August 20, 2005 - L.A. to Port Canaveral - Eastbound Repo Cruise - The SHIP OF FOOLS Part 2

[DudetteTwo]

LYNDA & MIKE: Think of you often but you need to do whatever works for YOU!

My outside Christmas lights are down, my real tree is gone but my artificial flocked tree & all my other inside decorations are still up. I hate taking them down.

I have an important announce: The Disney Dudettes are reunited! Disney Dudette #1 was FINALLY able to add herself in the cabin. Now we need another t-shirt, magnet changed, etc.

No more vacations until my daughter's wedding in July in Las Vegas. My son also got engaged Christmas Eve. So now TWO weddings in 2005!

Hope you all have a terrific weekend. GOOOOO EAGLES :thewave: Toodles JEANNE

 

[izzinmac]

Rsschneck!!
That was great! Started my day off right. Even Mary thought it was funny!

 

[Bmwdsny]

Hey Melinda It is Orthodox New Year's Day today and the lights don't come down til then so give it a rest, or I'll come down and tell Bob how many posts you've made using that other username you've got on the Dis!!!!!
Who took your lights down? You have wi-fi to the blackberry while on a ladder? Probably poor Bob after working all week!!!
Good got THAT off my chest

Cheers,
Grumbo

hee hee hee!! Oh, how well you know us, Grumbo!!
In fact, it is BOB that likes to take em down right away and i used to be a very layback type, but after being married to him for 14 years, well, let's just say he influenced me!! People used to say that i should have been a man and he should have a been a woman!! Beleive me, we are one different couple!! We were totally opposite but more alike now, me more like him, than vice versa!

Good one rsschneck!!

 

[mississaugamom]

Roxann:

I loved it!!! (Especially since it's from "Tech Support"!)

Please thank Kiele for the adorable postcard from DisneyWorld for Lara. She just received it yesterday (yep, that's the postal service to Canada ) and was so excited about it!

She'll send a card to Kiele soon (also via "snail mail" ) I want her to practice writing as well as her keyboarding skills.

Arlene

 

[mark & sandra]

Live from the Cove Cafe onboard the Magic. What a crappy first day!! Very rough flight in. We get to hotel, finally after getting lost, and Sandy realizes she didn't get all the luggage!! Call to airline and they have our bag and will send it to us in about 5 hours (for 40.00), O.K. it's our(sandy's) fault. We go to eat at Grills and then take the kids to game room. Sandy come in with tears in her eye's, what's wrong now?!?! She forgot ANOTHER piece of luggage at airport at home(it was never tagged) Many, many calls later, no luggage. It only has ALL the shoes, ONLY?!?! Off to WalMart. 80.00 later, we all have new shoes and sandles. Sandy's still blaming me!! I bet that when she goes to church services on Sunday and they talk about Original Sin, you know who will be blamed for that too!! Today was better, what couldn't be better?? We were 2nd in line to board and made all reservation in less then 5 minutes, great times too. Sandys going parasailing on Castaway Cay. Off to get ready for fire drill, I'll check in later and try for your chat tonight...Mark

 

[Jazzman]

ROFL!!!

I bet the Sisterhood had your stuff 'luggage-napped'! Or maybe they paid Sandy to lose it...

Have a great trip. Ask the captain if JGE can enter into an agreement to run Palo.

-Jazz

 

[kpgclark]

Maybe that was Sandy's way of telling you she wants new shoes!

 

[Verandah Man]

WOW!!! That is some start Mark, sounds something like the start Hazel and I had before we got on the Magic on January 4th. I swear I should have stock in WalMart!!! Hoping the rest of your week is nothing but SMOOTH sailing!!!

 

[ehtpnt]

Thanks everyone for the pms with the info on the May excursions.

Melinda you probably do live about 15 minutes from us. But I will only tell you that we live in a blue house, two story colonial, the same age as our eldest daughter. We have only lived in it for 30 years. Good luck.

Loved the tech support posts. Made our youngest read it. Even she found it funny. Will get Phil to read it when he comes home.
Sun finally out. But COLD :

Estelle :

 

[Verandah Man]

Hi Again Mark,

I captured this earlier this morning, but forgot to post it here for you. Looks like kind of a cloudy, misty day today in Florida. Still, I would rather be there, than here, any day!!!

Mark and Sandra getting ready to sail away on the Magic

 

[sandygirl]

LYNDA & MIKE: Think of you often but you need to do whatever works for YOU!

My outside Christmas lights are down, my real tree is gone but my artificial flocked tree & all my other inside decorations are still up. I hate taking them down.

I have an important announce: The Disney Dudettes are reunited! Disney Dudette #1 was FINALLY able to add herself in the cabin. Now we need another t-shirt, magnet changed, etc.

No more vacations until my daughter's wedding in July in Las Vegas. My son also got engaged Christmas Eve. So now TWO weddings in 2005!

Hope you all have a terrific weekend. GOOOOO EAGLES :thewave: Toodles JEANNE

That's great!
Darlene

 

[sandygirl]

Mark - I hope the rest of your cruise is smooth sailing.

Not quite sure how this was all Sandy's fault, though. My DH packs and carries his own suitcase. Call me spoiled! LOL

Darlene

 

[paulcrsb]

Mark - Sorry about the rough start. Hopefully it will be smooth sailing from now on!

Paul

 

[mickeyfan1]

Mark, sorry about the luggage. My husband flew 2 times in the last 2 weeks on US Air, Both times he made it, his luggage didn't. Fotunatley, they found it and delivered it the last time. The first time he found it himself, back at the airport where he landed. They has the bag but never called his hotel until the next day when he was checking out. Maybe the shoe case will be in the lost and found at the airport when you return. What a hassle. Now for the repo cruise you can just pack a pair of flip flops and black sneakers. THat covers all footwear needs for the entire cruise.

3 Dudettes???? Even more fun. Don't forget to update the list on page on (Jazzman?)

I thought I might get a quick tip in to WDW in February. I got the notice to vote my proxy and thought I might attend the meeting. It is in Minneapolis, February 11. Not a place to go in the winter. I was telling DH I might want to go, he suggested I go to see my favorite sister instead. So then it occured to me that we (she and I) might go to WDW instead of just me going to her house. But the resorts are very full and the airfare if mot very low. So no trip to WDW, but I did book a flight to Dulles, and will at least get out of NH for 3 days.

Don't forget CHAT is live at 7pm eastern time tonight!!!!!!! PM me if you need the location or any other info. While we don't have a set topic, I think we will be talking excursions.

 

[mississaugamom]

Great news for The Dudettes! :jumping4: :jumping4:

Hey, Mark - hardly the ideal start I'm sure you were hoping for! Thank Goodness for Walmart!!!

Hope the rest of your day is a vast improvement now that you're onboard and ready to sail!

Arlene

 

[Verandah Man]

Bon Voyage and Happy Sailing, Mark and Sandra!!!

 

[winotracy]

We are planning a wine tasting on the Ship of Fools! We have approx 65 so far! Each couple will be responsible to bring one bottle of wine to taste. If information on the wine is forwarded to me no later than August 10, I will put together information on the wines we will be tasting including room for tasting notes! I'm working on the location, date and food for the event. Quite a few who have shown interest are planning to bring regional wines, but almost anything goes!

Update on the wine tasting list:

Winotracy (2)
Kmiles (2)
Winnyis (2)
piglet33 (2)
Bmwdsny (2)
mississaugamom (2)
Mom2Belle&PeterPan (1)
ca-disney-dad (1)
DisneyElf (2)
Sandygirl (2)
WideAwake (1)
Mark&Sandra (3)
Carolsherman (?)
Luv2Dream (2)
eye R.N. (1)
ehtpnt (4)
NYGiantsRule! (2)
YrMajesty4 (?)
paulcrsb (2)
EileenAmI (2)
rsschneck (4)
Otisp (2)
Denise W (1)
Jazzman (1)
Grumbo (6)
Scratch42 (1)
DenverVal (2)
Denine (2)
gaba2de (2)
NYdiscruisers (2)
AuntyBrat (1)
Ivanova (7)
Chris Herbert (2)

I counted the two "?" as one each. That brings us to 70 tasters. Any more for the wine tasting?

I'll try to join the chat tonight if anyone wants to talk about the tasting.

Tracy

 

[Bmwdsny]

Live from the Cove Cafe onboard the Magic. What a crappy first day!! Very rough flight in. We get to hotel, finally after getting lost, and Sandy realizes she didn't get all the luggage!! Call to airline and they have our bag and will send it to us in about 5 hours (for 40.00), O.K. it's our(sandy's) fault. We go to eat at Grills and then take the kids to game room. Sandy come in with tears in her eye's, what's wrong now?!?! She forgot ANOTHER piece of luggage at airport at home(it was never tagged) Many, many calls later, no luggage. It only has ALL the shoes, ONLY?!?! Off to WalMart. 80.00 later, we all have new shoes and sandles. Sandy's still blaming me!! I bet that when she goes to church services on Sunday and they talk about Original Sin, you know who will be blamed for that too!! Today was better, what couldn't be better?? We were 2nd in line to board and made all reservation in less then 5 minutes, great times too. Sandys going parasailing on Castaway Cay. Off to get ready for fire drill, I'll check in later and try for your chat tonight...Mark

Hey Sisters, Do you really really think it is really Sandra fault??? typical man to blame on a wife!! I think it is really Mark's and that HE forgot HIS luggage with CLOTHES and therefore had to go to walmart and this is what he has to wear thoughout the cruise!!!!

Have a great time Mark and Let Sandra have her fun too!!

 

[Bmwdsny]

DUplicate

 

[Verandah Man]

Hey Sisters, Do you really really think it is really Sandra fault??? typical man to blame on a wife!! I think it is really Mark's and that HE forgot HIS luggage with CLOTHES and therefore had to go to walmart and this is what he has to wear thoughout the cruise!!!!

Have a great time Mark and Let Sandra have her fun too!!

OMG!!! I just spit iced tea all over my monitor!!! That picture was just too funny!!!