Jan 2 2013 Dream Cruise

[Dave Dizney]

Soooo excited! Did the big reveal to the kids today and made our FEs for both cabins... well, started anyway! I love Christmas, but excited to be past it soon and sailing away! So excited to meet all of you!

How did your "big reveal" go? Were they surprised?

 

[Vertigo127]

How did your "big reveal" go? Were they surprised?

Sooo surprised! They couldn't figure out how the car, ribs, and peas went together until I told them they were beans! (CAR-RIB- BEAN)
I have the fish extender sewn and ready to embellish... will work on magnets Wednesday- wish I had a laminator ;-)

 

[Dave Dizney]

Sooo surprised! They couldn't figure out how the car, ribs, and peas went together until I told them they were beans! (CAR-RIB- BEAN)
I have the fish extender sewn and ready to embellish... will work on magnets Wednesday- wish I had a laminator ;-)

Dang - could have helped you last Friday! Bethany's laminator is locked up with the school!

Made two more WalMart runs today -tomorrow it's closed - whatever will we do???

 

[Vertigo127]

I'm sorry you went through it too. its so hard. I'd love to meet up with you - i was going to seek you out anyway since I saw you were travelling with just your kids. I am from the south suburbs of Chicago! We'll plan to come to the meetup. We are now in 7622 - I was shocked another cabin option came up and our first was right over a night club so I'm happier with this. My kids are jumpy about noises at night.

We've always done FE before, but I'm sure we're too late to join now, but we might bring some stuff and keep an eye out for FEs hanging out there!

Thanks all for your kind words.

Blessings to your family during this rough time. You are all added to our FE list as I am still in the process of putting our gifts together! Can't wait to meet everyone

 

[Vertigo127]

Dang - could have helped you last Friday! Bethany's laminator is locked up with the school!

Made two more WalMart runs today -tomorrow it's closed - whatever will we do???

There is always quik trip and walgreens for your Christmas Day needs ;-)

 

[racingfandj]

The gig is up. I will save you the visual of the family wetsuit photo, but thought I would post the kids in theirs.

I kept sliding the "cruise box" to the back and had a Mickey call scheduled for 10. It was late coming. Grandma was getting anxious and telling me I just needed to give up. We were done and kept getting them distracted opening and playing with other things. DD 5 asked what the last box was and I told her to leave it alone if her name wasn't on it. Daddy had the camera ready, the box was out and the call finally came. And they were very excited!!! DNiece 14 just kept asking "Is this a wetsuit?" Can't wait to spend New Year's Eve in Orlando!

 

[MichelleVW]

One week from right this moment the girls and I will be in the air on our way to Orlando!!!

DD21 said, "I'm ready to go NOW!!"

 

[MichelleVW]

Stuck in the house because of ice so I just turned on the bathroom heater, went into my closet and tried on clothes for my cruise. I've got one dress and 3 nice tops with capris to wear to dinner! I ran the outfits by my fashion consultants and they all got the "yeah mom that looks good" approval so all I need is a slip to wear with the one dress and I'm good!!

 

[Dave Dizney]

Well, my friends - we leave tomorrow for a long meandering trip down to Florida! Our trip begins with 17 degree temp. here - and we're ready for some warmth.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT'S TIME!!!! See you all at the reception on the 2nd!!!!

 

[shaggy430]

Woo Hoo!! We leave Arizona for Florida Friday to spend 5 days at Disney World before we sail on the Dream January 2.

We are a family of 4 and we gifted the grand parents, aunt, uncle, and cousin a cruise as well. If you see a party of 9 at the early seating with a bunch of cameras, that would be us!!!

btw - what is a Fish Extender Exchange?

 

[Vertigo127]

Stuck in the house because of ice so I just turned on the bathroom heater, went into my closet and tried on clothes for my cruise. I've got one dress and 3 nice tops with capris to wear to dinner! I ran the outfits by my fashion consultants and they all got the "yeah mom that looks good" approval so all I need is a slip to wear with the one dress and I'm good!!

Very cute! Way to make lemonade out of lemons!

 

[Sarafromcanada]

Sooo surprised! They couldn't figure out how the car, ribs, and peas went together until I told them they were beans! (CAR-RIB- BEAN)
I have the fish extender sewn and ready to embellish... will work on magnets Wednesday- wish I had a laminator ;-)

I have added 7622 to my FE list.
But I still don't have Mrs Coles' cabin number?
Thanks
Sara

 

[andrewsmommy]

Hi all! Ok, I am going to deliver FE gifts and if you want to put stuff in ours, great but I know it's last minute so if you can't that is fine!

We are now in 7266 and its me 42, DS9 and DS5.

Can't believe how quick it is coming up.

 

[racingfandj]

12 more hours of work (aka 1 day!) and then I have 2 days to pack and take down Christmas decorations!!!! We will be taking off first thing Monday morning for the airport. Weather looks like we could have some rain but at least it will be above freezing so we should not have any delays.

 

[MichelleVW]

12 more hours of work (aka 1 day!) and then I have 2 days to pack and take down Christmas decorations!!!! We will be taking off first thing Monday morning for the airport. Weather looks like we could have some rain but at least it will be above freezing so we should not have any delays.

I've got 8 1/2 hours of work!! 6 today and 2 1/2 on Monday. I need to get a slip this weekend for my dress, take down Christmas decorations and pack!!

Poor DD19 is getting her wisdom teeth out right this minute. I hated to get it down so close to the cruise, but it was the only time we could do it. It was either today or wait until summer. Hope she heals fast so she can eat ok on vacation. She's not a real big eater anyway so she should be ok.

 

[MichelleVW]

Hi all! Ok, I am going to deliver FE gifts and if you want to put stuff in ours, great but I know it's last minute so if you can't that is fine!

We are now in 7266 and its me 42, DS9 and DS5.

Can't believe how quick it is coming up.

I updated your cabin on the front page! We're not doing the FE, but I think my girls would love to bring some FE gifts for your little ones after what they've been going through. I don't know much about FE gifts or little boys lol, so any ideas for these things would be great!

 

[pillow]

Did anyone else receive a statement credit? I got about $50 back on my Visa card, but I'm not sure its tied to my res or my grandmother's res (which I had to cancel). I will have to file the insurance claim to get her money back, so I'm not sure why I would see a statement credit??? The credit is dated 12/21. Curious.

Jodie

 

[MichelleVW]

Did anyone else receive a statement credit? I got about $50 back on my Visa card, but I'm not sure its tied to my res or my grandmother's res (which I had to cancel). I will have to file the insurance claim to get her money back, so I'm not sure why I would see a statement credit??? The credit is dated 12/21. Curious.

Jodie

Nope, just went and checked and nothing for me.

 

[MichelleVW]

I've got $100 in gift cards, $100 OBC, $250 rewards money from Discover, and $788 from my Disney Chase Visa!! Woo HOO!!!

I think I'm going to put the gift cards and $200 from the Disney for the cruise and then just check my balance by day two to get an idea if I need to add more. The Discover money is going to pay for most of the hotel the night before and the rent a car for the WDW part of the trip. Then the rest of the Disney Dollars are buying our park tickets with some left over for park food. We have a townhouse with a kitchen so we're not going to be eating more than one meal a day at the parks.

So I shouldn't have a big bill when the vacation is over!

 

[ssawka]

I've got $100 in gift cards, $100 OBC, $250 rewards money from Discover, and $788 from my Disney Chase Visa!! Woo HOO!!!

I think I'm going to put the gift cards and $200 from the Disney for the cruise and then just check my balance by day two to get an idea if I need to add more. The Discover money is going to pay for most of the hotel the night before and the rent a car for the WDW part of the trip. Then the rest of the Disney Dollars are buying our park tickets with some left over for park food. We have a townhouse with a kitchen so we're not going to be eating more than one meal a day at the parks.

So I shouldn't have a big bill when the vacation is over!

Is it possible to see how much OBC you have? I know I got $25 for booking online, but I'm not sure if I got the $50 Disney Visa OBC.