09/13/09 SSMC09 S.S. Member Cruise 2009

[ohiominnie]

Let's here it for nice quiet days!

Today we're going to a cookout at the new neighborhood. It's sort of a drop in anytime between 12 and 7 thing. Mike is at work so it'll just be me and the kids.

Gotta run to the grocery store.

Start thinking about what I need to pack up for our trek to Ohio on Wednesday.

Probably play a round of Killer Bunnies
www.killerbunnies.com

 

[wltdsnyfan]

Member Gallery Update!

No I don't have any new names to add this time, but if you haven't sent in your info yet please do so!

I've added the deck plans to the gallery. Now when you are looking at the picture gallery you'll notice that the cabin numbers are hyperlinks. Click on cab number and it will take you to a deck plan of that deck. You'll see the DIS cabins are highlighted in lime green and there is a mini gallery showing who is on your floor. Now you can see who your neighbors are!

Thanks Mary

flo

 

[BCVOwner2002]

I can't believe Christmas is only ten days away! The good news is that DS as given a few days off before the holidays so I have already taken care of his airline tickets. He will fly in very early on the 23rd and fly out early on the 26th since he needs to be back in work by noon. I amjust so excited to see him and can't wait for they next week to get here!

We will be celebrating Christmasat our house and still need to order the Honey Baked Ham. I won't be able to do much this year but everyone has said they will pitch in. Looks like it could be around 20 people or so. That should be a lot of fun

 

[wltdsnyfan]

I can't believe Christmas is only ten days away! The good news is that DS as given a few days off before the holidays so I have already taken care of his airline tickets. He will fly in very early on the 23rd and fly out early on the 26th since he needs to be back in work by noon. I amjust so excited to see him and can't wait for they next week to get here!

We will be celebrating Christmasat our house and still need to order the Honey Baked Ham. I won't be able to do much this year but everyone has said they will pitch in. Looks like it could be around 20 people or so. That should be a lot of fun

Annemarie,

That is great! I am so happy for you. It is so nice when they can come home for a while and you get to see them. It is probobly going to be a long 10 days for you. But worth the waite.

Have a good day.

flo

 

[wltdsnyfan]

Well it looks like we got the sleet here in IL. My DH husband just left for work and I can ot wait for him to call and let me know he made it there safe and sound! Any one that has to go out in IL hope you have safe travles.

Mary, be carefull downtown. That is not going to be no fun. Stay Safe.

flo

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone - happy Monday!

Thanks for the well wishes Flo. Mark is out salting our driveway right now. So hopefully when we leave around 7 we'll get some traction. I'm going to take it slow walking today. Hopefully all the buildings will salt but you just can't tell.

Annmarie - that is great news that your son can be home with you for the holiday!

 

[wltdsnyfan]

Good morning everyone - happy Monday!

Thanks for the well wishes Flo. Mark is out salting our driveway right now. So hopefully when we leave around 7 we'll get some traction. I'm going to take it slow walking today. Hopefully all the buildings will salt but you just can't tell.

Annmarie - that is great news that your son can be home with you for the holiday!

Mary,

My DH leaves for work at 4:30 and it usualy take him 20 minutes because no one is out at that time. It took him aobut 45 today. I called to make sure he made it. You could tell by his voice it had to be nerver racking. My DS just leaft. We have a 2 car garage so his car is outside. It took him about 20 minutes to get the ice off his wingows. But he is young.

Here is some that is is the last day you have to go down town to work.

take care
flo

 

[WDWLVR]

Thanks Flo - Mark's car is outside as well so he's going to let it warm up before trying to scrape the windows. I'm really hoping this is my last day on the trial. Especially since tomorrow is our pot luck at work and I don't want to miss that since I already missed the holiday lunch.

Is anyone on the thread a fan of survivor? I am and really liked last nights show.

 

[WDWLVR]

Since we had so much fun with the other getting to know you meme I thought I'd post this holiday one.


1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog?



2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree?



3. Colored lights on tree/house or white?


4. Do you hang mistletoe?



5. When do you put your decorations up?



6. What is your favorite holiday dish?



7. Favorite Holiday memory?



8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?



9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve?



10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree?



11. Snow! Love it or Dread it?



12. Can you ice skate?


13. Do you remember your favorite gift?



14. What's the most important thing?


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert?


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition?



17. What tops your tree?



18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving?


19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum?

 

[WDWLVR]

Here are my answers:

1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot chocolate!


2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? When I was little the Santa presents were always unwrapped and we'd be able to go down early in the morning (like 3 am) and play with them.


3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Colored lights on the tree, white lights in the bushes outside, colored lights on the wreath & candy canes outside.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? We have in the past but not this year.


5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually day after Thanksgiving. This year we started on Thanksgiving day as it was just the two of us at home.


6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Roast turkey!


7. Favorite Holiday memory? Spending Christmas on the Disney Magic in 2004 is one of my favorites.



8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? When I told my mom that the sled Santa brought wasn't the right kind and she broke down in tears. I think I was 10 or so. Bad daughter.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? Yes back in the days we did gifts. Before I was married we would do gifts on Christmas eve and order in pizza.

10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Mark helps bring all the decorations down and we set up the tree. Then while he's at work the day after Thanksgiving I do the decorating.

11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it on Christmas Day...can't stand it the rest of the time.

12. Can you ice skate? I used to but gave it up in 1980 when I broke my ankle (not ice skating).


13. Do you remember your favorite gift? That 2004 Christmas cruise that Mark and I gave to each other as a gift.


14. What's the most important thing? Jesus is the reason for the season.


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Chocolate creme pie


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Going to Mass on Christmas Day, watching White Christmas, the WDW Christmas parade. If we add a visit to WDW than also doing the Candlelight Processional.

17. What tops your tree? An angel that has dark curly hair like me. My Mom bought her for me at a craft fair.


18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? definitely giving.


19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? White Christmas

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? Yum

 

[dvc4life]

Hi! It's been a long time since last Thursday. So glad to be at work to catch up today. Hopefully our internet will be fixed by the time I get home tomorrow night.

Well, Friday's shopping trip with my sister turned out to be a bust. She got very, very sick on Thursday night so she was unable to go. I went anyway, but it just wasn't fun without her. I got my shopping done then went back home to do so wrapping before going to my youngest daughters basketball game.

Bummer to hear about the ice in the NE and in Illinois. We had our share last week. Today on the way to work our themometer on the car said -5. Today's high is only supposed to be 6 above. Brrrrrrrr.

Mary, I am a huge Survivor fan. I'm so glad of the outcome last night. He definitely deserved it I thought. The other two, not so much.

Well, have a nice Monday everyone and safe travels for those with the icy conditions.

 

[wltdsnyfan]

Since we had so much fun with the other getting to know you meme I thought I'd post this holiday one.


1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot Chocolate



2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? My mom and dad used to wrape with special santa paper.


3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Tree Colored lights and White Icicle lights on the house out side.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? When we first got married.



5. When do you put your decorations up? The day after Thanksgiving.


6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Turkey And mashed potatoes



7. Favorite Holiday memory? Christmas Eve at my house when I was young and all my aunts, uncles and cousins would come. To get are present from my grandfather we would have to sing a polish Christmas song. And going to midnight mass.


8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I honestly don't remember.


9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We would go to midnight mass and then when we got back would open one present then open the rest when we get up on Christmas morning.


10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? We go out get the tree let it sit a day. The next day my DH puts the lights on and then myself and DS put the ornaments on.


11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Just on Christmas.


12. Can you ice skate? When I was little I did. Now I can not stand up on them.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? My Chatty Cattie doll. I pulled her string and the first thing she said was I love you.


14. What's the most important thing? My family


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Nut Cups


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Getting up on Christmas morning opening presents then watching the Disney parade.


17. What tops your tree? A star with Mickey and Minnie.



18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? White Christmas

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? I love Candy Canes.

 

[manascarfan]

Thanks Flo - Mark's car is outside as well so he's going to let it warm up before trying to scrape the windows. I'm really hoping this is my last day on the trial. Especially since tomorrow is our pot luck at work and I don't want to miss that since I already missed the holiday lunch.

Is anyone on the thread a fan of survivor? I am and really liked last nights show.

We are big fans as well, and were very happy that Bob won. Just not so happy with some of the comments the jury made.

 

[Time4disneynow]

Is anyone on the thread a fan of survivor? I am and really liked last nights show.

Hi Mary

Michael and I are huge Survivor fans!!!!! We're very happy that Bob won....


We love quite a few reality shows....Amazing Race, Survivor, American Idol, Top Chef and Big Brother.


Have a great day.
Take care.......Monika

 

[alexdk]

Thanks! That was fun

Since we had so much fun with the other getting to know you meme I thought I'd post this holiday one.


1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot Chocolate



2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? Santa brings one wrapped present for each child



3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I would prefer white, but for now we have coloured (kid choice!)


4. Do you hang mistletoe? no



5. When do you put your decorations up? first week of december



6. What is your favorite holiday dish? I grew up in France, so I'd have to say foie gras, roasted quails, chestnuts... I can't just name one



7. Favorite Holiday memory? when "santa" brought the kids a big tin filled with Starburst..my 2 oldest were starting to have their doubts about Santa, but they knew I would never have given them so much candy...



8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I honestly don't remember ever believing in Santa...I know weird...but I didn't grow up in a very nice family



9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? yes we usually open just one



10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? with lights, red and silver balls, and some hallmark ornaments collected over the years



11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? love it



12. Can you ice skate? I can go balance and go forward!


13. Do you remember your favorite gift? plane ticket to France from my dh in 2001



14. What's the most important thing? spending time with your loved ones, the smiles on the kids' faces when they open their gift, and their pride when they hand out their homemade gifts


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? buche de Noel (chocolate)


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? that Christmas is not about presents, my kids get more for their birthdays, we just enjoy our time together, playing board games, watching Christmas movies...



17. What tops your tree? a silver star



18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? giving, especially things that I have made


19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Hard to choose, but right now I really like Where are you Christmas by Faith Hill

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? Yum! but only the mint ones

 

[Donald is #1]

Hi everyone! I got back from WDW last night. The good news is that the power was back on my house when I got home. The bad news is that it hadn't been on for long (maybe an hour or 2) so it was still very cold and I threw out everything in my freezer this morning since stuff had started to thaw.

OK, here are my answers:

1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot Chocolate



2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? When I was a kid, Santa's presents were unwrapped.



3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white


4. Do you hang mistletoe? nope, never did this.



5. When do you put your decorations up? Usually the weekend after Thanksgiving weekend



6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Tough question, our Christmas menus tend to vary. But I will say probably kruschiki because it reminds me of my Grandmother and she made them every Christmas. (Kruschiki is a Polish dessert that is a fried dough covered in powered sugar)


7. Favorite Holiday memory? Hard to say, I am not sure that I can pick out one.



8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't fully remember. I was probably 10 or so. I remember my father taking out the encyclopedia (remember those? ) to explain about Santa.



9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We always opened multiple presents on Christmas Eve. Before my sisters had kids, we would always celebrate Christmas Eve with my mothers side of the family and then Christmas day with my fathers. Now, we celebrate on Christmas Eve because my sisters spend Christmas day with their husbands families.



10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Not sure how to answer this one. I usually have lots of lights and I tend to use bead strings instead of tinsel. I have lots of ornaments from traditional balls to Star Wars to anything else that catches my eye.



11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Love it except when I have to drive to work in it.



12. Can you ice skate? Nope


13. Do you remember your favorite gift? No, no one gift in particular stands out



14. What's the most important thing? Spending time with family


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Just about anything. But see my response to #6.


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? I think visiting my Uncle and Aunt mostly because we normally only see them once a year.



17. What tops your tree? an angel



18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? giving


19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? Do you hear what I hear

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? somewhere in the middle

 

[iluvdisney]

Just thought I would pop in for a sec and say hi and I'm back at home, for now. It was a great 12 days down in warmer temps and the cruise was awesome. Karen and I did the most relaxing cruise I've ever had - it was fun and it was good to see some of the crew on the Magic that remembered us and that we had good times with. Christian, the cruise director, was on there too and we had a fun time talking with him. That head server I had mentioned earlier wanted the website so I wrote it down and gave it to him - so who knows if he'll post or not but he thought everyone was a lot of fun!

Stay warm everyone - I hear it could be a crazy weather week!

 

[Time4disneynow]

1. Hot Chocolate or Egg Nog? Hot Chocolate



2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? wrapped



3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? colored lights--house & tree


4. Do you hang mistletoe? no



5. When do you put your decorations up? the first Saturday in December



6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Ham,mashed potatoes



7. Favorite Holiday memory? Our son was born December 23, 1974...on Christmas Day, the nurse brought our son to my room, he was in a Christmas stocking...all you could see of him was his tiny head. He was sound asleep.



8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa?



9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? growing up we opened our gifts on Christmas Eve. Since Michael and I have been married, we open on Christmas morning



10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Michael brings down the decorations from the attic, puts the lights on the tree and I decorate the tree



11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Snow....only on Christmas...other than that--Dread it



12. Can you ice skate? No


13. Do you remember your favorite gift? going to Disney World with my family



14. What's the most important thing? my husband, my kids and my family


15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? Chocolate....anything chocolate!!!!!


16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? being with my family, watching Disney Christmas parade and Christmas movies



17. What tops your tree? An Angel



18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving


19. What is your favorite Christmas Song?White Christmas by Bing Crosby

20. Candy canes, Yuck or Yum? YUM



That was fun!!!!!
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[wltdsnyfan]

Robbie,

How was the world?

Glad you had power when you got back home. Sorry you had to throw everything out. Here is a to help keep you warm.

I to love your favorate christmas desert.

flo

 

[Donald is #1]

Robbie,

How was the world?

Glad you had power when you got back home. Sorry you had to throw everything out. Here is a to help keep you warm.

I to love your favorate christmas desert.

flo

The world was great! The temperature varied a lot and there were a couple of 43 degree mornings but I had an awesome time. I loved all of the decorations and I had an awesome time at Mousefest! I met so many DISers that I can't remember all of their names. I think that I am going to go back next year at the same time.