April 29, 2012 ~ Aloha! ~ Inagural Wonder to Hawaii-Part 4

[EllaEnchanted]

FIVE WEEKS! OK, I'm pretty sure I can loose five crummy pounds...one a week, no french fries, no ice cream. I can easily do delayed gratification for five weeks!

Broke down and bought some new clothes and shoes yesterday, now I have something nice to wear to dinner. Will also go shopping in my closet in a couple of weeks...usually find something I've forgotten about in there.

Deb, think I'll mail a check as I have a design idea for a greeting card and I can use this as the motivation to actually MAKE it. I promise if that motivation doesn't work, I'll send it via pay pal to avoid further delay!

Got a tad emotional catching up on the thread this morning. So excited about meeting up with old friends and making new ones!

FUN NEWS....get to attend a D23 event with Cheri (NotSoLittleMermaid) on the Friday before the cruise at Disney Studios.

STILL WAITING to hear about the possibility of Club 33 for the day before the cruise, agreements have been made, actual reservation...I haven't been advised of that yet!

No docs at my house yet...maybe I can do the dance on Monday!

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Jacks, you have 35 more days....hahaha.

YAY about the D23 event. Hope you hear about the Club 33 soon.

Hopefully we can both do the document dance together on Monday. WOOHOO!

 

[valbob89]

I have a suggestion to make now that we are only 35 days away. How about if we start signing our postings with our first names so we can start figuring out who everyone is and make it easier to connect onboard. I know a lot of you know each other but a lot of us have no faces to put to Dis names and definitely no names.
It is strange to feel I have gotten to know a lot of you to some extent on here but haven't got a clue who "you are". Boy will wearing shirts embarkation day help! But I am definitely a senior so my memory is not the best of course my kids remind me it never was

Great idea - I have the same problem. Lucky for us, Jason and Erik's lanyards are a great help. We've found many of us wear them all the time, even on port excursions. They help identify fellow group members plus have our first names on them. Thanks so much guys for this great contribution.

Val & Bob

 

[EllaEnchanted]

ALREADY PACKED!!!!

KIDDING


or am I?????


Robin & Angel "D"

Hahahaha.....Why not?!? I am too!!! Just have to do the bathroom bag and the last minute things. Then I'm done!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

I have a suggestion to make now that we are only 35 days away. How about if we start signing our postings with our first names so we can start figuring out who everyone is and make it easier to connect onboard. I know a lot of you know each other but a lot of us have no faces to put to Dis names and definitely no names.
It is strange to feel I have gotten to know a lot of you to some extent on here but haven't got a clue who "you are". Boy will wearing shirts embarkation day help! But I am definitely a senior so my memory is not the best of course my kids remind me it never was

This is really a good idea Judy. Like you, I already have my name and my DHs in my signature....so you all know that EllaEnchanted is Deb and 1Grumpy John is my DH John. There's just the two of us sailing. All the kids are grown with grown kids....and they're not coming on this trip.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, I've just sent you the money through Paypal.

Ann

Thanks Ann, I'll go look for it.



Thanks Ann, I've got it!!!! Getting close now! Can't wait!

 

[disneycruisegal]

Deb, I sent my payment via paypal. Did you receive it?


Lissa

 

[aan1701]

Hi all. I saw a few of you mention Cast Conection. When we were at WDW a couple of weeks ago our friend who works for DCL took us there. They do have some great deals there. On thing they had but we did not buy was a bunch of the old CC bags. The big black and red ones with two handles. They were $10.00. Jackie good luck with the Club 33 reservation. We have one for the same day you are looking for at noon. So our glowing orb will not be showing its self today. Insted we have water falling from the sky all day. That always makes work fun.

 

[Evenean]

ALREADY PACKED!!!!

KIDDING


or am I?????


Robin & Angel "D"

Even if you are only partway packed, I will still say ' '.

I just need to work on one thing at a time and get them all done. I'm hoping to finish the FE gifts this week. *fingers crossed*

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb, I sent my payment via paypal. Did you receive it?


Lissa

YES, thank you so much you have been very generous to the CGs. Can't wait to have our party!!!

 

[JLSE50]

DIS FABRIC SCRAP BRACELET

I am down to scraps.
I made a strip that was 44-45 inches long and 3/4 inch wide by seaming together little pieces
I used a J crochet hook
I chained 26 stitches
I made a slip stitch in the first chain and fastened it off

DIS-FABRIC BRACELET !!


(If anyone has scraps and cannot crochet, I could make more.)

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Quoting myself to add this photo

and to say that hese have all been claimed but if I could get more scraps, I could make more bracelets......

Anyone have scraps?

JAN
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[LindaBabe]

Quoting myself to add this photo

and to say that hese have all been claimed but if I could get more scraps, I could make more bracelets......

Anyone have scraps?

JAN
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CUTE Idea! I HOPE I have scraps - will be sewing shirts and teddy bear clothes THIS WEEK.

Corinna, did you find pieces from some one else, or still needing some from me?

 

[Lexa]

Quoting myself to add this photo

and to say that hese have all been claimed but if I could get more scraps, I could make more bracelets......

Anyone have scraps?

JAN
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I gave all my scraps away, but wouldn't mind one bracelet if you get more from someone else ....pretty please

 

[dolphingirl47]

CUTE Idea! I HOPE I have scraps - will be sewing shirts and teddy bear clothes THIS WEEK.

Corinna, did you find pieces from some one else, or still needing some from me?

I am good. The fabric is on its way to the person on Etsy right now.

Corinna

 

[SanDiegoSteph]

Steph - I must say I was almost blushing when I read your response and that's not something I do! I will simply say that I am very happy that things worked out for you and I was able to help. We look forward to meeting you in person as we will be next door neighbours on the cruise. I only realized after I read the sig in your email that you have a 5 year old. My DSes (3 and 5 year old boys) will be right next door so it looks like they will make some new friends as well! See you in a month...

I hope I didn't embarass you - I just wanted EVERYONE to know what a HUGE kindness you did for our family with your thoughtful gesture.

How exciting to know too that our DS will have buddies right next door - more good karma!!

Unfortunately ours tends to be a pretty early riser, so we'll probably be up and at 'em by 6:30am - I hope we don't wake you!! Of course being up that early usually just means milk and grapes on the pull-out while we watch cartoons and wait for daddy to wake up

 

[chip&dale&fun]

I have a suggestion to make now that we are only 35 days away. How about if we start signing our postings with our first names so we can start figuring out who everyone is and make it easier to connect onboard. I know a lot of you know each other but a lot of us have no faces to put to Dis names and definitely no names.
It is strange to feel I have gotten to know a lot of you to some extent on here but haven't got a clue who "you are". Boy will wearing shirts embarkation day help! But I am definitely a senior so my memory is not the best of course my kids remind me it never was

OK, I,ll play...my name is chip&dale&fun...just ask the postmaster. I get mail addressed to that name

Oh, and I look like a salamander.

My name is actually in my siggie..

Maluhia. Of course that is the Hawaiian translation.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Quoting myself to add this photo

and to say that hese have all been claimed but if I could get more scraps, I could make more bracelets......

Anyone have scraps?

JAN
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Jan, most of mine have been claimed but I have a few scraps. PM me your address and I will mail them. Maluhia.

 

[seaulater]

ALREADY PACKED!!!!

KIDDING


or am I?????


Robin & Angel "D"

I'm packed too.

JUST FOR THE FANTASY MV IN 5 1/2 DAYS THOUGH.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

I'm packed too.

JUST FOR THE FANTASY MV IN 5 1/2 DAYS THOUGH.

Hahaha.....too funny!!!! But how exciting!!!! YAY!!!!! Have an awesome time. Let us know everything. Ha.

 

[pilk]

Hi Connie, We are renting from AVIS, picking up at LAX and returning to 249 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach. It is open to 2pm on Sunday.
Hubby will drop kids and I at port with all our gear, then drop car back and meet us back at port.
Avis had good reviews Enterprise

We are most likely doing the same thing. If we time it right then your husband and I can share the cab ride back to port.

Jon

 

[JLSE50]

oh! I can crochet! I might just make one of those......

YAY The more the merrier!!

Got my dancing shoes on in the hopes of being able to do the Doc Dance! but alas nothing yet.

I'm going to try to finish up my FE's in the next couple of days, then it may be time to pull out the luggage, although I've been trying to resist pulling them out too soon.

This sounds adorable, I'd love to see a picture, and if anyone is selling, I may be in for DD(9) and myself.

Picture is posted, if you are still interested, send me a PM with the measurement around your hand and your DD's hand when they are scrunched. Do not allow for stretch, I will figure that, just the basic measurement of the smallest you can make your hand for a bracelet to slide on. If I get enough fabric scraps, I will let you know. I am making a list of interested cruisers.

The cast member discount store at WDW is called the Cast Connection and they even have food there. A lot of the college program kids come in and buy these huge bags of rice and pasta and split it up between themselves. You can sometimes find pretty good used office furniture and dishes too. As well as clothes and last year's marathon clothes and last years dated stuff.

(sigh) some day--when I grow up--I want to work for The Mouse--then I can shop there too
my teenage friends think that I am grown up already but my adult friends understand that 63 is not grown up.

JAN
(I need to look it up but I think my Hawaiian name is HAN)