March 3, 2007

[Disneybridein2k3]

I've been up since 4:30am - I'm too excited to sleep!!!

 

[Roodles]

I've been up since 4:30am - I'm too excited to sleep!!!

It's 5:30am here. We're leaving for the airport in less than 2 hours, so this is probably the last I'll write.

Thanks again for such a warm welcome to a latecomer! You've all been so great and I'm looking forward to meeting you. Of course, I never managed to post pics of our family on the mac site or get any mickey head/lime green/door signs/anything related to identify us, so I wanted to extend an open invitation to greet us at the terminal or on the ship should you notice our family of 7... I figure the double front packs are probably our best identifier... that and the stiff drink in my hand! I'll be on the lookout for you all, too!

Down to minutes and counting...



Beth

 

[ejkjmom]

It's 5:30am here. We're leaving for the airport in less than 2 hours, so this is probably the last I'll write.

Thanks again for such a warm welcome to a latecomer! You've all been so great and I'm looking forward to meeting you. Of course, I never managed to post pics of our family on the mac site or get any mickey head/lime green/door signs/anything related to identify us, so I wanted to extend an open invitation to greet us at the terminal or on the ship should you notice our family of 7... I figure the double front packs are probably our best identifier... that and the stiff drink in my hand! I'll be on the lookout for you all, too!

Down to minutes and counting...



Beth

We'll keep our eyes open for you

Safe travels to all...see ya SOON!!!!!!

 

[jdabi9700]

Sounds like everyone's as excited as we are!

We live dangerously- flying out of Baltimore 7AM Saturday.

Crossing fingers hoping for no crazy weather.

 

[nealrap]

My bag is packed. Just need the wife & kids to finish packing
we don't leave until Saturday morning... very early.

 

[EllenDrew]

I've been up since 4:30am - I'm too excited to sleep!!!

I too woke up super-early. Decided to use the time to work out - figured it would calm my nerves and allow me to eat at least 6 extra desserts. OK, maybe just 5! Plus a lemon drop martini or two....

Am almost packed, but there are of course those 57 last-minute items I'll think of at 3AM. Guess if I wake up early tomorrow I'll have to practice my dancing banana dance-floor moves!

We leave at 7:30 AM tomorrow. Safe travels everyone! -Ellen

 

[Tinkified]

Happy packing to our late travelers and happy traveling to our earlier arrivals. Be safe all....see you/meet you all in less than 48 hours!

nealrap and jdabi9700 we are late travelers also...leaving NY 7am saturday as well....Maybe we will all be on the same MCO to PORT transfer....what time are you both expected to arrive Orlando?

Michelle

 

[aostokes]

Happy packing to our late travelers and happy traveling to our earlier arrivals. Be safe all....see you/meet you all in less than 48 hours!

nealrap and jdabi9700 we are late travelers also...leaving NY 7am saturday as well....Maybe we will all be on the same MCO to PORT transfer....what time are you both expected to arrive Orlando?

Michelle

me and my family are leaving out of Connecticut @ 7:00 a.m. arriving in orlando at 12:00p.m

 

[Tinkified]

aostokes....are you flying directly to Orlando? We are arriving a bit past noon in Orlando too...I say we have a good chance of taking the bus transfer together to the port...I'm sorry, I don't have the LIST in front of me...who is in your party? We may just have a DIS meet right in the airport at the baggage carousel...Safe trip!

Michelle

 

[aostokes]

aostokes....are you flying directly to Orlando? We are arriving a bit past noon in Orlando too...I say we have a good chance of taking the bus transfer together to the port...I'm sorry, I don't have the LIST in front of me...who is in your party? We may just have a DIS meet right in the airport at the baggage carousel...Safe trip!

Michelle

we actually go to D.C first than orlando.
me my DW. DD 9 DD7.

 

[nealrap]

I fly from dallas at like 7:30am, so I guess I get in around 11am to mco.
I'm easy to spot on the boat, I'll probably be wearing my DealTaker.com t-shirts most of the time.

 

[wanderlust72]

My bag is packed. Just need the wife & kids to finish packing
we don't leave until Saturday morning... very early.

I think it's great you're packed already! We leave so early, and I am finishing up last minute things for me and the kids, and of course my husband hasn't even started! He'll get it done, it'll just be around 2 AM! So, kudos to you for being done early!!

We're off tomorrow (Fri) 6 AM, bright and early. I'm headed to bed....it's a good thing Greys Anatomy is a rerun or I'd HAVE to stay up to watch it!

See you all very soon!

 

[kshabare]

Welcome aostokes, jdabi9700 and nealrap.

We too are flying out of Bradley BDL at 7:00 am, Delta. Look for our shining faces. We're traveling with norliz (MIL & FIL). We have a direct flight to MCO and will arrive roughly 10:00-10:30 am.

Everyone travel safe. I guess I'll send out another sheet today. I'm doing laundry now - just to get those favorite outfits back in the suitcases. And, less to do when we come home!!!

Tim, Kim & Travis - stay safe and we're sending pixie dust so there is no bad weather to delay your flights!

Pixie dust to everyone else - be safe - take it easy - we'll be resting soon. This is, after all, part of the vacation.



Kim

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

Sounds like everyone's as excited as we are!

We live dangerously- flying out of Baltimore 7AM Saturday.

Crossing fingers hoping for no crazy weather.

We considered BWI tomorrow AM but decided on Dulles today at noon! Again, up at 4:30.......

I too woke up super-early. Decided to use the time to work out - figured it would calm my nerves and allow me to eat at least 6 extra desserts. OK, maybe just 5! Plus a lemon drop martini or two....

Am almost packed, but there are of course those 57 last-minute items I'll think of at 3AM. Guess if I wake up early tomorrow I'll have to practice my dancing banana dance-floor moves!

We leave at 7:30 AM tomorrow. Safe travels everyone! -Ellen

Ellen - YOU have the right idea! If there was some way I could work out without waking my whole family, I would. But the cruise is STILL a surprise to DD (trip is for her 13th b-day) and she might find it strange that I'm working out at 5 in the morning - VERY unlike me! But darn, those extra desserts sound good!!!! Not to mention the drinks...I can't wait to get my hands on our two favorite drinks while cruising - a moscato wine that I've come to realize can only be purchased on the ship apparantly and a captain's treasure. Yum!

 

[alanapapa]

We are here at the Residence Inn.

I am sitting in the lobby typing this report.

Who else is staying here and who is at the Radisson?

 

[nealrap]

Hi from the cruise.
Just listening to the dude playing elton john songs now

 

[hart]

We had a great time on the cruise and hope everyone else did as well. Just wanted to say we enjoyed meeting many of you and say thanks for being a part of our cruise.

Hope everyone had a safe trip home.

Hart

 

[nealrap]

I'm exhausted.
We had a great time though. It was nice meeting a few of you folks too! My kids (Boys, 9.6.6), weren't fans of the kids clubs too much, so we only got them in there a total of maybe 7 or 8 hours, and that was one of the main reasons we went disney. The shows were great for them though, and I do like spending time with them too! Also we had the late dinners which were tough, because my boys were exhausted by that time, especially on the land days, when we were up so early for the excursions.
Today before our flight we went to downtown disney marketplace and shopped, and we were still feeling the waves and walking funny.

 

[kshabare]

Oh my. I think my tan is fading already. Joshua was very cranky this morning wandering around the kitchen looking for bacon and wishing Cornwall would come around a corner of the kitchen. What nice servers we had. Abraham was a little timid but soon opened up. I think my family tends to be a little over-the-top for people who don't know us. We grow on you.

We had a great time telling my mom about Orient Beach this morning....and meeting Tarzan fully-clothed...and Joshua's 4 stitches by the handsome Dr. Rael...and him getting beat up by a girl (thus the 4 stitches)...and the drinks I made for Kim and I using her Guavaberry stash...and tanning up our toes Friday while they were freezing....

Thanks for a great time everyone. It was great meeting everyone! Don't be suprised if I don't send out an email to you all in a few months to say hello.

For those of you who booked the same week next year - I have a link for 03/01/2008 - join us!!!!

Kim2 aka The Keeper of the List

 

[michaels_mom]

just a quick note to say it was nice to meet those DISers that we did on the ship! Hope everyone's made it home ok...