August 16, 2011, Disney Dream - Part 2

[uncw89]

Just home from a weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel - DD's sweet 16 party - it was an amazing weekend from start to finish... perfect weather, HR staff did a great job decorating the cabana we rented, DD loved the candy buffet I created, Hard Rock Cafe was a great meal and staff went above and beyond to make DD feel special. DD and all her friends said it was the best weekend they ever had... cant ask for much more as a parent. So happy that all the planning (and money) had the desired outcome!!!

Do you have any pics to share? I would love to see some! I'm going to stay at HRH before the cruise and I can't wait!!!! Sounds like a great weekend!

Thanks, Larua!!

The girls are excited. But poor Hopie is home sick with strep-throat today...UGH!! The dr. said it is was barely postive....So hopefully, she will be better in a few days!!

I promise to take some pictures. We went one other year for Easter and it was soo cute!! The resorts have a candy/egg hunt.. There was soo much candy it was tons of FUN!!

Just had my TA book the two day cruise out of NYC and a cruise on the Fantasy for next summer as a back-up plan. Since we may try to do DVC Hawaii next summer!!
WOW !! Hope you all have a wonderful cruise , sunny days and lots of fun !!!
You'll have to tell us how did you like the Hyatt at the airport ; we are booked there on our first night in the USA !!

Kristin, hope you have a great time!! The Easter egg hunt sounds like fun! 325 eggs!!!! That's a lot of eggs!!! We've been to WDW for Spring Break (which is always the week before Easter!) It's crowded, but fun! We always come home before Easter though!
I would like to do DVC Hawaii next year too!!!!

I'm BACK!

Here is the long and short of it all....I have been trying to work with my TA to switch our August 2011 cruise with all of you to a July 2012 cruise because of a bunch of trainings that my boss wanted me to do. Told family we could not cruise this year, told all of you I wouldn't be on the ship and sadness settled in. Got TA to work on pricing and I set out to plan a wonderful 2-week trip to the east coast for this summer in July. My plans were all in place to go to NY and CT - hotel rooms reserved, schedules coordinated with Jude and Kristin, maps ordered from AAA, etc. Family was feeling happier that there would be a fun summer vacation and we were all excited to see the east coast! Prices came back from TA for the 2012 cruises and I was not happy at all with the pricing when I compared it to the price we had. I talked with DH and then talked with my boss. I showed him what my plans were, what the prices of the different cruises would be and asked if I worked on a new training plan....would he reconsider giving me the time off. The important thing to note - I am not really suppose to work until the last week in August. My schedule is suppose to follow the teacher schedule. This training is something special that I am suppose to be able to say "I am not available" for. So, I worked out a totally new plan and this morning...it was APPROVED!

We will be on the ship with you all!

A HUGE thank you to Kristin for taking over the FE and to Janeanne for taking over the lanyards....you all are doing great with it and now I am excited to request to have my family join in with the FE and get some lanyards!!!!!

Happy Monday Everyone!
Jen

Jen, Welcome back!!!!

I love that this is such an active and friendly meet thread

me too!!! Have a great cruise!!!!
Hope everyone feels better soon!!!

 

[FJS961]

FJS961 took his Ferrari out on the road

love the poem!

FJS961 is my license plate ... I use that "name" on all my boards, which before this, comprised of only car and gear head sites

name is Frank

CT tags are 3 numbers followed by 3 letters. When I got the Ferrari I almost got "WIFMAD" (wife mad) as she kind of hated the car initially - its grown on her though .. ok, she tolerates it

I decided on my initials followed by the birth months of my kids (sept,june,jan) so it looks like a standard plate at first glance but its actually a 'stealth vanity tag' The reversal of numbers/letters is the clue.

Anyways, I shared

 

[uncw89]

Karen, Great poem!!!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

Kristin, I hope you feel better soon. The Easter Egg Hunt sounded like so much fun.

I never know... is this at 12:01 AM EDT on May 18 (i.e. should I not plan on going to sleep on May 17)?

I said the same thing. I might as well not go to bed on May 17th.

I'm BACK!

Jen

Welcome back. Glad you will be able to sail with us.

Oh My!! It has been a busy board today!!

Let me see if I can capture some of it in a poem (I know, I'm kinda corny!!)

The August 16th Disney Dream Double Dip
Is turning out to be quite the trip
There sure is a lot to prepare
Before we all get there!

So far, thirty nine families are joining the fish extender swap
Thanks to Kritter it won't be a flop!
Janeann is ordering lanyards, will they be yellow or green?
Be sure to PM her, so she knows how many you need!

Jen Anderson is back and cruising with us, we are glad to hear!
Laura is resting her leg, so please send her some cheer!
Disfanica is camping with lots of girls the week before we escape
let's hope she finds a lifeguard or it will be a LONG week at the lake!

Ginny had a fab party for her daugher's birthday
All the planning went well--hip hip horray!
FJS961 took his Ferrari out on the road
Finally, a weekend that it had not snowed!

And others are planning their 2012 trips, but I have my sights focused on this GREAT Double Dip!

I am looking foward to cruising with you all!!

Bravo!

 

[DisneyWhirled]

love the poem!

FJS961 is my license plate ... I use that "name" on all my boards, which before this, comprised of only car and gear head sites

name is Frank

CT tags are 3 numbers followed by 3 letters. When I got the Ferrari I almost got "WIFMAD" (wife mad) as she kind of hated the car initially - its grown on her though .. ok, she tolerates it

I decided on my initials followed by the birth months of my kids (sept,june,jan) so it looks like a standard plate at first glance but its actually a 'stealth vanity tag' The reversal of numbers/letters is the clue.

Anyways, I shared

Hi Frank!! Thanks for sharing, so glad you did!!

I love the WIFMAD, too!

 

[hmansure]

I'm BACK!

Here is the long and short of it all....I have been trying to work with my TA to switch our August 2011 cruise with all of you to a July 2012 cruise because of a bunch of trainings that my boss wanted me to do. Told family we could not cruise this year, told all of you I wouldn't be on the ship and sadness settled in. Got TA to work on pricing and I set out to plan a wonderful 2-week trip to the east coast for this summer in July. My plans were all in place to go to NY and CT - hotel rooms reserved, schedules coordinated with Jude and Kristin, maps ordered from AAA, etc. Family was feeling happier that there would be a fun summer vacation and we were all excited to see the east coast! Prices came back from TA for the 2012 cruises and I was not happy at all with the pricing when I compared it to the price we had. I talked with DH and then talked with my boss. I showed him what my plans were, what the prices of the different cruises would be and asked if I worked on a new training plan....would he reconsider giving me the time off. The important thing to note - I am not really suppose to work until the last week in August. My schedule is suppose to follow the teacher schedule. This training is something special that I am suppose to be able to say "I am not available" for. So, I worked out a totally new plan and this morning...it was APPROVED!

We will be on the ship with you all!

A HUGE thank you to Kristin for taking over the FE and to Janeanne for taking over the lanyards....you all are doing great with it and now I am excited to request to have my family join in with the FE and get some lanyards!!!!!

Happy Monday Everyone!
Jen

Excellent!!! Welcome back (tho I'm not sure you really ever were gone!)

 

[Mjasp]

Yeah Jen!! Welcome Back, we missed you!

Yep, WELCOME BACK JEN!!!

 

[Mjasp]

I love that this is such an active and friendly meet thread

I totally agree!

 

[jenanderson]

Evening Everyone! Aww...I feel so totally great to be back with all of you! Seriously, thanks so much for the warm welcome back messages - you guys are all the best!

Kristin - Please take good care of yourself and Hopie. I am sorry that you both are sick right now. Give Hope a big get well soon hug from me and tell Hanna that I am thinking of her as well. Don't worry about sending me an e-mail...we had a nice chat on the phone and I am sure we will be talking again soon.

Laura - You need to take good care of yourself too! Stay off that foot and rest so that you are able to get into a walking cast soon! I am glad my news today made you smile...I would have been so very sad not to have seen you and Marco this summer. Big hugs to both of you!

Erika - I would love to get together some time before we cruise! I think Emily would really enjoy getting to know a couple of the girls her age before we go. We will have to chat....

Candy - I hope you are able to get everything to work out for the camp - it sounds like a great time for the kids! Can't wait to hear about your cruise to Bermuda!

Karen - You are so creative! I loved the poem - what a great way to sum it all up!

WOW! I was busy for the rest of the day at work and never expected to have to read through pages of posts! We are a chatty crew! That is one of the things that I really enjoy about this group though.

My job is totally crazy right now since in about 2 weeks from now, we will be passing out the 800 iPads to the students. We are in constant meetings and planning sessions to be sure that everything is ready for the roll-out. I have felt a huge amount of pressure as I have written all the technology policies for the district and made the decisions on how pretty much everything will go from the set up of all the iPads to all the apps that should go on the machines and so much more. I think this is partly why my boss agreed to give me the time off again because I have been working incredibly long hours and doing things that are way beyond my job duty.

Time to get ready for bed as I my work day tomorrow will probably be a 12-14 hour day. Night everyone!
Jen

 

[disfaninca]

Oh My!! It has been a busy board today!!

Let me see if I can capture some of it in a poem (I know, I'm kinda corny!!)

The August 16th Disney Dream Double Dip
Is turning out to be quite the trip
There sure is a lot to prepare
Before we all get there!

So far, thirty nine families are joining the fish extender swap
Thanks to Kritter it won't be a flop!
Janeanne is ordering lanyards, will they be yellow or green?
Be sure to PM her, so she knows how many you need!

Jen Anderson is back and cruising with us, we are glad to hear!
Laura is resting her leg, so please send her some cheer!
Disfanica is camping with lots of girls the week before we escape
let's hope she finds a lifeguard or it will be a LONG week at the lake!

Ginny had a fab party for her daugher's birthday
All the planning went well--hip hip horray!
FJS961 took his Ferrari out on the road
Finally, a weekend that it had not snowed!

And others are planning their 2012 trips, but I have my sights focused on this GREAT Double Dip!

I am looking foward to cruising with you all!!

I love this!!! Very clever!!

 

[disfaninca]

love the poem!

FJS961 is my license plate ... I use that "name" on all my boards, which before this, comprised of only car and gear head sites

name is Frank

CT tags are 3 numbers followed by 3 letters. When I got the Ferrari I almost got "WIFMAD" (wife mad) as she kind of hated the car initially - its grown on her though .. ok, she tolerates it

I decided on my initials followed by the birth months of my kids (sept,june,jan) so it looks like a standard plate at first glance but its actually a 'stealth vanity tag' The reversal of numbers/letters is the clue.

Anyways, I shared

Thanks for sharing! I've always been curious of the stories behind people's Dis names. Mine is pretty boring, broken down it's Dis-fan-in-CA, because I'm from California. Pretty boring, I know!

 

[jenanderson]

Thanks for sharing! I've always been curious of the stories behind people's Dis names. Mine is pretty boring, broken down it's Dis-fan-in-CA, because I'm from California. Pretty boring, I know!

I loved hearing about Frank's DIS name - it is always interesting to hear how creative some people are.

Your's is not boring...try mine...I was so uncreative that I just used my name! I will admit that I didn't realize that I would be on the boards for so many years and be stuck with such a boring screen name!

 

[cruisinpenguin]

Glad to hear you're back Jen! You have to be so excited as well as your family!!
Sending pixie dust wishes to everyone who's been sick to get better....that goes for you too Laura I hope you take good care of your foot so you are all healed for this great cruise!!
Great poem Karen!
Can't wait for this cruise it's going to be fantastic!!
Laurie

 

[disfaninca]

Evening Everyone! Aww...I feel so totally great to be back with all of you! Seriously, thanks so much for the warm welcome back messages - you guys are all the best!

Kristin - Please take good care of yourself and Hopie. I am sorry that you both are sick right now. Give Hope a big get well soon hug from me and tell Hanna that I am thinking of her as well. Don't worry about sending me an e-mail...we had a nice chat on the phone and I am sure we will be talking again soon.

Laura - You need to take good care of yourself too! Stay off that foot and rest so that you are able to get into a walking cast soon! I am glad my news today made you smile...I would have been so very sad not to have seen you and Marco this summer. Big hugs to both of you!

Erika - I would love to get together some time before we cruise! I think Emily would really enjoy getting to know a couple of the girls her age before we go. We will have to chat....

Candy - I hope you are able to get everything to work out for the camp - it sounds like a great time for the kids! Can't wait to hear about your cruise to Bermuda!

Karen - You are so creative! I loved the poem - what a great way to sum it all up!

WOW! I was busy for the rest of the day at work and never expected to have to read through pages of posts! We are a chatty crew! That is one of the things that I really enjoy about this group though.

My job is totally crazy right now since in about 2 weeks from now, we will be passing out the 800 iPads to the students. We are in constant meetings and planning sessions to be sure that everything is ready for the roll-out. I have felt a huge amount of pressure as I have written all the technology policies for the district and made the decisions on how pretty much everything will go from the set up of all the iPads to all the apps that should go on the machines and so much more. I think this is partly why my boss agreed to give me the time off again because I have been working incredibly long hours and doing things that are way beyond my job duty.

Time to get ready for bed as I my work day tomorrow will probably be a 12-14 hour day. Night everyone!
Jen

Wow Jen, you are so busy!! Don't wear yourself out! Try to get lots of rest! I still think it's amazing that you are handing out iPads to the students! Where do I sign up??

 

[Amanda132]

Oh My!! It has been a busy board today!!

Let me see if I can capture some of it in a poem (I know, I'm kinda corny!!)

The August 16th Disney Dream Double Dip
Is turning out to be quite the trip
There sure is a lot to prepare
Before we all get there!

So far, thirty nine families are joining the fish extender swap
Thanks to Kritter it won't be a flop!
Janeanne is ordering lanyards, will they be yellow or green?
Be sure to PM her, so she knows how many you need!

Jen Anderson is back and cruising with us, we are glad to hear!
Laura is resting her leg, so please send her some cheer!
Disfanica is camping with lots of girls the week before we escape
let's hope she finds a lifeguard or it will be a LONG week at the lake!

Ginny had a fab party for her daugher's birthday
All the planning went well--hip hip horray!
FJS961 took his Ferrari out on the road
Finally, a weekend that it had not snowed!

And others are planning their 2012 trips, but I have my sights focused on this GREAT Double Dip!

I am looking foward to cruising with you all!!

Lol, I love this! So cute!

 

[jenanderson]

Wow Jen, you are so busy!! Don't wear yourself out! Try to get lots of rest! I still think it's amazing that you are handing out iPads to the students! Where do I sign up??

I am trying to get rest - this past weekend, I did nothing! It was wonderful in some ways but in other ways, my house is suffering! I plan on taking a day off soon just to do spring cleaning!

It is amazing how may people want to sign up at our school now that the word is out our students will have their iPads for school and home use. Lots of press about it all. I am also being invited to speak at a lot of different events to talk about our program. It is exciting and slightly terrifying all at the same time!

 

[BigDogHU75]

GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE SET SAIL FOR OUR DREAMY TWO TIMES THE FUN IN THE CARIBBEAN SUN CRUISE IN 18 WEEKS! THAT IS ONLY 126 DAYS AWAY!

​

 

[Amanda132]

Woohoo!

 

[kritter]

oh my!! It has been a busy board today!!

Let me see if i can capture some of it in a poem (i know, i'm kinda corny!!)

the august 16th disney dream double dip
is turning out to be quite the trip
there sure is a lot to prepare
before we all get there!

So far, thirty nine families are joining the fish extender swap
thanks to kritter it won't be a flop!
Janeanne is ordering lanyards, will they be yellow or green?
Be sure to pm her, so she knows how many you need!

Jen anderson is back and cruising with us, we are glad to hear!
Laura is resting her leg, so please send her some cheer!
Disfanica is camping with lots of girls the week before we escape
let's hope she finds a lifeguard or it will be a long week at the lake!

Ginny had a fab party for her daugher's birthday
all the planning went well--hip hip horray!
Fjs961 took his ferrari out on the road
finally, a weekend that it had not snowed!

And others are planning their 2012 trips, but i have my sights focused on this great double dip!

i am looking foward to cruising with you all!!

cute poem karen!!

 

[kritter]

Do you have any pics to share? I would love to see some! I'm going to stay at HRH before the cruise and I can't wait!!!! Sounds like a great weekend!




Kristin, hope you have a great time!! The Easter egg hunt sounds like fun! 325 eggs!!!! That's a lot of eggs!!! We've been to WDW for Spring Break (which is always the week before Easter!) It's crowded, but fun! We always come home before Easter though!
I would like to do DVC Hawaii next year too!!!!




Jen, Welcome back!!!!




me too!!! Have a great cruise!!!!
Hope everyone feels better soon!!!

I wonder how hard it would be to get a reservation at DVC Hawaii??