Wild Turkeys and Dancing Banana Heads Cruise 11/25/06

[pgfour]

Greg will have to eat his words now!!! :rotfl:

We are going to make it ok. :cheer2:

Thanks all,

Kathy :wave:
Hope Greg is real hungry!!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

Awesome, awesome! :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :yay: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

Oh yeah -- Bill, that cake looks incredible!!!! :thumbsup2 Very impressive.

Cheri :banana: :banana: :banana:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

party: :dancer: party: :rockband: :dancer: :rockband:

celebrating over 6000 posts !!!! :woohoo:

In your face Greg!!!!! :snooty:

Kathy :wave:

[jd99]

congrats to all on the 6000 posts. I can't believe I forgot to go onto Southwest.com to print my boarding pass at the 24 hour mark. For the first time ever, I got a B for us. I HOPE they still let folks with 2 year olds on first. Otherwise it will be a stressful morning with the girls. *sigh*

[JanDave]

Hello All Nana Heads!!!

We are on our way to the hotel, then airport at 5:30 am tomorrow.

See you on Saturday!

Jan

[dkmjgal]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!!!


I'm Here and I missed the 6000 post!!!

Yaay, we made it!!!!

I was out early this morning to Jazzercise and then came home, showered and went to my Mom's for Thanksgiving Brunch. We are home now and gettting reading to go.

We are leaving the house at 6:30 tomorrow morning. Our flight to Orlando is at 9:30 and we will be there at lunchtime!!! I can't WAIT to get the WDW!!!

We're going to decorate the Christmas tree shortly. I'll check back later!

Kelly

[J and C's Dad]

pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:
Kathy : I guess you will have to leave the whip at home

Thanksgiving dinner is history, everone here is fat and sleeeeeeepy
:flower1: :flower1: :flower1: :flower1: :flower1: :flower1: :flower1: :flower1:



I'll have to do it all over again in 1 month and 2 days :cloud9: :cloud9:
:rolleyes1 :rolleyes1 ( December 25 ) Santa Day

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Yep,
I have officially packed the whip back into the closet for another time!!
It did it's duty. :goodvibes

We too have finished dinner and Greg is taking Minnie for a walk to work some of it off.

I will check back later this evening to see who is still among us. i think most who are left will leave tomarrow morning. :moped:

Rick ,
glad to hear your dinner was good!!!
You must be a pro by now!! :rolleyes:

kathy :wave:

[andy99]

Everyone just left with lots of left overs the bags are packed we fly out in the morning!!!!


See you all on the SHIP!!!
:cool1:
:woohoo:

[cruisemutt]

As I type this, Woo is rushing throughout the house, "did I do this, did I bring that, pack-pack-pack-pack-pack!!!

I feel like a bloated goat after the feast....a "rehearsal" for the cruise.
We leave at 8am in the morning and I'm pooped! I need a vacation.

Kathy, Denise, Cheri and all the other well wishers...the cake was a BIG hit. My mom attached a magnet to it and hung it on the fridge after slapping it with two gold stars!

Talk to everyone later...see everyone sooner....congrats on 400 and 6000.... :banana:

[JanDave]

Hi Nana Heads!

We have checked into the hotel. Will be awake at 4am so we can take the 5am shuttle to the airport. We'll be at SSR by 10:30 am - hopefully.

Have a great trip whoever else is traveling tomorrow.

See all of you in less than 48 hours.

Jan

[Dixielady908]

hi everyone:

Well can you belive that another Thanksgiving is just about history.....I cant believe how fast time goes.

Anyway, I am still pretty full from dinner...which by the way was fantastic....

Well I just finished printing off my boarding passes for tomorrow :cheer2: :cheer2: Our flight dosnt leave until 1:30...leaving the house around 10am....our son is driving us to the airport. So to everyone left out there....very safe travels to all......and we will see ya all on saturday........ :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:


Later
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[joelidol]

Happy Thanksgiving all, I hope you all had a wonderful dinner. My dad makes a mac-n-cheese (recipe is secret) that makes our holiday a real Thanksgiving.

We also went to a home where my aunt works (not lives) and gave her some of our dinner, in appretiation to what she does, working long hours during the holidays (she's taking care of our dog too :thumbsup2 )

Has anyone else noticed that this thread will be two years old in two days? That's an average of 8.2 posts per day! (I used a calculator, I'm not that smrt (I left the 'a' out on purpose)). Hey, I might see some of you tommorrow. Cool! :cool: Is anyone getting up at 6:30 to see the ship come in? I might. That is if I get up.

- Josh
P.S. Yay 6000! :banana: :banana: :banana: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[woogal]

Good Evening Banana Heads :banana: :banana: :banana:

I talked to Wendy a few hours ago and they were on the road to Orlando. Figure they should be there about midnight or 1 a.m. in dad's RV. Neither she nor I slept much last night, but she figured she'd stretch out on the couch while dad drove and get a few zzzzs. Hopefully, she did! As for me, I'm going to go the Tylenol PM route tonight and force a full night's sleep.

Can you believe how close we are? It's still surreal. Maybe I'll believe it all when we get to the airport in the morning!!

[TIGGER41681]

Good Evening :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:
Wow great job on 6000!!! :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2: So we Turkey Day at the In-laws and it was very nice!! And then dessert at my Mom's!! I was very proud of myself and did not pig out :cool1: !! Well going to make sure we have everything packed and print the boarding passes. Well Good Night and Good Bye and see you all on Saturday and afew tomorrow :wave: :wave: !!!! Safe trip to al :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 l!!


Mutt and Shell: Great Pumpkin Cake and it sounds Very Yummy!!!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Josh,
you'd better get up before 6:30 if your gonna watch the ship come in.
It is usually docked by no later than 6:00 a.m. :hourglass

we are going to try to get down on the beach about 5:30 a.m. and watch the ship pull in the channel. I would love to get it all lit up as it returns.
Jetty park is closed that early so we have to see if there is a safe place we can go to watch it without getting mugged. :rotfl2:
We will check it out friday to see if we can find a good place. :cheer2:


I will try to check in once more in the morning if I have the time, if not I iwll see you all on saturday!! Plus for anyone staying at the Radisson I may catch you there tomarrow!!! :woohoo:


Kathy :wave:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Josh,
you'd better get up before 6:30 if your gonna watch the ship come in.
It is usually docked by no later than 6:00 a.m. :hourglass

we are going to try to get down on the beach about 5:30 a.m. and watch the ship pull in the channel. I would love to get it all lit up as it returns.
Jetty park is closed that early so we have to see if there is a safe place we can go to watch it without getting mugged. :rotfl2:
We will check it out friday to see if we can find a good place. :cheer2:


I will try to check in once more in the morning if I have the time, if not I will see you all on saturday!! Plus for anyone staying at the Radisson I may catch you there tomarrow!!! :woohoo:


Kathy :wave:

[ICEMANPAD]

[QUOTE=mom x4,grandma x4]Josh,
you'd better get up before 6:30 if your gonna watch the ship come in.
It is usually docked by no later than 6:00 a.m. :hourglass


Wait a second....you are assuming that we will allow the ship to leave Castaway Cay!!! We are enjoying our vacation too much to allow that to happen!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

Chuck and Lisa from the Thanksgiving 2006 Magic

[TIGGER41681]

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: VACATION IS HERE :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[TIGGER41681]

GOOD BYE EVERYONE SEE YOU ALL SATURDAY :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

[joelidol]

Josh,
you'd better get up before 6:30 if your gonna watch the ship come in.
It is usually docked by no later than 6:00 a.m. :hourglass

Kathy :wave:

Shoot, I wanted to sleep in...

Wait a second....you are assuming that we will allow the ship to leave Castaway Cay!!! We are enjoying our vacation too much to allow that to happen!! :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'd like to say that I was hoping to see the ship come in from the hotel, the day we left. Sorry. I hope that they let the shi leave Castaway Cay, but it'd be fine if we didn't :love:

[Dixielady908]

Well Wally and I have been finishing getting things ready and lined up for the morning last minute packing. I cannot believe how heavy my suitcases are!!!Anyway, I think I am going to try and hit the sack early tonight. ;) Yeah like I'm gonna be able to sleep..... :) I'm too excited to sleep.!!!

Oh by the way, can you believe my feet are having an allergic reaction to the crazy stuff they put on my feet when I got my pedi done tuesday. I am broke out it a rash all over the top of my feet....Right now there pink because of the Calamine lotion I'm using. Hopefully it will pretty much gone by morning. It seems better since this morning. :crazy:

Well we have made all our goals.....we have chit chatted and made new friends.... :thumbsup2 Lets just hope for fun times this week, blue skies calm seas and tons of alcohol :teeth: But really I hardly drink... :goodvibes


Its been a pleasure up until this point chatting with you on these boards...
See ya all saturday and looking forward to meeting each and every one of youz guyz. :)

Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[J and C's Dad]

This will be my last posting, it's 9:00pm Friday night :banana:
And I Hope for clear skys and a warm breeze ! :Pinkbounc
Glad to have been part of this thread, only thing I hate was not joining in earlier :grouphug:
Can't wait to meet everyone on Saturday ! :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:
Will try to check out the post Saturday morning before leaving for the airport
:grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:
Hope everyone has a safe trip to the MAGIC pixiedust:
:wave: :wave: :wave: Rick

[TiggerKing]

THE MASTERPIECE

Here is Bill's contribution to Thanksgiving Dinner today at his parent's house:
This is a 3-layer french vanilla cake with pumpkin mousse in between the layers. Surrounding it are white and milk chocolate molded cups filled with pumpkin mousse. The stem is carved from combined milk and white chocolates and air-brushed with food coloring. Not too shabby, huh? Think maybe we might have a winning business here? :cool1:
That is pretty darn good dude! Maybe you need to TEACH the next cake decorating class!

[TiggerKing]

Well folks, I just finished printing the last of the 5 door signs. Didn't want to buy two packs of paper, so I consolidated each of the beach days and formal/semi-formal night into one sign each. I have one for the first day, one for our anniversary (Tuesday), and one for the last night. I have found some beautiful clip-art over the last few months and am very proud of my signs.

Lisa and I will be leaving sometime between and 9 and 10 in the morning to make the drive to Cocoa! See you all on Saturday at 10:00 a.m.!

[favoriteslave]

Good Evening all. Congrats on 6k. I thought I would never catch up. We are done packing, well minus the toothbrushes in the morning. Other than that, ready to go. Now I need to go to bed so that the only things I have to do is just have to take the dog to the Pet Motel and then come back and get the luggage and head to the airport. I will try to post in the morning, but if not, I will check in when we get to somewhere that has wifi.

Safe Trip to everyone that hasn't already left. See ya all reallllllllll soon.

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

[pgfour]

As I type this, Woo is rushing throughout the house, "did I do this, did I bring that, pack-pack-pack-pack-pack!!!

I feel like a bloated goat after the feast....a "rehearsal" for the cruise.
We leave at 8am in the morning and I'm pooped! I need a vacation.

Kathy, Denise, Cheri and all the other well wishers...the cake was a BIG hit. My mom attached a magnet to it and hung it on the fridge after slapping it with two gold stars!

Talk to everyone later...see everyone sooner....congrats on 400 and 6000.... :banana:
:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

She must have some very strong magnets!!!

[TChrist05]

Happy Thanksgiving all....last post before the MAGIC...have to work tomorrow til 6 P.M. and then off to the airport for our 8:40 P.M. flight. Staying at Wingate Inn by the airport tomorrow night and being picked up by my MIL on Saturday morning for our trek to the port. Pleasure chatting with you all online....looking forward to seeing all on the ship!

Safe journey all!

Tom & Marilou :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[pgfour]

Checking in for the last time before we depart. Our trip leaves around 10:30 tomorrow morning, but we want to be there in plenty of time.

We are finished packing (even weighed our bags!) -- just have to print one door sign, get the cats' food, water ready, do a couple final work things and SLEEP! :rotfl:

We're taking the mantra of others before us: :If we forgot it, we'll buy it!" :thumbsup2

Good night all! Lynn & Jeff -- see you tomorrow! The rest of you -- see you Saturday! :cloud9:

Cheri :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[dkmjgal]

Hey Everyone!

We are getting ready to call it a night. We are pulling out of here at 6:30 am so this will be my last post before we meet :cool1:

Looking forward to Saturday!

Take care and safe travels everyone!

Kelly and Family

[JanDave]

Good Morning NanaHeads!!!!!

It's 4:25 am and we leave in 1/2 hour to get to the airport.

See you tomorrow!!!

Jan

[J and C's Dad]

Good morning everyone !
Its 5:00am here ....... and guess what, My wife went shopping and
we leave in about 2 hours ! :scared1: :scared1: :scared1: we will see everyone
Saturday on the ship....... Have fun on your way to the MAGIC !!!

[joelidol]

Morning all. We are leaving in a little while. I'm very tired, and have a sore throat (oh no!!!!!!) But my adrenaline is pumping, so I'm pretty siked! :Pinkbounc :Pinkbounc
We'll be on the boat by tommorrow!

Didn't sleep well last night. Went to bed at 9:30, fell asleep by 11:30, woke up at 2:00, then fell back to sleep at 3:00, waking back up at 4:00 to go to WalMart (my mom's crazy, and wanted to get some "last minute shopping" in)

See you all tommorrow!

- Josh

[dkmjgal]

One last post before we leave...the car is in the driveway. :cool1:

Safe travels.....see you TOMORROW!!!

Kelly

[TIGGER41681]

Good Morning :banana: :banana: :banana: ,
Well wanted to get one more post in before we leave. Getting ready for the airport. See you today Cheri and Jeff and the rest of you tomorrow!! Have a safe trip everyone!! Can't wait to meet you!!! :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Chuck and Laurie,
I will be out early watching for the magic to return. If it is late I will know who to blame!!! :rotfl2: You may be responsible for a riot at the terminal if your late!!! ;)

I think everyone has left by now and nobody accept Pat, Steve and I are left to post and read each others posts, but I will wish every a safe trip and we will see ya saturday!!!

Josh, gargle with warm salt water, to help get rid of the sore throat!!! Like your goona be here to read this :sad2: DUH!!!


:bday: :bday: :bday: Pat!!!

Kathy :wave:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Ok for anyone who is interested the FINAL count is 12,689 :banana:

and one :donald: from Tom

kathy :wave:

[U2Pixies]

HELLO OUT THERE...anyone left?
Did you all forget about me!
If you are still around and getting ready to leave, have a safe trip. Hope to meet you all on Sat. That's if you remember who I am! You all forgot me.

Hey Kathy, are you still here? If so when do you leave?
:wave: Guys
Pat

[mom x4,grandma x4]

I am here Pat,

Happy Birthday to you!!!

Gonna pick up cather ine at the airport this morning and then off to the beach for the day. Guess we will be leaving around 9 a.m.

see ya soon,

kathy

[U2Pixies]

Thanks for the b'day wish Kathy. Hope you have a great day and I'll see you tomorrow in the a.m. Hey, maybe I should leave early and meet you for breakfast! :goodvibes
Should have great weather tomorrow :thumbsup2
Guess I'm the only one left! Sad...everyone forgot about little ole me.
What time should I get there in the morning, and are you wearing your shirt first thing or put it on later in the day?
Pat

[cruisemutt]

Kathy?? Pat?? You folks the only ones left???
Just wanted to check in one last time before we leave for the airport.
Safe travels to all and I'm looking forward to meeting everyone and looking even MORE forward to biting a few people (its a mutts duty and you folks KNOW who you are!!!!)

See ya all soon.... :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[woogal]

Good morning Banana Heads (or at least those of us that are left!!) :banana: :banana: :banana:

It's 7:20, we leave for the airport in 40 minutes. Will be in Atlanta by noon, then Orlando at 2:30. I can't believe it's finally here!

Everyone please travel safely, and remember to shut down your computer before you leave. We'll see you all TOMORROW!!!!!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Bill, Shell,
Have a safe flight and will see ya tomarrow.

Pat, I will have my short on when we arrive at the terminal so everyone will know we are a part of the group. It was my understanding everyone is going to be wearing them as they arrive so we can find each other even before the meet. That is a lot of fun to do.
We are going to be there at 10 when the port first opens so we can watch for other green shorts to arrive and say howdy!!! I know Wendy and Tom hope to be there at 10 too.

Have a good birthday,
I'll see you tomarrow!!!

Kathy :wave:

[Dixielady908]

:wave: Morning all: Well this is my last post.....safe travel to everyone. I didnt sleep very well last night.....I was tooooo excited to sleep. I think I got maybe 4 hours and thats about it.

Anyway.....Kathy yes you should be able to pick out me, Marge and her daughter, we are all wearing green.......isnt this exciting.....

Later
See ya tomorrow
Denise :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

[TiggerKing]

Good Morning All!

DW and I are doing our last little chores around the house to be sure everything is ready for the house sitter, and putting the last few bits in the suitcase. We will start our drive about 9:30 and be in Cocoa about 7 hours later!

Pat: :bday: We look forward to seeing you and Kathy at 10:00 a.m. tomorrow! Or at least Lisa will see you while I take the car back to the hotel! :lmao:

Safe travels all, for tomorrow we vacation! :dance3:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Hi Bob,
ok, I'll be looking for Lisa and you a few mintues later.
We are out the door in 20 minutes.
Greg is taking Minnie for a LONG walk.

Kathy :wave:

[favoriteslave]

Good Morning all. I am sitting in the airport waiting for our first flight. I wanted to say Hello, the board looks as though it has been quite this morning. I hope everyone has a safe trip and we will see you all tomorrow. WHOOOO HOOOOO. We are on our way.

Hugs & Kisses.

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

[jd99]

If you post after everyone has gone does the post get read? Hmmmm. If there IS anyone still out there, we're at the airport waiting for a flight in about an hour. See you all tomorrow!
jeff

[DutchsMommy]

Hi Everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!

We are at the Residence Inn in Cocoa Beach. We arrived yesterday around 3pm. It was too cold to go swimming :guilty: but we did take a walk on the beach. It is warmer today - although the Floridians will think us crazy, we will ikely take Dutch to the pool soon. We made it to the Dino Store (neat) and got teh beach toys for our hairy godperson surprise. We drove up to the port today to survey the scene and make sure we all know where we are going tomorrow (DH thinks I am totally nuts!). We are looking forward to seeing some of our friends tonight at Grills and can't wait to see everybody tomorrow at the Port!!!

This laptop has a weird keyboard so sorry for any typos.

Hope everyone's travels are going well and we'll see you all real soon!!

[Michelle2]

Hi everyone!
We arrived in Orlando yesterday and stayed at the Nickelodeon hotel for the kids. They are down playing in the pool and sand area right now.

The thing I noticed the most about this hotel, is its pretty loud. I woke up once during the night to a baby/toddler crying, and thought it was ours. I made DH look on our son, thinking it was him, but it was from next door, or above or below?? The walls are pretty thin....I was hearing things all night.

I think a little later we will be heading to Rain Forest Cafe, or Whispering Canyon Cafe for dinner. We definitely will be making a Walmart stop and maybe a DTD stop tonight before we head out tomorrow.
We will be staying here (Nick) again tonight, and will head down to the Port tomorrow morning. Hope everone is having a great pre-cruise day, and we will see everyone tomorrow. We can't wait! :teeth:

Oh, and Dutchsmommy, I did that same thing last year. I always have to make a precruise survey...you know, to check things out...finalize things in my head. My DH thinks I am crazy too.... :rotfl:

[U2Pixies]

Hello out there!
I guess I'm the only one still at home - packing!

Hope everyone is having a good time so far, just wait for us before you have a GREAT time!

See ya soon.

Yes Jeff, I'll be around to read the post! At least until tomorrow a.m.
Stacey can't wait til she meets Elizabeth!

All alone am I
ever since your good bye :sad2:
Pat :wave:

[jd99]

Pat - we are at the Hyatt. WE are all exhausted for some reason. Elizabeth is ready for sleep already at 6:30 p.m. which is VERY unlike her. SHe got up VERY early this morning so i'm okay with getting some rest. She can't wait to meet Stacey as well. See you tomorrow!
jeff

[favoriteslave]

Good Evening all we are at the Orlando airport. Will be at the Grills shortly. Plane ran really really late from Dallas. C Ya soon.

[U2Pixies]

Ok, I think I'm the only one left now. I'm still packing. Can't seem to complete that task. Stay focused Pat, stay focused!
Stacey is here and is getting me all excited about our trip! She just completed the family door signs. Finally!
Hope to see you all tomorrow.
Oh, Stacey said "hi Elizabeth, see you tomorrow. I'm very, very, very excited!"
Pat :wave:

[jd99]

Ok, I think I'm the only one left now. I'm still packing. Can't seem to complete that task. Stay focused Pat, stay focused!
Stacey is here and is getting me all excited about our trip! She just completed the family door signs. Finally!
Hope to see you all tomorrow.
Oh, Stacey said "hi Elizabeth, see you tomorrow. I'm very, very, very excited!"
Pat :wave:

YOu can tell Stacey that ELizabeth is also excited. She also finished nearly all of her homework (and she had a ton) before we left home and she wants to know how much homework Stacey had and if she finished it :Pinkbounc -- she can answer this one at the meeting tomorrow! . She "woke up" and we just spent the last hour in the arcade in the airport. Now I'm REALLY exhausted! See you tomorrow. Get your packing done!!!!! :thumbsup2

[TiggerKing]

Well, we just returned to the Residence Inn from having dinner with Tonya, Sarah and Lauri (YippySkippy). If dinner was any indication of this group as a whole, we shall own the ship by the end of the week! :crazy:

We had a wonderful time at dinner, and look forward to meeting everyone else tomorrow! Have a great night and rest up, you are going to need it with this group!

[QJ411]

Am I the last one? I'm still here at home! Our flight doesn't leave until 7:25am. I really need to get to bed, but I'm so worried that we'll oversleep and miss our flight!

I can't wait to see you guys tomorrow~!~!~!~! :cool1: :cool1:

[U2Pixies]

You're not the only one left behind, I'm still at home. We are getting ready to go out the door and meet Stephen and Esther for breakfast. I think I over did it in the packing department. I don't have any room left for anything! This is our first cruise and you can tell we don't know what we are doing!
If you happen to see a luggage tag on a kitchen sink, it's mine!
See you soon! :thumbsup2 :yay:
Pat

[TiggerKing]

Hey Everyone!

Well, I went and checked on the ship first thing this morning to make sure that those turkey day cruisers didn't steal it! :lmao: It was a wonderful sight to see the trip and the jumbotron showing the waves and Mickey! Just a few more hours and we will be there!

Safe travel to the ship for everyone! This is going to be a wonderful week!

[Verandah Man]

Have a MAGICal cruise!!! :thumbsup2

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a118/VerandahMan/Magic11-25-06tp.jpg

[favoriteslave]

Hello

We are here and having a great time. Its been a little rough but we are all making it through ok.

C ya all really soon.

wish you were here

[LindaBabe]

Brunch at Palo was really sublime - I canceled tea in order to go again. Kir Royale! YUM!

Tomorrow is the girlfriends meet 11 am Cove Cafe!

[LAMPSKIES]

Happy sailing everyone.......what no "live from thread"?

[LindaBabe]

I guess I'm the only one who logs on, Lampy :-( We see each other often, though. Yesterday was ladies meet at 11 in Cove Cafe. Even though it conflicted with the castaway club meet and Shell cancelled it, 10 women showed up and we chatted for an hour. It was fun - sorry you missed it Shell, we missed YOU!

IT also rained yesterday. I actually 'HAD' a lounger in what would have been a sunny spot by the adult pool, but the gloom, wind and rain chased me indoors.

Tiara Bob very nicely downloaded photos for me to cd. He and Lisa had a nice "mudfight" in the sureal bath, according to reports.

Sarah & Stoney also had a pleasant Spa experience, although they got rained out from the fancy patio suite.

Lynn, Andrew and baby Drew are GREAT table mates - that baby is a huge chow hound and JUST as cute as his photos suggest.

There've been lots of cards and notes flying - I wasn't the only one preparing treats! IT is SO much more fun to travel with friends - THEY are what's making this trip special.

Happy Days, All!

[LindaBabe]

Today was St.Maarten. It was a glorious day and there's no smog here. We took the water taxi over to town and walked about - a whole lot of tacky tee shirt shops interspersed with jewelry stores. I got so tired of saying 'no thank you' to the shills trying to lure us into their shops. If I had it to do over again, I would have taken a taxi tour of the island - the further you get from the pier, the more reasona ble the prices.

I've been allergic to something in our stateroom and had an asthma attack, so I haven't much energy. We were back on the ship by shortly after 11, tee shirts in hand. Bruce went up to the pool, which he pretty much had to himself. It was actually warm! I had a nap and then went too. 3 pm we were down for a nap again, waking up just in time for dinner. Not very exciting, but plenty relaxing.

[LindaBabe]

Well, I wrote a long winded description of the St Martin day and by the time I went to post it the connection had timed out. Some day, i'll reconstruct.

As of right now, this minute, it's a grey morning in port Canaveral and we are waiting to get off the ship. Too bad, so sad, this one is done. (We'll be back!)

High points

The "FairyGodmothers" - YOU ROCK!
Wild Turkeys - you are the most caring friendly funny people and you made this cruise a joy! Didn't matter where we were - there was another wild turkey there to enjoy it with. Every time we were in Palo, there were tables full of us.
Palo - two brunches and one dinner still were not sufficient! AnnieMarie and Marco with the blue eyes - thank you!

to be continued . . .

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Howdy Y'all,
just got home.
Had an awesome time meeting everyone.
Sorry I couldnt say see ya later to some of you, but I caught a bad cold on wednesday and so I avoided a lot fo people so I wouldnt spread it. (hopefully)

We had a great time but the highlight for us was really meeting all you great fun people.
Ladies, I am so sorry I couldnt make it on thursday for the second meet some of you had , but I had such a terrible cold and NO voice so i decided I'd better not expose all of you.

Bob, you are still my hero!!! Thanks again.
Gotta go and unpack.
Minnie is driving me crazy!!!!
I will write a better post later.
safe travels to all, I hope those of you headed for snow wont have long delays. i will be waiting to see everyone check in that they made it home safely.

Kathy

[U2Pixies]

:sad2: Very sad day for all of us. We HAD to walk the plank!
We got home about 10:20a.m.

Hope everyone has a safe trip home! I will be looking forward to your postings.

I had a great time. Meeting some of the people on this site was awesome. Sorry I missed meeting some. Maybe next time! Yes, there will be a next time. :banana: :banana:

It was a pleasure talking with Mina and Jeff and the girls. Stacey really enjoyed her days with both Elizabeth and Emily. She was very sad on the way home. We were unable to make the final good byes to all. Laura was VERY sick. She kept her mom and dad up all night throwing up. On the way home Cullen was throwing up and we had to make a few stops on the side of the turnpike. We were thankful they waited until Fri. evening to get sick!

Kathy, Thank you so much for all your help and for being there for us. Steve said to say Hi and a special thanks to you and Greg both. Hope we can get together some time. :thumbsup2
He wishes we could have spent more time getting to know all of the nana-heads.

Bill, Bob, and Jan - I was glad I got to visit for a few short mins. with you all. I truly wish we could have spent more time with everybody.

Lynn - Drew is a doll! He is so cute and a happy little guy. You are doing the right thing by staying home with him and not working. It sure is paying off! I hope he doesn't get sick too!

Well, going to unpack and wash clothes. Then let me see...I think I'll go to the coke machine and get a drink, get some ice cream, and maybe to topsiders for some lunch!
:wave: Pat

[woogal]

We're home :sad1: and I miss everyone! What an awesome time we had, huh? I think the best part was that no matter where you were, you saw a banana head in the same place! We were in a shop in St. Thomas, and lo and behold, there was Wally, Denise, Wendy, Mike, etc. etc. WE JUST COULDN'T GET AWAY FROM YOU PEOPLE!!! :lovestruc

Will be posting later. Guido had a rough week, so he's not taking his eyes off of us at this point and is out for a walk with Bill. Oh, btw ... 32 degrees and blue skies when we landed, no snow anywhere on the ground.

Love to all ... Thanks to each and every one of you! KEEP IN TOUCH! Don't make me come and find you!

[woogal]

OH! Look at our tickers! :sad:

[woogal]

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[cruisemutt]

Hey everyone....
Just wanted to say I had an awesome time meeting all of you. I hope none of you tripped leaving the ship. Shell and I left some deep scratch marks as the DCL folks dragged us off.

A final note: Tonya, Bob, Sarah....(and anyone else who may have been affected)... I feel your pain. The stomach thing hit me about 20 minutes after I got home<urp>....pardon. Hooray for me...

Talk to everyone later....
Safe journeys to all.....

[U2Pixies]

OH! Look at our tickers! :sad:


HI! Great pic of your gang!
Don't cry Shell. I understand that you are going again soon! Maybe we'll be on the same cruise again.
It was a great experience for us. Thanks for letting us be a :banana: . Just wish we could have had a few laughs with you all.

Glad you arrived home safe and sound. Our Bailey was very happy to see us! He followed me around the house until I stepped on him! oops!

Pat :wave:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Bill, Shell,
I was glad to hear NO snow to delay you.

Sorry to hear so many got sick. We had a girl in front of us at the show the last night that threw up and another one in the terminal on the way out this morning. So far only my bad cold here. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!

Guido wasnt the only one with a bad week, Minnie had chewed up 2 throw rugs and was working on a third when we arrived home, plus she had knocked a lamp off the end table in the loft and was chewing up the doily it sat on. So glad the light bulb didnt break or she could of got cut. She also brought in a ton of bark from the beds out back, which our friend cleaned up before we got home.

She wont even let us go to the bathroom without her coming in too :lmao:
Greg had to distract her so I could escape to get some fresh foods.


Loved the picture of you guys!!!!

Bob, I will download some of our pictures on a CD soon and send it to you for the Mosiac (spelling???). You can PM me the address to send it too when you get the time.

Greg and Peter wanted to know what was on the menu tonight. PB and J sandwiches or frozen pizzas were the choices. Reality has set in!!!

Pat, I'm sure we will see each other soon since we live close. You have my e-mail address and I have yours. Hope the babies get to feeling better soon.

Kathy :wave:

[jd99]

I found myself strangely drawn to the computer as soon as we arrived home but it took me until now to post. It was GREAT to meet so many of you great folks. I think the day one meet had to set some records at the Promenade Lounge and it was truly great to run into folks everywhere we went.

Some :banana: :banana: :banana: highlights:

1. First and foremost Elizabeth and Stacey getting to "meet" online before the cruise and then becoming fast friends at the Promenade Lounge Meet and hanging out with each other all week while still each making lots of friends in the lab. Elizabeth asked if she can "meet" someone in advance the next time we cruise too. She was VERY sad to be leaving her new friend and said she wants to move to Florida (yah..me too) and go to Stacey's school. Getting to meet Pat & Steve and Esther and Steve and Cullen and Laura was really a highlight for us as a family.

2. The Sunny Liston tour with so many DIS folks and even running into Cheri & Bill at Sapphire Beach where they had gone on their own. The bus ride back to the ship was great fun too.

3. Having the pleasure of sitting with Pat and Esther at the Martini tasting. Pat was great to have in our tasting session as she scored everyone in the room extra chocolate martini's and cosmos.

4. Seeing DIS folks everywhere we went. Strangely we saw Sarah & Stony at both "tasting" sessions we attended! :-)

5. Spending time chatting with Kelly and Don nearly every day. They were among the folks we saw everywhere and it was really cool to get to know them better.

6. The way cool magnets and t-shirts done by Shell and Tonya, respectively. thanks to both of you for your efforts as it made the trip that much more special.

7. Talking college sports with Dave on a couple of occasions, including some time in the Cove Pool sloshing from one end to the other as the ship was rocking. And Jan wouldn't let me pay up on the drinks I owe her so I have to find another way to pay off my bets!

8. Finally meeting the infamous Shell and Bill, Bob and Lisa, Wendy & Mike, Lauri & Doug, Kathy and Greg, Cheri and Bill, Jan and Dave & Lynn, Andrew and Drew. And truly everyone else -- it was just a great group of people and made the trip even more fun than it would have been otherwise.

9. Getting to attend the debut of Tiara Bob & the Dreamboats. AND getting to see Don belt out "Amy" one of the favorite songs from my youth. I'm way too backward and shy to ever do this so I give major props to those with the cojones to do it.

I plan to post a trip report at some point. If any of you ever make it to the 'burgh I hope you'll let us know so we can show you our town.

Now on the important question. Who else rebooked while onboard? We booked for next year, same week and just hope the ride is a bit smoother! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

Need some good sleep tonight. Tomorrow we Christmas-up the house!

[jd99]

Oh and sorry to hear of so many who were sick. Ran into Bob this morning and heard he had a rough time so I'm hoping he and everyone else - especially the little ones - are feeling better. A little girl standing next to us as we waited for our ride threw up all over the sidewalk. So far nothing evil has visited any of us...and I hope to keep it that way.

[woogal]

I have one very sick Mutt here. Bill hit the shower at around 5 and went straight to bed. Ran to the grocery and picked up meds for him. Then REALITY hit ... I have NO idea how to make coffee for the morning, and I can't get it on Deck 9! Let's hope he's better in the a.m. so I don't have to make a coffee run in the cold!

[Dixielady908]

:wave2: Evening all: Well my family room is a huge mess. I have stuff laying all over, I'm cold and sad!!

I had the best time!! I enjoyed metting everyone, what a great group of "new friends" I dont think the cruise would have been as much fun with running into everyone. I think Pat and I kept running into each other the most. Of course Bill and Shell, we could always count on you on deck 10 :) .

Yes reality has kicked in and also kicked us in butt. It is freezing out here. Snow and ice. Yuk :crazy:

Then at the airport here in Chicago, I called my son and found out that my dad had taken a fall today on the ice and broke his fall with his face. :sad2: He is 91 and broke his nose. Cut up his hand and had to have stitches. Luckley, my sister lives a few miles away, and took him into the ER. He will be ok, but I guess he is pretty sore right now.

Well, have to finish cleaning up this mess down here.

Take care and talk with ya all later.....
Denise

Lauri, hope your flight was on time. Long day sitting at the airport..

[mom x4,grandma x4]

JD99, when you say you re booked same time next year, are you referring to the 11/24/07 Eastern??? If so, I have a thread going for it already, please join us.


Add another sickie to the list. Peter got hit about midnight and is very ill!!! Nausea and stomach pain. Hope this is only a 24 hour bug?? Anyone on the upside yet?? If so, how long did it last???


Bill and everyone else here is some pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: to help you to get better soon.

Hope we hear from more people checking in as they return safely to their homes.

will check back soon,

Kathy :wave:

[TIGGER41681]

Good Morning All,
Well 1st off it was soooooooo great to finally meet you all on the cruise :thumbsup2 !!! All of you are great people and was a blast spending the week with you. The banana meeting was really nice because I was looking forward to meeting all of you!!!Linda and Bruce were great table-mates and it was great getting to know them!!!

The cruise was a great vacation!! Drew had a blast!! He was an angel :angel: :angel: the whole cruise!! Drew enjoyed the Mickey ear pool. Castaway Cay was REALLY nice we realxed for afew hours. Drew actually played in the :beach: :beach: sand. Well with the rough seas we had I did get sea-sick which was shocking because I have been on 4 cruises and never got sick before!! It did not least long!!!

The trip was a NIGHTMARE :furious: :furious: :furious: !! Our flight from Orlando was delayed an hour and 20 mins. then we had to wait in the plane for another 1/2 hour when we arrived at Newark airport because we had to be taxied in. Then an old man decided to get up and go to the bathroom when we were being taxied in and the crew stopped the plane till he came out. That was other 1/2 hour :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: . Wait then our luggage took and hour to come. All in all we arrived home at almost 8pm!! Drew was a tropper ;) ;) !! Oh, and too top that off we came home to 40's degrees and snow flurries :sad2: :sad2: :sad2: !!! Can I go back to Castaway Cay???

Well I am off to the Doctors' today!! I caught something while on vacation. Can't stop coughing and throat hurts!! Not nice :sad2: Well I have to start the mond of :laundy: :laundy: laundry I have from the cruise. Talk to you later and I will post pics later!!!!

Mutt: Feel Better

[TIGGER41681]

We booked again for May 2007!!! We are going to do the 4 day cruise and 3 days at disney!! We booked it but we will see what happens with buying our new house!!!

[cruisemutt]

Mornin everyone....
Kathy...I'm on the up-side of this thing now. Either I just got side-swiped by that dang virus or its very short-lived. I got home, unpacked a bit, took a very long, hot shower and went to bed (I wont go into the details of the virus--I'm betting everyone "gets" whats involved). I did sleep for about 14 hours straight though...now I feel pretty good. If thats any indicator Kathy....Peter should be doing well pretty soon, at least I hope he is.

Talk to everyone later.....

(btw....when does this "rocking back and forth like I'm still on the ship" go away? Anyone??)

[cruisemutt]

Oh yeah....

Denise, don't think I haven't forgotten about your new GOAL!!!
We had a conversation about this folks and I'm hoping it was the drinks talking but Denise mentioned a new goal of 25,000 posts. (thought I forgot about that, didn't ya, dear??????).

I'm gonna need a new Dell......

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Hey , 25,000 is very do-able.
There are others who are still posting 2 years after their cruise,

Bill, glad your on the up swing now!!!

kathy

[woogal]

Hi Everyone ... I see we're still missing a lot of Nana Heads, but it's so hard to come back and get right on the boards. Only us weirdos do that kind of stuff! :crazy:

[TiggerKing]

Hey guys, I just thought I would drop a note to you and let you know that I am feeling somewhat better today. We booked a room at the Residence Inn here in Cocoa Beach yesterday. They went out of their way to let us check in at 9:00 a.m. so that I could get to bed. I spent the entire day in bed yesterday, other than bathroom trips. I think the virus has finally run its course.

I know Tonya, and now Mutt, were also hit with the virus. But, I wonder if any other Wild Turkeys were hit. There were a lot of people in the infirmary when I was in there on Friday night hooked up to an IV. Boy, that made for a wonderful last night of the cruise.

Lisa and I will be packing up shortly to head back to Atlanta. Don't know if I am up for solid foods just yet, but I am definitely up for getting home!

[jd99]

JD99, when you say you re booked same time next year, are you referring to the 11/24/07 Eastern??? If so, I have a thread going for it already, please join us.


Add another sickie to the list. Peter got hit about midnight and is very ill!!! Nausea and stomach pain. Hope this is only a 24 hour bug?? Anyone on the upside yet?? If so, how long did it last???


Bill and everyone else here is some pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: to help you to get better soon.

Hope we hear from more people checking in as they return safely to their homes.

will check back soon,

Kathy :wave:
Kathy - yes that one. I couldn't find the thread and posted to what appears to be a "dead" thread on the same cruise. Can you point me in the right direction?

[woogal]

You've heard of the Emmys ... the Oscars ... the Tonys ... the Grammys ... the Golden Mickeys ... the, um, Pulitzers ... and, um ... the Noble Prizes ... well, ladies and gentleman, please put your hands together and nominate your favorites in any category you can come up with for ...

:banana: THE NANAS :banana:

Best Job at Coming out of Their Shell and Fighting the Urge to be Introverted: Doug, Lauri and Patrick :crazy:
Best ***-Grab: Mutt and Trey (Bill still hasn't washed that hand :lovestruc )
Best Pirate Costumes: Stoney, Sarah and Dutch pirate: (if you didn't see them, hopefully Sarah will post the pic. They were AWESOME!)
Best Ability to Run Into Me No Matter Where I Was or What I was Doing: Tie: Wally and Mike
Most Talented, Rugrat Division: Patrick (WOW!) :cool1:
Most Talented, "Mature Adult" Division: Tiara Bob and the Dream Boats on their First World Tour/Farewell Tour All-in-One (watch for the video coming soon!). Special props to Dashing Jersey Don for his solo!
Best Tattoo: Stoney (nuff said :blush: )
Best Surprise Guest: Kelly (nuff said :lmao: )
Best Fairy Godmother: Linda :wizard:
Cutest Couple: Greg and Kathy, on lounge chairs at Serenity Bay holding hands :love:
Bestest New Friend: Jessalyn :love:
Best Worst Souvenir: My 4-inch circular bruise received shortly after drinking The World's Best Banana Daquiri. :rolleyes1

More to come ...

[U2Pixies]

Good Morning. Boy I hope everyone gets to feeling better. How is your cold Kathy? Steve and I are doing ok, so far! No bugs here. Don't know how the kids are doing. I will give them a call later.
Mutt - glad to read that you are feeling a bit better today. I'm glad we bumped into each other a couple of times and got to talk to you.

I was rockin' back and forth a bit last night in the shower and this monitor is moving a wee bit this morning. It's not too bad. If I think about it I get a bit of a sick feeling. So if you see any typeO's, it's because my fingers are falling off the keys! I really thought people were kidding me when they told me that would happen.

Jeff - Steve and I are going to book for next year also! Maybe we will bump into each other at the martini tasting! The date of the 11/07 cruise just happens to fall on my b'day again! In fact, for the next 6 years, my b'day will fall on one of the cruise days during that week. Maybe...

Bob - how may pictures do we send you? Some of ours didn't come out very good at all. I think I should have compensated for the back and forth, forth and back movement of my eyeballs! I'm looking forward to seeing some of Stephen's. After all, that new camera should shoot million dollar pictures!
It seems that everytime my dh took a picture of me he used the wide angle lense!
Lynn - hope you are feeling better soon. You have a doctor that is open on Sunday?
Will check in later to see if everyone made it home okay! Did anyone get to go to the Roy O suite and check it out? I forgot about that until last night!
Pat :wave:

[U2Pixies]

Oh, one question...what is this fairy godmother thing? I heard you say it on the ship. Did I miss something again!?
Pat

[TIGGER41681]

My grandmother is not doing well so I am heading to the nursing home with my family to be with her. No Doctor's for me today. Talk to you when I can.

[favoriteslave]

Good Morning All:

Mutt Im with you the whole stomach bug thing was a b***h. We spent the morning arguing with Budget about our rental car, drove to downtown Disney (not fun when sick), went to the airport, ate with Renee and Dave and then went to catch our flight. Got home to 28 degree weather. YUCK. But we are home now, somewhat healthy, went and got the dog (man was he happy to see us) and now were are OFFICALLY unpacked. So we have laundry to do this afternoon.

Bob, Mutt, and who ever else was sick, I am glad you are feeling better and I hope no one else gets it.

I am working on pictures as we speak and will post asap.

Love ya all and miss ya more.

Tonya, Trey & Hunter

[JanDave]

Good Morning Nanas!!!!!

We're back... :sad2: We're seeing snow flurries outside and it's a whopping 21 degrees. Get me back to Castaway Cay NOW!!!! Our flight left on time at 8:15 pm and we were home by midnight. Fireman's wife (Lorna) and family were also on our flight.

I just want all of you to know how special this cruise was for Dave and me in that we met such great DISers. We have met many DISers over the past 7 cruisers, but none like you! It was great running into DISers all over the ship and throughout each day. Thanks again for making our cruise so special.

Luckily, we have not come down with the "bug". Sorry to hear how many of you have been sick. Hope Bob is feeling better as he and Lisa are traveling to Georgia.

We are busy doing laundry and sorting through our souvenirs. I made coffee for myself this morning only to find out that I had no milk to put in it. Coffee pot is now off and I'm hoping to go somewhere soon for my caffeine fix. Unfortunately, I can't get to deck 9 this morning.

I received a call at exactly 9 am yesterday from DVC. Dave and I are cruising on the 2007 DVC member cruise -- 10/21/07. We also booked a cruise with a fake date of January 12, 2008. We plan to move that cruise to the fall when the dates become available.

I am getting offline so that I can do more laundry and sort through all our "stuff".

Have a restful day everyone.

Jan

[U2Pixies]

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[U2Pixies]

Jeff - sorry about the picture of Elizabeth and Stacey. I took that one! I tried to snap before someone walked in front of me. I should have waited until it was focused. The one of Emily came out the same way :guilty: I'll get that one up as soon as I can.

The group picture is when we were trying to get together for the group shot. Love the look on the face!
Pat

[firemans wife]

Hi everyone, Wow what a trip. :thumbsup2 :thumbsup2 We had a great time. We enjoyed meeting everyone!!! I am sorry I did not get to hear tiara Bob and the dreamboats. :rockband: My DD was very tired that night and I had to bring her back to the room.

We did so much this trip. I feel like I need a vacation from my vacation. :crazy: The last cruise we spent more time relaxing.

MY youngest daughter caught the bug. :sick: She has been throwing up since 6:00 AM She also has a bad cold-poor thing. She is sleeping still. I too have a bad cold plus I feeling like I am rocking back and forth. I am debating about going to urgent care. My ear really hurts. I am sure flying did not help.

We did book again too. A fake date for 2008. We plan on going the last week in November 2008 or 1st week in December 2008. I will wait and see what the prices are like.

More later. I am off to lay down. I feel YUCKY!!! :sick:

Lorna

[pgfour]

Good morning Nanas -- coming to you from the cold, snowy arctic of northern Illinois. :sad2:

It was such a great experience to meet all of you!!! We have also re-booked for the same cruise next year, so it sounds like we'll see some of you again soon! :thumbsup2

pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: to all of you who were hit by the virus. So far we're all o.k. here. We spoke with a family on the DCL bus en route to MCO who mentioned how many kids got sick in the Club on the last night. I guess Jessalyn knew what she was doing when she opted not to stay up there Friday night. ;) (I take back all the nasty thoughts! :rotfl: :rotfl: )

Our travels yesterday were quite smooth. We were waitlisted for an earlier flight to Chicago. Our bags went ahead without us, so there was no wait at the baggage claim once we finally arrived. :)

The only snag was waiting for the parking lot shuttle bus and clearing snow off the truck in the 17 degree weather. YUK!

Time to get to back to laundry. I'll post more later!

Cheri :banana: :banana:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

JD99,
the thread is called. "we are better than leftovers"
I will bump it up so it will be easier to find. There are a few people there but only 3 of us who post regular , and since I was gone it slipped down the page. Looks like Pat will be there too.

Bob, glad your a little better now too. Peter is still down, but hopefully after some more sleep he will be done with it too.

Kathy :wave:

[joelidol]

Kathy, I saw you with all the Disney pins in your hat. You mind if I take that idea? I'm gonna start collecting pis. I have 6 pins thus far, including a NASA pin. :cool1: :cool1: :cool1:

Shoot! The trip's over already?!?! It just started two days ago (it seems). :furious: :furious:

See 'yall next year(?)

- Josh

[Dixielady908]

Oh yeah....

Denise, don't think I haven't forgotten about your new GOAL!!!
We had a conversation about this folks and I'm hoping it was the drinks talking but Denise mentioned a new goal of 25,000 posts. (thought I forgot about that, didn't ya, dear??????).

I'm gonna need a new Dell......

Hey Bill I didnt foget and I think that we can do that....seeing as I re-booked for 11/08 I think I have a lot of time to chat..... :teeth:
Oh and it wasnt the "drinks" talking as I was very sober, we were at castaway at the time.....
Denise

[jd99]

here are some pics from the cruise.

Castaway Cay
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k7/jeffd99/Castaway.jpg

My girls with Stacey on the Tender from STT
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Eating Ice Cream on Castaway
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Emily's favorite dessert
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Elizabeth and Stacey at Graduation
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Sunset from our Verandah leaving Castaway
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[pgfour]

Hey Bill I didnt foget and I think that we can do that....seeing as I re-booked for 11/08 I think I have a lot of time to chat..... :teeth:
Oh and it wasnt the "drinks" talking as I was very sober, we were at castaway at the time.....
Denise

Oh dear, when will I ever get some work done so I can pay for the 11/07 cruise?? :confused3

After talking with you & Wally about re-booking, my Bill suggested we shouldn't wait until 2008 to go again!! This may have to be an annual event! :thumbsup2 The Wild Turkey / Nana Head Reunion Tour. party: (Maybe this time I can see Tiara Bob & The Dreamboats live!!!!! :rockband: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

Talk to y'all later!

Cheri :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

(Are we still counting :banana: :banana: ?????)

[Dixielady908]

Afternoon all:

Well my familyroom is 75% cleaned....I still have a few things to unpack and thats it. Needed to take a break.

I actually made an error in my earlier post. I actually ran into Jan alot....but I called her Pat last night....so sorry about that. Jan, I actually had told my family after the galley tour at dinner that night, that they have all the food prepared and cooked ahead of time, then freeze dry it and microwave it for our dinner. The look on my sister and niece's face was priceless...as I'm telling my litte story, Wally is hold the menu up to his face laughing. It was really funny....

Glad to hear everyone is starting to feel better. Wally has a cold going on. It started Friday evening and by saturday morning he wasnt feel that well.

All in all we had a great time, we sooo enjoyed meeting everyone, and seeing everyone in the halls and on deck.

Jan we also booked a cruise for 2008 (fake date) are we are going to bump it out until November after thanksgiving again.....anyone else game for that????

Talk with you all later
Denise :banana: :banana:

[woogal]

Oh dear, when will I ever get some work done so I can pay for the 11/07 cruise?? :confused3

After talking with you & Wally about re-booking, my Bill suggested we shouldn't wait until 2008 to go again!! This may have to be an annual event! :thumbsup2 The Wild Turkey / Nana Head Reunion Tour. party: (Maybe this time I can see Tiara Bob & The Dreamboats live!!!!! :rockband: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: )

Talk to y'all later!

Cheri :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

(Are we still counting :banana: :banana: ?????)
MY Bill just got done reading all this, came down, looked at me and said, "Um, we're not going to change our 11/2007 date to 11/2008, are we? From the looks of it, we're all going again" :cool1: ... and in 11/2008, and 11/2009 and 11/2010 ...

[pgfour]

Jan we also booked a cruise for 2008 (fake date) are we are going to bump it out until November after thanksgiving again.....anyone else game for that????

Denise :banana: :banana:

As long as I can convince Bill, we're in! :thumbsup2

:banana: :banana:

[pgfour]

MY Bill just got done reading all this, came down, looked at me and said, "Um, we're not going to change our 11/2007 date to 11/2008, are we? From the looks of it, we're all going again" :cool1: ... and in 11/2008, and 11/2009 and 11/2010 ...

Your new bestest friend and her parents are very glad to hear that!!! :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :yay: :yay: :yay:

[jd99]

Denise and Shell -
It would be awesome if you would also join the crew next year. I think this should ABSOLUTELY be an annual event! I know my girls think it will be. :rotfl: and they have such as soft touch of a daddy..it probably will.

The rest of you nana heads...lock in your dates for the banana reunion now. It looks like it's us, Kathy and Greg, Cheri, Bill & Jessalyn, JoelIdol and his family...and if Denise & Wally and Shell and Bill come along, we are starting to get our numbers up well! Come on...you know you want to!

jeff

[YippySkippy]

CAN'T TALK....GOTTA SEW!!!


I loved meeting all of you and will procrastinate soon to tell you all just how much!! :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[TIGGER41681]

Good Afternoon :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: ,
Well I hope everyone had a safe trip home!! Well I have some bad news that my grandmother passed away this morning. Well I am going to spend time with my family now. Talk to you all later!!

[TIGGER41681]

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Here are a few of my pictures from the cruise. Hope you like them!!

[JanDave]

Oh Lynn, I am so sorry for you and your family. I will keep you in my thoughts. Give Drew a big hug from his "adopted" granny.

Jan

[jd99]

Lynn - Our thoughts are with you as well with the loss of your grandmother.
jeff, mina, elizabeth and emily

[YippySkippy]

Lynn, I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother, and yet I'm grateful that you were able to see her when you got home.

Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

[woogal]

Lynn ... huge hugs and sympathy from Ohio. :grouphug:

[pgfour]

Lynn,

We're sorry to hear about your loss. We'll be thinking about you. :grouphug:

The Wilsons

[TIGGER41681]

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!! You are all such sweet people :grouphug: :grouphug: . I think we might switch our vacation to 11/07 to be apart of the reunion too :cool1: .

[DutchsMommy]

:grouphug: Lynn. Sorry to hear about your grandmother. :grouphug:

Can't type long - finally starting to feel better. Saturday was a nightmare. Ran into Tonya at Budget so she can tell you how I looked (think :sick: :faint: ). When we finally got to Budget I told Stony there was no way I could last the day at Downtown Disney. I called the Hyatt and booked a day room. What a godsend! We made it there and I immediately got into my jammies and laid down. Much throwing up and assorted other grossness later we had to go to the airport. NOT fun. I managed to stay close to washrooms and the lines at MCO were thankfully short as it was quite late at night. The flight was not booked so I had 3 seats and could lie down. I slept the whole flight, but managed to utilize another of my carefully stowed barf-bags (thanks Fabio!!!!!!!!!!!) on the way down. Made it back home (with horrible stomach cramps) and just dropped into bed. Today has been spent lying around and I do not feel sick anymore, just really weak. Anyway, hopefully tomorrow everything will be back to normal. Stony has been trying to help with the unpacking, but the living room is a disaster.

It was EXCELLENT meeting every one of you!! I think having the Turkeys on the cruise made it one of our best vacations ever. I will post some pics as soon as I can and try and write a mini-remembrance of our adventures.

Gotta run as things are starting to spin a bit.

:grouphug: Sarah

[jd99]

Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers!! You are all such sweet people :grouphug: :grouphug: . I think we might switch our vacation to 11/07 to be apart of the reunion too :cool1: .

Do it Lynn. It won't be the same without you and Andrew and Drew! :banana:

[U2Pixies]

Lynn - Sorry to hear about your loss. :grouphug: from all of us here in FL
Please know that in the days ahead you will be in our thoughts and prayers.
Pat

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Lynn,
so sorry to hear about your grandma. Thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.

I see a few of you posted on the 11/24 thread with me already. Hope Pat and Lynn will join us too and anybody else who is coming along.
We have lots of room for everyone!!!
The title now says, We are better than leftovers!! Nana Head Reunion.


Of course I will still be keeping in touch here too and will try to talk a few more into joining us. We booked 11/24/07 months ago!!

Kathy :wave:

[U2Pixies]

Glad to see that everyone is arriving home safe and sound.
Sorry to read that so many got sick. I must be honest, glad it didn't hit me! If there is one thing I hate it's giving back my food!
Laura is still weak. Today she finally took her bottle. They couldn't get her to keep anything down. Cullen is doing great this evening. Seems like it was a 24 hr. one for him.

Steve and I would love to join you on the 11/07 repeat! Maybe we will be able to meet and visit with more of you this time. We didn't have any idea what we were doing this trip. We just sort of walked around and bumped into some of you every now and then. We truly aren't snobs! I do know one thing...no shopping on the island! I shall go directly to the beach or take an island tour. I felt that half our day was wasted away just waiting for the tour at St. Thomas.

Kathy - saw where you post on another thread. ( Along with some of the others from here.) I may join you there soon! We are going to call DCL tomorrow!

Josh - how is your grandmother doing?
:wave: Pat

[dkmjgal]

Hi Everyone!!!!

What an AWESOME CRUISE!!! It was great meeting all of you...it really made our trip that much more terrific! We did re-book while on board...but tentatively for 2008. Hmmm...we might have to re-think that one.

We just got home this afternoon and finished all of our unpacking and almost all of the laundry :laundy: So far we have escaped the stomach bug...but I'm not expecting that to last...but I guess a girl can hope, right.

I have to run and finish decorating the Christmas Tree with the kiddos. I will check back in tomorrow!

I miss you all and consider myself very lucky for having met you. Dashing Don from Jersey agrees too!

Kelly

[dkmjgal]

Lynn - :grouphug: I'm very sorry to hear about your grandmother. We will keep your family in our thoughts and prayers.


Kelly and Don

[Dixielady908]

Evening all:


Lynn: So sorry about your grandmother. My prayers to you and your family through this difficult time.

Well I dont know if Wally will go back that soon.... I will talk with him but I had to convience him to re-book on board for 08.....I would love to go....let ya all know......if not, then you can all come with us in November of 2008 :teeth: Well maybe if I tell him that Tiara Bob and the Dreamboats would like to have a "reunion" tour that may convience him!!!!! Hmmmmmm worth a try :confused3

Linda: just wanted to let you know that I had a great morning talking with you on Friday. I really enjoyed it.....oh yeah and thanks for the tip on the konk kooler....it was yummy....

Well thankfully I took off tomorrow and will finish cleaning up around here. Then off to work on tuesday...... :crazy: yes reality has set in.

Hope everyone that caught the crud....is better soon.

Denise :banana: :banana:

[YippySkippy]

Well. all, here is an abbrieviated rundown of our last days ---- Arrived at the MCO airport at 9:30am and flew out at4:50pm so we had a lot of "hang out" time. "Mickey" (his doll) spoke to Patrick vis a vis Mommy for about 4 hours and my voice is hoarse. However many kids around us were engrossed, so I guess I do a pretty good "Mickey" voice. :lmao:

Sewing costumes till my hands are raw...they HAVE to be done by Tues. Will they? Geez. I dunno.

Patrick had to rush to rehearsal for Nutcracker today...you would think he'd be exhausted but he's dancing for us now as I type.

I'm freakin' tired. But still love you all.\

Back to sewing....

[disneediva]

Hi All,
We just arrived home and we are exhausted..Austin had the bug also and last night about 3am he woke me up yelling mom I need to throw up and the rest was history all over the floor he dlept the entire ride home today but was feeling better.. I am off to bed but will try to post some pics and chat tomorrow...

[jd99]

Hi Everyone!!!!

What an AWESOME CRUISE!!! It was great meeting all of you...it really made our trip that much more terrific! We did re-book while on board...but tentatively for 2008. Hmmm...we might have to re-think that one.

We just got home this afternoon and finished all of our unpacking and almost all of the laundry :laundy: So far we have escaped the stomach bug...but I'm not expecting that to last...but I guess a girl can hope, right.

I have to run and finish decorating the Christmas Tree with the kiddos. I will check back in tomorrow!

I miss you all and consider myself very lucky for having met you. Dashing Don from Jersey agrees too!

Kelly

C'mon Kelly. You know you want to go again in 07. Hate to not run into you at the kids' lab every night ! And at Palo a couple of times. And in Shutters... And...

[cmaelltt1]

Hello everyone. We had a great cruise, but I wasn't very sociable. I'm naturally pretty shy to go up to people and start talking. But the excitement of the cruise and just feeling in awe of everything, left me in my own little world. Our family had an splendid time and we rebooked for April 2008. We aren't sure if we will change dates when the new ones come out or not. We drove straight to the Magic Kingdom when we got off Saturday. I had never been there when it was so crowded before. We must be a little spoiled because 40 minute waits for the rides seemed crazy. We did do a lot of things we wanted too, and then went shopping at Downtown Disney. We were so tired that we ended up forgetting to get most of the stuff we wanted.

I just loved this cruise so much even though I got a little sea sick the first night and hubby and 1 daughter got it on Wednesday night. Fortunately we all seemed to miss the bug. We drove for 12 hours today to return home. Next time we'll break it up into 2 days.

So now I'm working through my 1000+ pictures and deleting the bad ones. I still have 6 disposible cameras to develop too. I will get started on scrapbooking this trip tomorrow. And doing a lot of laundry.

[mom x4,grandma x4]

well just about everyone has checked in now, I am so happy to hear everyone had such a good time and most are over the bug!! Peter is still asleep, but he should be better today.

We are cloudy and cool today, only going to get to mid 60's today.

I have a Dr. appt then off to wal mart for a few presents, then home to wrap them. Hopefully we can get the house decorated tonight or tomarrow night. We want Peter to feel like helping too. we always do decorating as a family.

will check back soon,

Kathy :wave:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

I have a question????

I know someone will be able to answer this one, because many of you have done this already.

How do you post the cruise lists under your name of your past cruises?? I have never done this, but decided I would like to list out cruises, but have No idea how to go about it??

Thanks for your help,

kathy :wave:

[dkmjgal]

Good Morning Kathy -

Try clicking on USER CP in the red box 1/4 of the way down from the top. Under "EDIT SIGNATURE" you should be able to do what you want to do. I'm pretty sure that's how to do it.

I'll be back later with more to chat about. Gotta finish gettting John ready for school.

Kelly

[J and C's Dad]

Well, we are all home .... it's 8:30am Monday.
Both DS and DD are very sad !
Stopped at NASA to see the space shuttle on the launch pad and got some great
video of that! Wish I was down there on Thursday to see it take off, but maybe
some other day. Lost our camera in the car rental, we called them up about 30 minutes ( we where still in the airport )
after getting out of the car and they said that they couldn't find it!
When I download the video to my computer to edit it into the final cut, I will have to
extract some of the pictures from the video so my DW will be able to fill her picture albums. I have about 7 hours of video to edit, I'm hoping to get about 2 or 3 music videos from all this footage. :banana: :banana:
I'm truely happy that I got the chance to meet most of you on the ship!
and are planning to go back in 2007 ! pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust: pixiedust:

Catch you later !!!! Rick :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug: :grouphug:

[cindalu]

Hi everyone,
I am sorry that I didn't get to meet all of you. I am so glad to be home. My family was one of many families and kids that were sick last week.

Was anyone else sick

I think I am going to send DCL an email.

Lynn: I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hope everyone has a good day and if anyone else is sick hope you feel better soon.


Lucinda

[pgfour]

Good morning everyone!

Just checking in to say "Hi" before I have to get to work! Lots of stuff going on last week at work so time to get busy!

Kathy, I finally decided to add a ticker and extra stuff to my "signature" too. Just go to "User CP" and "Edit Signature." Then type in whatever you want, preview, and save. If you want a ticker, just go to a ticker site, follow the instructions, then "copy & paste" the BB code to your signature area. The hardest part was picking the "timeline" and "marker!!"

Glad to hear most of you are feeling better. What an awful way to end such a great week!

Wendy, hope you guys re-book for 11/2007 so you and I can actually have time to drink together -- I mean talk together!!!! :rotfl2:

I'm finally going to submit this reply (I started about an hour ago, but had to sit in the car with DD while she waited for the school bus -- below 0 wind chills and the bus was running 40 minutes behind!). . .

Have a good day!

Cheri :banana: :banana: :banana:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Thanks Cheri, and Kelly, i will give it a try later today. I need to look up all the dates first.

Rick, sorry to hear about your camera. I lost ours the first day in the terminal, but Bob (My hero) found it and gave it to me a couple hours after we boarded the ship.


Lucinda,
so sorry to hear you guys were ill.

I have tons to do today, so will check back later,
Kathy :wave:

[TiggerKing]

Hey Guys!

I just wanted to check in real quick and let you know how much fun Lisa and I had meeting all of you.

Lynn: Our thoughts and prayers are with you guys! :grouphug:

I am back to somewhat normal today. I am still just feeling really weak, and I think I pulled several muscles in my back and chest area due to the upward mobility trend of my digestive track on Friday night! :sad2:

Will post more later, but I have to also recover from a week away from work!

[woogal]

KELLY: You all are NOT excused from the 11/24/07 reunion! Get it booked ... have Don check the spreadsheet!

[runa00]

Hi everyone,
I am sorry that I didn't get to meet all of you. I am so glad to be home. My family was one of many families and kids that were sick last week.

Was anyone else sick

I think I am going to send DCL an email.

Lynn: I am so sorry to hear about your grandmother. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

Hope everyone has a good day and if anyone else is sick hope you feel better soon.


Lucinda


send an email about what? :confused3


we are home and it seems that while we were gone someone broke into my house and set bombs off in it and didnt take anything but left a mess..... :rolleyes1

and to think i would have came back to a nice clean house lol. apparantly we packed in a frenzy the night before we left!

anyhow, no sickness yet here

glad to hear everyone is feeling better by now

will post pics soon

love ya nanas!

[Dixielady908]

Morning all:

Well I am off of work today and have to do some house cleaning. I did get the majority of the mess cleaned up, but not all of it so I will finish that off today and finish laundry.

Runa: sorry to hear about your house......ya think someone would have been nice enough to come clean while you were gone.... :rotfl: geez....

I will try having my son post some pictures later. Since I am sure what the heck I am doing. Well gotta get moving around here, if I dont start cleaning now, I will never get to it.

Talk with you all later
Denise :banana:

[LindaBabe]

REALLY Home, finally.

{{{{Lynn }}}} So sorry to hear about your grandmother, Dear. Holding your little family close in my heart.

We rebooked on board, but for a week later, 2007 - much as I LOVE you 'turkeys', I SO did NOT love that eastern itinerary. You guys "MADE" the cruise for us - it was so nice to see a smiling familiar face everywhere we turned.

Thanks to Sarah and her minions delivery service, the FairyGodmother gig was a huge success. All the godmothers came through with great stuff, and the little girls were just 'flying' with happiness by the last night. There was one old lady watching them from deck 4 with tears in her eyes, I can tell you from personal knowledge.

I'm breathing better but still coughing and see doc this afternoon. REALLY GLAD to avoid the tummy troubles that plagued some of you, though. Still, it did seem like I spent an awful lot of this vacation in an oxygen deprived stupor. . .

[U2Pixies]

Where is Linda? :confused3 I didn't see where she checked in yet. I know she wasn't feeling too well when we were in St. Thomas. That was the last time I saw or spoke to her. Hope she's feeling ok.

Lucinda - I'm sorry I missed meeting you. Hope your email to DCL is to express what a wonderful time you had.
Yes, some of our family and friends got a bit sick, but at least it wasn't 600 people! I just heard about a cruise ship that had (about) that many people sick with some bug. :eek:
Pat

[U2Pixies]

HI LINDA! You must have been posting when I was! In the middle of typing my post out my MIL called and I had to pause for a few mins. Then when I finished and hit submit - there you were.
:wave: Pat

[TiggerKing]

Okay, a quick posting of one picture! From that first day when we were all so "timid" about meeting each other!

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a212/tiggerking/Picture087.jpg

[woogal]

Wow, what a great looking group! It's so weird to think that right about then we hardly knew each other.

[jd99]

Bob - I was looking for my wife and then realized she got cut off the left side. :lmao: I knew that CM couldn't fit everyone in. I started laughing as I realized that those are her arms holding Emily. I'll just download this and photoshop her in! :rotfl:

[TiggerKing]

Bob - I was looking for my wife and then realized she got cut off the left side. :lmao: I knew that CM couldn't fit everyone in. I started laughing as I realized that those are her arms holding Emily. I'll just download this and photoshop her in! :rotfl:
Jeff, I kept looking at it saying "Who got cut off?" Then I realized that was Emily, so it must have been your DW! About the only way we were going to get the entire group in was if Lauren had backed into an open elevator door! :lmao: Once you photoshop her in, send me a copy!

[woogal]

You've heard of the Emmys ... the Oscars ... the Tonys ... the Grammys ... the Golden Mickeys ... the, um, Pulitzers ... and, um ... the Noble Prizes ... well, ladies and gentleman, please put your hands together and nominate your favorites in any category you can come up with for ...

:banana: THE NANAS :banana:

Best Job at Coming out of Their Shell and Fighting the Urge to be Introverted: Doug, Lauri and Patrick :crazy:
Best ***-Grab: Mutt and Trey (Bill still hasn't washed that hand :lovestruc )
Best Pirate Costumes: Stoney, Sarah and Dutch pirate: (if you didn't see them, hopefully Sarah will post the pic. They were AWESOME!)
Best Ability to Run Into Me No Matter Where I Was or What I was Doing: Tie: Wally and Mike
Most Talented, Rugrat Division: Patrick (WOW!) :cool1:
Most Talented, "Mature Adult" Division: Tiara Bob and the Dream Boats on their First World Tour/Farewell Tour All-in-One (watch for the video coming soon!). Special props to Dashing Jersey Don for his solo!
Best Tattoo: Stoney (nuff said :blush: )
Best Surprise Guest: Kelly (nuff said :lmao: )
Best Fairy Godmother: Linda :wizard:
Cutest Couple: Greg and Kathy, on lounge chairs at Serenity Bay holding hands :love:
Bestest New Friend: Jessalyn :love:
Best Worst Souvenir: My 4-inch circular bruise received shortly after drinking The World's Best Banana Daquiri. :rolleyes1

More to come ...

Round 2:
Best Ability to Stick to Her Exercise Routine: Cheri grrrrrrrrr http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/exercise90.gif
Mr. and Mrs. Congeniality: Jan and Davehttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/pianodance.gif
Mr. I-Don't-Need-No-Stinkin'-Protein-Pass-the-Mac-and-Cheese: Hunter (here's that kiss I promised youhttp://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/nanablowskisses2kris.gif)
Best at Getting the Joke Several Minutes After it was Told: Lisa :lmao:
Song of the Week: Every Day of the Week -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, I love you, baby! OOO OOO!. (That's for the Sunny Liston people. We were going to kill him if he played it one more time.) :furious:
Best Sleeper: Apparently, from what I heard, Drew wins this one hands-down! http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/Bedgoodnight.gif
Person that Most Looked Like their Photo: Pat. I just looked at your makeover photo and the similarities are amazing! :love:
The Ultimate Orange Lover: Tonya

Back later ...

[jd99]

Round 2:

[I]Song of the Week: Every Day of the Week -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, I love you, baby! OOO OOO!. (That's for the Sunny Liston people. We were going to kill him if he played it one more time.) :furious:
[Back later ...

Ah come on Shell - we' re still singing that song around our house. :rotfl:

[TiggerKing]

Song of the Week: Every Day of the Week -- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, I love you, baby! OOO OOO!. (That's for the Sunny Liston people. We were going to kill him if he played it one more time.) :furious:
Well, then it is a shame you didn't go straight back to the ship with us after the tour. We were treated to not only hearing the song one more time, but having Sonny sing along with it! And, he did this while consistently tapping the break pedal. Lisa threatened to jump over all the seats and throw up on him when she got sick! :lmao:

[woogal]

Bob, he did the same to us! By that time, we were all so tired from the day at the beach, we just played along in our exhaustion. Somehow, Emily actually slept through it!

Jeff, I think when Wendy reads this she'll be wishing she could bonk me on the head for starting it back up in her head! :rotfl2:

[TiggerKing]

Bob, he did the same to us! By that time, we were all so tired from the day at the beach, we just played along in our exhaustion. Somehow, Emily actually slept through it!

Jeff, I think when Wendy reads this she'll be wishing she could bonk me on the head for starting it back up in her head! :rotfl2:
You don't have to worry about Wendy...
I can't get it out of my head now! I even wish I could get "It's a Small World" stuck in my head! :dance3:

[cindalu]

Hi everyone,
One of the men and I am not sure which one talked to my DH in the terminal. He was commenting on the numbers. One of you were a 2 and we had seven. If anyone remembers this or knows who it might have been let me know. Also when I was in line for the Kids club registration a couple of you were in front of us. My daughter was the one who was giving me a hard time. She was the one who was pinching me and calling me all kinds of names. Our room was near Kelly and Jon so if you are here A big Hello to you from PA.


Lucinda

[disneediva]

Awwwww come on SHell I was nice and now that d**n song is in my head ......help, help, help

[woogal]

Would you prefer "It's a Small World"???? :crazy:

[cruisemutt]

even on my day off!!!! Monday..ah-ooh ooh ooh..... (I wonder if Shell will taste the special ingredient in my spaghetti sauce tonight...big sa-moo-ch, hon... its on the stove!!!!ggrrrrrrrrrrr) :teeth:

[favoriteslave]

Mutt if you still haven't washed that hand Im not sure that Shell wants you cooking, or maybe that is the special ingredient.

Miss everyone. And really glad I didn't go on that Sunny Liston tour, I would hate to the have that song running through my head. But how about the chicken dance. Duna, duna, duna, duna...... etc. AAGGGHHH the humanity.

Have a good afternoon all. Back to work to pay for the next cruise. 208 days. Yippee......

[pgfour]

Good afternoon!! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

I braved the cold, snowy tundra to get some groceries & new snow boots for Jessalyn. Steve -- didn't you say you'd like to see snow??? We've got some here for ya, buddy!!!! :rolleyes1

Not much else going on here. Jessalyn just got home with a whole folder full of "homework" so I better get her started on that.

Time to put my groceries away (see where my priorities lie??? :rotfl: :rotfl: ). . .

Yum, I think!:rotfl2: Bill's makin' spaghetti! :stir: We had that last night! :thumbsup2 You'll have to let us know about that secret ingredient!!!! :stir:

Shell, I picked up the ingredients for your pork chop recipe -- I'll let you know how it turns out!

Talk Later!

Cheri

P.S. Great picture, Bob! We'll need someone to photoshop a tiara on your head for you! :teeth:

[YippySkippy]

Hi everyone,
One of the men and I am not sure which one talked to my DH in the terminal. He was commenting on the numbers. One of you were a 2 and we had seven. If anyone remembers this or knows who it might have been let me know. Also when I was in line for the Kids club registration a couple of you were in front of us. My daughter was the one who was giving me a hard time. She was the one who was pinching me and calling me all kinds of names. Our room was near Kelly and Jon so if you are here A big Hello to you from PA.


Lucinda

Better send DCL an e-mail about that

[cindalu]

Lauri
You mean about the numbers. We got there the same time and the only difference was the side we were on. They should distribute the numbers evenly on both sides.

[jd99]

Bob, he did the same to us! By that time, we were all so tired from the day at the beach, we just played along in our exhaustion. Somehow, Emily actually slept through it!

Jeff, I think when Wendy reads this she'll be wishing she could bonk me on the head for starting it back up in her head! :rotfl2:
Sorry Wendy... And yes, Emily slept through it all - the song, the whooping and the brake stomping. I was a bit carsick by the end..I guess to get me ready for the ship rockin that night!

[cruisemutt]

Ok....I've put this off far too long....its time for me to begin my pictoral journal of our voyage!!!!

Who better to start off with than the matriarch and patriarch of our group.
This pic sums up all the enthusiasm, the splendor and the magic that Disney weaved through our new family. "We fortunate few...we band of bananas"
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0008.jpg
Submitted for your approval.

[Dixielady908]

Ok....I've put this off far too long....its time for me to begin my pictoral journal of our voyage!!!!

Who better to start off with than the matriarch and patriarch of our group.
This pic sums up all the enthusiasm, the splendor and the magic that Disney weaved through our new family. "We fortunate few...we band of bananas"
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Submitted for your approval.
:rotfl: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl:

[woogal]

Yum, I think!:rotfl2: Bill's makin' spaghetti! :stir: We had that last night! :thumbsup2 You'll have to let us know about that secret ingredient!!!! :stir:
Um, that secret ingredient would be a handful of Trey's drunken birthday butt. :thumbsup2

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Guess I will have to be more careful next time not to get caught on deck 4!!! :lmao:

Bill,
I will return the favor next trip with my camera, so be careful what you do, I will be watching and waiting :rolleyes1

Kathy :wave:

[disneediva]

Bill, gotta love it on Monday, Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday too.... :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Yummm Trey's drunken birthday butt and spaghetti.....

[YippySkippy]

Lauri
You mean about the numbers. We got there the same time and the only difference was the side we were on. They should distribute the numbers evenly on both sides.

Boy, your trip must have been WONDERFUL if this is still occupying your thoughts. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

[pgfour]

Um, that secret ingredient would be a handful of Trey's drunken birthday butt. :thumbsup2

Trey's drunken Birthday Butt sprinkled with pixiedust: from the "Rachel encounter"! :rotfl:

[TIGGER41681]

Good Evening :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: ,
Well I feel like I need another vacation for what I came home too. I wish that I did not come home the cruise!! All I have been doing is running around and it is getting to me. I am doing okay I am just worried about my Mom because she is not handling my grandmother's death to well. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers!! DH has been great because I am not good with funnerals so he has been there for me which is helping me!! He is the best :thumbsup2 !!!
Well Drew is sick and had to get him to the Doctor's today. He has an Ear Infection and his Chest is Congested. Poor Baby :sad2: :sad2: !!! Today I finished all the wash :laundy: :laundy: from the cruise and downloaded the rest of the pictures from the cruise. So we did not book the reunion cruise yet. We are going to get through this week and then book it. Talk to you tomorrow!!!

Bob: Great :banana: group picture!! I should have looked at the camera :rolleyes: !!!

Linda: Welcome Back !!!

Mutt: Great Picture of Kathy sleeping :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Pat: How is Laura feeling???

Renee: Sorry to hear about your house.

[jd99]

she is actually going to get her own screen name and post to the board. I thought it would never happen. I think she thought I was a little off (well more than I truly am) by posting here for all these years...

[Dixielady908]

Lynn: I hope things get better for you and your family. It's very hard dealing with the loss of a loved one. Tell your mom that prayers are coming her way. I lost my mom about 10 years ago and its a very difficult thing to handle. I still miss her and wish at times I could talk with her again. All I can say is hang in there.

Denise

[jd99]

Lynn- Our thoughts and prayers are with you as well. Celebrate the life that she led and the impact that she had on everyone in your family and hold onto that forever.
jeff and mina

[pgfour]

she is actually going to get her own screen name and post to the board. I thought it would never happen. I think she thought I was a little off (well more than I truly am) by posting here for all these years...
I have a feeling Bill may join up as well! He's been lurking about on the DIS since we returned!! :tiptoe: I know exactly where you're coming from!

[jd99]

I had to post this picture of my girls. This was on formal night when we thought that we'd get the girls in front of the Christmas tree for our Christmas cards. Well Emily fell asleep in the show by 6:30 and thus that plan was thrwarted. I took this in case it was all I could get.

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The funny thing is that we dressed them up the next afternoon to try again and Emily had a fit. Worse than I've ever seen before. She just flat out refused to stand in front of the tree with her sister... or anywhere for that matter. I have about 100 beautiful pics of Elizabeth in various poses but Emily is either not in the pic or having a fit like this one. (Note Elizabeth's shoes - we had planned to shoot a close up so I told her crocs were fine...a great look, I think!)

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She was a BEAR..but as soon as we returned to the room and changed her she was sweet as pie again. Obviously another control freak in our family..just what we need.

So I'm thinking of using one of these shots just for fun anyway. :lmao: .but Mina won't let me.

[woogal]

For my hero, Lauri:
:worship: :worship: :worship:

[jd99]

For my hero, Lauri:
:worship: :worship: :worship:


DITTO that!

[woogal]

The funny thing is that we dressed them up the next afternoon to try again and Emily had a fit. Worse than I've ever seen before. She just flat out refused to stand in front of the tree with her sister... or anywhere for that matter. I have about 100 beautiful pics of Elizabeth in various poses but Emily is either not in the pic or having a fit like this one. (Note Elizabeth's shoes - we had planned to shoot a close up so I told her crocs were fine...a great look, I think!)

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This is my vote for your Xmas cards. How classic is this? "Crocs and Fits, Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra Ra! Love Jeff, Mina, Elizabeth and Emily"

[YippySkippy]

For my hero, Lauri:
:worship: :worship: :worship:

Ah GARSH!! A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! :cool1:

[disneediva]

Lauri, have I mentioned today that you are GREAT.....

I know Shell and I are wishing we were half as outgoing and vocal as you are :lmao:


Umm Jeff, I personally would love to recieve that card, we have a special place in our hearts for crocs..

[dkmjgal]

Boy, your trip must have been WONDERFUL if this is still occupying your thoughts. :lmao: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

And you seemed so quiet and reserved on the cruise... :rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl:

Kelly

ps - John really misses Patrick...we can't wait until July!

[woogal]

DITTO that!
Hey, remember that "Giant Sucking Sound" Ross Perot talked about in '92? It's not NAFTA after all ...

[pgfour]

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

Did I step into a soap opera? :happytv:

Jeff -- LOVE :love: those pictures!!

[YippySkippy]

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What's wrong with this picture?

[jd99]

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/Laurifitz/100_0425.jpg

What's wrong with this picture?


Hmmm. Let me guess. You aren't sitting there slaving away? :rotfl:

[QJ411]

Hi everyone,

I'm so bummed I didn't get to meet everyone! I was only able to meet a handful of you guys...and I was extremely bummed that I missed the official meet and greet (once we went to the room to put Madison to nap, we all fell asleep with her and didn't wake up until it was almost time for the drill!!!)...but it seems like you all had a great time!

It was great to meet some of you though, you guys are a fun bunch and so sweet! I wish I had taken more photos!

Shell:: Thank you for setting it all up and I hope the gift thing was ok, it wasn't much to choose from of NYC, but I sent Jay to pick up the stuff, so blame him if they were crummy! ;) Sorry I missed the gift swap and the meet! Thanks for the magnet and it was so much fun meeting you guys.

Kathy:: You are super sweet you know that? Thank you for the well wishes and the card...I wish we had the chance to say bye, but we'll definitely keep in touch, thank you for letting me know about the meet in the first place! I hope you're feeling better! :grouphug:

Lynn:: I'm so bummed we didn't get to meet!!! I was so hoping to meet you guys and Drew! I think Drew and Madison would have had a blast together. We only took her to the pool a couple of times, she had alot of fun, until she slipped and bumped her nose on the side of Mickey's ear, :guilty: , but other than that she loved the water! Maybe sometime in the future we can meet up, we go visit Jay's family often and we gotta pass your town to get upstate, maybe we can meet up then and the kids can play! :thumbsup2 Oh, and I'm soooo sorry to hear about your grandmother! Big hugs to you babe. :grouphug:

YippySkippy:: Patrick is a freakin' doll...omg...talk about handsome? Pfftt...he's gonna have them chasing after him! I wish Patrick all the success in his tap dance talent!!! Can't wait to hear more about it! It was great to have met you guys, email me the pics. if you get a chance.

Jan and Cheri, it was sooo nice to have met you, you guys are so sweet! It was nice to chat in person for a change! And everyone else I forgot, please forgive me, I'm still in vacation mode and my brain is in a fog. :dance3:

I'm embarassed to say that on the first night I was sooo sea sick I had to leave dinner early and go to bed...I was miserable. Jay kept saying I was an amatuer! Hmph! But we did have a great time on the cruise, of course it was 'too short'...but it was good to be home too. While on the cruise we ended up joining DVC, so we're super excited about that...hopefully, it'll give us more incentive to vacation more often!

Well, I have tons of catching up to do, just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone and I hope we get to do this again one day...wouldn't it be nice? A REUNION CRUISE ANYONE?! hee hee...

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[runa00]

hey all just uploading my pics now on shutterfly so i will post the link later so you can view my albums. i will be working on posting some "highlight" pictures of the cruise soon too. glad to see that everyone is feeling better by now.

i heart lauri

ill be back with pics!

[runa00]

arggghhh! the internet connection at work is not letting me upload the pics! what do they want me to work or something! jeez!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Jeff and Queenie,
I love the pictures.

Lets see more pictures from you guys!!
Kathy

[TIGGER41681]

Good Morning :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: ,
Well you guys put a big smile on my face :teeth: when looking at all your cruise pictures. Drew slept from 7:30 pm to 7:00 am. Again thank you for all your support and prayer for me and my family. Today I am going to decorate my windows for Christmas that is the only thing I did not before we went on the cruise. We aren't going to Mommy and Me because Drew is sick.I want to straigthen up my house today because my in-laws are going for the next two days while Andrew and I go to the funneral and burial. I am going to post some pictures in alittle bit.
Talk to you all later!! :wave: :wave: :wave: :wave:

Queenie: I am sorry that we didn't meet while on the cruise. Sure I would love to meet you and it would be great for Drew to meet Madison. I will PM with my Phone Number. Great Pictures. Madsion is a cutie!!!

Jeff:Love the pictures of the girls and I am will Shell with making that pictures your Christmas Card.

Lauri: What happen to your sewing??? You have to do what I do and

[TIGGER41681]

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Here are my some of my pictures from the cruise!! Hope you all like them!!

[JanDave]

Good Morning Nanas

I love all the pics you are posting.

Renee: Sorry to hear about your house. What a mess it must be.

Queenie: It was great running into you. Madison is such a sweetie.

Shell: Thanks for the "nomination". You are too funny. Also, I am making your pork chop recipe this morning. Do I add water?

Jeff: I love the pic of the girls in front of the tree. They are so cute.

Lauri: What is wrong with the picture? My guess is that I can't find a hidden Mickey.

As I said earlier, it was wonderful meeting all of you. We will be cruising the Wonder in October 07. Maybe we'll join up again in 08.

Gotta get ready for work.

Jan

[TIGGER41681]

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Here are afew more of Drew meeting Chip and Dale!!!!

[U2Pixies]

Ah GARSH!! A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! :cool1:


:banana: :banana: :banana: :cheer2: :cheer2: :cheer2:

[DutchsMommy]

Hello All!! :wave: :banana:

As before the cruise, you all just can't stop chatting. 3 pages since yesterday LOL.

Lauri - Hope you got the costumes done. Even if you didn't I imagine you can 'improv' something from around the house. It was great talking to you by the big-people pool and really neat hearing about all of your adventures. Did you guys buy your formal night pic - it was frickin AWESOME!!!!!!!!! You need to scan it onto the thread for sure. :rotfl:

Question for the group - Can you guess what Lauri's DH Doug does for a living??

Bob - I posted on your sicky thread on the main page - over 3000 views! It is definately a hot topic. I would not wish that darn sickness on anyone, yuck! And I LOVE the group shot - great. It is evident how loving and joined at the hip Stony and I are isnt it LOL :rolleyes:

Queenie - nice to meet you in Shutters. I feel like a dork for not introducing myself to your husband - sometimes I am a bit awkward (no comments from the banana-gallery please!).

Hilarious pic of Kathy and Greg LOL - but what a perfect way to spend an afternoon n'est pas? It sure beats working!

Lynn - Drew is SUCH a cutie!! I love that one in the stoller where is looks like he is saying 'you know you waaant it' :love:

The more I hear about those re-booking, the more my mind goes hhhmmmmm....but then I look at my mastercard and shake my head. Oh well, maybe once Christmas is over we can re-evaluate things. I find DH is a little more apt to agree to a trip in the dead of winter anyway LOL.

Will try and post more later!

Josh - Can't believe I didn't even get a chance to say Hi! Hope you enjoyed yourself.

[favoriteslave]

Good Morning All.

Lauri you are my hero too.

TTYL still catching up.

[pgfour]

Good morning!

I love :love: the pictures you guys have been posting! I'll try to have DH post some once he's done transferring things from camera to computer.

I didn't mention this earlier: A BIG THANKS goes out to:
Tonya: for taking care of the AWESOME shirts! It was really cool to see the huge green group when we entered the terminal! :cool1:

Shell & Bill : for the great magnetic door signs! (Not that anyone besides the crew saw ours! :lmao: :lmao: )

Shell : for compiling the great list/pictures of all the Nana Heads so we could recognize everyone. :teeth:

Athene : for starting the whole thread in the first place!! :crazy:

Kathy : for "whipping" us into shape and for the nice Christmas card. :yay:

Linda : for the mini nana signs, the pig "stuff," and for coming up with the crazy tiara idea. :cheer2:

Everyone Else : for being such a wonderful, fun group of people to meet and get to know throughout the week!! :grouphug: It really made the cruise more enjoyable! :thumbsup2 (Hopefully I didn't miss anyone. . .)



Queenie - I was a bit seasick on the first night as well! (The first time in five cruises! :furious: ) Your daughter is such a doll!!!! :lovestruc Congrats on DVC! Trey & Tonya were giving my Bill a great sales pitch for it at dinner one night. Maybe he'll take the bait!!! :dance3:

Lauri - How are those costumes comin'??? Or were you showing us that they're ALL done way ahead of time -- no procrastinating! :rotfl:

Jan - How did everything go for you guys once you arrived at the airport? What a pain the whole experience must be. It's really sad that someone didn't turn the stuff in. :sad2: Let us know how the pork chops come out -- I'm going to try it tomorrow!

Lucinda - You should post a picture of you and your family -- I'm sure we saw you, but didn't realize it was you! :wave2:

Lynn - Hang in there! I went through the same thing about 10 years ago (my mom's mom passed away after a relatively short bout with cancer after never being sick her whole life) so I kinda, sorta know how you feel. :grouphug:

Hope everyone is finally feeling better by now.

Talk to you later! :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana: :banana:

Cheri

[U2Pixies]

Hi everyone - I found myself wondering who was sleeping in MY bed!

Lynn - First off - I'm truly very sorry for your loss. It is very hard when one of your family members passes. Keep in mind that the days after the funeral will be the hardest for your mom. You are so busy before hand making the arrangements, getting food from others, people calling etc...It's after the final good-byes and things tend to get quiet around you that you feel the most pain. The pain really sunk in two days after my daddy's funeral. It was the love of my children that got me through some of the tough days.
My thoughts are with you Lynn.
Laura is finally feeling better. She is moving around a lot more now. Cullen is great! In fact, he and Stephen are on their way to the Magic Kingdom. Stacey was sent home from school yesterday! She was throwing up! Yuck. I'm glad I don't have the kids until tomorrow! ;)

Great pictures Jeff! Steve and I were watching you as you tried to take that picture of Elizabeth and Emily! We were upstairs. Steve made a comment about memories. Stephen posing and waiting for his sister to get up off the floor! Attributed to strong will. Even to this day. "I am my own person"

Shell - tried the pork chops. They were good, only mine were a bit dry. Maybe I over slow cooked them :confused3 I used the sugar free apple pie filling and it was just fine. So for those who were afraid of it being too sweet, try the sugar free.
:wave: Pat

[disneediva]

OK no I am having a blonde moment here, I bought pork chops yesterday can someone remind me of the recipe?

Sarah, no idea what Doug does????

Cheri, GF I am soooo sad :smooth: we did not get a chance to drink, ummm chat on this cruise, the three headed monster would have been so much fun. But I did enjoy our quick chat at Rockin D that night.

Tonya and Trey, it was such great fun hanging out with you guys each night and in our long picture line.

Shell and Bill, no words are enough, Mike enjoyed having his other wife every where he went on the ship.

Sarah, it was so much fun meeting yuou guys, I felt like I ran into you everywhere :thumbsup2

Athene and Brenden, it was great chatting with you guys and as far as that door sign :confused3

Kathy, thanks again for the card it was a great surprise :sunny:

Pat, we still have your note on our magnetic board, the boys would not let me wash it off...

Denise, what can we say except THANKS for bringing Dreamboat, that man can sure hug :lmao:
TTYL
Wendy

[woogal]

Shell: Thanks for the "nomination". You are too funny. Also, I am making your pork chop recipe this morning. Do I add water?
Nope, no water. It will all meld together into a yummy yummy meal ... and be moist as heck!

[pgfour]

Denise, what can we say except THANKS for bringing Dreamboat, that man can sure hug :lmao:
TTYL
Wendy
Does Shell know he hugged you???!!!!! :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: I got the evil eye right away at the DIS meet so I had to keep my distance the rest of the week!!!

You know, one of my biggest disappointments of the week was not getting to hang out with you and chat :drinking1 :hyper2: !! :sad: :sad: :sad: And I swear you guys were the only ones we didn't run into wherever we went! Were you in stealth mode???? Hopefully you'll be able to book one of the upcoming Nana Head cruises!

Cheri :banana:

[DutchsMommy]

Good morning!

I love :love: the pictures you guys have been posting! I'll try to have DH post some once he's done transferring things from camera to computer.

I didn't mention this earlier: A BIG THANKS goes out to:
Tonya: for taking care of the AWESOME shirts! It was really cool to see the huge green group when we entered the terminal! :cool1:

Shell & Bill : for the great magnetic door signs! (Not that anyone besides the crew saw ours! :lmao: :lmao: )

Shell : for compiling the great list/pictures of all the Nana Heads so we could recognize everyone. :teeth:

Athene : for starting the whole thread in the first place!! :crazy:

Kathy : for "whipping" us into shape and for the nice Christmas card. :yay:

Linda : for the mini nana signs, the pig "stuff," and for coming up with the crazy tiara idea. :cheer2:

Everyone Else : for being such a wonderful, fun group of people to meet and get to know throughout the week!! :grouphug: It really made the cruise more enjoyable! :thumbsup2 (Hopefully I didn't miss anyone. . .)




Lynn - Hang in there! I went through the same thing about 10 years ago (my mom's mom passed away after a relatively short bout with cancer after never being sick her whole life) so I kinda, sorta know how you feel. :grouphug:



Cheri

I TOTALLY agree with all the thanks posted above. I feel like a right heel for not thanking all those mentioned above in person. I know I got some, but not all!

Cheri - same thing happened to my mom - pancreatic cancer 2 months diagnosis til she was gone. 10 years ago this past July. That's why I tell everybody to hug their mom every day! :grouphug:

[TIGGER41681]

Shell: Thank you for the door-sign!! It was a nice surprise because I did not get a chance to make one!! You list was great thank you for all your hard work!!

Linda: Thank you from DH for his Birthday Card!!

Kathy: Thank you for the Christmas Card. I would like to send you one so can you please PM me your address.

Tonya: Great Job and the Shirts!!

Well again you guys made it a great cruise!!!

[U2Pixies]

Nope, no water. It will all meld together into a yummy yummy meal ... and be moist as heck!


don't know why mine was a bit dry...could it be because you said set on med. and my crock pot is only high or low? OR...it might be I browned them a little bit too long! They weren't so dry that you couldn't eat them, they had a wonderful taste. I'm just not a cook! I can order off a menu much better than I can cook.
But ladies, try them...they are good.

Oh, and thanks for the buckeyes! Everyone enjoys them.
GO GATORS! :cheer2:
Pat

[JanDave]

Sheri: Dave had no problem getting through customs, getting a boarding pass at Air Tran, or getting through security at the airport. The porter chose the "nicest guy" at port so we had no problem. We expected a slow and agonizing process, but we had no problem. Dave got his license renewed yesterday.

Sheri: Dave just called to say that the pork chops smell great! Thanks Shell!

Sarah: I know Doug's occupation, so I will not say what it is. We had a long discussion one evening about it.

Kathy: Thanks for the Christmas card.

Shell and Bill: Thanks for the door sign -- it's on our refrigerator. And, thanks for the list/pics of us DISers.

Linda: Thanks for the green Nana sign and the peppermint pigs.

Tonya: Thanks for all the work you did regarding the shirts. We gave our shirts to Anne Marie in Palo. I still have an extra one for the memories.

All who got sick on/after our cruise: Hope everyone is feeling better.

Gotta get back to work!

Jan

[cindalu]

Hi Runa,
what was your rotation. Did you have APL and if you did what was your table number.

TIA

Lucinda



arggghhh! the internet connection at work is not letting me upload the pics! what do they want me to work or something! jeez!

[woogal]

Denise, what can we say except THANKS for bringing Dreamboat, that man can sure hug :lmao:
And HOW! :love: (wait, was that a hug or a grope?)

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Ok, I have NO idea what Doug does but I will try a guess.

He is a singer in a local band????? Or a male stripper.

Dont laugh, I found out Jan was a can can dancer in her younger days!! We saw her kicking up those legs in the Promenade lounge one night and I have a picture to prove it, but its kinda dark to post. She can still kick up high, just ask her.

Time to walk Minnie.
we are only 40 degrees outside today. time to put on the Donald Duck sweatshirt I guess.

Kathy :wave:

[woogal]

OK, someone give up Doug's occupation

[woogal]

A week ago right now, I was on a catamaran going to an uninhabited island off St. Martin to go snorkling in sunshine and 85+ degree weather. This morning it took 2 hours to get to work because of lake-effect snow. Wanna guess how my mood is????? :furious:

[TiggerKing]

OK no I am having a blonde moment here, I bought pork chops yesterday can someone remind me of the recipe?

Sarah, no idea what Doug does????

Cheri, GF I am soooo sad :smooth: we did not get a chance to drink, ummm chat on this cruise, the three headed monster would have been so much fun. But I did enjoy our quick chat at Rockin D that night.

Tonya and Trey, it was such great fun hanging out with you guys each night and in our long picture line.

Shell and Bill, no words are enough, Mike enjoyed having his other wife every where he went on the ship.

Sarah, it was so much fun meeting yuou guys, I felt like I ran into you everywhere :thumbsup2

Athene and Brenden, it was great chatting with you guys and as far as that door sign :confused3

Kathy, thanks again for the card it was a great surprise :sunny:

Pat, we still have your note on our magnetic board, the boys would not let me wash it off...

Denise, what can we say except THANKS for bringing Dreamboat, that man can sure hug :lmao:
TTYL
Wendy
After all the entertainment I provided for you, and not even a TB mention? :confused3

[JanDave]

Ok, I have NO idea what Doug does but I will try a guess.

He is a singer in a local band????? Or a male stripper.

Dont laugh, I found out Jan was a can can dancer in her younger days!! We saw her kicking up those legs in the Promenade lounge one night and I have a picture to prove it, but its kinda dark to post. She can still kick up high, just ask her.

Time to walk Minnie.
we are only 40 degrees outside today. time to put on the Donald Duck sweatshirt I guess.

Kathy :wave:

Kathy: Only you and Greg know of my dancing inabilities!!!! I sure had fun doing that.

Doug is an attorney.

Jan

[YippySkippy]

Hi Runa,
what was your rotation. Did you have APL and if you did what was your table number.

TIA

Lucinda

So if your rotation was APL, what did you do the other 4 nights?

[cindalu]

Lauri,
The rest of the 4 nights was APLA. Thursday night I spent dinner at the room because my youngest DD was sick.

Lucinda

P.S.
I did have a great vacation except for the last few days when the members of my group were sick.

So if your rotation was APL, what did you do the other 4 nights?

[disneediva]

Bob, there is so much to say about you I was saving it all for my trip report :rotfl2:

OK someone post that recipe so I can fake cook tomorrow..

[TiggerKing]

Bob, there is so much to say about you I was saving it all for my trip report :rotfl2:

OK someone post that recipe so I can fake cook tomorrow..
:rotfl2: :lmao: :rotfl:

[YippySkippy]

Lauri,
The rest of the 4 nights was APLA.


AIDS Project L.A.?

[cindalu]

Lauri,
You are funny. Are you trying to joke around with me or did I do something to upset you.


Lucinda

[woogal]

AIDS Project L.A.?
You're gonna make me snort (I almost typed "snot")! :rotfl2: OK, so what the heck does Doug do???? Spill it!

[JanDave]

AIDS Project L.A.?

:lmao:

Jan

[JanDave]

I keep forgetting to mention to you Nana Heads going on the 11/24/07 cruise: my co-worker, Holly, and her son, Tyler, will cruise with you. Tyler will be 5.5 years then. This will be their 4th or 5th cruise.

Jan

[woogal]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/MeandtheDreamBoat.jpg
Sigh ...

[U2Pixies]

Shell's Pork Chops:

Brown chops
Place in crock pot
Cover w/one box pork flavored Stove Top Stuffing
Cover w/one can apple pie filling
Cook on med. 4 hours.

Pat

[YippySkippy]

People, please......I have to get back to sewing. Now I MEAN it, stop calling me over to the keyboard. I'm SERIOUS!! Knock it off.


:rotfl2: :rotfl2: Well, that was fun while it lasted.......... :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[woogal]

Thanks Pat, sorry I forgot to do that. The stuffing should be prepared according to the directions on the box before you put it in the crockpot.

[U2Pixies]

Jan Just want to let you know how much I enjoyed talking to you! Wish we could have spent more time together. Maybe next year! Thanks for trying to help out with the cry baby! ;) They are both that way!
Pat

[U2Pixies]

Thanks Pat, sorry I forgot to do that. The stuffing should be prepared according to the directions on the box before you put it in the crockpot.

OH!!! I didn't do that! I just put them in dry! You see... hand me a menu please! :goodvibes
Pat

[woogal]

That'll make all the difference in the world!

[mom x4,grandma x4]

Jan,
Tell Holly to drop by our cruise meets thread and say hello.
I promise we wont hold it against her that she is friends with you :rotfl2:
Maybe she could tell us some great stories about you???? She and I need to have a talk on board!!! :goodvibes It could get very interesting :rolleyes1



Bob, I am working on which photo to use for the CD. I still have a few to download and have a look at. I will try and finish soon.

Kathy :wave:

[mom x4,grandma x4]

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g212/sixtoedfrog/eastern112506082.jpg

This is really dark, but if you look close you can see Tiara Bob and the Dreamboats.

[firemans wife]

Hi everyone My computer has been down for 2 days. Wow I had a lot of catching up to do!!

Madison is finally better. She missed school yesterday. I am fighting a sinus infection. I am feeling a bit better today.

Lynn here is a :grouphug: I am so sorry to hear about your grandma. I lost my grandma about a year ago. I do miss her.

Lauri How was Patricks meeting with the Disney dancers??

Bob great picture of the group. I am glad you are feeling better.

Jeff I like the pictures of the girls. I could see that happening with my girls. My youngest was so tired out every night. I had a hard time getting her through the show.

We have rebooked for 08. I am hoping to do the same week as this year. So I am assuming all of you on the 07 cruise will book for 08.

Queenie Sorry I did not get to meet you. Your pictures are great!!

Thanks again to Shell for organizing the list and for Tonya getting the Tshirts and to Bob for putting together the photo mosaic. I will get some photos to you soon.

Sara Sorry you were sick :sick: on your travel day. That happened to me once and I was stuck in the airport all day long. I am glad you were able to get a room for the day.

Kathy Love the picture of you and DH!!

Again we are so glad we got to meet so many of you. Hope to see you all again in 08!!

I will check in later. Lorna :firefight

[JanDave]

Thanks Pat, sorry I forgot to do that. The stuffing should be prepared according to the directions on the box before you put it in the crockpot.

Dave added water to the crockpot as the chops appeared to be dry.

Jan

[TiggerKing]

Okay, you guys have been so productive the last few days, let's not slow down! :cool1:

[woogal]

I don't know about anyone else, Bob, but I'm soooooooo tired! I need a weekend to catch up on sleep!

[cindalu]

I agree. Especially since my daughters and DH were sick towards the end of the cruise. I am physically and emotionally drained. I am ready for a long nap.


Lucinda

[dkmjgal]

Hey Everyone...can I just say...."REALITY SU**S"....just kidding. We are right back into the swing of things here in New Jersey. The temperature is freezing and Don is NOT happy about that (he REALLY would like to live in the South where the temps are generally comfortable most of the time). I on the other hand actually like the change of seasons..however, I would much rather be back in St. Maarten right now :sunny: I feel very lucky to be a stay at home Mom...but man are things crazy again..."running here and there all around the square..."

While I have a quick minute I just wanted to let you all know how much we enjoyed meeting everyone. It was great to always be running into someone you knew....except we could never seem to hook up with Jeff and Mina or Lauri and Doug :lmao:

I wish we had been able to spend more time getting to know everyone better, but the week ended much too quickly :(

TB and the DB's was an absolute blast and something which will linger on in our memories for years to come......

The tequila tasting with Lauri, Doug and Mike...one phrase.."if it evaporates before you shut your mouth...you're in trouble! I picked up a lime at the store last night...need I say more.

Pub Night was a great time....I wish we all had been feeling up to being there. It was a great way to end the cruise.

Jan....I've decided to change my name to "Michelle" I kind of like the sound of it...just kidding ;)

Shell and Bill....my Daughter is still talking about your dog! It was great meeting you guys - thanks for the door magnets...we LOVE it...it has a home on our fridge.

Lynn....Drew is absolutely adorable! I was glad we ran into each other a few times and had a chance to talk.

Linda - thank you for giving us the opportunity to be a Fairygodmother. The experience is something that has touched my heart forever. I will cherish my pin always :love:

Kathy - sorry you caught a nasty cold. I mentioned to Don on Friday night that I hadn't seen you and I was wondering if you guys were ok. Don came down with a cold on Thursday but fought hard to not let it sideline him. He did have to take a nap Thurs. afternoon though and he's still trying to get over it.

Lauri - I'm so glad John and Patrick hit it off so well. What a sweety he is. We are really looking forward to seeing you guys in New York!

Jeff - thanks for your kind words for Don's solo karoake debut. He appreciated it. It was kind of funny how often we ran into each other, but we really enjoyed talking with you guys.

There are so many other things I'm forgetting right now. I will right them down as they come to me and post later.

See ya later-
Kelly

[U2Pixies]

For those of us who think the "bug" skipped us...watch out, Stephen's got it!
I told him to get the flu shot!

[YippySkippy]

I agree. Especially since my daughters and DH were sick towards the end of the cruise. I am physically and emotionally drained. I am ready for a long nap.


Lucinda


I hadn't heard, were your kids sick?

[YippySkippy]

The tequila tasting with Lauri, Doug and Mike...one phrase.."if it evaporates before you shut your mouth...you're in trouble! I picked up a lime at the store last night...need I say more.


See ya later-
Kelly


http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r163/Laurifitz/Kelly.jpg

You didn't empty THIS bottle, did you?

P.S. John's got an e-mail from Patrick :Pinkbounc

[dkmjgal]

[QUOTE=YippySkippyYou didn't empty THIS bottle, did you?

P.S. John's got an e-mail from Patrick :Pinkbounc[/QUOTE]

NO WAY...we didn't buy that one...we bought the middle one.

Got the e-mail...John will right back soon.

Kelly

[DutchsMommy]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bae0e8eb900000016109Aatm7JqzcU

[jd99]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bae0e8eb900000016109Aatm7JqzcU
:lmao: :rotfl:

Gad - all this talking about hurling is making me a little queasy... Yikes

[DutchsMommy]

That one was taken on the Galley Tour!!!!!!!!! :lmao:

Here is another one for the memories:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bbc780ff600000016109Aatm7JqzcU

[U2Pixies]

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bae0e8eb900000016109Aatm7JqzcU

:rotfl2: :rotfl2: :rotfl2: :lmao: :lmao: :lmao:
Pat

[DutchsMommy]

And a few more just for the heck of it - I miss you guys! :guilty:

I call this one "Sugar High"
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bbe128ead00000015139Aatm7JqzcU

He looked good for the whole 15 minutes he had it on!
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bb9ce4fda00000015119Aatm7JqzcU

Gulliver (and lady friend) in the Land of Martiniput
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3bbc278e9900000016109Aatm7JqzcU

[U2Pixies]

Sarah - I'll take the one on the left! Yummy...How about you Jeff? :thumbsup2

[Dixielady908]

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/MeandtheDreamBoat.jpg
Sigh ...

Awwwww cute picture..... :thumbsup2

Denise

[jd99]

Sarah - I'll take the one on the left! Yummy...How about you Jeff? :thumbsup2

The one on the left AND the one on the right! :banana: :banana:

[woogal]

Sarah ... AWESOME pics! The Martiniput is the best!

[jd99]

Hey I just noticed I turned into a "DIS Veteran" on my tag. How'd that happen?

[woogal]

Here's a few of ours:

Bill and I on semi-formal night. Bill borrowed Jessalyn's graduation cap to make the photo "Extra" special (guess I can't use that one for Xmas cards ... :sad2: )
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0030.jpg

Bob and Lisa's anniversary celebration ... or was it Bob's belated b-day?
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0039.jpg

Celebrating Trey's b-day
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0041.jpg

Me and Captain Jack! :love:
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0071.jpg

The new woman in Mutt's life ... Rachel, right outside our cabin (I was nowhere to be found, wouldn't you know)
http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/woogal/PICT0137.jpg

Who has those silly pictures of Fabio and Patricio from the last night? Tonya or Cheri?

[Dixielady908]

Evening all:

Well I am supposed to be baking a cake for work tomorrow.....aint happing..I have a head cold and am not up to it. Wally started getting sick with a cold on friday...I felt fine until yesterday evening...now I have it. I will stop at the store tomorrow and just buy a cake.

I am sooo enjoying everyone's pictures. I just cant belive that a week ago, we were in nice warm tropical weather....now we are back into reality and boy does it s---k......I hate the cold and snow and ice. Then on top of everything, the fire alarm went off at work today, so outside we all marched for about 15-20 minutes. only to find out the alarm system is acting up and so he whole system had to be shut down.

Anyway, I am just going to chill for a little while and then go to bed early.

Denise :banana: :banana:

[DutchsMommy]

Shell -- Great Pics! And the one with DBW is too cute!

Lauri - WHERE is that formal pic?? - it is too funny!

A little toilet humour:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc24b3127cce8f3beba4cea900000016109Aatm7JqzcU