Here I am!
You guys are sweet to worry about me.
Everything is fine - my parents were in town visiting this weekend, so I was off the DIS completely from sometime mid-day on Friday until yesterday afternoon. By the time I had caught up on all the chattiness, it was time to go to bed last night!
I was supposed to go to Austin today for work, but since we're in a mini-monsoon in the Dallas area right now, that got cancelled. Considering how incredibly yucky it is outside, I'm glad!
Denise - I was glad to hear that your family fared okay with all those Atlanta storms - you guys were some of the first I thought about! I had no idea there were more storms on Saturday - how scary.
(Jennifer - weren't you just commenting the other day about how Atlanta would be a safe place to live?!) Congrats on the job!
Elin - meant to comment that you might want to try The Wave (the new restaurant going into the CR with the Concourse Steakhouse closure). I believe it should be open by the fall - in fact, I think it will be open once the CS closes in late May. I've heard everything from that it will be Asian fusion, to that it will be similar to the current CS menu. I also 2nd the GF Cafe idea, or Raglan Road.
Kristine - glad to see you around. Hope that Jonathan is doing better today. 3 weeks in June - WOW!!! Just my opinion, but I might think of staying on the boat in Nassau if I were you. If you're just doing the 3 night, there is so much to see and do on the ship, that you might want to use it as an "at sea" day, and enjoy all there is to do on board. We did the Dolphin Swim (which was very cool, but not cheap), but the next go-round, I think I might stay on board. Jonathan is nuts and wants to dive with sharks.
Tammi - DVC members staying on points haven't been eligible for the free dining promotion in the past (there's that whole package thing). Of course, they could always change the rules, but since that's what they do in lieu of a package discount through WDTC, I wouldn't count on it.
Elizabeth - I thought of you this weekend as my mom and I burned up our CC's at NorthPark!
I almost expected to run into you while I was in Nordstrom's.
Janet - prayers for your sweet grandniece. She looks amazing for being that small and premature. My niece was about 3 weeks early, and after a terrible delivery, was in NICU for over a month. She was over 5 pounds and looked AWFUL compared to Olivia.
for she and her mommmy for a quick recovery and homecoming!
Beth and Theresa - good to see you both posting!
Jen - glad you had a great trip to CO! Hope you're not dragging too badly today.
I can barely remember all that I read over the last few days, so here's a healthy dose of
for anyone else I didn't mention - it was not intentional!
I am not thinking it will save us that much money. By the time we pay OOP for the TS that we wouldn't have credits for, and the tips, and the park passes, and the difference between the discounted room at BC and the rack rate at AKL I think it comes out to a savings of $250. I think. And that is contingent on being able to even get a room at AKL with free dining. Maybe I should just leave it the way it is, even if there IS free dining. 
I am soooooo excited!!!!!!!
The way our ADRs shake out for that second week, it actually makes it reasonable to have the DDP, even if we have to PAY for it. Now I am REALLY confused about what would be best, because I can't add DDP to the BC room. I suppose the first thing to do is find out the dates for free dining. If it doesn't cover our dates I can see about 1) getting a AAA package for those dates or 2) getting an AP discount and adding DDP. Maybe. We would have to cancel BC, which has pros and cons. It makes me crazy to think we're paying more for something if there is a way to make it cost less. 
