July 27 - 7 Day Eastern Cruise

[ZooMommy]

Originally posted by Cyberkashi

Scott and I are both computer technology professionals. I am more management, design, and architecture. Scott is more programming, databases, and backend structures.

I am very into Victorian/Art Deco period architecture, decorating, and culture. Scott is very into music (Chamber music to hard rock) and plays several instruments. I play some guitar, a smidgeon of hammer dulcimer, and like to sing. We both like to dance. All three of love all sorts of games and typically prefer parties with friends than the disco/night club scene. That gives you the overview.

If I haven't bored you to tears, we can learn more about each other on the trip.

Hi again, Jami! It sounds like your family and ours have a lot in common! Russell is a project manager for SBC/Ameritech and is a mainframe programmer. Up until last September, he was a consultant with American Management Systems, but was laid off, along with most of their upper management. He'd already been working at SBC on a project that had just ended, so they were glad to hire him. I hope they'll transfer him to their HQ in San Antonio, TX one day so we can go home to Texas! Just remember that this is vacation and y'all can't sit around discussing COBOL, DB2, CICS or anything else related to work! Tyla and I will have no problem tossing you both into the pools, along with Marco and Russell! Tyla and I both are SME's (Subject Matter Experts) on just how to dunk people!

We like a lot of the same music, too. Unfortunately, Russell can't carry a tune in a barrel with the lid on. I was the worship leader for a while at the church we just left and I hope to get on with the worship band at our new church in a month or two. We also prefer having friends over for game night (that is, IF the house is presentable! Most times it's C.H.A.O.S. - Can't Have Anyone Over Syndrome!)

My MIL is making the trip with us and I wish you could see her home. She has it all done in Victorian (it's not a Victorian, but I know it was built around 1920.) She also has a hammer dulcimer, but I won't venture a guess as to how well she plays! I can't decorate to save my life, but I'm really good at picking out good "oops" paint at Home Depot! LOL Russell and I both used to be subscribers to the theatre and symphony when we lived in Houston, but we haven't gone to any concerts/events here in Chicago because it's too hard to get downtown... Besides, he'll manage to get us lost! LOL

So now everyone knows about us - anyone else care to share? Please?!

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

Zoomommy, we too will pray for your sister ' s surgery ;hope she'll go through it safely and recover fast.
Let us know when you get news from the hospital.

Marco & Laura

 

[ZooMommy]

Originally posted by marco1
Zoomommy, we too will pray for your sister ' s surgery ;hope she'll go through it safely and recover fast.
Let us know when you get news from the hospital.

Marco & Laura

Thanks, you two! I really appreciate it! I will be sure and post as soon as I hear something from them. This is supposed to be laporascopic (sp?) but she thinks they'll have to make one big cut, instead of several small ones. I feel like I should've gone to Houston....

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

In next message I will update the Who's who list of friends.
I have added Cyberkashi family and removed, from the list of friends, Zoomommy, Beachgirls, D.A.P.&I. and all other girls

Marco

 

[D A P & I]

Okay girls you have read that we are all being removed from the list, so now we can not be held responsible for what happens at the Goofy pool
Watch out Marco, Doug ,Russell and the rest, we know where the money is and how to get it
I hope that the water is not to COLD Only 23 days till the guys find out

Anne



(grandparents)

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

ok, ok ... I will restore the girls in the list
marco

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

Marco1
Marco 49
DW Laura 49
Milano – Italy
Second seating
Stateroom 7507

Zoomommy
Tracy 40
DH Russell 44 (almost 45)
MIL Shirley 61
DD Devin 11
DS Greg 6
Chicago - Illinois
Staterooms 6144 / 6146

D.A.P.& I.
Anne 41
DH Doug 41
DD Paige 8
DS Ian 4
Hickory – North Carolina
Grandpa Bob 75 while on board !
Grandma Jeane 74
Augusta - Georgia
Second seating (waiting list for the first)
5504

Beachgirls
Tyla 37
DD Tiffini 16 (almost)
DD Taylor 10 1/ 2 (almost 11)
Oklahoma
Second seating
6078
sister of Paintballbuster

Paintballbuster
Brandi 38
DH Justin 39
DS Justin S. (AKA Justin S. or Scotty) 15 1/2
DD Callie 12 1 / 2
DM’s Mom Bev 55
Oklahoma
Second seating
8046
sister of Beachgirls


Grandmalinda
Linda
DGD Danielle 8
DGD Kylie 5
San Diego - California
Cat 12 stateroom

LDB1030
Lisa
DH Jim
DD Alexa 11
Lisa’s Sister Mary, Cassy, Will (20 months)
All from Kansas
Lisa’s Sister Julie (San Francisco)
First Seating
Deck 5 – 3 x Cat 7, 1 cat 6 staterooms

54Suzie
DH
MIL
FIL
SIL + Husband + other friends
California
Deck 7

CruelladeVille
Karen
DD 15
Eugene – Oregon
Second seating
Stateroom 7628

Buzz2
DW
DS 9
DD 5

drl
Dena
DH Noal
DS Conner 5 1/ 2
DD Chase 4 1/ 2
1049
MIL
FIL
1065
Virginia

Cyberkashi
Jami
DH Scott
DD Jazmyn 5 ½
7066
Northern NJ

 

[D A P & I]

You choose wisely Marco Thanks for the up date.

Anne


(grandparents)

 

[beachgirls]

SORRY MARCO YOU'R NOT GETTING OFF SO EASILY - YOU'VE NOW SPOKE OUT LOUD YOUR INTENTION - SO UHMMMMM I THINK THEY HAVE ICE ON THIS BOAT TOO - COULD BE A COLD ONE FOR YOU - OR MAYBE WHAT - A WEDGEE (HOWEVER YOU SPELL IT) I'VE NOT GIVEN ANYONE A WEDGEE IN A LONG, LONG TIME - GIRLS I'M SURE WE CAN ALL GO BACK IN TIME TO HAVE PLENTY OF THINGS FOR THESE MEN - I JUST FEEL SORRY FOR THE OTHER GUYS THAT MARCO HAS BROUGHT SUCH A TERRIBLE PLIGHT UPON THEM!!!

 

[ZooMommy]

Ooooh, Anne! You GO, girl! I'm glad you were able to convince Marco to leave us girls on the list! I still think it'd be nice to be not held accountable for our actions, though!!!

I really like the ice idea, Tyla! Then again, a wedgie might be better since the guys will probably be overheated from running away and will WANT ice at that point! LOL

On a more docile note, WE GOT OUR DOCS TODAY!!!! Yeeha! But I still don't have Devin's birth certificate. I can certainly vouch for who she is since I did happen to be there when she was born! LOL And she is my image all over again, too....

Still no word on how my sister fared with her surgery. I hate the waiting. I can't call anyone's cell phone in the hospital, but I'm sure someone will call as soon as they know. I appreciate the prayers for her (and I know she does, too!)

Time to go distract myself from thinking about her by reading our docs. That'll probably put me to sleep! LOL

 

[D A P & I]

Well now everyone has their doc's but us I sure hope they come soon.
Marco you are in some BIG mess with these girls. I would watch out at all times
A WEDGIE wow I haven't heard that in years. LOL This might get painful.
Have a great 4th everyone and a safe one.

Anne


(grandparents)

 

[ZooMommy]

Thanks to everyone for your prayers and good wishes! I just talked to my niece and she told me that JoLynn had her surgery today (it was laporascopic - sp?) and she was doing well! She sent everyone home except her dh, so I know she's looking forward to restful sleep for tonight, at least! LOL Now she'll be thin for the rest of her life and I will have to be jealous because I am NOT going to be willfully cut on...

 

[drl]

Tracy, I'm so glad to hear that your sister fared well! She must be a very brave woman. I also know how stressful it is to be worried about a loved one - now you can relax and get ready for vacation!!

Hey guys - you better watch out - I think these ladies mean business!!

My girlfriends and I FINALLY got around to seeing "Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood" tonight. If any of you gals haven't seen it, it's GOOD. Talk about your man-bashing! That'll put you in the mood to throw some poor unsuspecting guy in the pool alright. At least these guys have been warned!

Hey I also went shopping today! Hecht's was having a big sale, plus there were extra 20% off coupons in the newspaper, so I went a little crazy! I don't shop for myself often, though, so it was a lot of fun! Now I'm definitely ready to cruise!! Of course, I could still use new shoes, maybe some jewelry .... This packing thing's got me a little worried, though. How in the world is all this stuff supposed to fit into 2 suitcases? That's going to have to be a problem for another day!

 

[Cyberkashi]

The trick to the baggage limit is to travel with a DH and DK(s). Husbands and young children do not need 2 suitcases but they have a two suitcase allowance. There is NO rule on what has to be in THEIR suitcases.

I find that if I "share" my husband and daughter's second bag, we are all set.

Another baggage trick we use when we don't need 6 suitcasess (2x3) is to pack a collapsable case in a packed suitcase. That way at the end of the trip we can use it for dirty laundry or for purchases that we made.

 

[ZooMommy]

Originally posted by drl
Tracy, I'm so glad to hear that your sister fared well!

Thanks a bunch for the good wishes! She's probably much better off not having me there; I'd MAKE her behave! LOL

Hey I also went shopping today! Hecht's was having a big sale, plus there were extra 20% off coupons in the newspaper, so I went a little crazy!

What the heck is Hecht's?! Pun intended! LOL We don't have those here, but we have KOHL'S!!!! Whoo-hoo! I love their clearance (esp. the 80% off times) I'm finding that I can't buy for the kids a year in advance now, though.... they're growing too fast. I bought Greg new school pants in August and by the end of October, they were all too short. If he takes after the men in my family (they range from 6'3" to 6'7") I think I'm going to be in trouble! Their pediatrician said Devin would probably be around 5'10" and Greg will be around 6'2 - gak! I remember my mom climbing onto a chair so she could whop my brother for backtalking her when he was about 17.... I guess I'd better learn from her!

I don't know how I'm going to pack, but I know that I'M getting the largest suitcase we have! I think I need a case just for shoes! Russell and I both need black dress shoes, but trying to get HIM to go shopping is like pulling teeth. Incidentally, he pulled one of Devin's teeth tonight and we're saving it for the trip so that Tinkerbell can come with pixie dust (glitter) and leave MAGICal Disney dollars for it! We figure the tooth fairy won't know she lost a tooth if it's not under her pillow.

It's 2:00 a.m. and I'd better get myself to sleep to dream MAGICal things!

 

[drl]

I can definitely see the benefits of "sharing" luggage! DH doesn't get it yet - I've started putting some things together and I can see the pile multiplying, but he's still in the "We're only going for 7 days" mode. LOL. The six of us are driving down from Richmond in our Honda minivan. He thinks everyone's luggage will fit in the back!! HA! I think we'll end up with a turtle-top thingy. He'll see!!

Hecht's is like Kohl's, only a little bigger. We have Kohl's here, too. I usually find more for the kids there than for me, though. I know what you mean about the kids outgrowing their clothes! We used to pass Conner's clothes down to Chase, but now Chase is wearing mostly the same size as Conner. And, Conner has to have "slim" pants and Chase doesn't - so now they can't share pants! We think Chase will soon surpass Conner in the size department. We've warned Conner for years that he'd better not bully his "little" brother, because the day would come when Chase is bigger than him. LOL. I love the Tinkerbell tooth fairy idea! Conner lost his first two teeth a couple of weeks ago. He caught the tooth fairy off guard - she only had a $5 bill!! Now, the precedent has been set. The poor tooth fairy will have to declare bankruptcy by the time both boys finish losing all those golden teeth!!

Well, we're off to the river for the 4th. We're supposed to have a heat index today of 105!! YIKES!! The river water will probably feel like a warm bath. We can always ride around in the boat and create a little breeze I guess. Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday weekend!! Talk to you later.

 

[ZooMommy]

Dena, you might just have to pack Noal on the top of that minivan. We have two minivans and even with our "bigger" one, with 4 adults, we couldn't get all the luggage in the back. Besides, you're going to be bringing treasures back.

I can't believe the heat wave that has come across the country. I kinda suspected we would have a hard summer since we didn't have much of a winter, but boy, this is ridiculous. The kids don't even want to play outside in the sprinkler (which is the only way I can get the grass watered since we're restricted right now.) I can only remember 1 week last summer of temps around 100, but we're going on 2 weeks so far. And my brother lives outside San Antonio, TX where they've had horrible flooding. I wish he could send some rain our way....

I have to take Devin for a tetanus booster tomorrow. She was on rollerblades and slipped yesterday when she got up from sitting on our neighbors rusty boat trailer (which is NOT supposed to be on the driveway) and now has about a foot-long scrape/gash down the middle of her back. OUCH! All the kids like to get on it, but at least my two knew they weren't allowed to get on it because I'd told them. So I guess I'm going to have to keep both kids in the house, sitting on the couch from now until we leave! LOL

I think I did a boo-boo the other day. Russell swears that I got confirmation of our 2 excursions from Disney, but I say we only got brochures from our TA, so I tossed them. Uh-oh, now I have no idea what I threw out.... So I had to call DCL this morning and they're going to fax our confirmations. I cancelled our bikes and floats for CC, since I found out yesterday that we get a 10% discount if I wait until we're onboard to book. Every little bit helps! Well, the fax just came and I haven't seen those pages, so I guess I'm in the clear - I didn't throw out anything important! Whew! LOL

I hope everyone is having a cool 4th of July! I can't help but think of the movie, Independence Day, (I just love Bill Pullman and I thought he made a pretty good president!) And I WILL vote for Harrison Ford (Air Force 1) if he ever runs! Can y'all tell that I need to pay more attention to political matters? That's Russell's job and he just LOVES having to explain things to me, over and over and over and over.... etc!

 

[grandmalinda]

Been out of town helping a family member move. It's only 120 miles from San Diego but the temp. is 105-108 and going UP. The thermometer in my car registered 133!!!
Well, Marco, you managed to get yourself out of that mess, didn't you. If you took this grandma off the list, you'd be in big trouble. Ask the kids-grandmas rule. I'll be happy to bring you a warm beer when I see you. Hurricanes, huh? Earthquakes I know about but not those gusty guys.
Cruella, it's not too late for lipo.
Tee hee.
Did you guys read the tip on the floats at Castaway Cay? Seems the rental price is 6 bucks. It was suggested you buy your own at the 99 cent store. Also easier to spot your kid on your float.
Got our docs today-finally!!! We are in cabin 2519. Next to the crew.
If you think you are having fun packing for one cruise, I'm packing for two!!!! We'll arrive back in San Diego late afternoon Sat. On Monday am, I fly to London and then straight thru to Venice to board the Golden Princess for 12 days in the mediterranean. Having a ball picking the shore tours now. Rome and Venice are 2 of the cities so I hope to pick up a few catchy phrases from Laura. I don't trust you anymore, Marco.
Hope both your sister and Devin are feeling better, Tracy.
Welcome to Cyberkashi. Your Jazmyn will love being with Kylie, also 5-1/2.
grandma Linda

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

for the plan of the ship see...

http://disneycruise.disney.go.com/disneycruiseline/ratesanddates/ships/deckindex?id=Deck2

Looks like a nice cabin
Marco & Laura

 

[ZooMommy]

Hi Linda! Glad to see you back! Boy, you've got the high temps out there. I guess on the cruise it'll be cold for you!

Thanks for your kind thoughts to Devin and my sister! Devin didn't even know when she was getting her shot today and my sister refused all pain meds.... I wish I had their tolerance.... I stub my toe and it hurts for a week, it seems! LOL

I know nothing about earthquakes, but I've lived thru several hurricanes, tropical storms and horrible flooding. I also got to meet a real live blizzard right after we moved up here. I will take my chances with any of those rather than an earthquake! My sister is convinced that California is going to fall into the ocean one day. If it does, it'll happen while she's on a trip there! She's a walking Murphy's Law! I'll be sure to make her stay in Houston!

Gosh, y'all, only 20 more days until we cruise - yippee! I've got to get crackin' with the packin'.... Tyla, you HAVE gotten your luggage, haven't you???? I like putting these guys in these messages, they stop bouncing on the screen and it's hilarious to see what position they stop in!