Aug. 5th, 2006 - Eastern Magic!!!

[Peculiar]

Almost completely packed! My place . . . well . . . I'll worry about that when I get back. As long as the trash is out and food is away, I'm happy.

I'll keep an eye out for green shirts, pink shirts and purple hair. I'll be wearing a pale pink shirt that says, "I don't bite" with a bull dog on it and my hair is a crown of twists. Not sure what my DS or his grandmother are wearing yet.

We leave tomorrow morning for Orlando. I so need this.

Gotta drop Verdell (my shih tzu) off at my best friend's house and all will be done!!

I can't wait. See you all tomorrow.

Praying safe travels for everyone!

Stephani

 

[Lyons Family]

DH called Disney and they told us to put the date that we are at Cast-A-Way cay on the Bahama form.
Later sue

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Well as the time nears it seems everyone is getting ready and very excited.

It seems weird because normally we are discussing the cruise and excursions at this point, but not a word has been uttered or the surprise would be spoiled.

I have written down everyones clothing descriptions and have all the pictures that were posted so I am ready to hunt you down in the terminal if you are there before we board the ship!!! If not I will see you all at the meet.

I will be the last one to head for the port, since I am the closest.
It seems kind of strange to be the last one to leave, but i iwllbe among the first to arrive at the port!!!

Kathy

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

Getting ready to drop DS off at the grandparents house. We are all packed and ready to head to the airport around 3pm. So if I get a chance I will email again before getting on the plane.

Kathy I have the phone numbers just in case. Thanks for everything!

Can't wait to see ya all tomorrow!! Don't forget the passports and documents!!!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

We made 545 posts on our thread. Not bad considering how few people we had posting.

see ya'll in the morning

Kathy

 

[VA Girl]

Well, we're at the Radisson at the Port getting ready for our busy day. The kids are beyond excited and we just can't wait to get to the Magic. I hope everyone had a safe trip to the port and we'll see you today.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

we'll be there in about 2 hours,
Kathy

 

[VA Girl]

See you then Kathy.. and everyone else.

Gretchen

 

[Verandah Man]

Have a MAGICal week!!!

Sailing away from the terminal

Heading out the channel

And sailing past the Two Palms cam

 

[2canadianfans]

Andy..thanks for the great shots of the Magic !! Friends of ours from Canada are on the cruise .. they will be thrilled to see the pictures when they get home.

 

[hadleyzoo]

Just wanted to send a quick note to say we made it! We are having a great time on the cruise! Thanks to all who offered pixie dust, magic, and prayers. DS was feeling better by the time we left AKL and he's having a good time meeting all the characters and playing in the pool.

Didn't make the meet 'n greet...maybe next time! Because we are planning another cruise again--but maybe next time with no children. ;-)

Tiffany

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Just wanted to say it was great to meet all of you!!!

we had an awesome trip!!!

Sorry to miss Tiffany, but so happy to hear you made it ok and DS is all better now.
we are going again 11/24/07 and 11/15/07 and 4/5/07
let me know if any of you are coming too. I have threads going for all 3 cruises.
Hope everyone had a good, SAFE trip home,
Kathy

 

[Tarabra]

Had a blast as usual! Got home around 4:00, so still recovering. Great meeting and running into everyone! Ummm....Marcie...I can't believe I NEVER saw you again after the meet last Sat.! Pretty weird. It really was a different dynamic cruising w/ a 21 mos old. But in a good way...except at meal times!!! Ava had a ball and this morning, due to lack of sleep, during breakfast, well, she wouldn't even sit in her high chair, she was crying uncontrollably saying, "Mickey" and "beach!!" Needless to say, she didn't want to leave. Rob put on his Bob Marley CD and I'm listening to it now and being reminded of the cruise. "Don't worry...'bout a thing...every little thing's gonna be all right!!" Pretty much sums up the cruise!! I'll try to do a little trip report later! FUN TIMES!!!

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

OOPS!!!

On my dates meant 11/25/07,

not 11/15

and 11/24/06 not 07
Kathy

 

[Marypoppinsiam]

Hey guys I hope you all made it home safe and sound. The airport thing wasn't too bad. I think it took us maybe 1 hour to check our baggage and then go through security. Not bad considering we are at high risk.

It was wonderful to meet everyone. It was so much fun to see parts of the group out and about.

Well I will chat with you later, I am beat!

 

[ImMarcik]

Hey everyone it was so nice meeting you all. Tara, I know, I never saw you after the meet.

I'm transferring pictures right now. It's taking forever. Maybe that's because I took sooo many pictures. Not counting water camera's we took 1029. But I already see a bunch to delete.


Gretchen, congrats on winning bingo, I took a picture of you, if you want a copy I can post it or PM you. Let me know.

Mary, we had a lot of fun hanging out with y'all. I can send you a copy of the pics of y'all too if you want.


Sue, Rick & Christina, it was nice seeing y'all one last time on the bus. I'm glad the girls got a chance to become friends.

Okay, off to bed, tomorrow I unpack and get ready for work Monday.

 

[azrealtor]

Getting off the ship was murder -- Had a bad night with loud neighbors then dtr just before 4 am started throwing up which lasted till about 8:30 am. Missed breakfast completely. The poor room cleaning had to keep coming back to our room with fresh sheets & towels. I guess she must have missed one of the hand washings?
Great to be back - but the trip was GREAT!!! It was nice to meet a couple of you all.

 

[ImMarcik]

Getting off the ship was murder -- Had a bad night with loud neighbors then dtr just before 4 am started throwing up which lasted till about 8:30 am. Missed breakfast completely. The poor room cleaning had to keep coming back to our room with fresh sheets & towels. I guess she must have missed one of the hand washings?
Great to be back - but the trip was GREAT!!! It was nice to meet a couple of you all.

I am glad you recognized me! I just wished I would have had more time at that moment. It seems most of the time I was rushing to somewhere. I did finally take a relaxing break on Thursday and layed on deck 10 and watched finding Nemo.

 

[Tarabra]

Getting off the ship was murder -- Had a bad night with loud neighbors then dtr just before 4 am started throwing up which lasted till about 8:30 am. Missed breakfast completely. The poor room cleaning had to keep coming back to our room with fresh sheets & towels. I guess she must have missed one of the hand washings?
Great to be back - but the trip was GREAT!!! It was nice to meet a couple of you all.

Carol,

You sound like you had the same night we had that last night. Where was your room? We were in 6515. Kids running up and down the hall around 2. One of our tablemates said she had a roomful of teenagers next to her that were very loud around 2. Ava also threw up that last night. I really think it had a lot to do w/ her eating a bunch of junk at Castaway Cay, then 3 pieces of chocolate before dinner. As soon as we got on the elevator back from CC, she started sneezing, then her nose was runny the rest of the night. She wouldn't even get into her highchair at dinner she was so fussy. After dinner I tried to give her some cold drops and you would've thought I was giving her poison! She started gagging, then got sick. It was about 10:15 and a host came in to change the beds. This happened to be a guy who teased the baby all week about sucking her thumb. He even gave her a malt ball once when he saw her. I said, "don't give her any chocolate tonight!!" Fortunately she didn't throw up again, but was really stuffy and couldn't breathe well. Our tablemates also got real stuffy at CC, so maybe it was something growing on the island. She's fine now. I left a note for our regular room hostess to maybe get a carpet scrubber, etc. I know I wouldn't want to be in that room after that. I also left her a little more tip money! As well as the guy who actually cleaned it up.

Back to reality here. I still haven't started laundry! Ooops! I'm sure Kathy's is all done and ironed and put away!!! We've been on the run ever since we got back.

 

[mom x4 grandma x4]

Your correct,
I have all my laundry, ironing, and such done yesterday. Aslo had company on saturday.My son arrived 30 minutes after we got home for a visit with his sister before she goes back to Oregon. He brought his Lab, Poncho.
His dog loves to swim in the pool, so between him and Minnie my floors needed a good scrubbing too. Minnie has never been around another dog before so it was a bit tricky at first, but she soon warmed up to him and all went well.
This morning I finished my grocery shopping, went to the post office and made chocolate fudge pudding, cappucino mousse, french vanilla mousse for dessert tonight. all are low cal and sugar free.
This weekend we will be at WDW, so have to keep at the house work so I can enjoy the weekend. Going to take the grandkids to the movies tomarrow too.
I am happy to hear everyone is getting home safely. sorry to hear a couple of the kids got ill.
I hope someday we may connect on another cruise,

kathy