July 1st, 2006 070106 07/01/06 20060701 07012006

[Husker4040]

I agree, nice win over Missouri. I don't think they have won since beating us. Talk about leaving it all on the field. We have Colorado on Friday. Not good. Maybe with a little magic and some trick plays, we could pull it out.

Have a great Thanksgiving!! It's nice here today, but we have a cold front coming in tonight, and high in the low 30's tomorrow, with falling temps. Time to jump back into cruise prep! Wal-Mart had some disposable cameras on clearance. It was a pack of 2 camera's, one being an underwater camera. I bought the girls one, and one for the nieces and nephews. How fun!

Have a great weekend!

 

[Tonyspad]

Count us in for 7/01/06. I booked our room last September through inventory control for a Cat 3. I just bought the Airline tickets for a good price from Jet Blue and Song ( I split them because Jet Blue wanted double for the departure) So as Peter Pan said.... Away we go......

 

[Husker4040]

Welcome! We were beginning to think we were going to have the ship to ourselves. We are thrilled to have you with us. How many traveling in your party? Any teens? We will be bringing 21 people with our group. I'm sure that Lisa and Deb will welcome you also. Is this your first cruise? It's the first for everyone in our group, but Lisa and Deb are both cruise veterans.


Patti

 

[ldb1030]

Welcome Tonyspad!! Are you flying in the day prior to the cruise? We are trying to decide if we are going in 1 day before or 2 and go to MGM for a day!?

Patti-
What is with those Colorado fans?? They have some serious issues don't you think?!

We had a nice turkey day! Went to Manhattan to see the Cat's b-ball game Wed. night! That was fun! OMG Alexa found Bill Snyder and had her picture taken with him on her picture phone!! He was SO nice to her!
I'll email it to you! Small but really cool!

Did you hear about the tornados in Ft. Riley and JC??!! My mom and sister both both got stuck in Manhattan during all that!

 

[Tonyspad]

Husker and IDB,
This will be our fourth Disney Cruise, but our first seven nighter. We ( wife and two preteen kids) will be arriving into MCO late Thursday and plan to go to a waterpark on Friday. If I may be so bold, who are Lisa and Deb ???

 

[Husker4040]

Lisa is ldb, and Deb hasn't logged on for a while, but I will remind her to check in. In fact, she lives in CT also.

What ages are your kids? We will have kids in just about every age group. I think Deb has 2 preteens of her own.

Lisa - I looked at the pictures you sent me. Great picture of Alexa! Any news on a new coach yet? The Riley pictures....Holy Cow!! That is quite a bit of damage for such a late season storm.

I'm freezing to death here. I want to finish my Christmas shopping next week, and after my show next weekend, can concentrate on the cruise! Think warm thoughts when we can't get the temp to go above 20.

I don't know about the CU fans. They are like that in our stadium also. The big difference is that we don't sell beer. Where was security during the entire game with this going on? Everybody I know stopped going to away games at CU and MU. Both stadiums sell beer.

 

[ldb1030]

Yea, selling beer at any college game is just a stupid idea if you ask me!
And it's not always the students that act like idiots, most of the time it's the adult "fans"

No news on the coach as of this second but sounding like a really YOUNG guy is in the running?! Wish they'd announce it soon!

I sent you another picture of the cemetary at Ft. Riley that I received today!
Strange!

Ahhhhhhhh the cruise! yes, once the holidays are over, it's time to concentrate on the cruise!!!!

Alexa has her Jingle Bell Ball Saturday night and she's going to freeze her you-know-what off!!!

 

[Husker4040]

Wow on the pictures of the cemetary!

How did the Jingle Bell Ball go? Did she freeze her patootie off?
I'm freezing again today. Right now the temp is 3. They just keep talking about there being no wind to add a windchill. 3 is cold enough thanks. We have more snow coming today, we got about 4" on Saturday. I'm tired of that already too! They are starting to soften the forecast by saying about an inch of fluffy snow today. WHAT??

Have a great day, and keep thinking warm thoughts!


P.S. Was that a great game on Saturday (Texas & Colorado), or what???

 

[Husker4040]

Hey Lisa - Look what I found this morning!

School officials planned to formally announce the hiring of Virginia offensive coordinator Ron Prince on Monday as head coach of the Wildcats, athletic director Tim Weiser said Sunday night.

The 36-year-old Prince, raised in nearby Junction City aw:

 

[Skuba2]

Hello Tony--you may be so bold. I am Deb. LOL! I don't write much, but I do read. I subscribed to the web, so it comes to me.

I am still in the counting down the months. Soon it will be weeks, then hours. LOL! My SIL is suppose to also be going with her family, but she may be second guessing the trip. We'll see.

I have had sooooo much going on at home, that I haven't been on the board much. But, I think everything is under control---including Christmas shopping.

We are also from CT (who else is) and are heading down on Wednesday to do a few days at Universal Studios. We are in one of the suites also booked through inventory control. It is our 3rd Disney Cruise 7 day but our first on their Western. Personally, I would just love a cruise to nowhere. After 4 other non-disney cruises and several vacations to the islands, I usually spend most of the time on the ship enjoying the suite.

my kids are Son turning 5 on cruise, daughter 8 and another daughter turning 12 on cruise.

 

[Husker4040]

Hi Deb! I figured you would be back soon. Wow, we are down to about 205 days. Since it's about -8 + windchill here today, I could stand to do some thinking about the cruise. However, I have one last show and Christmas to get through before I can focus on that. I hope to finish my shopping, or most of it anyway, on Friday. I want to have one year that I'm not freaking out the few days before trying to get the shopping done!

I think Tony is also from CT. Has your SIL decided what to do on the trip yet? I don't think we will have anyone back out, but we'll see what happens come 1 April. Have a great day! We are preparing to shovel again. Another 5" possible today.

 

[ldb1030]

get the picture?! OMG it's COLD!
My Mom just called and she and my Dad are without right now up near JC! It's not the furnace, something with the power to their house!

Hey did you hear CU just fired Barnett!!!!
Guess they FINALLY realized how bad he makes the school look!

Oh yes! We are loving our new coach! He's said such nice things about JC and Ft. Riley! I'm really excited to have him as our new coach!!

Yes, Alexa froze going to the jingle bell ball but so did all the other girls!

STAY WARM!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Husker4040]

We aren't hearing a lot about your new coach up here. I did hear he got a pretty good special teams guy from North Dakota. I think he was defensive coordinator there. It will be interesting to see what happens with the program under a new coach. I think recruiting will pick up under a younger coach. Under Callahan, our recruiting went through the roof! It looks like we will have another top recruiting class.

Barnett - well what can you say? What's interesting is that his summer camp is being investigated for large cash advances to coaches and some sort of car deal. I think that program will do well under a new coach. Their donors aren't giving any money, and the players complain about facilities, etc. The fans certainly need to be taught some manners. The right coach can make all of those problems right.

Did your parents get the power back on? What a terrible time of the year to be without power! Scary. We had more snow last night. I'm getting tired of that already. But, they are saying 40 for Sunday! The only problem is that is my last show is Sunday, so I will miss any nice weather. The upside of that is it is the last show! Then I can get my Christmas stuff done, and start thinking about the cruise.

 

[ldb1030]

Yes, my parents got the power back! Were not without it too long but long enough when it's that cold and you're older!

Had a busy weekend! Bake sale for the dance team, Christmas shopping etc...I'm not in the mood to be at work today so I'll just dream all day about the cruise! The nice thing about being in a travel agency is I can spend time looking at brochures of wonderful places and it "LOOKS" like I'm working!!

 

[Husker4040]

LOL about work! I do billing, so I don't have that luxury. I had my last computer show, so now as soon as my Christmas shopping and baking are done, I'm free to start thinking about the cruise again.

We are under 200 days! I just noticed your counter. Wow, it's starting to go fast now. I really need to sit down and get everyone in my group checking the boards. Maybe this weekend. There is always so much to do, and so little time to do it.

 

[MrShiny]

Greetings from Chicago!

Well, the wife our 2 DD's (7 & 11) will be on the cruise too! We're even missing a Cubs/Sox series for it!

Originally, we wre trying to get a bunch of friends with us on the trip, but when the rubber hit the road, it was like herding cats. So most likely just us. First cruise since December 2001. Was able to get a "secret porthole" room on deck 5!

We're doing a week onsite before the cruise too.

See you there!

 

[Husker4040]

Welcome MrShiny! We have a bunch of girls in that age range! I think Deb's girls will be 8 & 12. I have a niece that will be either 9 or 10, and tonyspad has 2 preteen kids. Mine are a little older 13 & 14.

Is it cold in Chicago? It's not bad in Nebraska right now, but last week we were freezing to death!

Lisa, what's the weather in KS? Did you get any of the rain that came through here yesterday? That was miserable.

Anyone done Christmas shopping yet? I'm close, but need about another day to finish. I may head out early Saturday and hopefully get done before the crowds hit the stores. Or, if all else fails, I'll shop online!

Have a great day everyone.

 

[MrShiny]

Lately, it isn't too cold (28 right now) - but it has been a little snowy. ad one rush hour snow of about 6" and are supposed to get another 5-6" today.

The coldest is when I was in Disneyland right after Thanksgiving. Sad, I was out there with friends, there was a Santa Ana condition, so it was sunny and I the high 70's while it was in the single digits back home.

Its been a huige Disney year for us! It all started in 2003 when I miscounted the days on our Disneyland passes (we went out there for Thanksgiving - we had been out there in '97 (just me and my wife) and in '01 with the family - with smaller kids, we liked it a lot as there is a lot less walking!).

Anyway, the ticket booth guiy nicely let me upgrade to AP's (cheaper than buying just the one day admission for all of us!) so we returned in summer '04. I had a few friends out there from dizpins and rapd (rec.alt.parks.disneyland). I applied for a position on the Disneyland Create Advisory Council and got in! So I had 2 meetings out there (also went back for the Haunted Mansion Hoiday party by myself).

We of course couldn't resist the 50th, so we came out (with the family this time) for July 17th. We also had gone to the "This Is Love" event last year at WDW, and ended up buying into DVC! Our first DVC trip (with the AP's we got from buying) was this June.

With the DVC points, the AP'sand our Southwest Rapid Rewards, we also came to WDW for the MNSSHP.

Then, as I said, i went out with some of my gamer buddies to Gen Con So Cal at the Anaheim Con center right after Thanksgiving.

So 2005 was full of trips!

By the way, if you have neve been to DL, consider it! The parks look wonderful now for the 50th (and because Matt Ouimet, formerly of DCL, is pouring money into them!). Imagine all the rides of the MK (plus actually a lot more) placed into the space of MGM. In fact, if you count just rides that actually move (as opposed to movies, shows and walk-throughs) DL and DCA have more than the 4 WDW parks together! I still prefer WDW as my main destination, but DL is a place to go (especially since they fixed it up!).

Add to that youn can get a great motel room across the street for peanuts, and it makes a great trip (maybe I'll bring some of my DL pics with me!)

 

[MrShiny]

BTW, I know we hardly know what ports we'll actually be visiting, but has anyone thought about what shore excursions they might be doing?

Also, I see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 is due to be released on July 7. Wonder if we'll get to see that aboard...

 

[Husker4040]

Wow, you have had a great Disney year! We have been to both DL and DW. This is our first cruise, of any sort.

Once I get through my Christmas stuff, I can concentrate on the cruise and excursions. I have a few things I have listed as "must do", but overall, haven't had time in months to spend with it.

From what I understand, PC2 will be shown on board starting at midnight, I think. Not sure if this is the case, but I did read that on the board somewhere.