11/24/07 We are Better Than Leftovers!!! Nana Head reunion

[mom x4 grandma x4]

I am so glad to hear from you. I was worried about you and all the fires we have been hearing about. I knew you lived close to them. I am glad to hear you are all ok.
You were the 200th post, so we are really moving right along here. We will probably have 3 or 4 thousand posts by our cruise!!!! I will be curious to see how many we wind up with!!

Well I have bumped us up, so guess I will sign off for now.
I like to keep us within the first 2 pages so others may see us and join in. I know others must have this cruise booked too.

Kathy

 

[lvstitch]

It would be funny if we reach 2000 posts with only the few of us that are here right now. I have looked at other posts that are cruising around the same time as us and some of them only have 100 posts, so I guess we are doing pretty good

Welcome back Deana, we were getting a little worried. Glad everything is OK. I can't even imagine how smoky it is there with the fires only being 15 miles away. It's pretty bad here and they are 300 miles away. The other night it was so hard to breath because of how bad it was.

That's great that your 7 year old reads so much. When I was that age you would think I was allergic to books I hated reading.

Kathy, wow that's hot! The weather has been so crazy this summer. Still no rain?

TTFN

 

[lvstitch]

It would be funny if we reach 2000 posts with only the few of us that are here right now. I have looked at other posts that are cruising around the same time as us and some of them only have 100 posts, so I guess we are doing pretty good

Welcome back Deana, we were getting a little worried. Glad everything is OK. I can't even imagine how smoky it is there with the fires only being 15 miles away. It's pretty bad here and they are 300 miles away. The other night it was so hard to breath because of how bad it was.

That's great that your 7 year old reads so much. When I was that age you would think I was allergic to books I hated reading.

Kathy, wow that's hot! The weather has been so crazy this summer. Still no rain?

Kathy do you know how busy WDW is on Thanksgiving? I have gotten several different stories. I have read that is it one of the busiest days of the year but someone has told me they were there on Thanksgiving and the parks were dead. I was thinking of leaving on Wed night instead of Thursday to get one extra day in but if the parks are crazy I may not.


TTFN

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Howdy,
Thanksgiving is SUPER busy!!!
The week before Thanksgiving isnt bad, because most people are waiitng and going over Thanksgiving.
Magic Kingdom usually maxes out by noon, whch means it is at capacity and they will NOT let anybody else in, until a few hundred people have left. The lines are 2 hours to get on a ride!!!
I dont know who told you the parks were dead on Thanksgiving, but we have been here 6 years and our son works at WDW, please believe me it will be maxed out!!! We avoid WDW over the holidays!!
If you should go, please arrive at the parks a few minutes before they open or you wont get on hardly anything. Plus use fast passes to help with the lines, of course everyone else will be doing the same thing.

Kathy

 

[lauritagoddess]

I love to read, but I wish I had more of a chance to. The only time I usually get is on the train back and forth to work and then I usually fall asleep. Right now I'm re-reading Howards End.

I'm really excited, I just booked the 4 day Bahamas cruise on 2/18/07. It's President's week and my son will be off school that week. I figure it will be a little taste of cruising before the 11/24 cruise.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

February is a great month to cruise. The weather is awesome and it's not real crowded. At Nassau there is a great pirate museum if your child like that sort of thing. $12 per person and allow about an hour. It is an easy walk from the ship too.
That is great news,

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

Well today I need to buy a few fresh grocery products. My daughter and family arrive tomarrow evening. I am excited to see them. I know my grandkids will be a lot bigger than last year when I saw them. Ana just turned 15, so she will really look different. I understand she now is doing light makeup and has dyed her hair black?? That will be a different look for her.

Andy is 12 and is of course into video games and playing the tuba. Thank goodness he cant bring the tuba with him. I remember our kids practicing instruments, OUCH!!!!
I know our dog will love having someone else to play with, however after one week, we will be going on our cruise, so then she will be extra lonesome for the week. I am so glad our son will be here to be with her. She is just getting adjusted to us and her home, I know this will throw it all off for awhile.

well that's about all for now,
anyone got plans for the weekend????

Kathy

 

[lvstitch]

Laura, I heard you had some pretty bad storms last night. My brother was attempting to fly back to Las Vegas last night and they pretty much grounded all the flights out of JFK because of lightening.

Kathy, thanks for the info about WDW. I thought they were wrong when they told me it was dead during Thanksgiving. They must have been talking about the week after, which I know is dead. If we go, we won't really plan on doing too much. Maybe just dinner and a ride or two. Do you think it would be better to go to Epcot or is it just as crowded? Maybe we will go to Universal

Don't really have any plans this weekend, the weather is supposed to be crazy so we'll see if we even leave the house. Have a great weekend everyone

 

[lauritagoddess]

Laura, I heard you had some pretty bad storms last night. My brother was attempting to fly back to Las Vegas last night and they pretty much grounded all the flights out of JFK because of lightening.

Oh yeah. It was so strange at first, lots of lightning before the rain even started. A real spectacle in the sky. And we're expecting more drenching rain tonight. Knock wood it's supposed to clear up tomorrow but then we're expecting a stretch of really hot temps for the next 5 days or so.

If you're going to one of the parks on Thanksgiving, I'm guessing Epcot would be your best bet, but I would be booking that ADR at exactly 180 days out. We'll be coming in on Friday. We can't miss Thanksgiving with the family. I would love to stay a little longer after the cruise and do the parks, but doubt I'll keep my son out of school any longer. Too bad though. Everything all decorated for Christmas and the weather so nice. We're going to be going down 11/30 this year just for that reason. Oh, and my birthday will fall during the trip, but that's just a bonus.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Universal will be maxed out too.

If you go Epcot is always the least crowded of the parks. It is more spread out so it is easier to Navigate when it is busy. Just do one of the 3 main rides there and then use fast pases for the other two. You can do lots of other stuff while your waiting for the fast passes to be at the right time.

MK is always the busiest park.
Downtown disney is nice when the parks get too crowded too. You can shop, eat or see a movie there.
Also by Blizzard beach there is the Winter, Summer Wonderland miniature golf courses. They are fun and open late at night. Both courses are set up for Christmas all year long. They arnt usually crowded either. the Fantasia golf course by the Swan and Dolphin resorts is always busy and the courses are dull compared to the other ones.
It's just a thought for a less crowded way to do something, even late at night.


Kathy

Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Happy Saturday everyone!!!

Today is our big day for family to arrive. we only see them once a year, sometimes longer, so it is a BIG deal for all of us.

The grandkids still dont know about the cruise.
It will be so hard NOT to say anything all week while they are here.
Once we pull into the port and the surprise is over we are going to tell them, Yes we are going on a 3 day cruise, we thought you'd like to see Nassau, since you have never been there. Then we will see how long it takes for them to figure out we are really doing the 7 day Eastern with them!!


After this trip they wont believe anything we tell them!!!

well time to do a few last minute things before DD arrives this evening.
Anyone else got any speical plans for the weekend???
We will go to WDW tomarrow with our company, but not sure which park yet.

Enjoy your weekend,
Kathy

 

[lauritagoddess]

I can't imagine how the kids will react when you tell them. What a fabulous surprise!!!

Have a great time with the family.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

We had a great time at Mk today. It was hot, but not unbearable like it had been. We all had a great time and the lines were very short. Which was surprising for MK and at pe4ak season. We were there when it first opened, so that helped.
Hi Everyone,
We never know what color our daughters hair will be when she comes to visit. It has been red, brown blonde, black and last time she came for a cruise it was HOT PINK!!! She had put a pruple streak in it and when she showered it ran through her hair and turned it hot pink!! I would of wore a wig or cut it off, but she was fine with it.
This year she showed up with bright purple hair!! No I am not kidding!!
She is such a character. Nothing seems to embarass her. So everyone will know who we are from the dis board for our upcoming cruise because I am going to tell them to look for the lady with the purple hair, I am with her.
It is always an adventure with that girl. Yes she is married a mom of two and in her 30's and isnt a party girl, she just likes weird hair colors. They come in handy with her job. She works with special needs kids at school and they love the bright colors. At least purpleis Disney colors.

I will keep you informed on how it goes.
Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Good morning to all!!

I am tired, but up by 5 a.m. as usual.
Today is my grandsons 12th birthday so time to make birthday cake this morning. I will bake and his mom will decorate. Plus he wants BBQ burgers for his birthday dinner, so that will be easy and no big mess inside either!!!

well I have done my part of bumping us up this morning.

Hope you guys will join me today and keep us on page one!!!

Kathy

 

[lvstitch]

Good Morning.

Thanks for all the advise on Thankgiving. I will have to try to figure something out. If my husband's uncle is in Tampa on Thanksgiving we may just spend the day with him if not, we will just take it easy, maybe to go the Boardwalk and Epcot. Sometimes I like being forced to just enjoy the parks and not the rides. I have been to the mini-golf courses and we loved them. The good thing is I have enough time to plan everything I want to do

Kathy, your daughter sounds pretty cool. I would love the have crazy color hair like that. Good for her, I bet her kids love it.

OK, back to work. Talk to you guys later.

 

[lauritagoddess]

Hot pink hair, your daughter sounds like fun!! Happy Birthday to your grandson.

And in my continuing Disney mania, I just spur of the moment booked a trip at the end of August. I got a little unexpected time off from work and decided to jump on it. I booked ASMo and my son should be in heaven since he's currently in a Toy Story craze. Just hoping not to wilt from the heat, although we're expecting to push 100 the next few days with high humidity, so what's the difference? At least we'd be at WDW.

 

[lvstitch]

Laura, I am so jealous, I wish I was going to WDW in August. Who cares how hot it is, nothing a Mickey Bar can't fix : I want a full trip report from you too. I have live vicariouly through you guys until I can get there.

We were hoping to go to Disneyland in September but there is going to be major consturction so we may not get a chance to get there until next year

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Laura,
what days are you coming to WDW. After our cruise next week, we will be at WDW on several of the weekends with our company. They leave the end of the month.
If we were there at the same time as you maybe we could meet for just a minute somewhere. I have done this before. Just need to know what park you will be in on what day. Then if we were doing the same we could pick a spot and time to have a 5 minute meet, then back to vacation.
But I do understand you may not know ahead of time which park you are headed to on a certain day. Let me know before you go, if you know where you will be and I'll check our schedule. We have done MK already, but still need the other 3 parks.
Be prepared for lots of heat when you come, we are extra humid and hot this year. No showers to cool it off in the afternoon.
well people are starting to get up so I need to get busy. got to go to the bank too, suppose to be 105 with the humidity today, so need to go this morning.
Kathy

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Ok everyone, I need all of you to blow Pixie dust our way!!!!

If tropical storm Chris turns into hurricane Chris and arrive this weekend it could be tricky for us to get on our cruise

I dont mind if we have to change islands on the cruise, just so long as we can go on the cruise.

I know it's a few days away, but on the news tonight their projections show it hitting the southern part of Florida from Friday night through the weekend.
Of course that could change and come up through Florida or miss us all together.

But I'm not taking any chances, send pixie dust PLEASE!!!!
Thanks,
Kathy

 

[lauritagoddess]

Laura,
what days are you coming to WDW. After our cruise next week, we will be at WDW on several of the weekends with our company. They leave the end of the month.
If we were there at the same time as you maybe we could meet for just a minute somewhere. I have done this before. Just need to know what park you will be in on what day. Then if we were doing the same we could pick a spot and time to have a 5 minute meet, then back to vacation.
But I do understand you may not know ahead of time which park you are headed to on a certain day. Let me know before you go, if you know where you will be and I'll check our schedule. We have done MK already, but still need the other 3 parks.
Be prepared for lots of heat when you come, we are extra humid and hot this year. No showers to cool it off in the afternoon.
well people are starting to get up so I need to get busy. got to go to the bank too, suppose to be 105 with the humidity today, so need to go this morning.
Kathy

We'll be there from 8/27-9/3, in the parks Monday through Saturday. I'm not 100% set on where will be but I was thinking on the Saturday we'll be there that we would be at MK, but I'm not sure about that. That would be great though if we could meet up.

But I'm not taking any chances, send pixie dust PLEASE!!!!

Tons of pixie dust coming your way!!!!