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

[imgoingtodisney]

Its Thurs morn!
Bev, I know you & I can say "we leave 13wks from today!" (anyone else leaving on Thurs?)
Its sounder closer & closer - I remember last yr my major countdown started at 12wks - right after Labor Day - cant believe Im at that same countdown again (well almost)

Before we know it we will be stepping onboard the Magic and having those sailaway drinks!

 

[3MinnieMom]

We're leaving on Wednesday - going to try-out Universal Studios and IOA for a few days before the cruise. What are your plans when you arrive on Thursday??

Our kids like to watch our Countdown Clock (showing the days), but it actually sounds like a much shorter wait when we say "less than 13 weeks" !!!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

No Disney or Universal for us until Oct next year - we were there last Nov when our cruise got "redirected" - and we had been there Oct 01. Next year we're hoping to have our first stay at "home".

We leave our house Nov 6th (after work & school) to stay at the airport hotel in Providence. Will fly down Fri morn and stay at the Radisson at port. DISmeet anyone?

 

[wdw1972]

I leave on my birthday - Tuesday, 11/4. Originally the trip was 11/4 - 11/14 at Beach Club Villas to enjoy Food & Wine Festival, but last February I decided to book this cruise for the 2nd week. So, I'll have only 4 nights at Food & Wine, but next year I'll stick with the original plan & spend a longer time there. It's my favorite time of year to visit WDW - but I also love cruising!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Our group will be celebrating the entire cruise! Yippee
Happy Birthday / Happy Anniversay to all who are having them before we step onboard the ship
Is there some one thing that you will be doing on the cruise to celebrate? Im thinking of Palos brunch on the 13th (depending on char brkfst).

 

[wdw1972]

Originally posted by imgoingtodisney
Our group will be celebrating the entire cruise! Yippee
Happy Birthday / Happy Anniversay to all who are having them before we step onboard the ship
Is there some one thing that you will be doing on the cruise to celebrate? Im thinking of Palos brunch on the 13th (depending on char brkfst).

The Palo brunch is something everyone raves about, but I know I could never eat dinner if I went to that brunch - even at the earliest seating. I just can't eat as much as most people - and don't need the calories since I'm pretty small/short.

I haven't thought of doing anything on the cruise to celebrate my birthday. The cruise starts 4 days after my birthday, so I'll probably just celebrate on the exact day - by spending the night at Comedy Warehouse after picking up some dinner at the Food & Wine Festival. We really haven't made any plans for the cruise, other than the mini golf thing in Cozumel. I mostly look forward to relaxing - on a lounge chair in the sun, on a lounge chair reading a book, walking on deck 4, working out in the gym, and going to dinner each evening. Best of all, my cell phone won't work once we leave Florida, so NO WORK can be done all week!

 

[3MinnieMom]

My DH's birthday is on Nov 7th. We'll be at Universal Studios on that day, so we'll probably celebrate with our 3 DDs at Hard Rock Cafe for dinner that evening. On the cruise he and I will celebrate his b-day with brunch at Palo's (at this time I'm planning on Thursday, also)...or maybe we should celebrate in the Suriel Bath at the Spa Have a great weekend everyone!!

 

[acrucifer]

will also be celebrating 7th wedding anniversary and 4-? birthday. will be celebrating on cozumel, just peel me off the beach!!!!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Already thinking after going to Carlos n Charlies on Wed I may be celebrating my birthday on Thurs with a hangover. That place is absolutely wild! I was there w/MIL Dec 01 in the late morning. The girls who were dancing had their "girls" falling out of their shirts. Definately dont bring your kids there.

 

[nghtangl01]

Just wanted to bump us back up from the second page.

Hope everyone had a good weekend. Our last few weeks have been spent with family coming down one after another. Starting tomorrow back on the diet.

Cannot wait to see everyone. It even sounds better when you can say we are less than 3 months away.



We plan on doing the Palo brunch one day. We are heading over to Disney for two days after the cruise to go to the last day of the Food and Wine Festival. It will be our first time and his first trip to Epcot.

 

[imgoingtodisney]

David - hows the newsletter going? Is next edition still set for Thurs the 14th?

Anyone planning on going to Chakanab after mini-golf?

 

[wdw1972]

Originally posted by imgoingtodisney
Anyone planning on going to Chakanab after mini-golf?

Not me. After mini golf I'm thinking we'll browse through some shops and then I'll enjoy the ship while so many of the other passengers have gone ashore!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

heres our thread Bev

 

[disneyeveryyear]

DH and I went to Illinois winery exhibit at the State Fair this week and we sacrificed ourselves and sampled many of the State's finest wines.

We chose two (I chose the blush and Bob chose the red). They will be packed and ready to go on Monday.

What are we doing about glasses? BYO? If so, we can bring our AAA mugs, then I will be able to say I only had 1 glass of wine . What kind of wines or beers are you bringing?

Have a great week, and we'll be going 12 weeks from tomorrow!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

oh David - come out come out whereever you are
has anyone heard from David? we miss you

 

[acrucifer]

APB to All Sectors and States (All Points Bulletin)-"DAVID"
5'10"
HAIR-YES
EYES-TWO
COMPLEXION-NEEDS WORK
SEX-PROBABLY NOT AS MUCH AS HE WOULD PREFER (SPECULATIVE)

LAST SEEN PREPARING AUGUST 14TH NEWSLETTER, IF SEEN OR FOUND- DO NOT APPROACH!!!! COULD POSSIBLY BE CROUCHY FROM SUMMER HEAT AND DANGEROUS NOTIFY NEAREST DIS BOARD WESTERN CRUISE GROUP!!


WE THANK ALL CITIZENS FOR THEIR COOPERATION!!

p.s. hope you are enjoying your summer david and are not offended by my humor!!!

 

[alisbarc]

Hello all,
I am back from the state of confusion (well almost). Great post acrucifer. I really liked it, specially the sex part. Its really tough to get any night time extra curricular acitivities going doing the summer when the kids (all 4 of em') stay up later than you do. But school starts bright and early Monday morning so things could change quickly. And thanks a bunch for adding almost 5" to my hieght. Been about 5'5" most my life (since I was about 8 yrs old I think). Keep getting all this email spam for hair inplants, prescription drugs without a prescription, and enlargement of certain attributes but nothing on adding additional inches vertically.

My deepest apologies for missing the newsletter deadline. At this time I am up to my hind end in alagators, crocodiles, lions, tiggers and bears "oh my". Anyways, the new issue date is Monday Sept. 1 (Labor Day). I promise it will be worth the wait.

Bought into a small property management company and am having to turn the thing around from a pretty steep tailspin. Working 60 - 70 hours a week. There is a light at the end of the tunnel - It's November 8th.

We are also getting down to the final 6 weeks on the new house. Spending time every weekend cleaning, inspecting, etc.

Starting to pack for the move. Its amazing how much stuff we have accumulated. Some of it I don't even know where it came from.

On top of all that I got talked into volunteering to coach 4-5 yr old soccer at church (had first practice today) and to head up the "Wurst Cooking Contest" at the anual Oktoberfest carnival. Not sure how it happened. Think I went to the bathroom during the committee assignments at the last Knigths of Columbus meeting. That'll teach me to drink a Sonic route 44 limeade before any meetings.

ttfn
david

 

[3MinnieMom]

Nice to hear from you, David. September 1st sounds great for the next newsletter. You definitely don't lead a boring life! I'm going to need some tips on coaching little kids in soccer. My husband will be coaching U-10 girls league again this year, so he volunteered me to coach our 5-yr old DD's Kindergarten league. Don't think I'll be needing to teach them any of Mia Hamm's moves just yet, however! Our oldest DD starts a travelling league soccer team next week, our middle DD will start (with Dad as her coach) AYSO soccer next week, and our little one and I will start in early September. I also got "talked into" being a Religious Ed (CCD) teacher this Fall. I'll find out this Tuesday if I'm teaching Kindergarten, 4th grade, or 5th grade CCD. School for our kids doesn't start until Sept 2nd.

My sister just returned from the August 2nd Western Disney cruise. She has given me all her Navigators (incl the Kids' Navigators for 5-7 yr olds and 10-12 yr olds), and these have made for great reading the past few days. Due to time constraints this morning (I have to be at work by 9 AM - I play Mom during the week, and then I play pharmacist on the weekends), I'll briefly sum-up her trip: They (my sister, her DH, 15 yr old DD, 11 yr old DD, 10 yr old DS, and 7 yr old DS) began the trip quite disappointed (she didn't do a lot of pre-planning, although I tried to talk her into joining the Dis Boards), and, by the end of the cruise, they absolutely loved it!! They didn't rebook while on board, but they want to go again within the next 2 yrs. Her kids biggest disappointments: the size of the pools (and how crowded they were) and the Kids'Clubs. They all loved the meals, their servers, the shows, and, especially, the ports.

Take care, everyone!

 

[disney6]

I coach our 5 year old daughters soccer (U6)- it's a lot of fun. I do it now because there is NO WAY I can coach them when they get older - you actually have to know something! Right now they just all follow the ball around!
Sounds like you are pretty busy David. We hope to build our own home in a couple of years, I can't wait. (of course it will be back in the good ol' USA!)
My biggest advice for the kids clubs - go the first night! First cruise my kids (the two that were old enough) didn't go the first night and didn't really connect with anyone. 2nd cruise I made sure they did and my then 6 year old girl really met alot of kids that she played with at the pool and CC. They all had a great time. They spent time in there when there was an activity but not a lot for free play. Of course all the activities they wanted to do were at different times from each other! The best ones were right after early dinner and they would ALL go then giving us some needed adult time (until around 10ish). It was nice. They can't wait to go again (yes, the guilt is still there!).
School start here Sept. 2 but we don't get out until the last day of June. Makes for a pretty short summer!
We have power now! Were out about 12 hours Thurs. night and again for 2 hours Friday night but not since. Kids did NOT think of it as an adventure - oh well. Have a good one everyone!

 

[imgoingtodisney]

Hi guys - back from our last summer mini-vaca. Next vaca is the cruise! Next 11wks will be spent walking, dieting, etc and of course shopping, planning, packing, etc. DS enters 6th grade Sept 2nd.

Sept 1st sounds great David. Please make sure to wish Beverly a belated Happy Birthday. ( Aug 31st and its a milestone!)