10/02/04 Antigua Cruise

[Viking]

Originally posted by RellingTwin
The storm is over (for us) and I am happy to say no damage and no loss of power

Eric, our mailman delivered a package for you! I'm guessing it's your gift exchange!

Hey, that's great
Could you shake it lightly and then tell me your conclusions about the contents

BTW,
I'll have another amazon-package sent to you: I just saw an ad for a new Leatherman-tool and as a long-time Leatherman-addict I will order it next week. It's made of Titanium and way coooooool. I'll even order two, because one of my cop-friends want to one, too.

Talking about my friends, who serve and protect:
Jill, I got two patches yesterday and will get a couple more soon from the other officer.

 

[cdnmickeylover]

Hope that everyone is safe and sound after the storms. I think we are supposed to get some rain late tomorrow or Monday as the remanents hit us. Saw pictures on the TV and some of the damage is amazing.

Just back from nephew's birthday party that had a Finding Nemo theme. Cake was really cute (although we had to leave before we could eat it!). DS unexpectedly came home this weekend so had to leave the party early as he wanted to go to a movie with a friend. New nephew was actually awake for a while which was different. He's only sleeping 2-3 hours at night at a time and my brother says that he has 2 more weeks before he sleeps through the night as his older brother and sister did by 6 weeks.

DS got lucky too as his aunt and uncle have agreed to drive him back to base tomorrow. We have the company baseball tickets for tomorrow afternoon so can't do it. It's a three hour drive there and 3 hours back so it's a nice offer. Grandma did it last week and had already said no.

Well must go and do some laundry. Can't wait to cruise and am glad that the storm doesn't seem to have affected the cruise line.

Did notice the two future storms though with one having the same path as Charley -- hopefully both will die down long before they hit land.

Fiona

 

[jeanniec]

Mary -- So glad that you are all OK.

Eric -- I knew when I posted that "ariel" did't look right especially when I started singing songs from The Little Mermaid, but I just couldn't think of what it should be so I let it go.

 

[Viking]

Originally posted by jeanniec
Mary -- So glad that you are all OK.

Eric -- I knew when I posted that "ariel" did't look right especially when I started singing songs from The Little Mermaid, but I just couldn't think of what it should be so I let it go.

Just pulling your leg, Jeanne

BTW, I also do my orthographics 'by the look' - In German as well as in English: If it looks funny, it must be wrong I then either have a look at a dictionary or use a synonym (More often the latter )

You must excuse me, but before I took over my job as an RP&P-Analyst I used to be a Verifier, checking the work of my fellow compilers and marking all mistakes with a red pen - After so many years it has become kind of a reflex

But rest assured, when talking I make a lot of mistakes and have an accent - Not strong enough to play the typical Nazi in a WWII-flic or the bad guy in an OO7-movie, but suffciently audible to qualify me as Governor of California or worse

My problem is, that I read and write a lot in English, but have little opportunity to speak. That's one of the reasons why I'm so looking forward to meet our old friends again and get to know so many new ones.
BTW: In less than four weeks

 

[two-foxes]

Some times I think Sarah is the Only Sane one in the Bunch !!!!
Jill Did u Feel that way ????


It is ok Say what u really Feel....



Mary Good news everything is ok ....

But remember the Apple does not fall far From the Tree...

Lol

peter






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I could easily say Sarah is the only sane one so far!

I did get some goods on all of you guys! It was funny, because we were chatting about everyone, she was saying everyones first name, and I had to ask, "Okay, but what is their Dis name?" in order to keep up!

We finally picked out a name for our little mutt (which Tim has taken such a liking to, the sucker!) We will now call him "Copper" (think Fox and the Hound, not Tims profession!)

Macy, our 14 pound cat outweighs him by 9 lbs, and she runs from him! It is so funny!

 

[Viking]

Update on the new storms:

Hurricane Danielle shouldn' be a problem, because she's right in the middle of the Atlantic and will probably head due North without making landfall before Greenland
Tropical Storm Earl is right now on Charley's tracks going through the Caribbean, but it is too early to say something about his probabilities of hitting the American Mainland.
Nevertheless some of our Ports of Call could be messed up severely

 

[Michelemouse]

Glad to hear that all in Charley's path are okay. And here's hoping that Earl doesn't follow the same path.

Eric and Anja - A belated Happy Anniversary!

Mary - At Hilton Head we'll be at the Fairfield Inn on Saturday night and then we move to the Disney resort on Sunday morning...staying there until the following Saturday. Let me know if you decide to head that way and maybe we can get together.

Seven weeks from right now we'll all be in such a happy place!

 

[Viking]

Thanks, Michele

We got info today from Jen & Jeff (TigFanJeff): They weren't harmed by Charley although it was close.

 

[Viking]

Just checked on Earl:
He's headed more or less due West right now, predictions say that he may turn over Cuba more to the North and could end up somewhere between the Lone Star State and Florida's Panhandle.
Let's hope that he doesn't gain too much strenght when he's crossing the Gulf.

 

[jeanneg]

Hi guys,

Sorry I wasn't able to post. I tried to access the boards 2 different times on Tuesday and could not get anything to open.
Wednesday was a super busy day ( did my workout, spent the entire day with old friends from PR, watched Princess Diaries 2, dinner was Pirates in the Carribean night, caught a quick show, and then watched "The Village" which didn't let out until after 1am). Thursday and Friday it was impossible to get a computer terminal unless you wanted to wait for at least half an hour. I guess word of the storm had gotten out and people were busy making plans. I haven't had a chance to read anything since Monday, so if anyone had any questions I'll catch up and get back to you. I've got lots to tell you and will post all the details later.

I received the emails for the t-shirts but haven't opened them yet.

To the person doing nametags (Goofynut?) Yes, I would LOVE to have one and will gladly reimburse you for any expense. I'm the Jeanne from NC with the extra "ne"! Hubby is simply John.

Arlene: yes, we have been linked for dinner since months and months ago. A word to the wise: try to keep the tablesize managable. We were 2 tables of 8 and asked to be joined into one table of 16.....BAD MOVE! Although our servers were excellent, it is very dificult to simultaneously serve everyone at a table that large. They truly did an amazing job, but it was often 10:30 by the time we left the dining room. No matter how early we arrived, we were always the last ones out. We had APL rotation and it was very, very noisey. We were also way back in the room and so we were very far from all the action and show elements. I'm not sure how large the dining groups are, but anything over 10 is probably not a good idea.

I'll post more later......right now I've got tons of other emails to get through and alot of reading on this thread to catch up on!

 

[Viking]

Welcome back, Jeanne

I saved our logos on a floppy and will take them to a professional print-shop. I wasn't overly convinced by my iron-ons So this year we prefer to spend a bit more and have it done by the pros.


Mary,
that German we talked about -Graf- is racing a NASCAR-car again today in Watkins Glen.

Today Ferrari gained the Formula1 Constructors World Championship prematurely - with another five races to go. Schumacher won his 12th race of the season - out of 13 It's becoming kind of boring already, he could have overtaken everyone except his teammate, but after he had won 40 seconds after half of the race he cut down the speed and just maintained his position - YAWN
We watched the race running on the treadmill - I did 11 miles and Anja about 7, but she spent 15 minutes on the sunbed before joining me. Fortunately there were the Olympics on other channels.
If he wins again in Belgium in two weeks, he will be World Champion with still another four races to go. The sponsors hate him already, because the TV-attendance already went down

 

[Viking]

To everyone:
I will do a final clean-up of The List on the weekend after next (28/29th of August). So please submit all your info until 08/28 noon EST.
I'll post a reminder around 08/25
I will also produce the 'Handy List' for use on the ship on that weekend.

OK, bedtime now - see Y'all in less than seven weeks

 

[jeanneg]

Ave,
So glad you survived the storm. We drove through Daytona yesterday on the return trip home and the devastation was massive - and that was only what we could see from I-95!

Jill,
DH and I are also on the Eco Tour.......booked it months ago. Peter and Jen, I hope something opens up so you can join us.

What time is everyone parasailing? I was supposed to do it last Friday with my 4 kids, but most of the CC activities had to be cancelled due to high winds. If there's a spot open during your sessions, maybe I can book it. It would just be me....Hubby has no interest in putting his life in jeopardy!

Speaking of CC, in spite of the wind we had a wonderful sunny day there. The breeze kept it very pleasant. As you got close to the bouys, however, the water got very deep and very choppy. I floated out a little too far on my raft and couldn't get back in. The current was so strong I couldn't paddle my way back in.
Everytime I gained a few feet, I'd get tired and the current would pull me right back out. I kept thinking I have 2 kids that are professional lifeguards and I am going to die on Castaway Cay! At any time I could have called for help, but I was too embarassed! Finally I was in shouting range of some fellow DISers who began to realize I was in a little bit of trouble and came to my aid. When I was there a year ago I rememeber being able to stand in the water close to the bouys. This time i wasn't all that close to them and the water was way over my head! It must have something to do with all the storm activity.

Tropical night is now called "Pirates IN the Carribean" The menu is similar to the old one but better. We all got red pirate buffs to wear on our heads. That night we also got a limited edition lithograph as a staterooom gift in honor of the new itineraries. It is very nice and I hope we get one again in October. Alot of people had the Captain sign theirs, but if it's a limited edition, I'm not so sure that's a smart thing to do.

Loved "The Village"! I even saw it twice because my daughter did not want to go alone. It was very scary the first time around, but I didn't cringe once during the second viewing. I loved the plot, but some people thought it was lame. Princess Diaries 2 is cute but not as good as the first one. King Arthur was far too violent for my liking. As my son said. "Gee, Mom could have stayed in her stateroom and seen just as much of the movie" (I had my hands in front of my face the entire time!) Dh and my 2 boys really enjoyed it so it must be a man movie!

The Rainforest Room is awesome.....it was the first time I had ever tried it and I just loved it. The aromatherapy is so relaxing.

I'll post more later....gotta go now.

 

[RellingTwin]

Welcome back jeanneg and family! It sounds like you had a ball! So glad you got away from CC alive You were in our thoughts all week. So glad Charlie did not affect your cruise or your trip home.Did you meet a lot of Dis'ers? Any Dis meets?I agree with you about more then 10 at dinner. We had 10 at ours 2 years ago and I made dinner MUCH longer. Last year we had 8 and it was a little better. Of course, we enjoyed a long, relaxing dinner, but the kids didn't!After the 1st night, we asked that they be served first and quickly so they could be on their way. I think we were all happier.

Mark Martin came in 3rd today at Watkins Glen! DH is VERY happy!
Eric, I do not see the driver you mentioned in the official line up.
Ave..there IS a driver named Tony Ave!

DH and I went to see Collateral, while DD saw Princess DiariesII and DS saw the Yugioh(sp?) Movie. Collateral was pretty good!

Going to watch a bit of the Olympics!

 

[Hygiene99]

jeanneg



Thanks for the update ..

just 47 days til your next cruise Can u make It ???

we are having a hard time since we have only been to Florida
WDW 3 times this year will be a total of 5 at years end..




Ok the plans are really starting to take shape...

AS IT Stands now Jen and I , Kim and Bette From New Hampshire
Are on the Same Flight To Orlando we arrive 11pm Sept. 30th , thursday...

Rent the Minivan From Budget and Drive to the Port...
Check in At the Ron Jon's

We still do not have a room as of yet but will work on that on Monday (closed) reservation office today..

But Kim and Bette have a room .. Worse comes to worse
Jen Sleeps in the minivan and I On the Couch of Kim and Bette's
studio..... lol

Actually Im Checking on the rates for a 2 bedroom unit
and we are going to Share this unit if the price is right...
if not we will each end up with our own studio...

2 Bedroom units at RJ"S look Awesome..
2 baths 2 bedrooms Full kitchen so Bette can Whip us up some Grub... lol.... Irish Style of Course..

Then Sad to Say it after the Cruise we are going to Get a rental vehicle Drive to WDW .. We then Stay there for a Couple of Nights.. fly home .....

Bad part (not Really) We have no DVC points left , 1) Because we let my Brothers Family of 5 Get a 2 bedroom at Saratoga Springs in November .. Witch we will have to go Also...5 nights
Waitlist For the Boardwalk Or the Beach Club..

Cant wait to See the Looks on there faces when they walk into the Boardwalk ... We just love it there...


2) Because we made reservations for the Grand Califorian
After our 14 Day Cruise in May .....

So this means it is Allstars or Pop century After our October Cruise...


Annual pass rate should get it down to about 55 per night...
not the Boardwalk but we will be ok ....


Stil no word on the ECO TOUR looks like u folks Got the Whole Boat...hold 25 people and i can think of 16 or so
From this forum....



Peter

 

[ciadriamom]

Viking, Zapp113 and I have linked dinner reservations, no name for the table though, any thoughts would be appreciated.

We'll also be staying the night before at the Hyatt MCO.

As of last week DCL still had not assigned us a stateroom.

Jeanneg, so glad you made it home safely and enjoyed your trip. Thanks again for checking on the seltzer.

 

[piglet33]

Very cute picture of the new puppies Peter. They are adorable.

Reneé

 

[Twinave]

Peter, LOVE the new pictures of your pups!

Just 6 weeks till Eric and Anja get here. And we have a fun time planned with them. Then it's off to the Cape.

Went out to Shell Island yesterday. Saw dolphin, sting ray, and a four foot shark. The water was crystal clear, the weather great, and I got sunburned.

Worked today at job #2. Kind of sad, we lost a resident last week. She was 59 y/o and had been in some sort of home since she was 7 y/o. She was in our facility for 21 years. I've taken care of her for the last year and a half.
And my HCC for the last few months was brutaly murdered by her estranged husband two weeks ago. Long story. But very sad.
I'm having nightmares about it. Delayed shock I guess.
Sorry to even mention this, just an upsetting situation.

I've got to get the kids in bed. Monday is almost here.

Later,
Avé

 

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