FEBRUARY 14, 2009 (very early roll-call!)

[lovesDCL]

thanks for both those links Patty!

 

[Kfyr23]

Leaving on the 12th anyone else headed out for Valentines weekend trip?

 

[PURTYPAT1]

we are coming in fri around 4ish and might hit downtown disney fri pm.
We are very lucky because my friend lives in orlando so we are staying there on fri and then they will drive us to port !

Have fun, & see ya on Sunday

 

[justinchina]

Hi Justin,

Welcome. Where are you flying in from?

Come to the group meet on Sunday at 1pm & ask the men, I am sure a few would be interested. I would also ask guest service about how you can go about doing this.

See you soon

Patricia

Thanks Patricia,
we just got into D-world last night from Seattle...thanks for the suggestion, i will try that approach.
also we will be in cabin 7060 if anybody wants to drop by or "gift" this trip to their husband!

justin

 

[moosemom]

Well I haven't had nearly as much time to natter on here as I would have liked this winter - I'm leaving in a couple hours for a day at the world and then we'll be boarding!

I really appreciated the information and kindness shown in this thread all this time and I hope to run into some of you aboard ship - I'll be the one clutching a drink as I try to cope with my kids, husband and parents in one small little boat

Have a wonderful trip everyone!

 

[PURTYPAT1]

Thanks Patricia,
we just got into D-world last night from Seattle...thanks for the suggestion, i will try that approach.
also we will be in cabin 7060 if anybody wants to drop by or "gift" this trip to their husband!

justin

We will be meeting at 1pm on Sunday, Feb 15 on the outside deck at Topsiders (inside if weather is bad)

Well I haven't had nearly as much time to natter on here as I would have liked this winter - I'm leaving in a couple hours for a day at the world and then we'll be boarding!

I really appreciated the information and kindness shown in this thread all this time and I hope to run into some of you aboard ship - I'll be the one clutching a drink as I try to cope with my kids, husband and parents in one small little boat

Have a wonderful trip everyone!

 

[PURTYPAT1]

I guess I'm the last one home, I'll turn off the lights

 

[lovesDCL]

See you on thr ship everyone!

 

[Snow What]

Sunday morning, just doing laundry...expecting snow today
Who cried leaving the ship???? I did!
My girls and the my entire extended family loved checking the bags for gifts. Thank-you to all who participated in the gift exhange. It definately made the trip a little extra magical.
Just wondering, what were your favorite parts of the adventure?

 

[Jodijo]

Sunday morning, just doing laundry...

Well, at least you can do laundry! They switched our airlines due to weather and the luggage did not follow. They hope to find them and deliver them today. (That just means that I have to go back to work tomorrow and then do laundry when I get home. What a hard dose of reality!)

Good luck with the snow. It started to rain when we got home and might not stop for days. At least I look good with a tan in the rain.

I also wanted to thank everyone for they generosity in our gift exchange. It made the cruise so special. I am also amazed at how create some people are. DIS'ers ROCK!

 

[chrissyt27]

After our 10 hour layover at the airport we made it home at midnight. It was very sad to leave.
I am sorry I didn't get to meet more people. we missed the meet, but did run into some people. we had a blast with the gifts. And I agree, some people are so creative! We loved everything. I really liked the bag and the Disney cookies, and the magnets, and I could go on. Everything was great and it was fun checking our bag each day.
I hope everyone's kids enjoyed the tattoos and magnets. I hope there was enough, if anyone was upset or feel like you need another set of a certain tattoos, let me know, and I can mail them. (our gift was the ragu bag of stuff) I hate to have any upset kids, but hopefully they had to much fun to even think about it.
We also came home to snow and sleet. 20 out today, but by Friday in the
50s.
Thanks everyone for the great trip:>

 

[rubbergypsy]

just home after missing our flight yesterday sat at the gate for 6 hours and never heard that they changed it, by the time we ran to it they closed the door thank god for vacation club, got a studio at ssr and went back to disney for the night and did the airport all over again today. thankfully airtran was great and just put us on the same flight today and did not charge the fees. lots of meltdowns in the airport today as most flights were overbooked. anyone who did not actually pay for their seats got bumped and i saw a lot of drama. yikes... all the gifties were great thanks to all, loved the clothespin.

 

[Snow What]

... loved the clothespin.

That gift was a huge hit with me and my extended family...thanks, minniemousememories.
The cookies looked too good to eat, but they didn't last too long...thanks Dale, del-ish

I loved all the gifts....thanks again everyone.

Sorry to hear about all the travel woes. At least you are home safely.

Jodijo, did you get your luggage yet?

 

[Jodijo]

Jodijo, did you get your luggage yet?

Yep, thanks for asking! Good news, it came around 3pm. Bad news, I just couldn't make myself start all the laundry. Oh well, it will still be there tomorrow after work.

 

[Daleh]

Ken and I got to the resort and went to Downtown for about an hour then checked in at the condo and decided to do laundry here. Didn't even go to the park until today, it was very crowded. Back to room about 8:30 and callapsed. Hope to go to Hollywood tomorrow and Epcot Tuesday.
The gift exchange was so much fun. Glad you all enjoyed the bag and cookies. Hope I got the numbers right. It was our first cruise and you all made it so much fun, coming back to the stateroom and checking the FE. My grandkids will love all the goodies, I am sitting here eating the candy right now. Thanks for sharing the fun with us. Now I have to figure out how to do this again soon. And how to change my ticket. Hope to keep in touch with you all and maybe see you again. Sorry about the lousy weather it's 74 in Orlando today Mom said it was about 45 in NC today. Not looking forward to going home to that but can't wait to see my grandkids.

 

[Jennifer_W]

Wow, what a fabulous cruise! And we loved checking our F.E. everyday and finding all of the very generous gifties...such a group of creative people! I didn't cry leaving the ship, but that was ONLY because we were all still chuckling after seeing Jodi's entire family waving goodbye to everyone in the lobby (including son Eli wearing his super sized Mickey hands!). Thank goodness for them, because otherwise I would have been bawling!

Some things were better on this cruise (meeting fellow DISers, fantastic table mates--Jodi and family ), some things were better on our first (mostly just our dining serving staff & having more freedom--adding a 22 month old into the mix changes things a lot!), but the Magic is still the very best place to be, don't you think? I was quite put out this morning when I had to MAKE MY OWN COFFEE!

I now totally, totally relate to those commercials Celebrity Cruises had a few years ago. You know, the people--all in a daze in the midst of real life--staring off into space saying things like "I once had a staff who turned down my bed and left my towels folded into delightful shaped animals" or something like that. I am totally there. I have to do 10 MOUNTAINS of laundry today??? I protest! I protest!!!

 

[lovesDCL]

thanks everyone for the great gifts! it's no fun to be back and having to get back to real life

i hope everyone had an amazing cruise!

 

[Jodi]

OK, where's the "banging head against the wall" smilie when you need it? This one , nor this one can really convey how I'm feeling today. UGH I can't feel too sorry for myself, though, as I read about the travel nightmares that some of you endured on your way home. That sucks . I'm glad you're all home safe .

Allright, quick everyone, think of the most un-creative gift you got in your FE.....yep, that was mine! Seriously, though, where do you guys come up with all the ideas for this stuff?? Thank you all so much for everything, it definitely added so much fun to each day!

Sorry I didn't get to meet half of you, I feel really bad . I got to the meet um, really late I guess! Hey, I though you'd all be hanging out drinking margaritas & such!! I am thankful for those I did get to meet, though .

And like JenW said, my family had the best table mates!! It was so great spending time with your terrific family, Jen! We miss you guys! Dinner was so boring Saturday night without you all there . And I was thinking, GrizzButtJen, how come we didn't just push our tables together?? I had a great time running with you on Castaway Cay...hopefully we can run a 1/2 or full together some time???

Allright, I'm done cryin' like a chick....almost! can someone come over & turn down my bed for me tonight? couple chocolates wouldn't hurt, either

 

[grizbuzz]

We're back home in California. Our last day was great. Other than the fact that I had to serve as the poster child for the "lady who failed in packing" and disembarked in socks (Now, Jodi and Jen W, be honest...did you notice? I tried very hard to hide my feet under the table during breakfast on Saturday ). After getting off the ship (in a record 10 or 15 minutes), we went to Cocoa Beach and then to the Space Center and then caught our flight home with no delays. Baggage made it home with us as well. Other than the fact that it's raining here, my downstairs room is filled with dirty laundry and I still feel like I'm rocking with the ship, we are doing very well.

Had a wonderful time on the cruise! It was so great to meet all of you and I so appreciated all of the wonderful gifts. Highlights of the cruise were touring St. Maarten with John of Bernard's tours (and fellow DISers!....SO sorry my kids were SUCH pains in the you know what ), 5k on Castaway Cay (and yes, Jodi, we must do a 1/2 marathon sometime and maybe even a run in St Pete ), Megan's Bay (so nice to run into you there PurtyPat!) and just relaxing on the ship. And Jodi, I promise you that you did NOT want to join tables with us for dinner (just ask Chrissy about my kids...I love 'em but, they just are not good at sitting still)

Thanks everyone for making the trip, and planning for the trip, so much fun!

Good luck readjusting back to "real" life. Time to start putting the pennies in the piggy bank now for the next cruise!

 

[chrissyt27]

Had a wonderful time on the cruise! It was so great to meet all of you and I so appreciated all of the wonderful gifts. Highlights of the cruise were touring St. Maarten with John of Bernard's tours (and fellow DISers!....SO sorry my kids were SUCH pains in the you know what ), 5k on Castaway Cay (and yes, Jodi, we must do a 1/2 marathon sometime and maybe even a run in St Pete ), Megan's Bay (so nice to run into you there PurtyPat!) and just relaxing on the ship. And Jodi, I promise you that you did NOT want to join tables with us for dinner (just ask Chrissy about my kids...I love 'em but, they just are not good at sitting still)

I thought your boys were cute. and I thought they were mostly well behaved on our tour. They were pretty chatty, but boys will be boys and I enjoyed meeting them and you guys. It was such a coincidence we were on the same tour. I was glad to be with some I "knew" I though Max was super smart, but it did get pretty quite after he fell asleep. When the tour guide said kids fall asleep after the beach I didn't believe him, but sure enough was sound asleep.

Your DH wanted a copy of a video that my DH shot at the airport, it's not the best, but I can send it. I was going to edit out the first 30 seconds since it's nothing, but you should pm your email and I will get it to you at some point. hopefully soon.

and that's funny about your shoes, I hope you could get them later. My luck I would have packed them all in the checked.
I bet your boys loved the space center.