August 7, 2004 Magic...who's going?

[wendym]

Hi all
Well I too made a pig of myself over the holidays but I had lost a bit of weight over last term so I am probably back to what I was - do not want to buy new cruise clothes!
Good luck to evrybody with their weight loss.
Wendy

 

[jeanneg]

Hi guys,
I was just reading something on another thread about the new Ron Jon resort that has recently opened near the port. I tried to post the link, but don't know how (maybe someone can give me a tutorial) Anyhow, I'm sure you can find it on the main discussion board. It's right on the beach, has a great pool with waterslide and lazy river, free movie threatre and miniature golf. It sounds so good I'm even thinking of shortening our few days at Disney and staying there an extra day. The downside is that they don't allow free parking or have a shuttle to the port, but I understand a taxi is under $10 including tip. We'll probably park at the port anyway so that's not a major concern. I haven't checked out the rates for August, but from what I've heard they're only slightly higher than the Radisson. I think we should all check it out and maybe reconsider staying there. Sounds like it could be a fun place.

Denise: I really didn't get the chance to talk much to your former co-worker......only exchanged a few words as I didn't meet her until she was leaving and came over to our table to talk to someone else she knew. The February trip is a little bit up in the air right now. We still have our ressies for the Waterfront Marriott (John didn't want to have to walk too far in the cold!) and we're certainly hoping to be able to go, but we had a little incident with Jason (our "good" child) when we went to the AAO meeting in Anaheim. Our daughter who lives in downtown Raleigh was supposed to come home over the weekend but, unknownst to us, decided not to. Jason decided to host a party (we affectionately call it the "orgy"!) so right now we don't plan to do the "home alone" thing unless we can be sure our older daughter will be there. We ended up grounding him from before Thanksgiving until Christmas break, so hopefully he realized we were more than a little ticked off! Anyhow, that's all water under the bridge right now so in answer to your question, we're hoping to go in February, but haven't made it definite yet.

Sandy: did you ever get the "survivor" card? I nearly flipped when
I saw them in the store, bought a whole box, and then when I got home realized there were very few people who would appreciate receiving it! In fact, I still have more than half the box left!

 

[luv2boys]

Hey guys.

I finally talked Jesse into booking another cruise. However, he wants to take his twin brother and his family. The only way we can afford to do that is to take a 3 day. We are going July 22. Oh well, maybe I can catch up with you guys some time. Does this get me kicked off of this thread?



Amy

 

[jeanneg]

No way.....
Hi Amy, glad to hear you'll be taking another cruise. Please continue to post here and keep us up to date with everything that's happening. BTW, how has your son been doing lately?
Jeanne

 

[luv2boys]

Thanks for asking. Nicholas is starting growth hormone next week, and I have never seen a kid so excited to get a shot six days a week. Hopefully, he will feel better overall. He just wants longer legs, to not be called slow poke or shorty.


Amy

 

[gometros]

Now I'm worried. Any kid who looks forward to shots can't be normal

Sorry to hear you won't be joining us, but glad to hear you[re cruising again. The only suggestion I have is that you may want to consider the 4-day, if you can swing it. The 3-day will seem way too short, especially after having experienced the 7-day.

 

[gometros]

Just want to give you all a warming thought to get through these cold days of January:

200 Days until our next cruise!!

 

[jeanneg]

Wow, that's great news!

Hey, did anyone get a chance to check out the Ron Jon Caribe Resort site? It looks really nice. I'm thinking of maybe not doing the WDW thingy beforehand and instead just going to the port hotel Thursday night. What does everyone else plan on doing?

Yo,Sandy(for the last friggin' time!): Did the card ever arrive?!? I am so psyched about "Survivor: All Stars".....just saw an article in People with the breakdown of the teams!

 

[gometros]

Jeanne - sorry for taking so long. I had to remember where I put the card. It was adorable. The idea of voting Santa off the North Pole! Thanks.

The picture of you guys was great too, btw.

 

[eye R.N.]

They are calling for six to ten inches of snow here between today and tomorrow.

Sandy, I wish I could tell you about the Discovery Store challenge, I went to sign up on the appointed day and the line went completely down the mall and out the door. (it is a very long mall) I figured I could do this on my own. I am not worried about the number on the scale so much as decreasing my overall body fat percentage. I know the gene pool I swim in and diabetes is lurking just around the coner if I don't keep in control. So in addition to I'm taking a water aerobic course right after the weight training.

Does anyone have a link to the Ron Jon site? Right now I don't have a clue where we are staying before the cruise. Heck, I don't even know exactly who in our family is cruising except for Hope and I. This is so unlike me!!! if I can trade in an RCI week for the resort that would be a big plus. It would be nice to be rested before getting on the boat instead of suffering the after effects of that long drive.

Amy I understand where you son is coming from, my nephew has to take shots but for the exact opposite reason. He was maturing too fast. He was excited that he wasn't going to be the tallest kid in class.

 

[luv2boys]

Hey everybody,


After two days on growth hormone, Nicholas is already giving himself his shots, with close supervision of course. He has been on them for almost a week and boy can I tell a difference. I guess when you have had none, it doesn't take much to feel the effects. I can't wait to see him six months from now!!!! He has so much more energy!!!!

Amy

 

[sbennett]

Conratulations Amy! So glad to hear the good news!

Everyone wanting the site for the RonJon site, here it is:

http://www.ronjonresort.com/default.shtml

 

[gometros]

That's great news, Amy. Glad to hear it.

I don't know why, but I just can't get into the Ron Jon site. I've tried in Netscape and Explorer. I don't know if it's the shtml extension that's causing me problems or something else.

For you Clay fans, I made two daughters very happy. Clay Aiken is on tour with Kelly Clarkson and I was able to get tickets at Nassau Coliseum for Elana and then surprised Sara with two tickets to the MCI Center in DC. Her ony problem is getting there, since she doesn't have a car.

 

[jeanneg]

Sandy: I just tried Shelley's link and it came up fine on my computer which normally has trouble opening everything......must be something on your end this time. That's great news about the clay tickets.....I heard the ones in Raleigh were sold out in less than an hour. I'm not sure where the MCI center is located but maybe someone could drive her to the train station and from there she could take the Metro or a taxi. When is the concert?

This is day #3 of being totally shut-in. We had 4 inches of snow on Sunday which was bad enough, but it was followed by freezing rain and so now nobody can get anywhere. Yesterday we were in the teens and today the low twenties so nothing is melting. It rained a bit last night and they're calling for even more precipitation tonight so who knows when they'll open the schools again. Nothing much to do but cook and eat which is precisely what I don't need to be doing! Right now all thoughts of an upcoming cruise seem too good to be true!

 

[musicalSaranader]

I don't care how I get to the concert, but I will make sure that I can get there!!! I love Clay!

 

[sbennett]

Well we got about 10" so far and they say we may still get a little more...not as much as originally predicted. No school though and no work for me either.
I just adjusted our Cruise reservations for the four of us ....not five and we'll only have one cabin #6016 instead of the two. That certainly helps with the financial end of things!! Of course we lost one of the room credits which I figured we would.
Jay's directing the musical at school this year which has a nice stipend attached which also helps and he's the musical director of "Follies" at Southampton College and he's in the show as well which will give him more $....
To update everyone, Corey's not doing too well still. He's beginning to get aggressive toward others at the psych. center, they've had to remove him from the school situation and sedate him and do extensive therapy with him. They hope to be able to place him back in the school situation next week. It's difficult for all of us to deal with this , but we've turned him over to God, since we've done all we possibly can, and pray that he gets what he needs. You all wouldn't recognize him if you saw him, it was frightening to Courtney to see him, she couldn't believe that it was him.
Can't wait for August. What's going on with staying by the port, is everyone shifting to Ron Jon? or still staying at the Radisson?

 

[gometros]

Shelley - words cannot express how we feel about the news about Corey. Our best wishes go out to you, Jay, Kristofer and Courtney.

What play is Jay directing? Elana's school is doing Pippin this year and Elana is in the chorus.

I don't know about Ron Jon yet, I finally got to their site, but I need to research it some. Right now, the cruise is looking so far away, since I can't see past the snow outside.

Btw, I noticed that the Travel Channel is doing a show on the Disney Cruise Line on 1/30 and 1/31. I'm hoping that it's an updated episode showing the changes to the Magic.

 

[sbennett]

The elementary school is doing either "Schoolhouse Rock" or "Aladdin" not the Disney version though unless you know where he can get it!
Southampton College is doing "Follies" by Sondheim. He's playing "Roscoe" the tenor who opens the show singing "Beautiful Girls"
We're watching our video tape right now of our sunset sail in Key West while the kids are drinking hot chocolate after havinge shoveled and played outside in the snow.

 

[jeanneg]

Shelley: so sorry to hear that Corey is not doing well...you guys have suffered so much already I was hoping and praying that things would finally be looking up with the right treatment. Some things are just totally beyond our control and you are so wise to give it over to God. I admire your strength and will keep you all in my prayers.
I don't think any decision has been made regarding the Ron Jon resort, but it's worth giving it some thought. I do know for sure that we will NOT be heading to WDW before the cruise. If the group decides to stay at Ron Jon we would drive down on Thursday so we can enjoy the resort all day Friday. It's a 10 hour trip for us so if we leave at 6a.m. we should arrive for dinner (yay, Verandah Man's favorite restaurant!) If most people opt for the Radisson, we'll probably just leave Friday morning since it's not that much of an attraction to us and all things considered, we'd probably all rather have the extra work day. We'll go along with whatever most of the others decide (new people, you're in on this too!), but the RJ place really looked kinda cool.

I'm in the midst of planning a "Girls just wanna have fun" excursion to WDW (which is why we're not going to do it again this summer). Jen had the great idea that since she and Nikki have the same spring break and this may be Nikki's last year as a student we should do a "mommy and us" mini vacation. So far we've got 3 nights at Port Orleans Riverside at $114 per night and I'm working on using FF miles to get us down there for free. We have oodles of park hoppers that have 1 or 2 days still left, so I won't need to buy any passes. With the hotel and transportation to/from the airport we should spend well under $500, which is cheap when I consider the fact that it's preventing them from going on other spring break vacations. Sorry, no boys allowed, but if other ladies would like to join us, jump right in! (and Jay in "Follies" does not qualify!)

 

[eye R.N.]

Shelly, I am so sorry for you and Corey. You all remain in our thoughts and prayers. I haven't gotten rid of the second room yet, despite not knowing who is cruising.

The girls min vacation sounds great. Chelsea's band will be marching in EPCOT sometime in the spring. She is never home long enough to pin down real dates.

If I can trade some RCI time, Ron Jon's will be a go for us. Right now I'm with Sandy, I can't see past the ice and snow. If the kids don't go to school tomorrow I may blow a fuse.