July 12 2009 ON THE WONDER

[dlander]

neting means anything. my usual texting language! haha! its a bad habit! but ya cant wait for the dances even tho we still have like 3/4 of a year left! haha. ive only been to santa cruz like once and idk if ive bin to san fran. but ya i really like Santa Barbara and my cousin lives in San Jose, so i like it thr cuz i barely c her. and of corse i luv Ventura!! hehe. ummm the fires are done thank goodness. they got really bad and we were surrounded by smoke to the north, south, east and west of us. but luckily they didnt come by us too close. but ya it was bad.
ya............ haha all out of questions! i'll thnk of some soon! lol

Taylor <3

 

[lvrodmic]

Hi all Disboard Friends,

Wow, yesterday here in Henderson, Nv we had 8 inches of snow. We had not had that much since 1979. What a sight.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Seems like forever until we go on our cruise. Is anyone as excited as me?

 

[lakerz5]

Hi all Disboard Friends,

Wow, yesterday here in Henderson, Nv we had 8 inches of snow. We had not had that much since 1979. What a sight.

Happy Holidays to everyone.

Seems like forever until we go on our cruise. Is anyone as excited as me?

Oh we are sooo excited to go on our cruise. I'd flown with the boys into Denver's airport last night after a 2 hour delay in California and we got stranded and couldnt make the drive all the way home with below zero temperatures, snow and no visiblity with heavy fog. After we'd driven about an hour towards home I told the boys I couldnt go any further on country roads (they are never plowed) so at midnite I decided we were staying in the only town out there overnight. It was minus 17 when we started out this morning for our 2 hours to home. My youngest was sad because daddy was on-call and couldnt make the trip out west with us...he kept saying..."will we make it home for Christmas Eve??"

We have some family in the Las Vegas and Mesquite area of Nevada. Bet the snow was beautiful Mickie! We really don't have a white Christmas this year, just below zero temps.

Happy Holidays!

 

[dlander]

wow wat an adventure!!!!

 

[lvrodmic]

So sorry to hear of the trouble you had getting home for Christmas. At least you made it safely. We had a really nice Christmas in Ventura with our granddaughter Taylor and her parents and my other daughter. We arrived home today. Of course the snow is all gone and it is a bit chilly. Nothing as cold as it is by you (burrrrrr). I bet you are definitely looking forward to the warm waters of our cruise.

Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!

 

[lakerz5]

So sorry to hear of the trouble you had getting home for Christmas. At least you made it safely. We had a really nice Christmas in Ventura with our granddaughter Taylor and her parents and my other daughter. We arrived home today. Of course the snow is all gone and it is a bit chilly. Nothing as cold as it is by you (burrrrrr). I bet you are definitely looking forward to the warm waters of our cruise.

Wishing you and your family a very Happy New Year!

Thank you and Happy New Year to you as well!!!!

 

[lvrodmic]

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone has taken the Disney excursion to the Atlantis water park. Is it really worth the $180? What other excursion would you recommend at Nassau. When we went in 2005 they had a beach excursion to the Blue Lagoon but I see it is no longer offered. Any suggestions?

 

[lakerz5]

We have not done an Atlantis excursion. Last July's cruise we just got off the boat and walked to the Hard Rock Cafe. We had a great lunch and purchased t-shirts and gifts, then walked around a bit and went back to the ship.

We might try to do the Dolphin swim on our own this year. There are tons of discussions if you search the cruise forum for Atlantis. Some felt is was really a great excursion so you might want to check out the discussion threads.

Have a great weekend!

Mari

 

[lvrodmic]

Mari,

Thanks for the info. I did do some checking on the boards and got some ideas.

Don't know how your weather has been but here we have been in the high 60's and low 70's. I am feeling really bad for all those people suffering with the low temps. Told my husband we should be sending them some of our warmer weather. It seems more like spring here instead of January.

Since I can't wait for our cruise in July I am taking a cruise for 7 days to the Mexican Riviera on NCL (I know it is not Disney but got a GREAT price $499 obstructed oceanview) the 7th of March.

Hope we will get some more people on our board going on July 12th. I was thinking maybe it is just too soon. What do you think?

Going to see Taylor next week. She is going to have a "Disney Dream Sixteen Party".

Enjoy the week!

 

[lakerz5]

Mari,

Thanks for the info. I did do some checking on the boards and got some ideas.

Don't know how your weather has been but here we have been in the high 60's and low 70's. I am feeling really bad for all those people suffering with the low temps. Told my husband we should be sending them some of our warmer weather. It seems more like spring here instead of January.

Since I can't wait for our cruise in July I am taking a cruise for 7 days to the Mexican Riviera on NCL (I know it is not Disney but got a GREAT price $499 obstructed oceanview) the 7th of March.

Hope we will get some more people on our board going on July 12th. I was thinking maybe it is just too soon. What do you think?

Going to see Taylor next week. She is going to have a "Disney Dream Sixteen Party".

Enjoy the week!

Mickie,

Glad to see you checked out the boards for answers..they are such a great resource!

We have really varied weather...the temps can drop 50 to 60 degrees from one day to the next. We were having below zero temps, then the next day it rose to the 50's...so it was like "bathing suit weather to us"..currently it is again in the 40's and 50's with such a lack of snow...our youngest received a beautiful sled, but there hasn't been enough snow to tow him behind the ATV.

About our meet board...on our last cruise, I didn't even introduce myself until the end of May although I had read about it a bit before joining in. I don't believe it even began until after the start of the year.

I really think it is a great way to "get acquainted" although. We participated in the fish exchange, but we did not meet everyone on the meet board. One of the families..we met in a shop since her daughter had an unusual first name and her mom called her from another part of the store...other than that most of our chat was on this board. The kids all met up at the their activities the first evening as well.

So..I think there may be people reading our meet board before jumping in to introduce themselves which is fine. since I did the same thing

It will be fun to see who visits our meet forum next!

Congrats on your Spring Cruise Mickie and Happy Birthday Sweet 16 to Taylor as well

Mari

 

[lvrodmic]

Hi Mari,

Enjoyed your note. It sounds as though you too are having crazy winter weather. Sorry your son has not been able to enjoy his new sled. A sled behind an ATV sure does sound like loads of fun. Hope some snow heads your way so he gets to use it.

When we went on our 4 day cruise in April 03 we did not go on the boards. In June 05 we went on the West coast 7 day cruise. We then joined the boards. My daughter reminded me we did not go on until a couple months before we left so maybe I am on quite early for this one. We did have a large group on that board. It was a lot of fun all of us giving our gifts each day. We did not have fish extenders then. We just put them in the baskets in the doors. The FE's are ever so cute though. From what I read there will be another teenage boy going the same time. Taylor is looking forward to meeting everyone in the teen club.

Looking forward to meeting you soon!

 

[kjkcool]

Hi!

My name is Katlyn. I'm 16 and am going on the cruise with my mom and grandparents.

Now, I love them all to death, but, I REALLY would like to spend some of my vacation with someone under the age of 40!!!lol

I'm getting just a tad freaked I'll spend my cruise playing bingo and shuffleboard...


So what I NEED to know...


Anyone on here have any kids my age?lol

 

[lvrodmic]

Hi,

Kaitlyn, my granddaughter is going to be 16 on February 3rd. She too is going with me (her grandmother). She has been corresponding with a young man named Spencer who is also going on the cruise. I will be seeing her this week and I will have her drop you a note. I think they will be meeting up in the teen club so i am sure you will not have to play Bingo and Shuffleboard. You will have a GREAT time!

 

[lakerz5]

Hi!

My name is Katlyn. I'm 16 and am going on the cruise with my mom and grandparents.

Now, I love them all to death, but, I REALLY would like to spend some of my vacation with someone under the age of 40!!!lol

I'm getting just a tad freaked I'll spend my cruise playing bingo and shuffleboard...


So what I NEED to know...


Anyone on here have any kids my age?lol

I have 2 teens age 14 and 16 year old boys..the 14 year old is on frequently chatting with a teen girl that is 16 like you, but my 16 year old is never on these boards..both have had a blast on their last 2 cruises with the teen club and are still in touch with some of the girls they met last July..if you have any questions..just ask..I'm sure Spencer (14) will answer for you. Go ahead and read through this board and you will see a bit of chat from them.

You will have a blast!!!

Welcome aboard!!!!

 

[lakerz5]

oops this post messed up..see below

 

[lakerz5]

Hi,

Kaitlyn, my granddaughter is going to be 16 on February 3rd. She too is going with me (her grandmother). She has been corresponding with a young man named Spencer who is also going on the cruise. I will be seeing her this week and I will have her drop you a note. I think they will be meeting up in the teen club so i am sure you will not have to play Bingo and Shuffleboard. You will have a GREAT time!

oh to be over 40 and all we do is bingo and shuffleboard Mickie teens are so funny

I think there is actually a pic of Spencer playing shuffleboard on the last cruise I didn't even know where it was!!!

 

[kjkcool]

Thanks everybody! You've made me feel better!

I would really like to talk with the other teens.

 

[kjkcool]

oh to be over 40 and all we do is bingo and shuffleboard Mickie teens are so funny

I think there is actually a pic of Spencer playing shuffleboard on the last cruise I didn't even know where it was!!!

I'm sure you over 40 people nap and hit the buffet as well.... JK!!!


Oh really? Sounds like a nice pic

 

[lakerz5]

Thanks everybody! You've made me feel better!

I would really like to talk with the other teens.

Well my 14 year old is on a ski trip and swim meet this weekend and the 16 year old is DJ ing a Winter Royalty Dance at a neighboring high school..but I will have one of them check in here sometime this weekend

 

[dlander]

Mari,

Really I just wanted to let our 16 year old know that today I ran a marathon hiked the mountain and whitewater rafted at the Colorado River That is what us old folks were doing in our spare time today. At 62 I wish I had done all of that Just what were you teens doing today

Mari I too have not played shuffleboard but I might just give it a try this time. What do you think?

I am at Taylor's house so you will see her avatar come up.

Mickie