June 28, 2011 Disney Wonder 7-day Alaska

[mybelle01]

I'm planning to but seriously doubt I'll get more than 2 hours!

I really need to finish my FE gifts and actually make DS's FE...

I ordered my FE on etsy.. came out really cute. You know my sewing abilities it would be a total disaster!!! I still have tags to make and ladies gifts. I have a teacher friend coming over on Sunday to help me so we should have fun in the process. I am more worried about fitting FE gifts then the clothes.

 

[cryssi]

My husband the tech guy bought me a kindle three years ago and I love it!! Still like bookstores but my kindle.

I'm thinking of getting rid of my sony reader and picking up a kindle. More books to choose from.

 

[buddywesley]

Man, it's the shoes that are killing me with the packing!!!
I think we'll need a suitcase just for them. Almost done with clothes for everyone. Just making last minute touches but it looks like it will take 4 suitcases to fit everything if we dont use carry-ons Was hoping for 3. I want to make sure we have room for anything we purchase though.

Back to cramming the clothes in...

 

[crazydayz]

Well another sleepless night for me, I can not seem to turn my brain off at night. I finished our FE finally and put together all the gifts. They are going to take up more room in my suitcase than I first thought. I have pretty much packed for the boys and DH but I still have my stuff to go. So far we have 2 and a half suitcases full but it maybe closer to 4 after all my stuff. I am so looking forward to cooler weather. It has been so hot here. Close to 100 degrees most days. Well back to doing laundry and packing for me. Hope those of you that are leaving early have a safe trip.

 

[cozit]

Man, it's the shoes that are killing me with the packing!!!
I think we'll need a suitcase just for them. Almost done with clothes for everyone. Just making last minute touches but it looks like it will take 4 suitcases to fit everything if we dont use carry-ons Was hoping for 3. I want to make sure we have room for anything we purchase though.

Back to cramming the clothes in...

Didn't even think of that... at minimum, with 4 people, that's 8 pairs of shoes to pack (might only be 7 - DS doesn't currently have anything other than one pair of sneakers and a pair of sandals, thanks to a foot growth spurt)

Still trying to figure out the luggage on Amtrak thing - whether we get our checked bags back that night or not isn't clear both to us, and to the operator I talked to - and they haven't responded to the e-mail with anything specific. Apparently two of our main bags are too long (by 1-3 inches) for the train's overhead luggage area... whee. May be luggage shopping tomorrow...

-Liz

 

[mybelle01]

I'm thinking of getting rid of my sony reader and picking up a kindle. More books to choose from.

The great part about the kindle is I've downloaded a bunch of free books too. The prices have really come down since I got mine. Its nice that you can search on amazon too and just send it to your kindle.

 

[mybelle01]

Man, it's the shoes that are killing me with the packing!!!
I think we'll need a suitcase just for them. Almost done with clothes for everyone. Just making last minute touches but it looks like it will take 4 suitcases to fit everything if we dont use carry-ons Was hoping for 3. I want to make sure we have room for anything we purchase though.

Back to cramming the clothes in...

Yep.. the shoes are a killer. I am making the boys wear their hiking boots on the plane. There is no way I am going to try and pack those!! I think I am going to be three suitcases plus a garment bag. I may have to put my fe gifts in a seperate small suitcase to carry on. I hate being bogged down by carry ons but at least my boys are old enough to follow directions through security.

 

[Jen24]

We leave early tomorrow--woo hoo! Anyone else leave tomorrow? Haven't even opened the suitcase yet

 

[thej]

I used to worry about the number of books, but buying the Kindle was the best thing I ever did. I no longer worry about the weight.

While we don't have a kindle, he is bringing his iPod Touch which has the kindle app on it. He happily read a bunch of the Sherlock Holmes stories on it at WDW earlier this year, but suddenly is resisting using it for books.

The nice thing is that if he changes his mind we can still get him a few kindle books for it at the hotel while Wi-fi is free

 

[Maribell]

Hi everyone,
I can't believe the trip is finally here. I can't wait to meet you all in person. I have most of the extras packed....doing wash tonight and then hopefully I will be all finished Friday night. Packing should be interesting. I have been told that the secret is lay out all of your clothes that you think you need and then put away half I don't know if I can do it (although I am going to have to or else pay extra baggage fees!!!) I can do it! I can do it! I can do it!

We leave Saturday for Philly and then Sunday to Vancouver. See you all soon! Safe travels to all!!!

Mari

P.S. I have a nook and love that too...I love the convenience of having all your books in one place!

 

[IndyStarGazer]

Time is getting short!

We fly out Saturday morning and I can tell we're getting close because DW is freaking out about packing (and yes she reads these posts -- sorry honey, but it's true!). Like any good trip there are still a few details up in the air, sons to cajole into helping, and last minute emergencies. Personally I'm just waiting for the wheels of the plane to leave the tarmac....

Oh and DW is already planning on stealing my Kindle, so I'll have to amuse myself on the plane, probably by annoying my sons!

 

[lalo]

It's so comforting knowing that you're all out there agonizing about the packing as much as I am. DH gave me an ultimatum last night--I have to give him everything that needs to be packed by tonight. We leave Saturday morning for Vancouver.

My attempts to sew my own FE turned out pretty well. I also made one for my friend. Please don't examine the stitching too closely. Oh and some of the pockets may be a little less than straight...

Taking the day off from work tomorrow. Yay... almost out of here!

I have a kindle and absolutely love it.

 

[buddywesley]

We leave early tomorrow--woo hoo! Anyone else leave tomorrow? Haven't even opened the suitcase yet

My son's last day of school is tomorrow and then my daughters dance recital is Sat & Sun. We leave Sunday night (but I must be done packing before my son gets out of school at 12:30 tomorrow because of our crazy weekend)

Have a safe trip!!!! See you Tuesday (PS...looks like it might rain tuesday ) Doing the sun dance!!!

 

[nordkin]

We leave Saturday morning and with so much to do I took the day off tomorrow. We are still packing up the house to have the floors finished while we are gone and that should be done early tonight. I will then pack later tonight or first thing in the morning. Tomorrow I have to take the dog to the boarding facility, pick up my mother, tie up any loose ends around the house, print our boarding passes, and make sure I am finished packing. All the kids, spouses, and friends as well as my mother are spending the night at our house tomorrow night so we are all ready for the 8AM pick up to the airport on Saturday. It will be kind of nice having them all under one roof again.

By the way, we found out last Friday that my son and daughter-in-law are having a girl. None of us had a preference, but they are happy to know the gender so they can finish the nursery.

 

[mybelle01]

We leave Saturday morning and with so much to do I took the day off tomorrow. We are still packing up the house to have the floors finished while we are gone and that should be done early tonight. I will then pack later tonight or first thing in the morning. Tomorrow I have to take the dog to the boarding facility, pick up my mother, tie up any loose ends around the house, print our boarding passes, and make sure I am finished packing. All the kids, spouses, and friends as well as my mother are spending the night at our house tomorrow night so we are all ready for the 8AM pick up to the airport on Saturday. It will be kind of nice having them all under one roof again.

By the way, we found out last Friday that my son and daughter-in-law are having a girl. None of us had a preference, but they are happy to know the gender so they can finish the nursery.

How very exciting that they found out what they are having.

We aren't leaving until Tuesday morning so having the weekend and Monday off should help. The boys clothes are in a suitcase. Now on to DH and mine... oh and finishing FE gifts.

 

[ILuvJimny]

Follow the link to see the cruise in time lapse photography.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2oPE2bcKOk&feature=player_embedded

 

[daisy112878]

What a week!!!! Nothing has gone as planned including DS1 having to go to the doctor on Monday. His ear tubes have fallen out (he's had them since 8 months old) and he was getting a double ear infection. B/c we're going out of town and his history of ear infections the pediatrician went ahead with antibotics. Thankfully!!! Looks like we'll be headed back to the ENT when we get home.

I'm almost packed which is good since we leave tomorrow morning. We're going to end up with 5 checked bags - a hanging bag, 3 big suitcases and one medium suitcase. Not to mention 2 kiddie book bags, rolling carry on, laptop bag, 2 carseats, and gate checking 2 umbrella strollers. WHEW, that's a lot of stuff!!!!!

 

[daisy112878]

By the way, we found out last Friday that my son and daughter-in-law are having a girl. None of us had a preference, but they are happy to know the gender so they can finish the nursery.

Congrats!!!! Disney princesses are in their future

 

[buddywesley]

What a week!!!! Nothing has gone as planned including DS1 having to go to the doctor on Monday. His ear tubes have fallen out (he's had them since 8 months old) and he was getting a double ear infection. B/c we're going out of town and his history of ear infections the pediatrician went ahead with antibotics. Thankfully!!! Looks like we'll be headed back to the ENT when we get home.

I'm almost packed which is good since we leave tomorrow morning. We're going to end up with 5 checked bags - a hanging bag, 3 big suitcases and one medium suitcase. Not to mention 2 kiddie book bags, rolling carry on, laptop bag, 2 carseats, and gate checking 2 umbrella strollers. WHEW, that's a lot of stuff!!!!!

Glad to hear he will be on the mend for the trip Nothing worse than getting sick RIGHT before you leave

OK, now I dont feel so bad if I end up with 4 checked bags. This will be the first big trip without needing to a check stroller too!!!

Happy Travels!!!!! See you soon

 

[Tink37]

Can't believe after 2 years of planning it is finally here. We are leaving in about an hour for the airport, Yeah!!!. We have 6 bags to check - I stuffed and stuffed as much as I could , 3 carry on bags, plus DH's laptop. Oh, and we are carrying our coats.

Can't wait to meet everyone. See you on Tuesday.