Magic - January 12, 2008

[laura_hattaway]

Haha... so when exactly are you "breaking the news" to her?

On New Year's Day, we're going to start giving her clues, but she won't know about the cruise until the day before we leave. The only reason I'm telling her that instead of just springing it on her is that she's had a growth spurt recently, and I really need for her to try on all of the "cruise clothes" I've bought over the past 9 months!

Let's ALL do the "going on a cruise dance" for a moment...

 

[KevinNYC]

Anyone receive their mailed cruise document packages???? We are still awaiting our.!!!.......Looking forward to our cruise.......

 

[Corndog819]

That is a good way to do it.

Is it the 12th yet?

 

[Jackk]

We just wanted to wish everyone a very happy and healthy New Year!!

Michael

P.S. UPS Just Delivered our Package

 

[Corndog819]

Sweet.... Now I want mine.

 

[cmacf1]

I also started doing the cruise dance the day after Christmas!!! My magnetic door signs are being laminated at Staples tomorrow, I've started the clothing piles and tried on dresses (I had to buy a new one in a larger size ,) bought milk with the expiration date when we're ON the cruise, bought t-shirts to put iron-on disney designs on, and made an appointment for my MIL and me to get pedicures before the cruise!!!! We dont' have our docs yet, but hopefully they'll be waiting for us on Wednesday. Soon I'll start checking the long-range weather forecasts and invariably freak out at any mention of snow anywhere east of the Missisippi on any day prior to our departure on the 11th (we're staying at Pop Century.)

Eeyore -- no, we're not from the Carolina's (the shirt was a hand me down.) We needed a light blue shirt for DH to wear ot match the rest of us and that fit the bill perfectly. DH is a professor at U of Maryland so it's the Terps for us!

Have I posted a photo of my beloved corgi (I think I may have, but this is a new photo)? Here he is:

He and his fellow dog (a belgian shepherd) will be going to doggy camp.

Anybody know how to make 11 days fly by??

Cathy

 

[Corndog819]

Anybody know how to make 11 days fly by??

Cathy

I was looking on ebay for a couple time machines, but nothing was going to ship and get here by the time we left.

 

[laura_hattaway]

He and his fellow dog (a belgian shepherd) will be going to doggy camp.

Fun! Ours is getting a house-sitter since we also have two garage cats and a hamster. Plus, the dog is nearly 11 and it's harder for her to jump up into our van, transition to someone else's place, etc. And we found a college kid who's both responsible and excited to stay somewhere other than his apartment, so he's cheap!

We're all set, I think! Our Staples closed last year, so I printed my signs on brochure paper and am going to use magnets to affix them to the door. I've tried on my clothes periodically to assure they still fit (ya know, I'm betting this is a girl thing; guys probably don't worry/care... I had to bribe my husband last week to try on the suit and tux I bought him months ago!).

So, yeah, now it's just a waiting game. My dad pointed out that, at this point, we can say we're going "next week."

PS Cathy, I'm SO glad your mother-in-law is doing well and is coming! That's awesome.

 

[cmacf1]

PS Cathy, I'm SO glad your mother-in-law is doing well and is coming! That's awesome.[/QUOTE]

Unfortunately it was my mom who was sick and she still isn't going . Happily, though, she had her surgery in late November and has been declared cancer free. Being 79, however, recovery from the major surgery has been slow. She's doing great, but just yesterday said she's glad she's not going because she's still so tired. We're sad she's not going, but VERY happy that the renal cell cancer is gone. My MIL is taking a friend of hers instead who is ultra excited to be going on a Disney cruise.

With my clothes, I made the mistake of buying a bunch of clothes right after I'd lost a bunch of weight due to illness. Of course when I recovered, my appetite returned with a vengence. Oh well. My kids say my lap is softer to sit in again

And your dad is right that we can say the cruise is next week!!!!!

Cathy

PS Corndog, I guess we'll just have to wait out the time since that time machine won't get here! I did get pirate clothes on ebay in time though

 

[Corndog819]

NASA Sets No New Date For Delayed Shuttle

Orlando (dbTechno) - NASA officials have come out and stated that they will not set a date for th launch of the Atlantis space shuttle which has been delayed due to problems with the fuel gauges.

The malfunction of several fuel gauges has caused some severe headaches for NASA as they stated that they will not make the proposed January 10th launch date which was rescheduled from early in December originally.

http://www.dbtechno.com/space/2007/12/31/nasa-sets-no-new-date-for-delayed-shuttle/

Doesnt sound like we're in a position to see it go up...

 

[cmacf1]

NASA Sets No New Date For Delayed Shuttle

Orlando (dbTechno) - NASA officials have come out and stated that they will not set a date for th launch of the Atlantis space shuttle which has been delayed due to problems with the fuel gauges.

The malfunction of several fuel gauges has caused some severe headaches for NASA as they stated that they will not make the proposed January 10th launch date which was rescheduled from early in December originally.

http://www.dbtechno.com/space/2007/12/31/nasa-sets-no-new-date-for-delayed-shuttle/

Doesnt sound like we're in a position to see it go up...

The good news is that we won't be caught up in traffic on the way to the port (due to a launch.) I was looking forward to the possibility of seeing a launch, though. It might have been just too much excitement, though, seeing the Magic AND seeing a launch all on the same day

 

[MagicalTrip]

Hi Everyone, Happy New Year

I guess I'm a little bit slow to find this site but my family will be joining all of you on the 12th as well. We are totally excited! We have two kids age 9 (boy) and 5 (girl).

Today we're having a huge snow storm, we live in Ontario Canada and going south sounds pretty good right now. After the cruise we are going to go to Disney for a week so it's crazy exciting for my kids. And yup we're feeling a bit poor right now. lol We've never been to disney before so we are looking forward to it ALOT!

YEAH, it's finally January, bring on the fun.

 

[laura_hattaway]

Hi, Bonnie! Look forward to meeting you NEXT WEEK.

Cathy, sorry I misunderstood but glad your mom's prognosis is good.

I'd been thinking about a pedicure, too, because I have creepy dragon feet. I think I've decided to realocate those funds, though, to do something fun our last day in Florida. Our flight out doesn't leave until 7:00 PM, and I think we might do an airboat tour in Christmas.

 

[hsmom]

Sarah

Homeschooled kids are perfect? I must have missed that fact in the HS book! lol Was it right after the "unsocialized youth of tomorrow" chapter???

Seriously, homeschooling rocks! lol My girls are in 11th and 12th grade, and they have been homeschooled from first grade on. They love it. I love the freedom it gives us to travel whenever, and for them to pursue their other goals in life.

Cris, I didn't get our docs yet...anyone else??

Yea! It's always good to meet people who have homeschooled and still live to tell about it.

Only 10 more days!!!

 

[hsmom]

I think today being 14 days out... we all kinda shifted from "cool, we have a cruise coming up" to "OH MAN, we have a cruise in two weeks!"

Me, too!! I finally have my kids' wardrobes planned out and almost everything is washed and "in waiting". I even got some of my hubby's clothes ready. As for me, I have some shopping to do!!

OK, I admit it...I started into my "going on a cruise" dance the day after Christmas!!! lol

Is it just me, or is it hard not to tell people, "I'm going on a cruise next week!"?

I saw a great picture online the other day. Someone had taken a pic of their daughter on the ship with a beautiful beach scene in the background. She held a sign that read "I'm here and you're not." What a fun picture to email home to your family and friends. (They may not like you much after that, though.)

 

[hsmom]

Doesnt sound like we're in a position to see it go up...

That's a bummer! When we were kids, our dad (jhannah) postponed a WDW trip a few times in hopes that we would catch a shuttle launch. We never got to see it, though. (We DID go to WDW.)

It would be beyond amazing to be able to see it take off.

I'm sure the cruise will suffice.

 

[Eeyore77]

Hi everyone!

My Dh and I are so excited to be on this cruise. We got married in WDWlast June and really had our hearts set on taking a DCL cruise for our honeymoon but the Magic was in the med

We did have a wonderful wedding and vacation afterwards but this is like our second "honeymoon" and our real one in our hearts

We are leaving from NYC on 1/11 and staying at the Hyatt the night before!

Here we are...

Hi there Mary.... Glad that you are going to get to finally have the Honeymoon that you really wanted. This will be our 1 year anniversary trip. Question aren't we on another board together?

 

[Corndog819]

Is it just me, or is it hard not to tell people, "I'm going on a cruise next week!"?

Very. It's a problem I can live with though

 

[hsmom]

The UPS guy just dropped off our travel docs!!



I called Dad and his were under his door mat!

 

[Fawn]

The UPS guy just dropped off our travel docs!!



I called Dad and his were under his door mat!

I'm so jealous!!!! Nothing here yet...anyone else???