5/27/06 "Il pochi il fiero i blabbermouths" We *will* sail again Part 6

[dzneprincess]

No because you are the other founding mother Amanda! Karen started the 10 day thread where many of us met and you started this thread!

Hey! I am not old!!!!!!!! but I am an old mother! Guess I cant stay and chat either kids are wanting to go somewhere guess I'll take them to the library...

 

[dzneprincess]

oh duh! I just realized that the manatee was added to everyones sigg! thanks Mark!

 

[dzneprincess]

maybe i can make this

 

[dzneprincess]

a page where I can

 

[dzneprincess]

set up my own

 

[dzneprincess]

TOP...

Are you jealous??

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[ohiominnie]

Dress was pretty,

His dress or yours?

btw, I'm back from the game. OSU WON!

 

[ohiominnie]

btw, I'm VERY disappointed....I figured there'd be 10 pages of posts while I was gone...

There were only 7.

You're all slipping.

 

[ohiominnie]

I'm thinking Grills restaurant for breakfast to watch the Magic come in -

You DO realize it's coming in at 5:30-6:00 in the morning, right? Everytime we cruise I think I'll be up to watch it dock....and I get up at 5:45 and we're moored already and the forklifts are doing their buzzing around.

 

[ohiominnie]

Wonder if we can make a "group" reservation?


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bet you can get right in if you make a "grouper" reservation! HA

 

[ohiominnie]

I'd like to dedicate this milestone to OM for blabbing right along with me upping the post count...Now I can say I got something accomplished today!!!!

Congrats Kevin for the reply!!!

AWWWWWW....Thank you! Between you and Maria I'm feeling QUITE loved today.

 

[ohiominnie]

Thanks. That perfect picture just begged to be added

Now, for other handiwork today, here's an artists rendering of 'the button',
free for all, Mary will have instructions

COOOOOOOOOOOLL!!!!! Great job!!!!!!!

 

[ohiominnie]

Of course you don't have to wear it on formal night.

WHY NOT? It'll look good with my jeans!!!

 

[scuba diver]

Ray drove the Corvette that had Mark Martin in it for driver intros (the only blue 'Vette in the bunch)... guess it was lucky, cause he won the race. I watched from home, but fell asleep looonnnnggg before it was over, after having only 3 hours sleep the night, I mean morning, before.

Too nice of a day to stay inside and DIS... off to find a happy place.

I saw that Vet. Ray did a fine job.

 

[RachelTori]

bet you can get right in if you make a "grouper" reservation! HA

That was GOOD, Karen!!!!

 

[ohiominnie]

Wait a minute...which are we??

Exactly what I was wondering.

 

[BibbidyBobbidyBoo]

Oh STOP! You are not the only one stressing about things! You were not singled out in any converstion. We don't take your things out of proportion, we just try to temper the stress with knowledge from past cruises (kinda a been there, done that thing) and humor (because we all feel comfortable with each other enough to poke fun... hence HH found this smilie for us:

And I understand how stress at home can cause pepole to have an *edge* to them....believe me...my life right now is not peachy keen....I've got a dh who has been in and out of the ER, in and out with doctors and specialists and sick more than he's been well this last month. Add to that homeschooling two kids who would rather play their DS's, taking care of a cat who is a maniac and last night crashed a huge potted plant to the floor and damaged the Pergo, and just life in general (cooking, cleaning, laundry, shopping, etc)

Since I was old enough to understand sarcasm, that's been my forte. Some ppl are good at sports, others are musically inclined...no, my skill is humor and sarcasm. So much so that I once received a book all about how to get into stand up comedy! I will also say, that I do not waste my sarcasm on ppl I do not like. You'll know I like you if I jest with you. If I'm not particularly fond of you, I don't waste my time. Besides, if I like someone, chances are they like me, and they'll understand that, genetically, I am unable to control my humor. Kinda like blue eyes, brown hair, dangly earlobes, some things you cannot change about your make up.....my sense of humor is in my DNA.

I, in my not so humble opinion, think that the T-shirt converstation has been beat to a pulp. EVERYONE is not going to be 100% pleased with the design chosen. As in REAL life (ack, who wants REAL life?) you can't make everyone happy all the time. I just feel for poor Maria and Pam who have undertaken these projects out of the goodness and generosity of their heart and who have painstakenly worked HARD to make us all happy. They've listened to us all request colors and styles and designs and prices and fits and have been very patient. I'm just thinking that at some point we must say enough....decide on the shirts and whoever likes them enough to order them, fine. whoever doesn't like them enough to order them, fine. whew.

I don't think anyone is intending to single anyone out. Besides, once we get on the cruise and can speak face to face with everyone and pick up on the tone of words, the body language and the real smilies, this will all seem like some petty, ridiculous thing.

Capeesh? (how DO you spell that word anyhow???)

Yes, I did read your post- only after I received PMs with people apparently thinking I had a problem with YOU... and that couldn't be further from the truth so I had to come read what in the world happened with that (the old whisper in ear game where what you said ends up something totally different later LOL) -so I'm just going to let you know RIGHT NOW I never had any problem with anything YOU said. Not at all. So you stop thinking that it had to do with you, right now!

we just try to temper the stress with knowledge from past cruises (kinda a been there, done that thing)

This part doesn't bother me. I know that's what that is about... what some might need to understand about me (since basically we ARE still strangers.. we aren't friends yet... not with me. I don't know all of y'all yet and you obviously don't know me well yet either) is that I worry NOW. I stress now, I worry now, I vent now... and then it's out of my system and it ends up a better trip for it. If I didn't do it NOW - I would end up disappointed/stressed/etc. on the actual trip. Talking about it, venting about it, etc. is my outlet then it gets out of my system. So anyway, this part of what you said isn't what bothered me in the past. I had no problems with the responses about my stressing about cozumel/etc. and it was actually helpful for me to work thru that disappointment and get over it.

and humor (because we all feel comfortable with each other enough to poke fun...

THIS is where I'm having a problem. I'm obviously NOT comfortable enough (yet) to take the poking as it's intended. I would like to try to explain that when FRIENDS treat each other in this way it's taken that way because they are friends... when basically a stranger enters the group and is treated the same way right off the bat- they may not take it the same way. Stop and consider that they aren't that comfortable yet and their feelings might get hurt. Will get hurt. It comes across as mean and bullying to someone who isn't comfortable in the group yet and doesn't really know everyone as "friends" yet. KWIM? Especially to someone who is already down in the dumps lately, as I am. (completely personal stuff... nothing to do with the cruise at all)

About the shirts-- why would you say all that to me? I have already said I like the designs- I think they are fabulous! I have also several times thanked them for the work they put into those! I apparently am being very misunderstood if anyone read any different than that in my posts! I simply asked a question about if the small shirts were going to be different than the rest and like you said- "talking aloud" about my thought processes on whether we'd get them or what we'd get. Never once was I saying I didn't like the design or didn't appreciate what they are doing to make these! Also do not think it's fair that it's discussed then I come alonge and post about it and apparently *I'm* the one that's beating it to a pulp. Apparently when I post is when it's time to say enough. And no one can see how that would make me feel a little hurt or put off or not one of the group?

Okay anyway- just wanted to post so you, ohiominnie, and everyone else- would know I did NOT have a problem with your posts. YOU are certainly not the reason I felt it might be best for me to avoid this thread.. because I haven't made friends yet and it's possible I could end up making enemies if I kept getting my feelings hurt/misunderstood when I post something/etc. It was not you. Period. At all. 'kay? It's not really any one person... I haven't taken names and I'm not upset with any certain person.. it's the general vibe I get with responses after I post here... but I do know that not one of the ones that were hurtful or upsetting to me were YOUR posts. Not one.

 

[dzneprincess]

Shelly,
I really dont think there is anyone here who does not want you here. So get that out of your mind right now missy I think sometimes, those of us that have cruise before can forget how overwhelming it can be to someone who has never sailed before. I also think that you may feel like we are all the best of friends, and you may also feel a bit like the "new" kid at the lunch table, who is not quite sure if she fits in. Trust me, I feel that way sometimes too and I started the darn thread! Imagine how I felt, when all these crazy 10 christmas folks started chiming in and taking over "my" thread with their crazy talk of TOPs and BOPs and sitting the pot, and HH and anything else under the sun! LOL It too was overwhelming for me at the time. So I understand your feeling. However, I thought well these folks are crazy but I can be crazy too and I jumped right in! HEHE Whether they want me or not. Believe it or not, I have only ever spent "quality" time with Kevin and Diana and Alicia. We spent the day at EPCOT together, and I throughly enjoyed their company. I have "met" Mark and Mary, Irene and Sam, Patty and Misty, Jim and Sharon, Fran and her DH, and Karen and Ray. And by met I mean, we might have had 5 minutes to talk face to face. Except for Mark and Mary and Sam and Irene, who I have had a lunch with. Besides that fact, I have talked with many that have helped me out, and I have helped them out. Pam,Susan, Angie, and most especially I HEART Stacey.... I dont think there is one regular poster to this thread that says anything with a mean spirit about it or intends to chase you off. Our thing has always been the more the merrier, and I hate that you feel that there is meaness in this thread. I hate for you, but I also hate it for these people that I have to know these past months because I KNOW that the quality of there persons is not like that . Take it for what you will. I dont think anyone will beg you to stay,because that is just not what we do here.Heck I took a break a few months ago and no one begged me to stay and if they beg you I am gonna get even!!!!!! (After I have my roach tantrum) But if I see you on the ship, I will say hey and ask how its going...that is just the type of person I am! Hopefully, you will look at these words for what the are, not an attack, not an insult, but just a "Hey b cool dude Its all good"

 

[tinksdad]

OK are yall picking on me becaise I thought Kevs fish winked at me waaayyyy back when??!?!

It DID wink at you!! A fine display of Java scripting as I have EVER seen!!!

 

[tinksdad]

I think that we should have 20+ pages waiting for her just for this remark

Let's do it!!