I need it now BBBBBBBWWWWWWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

[nskjerven]

Michelle, you have a story to tell and I'm bored so tell me now.

[gaylean93]

:cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: Nan...I'm soooo happy for you!

[gaylean93]

sorry

[gaylean93]

I decided to cast my fate to the winds and she found me complaining...hmmmm I do that here all the time :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:


http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1925807

She also hit some others on the thread too, might not be too late, but don't tell her I sent ya :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

I tried to quote you from that site about Molly in the Old Navy dressing room. Apparently you can't multi-quote from another thread. Totally Molly and funny to me but since some don't know her it may not be that funny!

[nskjerven]

you really need to check it out someone just got strolled....

[gaylean93]

and I said it with ya too!!! It's taken me a long time to get a tag, as I've said I can die happy now.:goodvibes no tag for you (crap it's no slap Monday, or is it Tuesday??????) No need to insert my evil laugh as it's always present when I need it now BBBBBBBWWWWWWAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH

Please lets pretend its Monday :lmao: I was suppose to be with Jon now but this is much more fun! Now I'm on a mission!

[JLSE50]

Neat report about a lost tooth on a DCL cruise:
http://www.disunplugged.com/2008/08/03/tinkerbell-spreads-magic-disney-cruise-line/#more-298

Jan :tinker:

[Tink rules]

This is where I went yesterday...it's Auger Falls... I'll post my pictures tomorrow... I got much better pictures than the video... but it was full white water because of the major rain we've had lately... so almost no swimming... just got my feet wet and cooled down a bit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSXR98F3PtQ

[nskjerven]

I tried to quote you from that site about Molly in the Old Navy dressing room. Apparently you can't multi-quote from another thread. Totally Molly and funny to me but since some don't know her it may not be that funny!

I was grasping at underware and had a moment, I didn't say it but you could tell that she had her undies hanging out the back of her pants. I tried to get her some bikini undies, but she insists on the old grandma kind. what is a mom to do :goodvibes

[Tink rules]

Neat report about a lost tooth on a DCL cruise:
http://www.disunplugged.com/2008/08/03/tinkerbell-spreads-magic-disney-cruise-line/#more-298

Jan :tinker:

& that's why we believe in :tinker:

[Tink rules]

I was grasping at underware and had a moment, I didn't say it but you could tell that she had her undies hanging out the back of her pants. I tried to get her some bikini undies, but she insists on the old grandma kind. what is a mom to do :goodvibes

Excuse me guys...

Nan... get her french cut... it's half and half... Jockey has some really nice ones...tell her I have them in Dis green:lmao:

[nskjerven]

Please lets pretend its Monday :lmao: I was suppose to be with Jon now but this is much more fun! Now I'm on a mission!

ok work on you wit and keep posting, tell an underware story, she also likes chocolate I hear...go go go:dance3:

[gaylean93]

I was grasping at underware and had a moment, I didn't say it but you could tell that she had her undies hanging out the back of her pants. I tried to get her some bikini undies, but she insists on the old grandma kind. what is a mom to do :goodvibes

suggest hipsters. It is a happy medium here :confused3

[nskjerven]

Neat report about a lost tooth on a DCL cruise:
http://www.disunplugged.com/2008/08/03/tinkerbell-spreads-magic-disney-cruise-line/#more-298

Jan :tinker:

Molly says "mom pack alot of hard apples for our next cruise, I want tinkerbell to visit me"

great story.

Did ya see I got a TAG!!!! tonight:cool1:

[gaylean93]

ok work on you wit and keep posting, tell an underware story, she also likes chocolate I hear...go go go:dance3:

It's strange when I don't know people and they are boring...unlike us :lmao:

[nskjerven]

This is where I went yesterday...it's Auger Falls... I'll post my pictures tomorrow... I got much better pictures than the video... but it was full white water because of the major rain we've had lately... so almost no swimming... just got my feet wet and cooled down a bit...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSXR98F3PtQ

that looks beautiful Was it a good day? and are you and mom talking again?

[gaylean93]

Molly says "mom pack alot of hard apples for our next cruise, I want tinkerbell to visit me"

great story.

Did ya see I got a TAG!!!! tonight:cool1:

Tinker Belle visited us! Ethan lost 2 teeth. Brooke was pissed!

[nskjerven]

Excuse me guys...

Nan... get her french cut... it's half and half... Jockey has some really nice ones...tell her I have them in Dis green:lmao:

suggest hipsters. It is a happy medium here :confused3

Come on you guys, you know I tried all that don't you? I'm to the point of just buying them and trading out the big ones when she doesn't notice a few at a time. Sounds like mission impossible...

[gaylean93]

Come on you guys, you know I tried all that don't you? I'm to the point of just buying them and trading out the big ones when she doesn't notice a few at a time. Sounds like mission impossible...

Sorry to say it but some girls do prefer thongs :scared:

[gaylean93]

I think I got something :confused3

[nskjerven]

Sorry to say it but some girls do prefer thongs :scared:

hopefully not those at the age of 11.

Personally when and if she wants those, she can buy them and pay for them. Yes she gets some of the prudeness from her mama. You knew that huh :rotfl2:

[nskjerven]

Tinker Belle visited us! Ethan lost 2 teeth. Brooke was pissed!

On the ship he lost teeth??? How did we not know about this?

[nskjerven]

I think I got something :confused3

Oh man, you owe me BIG TIME now

[nskjerven]

I think I got something :confused3

Oh man, you owe me BIG TIME now

Sorry I forgot to tell you CONGRATS!!!!

And where is everyone when we have such good news happening to us???

[Tink rules]

Molly says "mom pack alot of hard apples for our next cruise, I want tinkerbell to visit me"

great story.

Did ya see I got a TAG!!!! tonight:cool1:

Ok.. go ahead.. rub it in...

that looks beautiful Was it a good day? and are you and mom talking again?

I think I got something :confused3

HOW?????????????

[gaylean93]

hopefully not those at the age of 11.

Personally when and if she wants those, she can buy them and pay for them. Yes she gets some of the prudeness from her mama. You knew that huh :rotfl2:

I know what you mean but Jon's mom is an Occupational Therapists and she says some little girls prefer them :scared1:

[nskjerven]

Ok.. go ahead.. rub it in...





HOW?????????????

I told you to go to the thread and post, did you no, did gaylean, yes. she is the winner, you are the winer :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: go to the thread and post, she may not yet be done...

[gaylean93]

On the ship he lost teeth??? How did we not know about this?

I'm sure Wil knew. He just didn't want to share ;)

[gaylean93]

Oh man, you owe me BIG TIME now

I owe you my llife :snooty:

[nskjerven]

you better go and soon, she just tagged another person after the post at 9:07 are you telling me you have something better going on????

[gaylean93]

Sorry I forgot to tell you CONGRATS!!!!

And where is everyone when we have such good news happening to us???

No one is ever around at these times. I'm going to knock on Marilyn's door :lmao: :lmao:

[nskjerven]

http://www.hotcouponworld.com/forums/images/smilies/taggedred1.png

now I'm it!!!

are you???

[gaylean93]

Ok.. go ahead.. rub it in...





HOW?????????????

Like I know :confused3 How did you have a fun b-day at the lake and I was still sad about getting off the Magic on my birthday :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: And it was the big 33 too :confused3