10-14-2006 Cruisetoberfest IV

[Tulirose]

.......Funny thing is when John and I chose to sail last October it was months before any of you guys had done Cruistoberfest #2 and so no date for #3 was established. Since we were celebrating our 30th wedding anniversary and sailing without other family members, I made a conscious decision NOT to post since I didn't want to "burden" hubby with organized events like cruisemeets and the like. Well, once the thread for C#3 got going, I realized what a really great group of folks they were and very cautiously stepped in. It was one of the best decisions I ever made......and even though I've only met these guys once, they truly feel like family. Best of all, my husband had a really fabulous time and is not only looking forward to C#4 but also trying to meet up with fellow DISers outside of the cruise.......

In 2006, we will be celebrating OUR 30th wedding anniversary!!! So, did I hear you guys are coming up to NYC in October?

 

[Tulirose]

Hey Cathy - yup met you for the first time in Baltimore. Rosemary and Rich had no trouble finding us as Jim had hurt his toe just before we went to Baltimore and was noticably limping......

But the clincher was the Disney shirt YOU were wearing!!

Hey, I'm a posting maniac today...and then I'll probably disappear again for a time spell.

Ali - Have a great scrapbooking meet up in Nashville. Hopefully you can meet up with Mike and Kathy but I know how fanatical -- um, I mean dedicated scrapbookers are.

Goofynut, you were on a posting roll today too. I'll pm you with more information later tonight. Gotta get dinner going.

Eric - Sorry you had to visit the dentist today. How's Anja doing with her new job?

Marianne - I keep forgetting to tell BIL about the car club that you guys belong to. Gotta remember to do same.

 

[bettemom]

Hi Guys,

Well DCl made some emergency decisions and released all the pins today at 8 am. We ( mom & I and disers) ended camping out in the hallway outside Sessions all night. By 8 am the pin line of camoing pin sleepers reached into the inside of Parot Cay restaurant.

So now that pins are all done we have lots of fun coming up... Tomorrow is a port day Curacao so I will let you know how everything is there...

Now this will be all I say on this subject, If Jeff chooses to quote me and pass judgement and apparently sensor me on my answering several PM questions,(with minimal info) then he can tell me to my face, NOT through an internet chat board, to me that came across as exceptionally pompas and not necessary or warranted.

Back to all of you that we hold special in our hearts, Big Hugs to all, If anyone needs anything from the port stops or the ship PLMK.

Bye, kim

 

[pohnate]

Now this will be all I say on this subject, If Jeff chooses to quote me and pass judgement and apparently sensor me on my answering several PM questions,(with minimal info) then he can tell me to my face, NOT through an internet chat board, to me that came across as exceptionally pompas and not necessary or warranted.

Bye, kim

Kim-
I thought it was a little harsh as well! I was hoping it wouldn't stop you from posting!

 

[@GoofyNut]

Kim ... I am absolutely thrilled to hear from you and really glad the pin fiasco is over and you can fully relax and enjoy "the voyage". Having you and Peter & Jenn and Dave & Ellen on this cruise gives us such a nice feeling cause. We know you and your sense of humors and look forward to hearing what's happening thru your eyes and ears. Cruisetoberfest Friends are the best!!!

On the matter of being told not to PM or e-mail you guys was (to me) out of line. I was so worried about OUR / MY friends and just wanted assurance that it wasn't any of you guys. We've gone thru similar sadness on some of our other cruises and have always acted with respect and dignity and I know this would not be any different. All we really can and should do is get the word out to those at home that all is well, say a prayer and enjoy each other's friendship. (Now I'll get off my soapbox)

I was wondering, did you guys get to see the final Survivor? Has Peter been able to get to another satelite for his Picture Phone? Seeing the pictures of you guys having so much fun was a blast.

Did you take lots of change for the laundry ... no one has 14+ pairs of old gotchies to take and leave behind! (Inside joke for the veteran Cruisetoberfesters)

Seriously, you guys have fun and bring home lots of memories to share with us.

Well gotta stop now ..... did something to my neck and back and it's been in a spasm since Monday morning. Need to sit still with my massage pillow.

 

[@GoofyNut]

PoNate ... I forgot something very important ... Please tell D & S we miss them and give them a hug for us. AshLee says "woof" to Fantasia too! Is she still wearing the scarves I made for her? How's "Pinkie" the coconut doing .. that hunt was so much fun.

 

[papa]

Cathy a fifth of Tennessee spring water from lynchburg will cure that neck spasm Good to see you posting.

Bette and Kim so glad to hear from you and know that our friends are safe, even though maybe a half bubble off plum for camping out in the hall. hope that you girls are taking care of our room as we will need it next year for cruisetoberfest IV. Mike

 

[Viking]

Rosemary,
so far Anja likes the new ward. Next week she will do her first nightshifts there. She'll do them with another nurse as the nightshift is also responsible for the gynacological ER. With Anja having been on an orthopedic ward since 1990 she's in need for some training for the gyn-part.

I just had to supress a smile when I read about those people on the repo-cruise sleeping on the floor to ge a pin or about the lines meandering through thr whole ship - OK, I admit it: I coulnd't supress it I simply just couldn't help it

 

[ARLO1]

Kim:

Good to hear from you guys and glad to hear youre having a great time.
Personnally I didnt know why Jeff felt he was the boss of the internet and what was posted. I actually looked to see if he was now a moderator or what. He then came off as being the primary EMT and later the ship computer person. Someone who posted on the site started by Peter/Jenn said it best to Jeff - chill!!!!

Have a great rest of the trip...

 

[papa]

Good morning Arlene Tell Andy we said hello and have a great day.

Eric good luck to Anja on her weekend shift.

Rosemary looking forward to seeing you and Rich at the end of July.

Bette, Kim, Peter, Jenn, Dave and Ellen have a great day on shore and hopefully we will be able to see the Magic go through the canal on Friday. Mike

 

[jeanneg]

Am looking forward to karoake on the next cruise -- Andy and Marianne were great! The tipsy lady was something else!

Fiona[/QUOTE]

you mean "Dancing Queen"?!?

Cathy: Nope, we weren't with you guys at Pineapple Beach but I heard all about the eye popping experience (maybe Papa needs to change his name to Poppa)
And we never did get to see that turtle photo...but I'm sure I can imagine it!

Eric: I hope you're feeling better after the procedure....does not sound like fun.

Rosemary: Congrats on making it to 30 years! We'll treat you to a drink at the Castaway Club party!

I had such a bad golf game yesterday I wanted to cry. Mind you, I'm still not allowed to play a real game, but my shots are so horrendous, I feel bad for the team I get to "scramble" with. I spoke with the ladies' club director yesterday about taking more lessons and he wants to place me into Novice 1........AGAIN! I think this makes 6 times I'll be doing Novice 1! Even the time I finally graduated to Novice 2, I ended up getting demoted back to N1 after one week. Nobody wants to validate this, but I seriously think my "girls" (as Oprah calls them) make it impossible for me to ever play golf! But I refuse to give up....I will either suceed at this or it will kill me. Come to think of it, my golf is even worse than Dancing Queen's singing!

 

[bettemom]

Papa, goofynut, Arlo1, Fiona
And all the rest of you, we miss you sooo much. We have just landed in Curacao, it is raining but since I (Kim) am not made of sugar no problem. We saw Dave & Ellen the other night, chatted for a while, they both look GREAT.. Yes Cathy, we are doing laundry right now, when we are finished we will venture into the city. The buildings are the same color and similar design you would see in the Netherland areas. We have survived the pin problems, I will bring home the letters from DCL to show you guys..

We will check in later tonight after we have visited the city.

Thanks for being the best friends,
Love Bette & Kim

 

[Viking]

Kim:

Good to hear from you guys and glad to hear youre having a great time.
Personnally I didnt know why Jeff felt he was the boss of the internet and what was posted. I actually looked to see if he was now a moderator or what. He then came off as being the primary EMT and later the ship computer person. Someone who posted on the site started by Peter/Jenn said it best to Jeff - chill!!!!

 

[Viking]

Am looking forward to karoake on the next cruise -- Andy and Marianne were great! The tipsy lady was something else!

Fiona

you mean "Dancing Queen"?!?

Cathy: Nope, we weren't with you guys at Pineapple Beach but I heard all about the eye popping experience (maybe Papa needs to change his name to Poppa)
And we never did get to see that turtle photo...but I'm sure I can imagine it!

Eric: I hope you're feeling better after the procedure....does not sound like fun.

Rosemary: Congrats on making it to 30 years! We'll treat you to a drink at the Castaway Club party!

I had such a bad golf game yesterday I wanted to cry. Mind you, I'm still not allowed to play a real game, but my shots are so horrendous, I feel bad for the team I get to "scramble" with. I spoke with the ladies' club director yesterday about taking more lessons and he wants to place me into Novice 1........AGAIN! I think this makes 6 times I'll be doing Novice 1! Even the time I finally graduated to Novice 2, I ended up getting demoted back to N1 after one week. Nobody wants to validate this, but I seriously think my "girls" (as Oprah calls them) make it impossible for me to ever play golf! But I refuse to give up....I will either suceed at this or it will kill me. Come to think of it, my golf is even worse than Dancing Queen's singing![/QUOTE]

Jeanne,
thanks for asking. I'm OK, but have to be careful as I have temporary crowns for two weeks now: No gum, no gummibears, etc. My cheek and the area arround the teeth he worked on are still a bit sore, but I guess this will be OK before your handicap is in the single-digit range
My advice would be to take a rest from playing golf, just some weeks to relax, to get your head free, and then try it again. A coworker of mine always says that one good hit (Which will surely come sooner or later) is worth all the frustration and training he has to go through.

 

[winotracy]

We have just landed in Curacao, it is raining but since I (Kim) am not made of sugar no problem.

Did you use it all up on the cookies



Tracy

 

[cdnmickeylover]

I was sure I posted this morning but it doesn't seem to be here.

Thanks for posting Kim. Wish I was there too!.

Yup - I meant Dancing Queen -- did they ever find the song for her??

Jeanne - Glad that you are sticking with golf - myself I can't stand the game. The one great thing about being so busy this summer is that I will be unable to attend the annual golf torture afternoon. We play best ball but depending on how the teams work out nobody wants my best ball, ever! Managed to get out of it last year and this year shouldn't be a problem at all.

Fiona

 

[usetheforceluke]

I'm having a bad day.

I slept in.

My Most Favourite CD is now stuck on Stairway to Heaven and won't play any of the disco music.

Last night I bought a bag of my most favourite cookies. Right after I had my tuna sandwich for lunch, I decided it was time to crack open the bag and have one. The problem with that is that my most, most favourite cookies happen to be packaged in the bottom of the bag. So I had to take out all of the most-favourite cookies to get to the most-most-favourite cookies. (My most-most favourite ones are the chocolate ones with chocolate creamy filling and sugar sprinkles all over top.) Now when I was putting back the most-favourite cookies the bag basically disintegrated in my hands, scattering sugar sprinkles, crumbs and most-favourite cookies like almost everywhere. Now I have to eat them all before they go stale and start to rot.

At this point, I now have to clean up everything. My keyboard is full of sugar sprinkles. The Dog has handled the crumbs and sugar sprinkles on the floor. I've got a stack of most-favourite cookies lined up on my monitor. Everything is fine.

Now I need a cup of coffee to sort of help with the most-favourite cookies. The problem with that is that the coffee is: Hot. Fine. I can deal with this. So, because I haven't showered yet (having gotten off to a late start to the day) I decide to get this over and done with and have a three minute Power Shower. All clean and squeeky, I sit down at my desk (without the towel) to catch up on the baseball scores. I picked up my coffee and, well, for some reason I didn't quite make it to my mouth. And coffee doesn't quite cool off as much as you would expect in five minutes. I stood up rather quickly which only succeeded in slopping coffee all over the place, not to mention slopping more coffee over myself. Fortunately, I managed to protect The Important Bits, but now I have sugar sprinkles and coffee all over the place, and coffee all over myself and running down my legs, which is an unusual feeling, let me tell you. O.k... so back in to the shower and this time after I finished showering I got dressed.

And then I learned that even a short storage of chocolate cookies on the top of a monitor will melt the chocolate. Now I have to clean that up also.

I'm going to find my blankie and my Stitch and have an early nap.

Fortunately, I'm making Hamburger Helper for supper tonight. Maybe that'll redeem the day.

Jim.

 

[ARLO1]

Okay Jim you did it - you actually made me laugh out loud at work. Boy did people think something was wrong with me.

Glad the family jewels are intact and hope the dog enjoyed the feast...

Arlene

 

[Viking]

Now my notebook is ruined too, because I had Diet Coke coming out of my nose and mouth simultaneously

 

[winotracy]

I've learned not to eat or drink when reading a "usetheforceluke" post! Thanks!