for not booking a CAT 10-secret porthole room when they were open (no SPR avail and 10's only available on deck 2 now and I do not want t move to deck 2 because I know my kiddos will want to go to the pool a lot not to mention the drink station). And to upgrade higher than a CAT 10
will take all my re-booking money (I wanna go again next year and do an Eastern!)
So I gotta watch the money closely. 
I am trying to convince dh we need to spend the weekend there on the way home but it so pricey to do that....not to mention we would sweat to death 
which I am NOT for! HOT natured chic here!
I really should look into stopping in Orlando and going to Blizzard Beach. We have done Typhoon Lagoon before and this would be a perfect opportunity!! Hmmm...I also thought about Vero Beach but that is not a far enough from Boca and I want to be headed home that weekend. Maybe I should look into tix 
FUTILE!
, "are we there yet?"
I love it and just may do that! Thanks
Just an FYI since you have time before the cruise, you might want to check out www.naturallycurly.com for some tips on working with your curls. I found that site three years ago and my hair is now something I love instead of hate
The have forums/boards like here on the DIS in their Curl Community section. I love lurking there as much ad I do here on the DIS
Can't wait until September!
Where/how did you find your curly stylist? What products do you love? Love your pic...pretty curls...how do you fix it???
To find my local stylist in Boston, I used the NaturallyCurly site and clicked on the Curl Salons tab. That along with some glowing reccomendations helped me find the right gal
It's so much fun just planning, but gets a little overwhelming! I love reading everyone's posts! It just gets me that much more excited, and I love all the great ideas! It's really cool getting to "meet" other people who will be on the same cruise! This is the first time I've posted on boards at all, so I am definitely a "newbie" at all this! )
Now for the things I learned on our recent trip that will help with our cruise!!
* We need more rolling bags! Got one at DTD!
we finally got rid of our last non rolling bag last year. Now everyone has a rolling carryon and suitecase. Huge difference.
* Never leave home without room spray===PU potty!
whatcha bringing for the ships bathroom(s)? I'm not sure which kind to choose but I will be bringing something!
* Pack my jewelry so it is safer (delicate not expensive)
ugh, I am so bad about this!
* Less is more! (when a laundry room is available)
am a little worried about finding time on the ship. . .
* We will need a bottle of spray-on sunscreen for each day and sensitive skin sunscreen for faces!
oiy! excellent information! I've been spraying my two white as sheets little ones every day for going out back on our deck and their little kiddie pool. . .no burns yet but in caribbean I'm guessing we will all need it.
* DD needs a sweater/sweatshirt even in summer
great reminder, putting it on my list, I am always warm/hot so often forget my peanuts get cold easily.
* Life vests for swimming are no longer needed by kids!
awesome, my two kiddos will need all the help they can get. sadly, no access to a "big" pool regularly. My older ones grew up with an inground pool in our backyard and are fish. . .and now the two of them that are coming along? will probably not even swim much!
* Beach toys are a pain to drag around (we will just use the Mickey plates)
love this idea!
* We really need a steamer trunk!
I need at least two!
* Bring my shoe organizer on every trip not just WDW!
hhhmmm, I have one but am unsure if I am organized enough or can marshall my trops to be organized enough to use it?
* Make sure to always have camera and accessories ready!
terrible at this AND my only camera I use faithfully is on my cell phone which I will not be using. . .sigh
* Keep up with sunglasses!
bringing 3 pairs for me alone!
* You can never have too many pillows in the CAR for the drive
and a light blanket/sheet. . .
* Hair products and accessories are a MUST for curly girls.
x3 girls oiy!
* Have a wide selection of DVD's and working headphones for kids in car!
check, check
Think that is IT!
Maybe I didn't re-apply enough??
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It is pure insanity...at some point you have to make some financial decisions 
. I have never worked so hard and been so mentally spent, people can be abusive (not DISers, of course)! "Mama's don't let your babies grow up to be cowboys!"
now back on track...there are mixed emotions in this vacation because of money 
but when I start planning and posting and making "secretive" FE gifts I get excited . DH and I definately want to upgrade to a Cat 10 b/c of split bathroom but I am not sure that will happen. I think we are also having to back out of MNSSHP this time too I was so looking forward to it and so was my family but money talks and peeps walk (away from MNSSHP!) 
when you can't hear the money talking 
...check it out if you have not already...I am in love w/ Ollie. I have 2 beagles, Daisy and Lily, so I totally related to having to leave my babies!
! Come on DISers post, am I that bad a writer????!! I need to get in touch with NCJenn and see how her plans are going, we can get our "plans" going!
to take a new one in large part due to this economy and related issues. Did you hear that huge sigh? One of my best friends runs a real estate office and has had to let all of her staff go and is working crazy hours just to keep things afloat and taking half paychecks. . . awful right now. Her DH just "retired" from Chrysler.I think that's what I need to do, go read a good trip report!
...I will load the pantry with noodles for our retuirn
not knowing if a paycheck will come from all your efforts or not. working everyday, the stress (which makes me crave sweets
...
AND to think my mother has been an agent for years I have learned so much about her just by going thru this. 
I am sure you have been rolling with the punches. I hope he is happy with his new employer! 
. my ds does not think he is going unless his behavior improves 
...he is driving me nuts this summer 
....he wants to be entertained 24/7 I wanna say look I am planning a DC give me some space but he would never get that Mom get off that computer...but mommies working ...yeah working planning a cruise
We still have two more away Saturday into Sunday events/away times before we cruise and then family coming to stay with us in mid August so busy times all the way through summer BUT I have already been considering where to best "stage" my packing efforts. AS you can imagine with a house full of people and then more visiting, the locations for such is generally not premium, more like under my feet!so glad to see you here kileybeth! just got finished looking all your pics....precious children! that pic of your packed van....OMG and 20hrs...that is a haul! We are lucky to be in NC and not have as long of a haul. I hope your travels are very soothing
I will just block it all out with a good book, that's the plan for now. we do have a dvd player so that helps tooand thank you about the kiddos, blond or not, I'll keep 'em
YES WE NEED THIS CRUISE
thank goodness my kids like them
so sorry to hear about your friend in the RE biz...it really will make a sane individual CRAZY
ahh, I've been saying those kinds of things lately too but it is because I am getting older and understanding what it must have been like for her to have little ones this late in life, I'm the 4th out of 5 and my siblings are 8-13 years older then me and my little sister.
I cannot imagine the adjustment you and your dh have had to make after being employed in the same place for 25 years...culture shock
thanks, it is a huge move for him but he seems energized by it and looking forward to it, it's been a loooonnnnggg process and although he has already met everyone he is working with and done lots of the preliminary stuff, we still have no start date so before/after the cruise is still up in the air
our kids are going to have a blast
Well I tried to get dh to work with me on making lists last night...and we got a little bit done but we are not where we want to be...I need to get all my paperwork into one place.ditto
KILEYBETH are you doing Palo? we are going one night at 9pm (cannot even remember which night...see I need to get organized) but we decided to go late so the kids would be set before we headed off to have a quiet dinner...HT and Brunch were booked.
Well talk soon. Everyone keep posting and remind me of all thosew things I need to be doing to prepare!
I am chomping at the bit to start packing but I'm trying to figure out where to put everything. The house has to look "perfect" ya know as it could be shown at any moment. Having a house that is neat and clean at any given moment is making me crazy! If we pack up all our undies/clothes etc what would we do for 59 days without them? I definately feel for all you first time cruisers!. I was there last year and it really seems to get overwhelming with everything to try and pack, remember and read. Not to mention that the last month before going, I become a drill sergeant with the hand washing and hand sanitizer! Can't be too careful. I would be so upset if anything kept us back from going on the cruise. Last year, 2 weeks before we left, my DD broke her leg. (darn trampoline) So, there I was a blubbering idiot in the ER telling this doctor, BUT, we are going on a Disney cruise (yes, I had travel insurance and it would've covered it, but if there was a way that I was going to be on that boat, I was going to find it)! It all worked out in the end and we still went (would never do it again, but, we still went and want to go back). So this cruise feels more like a first cruise for us, only we kind of know what to expect. Oh it is going to be sooo fun
, I can't wait. And thank you to DH and you for doing the maps. My DH got the hang of forward, aft and blah blah, but I didn't, so those maps will come in handy for us!! Darn economy, makes me guilty that we are going, but DH and I say that we are going to tighten the money belt too after we come back.
