09/18/11 - DVCers Take Over the Dream (S.S. Member Cruise 2011) - Thread #11

[calypso726]

That sounds like a GREAT trip. Don't forget to enjoy a ride or two while you are there

Oh we will Thanks, I am really excited as is the family

OMG Terrie! That sounds like a trip of a lifetime! I hope you and the family have a really super time!! You have taken so much time for the planning and I hope it's everything you want it to be! Have fun, most of all!

I'm hoping it will be. I've made out daily invites to each event thanks to the very talented people on the Creative DISigns thread. Taught myself to muddle through photoshop for this trip and was able to alter and personalize existing DISigns with the exception of invites for Behind the Seeds and Wild Africa Trek and Backtrails Segway since I didn't find existing ones for those. I will also be making matching t-shirts for everybody too.

 

[Mantle1509]

Good Morning Everyone! It's a lovely day here in Jersey!

Are you at the shore

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

And it all came together nicely! Well done!

Congrats!!!

You all were a chatty bunch so early this morning.

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

Waited too late to get Remy or Palo reservations - is on-board reservations possible/probable?

Celebrating 40 years of "happily ever after" on the Dream.

Here's some pixie dust to help you get your reservation on board!

 

[M & N Potter]

What did your states great minds change it too?

Apparently to:

"BACKWARDS"

 

[friends with mickey]

Congrats!!!

You all were a chatty bunch so early this morning.

We still are

Thought you might jump in and nab that

Another chance is coming soon

 

[TIGGERmetoo]

Today is 1st day of school for us. Snacks, lunch boxes packed, pictures taken, two bus stops (elementary and middle) & a cup of Joe!!! Now it's down to just me & the dog. think I'll work on pirate costumes.

Already - WOW. Sounds like it's off to a good start though. Maybe you can make a pirate costume for your dog too! (what kind of dog do you have?)

 

[M & N Potter]

Congrats!!!

You all were a chatty bunch so early this morning.

Good morning Terri!

Thank you!

 

[dvc deernut]

Ok so I simply gotta share my excitement because ONLY my DISpeeps will understand This morning I finally made and got the LAST reservation I'd been waiting on to complete all the ressies for our upcoming December trip. I booked everything I had planned exactly 180 days out except for the Wild Africa Trek which doesn't open 180 days out like most things but rather anywhere from 30-90 days. Apparently depending on the whims of the peeps involved the date you want to book may or may not be open yet Therefore, I've been making periodic random calls for months now to see if they opened the booking window

There are 6 of us going, including my parents and my DB who has not been on a vacation or trip with the family for well over 10 years. Why you might ask, well that's easy, he'd been married to an evil succubus for all that time and finally decided that the torture and suffereing should come to an end. Thank goodness for that. With that said, I wanted this trip to be something uber special for my family and therefore, it is my Christmas gift to them and to myself

Last January after our third add-on we booked a 3 bdrm grand villa at AKV in Jambo house. It will be the first time we are staying in a GV too I picked Jambo because it has a pool table and growing up, my brother and were "park rats" for years and used to spend after school time at the local community center in the park shooting pool waiting for my mom to pick us up after she got off work. We are checking in on December 9th and checking out on December 17th. Here is the itinerary:

Dec 9, will have done online check in so first stop is the GF and into The Gardenview Tea Room at 2:30 for lunch. They have the BEST English Trifle and I love their Princess Breakfast Tea. After that we will head back to the resort and get setteled in, maybe do some resort exploring. For dinner we will be going to Hoop-Dee-Doo review at 8:30. Picked the late show so we could get the TIW discount

Dec 10, Head to Ft. Wildernes for our Back Trails Segway Adventure at 11:30, late lunch at Sanaa, Dinner at Fulton's followed by late Cirque Du Soleil show La Nouba.

Dec 11, Go to Gaylord Palm to experience their Ice display in the morning. Then in the afternoon, Wanyama Safari which includes dinner at Jiko. Afterwards, head to DHS for the Osbourne Family festival of lights.

Dec 12, Wild Africa Trek, later dinner at California Grill, timed so that we can see Wishes while we are there.

Dec 13, Keys To the Kingdon at 9am, later go to DHS for Fantasmic and dinner at 50's Prim Time Cafe

Dec 14, Around the World on A Segway at Epcot at 9:30, then head to The Land for our Behind The Seeds Tour. Early dinner at Whispering Canyon followed by MVMCP

Dec 15, sleep in after late night, some resort hopping to check out Christmas displays and find hidden Mickeys Dinner at Flying Fish followed by Illuminations Cruise and then off to Jellyrolls.

Dec 16, sleep in after getting hammered at Jellyrolls chillax and dinner is at Victoria & ALbert's in The Queen's Room

Dec 17, Procrastinate heading back to reality

TERRIE, , GOOD NEWS!!!! WE WILL BE CROSSING PATHS DEC 9th WE GET OFF THE 4 DAY CRUISE WITH 2 OF OUR FRIENDS ON DEC 8th. IM GOING TO STUDY YOUR DEC 9th SCHEDULE. ID LIKE TO PLOT A COLISION COURSE WITH YOU AND WALLY. HMMMMM I SEE THE GF AND GARDEN RESTAURANT, IM GOING TO SNEAKILY PLAN THINGS AND USE SUBLIMABLE MIND ALTERING TRICKS ON LAURA AND OUR FRIENDS TO FOLLOW ME TO CERTAIN DISNEY LOCATIONS. I WILL PROBABLY HAVE CHRISTMAS DUDLEY WITH ME AGAIN. HE LIKED RIDING THE TRAIN AROUND THE CHRISTMAS DISPLAY AT YACHT CLUB RESORT LET ME KNOW!!!!

 

[susieq55]

Are you at the shore

Not today. Too busy with mom.

 

[dvc deernut]

Are you at the shore

GOOD MORNING MICKEY, NICE KITCHEN!!! WE GUTTED OURS 2 YEARS AGO AND PUT IN GRANITE ETC. LAURA LOVES IT

 

[susieq55]

GOOD MORNING MICKEY, NICE KITCHEN!!! WE GUTTED OURS 2 YEARS AGO AND PUT IN GRANITE ETC. LAURA LOVES IT

Wow, when you guys get a chance, I could really use a kitchen like that with granite and everything!!

 

[dvc deernut]

not today. Too busy with mom.

good morning sue!!! How are you? Hope your still smiling!!

 

[akennedy4]

Already - WOW. Sounds like it's off to a good start though. Maybe you can make a pirate costume for your dog too! (what kind of dog do you have?)

Prince Charles Cavalier. His name is Oliver and he is the sweetest dog ever. He is laying by my feet right now.

 

[Mantle1509]

Ok so I simply gotta share my excitement because ONLY my DISpeeps will understand This morning I finally made and got the LAST reservation I'd been waiting on to complete all the ressies for our upcoming December trip. I booked everything I had planned exactly 180 days out except for the Wild Africa Trek which doesn't open 180 days out like most things but rather anywhere from 30-90 days. Apparently depending on the whims of the peeps involved the date you want to book may or may not be open yet Therefore, I've been making periodic random calls for months now to see if they opened the booking window

There are 6 of us going, including my parents and my DB who has not been on a vacation or trip with the family for well over 10 years. Why you might ask, well that's easy, he'd been married to an evil succubus for all that time and finally decided that the torture and suffereing should come to an end. Thank goodness for that. With that said, I wanted this trip to be something uber special for my family and therefore, it is my Christmas gift to them and to myself

Last January after our third add-on we booked a 3 bdrm grand villa at AKV in Jambo house. It will be the first time we are staying in a GV too I picked Jambo because it has a pool table and growing up, my brother and were "park rats" for years and used to spend after school time at the local community center in the park shooting pool waiting for my mom to pick us up after she got off work. We are checking in on December 9th and checking out on December 17th. Here is the itinerary:

Dec 9, will have done online check in so first stop is the GF and into The Gardenview Tea Room at 2:30 for lunch. They have the BEST English Trifle and I love their Princess Breakfast Tea. After that we will head back to the resort and get setteled in, maybe do some resort exploring. For dinner we will be going to Hoop-Dee-Doo review at 8:30. Picked the late show so we could get the TIW discount

Dec 10, Head to Ft. Wildernes for our Back Trails Segway Adventure at 11:30, late lunch at Sanaa, Dinner at Fulton's followed by late Cirque Du Soleil show La Nouba.

Dec 11, Go to Gaylord Palm to experience their Ice display in the morning. Then in the afternoon, Wanyama Safari which includes dinner at Jiko. Afterwards, head to DHS for the Osbourne Family festival of lights.

Dec 12, Wild Africa Trek, later dinner at California Grill, timed so that we can see Wishes while we are there.

Dec 13, Keys To the Kingdon at 9am, later go to DHS for Fantasmic and dinner at 50's Prim Time Cafe

Dec 14, Around the World on A Segway at Epcot at 9:30, then head to The Land for our Behind The Seeds Tour. Early dinner at Whispering Canyon followed by MVMCP

Dec 15, sleep in after late night, some resort hopping to check out Christmas displays and find hidden Mickeys Dinner at Flying Fish followed by Illuminations Cruise and then off to Jellyrolls.

Dec 16, sleep in after getting hammered at Jellyrolls chillax and dinner is at Victoria & ALbert's in The Queen's Room

Dec 17, Procrastinate heading back to reality

WOW what a trip! I wish I was in your family! They don't realize how much effort that is to plan all that well done!
Ugh I hate trifle, not bc it is not good, because I had to make 750 this year for a banquet and I my arm hurt for 2 days from pipping all that custard.

 

[Mantle1509]

GOOD MORNING MICKEY, NICE KITCHEN!!! WE GUTTED OURS 2 YEARS AGO AND PUT IN GRANITE ETC. LAURA LOVES IT

Thanks

 

[Mantle1509]

Wow, when you guys get a chance, I could really use a kitchen like that with granite and everything!!

Nooooo more kitchen remodels for me

 

[calypso726]

What an exciting trip! You will love both the Segway tours! The off road one is very !

" ... he'd been married to an evil succubus ..."

Did he marry my ex wife?

We've done both and absolutely them. Can't say I love one over the other as they are just different experiences really. My parents have done both with us and a couple of other things on the list. My brother hasn't done ANYTHING on there except HDDR. I asked him how it was he's never seen Fantasmic or Osbourne Family Festival of Lights when he's been to DHS plenty of times with the vile ogre and their daughter (my niece who we and my mom haven't seen in 3 years even though they live fairly close) He explained that by mid-day the fighting and her aberrant psychopathy would reach the level where they'd pretty much just not enjoy anything and fight about leaving etc

Maybe ... Is your ex wife tall, demented, violent, destructively selfish, with the IQ of a bowling ball and unevolved to the point your convinced she's still got one foot in the primordial sludge???

 

[Mantle1509]

Prince Charles Cavalier. His name is Oliver and he is the sweetest dog ever. He is laying by my feet right now.

Awww. Let's see pics!

Daisy is sitting on my lap checking what up on the DIS boards. She like to be involved too.

 

[friends with mickey]

Nooooo more kitchen remodels for me

I have always liked the look of wood in a home. Yours looks like it has a lot of wood, floors, stairs trim, etc. Is there wood through out your home?