12/29/07 Western - New Year's Eve

[iloveokw]

Well, Melissa and I spent the morning packing too many clothes.

Then we ran out to do some errands before having to do our online check in for SWA. That's when the fun began - all morning I have been having trouble with the electrical breaker that the garage door opener(s) are on but only on the way OUT not IN. We drive 10 min before check in time and the doors won't open so I send Melissa around the sidedoor to unlock it and get the the garage - well someone had also locked the deadbolt which decided to give out. She ran around to the backdoor - of course the screendoor was locked and we've never had a key that worked for the front door. Thank goodess for cell phones and the phone book in the van about 20 minutes later the locksmith came and $50 and 30 minutes later we get in. Needless to say, we unlocked some doors and detached the garage doors from the opening mechanism.

Like I told her (I like to look at the bright side) at least it wasn't xmas eve at 10 p.m. when we got home and/or Christmas day and it wasn't snowing or icing yet. LOL

Things have to go smoother from now on.

 

[Catwoman22]

we are getting picked up by the inlaws at 9am tomorrow.. and land at mco about 6pm.. (ugh, long day!)

We leave for the airport at 6:00 a.m.-flight leaves at 8:30 a.m.(hopefully) with a plane change in Dallas we get into MCO at 5:50pm. A very long day for us too.

Kate

 

[Catwoman22]

We have early seating..

I am stressing over this packing issue -- i keep packing and repacking my suitcase a million times, i still think i am bringing too much.. Gotta leave room for all those FE gifts - and Jim's lei.
I don't know if i should pack my workout clothes or if i am just kidding myself.. Well, ya, i guess i should.

I debated about the workout clothes too, but decided they don't take up much room so they're coming with. We can always go workout (suffer) together.

Kate

 

[Caitsmama]

Kate, sounds good! LOL I ended up bringing 2 sets of workout clothes, figured i can do a load of laundry if i have to - but i have been doing too good not to work out - i signed up to run the 5k in May at WDW, so i am trying to get into that..
Have a good night everyone! See you at the terminal!!

We (the 9 of us) are all wearing white tshirts with a solid black pirate mickey flag - and our last name on it, with our sail dates.. I did all the shirts.. so look for 9 of us,all dressed in white tshirts with black decal.

 

[JimV]

Stacy,

We canceled the KW tour because it is (a) cheaper and (b) more flexible to book with the local agency. Still planning on doing it.

DW handled all of the packing today. Just have the last minute things to do, but we are ahead of schedule (for now)

12 hours from now we are boarding.

 

[JimV]

Just finished our packing.

Going to bed.

Leaving in 6.5 hours for the airport.

Rats -- just realized I didn't leave a copy of the itinerary with anyone. Better send a quick email...

See y'all tomorrow!

 

[Caitsmama]

Jim, gotcha. That's what i am plannin on doing too - just getting off and buying a ticket at the trolley booth,and doing it on my own.. I used that co. in Savannah for trolley tours, and they were great..

Ok guys, this will be my last post here for today - getting picked up for the airport at about 8:30 am. Decided to get up early for some peace and quiet and coffee.

I will see you guys all tomorrow!!!!!! Finally!!!! Have a great trip everyone!

 

[JimV]

Just compulsively posting. No reason (and checking for delays before going to the airport)

 

[iloveokw]

Posting from the RI Cape Canaveral. Got to the IND airport wwwaaaayy too early. Ate lunch, went thu security and then because our SWA flight was coming from Chicago we sat, sat and sat some more. Finally after a FOUR hour delay we took off and finally got here by 10:30 p.m. But, I sure was glad we did this the day before sailing. See you onboard

 

[WiscBill]

Pam and I are at the terminal. Her family looks great in the T-Shirts. I'll post a picture later.

We had an uneventful trip down yesterday. Southwest was fine and screwdrivers only cost $4.

 

[JimV]

Have a lot to say, (can I really stomach a trip report?) but between the waves, the wind, the cool temps, the sunny Monday, the great time we had on shore, meeting some of you, enjoying the DCL staff (esp. Sameer our server), having fun with our kids, etc...

It was a great week

We made it home fine yesterday. How did everyone else do?

 

[pit303]

Have a lot to say, (can I really stomach a trip report?) but between the waves, the wind, the cool temps, the sunny Monday, the great time we had on shore, meeting some of you, enjoying the DCL staff (esp. Sameer our server), having fun with our kids, etc...

It was a great week

We made it home fine yesterday. How did everyone else do?

Also, made it home fine yesterday. Was a great time even with the weather

Jim you did have a great server Sameer was our server on the last cruise and we requested him for our next cruise in Sept.

 

[WiscBill]

We also arrived back safe, with one small problem. Our DD got sick the last night of the cruise. Fair warning, the medical center and the desk don't answer the phone on embarkation morning. She slept through the flight home on Southwest and is back to her usual self this morning.

I'll post some picture up later today. I could not get the wireless connection to work on the ship, so I couldn't post the photos I took at the terminal.
Great meeting everyone!

 

[Caitsmama]

We made it safe home last night too.. (Jim, i am very disappointed that i didn't meet you - but i did speak to your dd when she was looking for you in Noel's suite.. and she was very nice)

Well, i have to say, being our first cruise, I am pretty disappointed that we had such crappy weather towards the end of the trip.. and CC day. I was seriously sad..
I did get sick on Tues. night,when it was that really rough night.. And i actually wondered why people do this.. and from then on.. it just wasn't great.
However, after seeing the potential for how great CC COULD BE.. i am more excited to go on the double dip cruise in Sept.
There was just no way i was getting in that water on Friday..
It was so nice to get to meet all of you that i did.. nice to put a face to the names. I am sorry i didn't get to stay too long at the meet, and Noel, i am really bummed i didn't get to chat with you.. seems like we have been talking for so long.. lol.. but i had to pick up Cait from the kids club and get to dinner, we had the earliest seating.

Caitlin was very happy to meet her two new friends Cassie and Abby..

Overall it was a good time, but wished the weather would have been better.. as you plan and look forward to it for a year and a half, and it was our first. But, we will see what Sept brings.. (ya, i know.. hurricane season.)

 

[iloveokw]

Stacy - thanks for the lei s and Noel thanks for hosting the party in your lovely suite. It was great to meet new people. Trying to catch up with laundry and bookwork for Mike's office.

Kathy

 

[Ky Cruisin]

We just got back ourselves and my last load of laundry is in the washer. I am sorry I didn't get to meet everyone. When we returned from the Cayman's I laid down with my DH to watch a movie and slept right through the get together at Noel's, I'm so sorry. Then we had first dining and didn't make it to that either, we did room service that night. I really enjoyed meeting everyone in the terminal and seeing you throughout the ship. I am sorry I didn't meet you Jim, but I did look around and wondered if I did spy you and not know it!! Hope everyone had a restful trip, that was my goal and I achieved it even if I did it in roller coaster fashion. I agree CC weather was a downer, but when the weather is good, there is no beating it. So, we are just planning to go back, that's the way to solve that.

I must say, we had the greatest server, Ricardo...yes, it's 6pm and it's time to go to dinner...oh! I forgot I'm not on Disney anymore, there is no food in
the fridge and I'm too tired to go to the drive-thru. So I guess that means the after cruise diet has begun. Until we meet again.

Pam

 

[WiscBill]

Just a few pictures from the terminal and the sail away of all of us in our special shirts thanks to Pam (who gets her picture first). More to follow.

 

[Caitsmama]

Bill --- my dh made it into your pic! LOL The second pic, the bald guy on the right -- we were sitting there, i had done matching shirts for our group of 9. That was just weird to see him in your shot.. LOL

 

[JimV]

Stacy,

I walked up to someone in your party (recognize your husband's shirt) and asked about Stacy -- got a blank look and a shake of the head; and then I said "Hi Stacy" to someone that looked like you, quite loudly, with no recognition, so I gave up trying to find you in that group and was unsuccessful for the rest of the cruise (since that was your group after all...).

Sorry

-- Jim

 

[Caitsmama]

Stacy,

I walked up to someone in your party (recognize your husband's shirt) and asked about Stacy -- got a blank look and a shake of the head; and then I said "Hi Stacy" to someone that looked like you, quite loudly, with no recognition, so I gave up trying to find you in that group and was unsuccessful for the rest of the cruise (since that was your group after all...).

Sorry

-- Jim

Jim, thanks for trying to find me.. LOL As for the blank look, who knows, if it was a guy, then that would explain the blankness.. I just realized, that i don't have one pic of myself on this trip, other than the pic that i bought from Shutters of embarkation.. LOL Oh well.. I will have to make it a point to take more pics of myself in Sept when i go with my dd.. I will start saving for a Shutters package.