December 11, 2004 Eastern cruise thread

[SQUIGGLE]

I am soooo ready for the double digit dance! Just a little longer.

Can you believe the Hurricane is coming this way? this is not how I envisioned spending my long weekend!
Maria - keep your head down.

fran (no comments please)

 

[Disneyfan37]

Fran,I know that sucks!We are in Gainesville.Where are you at?I hope it doesn't go to Punta Gorda area as they have had enough damage from Charley.

Yes,come on double digit dance!I am ready!I can hear the music now!

Maria

 

[momto2dkids]

Does everyone have their dancing shoes on?

18 hours and counting till the double digit dance.!!

:thewave:

 

[jhorner]

DDD (Double Digit Dance)

This morning before school my kids and I cranked Hey Hey Baby (from the sail away party) and did the DDD. I don't know how to post the pic so my DARLING Sister is going to do it for me. The only one who didn't dance was my son (7) because he has decided that Hey Hey Baby is a 'girls' song. I gave him a big WHATEVER! gave him the camera and asked him to take the picture! I can't wait to be boogie-ing on the Magic!

 

[RebeccaLovesDisney]

Sending some pixie dust and prayers to Maria and Fran (and everyone in Florida) for the safety of them and their loved ones.

And yes, we are also doing the DDD

 

[Disneyfan37]

Thanks everyone!We are okay for right now.It isn't suppose to hit FL till this weekend.DH and I were out last night,and the sky looked beautiful.Hard to believe there is a hurricane coming to FL.

Fran stay safe as well as the others in FL.Prayers your way!

Everyone have a great weekend!

Maria

 

[Ratt45]

YES YES YES Double Digit dance. 99 days to go!!!!!

 

[SQUIGGLE]

Hi everyone. We left Martin County Wednesday night and are now in Davenport with friends. Frances just seemed a little too much for me. Glad we left when we did - no traffic at all.

would you believe i almost forgot about the double digit dance!!!

sharing a computer with a few people so i have to get.

Prayers and Pixie Dust to all in Florida. Keep your headsdown folks.

fran

 

[Disneyfan37]

Fran,Glad you got out of there when you did.We aren't close to the water,so we are just waiting it out.Prayers,stay safe and take care!

Yes,we are finally doing the double digit dance!Everyone ready?!?!?!

 

[momto2dkids]

Fran & Maria- we will be thinking of you often over the coming days and praying that they find you and your loved ones safe!


When your able, please drop us a line and let us know that everything is ok with you and your families.

In the meantime, lots and lots of , sent your way!

 

[Disneyfan37]

Thanks everyone!All is still calm here.DH and I went to dinner tonight,and on our way home we saw hurricane clouds.It was weird as neither him nor I had seen this before.They say we won't get the worst part till sometime this weekend.

We will be in touch!Again thanks!

Maria

 

[Disneyfan37]

This is Maria's DH. Right now at 4pm we are experiencing what appears to me as 45 to 50 mph gusts and driving rain. A medium size tree in our neighbor behind us yard fell over earlier and broke their fence and mostly fell into our yard. However, we are safe. A little scary at times hearing things hit the roof. Always the optimist, only 97 days to go for us!!!! I'm tired of the hurricane, even though we aren't in the direct path.

 

[SQUIGGLE]

Hi everyone.
Looks liek we made it through the storm. Well, right now we are having rain with pretty good wind gusts. I thoguht it was over.
Doesn't seem to be any damage here except a few small bushes down.
Storm made landfall at Stuart (where we live) I can't get anyone on the phone - no real surprise. Going to try to call the police and see what I can find out before we try to go home.
Maria - hope all is ok with you.
I'm still thinking about the cruise; and I never thoguht I'd say it; but I've lost count of the days.

Take care everyone

fran

 

[Disneyfan37]

Fran,I am glad you and family are okay!We like you have tons of debris in our yard.We are under a curfew,and we are to stay indoors.My neighbor's pinetree broke in three,and two parts ended in my yard.The winds are still heavy and rain as well here in Gainesville.They are saying it will stay like this today.We are okay!Stay safe!

Yes,the cruise!I can't wait!


Take everyone!

Maria

 

[Villaness]

Fran and Maria.....good to hear all is well with you. I wonder what happened with the people who were scheduled to go out on a cruise on Saturday. We heard on the news that the ships were continuing to sail around and that the people who were supposed to leave on Saturday were staying in hotels.

Boy would that be a bummer....at least for the ones waiting to go. maybe good for those getting extra sailing days.

I am so ready to go on this cruise. My grandchildren are really antsy to go.....we already are getting the " I wish we could go now!" Hey...I wish I could go now!!

Keep safe down in Florida everyone! Hope the cleanup goes well.

Kathy

 

[jwann]

Thanks for the updates Fran, Maria and dh! Sorry for the inconvenience of evacuation, cleaning up, curfews, etc. Glad to hear you've come throught it!!

See you in LESS than 100 days!!

 

[SQUIGGLE]

Thanks for good thoughts everyone.
Maria - glad you came through OK.
Got through to Sheriff at home they said we could come home. There is a curfew there. Finally got through to neighbor. He said development is a mess; but buildings are OK. No power for 4 or 5 more days more. He said we should stay here if we can. Can't get anyone from work; so don't know what's going on there.

Getting antsy; so since all is well at home; and there is nothing we can do here; went over to Magic Kingdom yesterday. Everything looked good. Lots of trees down along the roads; but that's all. Roff of Aunt Polly's was being worked on. don't know if it was scheduled or if it is from hurricane.
Have to go now. Everyone stay well
fran

 

[Disneyfan37]

Thanks everyone!Yes,Jennifer less then 100 days to go.We are doing fine.It is a mess in our backyard as it is flooded.DH cleaned the front yard and roof yesterday.I feel sorry for the yard people this week.We won't be able to start cleaning our backyard till tomorrow if we are lucky as it was still raining last night.Our street in front of the house flood for the second time last night.This morning it looks okay.

Fran,I hope you are able to go home soon.There are tons here in Gainesville without power as well.They are saying a week before it comes back.We got lucky as it only went out twice here.I am asthmatic,so I was like please Lord no.Hope you get ahold of your jobs soon also.DH was told yesterday don't go to work till further notice.He is going to go by there this morning to see what is up.You all stay safe!Let us know when you are home!

There are a lot of people on the boads complaing about Disney Cruise line,and what happened.I wish people would understand it is out of Disney's control as no one can control hurricanes.We have another one brewing,and they say it may affect FL.We don't like it either,but it is out of Disney's control.I am worried about castaway cay.One of my dcparents is taking her two boys next month,and I hope by then all is back up there.I havne't heard what damages were done there,but their trip won't be complete without it.Jenn-Those boys would have me play the cd you sent all day if I would.They love it.I can only imagine what will happen when they hear it at the sailaway party.

All in FL stay safe!Take care everyone!

Maria

 

[momto2dkids]

Bumping back up to the first page.

 

[SQUIGGLE]

Hi everyone. We are down to 89 days now! If someone told me two weeks ago I would lose track of the time I would have said, "No Way!" Then along came Frances and I wasn't even sure what day of the week it was.
We came home Thursday. Got phones back yesterday (Friday); but could only call out. Phones came back completely today and we got power at 2:20pm! Now it's all clean up.
Maria - it sounds like the flooding was outside. I can imagine the mess; but glad home is OK.
Can't wait to hear that ship's horn!!

fran