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

[ldb1030]

2 more days of work then I'm off to Junction City for the 4th!
Looking foward to it! One of my sisters has a camper and jet ski so she'll be parked out at Milford Lake. That's where my parents live also! Looking forward to a few relaxing days!
I'm far from having all my cruise money also! Next week I'll be freaking out about it being less than 1 year away!!

 

[Husker4040]

Have a great time in JC! We weren't there in July. We got married in Aug, and got orders in June. Small towns are great for holidays! Getting to spend it with family is even better. Enjoy. I will be working Saturday. I do billing, and we wouldn't want to wait until Tuesday to send out invoices. It will take me about 8.5 hours to get done. I come in at 5:30, so I'm out by early afternoon. My boss will come in for about an hour at 10:00 to do his part. Oh well. Working to cruise.

 

[ldb1030]

JC has one of the if not THE biggest 4th of July celebrations in the state! Lots of Ft. Riley involvement also!
I've NEVER missed a 4th of July with my parents but next year I'll be on the cruise so I'm kind of sad about that! BUT once I'm on the ship, I hope it won't bother me! It just worked out well that the others of us could go then.

Have a safe holiday and maybe next week more people will admit they are on our sailing!

 

[Husker4040]

Have a super and SAFE holiday! Enjoy the celebrations. I will be spending time on my huge deck with a cool, refreshing adult beverage watching all of the money my neighborhood spent in Missouri going up in smoke. We figured we weren't going to buy any this year. We always stop ours to watch theirs any way. Cheaper for me, which means more money in my vacation fund!

Maybe since we are down to a year, people will start coming forward. If not, we will assume we are going to be alone on the ship!

 

[ldb1030]

ONE YEAR from today we'll be in Cozumel!!!
I can't believe it!!!!! I'm starting to panic about my cruise fund now!

 

[Husker4040]

Wow, it's really starting to go fast now! As of last week we are almost completely free of credit card debt, so now I will concentrate on the cruise fund.

Things here at work at changing, and hopefully that will mean more hours and more money. That will help with both the cruise cost and the spending money! We should get a tax refund this year. I'm still waiting to get my taxes back from my accountant. I think he's been pretty busy golfing lately! We will definately get a refund next year! Straight into the spending money category. I already have my tip money put aside. I had to start with the easy stuff.

 

[ldb1030]

Congrats on the credit card debt!! :thewave: That has to make you feel good!

I know it'll all work out.......always does!

Still can't believe it's only us on the cruise!!!!

 

[Husker4040]

Hmmm, I was pretty sure I posted this morning. Doesn't seem to be here, huh? Oh well. It was just about cars that we aren't going to buy until after the cruise.

 

[ldb1030]

355 days and still just the 3 of us on this thread!!??

 

[Husker4040]

Amazing, isn't it? Oh well. I had an email all ready to go out to all of the group going with us, then we had some trouble getting Jess back from CA. Her plane was diverted, and it got nuts from there. Needless to say, as long as my kids are flying unaccompanied, I'm not sure I will use that carrier again. They had a great system set up in Denver, but keeping track of her once the plane was diverted was a nightmare.

I will try to get that email sent today. 50 weeks from Friday we start our vacation! I can't wait!

 

[ldb1030]

Hope everything turned out okay with Jess and her flight! That would be a nightmare!
I don't know if I'll ever think Alexa is old enough to fly alone!
I'd be worried the WHOLE time!

Okay, now I'm getting very excited! Can't wait for the end of summer sales!
I already got a little tote from Avon to carry to dinner some nights! I always want a small bag to carry my camera and lipstick and this is perfect!
It went right in my 'cruise basket'!

 

[Husker4040]

Hope everything turned out okay with Jess and her flight!

Okay, now I'm getting very excited! Can't wait for the end of summer sales!
It went right in my 'cruise basket'!

Once I finally told an airline supervisor how to do her job, found out the child was on the plane, then things were fine. I was not a happy mommy.
My hubby needs to see this! He thinks I'm crazy for buying stuff now. I've been buying little things here and there, and putting them in my wheeled, soft sided cooler. We are Mountain Dew junkies, so unless Disney suddenly changes vendors, we will have to bring some.

I've already bought 2 formal type dresses for me, found Jess a little black dress, and found a very nice dress that I wore for a formal military retirement that fits Sara perfectly. My 2 dresses and Jess's dress, had I paid full price would have been well over $250, I think I paid $45 for the 3 of them. I love a bargain!

 

[ldb1030]

I know, my husband thinks I'm nuts too but he sure likes it that I spend WAY less than I could have at full price!!
I always seem to wear a little black dress on formal night! Think I paid $6.00 one year and $9.00 another for one!

I must tell you, the BEST thing we take for organization is an over-the-door-shoe-holder! We keep film, camera, sunscreen, lanyards, everything in the pockets! That way no one is asking "where is the.........."!!

Mountain Dew??? I must say that is probably my least fave drink so I won't be borrowing any from you!
I took some Dr. Pepper once and loved having it but since then, I've dried to cut down on my caffeine so I've learned to love Spirt!
My husband likes to take beer on board also but I think this time since we'll be at Key West on Sunday, we'll just buy some there!

 

[Husker4040]

We will probably just buy it in Key West also. We'll have to take a few bottles to get us through until then, but the bulk will be on Sunday. I need caffeine about 3x/day. I can't take the headaches that come with withdrawl.

Wow, what a deal on the dresses! We will look just after prom next year. These we found by accident.

We were coming home from the gym the other night, and my husband made the most shocking comment. He NEVER talks about the trip. He was listening to a Jimmy Buffett song (I think, I was reading a preseason football magazine) and he said something about in less than a year he would be sitting on deck, kicked back, having a drink. That cracked me up. Of course, then I started thinking about and

 

[ldb1030]

ahhhhhhhh your husband is right on about Jimmy Buffett!!! They play him alot on CC! Whenever we hear a Jimmy song now, that's all we can think about! One of my sisters made me a CD of "cruise songs" and several Jimmy songs are on it!!!

My husband does not talk about it much either! But I KNOW he's excited!
When he get's home, that all he tells people about!

 

[Husker4040]

Wow, I just looked at your ticker, and we are down to 350 days! Now that our big expenses are past (I hope!) I can start putting money into my cruise fund again. Our final payment is due in 258 days! I guess it's a good thing that I'm working more hours. Ok, not good for me because it makes me , but good for the cruise fund. It will all be worth it once we get on the plane!

We are cooking here, how about you? We are doing a lot of this.
Stay cool this weekend!

 

[ldb1030]

Yes, VERY warm here! Being so humid is the hard part!
Dropped some more $ off to the ole cruise fund this morning before I came to work! Not much but every little bit helps right?!

 

[Husker4040]

You are absolutely right, every little bit helps. I just mailed a check off to our fund last week. It makes me feel good just to see the balance, but I have a ways to go yet. I am going to have to tighten the straps a little more and start sending regular money again. I not only want to go on this vacation, but I want to have a great time while there! Money is the last thing I want to worry about.

We are melting here! We need some of these I think the high today is going to be around 102, heat index about 115.

 

[ldb1030]

We're getting the same heat here! I don't even want to see my electric bill!

It will be rather warm on the cruise next July also but it won't bother me a bit since I'll be at my "second home"!!!

 

[Husker4040]

We put in a heat pump last spring, and I love it! My last electric bill was $143, and the temps were in the upper 80's to mid 90's all month. I don't dread it like I used to! No more bills to make me do this My sister's air went out yesterday. I think their heat index was around 115.

Somehow I don't think I will mind the heat as much sitting out watching the water go by, a nice drink in my hand , and no where I HAVE to be. Sounds like heaven right now! Job stress.