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

[ldb1030]

Same way with my daughters account. That's why I said to have them email me first because she can only receive emails from address I approve so I can do that once they get going emailing each other!

Our last cruise, one of her best friends was also on board so that was nice but the time before, she had met a friend this way also! In fact the families are still in touch so it was fun for them to meet on the ship finally!
She knows the ship like it's her second home! So she'll be glad to show the girls around!

Are all 21 of you guys on the same deck? We will be on deck 5!

 

[Husker4040]

They will be happy to have someone "in the know".

As far as the rest of our party, we are pretty spread out. They are split like this:

2 cabins on deck 2 (my sister's family, & her inlaws)
3 cabins on deck 6 (my folks, other sisters family, & brother's family)
1 cabin on deck 7 (my inlaws)
1 cabin on deck 8 (us)

The way I figure it, it's a big ship, and the more spead out we are, the better. We will probably be together at dinner, but since our kids are so much older than the others, we won't be as tied down during the day.

We have a class at the Y tonight but I think my older daughter may want to send a quick email before we leave.



Patti

 

[ldb1030]

Patti-
Had computer problems tonight so my daughter was not on.
I'll have her email your daughter tomorrow (Thursday night)!

She'll be thrilled!!!!!!!

 

[Husker4040]

I know all about computer problems! Mine were caused by my kids, and got so bad last weekend my husband had to wipe it and start over. It couldn't be fixed. That is pretty bad, considering I'm married to a computer geek! Besides working part time, I run a computer business.

My daughter will be thrilled to hear back from her. I told her that I found someone that had been on 3 other cruises, and was about her age. She couldn't get me out of that chair fast enough.

My other daughter will probably send an email also. She is my shy one, so it may take her a while. She is the one that is most excited about this trip. My older daughter didn't watch the CD with us, or the special on the Travel Channel, but my younger one was right there with us. On the CD, she wanted me to replay parts of it again so she could get a better look. She will probably want to know about things like the basketball courts. She really enjoys shooting hoops.


Patti

 

[ldb1030]

I just forwarded the email to Alexa so I'll tell her to email Sara back tonight! And I'll add her email in the 'okay' list!
That will be alot of fun for the girls to get to know each other!
Oh my gosh! I had to do a total recovery on my computer last night also!
What is with these things?!? I LOVE watching the show they had on travel channel and the dvd!!!!!! Almost makes me cry! Once you go, you will know exactly what I'm talking about!!
IF for some reason, the email get's returned to your daughter, let me know at my email address and I'll TRY and figure it out!

 

[Husker4040]

I'll let Sara know that she will be hearing from Alexa. She has TONS of questions! She will probably ask some questions about the "free" food. She has weight issues that we are dealing with, and it's tough for her. She gets excited thinking about all of the food. It's going to be tough to reign her in with so much of it around. Of course, I do have to say I'm really looking forward to it myself. Maybe if she hooks up with Alexa, she will be too busy to be tempted by all of the food.

 

[ldb1030]

Alexa said she sent the email to Sara but she got an email back about it not going because of images or something!? I think ALexa used a stationary or something?! Let me know if she does not get it and we'll try and resend!

Yes, the food is everywhere that's for sure! Not a good place to be if you are on a diet but what I find to be VERY helpful is taking the stairs!
The elevators are SOOOOOOO small and SOOOOO slow that the stairs are the best bet AND you get the exercise you need to walk off ALL that food! Another reason that I don't like last seating, can't imagine eating all that then going to bed!
It's also fun to walk about deck 4 in the morning! MY oldest sister and I love to do that!

 

[Husker4040]

No email yet. If she is using a stationary, it looks like an imbedded picture to AOL. Have her send it to my account, and Sara can read it from there.Husker4040@aol.com

 

[Husker4040]

bump

I don't want us to get lost

 

[ldb1030]

I'll bump also!

 

[Husker4040]

Bump

 

[ldb1030]

Patti and Deb- hope you both had a nice mother's day!!

 

[Husker4040]

Hi Lisa I had a great Mother's Day. How was yours? The weather here was a little iffy. Mostly overcast all day, then in the afternoon we had some cloud bursts with 40 mph winds thrown in for fun. We just had the 30th anniversary of the worst tornado Omaha has ever had (F4), so a lot of people were on edge. I like storms, as long as they stay just that.

It looks like the girls are still talking back and forth. Sara looks forward to Alexa's emails. My other daughter wants to email also. I will send you an email from her address so you can get her set up.

Is Alexa about done with school? The girls have 12 1/2 days left.

 

[ldb1030]

Hi Patti-
I'm beginning to think me, you and Deb are the ONLY ones on this ship!?! Oh well, as I said before, more food for all of us!!

I did have a nice Mother's Day! We had to go to Oklahoma for my father-in-laws surprise birthday party! We then spent Sunday in OKC and went to the bombing memorial! Very nicely done but very sad! I'm originally from the city where they rented the truck (family still there) so it was strange to see it so boldly in the museum!
Other than that, we got home just before the storms! Sounds like what we had just north of us got up to you!
I don't do well in tornado season! You'd never know I was born and raised in Kansas!!

School is out the 25th!! Was supposed to be the 19th but we have snow days to make up!

It's NEXT summer we are all looking forward to!!!!!!

 

[Husker4040]

Are you originally from J.C.? We lived in J.C. for about 10 months in 1988-1989. I worked at a place called B&B Wholesale, or Bitterman - Button. It was owned at that time by a guy by the name of Phil Janke. Then we moved to Georgia. Talk about a culture shock! Midwest girl in Augusta, GA. I had never been to a Piggly Wiggly before.

 

[ldb1030]

Oh my gosh!!! What small world!! Yes, I was born and raised in JC! My father was Sheriff of Geary County for 16yrs before retiring! He was sheriff when you lived there! And I was married there in the Catholic church in 1988!

I have a client who recently moved to Augusta, Ga.! She said it's beautiful but the people are not very friendly?!

 

[Husker4040]

No matter where we go, we are always amazed at how small the world is! The weirdest one was when we were living in England, we went to a NATO base commissary in London, and ran into a girl that my husband went to school with. I ran into a guy at the base post office one day with a Nebraska jacket on, and asked him where he was from. He is from a really small town called Hooper. He played football with my cousin because his school wasn't big enough to have a football team. How weird, but it's kind of fun.

We lived in JC for 10 months, then Augusta for 10 months. Yep, my hubby is a former soldier. Augusta is beautiful, but we got there in the summer. I thought we were one county line from living with the devil. I learned a lot of things in Augusta I worked down the street from the Masters golf course, and we could watch traffic back up on the interestate and just sit there for hours!

Rich got to meet one of the fine deputies of Geary County one night. I was coming down there, and he went to one of the local motels out on the highway, and in going over the bridge, (I think it was a bridge, it's been almost 20 years ago) got a ticket for speeding. I got caught in bad weather, so was late getting there anyway.

 

[ldb1030]

My sister and I figured if you lived in JC for only 10months, your husband HAD to be stationed at Ft. Riley!
I've only run into people I know at WDW and in San Francisco once! Too strange! And regarding Augusta, Ga., my client rents her house out during Masters! They make good $$$! Then they take vacations with that money!

about your husband meeting one of the "fine deputies" of Geary County!

 

[Husker4040]

Junction City was actually one of my favorite places. I decided after 13 moves in 8 years, I wasn't cut out to be an Army wife. I have a couple of memories from Riley that stick out. The guys went to Germany 3 weeks after we were married, so I went home for the weekend, and stayed 2 weeks! On the way back down, I think it was about a 3 hour drive, the day went from bad to worse. I left home about 6am because it was the end of August and the A/C in my car didn't work. I was tootling down the road setting my own pace (who's out at 6am?) , and found out who else is out at 6am. The nice county deputy. I came up over the hill from one direction, and he came from the other. I saw him hit his radar to lock in the speed, so I just pulled over and waited for him. My car (hatchback Cavalier) was full of the rest of our wedding gifts, and our bedrails. I gave him my sob story, and got a warning. I continued along until I got to this little access road that ran between farms. I got halfway down the road, and out of the corner of my eye saw a calf running for the road, and the gate was open. I slammed on the brakes, but knew if he didn't stop, I couldn't stop in time. He stopped at the edge of the road, and as soon as I passed, trotted across the road. At the end of the road there were 10 pheasant on the road. 9 got off in time. The 10th one took my whole windshield wiper arm off, and left a deep scratch in the windshield! Needless to say, I was a little rattled by the time I got back.

I recovered for a few days, then got a call from the First Sgt's wife letting me know they were bringing the troops home in groups, and would I bake cookies and greet them. Sure, sounds easy enough. I lost track of how many cookies I baked. I greeted soldiers for 2 weeks from 6am to about 3am, off and on throughout the day. When I wasn't greeting, I was baking and shopping for more ingredients. My husbands plane was the LAST one back! Welcome to the Army! I loved it. One of my friends liked JC so much, they stayed. He got out, and they bought a house there.

 

[ldb1030]

I'm always surprised at how many military families actually end up staying in the area once they retire! Which is nice I guess but I was a rebel and had to move to the big city!
Now I just WORK in the big city and live in a small town!
My very best friend still lives there and of course we go back alot because of my parents and 1 of my 3 sisters is still there with her family!