11/8/03 Western Cruise roll call.... "looking for info from DISers"

[acrucifer]

your correct, momster. local chips would be difficult to transport. they would end up being potato bits, rather than chips. but, not to worry, I can purchase large quanities of chips and pretzels on board. Disney really thinks of everything when it comes to that kind of stuff.

DISNEY CRAZED!!!

 

[alisbarc]

Hello Everyone,
I know I have been a hermit this past month. Sorry! Have thought about y'all often.

Baseball season is finally over and the new job is starting to settle down. I was involved in spearheading a major reorganization with lots of moving pieces to the puzzle. The new house is coming along nicely. They started the sheetrock this week. I bought a used pontoon boat so we will be in the annual 4th of July (its on the 5th this year) boat parade on the lake we are building on. The whole family went to the dollar store and bought all kinds of red white and blue stuff to decorate it with. It may not look good but it'll be colorful. After the parade we are going to anchor with about 100 other boats and watch em shoot off fireworks over the lake.

Anyways, the newsletter WILL be out tomorrow. I still need some good 4th of July stories. Also need the names of all our Vet to honor them.

Welcome to all the new folks. I will get you caught up on all the past newsletters and activities over the long weekend.

ttfn
david

 

[alisbarc]

I really like both the wine tasting and beer tasting ideas. We got a couple of local microbrews. Only fair though. Tennessee is more known for its whiskey (Jack Daniels) than for its beer or wine.

Am working on the newsletter right now. It will be out sometime today - or if I get into a mind block tomorrow. We picked up 7 new folks since our last newsletter. Puts us at 116. Wow.

Am going to send out a special notice sometime in August with all the details about the minigolf tourney, stingray excursion, and t-shirts. Gonna need to get final count on the t-shirts by around Sept 10th. Will need a rough count on the minigolf tourney then also. Not sure exactly were we stand on the stingray excursion. We may be full - no idea. Not sure how many the boat holds. Will contact Captain Marvin shortly to find out.

Happy Birthday Diane!!!

ttfn
david

 

[nghtangl01]

Hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th today!!!

We personally will be at the Daytona International Speedway watching the Busch race. We were able to go last night to watch qualifying for Saturday's race.

 

[alisbarc]

Oops, added wrong. Almost forgot about young Aiden (4). We are at 117!!!

 

[alisbarc]

Hello Again,

The 5th edition of the newsletter is in stores now. #6 is set for August 14th. We will have less than 90 days to go at that time so it will be filled with check list, tips, etc. Got any good ones. Email them to me (dwbarc@aol.com) so I can include them in the issue.

If you haven't got your passport or birth certificate (an original w/ raised state seal) you need to do it ASAP. With all the not so good things going on in the world today DCL (and all cruise lines) have gotten very strict on thier paperwork I.D. requirements. Gotta have either the passport or an original birth certificate with state seal for all passengers (kids & adults). We do not want you to get left behind.

ttfn
david

 

[nghtangl01]

Also so some people don't start to worry not all states use raised seals. But the will still have the seal.

HTH!!

 

[acrucifer]

my very beautiful wife and I will be enjoying several special moments our our second magical cruise. first, we are celebrating our first year as DVC members (we are still excited about that) our 7th (seventh heaven) wedding anniversary and my 44 th birthday. (wasnt I 26 yesterday????) and we will celebrate for all we are worth. (or perhaps I will do the celebrating for the tthe two of us). anyway, we went to disney for our honeymoon and have been there five times since, it is our home away from home. what wonderful respite from a life of fighting crime and the other ugly things that go along with it. anyway, I cant wait 124 days and counting, I am living for it. perhaps I am, .........crazy for minnie!!

 

[disneyeveryyear]

David,

Thanks for the latest newsletter. It is always so exciting to see who is new and what is happening.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

[MouseGoofy]

Hi all,

It's been a bit hectic around here so I have not had a chance to post lately. I hope everyone had a safe 4th of July.

First of all I want to say thank you to David for all the hard work on the newsletter. Ben(DS11) is enjoying the kids newsletter as well.

I liked the microbrew tasting idea so much that I am having my own tasting now. Does it count as a tasting if they're all the same kind?

John

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Jonathan hasnt started getting any of the kids newsletters yet. What does he need to do? Im having him use my e-mail adrs.

 

[alisbarc]

Just have Jonathon send a short paragraph about himself to marbarc@aol.com Also ask for a copy of the 1st one.
ttfn
davie

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Run to your nearest store! the summer clearance sales are happening already

Went last night to buy another tankini, jean shorts and tank tops and the pickins are getting slim. Thank goodness we're leaving on vaca in 10days or I wouldnt have found what I did.

 

[dianthus]

David~

We just got home from our trip. Your newsletter cracked me up! I liked your "fuzzy math"! Since the cat is out of the bag about Doug's big 50, I want to go on record that he really robbed the cradle when he married me - LOL! We are truly looking forward to celebrating both milestone events on this trip. After I read everything Taylor does, I realized why I am so tired. I am her taxi...

We love CC, but BEWARE of the banana boats... especially if a large person sits in front of you. I had a rather large lady sitting on my hands the entire time, as I was hanging on for dear life. When the boat made the sharp turn, she was the reason the entire boat dumped over- sending 7 others flying into the open waters of the ocean.... It was not a pleasant experience, one I choose not to repeat again... enough said about that!

Thanks so much for the newsletter! You are terrific for doing it with so much going on in your life. Sounds like you are busier than Taylor!

~ Linda

P.S. - Adult Question of the month- yes, we are DVC members- 7 yrs.- BWV & HH. DVC is the best!

 

[acrucifer]

hello again fellow dis members!! just want to reply to the adult question of the month. we are dvc members at bcv (beach club villas) and of course love disney, going there 4 times since 1996 and then getting smart and becoming members. remember, it all started with a mouse!!!!!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

dvc members here - bought w/Wilderness Lodge Nov 01
Hopefully will get "home" for the 1st time Oct 04

I'm taking the long way "home" but first Im stopping for my "grilled chicken breast" in paradise

I WILL get on the cruise this year and Im on a lowfat diet hence my tagline

17wks from today (not bad when you counted down 11months and then started over w/another 12 months)

 

[disney6]

adult question of the month:

We are DVC members at BWV and Vero. Bought BWV in March 2000 and added on at Vero on our Oct. '00 cruise. We have yet to even see any DVC properties (we bought sight unseen over the phone)! Planned on BWV in Oct. 2000 then the special points deal came out for the cruise and we decided to try it and well......... Since we haven't been to WDW since summer 1997, I'd really like to go --- the cruise just takes too many darn points -- but then if we'd STOP TAKING OTHER PEOPLE WITH US -- maybe we'd be able to swing both. someday............................

 

[imgoingtodisney]

our thread is getting lost again - found on page 5!

Hows everyones summers going? We take off this Fri the 18th till next Thurs 24th to Hampton Beach area in NH

 

[3MinnieMom]

My 3 dd's and I are going to hit the Chicago-area shopping malls today looking for bargains - cruise attire will be out of the stores witihin weeks (some stores already have slim-pickins' !!)

My DH and I finally booked our airfare last night - $146 pp round-trip from Chicago-O'Hare to Orlando. That seemed like a pretty good deal. Now we need to book our excursions. In Grand CAymen, is anyone doing Captain Byron's (I think I have the name right - the catamarran stingray excursion) versus Captain Marvin's??

Enjoy your summer everyone!! See you in a little more than 100 days!

 

[disneyeveryyear]

Wow, what a great airfare. We are paying $260 out of Springfield (just 200 miles away). There wasn't anything decent out of Springfield or St. Louis. Hate to drive to Chicago for flights.

We are with the group on Captain Marvin's. You should think about joining us. I think there are about 14 of us right now on the 10:00 a.m. 3 hour cruise.