09/13/09 SSMC09 S.S. Member Cruise 2009 - Part 3!

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Funny you should say that. I had Portillos for lunch today. We didn't get any cake but that had a full one sitting on the counter and I told my friend we should just grab it. :)

My tummy's rumbling! I love portillos. We always get their cakes for birthdays, and decorate them at home! :rolleyes1 As if I am Betty Crocker, or something!!
 
Just watched the Wonder pull out of port and can't wait to go now!!! Even saw our stateroom!!!
 
Just finished painting DS room. It is now very blue! But I bought material for curtains that has all the Navy symbols and ships and planes, and the background of that is different shades of blue, so it looks nice. Now all I have to do is the trim, in a very light gray, and actually make the curtains. He'll be a happy clam when I'm done, that's for sure. :yay:

That sounds great! I stenciled sailboats on my boys wall- it looks like they are floating right in the center of their room. We have sailboats everywhere in there! Can't wait to add on a Disney one from our trip!
 
I love that quote + button!! That makes life so much easier when catching up with this chatty bunch!! :dance3:

Well, I am off to make dinner and get ready for work... I'm sure I'll catch up with you tonight, and have another twenty pages to read!! :surfweb:
 

Just watched the Wonder pull out of port and can't wait to go now!!! Even saw our stateroom!!!

That's very cool. We'd have to have x-ray vision :rotfl: ; ours will be an inside cabin this time.

Those nautical rooms sound wonderful. With all of our girls, we've never done a room like that.
 
My tummy's rumbling! I love portillos. We always get their cakes for birthdays, and decorate them at home! :rolleyes1 As if I am Betty Crocker, or something!!

I to love Portillos. I love there hamburgers, fries and hot tamalies with cheese. We are lucky to have one not even 5 minutes from the house. Oh and Onion Rings. NOw I want them for dinner.
 
Just watched the Wonder pull out of port and can't wait to go now!!! Even saw our stateroom!!!

I know it is so much fun.

You should join us on Sunday we have a little party here watching the Wonder sail.
 
I just watched the Wonder pull away too!!!!
Getting super excited-one week and one day!! Only 5 more work days!! (But, really who is counting?!)

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Missed the Wonder again! Boy, if work would stop getting into my way I could be here all day:lmao:
 
I to love Portillos. I love there hamburgers, fries and hot tamalies with cheese. We are lucky to have one not even 5 minutes from the house. Oh and Onion Rings. NOw I want them for dinner.

what is portillo's? i don't think we have any here.
 
what is portillo's? i don't think we have any here.

They are a National food Chain. They are noted for there hot dogs and beef. I don't think they have any out that way. I know there not eny in WI either. When my sons baseball team from college would come this way to play the bus always stoped there. Looks like they are in IL, In and CA. They are also part Barnelli's;Key Wester;Luigi's House,
 
Yea, that's what I am using and I have Java and I still only see black. What's the deal??:confused3
Yea, I tried to see it from work...that darn Federal Government kept it black!!
first, thanks to all for the warm welcome. Another dis member tried to assist me early on but one thing or another prevented me from continuing communication. Now i'm back ( i hope )

i am new to dvc and just got booked on the cruise. I've been to disney many, many times. I am in the st pete/clearwater area (next to tampa).

I've made plans to tour kennedy space center saturday and will be at the hilton cocoa beach. It is unlikely that i will be able to meet you and your friends until cruising time.
I am still working out last minute details for this trip ( lots of factors to factor in )

any suggestions for me to help with my cruise planning? Like excursions i shouldn't miss out on or should pass up? Clothing i should or shouldn't pack? Besides the meet, how does your group work -- do you guys split and do your own things during the cruise and then meet up again at the end of the day to share?
Am i asking too many questions?

Alright, i'll let you be. Although i'm scared to logout as it seems a lot happens when i'm away

Hi, and welcome!!! I am new to this group and they are a FINE bunch of DVC'ers...and I have never been on a DVC member cruise...so stick around and join the fun!

good morning all!

hope everyone is having a better day then i am. i woke up feeling a bit queezy today and them i was walking into the living room not looking where i was going and walked into the end of a 3lb hand weight! i think i broke one of my toes. ouch!

i don't quote but here are my comments on a few things i read:

I love all chocolate dark and plain! I am also a cadbury person. or godiva! ghiarelli is not on the top of my list.

as for a comparable phone on verizon to the i phone, my dh as the new env touch. it is a full touch screen and is very ap friendly but also has a full keyboard underneath. we just got it for him for $99.99 online.

if we look at work day, i only have 6 days left until we leave for WDW!

weather finally broke here as well, i am wearing jeans and a tank top today and could probably have a t on if i wanted. i think we will have rain this weekend which i am not looking forward to since we go to NH this weekend with my parents.

To the ladies and how many tops to pack...you can never have too many tops! I will probably end up with about 10 tops, 5 shorts, 2 pants, 3 dresses and tons of shoes! DH i will pack 3 shorts, 2 pants, 3 polos, and 5 t's! Men are so much easier to dress! I have thought about taking some older tanks that i could do with out for next year and throwing them away so i have more room in my bags for the return trip! I think we will be ok since we are on southwest and can each have two checkes bags for no fee.

well, off to work i go. see u all later tonight!

~Kenna
Oh My Word, Kenna, I don't even OWN THAT MUCH clothing...I have lots of uniforms, but not clothes...if I were young and skinny I would have lots, but at my age and size it is a miracle to find something that fits...just because you are plus size doesn't mean you have big ****s...and nothing ever fits me...and I am not big boned, I am a beach ball...just round in the middle :rotfl2::rotfl2:
Susan,

Hope once you get your I Pod touch set up you will love it as much as I do. I have the 8g and I want the 16. I want more room. I have allot of music and games on it. I also have movies and tv shows on it. When We were on are way to CA for the west coast cruise last year I watched cartoons and Bones. Have fun with it. My favorate game on it is MOnopoly

take care
flo
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I am glad I got the biggest memory one...I didn't know, but for the price to get double the other one, what the heck, it's only money...that I don't have, but I HAD to have it...I have to figure it out. I may be pm'ing you...I am not too swift with this...but I have figured out how to download from itunes on my old ipid. I want to get tv and movies too for on the plane...going to SF is a long way from Harrisburg PA and I know I am going to get antsy...I can't sit for long periods of time...bet you find that hard to believe, huh?
Susan- how true, you hope you raise them with enough confidience to be independent and the sense to make correct choices. Your story really shows how a parents love and Gods will can make things right. You sound like a very amazing person.
You are very very sweet to say that...I think that I raised the kids that way because I was so so sheltered as the oldest girl in an Italian/American family. I was not allowed to do ANYTHING...when I went away to college I was terrified and I didn't even want to call someone on the phone..my anxiety was so great that I always wanted to come home. I never wanted my kids to feel like that. It is an awful feeling to be homesick and insecure. Parenting is the hardest job I have ever done. You do what you believe to be the best you can and it is kind of a crap shoot...you hope that when they stray from the right path that somehow that little voice will one day tell them to stop and think of what Mom told you..I think that being a mom and a grandmom is my legacy and it is most important to me in my life. I just want them to remember me fondly and that I always put them first, and found such joy from each of them.
Susan, how true, how true! Because both of my older boys are living in NC, people say to me why are you always happy when you talk about them - don't you wish they were closest, here? My response is so easy - well, yes, of course, I wish they were a little closer so that I could see them face to face more often. But how in the world can I complain! The oldest is married to his high school sweetie, has his BS in Forestry Technology & Environment, his MA in Outdoor Recreation & environment, has a fantastic job as a Park Ranger (outdoors where we loves it) with the US Army Corp of Engineers and has a house and a multitude of pets!! The middle one has his BS in Business, with his PGA Certification and is working as the second asst. at the Highlands, an exclusive golf course in a beautiful area near the mountains. Better yet, he is 4 1/2 years a cancer survivor!! Do I miss them - yup, every single minute of every day. But I am so very, very proud of them - they have become amazing men, right before my eyes!

I still have the little one at home - so I squeeze him and hug him to death! :rotfl:

You do have a lot to be proud of...wonderful sons who have become wonderful men. You obviously did a great job and have a wonderful relationship with them. I prayed and prayed that God would find a mate for my children and it is amazing that all 4 who are married are so happy and their marriages are a commitment. I was divorced, and I never wanted them to feel that pain. God has blessed me with what I need, not what I want for the most part, but what I need. My heart does ache for my oldest daughter. She and her DH did everything they could to conceive, but it just wasn't meant to be. There are fertility issues with both of them...it is funny how she told me that ever since she was a little girl she just knew that she would one day adopt a child..and they did...their journey to adopt Nicholas was a long, difficult process dealing with the Russian governement, and with his being such a sick baby...but he is theirs, he is ours, and he is now 5. Did you know that they don't have diapers or milk or soap or medicine or real food in those orphanages in Russia? All Nicholas ate was some kind of gruel (spelling?) and sweet tea from a tin cup. 3 times a day at the age of 10 months when they first got to meet him. But I know in my heart that God knew that he was going to be saved by my DD and SIL. $58,000 Yep, that's right. Now Russia has blocked American adoptions and they had their hearts set on adopting again from Russia..so they are hoping that they will be chosen in a private American adoption. God already has that baby chosen, and we will just have to be patient.

Sue, how many years apart are your kids? Mine are 39, 37, 34, 31, and 26.
It was nice to have that young one around.

Hope I can get together on Sunday for the sailaway...now refresh my memory, what time does the ship come in? I know it sails around 5...and what are the websites for the cameras? I know I am a pain...:love:
 
Hey, that was a long post....I should have made them separate little posts to get me a pirate!!! LOL:lmao::lmao:
 
I am glad I got the biggest memory one...I didn't know, but for the price to get double the other one, what the heck, it's only money...that I don't have, but I HAD to have it...I have to figure it out. I may be pm'ing you...I am not too swift with this...but I have figured out how to download from itunes on my old ipid. I want to get tv and movies too for on the plane...going to SF is a long way from Harrisburg PA and I know I am going to get antsy...I can't sit for long periods of time...bet you find that hard to believe, huh?

When I bought mine they did not have the bigger one. I wish they did. You culd e mail to if you like You have my e amil from the fish extender list. Any thime. If I am not on my desk top then I have my lap top.

You are very very sweet to say that...I think that I raised the kids that way because I was so so sheltered as the oldest girl in an Italian/American family. I was not allowed to do ANYTHING...when I went away to college I was terrified and I didn't even want to call someone on the phone..my anxiety was so great that I always wanted to come home. I never wanted my kids to feel like that. It is an awful feeling to be homesick and insecure. Parenting is the hardest job I have ever done. You do what you believe to be the best you can and it is kind of a crap shoot...you hope that when they stray from the right path that somehow that little voice will one day tell them to stop and think of what Mom told you..I think that being a mom and a grandmom is my legacy and it is most important to me in my life. I just want them to remember me fondly and that I always put them first, and found such joy from each of them.

I to grew up in an Italian house like that. DId not go out late or any of that . We will have to talk.


Hope I can get together on Sunday for the sailaway...now refresh my memory, what time does the ship come in? I know it sails around 5...and what are the websites for the cameras? I know I am a pain...:love:

It is 4:00 Central time.
 
Hope I can get together on Sunday for the sailaway...now refresh my memory, what time does the ship come in? I know it sails around 5...and what are the websites for the cameras? I know I am a pain...

Here is a list of t he camara's:

Port Cam: around 5:00 Eastern Time.



http://www.portcanaveral.com/webcam.htm



Ron Jon Cam: around 5:20 Eastern Time



http://www.ronjonresort.com/beachcam.aspx



Same view ( I find) of the Ron Jon cam but a little bigger pic



http://www.cocoabeachsurf.com/BeachCam1.htm



Two palms after the Ron Jon cam.



http://www.twopalms.com/



Radisson Cam



http://www.opusad.com/radissonwebcam/
 
Susan,

Were did you hear they are rasing the price of luggage on the air lines? I did not hear that. Now I have to go check United. In fact United is giving a 4.00 discount per bag if when you check in on line you check your baggage so they are in the system. Guess what we are doing.

I think right now the people that are taking Southwest are the luckey ones. They still don't charge. But for us the price was about the same for the tickets.

:woohoo::woohoo:so glad I booked southwest round trip:woohoo::woohoo:

Congrats to Dave on the :bride: and sue on thepirate:

Congrats from me too:banana::banana:
 
Evening Gang!!!!! Just trying to catch up on the last few pages. Will be back when I'm done.
 
Susan,

Hope once you get your I Pod touch set up you will love it as much as I do. I have the 8g and I want the 16. I want more room. I have allot of music and games on it. I also have movies and tv shows on it. When We were on are way to CA for the west coast cruise last year I watched cartoons and Bones. Have fun with it. My favorate game on it is MOnopoly

take care
flo
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Thanks for your comments on the I Pod Touch. I have a friend who has one and she swears by the thing. I sometimes am technically challenged, but been thinking about getting one.

So I'm guessing I need to look at the 16g and not the 8g
 
I to love Portillos. I love there hamburgers, fries and hot tamalies with cheese. We are lucky to have one not even 5 minutes from the house. Oh and Onion Rings. NOw I want them for dinner.


thanks guys now im gunna have to go there for lunch tomorrow:banana::banana:

making my mouth water
 
Thanks for your comments on the I Pod Touch. I have a friend who has one and she swears by the thing. I sometimes am technically challenged, but been thinking about getting one.

So I'm guessing I need to look at the 16g and not the 8g

Linda,

I would definately go for the 16g but just to let you know they now have a 32g. My DS has the 16g and I am tryingto convince him that he need the 32g so I can have his. I can show you guys all I have on the 6g on the cruise.:rotfl2:
 
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