20050514..May 14, 2005...Official Check in Disney's 1st 14 Day thru Panama Canal Part 3

[SandraLee]

I have been married to DH for 12 years (anniversay on the ship!) We have DS9 - Spencer and DD6 - Becca. This will be our 3rd DCL Cruise and we are loving every minute

Pete and I met working at a software company -- left that company to start our own business -- then got bought out to return to that company. That particular software company has been in my blood since I got out of college in 1984! Pete still works there in software sales. I have since quit working and am staying at home. I'm about ready to start back to work... we'll see what happens this fall. I'd like to do some part time software consulting.

We all love to travel and do it as much as we can. I love to read (don't do that much anymore) Spencer is in 3rd grade and Becca is in kindergarten. They both love to snorkel and are very ready for this trip.

 

[kaylin]

Still no Docs here in SW Florida

I guess I will go now!
I (Kimberly) am 28 and a Dental Assistant in Naples, Florida. I am returning back to school in June for Dental Hygiene. I have lived in Ft. Myers, FL. all my life. I have been married to Carl for 9 years, together for 11. Carl installs hurricane shutters, mainly in Naples, and has been in the business for 14 years. He is from Flint, MI. We met at a car wash Our daughter, Kaylin is 7 and in the 1st grade. This will be our 3rd Disney cruise.

Have a great day everyone

 

[ashleydoc]

Happy Birthday Lynda! What a great present to yourself!

Still waiting for Chrysler to give me a sly call about DH's surprise. Should be any day now... C'mon, c'mon.... HURRY!

Enjoy breaking it in!!

Kendra

Remember to get those balloons for DH
Ashley

 

[ashleydoc]

Anyone up for show and tell? I'm sure we did this about 500 pages ago, but now that the cruise is almost here, maybe we should share some info with each other.

I'll start.

Shari and I are both CPA's.
Ken

Well I am a Chartered Accountant ,FCA,which I think is similar to a CPA and work for a transportation/logistics company.DW was also an accountant,but is now a homemaker.(i.e. spends most of her time shopping and going to the Gym etc)

DS 20 who will not be going on the Cruise is a Student at Cambridge University studying MAths and Physics for a Masters Degree.The college he attends ,which was founded about 500 years ago actually had John Harvard as a student ,who eventually went on to found Harvard University,and his room is still there within the University ,for anyone interested these are the links

http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/
http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/about/webcam/
http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/about/virtual/clickmap/location.cfm?itemid=104&locid=12
http://www.emma.cam.ac.uk/about/virtual/clickmap/photo.cfm?photoid=88&locid=12

we live on the edge of London England

And we also have one wild tabby Cat

Ashley

 

[webray]

Good Morning Everyone,

My turn. Bob and I have known each other since high school. He is a retired marine turned computer programmer. We move quite often due to his work, but as luck would have it we have been in Fort Lauderdale for the past three years, looking at another couple years here. I currently don't work..just play.. .

We have three children, Brian (working on marrying the mother of our beautiful grandaughter Eudora), Ben has recently found the love of his life, and Stacey, in the Air Force works in the hospital at Edwards AFB, CA.

We have two dogs, Big the bulldog and Scooter the Lhaso Apso. One cat, Furby the persian. Somedays I think the kids are all still at home..

Bob and I love to cook and travel. We love trying new wines and beers (especially belgians and microbrews). Bob loves to read and play computer games. We both love disney, he has been to WDW, DL and Tokyo DL. I have only been to WDW..with my first trip to DL coming up after the cruise.
Of course, my first trip to WDW was for our honeymoon..grand plan (yep, that long ago ) at the Poly.

Can't wait to meet all you guys!

Have a great day!

Cheryl

 

[auntrenae]

I forgot to mention my Dsons...

DS#1,age 24, Dave is a mech. engineering student at the U of Utah, his DW works in office administration and has a BA in marketing. They got married last May.

DS#2, age 22, Ben is a pre-med student at Florida state and loves ballroom dance. HIs DW is also a student there, working towards a math degree to teach high school. (brave woman...) These guys got married last Dec.

DS#3, age 21, Nick is home with us right now. He's in maintenance at the Doubletree Club hotel near DTD and is going to school this fall to get his HVAC (heating/air cond.) license. He likes the hotel business, so it might be in the blood!

These guys, and girls now, are the joy of our lives. Once Nick gets married, we plan to take them all on a Disney cruise together.

BTW, this is our #6 on DCL and we plan to keep going till florida freezes over...

Renae

 

[ashleydoc]

A bit more from me

my interests -All things Disney (applies to DW and DS)

Music -especially music of the 1960's ,Beatles and Rock Music

Computers and Gadgets
Travelling
Anything concerning the USA.

Have visited.Florida(most Places),
California(LA,San francisco),
Arizona(Phoenix,Flagstaff,Williams,)
Nevada(Las Vegas and Grand Canyon)
Colorado (Boulder and Rocky Mountains)
Hawaii (Waikiki beach)

New York(not yet visited ,a trip was booked for late 2001 ,got cancelled after 9/11)but plan to go there some time.

Ashley

 

[ashleydoc]

Oh and this will be our third Disney Cruise.

Ashley

 

[airtime247]

Originally Posted by i12go2wdw
Hi Renae,
We will be at POFQ May 6 -14 and will be stopping by for some beignets very often I am sure. I would love to say hi one morning, I will be there with dd9 and ds7 and I will be on the look out for you. Hope to see you soon, be fun to know someone by sight before the cruise.

Christine



Hi Christine

We will also be there from May 11 to the 14th. Hope to meet you. If we connect, you can have your name badge/lanyard early.

Ken

Wow, it looks like a lot of us will be at POFQ before the cruise. We will be checking in on the 11th!

-steve

 

[mvlmeco]

Introduction:

Last year I moved from the Bay Area (CA) to Kentucky (my home state) after taking an early retirement. In my working life, I was a Disaster Recovery Coordinator/Business Analyst/Technical Writer for a major commercial mortgage company. I loved my work, but my nasty old blood pressure got the better of me. I came back to Louisville to be close to my DSon (32) and DSister.

I first went to WDW in 1988 and immediately became fascinated with the Disney Way: the art, the quality standards, anthropological impact on culture, and the unvarnished relapse into childlike enjoyment. Being fascinated with computers as well, it wasn’t too long before I found computer communities filled with folks who shared my enthusiasm.

My Disney friendships have helped round out my social life and provided me with an added opportunity to form strong, caring bonds with others. They brighten my day with their companionship, humor, and wit.

I enjoy science, music, art, cooking, reading, and gemstones---oh and do love the gemstones, both the science and the art of their creation. I’m always curious and eager to travel, and just as eager to find the nearest spa. My Momma used to call me a “hot house rose”, but most of my friends think of me as a Steel Magnolia. Even my 10 years in California couldn’t compromise my Southern Belle predilections. In college, my major was Communications, but my heart was in anthropology, psychology, and comparative religious studies.

I love good friends, smooth bourbon, sweet tomatoes, old dogs, gentle men, and silly jokes. I cry at sappy commercials, beautiful vistas, and The National Anthem. I’m single and happy that way…but I sure wouldn’t turn down a good man if God sent me one. I guess, I’m just an over the hill, independent, Southern woman with cats. All I’m truly sure of is - I’m happy to wake up alive every morning. It’s such a blessing.

 

[airtime247]

I guess it's our turn. Amy is an Office Manager at the local university. I'm a Network Administrator at the local utility.

We will be celebrating our 6th anniversary on the cruise! We went on our first Disney cruise last year for our anniversary. After snorkeling only once before in Maui, we really got hooked on it during our Western Caribbean cruise.

Before that, we sailed on Princess twice - through the Alaskan Inside Passage and Mexican Riviera.

We too are lovers of all things Disney. We made our first trip to WDW together for our honeymoon in 1999. We have been there twice more since. We also go to Disneyland once a year.

My favorite hobby is travelling around the country riding roller coasters. I've been a coaster enthusiast for about eight years now and have met some great people from all around the country and have been to some fantastic parks.

We just recently got into scrapbooking. It is a great way to help us re-experience our trips together.

I guess that's it!

-steve

 

[bill3540]

DW, she does most of the corresponding here, and I will be at POFQ beginning 5/8. Have any of you received documents in regard to Disney Magical Express?
Bill

 

[kpros]

DW, she does most of the corresponding here, and I will be at POFQ beginning 5/8. Have any of you received documents in regard to Disney Magical Express?
Bill

We haven't seen anything from Magical Express yet.

Ken

 

[krdisneybound]

Wow, it looks like a lot of us will be at POFQ before the cruise. We will be checking in on the 11th!
-steve

I just called MS to see if I could switch from OKW to POFQ and it is all booked up for the night.

So, we'll stay at OKW and that is okay. I love that place also. Will see everyone at SSR for the get together about 5 pm????

Is the time definitely set yet??

Kay

 

[i12go2wdw]

DW, she does most of the corresponding here, and I will be at POFQ beginning 5/8. Have any of you received documents in regard to Disney Magical Express?
Bill

Hi Bill,

We leave on the 5th of May and this past weekend called about ME and were told they are sending out the docs 21 days prior to arrival ours should be here soon and I will let you all know what we get.
Christine

 

[seaulater]

Morning all!

Snow at my house here in Utah this morning! I want the sun, I want the sun......

But it is suppose to warm up this weekend!

Linda

 

[seaulater]

No docs for us.........yet...................but I did get my REPO shirts finally ordered this last weekend!

Linda

 

[seaulater]

Any more birthdays, anniversaries, graduations, or celebrations?

Please get them PM'd to me or Hygiene99 ASAP...............I am going to start finalizing the DISBOARDS Mini Navigator!

Linda

 

[seaulater]

Okay, I feel better now. Got my post count up this morning and now I can do some work here at the office.

It's hump day!!!!!

Linda

 

[angelaj]

Same for me. No docs, but I did get my repo shirts yesterday. I saw the package lying on my porch, and I thought it was my documents! Darn! But shirts are almost as good!