July 28, 2007 - "Rome-ancing the Mouse Cruisers" -11 days! Part 2

[jlawall]

Glad it worked out for your Hubbie at the Marathon, JoAnn! I sense your relief.

Maryann

There is nothing like the fifty-year-old DH mid life crisis.......

 

[Sandaneli]

Hello everyone!!!
Greetings from Massachusetts. It's been a while since I've been able to check out the DisBoards. I miss everyone. I just went back through some of the most recent posts.

Helen I do hope your mam's hand gets better. And the dogs make it through the fireworks without too much trauma.

JoAnn, I'm glad Ken made it through the Marathon without too much damage. I've walked the Boston Marathon and it's grueling to say the least.

Wendy, how stressful it must be for you and your family being on edge for so long.

To those meeting in NY on 12/8, I'm jealous. Gerry and I are going away that weekend for our 9th wedding anniversary Gerry already has something booked. It's always a surprise for me. Our anniversary is actually Nov. 27 but it's always too close to Thanksgiving. And this year my mom turns 70 (11/18) and dad turns 75 (11/26) so we're planning a big dinner party to celebrate on Sat after Thanksgiving. Since I'm the only daughter it's up to me to do the planning etc...

Harole Ann and Garry, you must be so excited about your upcoming trip to WDW. You'll have a great time. ANd happy Anniversary to you both.

To everyone in CA, it's good to hear that most of you have survived the fires. We've been praying for everyone. It's just devastating to watch.

The trip seems so long ago now. Gerry and I were working on our video of the trip. It's wonderful to relive the memories. I'm completely hooked on the soap we purchased in Marseille. One more expensive habit I didn't really need.

Is there any further developement on th 7/09 trip? dates, itinerary etc...

Our cruise is just over 3 months away and we are getting so excited.

Well, I'm sorry if I've missed anyone. I won't let it go so long before logging on next time.

Sandra

 

[kyla]

Hi guys,
I hope you are all ok, Happy halloween to all.

Here in the UK I dont do anything special for halloween- but boy are the children excited at school.

Halloween always signals the start of a diffeicult couple of weeks for me as on November 5th, here in the uk we celebrate Guy Fawkes night. (Bonfire night). It dates back from the 17th Century when some Catholics tried to blow up the houses of Parliment (see http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/Guy.html)

Well its on this date that people celebrate by setting off fireworks. However my dogs do not cope very well. Infact the last 2 years we have nearly lost Sally our old dog due to the stress that she has. Last year she had a small stroke. So from tomorrow night, the dogs are fed early, all curtains are drawn and classical music is played in the kitchen.

Not sure whether I've told you, but starting this week I am job sharing a class whilst my friend goes on maternity leave. I am really looking forward to this as I've missed having my own class. I will be working in Year1 (5-6yr olds)

I've also had some news today regarding my mam. March 06 my mam had a fall and had a collies fracture in her wrist. After manipulation and 6 weeks the fracture healed, however my mam developed something called sudex atrophy (sp?) Basically she lost her mobilty in her hand. The doctors have tried anumber of different treatments to try and get her some use back but nothing has worked and her condition is still very painful. We have been waiting for some time for the 'last stance' treatment. They want to take her back into hospital and anthaetise (sp?) her, whilst she is under they want to force her fingers to move. Now she wouldn't let them do a general anaestic and has requested for them to do a local so that she is awake during the procedure.

Well we have found out today that she is going to be admitted on Nov 7th. I am so worried for her. It has taken her a long time to accept her condition and whilst I am pleased they are trying this to get her some mobilty back, I am fearful that it will cause more pain and set her back mentally. My mam was a very independant women who has found it very hard to cope with just one arm.

I'm so sorry for rambling on, but just talking /typing about this is helpful. Please keep my mam in your thoughts next week.

Take care and have a special fun time with your families - BTW is it thanksgiving soon in the USA?

Helen, hope all goes well with your mum. will be thinking of you tommorrow.

In today's mail I received a thank you card from DCL for cruising on the Med cruises . . . also, if you go to the castaway club site on disneycruiseline.com you can download some lovely pictures and screen savers . . . I posted this on a thread on the main board as well.

The pictures really bring it all back!

I got mine yesterday too. I was laughing at the opening of the screensaver when Goofy?/Pluto? came into the theatre and tripped. I like the pics with the Magic. I think I will try to add some pictures into the screen saver.

 

[disneymagic316]

Hi Everyone,

Here is a picture of the little boy my nephew and his wife are adopting from Viet Nam. They have named him Deacon. This is his 5th birthday party which was in October. My nephew sent $15 to the orpahnage to have the party.It seems like Deacon really enjoyed the cake! Deacon is in the same orphanage that Angelina Jolie adopted her son Pax from. They were actually litle buddies! We hope to have Deacon here for Christmas.

deacon's birthday party

This is Dylan Santo. My sister is holding him and my mom is watching. Dylan is wearing a retainer apparatus to help ready his mouth for surgery for the cleft lip in December.

dylan

 

[bellelinus]

Hi Everyone,

Here is a picture of the little boy my nephew and his wife are adopting from Viet Nam. They have named him Deacon. This is his 5th birthday party which was in October. My nephew sent $15 to the orpahnage to have the party.It seems like Deacon really enjoyed the cake! Deacon is in the same orphanage that Angelina Jolie adopted her son Pax from. They were actually litle buddies! We hope to have Deacon here for Christmas.

deacon's birthday party

This is Dylan Santo. My sister is holding him and my mom is watching. Dylan is wearing a retainer apparatus to help ready his mouth for surgery for the cleft lip in December.

dylan

Thanks for the pictures, Wendy! Deacon and Dylan are lovely . . .

 

[MrsG]

Thanks for the pics, Wendy. They are beautiful. I'm sure the surgery will go well. He is a real cutie! They both are!

Sandra,
Sorry you won't be able to join us but have a wonderful anniversary!!!!!! That plus your parent's dinner, cruise plans, you are a very busy bee!

I'll email you when I hear about 2009. Andrew's thinking the second week in Dec.

Maryann

 

[Pixie Dust II]

It was nice to see Wendy's great pictures. Your Mom looks so good.

Glad Ken is doing okay, JoAnn and I am sure the wine helped you---it would have helped me, I know!

I worked for two days putting our pictures on a DVD with music and it crashed two times and by the time I had it ready the third time it would not burn to the DVD. Now I have such a stiff neck I can hardly move and I think it is from sitting at the computer for two days and being so frustrated I can't stand it-------so, I quit!---for now!

We got our "Thank You" from DCL yesterday and I added a few pictures to that with success! What sweet memories!

I finally got to send the anniversary card to our daughter and son-in-law with the cruise reservation in it for next November. Liz is already talking about buying clothes! Just like her mom! They are both excited, but not as much as I am!

Sounds like you are going to be very busy, Sandra! But then, you like to cook and you can handle all of the crowds of family. It is nice that you have them---wish we did!

Take care everyone!

 

[jlawall]

Hello everyone!!!
Greetings from Massachusetts. It's been a while since I've been able to check out the DisBoards. I miss everyone. I just went back through some of the most recent posts.

Helen I do hope your mam's hand gets better. And the dogs make it through the fireworks without too much trauma.

JoAnn, I'm glad Ken made it through the Marathon without too much damage. I've walked the Boston Marathon and it's grueling to say the least.

Wendy, how stressful it must be for you and your family being on edge for so long.

To those meeting in NY on 12/8, I'm jealous. Gerry and I are going away that weekend for our 9th wedding anniversary Gerry already has something booked. It's always a surprise for me. Our anniversary is actually Nov. 27 but it's always too close to Thanksgiving. And this year my mom turns 70 (11/18) and dad turns 75 (11/26) so we're planning a big dinner party to celebrate on Sat after Thanksgiving. Since I'm the only daughter it's up to me to do the planning etc...

Harole Ann and Garry, you must be so excited about your upcoming trip to WDW. You'll have a great time. ANd happy Anniversary to you both.

To everyone in CA, it's good to hear that most of you have survived the fires. We've been praying for everyone. It's just devastating to watch.

The trip seems so long ago now. Gerry and I were working on our video of the trip. It's wonderful to relive the memories. I'm completely hooked on the soap we purchased in Marseille. One more expensive habit I didn't really need.

Is there any further developement on th 7/09 trip? dates, itinerary etc...

Our cruise is just over 3 months away and we are getting so excited.

Well, I'm sorry if I've missed anyone. I won't let it go so long before logging on next time.

Sandra

Welcome back Sandra, it sounds like you have some fun plans coming up! Hope the family is well!!

 

[jlawall]

Congrats to your family, Wendy! How exciting!

Thx to all for the well-wishes for Ken, he is completely fine now. How long did walking the marathon take, Sandra? I'm walking the WDW HM in January, I'm alittle worried!

TG, I had all the wine-tasting training on the cruise....I still think fondly of my taste buddies!!!!

Hope all are well.......where is Andrew with the 2009 news??

 

[Pixie Dust II]

Congrats to your family, Wendy! How exciting!

Thx to all for the well-wishes for Ken, he is completely fine now. How long did walking the marathon take, Sandra? I'm walking the WDW HM in January, I'm alittle worried!

TG, I had all the wine-tasting training on the cruise....I still think fondly of my taste buddies!!!!

Hope all are well.......where is Andrew with the 2009 news??

That wine tasting was fun! I have tried to keep in practice! I think we just might have to wait for the 2009. Did anyone put their name on the list for a call for 2009? We did and when they called us they asked if they were doing anything other than Caribbean did we want called and I said, "No". Still have not heard anything, but she indicated Caribbean was the itinerary of choice for 2009, but who knows. It will probably come out while we are in Florida!!

Is anyone doing the DVC Member Cruise? We did one and it was fun, but four days is too short! The gifts were nice!

 

[scottishwee35]

I worked for two days putting our pictures on a DVD with music and it crashed two times and by the time I had it ready the third time it would not burn to the DVD. Now I have such a stiff neck I can hardly move and I think it is from sitting at the computer for two days and being so frustrated I can't stand it-------so, I quit!---for now!

Hi

thank god that I am not only one as I had same problem just like your one too.

I had trying to make up magix for slides etc with music and unfortunately when I made it up then I press one wrong button, as everything went gone. As it took me for ages to make it up again so I quit it and I order new one called Nero as I am waiting for a new disk. As it look much easier than Magix!!

Scottishwee35

 

[bellelinus]

Hi to everyone who is thinking of meeting up here in NYC on Saturday, Dec. 8. As I began to think about making plans, I thought it would be best to get some input regarding what you have in mind. I am going to suggest a few scenarios and a few places to eat in various price ranges, and then for privacy's sake I would like you to PM me with your preferences. Also let me know if anything would make you choose not to come in if we did it!

First question: lunch followed by walking around midtown or a meet somewhere in midtown followed by early dinner?

Second question: what price range for our eating place? My suggestions are: Rock Center Cafe (view of skating rink and tree, but expensive -- see menu and prices here: http://www.menupages.com/restaurant...eighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=4&restaurantid=4287)
OR
John's Pizzaria (44th St. across from Phantom, busy and don't take reservations but good and less expensive. See menu here: http://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/index2.htm)
OR
Burger Heaven (20 E. 49th just off Fifth near Rockefeller Center, also no reservations but relatively inexpensive. See menu here: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7129169/new_york_ny/burger_heaven_49th_street.html#)

Finally, I thought either before or after eating we could take a group picture at the Rock Center tree. If we eat at John's we can walk through Times Square on the way there, the other two places are very close.

If none of these ideas appeals to you, let me know as well. Once I get some replies, we can set the plan and then let people RSVP as they figure out their plans.

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

Hi to everyone who is thinking of meeting up here in NYC on Saturday, Dec. 8. As I began to think about making plans, I thought it would be best to get some input regarding what you have in mind. I am going to suggest a few scenarios and a few places to eat in various price ranges, and then for privacy's sake I would like you to PM me with your preferences. Also let me know if anything would make you choose not to come in if we did it!

First question: lunch followed by walking around midtown or a meet somewhere in midtown followed by early dinner?

Second question: what price range for our eating place? My suggestions are: Rock Center Cafe (view of skating rink and tree, but expensive -- see menu and prices here: http://www.menupages.com/restaurant...eighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=4&restaurantid=4287)
OR
John's Pizzaria (44th St. across from Phantom, busy and don't take reservations but good and less expensive. See menu here: http://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/index2.htm)
OR
Burger Heaven (20 E. 49th just off Fifth near Rockefeller Center, also no reservations but relatively inexpensive. See menu here: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7129169/new_york_ny/burger_heaven_49th_street.html#)

Finally, I thought either before or after eating we could take a group picture at the Rock Center tree. If we eat at John's we can walk through Times Square on the way there, the other two places are very close.

If none of these ideas appeals to you, let me know as well. Once I get some replies, we can set the plan and then let people RSVP as they figure out their plans.

How about McDonalds Romford?

 

[bellelinus]

How about McDonalds Romford?

When we have our Dismeet in London we'll let you select the place . . . just don't expect too many to show up at McD's . . .

 

[Andrew DEREK UK]

When we have our Dismeet in London we'll let you select the place . . . just don't expect too many to show up at McD's . . .

Burger King?

 

[bellelinus]

Burger King?

 

[MrsJobba1]

We'll be thinking of you both, too.

How is your Mam??
NO worries, thanks fot your thoughts on my mam, she had the surgery on wednesday and she is having severe physio daily - its very painful and tiring but hopefully she might get some movement back

Maryann

Helen I do hope your mam's hand gets better. And the dogs make it through the fireworks without too much trauma.

Is there any further developement on th 7/09 trip? dates, itinerary etc...

Our cruise is just over 3 months away and we are getting so excited.

Well, I'm sorry if I've missed anyone. I won't let it go so long before logging on next time.

Sandra

Thank Sandra - I know we'll be cruising the last week of july/first week of Aug09 just dont know where? I really miss not planning a cruise.

Helen, hope all goes well with your mum. will be thinking of you tommorrow.

Thanks Jeanne -the dogs are doing ok

When we have our Dismeet in London we'll let you select the place . . . just don't expect too many to show up at McD's . . .

Are we having a uk meet? did I miss something?

Thanks to all for your kind wishes. Sorry I've not been able to update you but our internet is down at home and its driving me mad. I've come to Daves office to check in today.
Take care all
Best wishes Helen xx

 

[salliep]

Hi to everyone who is thinking of meeting up here in NYC on Saturday, Dec. 8. As I began to think about making plans, I thought it would be best to get some input regarding what you have in mind. I am going to suggest a few scenarios and a few places to eat in various price ranges, and then for privacy's sake I would like you to PM me with your preferences. Also let me know if anything would make you choose not to come in if we did it!

First question: lunch followed by walking around midtown or a meet somewhere in midtown followed by early dinner?

Second question: what price range for our eating place? My suggestions are: Rock Center Cafe (view of skating rink and tree, but expensive -- see menu and prices here: http://www.menupages.com/restaurant...eighborhoodid=0&cuisineid=4&restaurantid=4287)
OR
John's Pizzaria (44th St. across from Phantom, busy and don't take reservations but good and less expensive. See menu here: http://www.johnspizzerianyc.com/index2.htm)
OR
Burger Heaven (20 E. 49th just off Fifth near Rockefeller Center, also no reservations but relatively inexpensive. See menu here: http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/7129169/new_york_ny/burger_heaven_49th_street.html#)

Finally, I thought either before or after eating we could take a group picture at the Rock Center tree. If we eat at John's we can walk through Times Square on the way there, the other two places are very close.

If none of these ideas appeals to you, let me know as well. Once I get some replies, we can set the plan and then let people RSVP as they figure out their plans.

HI Julie !!
Too many fantastic choices !!! Truly Julie, Each one is great. I forgot to ask if you are bringing the girls? If not, I will leave Carley at a friends house. So, you and Maryann decide- we will be thrilled with any of your choices.
We are also coming in for the parade !!!! Any suggestions of where we should "hang out"????

How about McDonalds Romford?

Next meet.....

 

[bellelinus]

HI Julie !!
Too many fantastic choices !!! Truly Julie, Each one is great. I forgot to ask if you are bringing the girls? If not, I will leave Carley at a friends house. So, you and Maryann decide- we will be thrilled with any of your choices.
We are also coming in for the parade !!!! Any suggestions of where we should "hang out"????

Hi Sallie! I am probably not bringing the girls . . . having to make sure they are not bored out of their skulls would interfere with my adult enjoyment of the get-together . . . of course Carley is welcome if she wants to come, though.

As for the parade, definitely stake out a place on the west side of Central Park West . . . much nicer than the area further south once they hit Columbus Circle and head down Broadway. In my experience, you have to get there by 7 at the latest to have a spot right behind the barricade, but if you are willing to be 1 or 2 people back you can get there by 8 . . . after that, it gets so crowded you can't get within 10 feet of the street and can only see the higher things. We are generally within a few blocks of where the parade kicks off at 79th and CPW, because we just walk home across the park afterwards and want to be as far north as possible. Also, if you see it early on the balloons are less likely to have hit a tree and deflated!

 

[bellelinus]

Are we having a uk meet? did I miss something?

Helen, Andrew has invited every single person on the thread to come to London and stay at his place -- all at the same time, of course -- but as of yet we don't have a date for that UK meet . . .

Seriously, no we don't have a UK meet scheduled, but hopefully one day!