12/16/06 10-day holiday cruise Part 4

["Got Disney"]

So glad you asked...I'm working in my local mall (on my laptop, in my Starbucks office ), waiting for the magical 12:01 AM hour, when I will get my Harry Potter 7 copy. Our local B&N gives out bracelets to those who reserved the copies in advance, so I don't have to line up. Just show up and get the book. Then I'm going home to READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh yeah, there's live music here too

So than want ta dance while you wait yout so funny how long have you been waiting?

 

[dee47]

Sure thing, let's dance...

Been here since 7 PM. I am not at all obsessed, you know. I've only seen the new HP movie 3 times so far...

 

[dee47]

Hey, A TOP!!!!!!!

 

["Got Disney"]

OKAY lets Dance

Are you alone there or do you have an obsessed friend with you? and what are you drinking? are you also drinking Boons Farm and Pinot Grigio or just plan starbucks

So have you always been a HP finatic(sp)????

 

[3pirates]

Uh huh....

Just when I turn my back you kids stay up late! Drinking and dancing and listening to music and all...

Sounds like fun! Sorry I missed it!

We just got Brian back from his week at camp last night, but Kevin had left earlier for a weekend at the lake. I knew the laundry was going to be bad when Brian warned me about it! I'm guessing Kevin's lake stuff won't be much better!

We're pretty much through all of our planned Summer stuff, except for the weekend at Hilton Head. But the boys only have three weeks left until school starts, so its time to start winding down. We were tentatively invited to stay at a friends place at Seaside, Florida the week before they start school, but I am not sure it is going to work out. Our friend mentioned it "if she could get her things worked out with her work schedule." Then when I checked the dates, I THINK she is talking about the same time we will already be gone. Oh well!

You guys have a good time, enjoy the book, and make sure you have a good reading light!

 

[KSDTink]

I got to the book store around 10 last night and wandered around. I got in line for coffee and got a grande cappucino and was putting my sugar and cinnamon in when I spotted the nasty SIL and her entourage in the coffee line! I quickly headed another direction and went back to the front of the store. Shortly thereafter my friend from work (the Disney fanatic) and her husband came in. They had just seen OotP at the theatre. So we hung out and went to get her coffee where I pointed out the evil one in line ahead of us. At 11:30 they had everyone line up, snaked in and around the shelves of books. We chatted and everyone cheered as they wheeled carts of books up to the front. At 12:01 the line started moving and by 5 after we were outfront, books clutched in our hands. I also picked up mom's copy on CD. We parted and I walked back to my car to find an empty cup on the trunk. Then I noticed that SIL and her entourage had just gotten into the car next to mine!!!! And she was already looking at the last page! I followed them out of the parking lot while unwrapping my mom's CD copy and I put the first CD in as I drove down the road. I got stuck by a train for about 20 minutes but had the CD to keep me from losing my mind. I got home and sat down with the book and read until 3am. Having gotten 250 pages into it I was starting to fall asleep so I crawled into bed. I woke up just before 7 and went out to read some more. I read about 100 more pages then went to wake Dave and Sam up so they could leave. I helped get Mom and all the stuff in the van and they left between 9 and 9:30. As soon as I got back home I sat down and read until I was done---12:13! Wow, it is done, things are wrapped up, characters died, characters lived....

Now I am tired and am going to bed

 

[HAPPY-AT-DISNEY]

hi kat,
your trip is coming up soooo fast..now remember you can stand in JD foot steps but you are not allowed to dig it up and take it home... no matter how big your purse is!
so where are you staying in calif..are you staying in the park..i am still not decided on where to stay when i go to calif next year...everywhr seems so expensive, especially on the beaches..like redondo, hermosa, or santa monica the prices are very high..a 2bedroom king suite ocean front in shutters on the beach was 2900.00 a nite!! i fainted..so i am still looking...
well gotta go
take care

 

[KSDTink]

Yeah, just over two weeks!!!!!

We are staying at the Anaheim Camelot, across the street from the park. They have an outdoor pool on the 4th floor which is supposed to have a great view of the fireworks!

I am going down to Indy this afternoon to go to the Disney store and get the other two t-shirts I want. I have a 15% off card good only in the stores so I want to get two of the studio t's. Tink for me and Balloo for Dave. I got Fantasia Mickey for Sam a couple of weeks ago.

They are going to Niagara Falls today, then off to my Aunt and Uncle's. I have an empty house until Wendesday or Thursday! I think I am going to see Pirates III again today too. It is now at the cheap theatre ($2.75 - no more dollar theatres here).

 

[3pirates]

hi kat,
your trip is coming up soooo fast..now remember you can stand in JD foot steps but you are not allowed to dig it up and take it home... no matter how big your purse is!
so where are you staying in calif..are you staying in the park..i am still not decided on where to stay when i go to calif next year...everywhr seems so expensive, especially on the beaches..like redondo, hermosa, or santa monica the prices are very high..a 2bedroom king suite ocean front in shutters on the beach was 2900.00 a nite!! i fainted..so i am still looking...
well gotta go
take care

But Joanie...you can use points at Shutters...its in the concierge collection. Have you looked at how many points to stay there? I hear it is very nice.

We've stayed at a Marriott in Newport...loved it. Its close enough to Disney, ocean view, very cool.

Kat, can't believe your trip is so close. We've had a change of plans. We were going to spend a weekend in HH at the beginning of August (sorta a last getaway before school starts) but got invited to a friends house down near Seaside/Watercolor on the Gulf Coast. So I guess we're going there. Dave may not be able to go, but the rest of us will just have to get by.

Boys start school AUGUST 13...

 

[HAPPY-AT-DISNEY]

But Joanie...you can use points at Shutters...its in the concierge collection. Have you looked at how many points to stay there? I hear it is very nice.

We've stayed at a Marriott in Newport...loved it. Its close enough to Disney, ocean view, very cool.

thanks for input, yes i did know i can go on points..there are 5 adults and tht would be alot of points..but i am going to look your recommendation up..in newport? is that near the port where the disney ship leaves from? sounds nice, thanks

 

[KSDTink]

I am doing the docs dance!!!

I got my docs for DL yesterday! It is getting soooo close....15 days!

Sam goes back to school on the 14th, but only for a half a day

I will take her in for registration on the 2nd.

 

[HAPPY-AT-DISNEY]

I am doing the docs dance!!!

I got my docs for DL yesterday! It is getting soooo close....15 days!

great!!!

 

[3pirates]

thanks for input, yes i did know i can go on points..there are 5 adults and tht would be alot of points..but i am going to look your recommendation up..in newport? is that near the port where the disney ship leaves from? sounds nice, thanks

I wish I could remember exactly...Newport Shores, I think, which is next to Newport Beach and Laguna beach. It isn't overly close to Disney, but reasonably close. I'm thinking just under 1/2 hour drive? I don't know where the Disney ship port will be. Robin probably does, she'll just have to put down her Pinot Grigio and Peach Boones Farm.

I am doing the docs dance!!!

I got my docs for DL yesterday! It is getting soooo close....15 days!

Sam goes back to school on the 14th, but only for a half a day

I will take her in for registration on the 2nd.

It'll be here before you know it!

 

["Got Disney"]

I wish I could remember exactly...Newport Shores, I think, which is next to Newport Beach and Laguna beach. It isn't overly close to Disney, but reasonably close. I'm thinking just under 1/2 hour drive? I don't know where the Disney ship port will be. Robin probably does, she'll just have to put down her Pinot Grigio and Peach Boones Farm.



It'll be here before you know it!

Hay don't pick on my Boons farm and Pinot Grigio and the Port that the ship sails out of is Port of LA also known as Port San Pedro unless it has changed?

So are you looking for a Hotel near DL or the Port? did not het that part to much Boons farm and Pinot


http://www.sanpedro.com/spcom/cruiscal.htm

and yes I am still camping and know drinking BF Strawberry Margaritta

 

[KSDTink]

morning all. hand is sore so no caps today, hurts too much.

family due home this afternoon. i enjoyed the peace and quiet but got lonely by the end of the week, glad they will be back.

 

["Got Disney"]

morning all. hand is sore so no caps today, hurts too much.

family due home this afternoon. i enjoyed the peace and quiet but got lonely by the end of the week, glad they will be back.

The peace and quiet is nice for awhile than all it's like okay I had enough where is my family....

sure wish my sister would leave. She is driving me crazy. She makes faces at everything that she does not agree with and has a comment about how you are wrong and she is right. See where Morgan gets it from.

She has not helped me at all just keeps laying in the hammock , telling me to get up and do this and telling Michael to be a man when he fell hard on his bike and hurt him self and was crying.


She has even had the nerve to tell me how to discipline Michael and at 12:20 am jumped out of her bed got in his face pointing at him and telling him that that is no way to talk to your mother while I was dealing with the issue of him being over tiered. She got mad at me when I told her that I was dealing with it and she stormed out of the Motorhome stating" I am not going to listen to this"....

This is the sister who has left her troubled daughter with me. I see know why she is the way she is. So any advice...could drink more wine

I cant stand to look at her cause she is always making faces. Even the lady in the camper next to me was upset due to her child being ill and asked if I new a local DR. just in case. My sister gave her a face and said just give her tylenol,,,,than remarked the problem with parents is they take there kids to the Dr.s to much and that if she did that everytime her kids were sick she would be broke than she waved her hand at the woman as to say : your an idiot"

My sister keeps messing up and not cleaning up...she just came in and threw a knife towards the sink it fell on the floor and she left it there with mayo all over it. Ciggerette butts all over the camp site, she drinks the Water bottles and just throews them on the ground...man O man

Well thanks for listening to me gripe....

 

[KSDTink]

I'd ask her nicely to pick up after herself. If she didn't, I'd tell her to do it. If she still didn't I'd pick up the things she dropped and put them on her bed with a big empty trash bag next to them so she had to move them to go to bed. Geesh, what a b***h, pardon my french but she sounds like she really is one.

 

[3pirates]

I'd probably have to say something too...not that it will probably get you anything but more .

You show amazing restraint. I would have a hard time taking parenting advice or criticism from a person that turned their child over to me!

Maybe the Boones Farm is the best idea!

 

[3pirates]

Hey Robin, Joanie, I have a DVC question for you. When the cruises were announced, you booked assuming when points came out you would apply them. Does that mean you booked through Member Services or how did you do that?

 

["Got Disney"]

Hey Robin, Joanie, I have a DVC question for you. When the cruises were announced, you booked assuming when points came out you would apply them. Does that mean you booked through Member Services or how did you do that?

Yes we booked through member services. It took a long time for the pts to come out and when they did that is when I cancelled one of the cruises and decided to use those pts for 7 days at Grandcalifornia before the cruise.

Still waiting for the GC pts to come out also, for 2008

O and first I booked through DCL than transfered to DVC only because I was paying cash for one and wanted to be sure to be in the same room for the 2 weeks. But for the pts you always have to go through DVC member services to use them.

Are you thinking of becoming a DVC member?????