09/21/08 SSMC08 S.S. Member Cruise 2008 - Part 2!

[Eeyores#1Fan]

So can you smuggle aboard a Big Oak Drive-In shrimp burger for me please??? Real estate prices there surprised me in a good way. My college roomie's grandmother was a mayor of Bolivia and they owned a house at Holden, so our treks down the Crystal Caost beaches were numerous. I do love it there. What's up with the sea turtles though, do you know? There used to be so many, and now, they are all but gone. Also, a girl was bitten by a shark on Emerald Isle while we were there and had to be rushed to the hospital. She was in the water at dusk though - prime feeding time! Emerald Isle is truly beautiful and really hasn't changed that much! Yippee!

LOL! I'll have to think about that burger. I think we are going to go back for Labor Day but I don't think the burger would last til Sept. 20th.

As for the sea turtles, I'm not sure what's going on. I thought the same thing but haven't heard anything. I did hear on the news about that girl too. That's a shame. We were just there for Memorial Day! Glad there was no drama then.

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone. Happy Tuesday!

Good morning all,

It looks like I have the birthday that won't go away. My loving family decided I needed a surprise party. 50 just seems to go on for ever. It was nice to see all our friends.

Joanne - well it is a big birthday so it deserves a big celebration!

Happy birthday Maggie


Good morning everyone. We are back safe and sound from Indiana. Holiday World was awesome. All the scouts had a blast. Got home Sunday around noon, took a LONG HOT shower, then had lunch and then went a bought a new cell phone. I went crazy and got the Instinct. You know Sprints version of the I-phone. It has so many bells and whistles it will will take some getting use to.

Robin - I've heard of Holiday World but we've never been. Sounds like you had a great time!

Ahhhh...you were in my neck of the woods. We go to Emeral Isle all the time. Own timeshare there too. Glad you had a good time.

So can you smuggle aboard a Big Oak Drive-In shrimp burger for me please??? Real estate prices there surprised me in a good way. My college roomie's grandmother was a mayor of Bolivia and they owned a house at Holden, so our treks down the Crystal Caost beaches were numerous. I do love it there. What's up with the sea turtles though, do you know? There used to be so many, and now, they are all but gone. Also, a girl was bitten by a shark on Emerald Isle while we were there and had to be rushed to the hospital. She was in the water at dusk though - prime feeding time! Emerald Isle is truly beautiful and really hasn't changed that much! Yippee!

I've never heard of Emerald Isle but it sounds like a beautiful place.

 

[WDWLVR]

Happy Birthday Katie (DisneyDancer22)



Katie is the DD of Phil and Mary Jo (PKK/MJK)
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[tikimimi]

Happy Birthday Katie!

Mary - Emerald Isle is part of a string of beaches in NC south of the Outer Banks and above Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington. I guess everyone likes something different at the beach. EI is not amusement parks, bars, and other kinds of "something to do." It is still small, local mom and pop shops, and on the fringes (meaning another beach in the string or across the bridge) chain grocery, boutique stores, etc... There is one mini golf along the stretch, but I don't remember more than one. Other nearby towns warranting quaint or interesting labels would be Beaufort, NC and Swansboro, NC. Beaufort is a sailing town, and Swansboro has maintained its historical homes beautifully.

Robin - I've never heard of Holiday World. Tell us about it please.

Mary - I haven't forgotten your Inspiration question. I know Mack gave an answer contributing to that discussion, but I am still thinking of mine.

Have a great day, Everyone!

 

[TnRobin]

Happy Birthday Katie.

HolidayWorld started its life back in the 40s or 50s as Santa Claus Land in Santa Claus, IN. It has evolved over the years to include sections for other major holidays - 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.

They have alot of the traditional fair type ride - bumper cars, Giant Swings, tilt-a-whirl, etc. But the thing that gets them noticed is everytime they build a coaster, it gets ranked #1 by Amusement Today's Golden Ticket Award. They currently have three wooden rollercoasters. The Raven, The Legend (of Sleepy Hollow) and the Voyage. The newest, the voyage, recieved the golden ticket for best wooden coaster in 2007 and is expected to take the honor again this year. It is in the top 5 for hangtime and lenght of ride. Even the Raven (now in its 8th year) is ranked the #7 wooden coaster in 2007

In addition to HolidayWorld proper, the park is connected to Splashin' Safari. The #2 water park in the nation with 23% of the vote (beaten by Schliterbahn with 43% of the vote). Blizzard Beach was #3 with 9% of the vote. Typhon Lagoon tied with Noah's Ark for 4th place with 4% of the vote. It also has the Golden Ticket award for best new Waterpark ride. One admission ticket buys you entrance to both parks and you can go between them at leisure. The slides at Splashin' Safari are awesome and numerous.

One day admission is about $40 for both parks one day and $60 for two days. but usually there is a promotion to get a discount with a pepsi can or bunny bread wrapper. We paid $25 per ticket with a group of 15.

Also great perks of going to HW/SS are Pepsi products are FREE, Parking is FREE, Sunscreen is FREE. Also PArk Food is not expensive. I bought two large pizzas, 4 cheeseburgers w/fries, and 2 hotdogs and fries - this fed 5 adults, 7 teens and 2 children for only $60. That is about $4.28 per person. Heck I can't buy McDonalds for that price.

It is the lower SE (ish) part of Indiana. It is located 3 hours north of Nashville and 30 minutes north of Owenboro, Ky. Not sure about other places. You can find more info on the web including all the other Golden Tickets they have won - including cleanest park for the past 8 years.

If you have a scout troop that needs a "fun" trip. You can camp in nearby Lincoln State Park and drive 5 miles to the park.

 

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Happy Birthday Katie!

Yes Mary - Emerald Isle is beautiful!! We go there because of the lack of amusement parks, bars, etc. as well as North Myrtle Beach. The girls compete in Myrtle so we use that time for amusement parks, outlet shopping etc. It's nice to just be able to enjoy the beach and relax at Emerald Isle. When my family first moved to NC we lived in Jacksonville, NC so we were only about 45 mins away. Between the beaches and the mountains of NC it's really a nice state

 

[Eeyores#1Fan]

Happy Birthday Katie.

HolidayWorld started its life back in the 40s or 50s as Santa Claus Land in Santa Claus, IN. It has evolved over the years to include sections for other major holidays - 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Halloween.
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If you have a scout troop that needs a "fun" trip. You can camp in nearby Lincoln State Park and drive 5 miles to the park.

WOW! Sounds like I have a new place to take the girls. Maybe I can get their gym owner to find a cheer competition around there. He's always wanting to compete places they haven't been before.

 

[tikimimi]

Robin - Thanks for the information on Holiday World. It sounds like a lot of fun!

 

[tikimack]

WOW! Sounds like I have a new place to take the girls. Maybe I can get their gym owner to find a cheer competition around there. He's always wanting to compete places they haven't been before.

Our families definitely have to talk in September - our lives seem to have several intersections. Our daughter just graduated from H.S. - her competition cheerleading team took 3rd in the state (missed 1st by 2 points!) in the largest classification. She has made the defending national championship competition squad at the University of West Georgia - so we know where you are coming from on the competitions. We have LOTS of gym time. Tikimimi and I are also both native North Carolinians, went to college in Raleigh and lived in Cary when we were first married. Anyway, we are looking forward to meeting you all - especially if you can come up with that shrimp burger for Tikimimi!!

 

[Eeyores#1Fan]

How cool is that! I've been in NC for over 20 years now and my husband grew up in Asheville. We've been in the RDU area for the past 9 years.

Tell your daughter congrats! That's really awesome. My girls haven't even began school cheer yet so I can only imagine. This year my dd (12) is only dancing though...she also plays bball so she's focused on that so she can try out for school. My dd (7) was working on her tuck tonight at practice. She's growing up so fast But I have a dd (1) to so I still have someone to baby

We'll definitely have to chat in Sept. though!

 

[WDWLVR]

Good morning everyone - happy Wednesday!

Emerald Isle does sound beautiful. We made it into the Carolina's for the first time after last years Member Cruise. We stopped at Hilton Head one night and then went to Welcome, NC the next day to see Dale Earnhardt's old shop.

I'm so glad you guys found each other and have so much in common. It reminds me of a DIS meet we had before the 2004 Member Homecoming. There were two couples that came to that and they found out they lived only a few miles from each other but had never crossed paths on the DIS. Small world!




PDFG and all our friends who need it.

 

[TnRobin]

Good morning all. Just a reminder that the deadline for signing up for fish extenders is Aug 1. I am going through all my records, emails, PMs and the post to get my list together. I should have two list tonight. One a reminder list of everyone who signed up for dinner at Cape May Cafe and two, a list of those wanting to do fish extender gift exchange so far.

Finally I need cruisers to send me a few trivia facts or "claim-to-fame" about themselves for a game that I am preparing for our cruise meet - there will be a prize (and maybe prizes if I can talk a few people into donations). Examples are

Claim-to-fame
TnRobin - The first DISer to discover and report the existence of the SPH on Deck 5 in 1999. (I had to take pictures because no one would believe me)

It doesn't have to be cruise related. It could be about the kids like "Tnrobin's DS's baseball team won the league championship and tournement championship and he was selected for the All Star Team in 2005."

DON"T POST YOUR TRIVIA HERE - send it to me via email (TnRobin@wdwinfo.com or PM)

 

[dejnosluvmickey]

Ok I thought I was losing my mind. Maggie's bday is next month. I almost thought I was the worst parent in the world. =( Must have typed it in wrong. My bad.

Life here has been really busy. Lets see...work, work, and more work. One of my girlfriends is going through a divorce =( I have been taking her kids for her at night when I'm not working and then hubby has been taking them when we work the weekends. I figure I would hope that someone would do the same for me if I were ever in her situation.

My casual job decided to call me and say HEY you haven't worked in a month. I was like OOPS. Then was conned into picking up 5 shifts in 2 weeks. Wouldn't be bad, but I work 6 at my other job. 11 in 2 weeks gives me 3 days off, and working nights thats about enough to ummm sleep. It will help with $$ for the cruise.

We still haven't quite figured out what we are doing before and after the cruise. Some in the house are talking WDW before and after, but I was thinking something a little cheaper like picking either before or after. We have family in Jacksonville. Might drive up and spend a day or 2 with them. Who knows my boss might not give me 2 weekends in a row off. I might have to come back and work or be ummmm (cough, cough) sick.

Kids are still really busy with summer stuff. Maggie is still doing summer school. Ashley cello. Amber cheerleading. Mitchcel will be off to boyscout camp for 8 days starting sunday. It is nice when I don't have to chase after 1 of them.

I hope that everyone is having a good week =) Its hard to believe that summer is almost over. Time to start shopping for back to school and cruise shopping. =) Yeah!

 

[WDWLVR]

Ok I thought I was losing my mind. Maggie's bday is next month. I almost thought I was the worst parent in the world. =( Must have typed it in wrong. My bad.

Opps - I'll check when I get home tonight. Maybe you typed it right and I picked it up wrong. Guess we'll just have to celebrate again next month!

 

[acourtwdw]

Finally I need cruisers to send me a few trivia facts or "claim-to-fame" about themselves for a game that I am preparing for our cruise meet - there will be a prize (and maybe prizes if I can talk a few people into donations). Examples are

Claim-to-fame
TnRobin - The first DISer to discover and report the existence of the SPH on Deck 5 in 1999. (I had to take pictures because no one would believe me)

It doesn't have to be cruise related. It could be about the kids like "Tnrobin's DS's baseball team won the league championship and tournement championship and he was selected for the All Star Team in 2005."

DON"T POST YOUR TRIVIA HERE - send it to me via email (TnRobin@wdwinfo.com or PM)

Robin,
Need to know- what is SPH? I've trying to figure it out and it is driving me crazy!

 

[JOANNEL]

I belive it means a secret porthole room.

 

[TnRobin]

SPH - Secret Porthole Rooms. In case you don't know, there are 6 Inside Staterooms (Cat 10) on Deck 5 that are really outside staterooms with a partially blocked view.

 

[JOANNEL]

Well the traveling child is home. I haven't seen him yet, but his plane has landed. Dh picked him up and they are coming out to lunch. He has been traveling for almost 36 hours. I might not want to get to close!!! His luggage didn't make it, he last saw it in LA after he went through customs and rechecked it. He only had about 30 minutes in Memphis so that is where we are guessing it still is. I am sure he will see it some time later today.

have a great day.

 

[dejnosluvmickey]

ok so i don't have to work until 11pm. I'm thinking now would be a good time to start the fish extenders. =) should be a fun project.

My daughter has about 10 friends over and she seems to think that i'm going to feed them.

BOY is she WRONG!

 

[dejnosluvmickey]

Robin,

Are you doing the FE list??? If not then who ever is:

Can I get a head start on my gift??? I'd like the names of everyone so far. Its a surprise, but I'm going to make one of my gifts and need the names =) Getting it a little early would surely help me .

Thanks =)