Marrieds choosing not to have kids

[maddhatir]

DH and I have always wanted to take a road trip out East. I've heard fall is a great time to go, especially for child free peeps! Isn't it crazy how expensive food can be when your vacationing?!

I love living on the East Coast! It is so beautiful in the fall! DH and I have been to Newport (The Mansions are certainly something you have to experience once!) We spent the night in Cape Cod, then over to a B&B in Nantucket (my fave!) for a few days and we took the ferry over to Martha's Vineyard and rented a convertible Mustang for the day.

We did them all in the fall and it was great b/c it was not too crowded. I need to go back soon.

Have you ever been to Savannah- that is beautiful too! We did Charleston SC however, we liked the small town feel of Savannah much more.

You have to come to the East Coast!

Interesting group! The video reminded me of the old vampire flicks (obviously that's what they were going for), definitely entertaining. I honestly think I'm becoming an old fart, I cannot get into the heavier groups anymore. I still enjoy hearing some old Metallica now and then but more recently I've been listening to Matisyahu. For those who have not heard of him, he's a hisidic jewish reggae rapper/beat boxer. He's very interesting to watch on stage as he wears authentic jewish clothing and he has the long jewish style beard. He will be performing this year at Summerfest (2-week music fest in Milwaukee- www.summerfest.com I can't wait to see him.

OMG!!! THAT is a whole lotta music!!!! Now are you just going on June 30th to see Matisyahu (I have never heard of him- maybe *I* am the old one!!!)

The ticket prices are not bad at all! Now I got all excited when I saw Drowning Pool (Let the Bodies hit the Floor!) was going to play the first day- kind of odd- they seem out of their element looking at the other bands. There is a big mix of music but not a lot of heavy stuff except Drowning Pool.

I would love to see Steve Miller and Joe Cocker! I like Indigenous and I like Lucinda Williams in a trashy kinda way

Funny- I have never heard of the Jonas Brothers until today- my friend's daughter who is 11 made me listen to her IPod so I can hear them She said her entire IPod is filled with Christian rock bands, I was going to warn her that she may want to have the earpeices blessed after they were in my ears but I did not bring it up All I can hear in my head was Regan's voice from the Exorcist- "It's burns!"

 

[PoohNTuck]

We saw Steve Miller last summer. It was a great time. Very fun loving concert with great music!

Also, agree that Savannah and Charleston are must dos if you travel to the lower east coast. Both great cities.

Our late summer trip for my bday will either be Niagara Falls (Canada Side) or repeat trip to Charleston. I'd REALLY love to do Disney and am seriously thinking about booking the package... but we'll see! Really need another week to think this one over!

 

[Barthy73]

Hey everyone! Hope all enjoyed a long weekend, at least those American's amongst us.

The Steve Miller Band puts on a great, great show! I had the opportunity to see them about 10 years ago, and the show was excellent. I particularly enjoyed the guitar Steve had made from the fender of a '57 Chevy!

DW and I are fortunate to live close enough to drive to both Charleston and Savannah. Both cities are wonderful to visit, and we're 3-4 hours from either. We've only been to Charleston once and look forward to going back soon. Savannah is always on our list of places to go for the weekend, but we've only made it twice. Neither are particularly cheap, but deals can be had if you search. We've stayed twice at the Savannah Westin Harbor hotel for about $125/night through Priceline. These rooms typically go for $299 each. Visiting either of these fine cities during the off season is highly suggested.

Have a great week everyone!

 

[maddhatir]

Whenever DH and I travel to places such as Savannah, Charleston, Rhode Island- even if we are only going to PA 45 minutes away- we stay @ B&Bs!

I am a freak and do reseach on the internet as to which place in town is haunted!

I was calling around one time for prices (I forget where we were going) and I asked if their Inn was haunted- the woman was a little shocked

When we were in Charleston, we stayed at the Battery Carriage House- it was featured on the History Channel's Haunted History series! It was beautiful- but we did not have any "experiences"

We also stayed @ The Logan Inn in New Hope PA- that is another "hot spot" I did have some creepies there!

My poor DH- I make his life....a little dramatic He is so darn laid back, and me, well, I am not sure what the heck I am

That sums me up in a few smilies

 

[maddhatir]

OMG you guys! I was just listening to Hard Attack (what's new) and I heard this crazy, sick, twisted version of The Doors Roadhouse Blues done by Ministry!

It is some crazy stuff- it really gets you boppin'! I don't think anyone can hate this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F4a5EL8Tbc

 

[zima-cheryl]

hey all,
jc and i finally booked our september trip.
it's the first time we'll be staying at the bc the entire week (the last time we went we only spent our last night and fell in love.) we're used to staying at the as or pop, so we feel like this will be a completely different trip.

we want this trip to be different... we want to actually DO things. we've never done fantasmic or actually have never been to any of the parades. (i know i know it's crazy you say)

suggestions on MUST DO type things that you all can suggest?

My favorite suggestion is the carriage ride @ Fort Wilderness. We did that & timed it to when the fireworks were @ MK so you could catch glimpses of the them through the trees.

It was a real treat & very romantic!

Also - what about a cruise? I'm hoping for my 40th birthday next year that DH will spring for an Illuminations cruise for me! I believe they also do Wishes cruises. Has anyone else done the cruises? I think it would be a lot of fun.

 

[zima-cheryl]

We saw Steve Miller last summer. It was a great time. Very fun loving concert with great music!

Also, agree that Savannah and Charleston are must dos if you travel to the lower east coast. Both great cities.

Our late summer trip for my bday will either be Niagara Falls (Canada Side) or repeat trip to Charleston. I'd REALLY love to do Disney and am seriously thinking about booking the package... but we'll see! Really need another week to think this one over!

Ditto on Charleston!! Charleston is one of my favorite towns. Well worth a long weekend.

Savannah & Niagara Falls were great too! I'd also recommend Cleveland, OH; Bar Harbor, Maine or Philladelphia, PA for a weekend get away. And if you enjoy gambling the resort casinos in Connecticut are a lot of fun. We manage an overnight at Mohegan Sun at least once a year!

I'm hoping next year for either Memorial Day or Labor Day weekend that we can get to Memphis (got to see Graceland! )

That is one BIG perk about being child free is all the travel we manage to do! When we made the decision to be child free we also resolved to be sure & totally enjoy the lifestyle. Last thing I wanted was to have all this disposable income & free time and be sitting on my butt at home doing nothing.

 

[Chris Rex]

Haven't been here for awhile, but we recently booked a visit in Sept and I thought I would pop back and check in with my favorite thread!

How is everyone in the glorious land of child-free?

-C Rex

 

[TKDisneylover]

We wanted to do this last year, but it turned out we had to eat dinner at some ungodly early (for us) hour. The reservations for dinner were at 5:30 for the 8pm Fantasmic! We couldn't do it. We usually eat at 10:30pm at home (I get done teaching at 10pm three nights a week, and can't eat before I dance, so...), and around 8pm when on vacation and free from usual scheduling. So 5:30 is way too early for us!

Check with the times schedule during your visiting dates, sometimes they will have a late Fantasmic, which in turn you could book a later dinner. We did that during our visit this past December, there were a lot less kids, and a lot of empty seats during this particular Fantasmic also. Or you could see the 8:00 Fantasmic (which is not as crowded as I mentioned aboved), coming into the theatre last minute (as I said above, lots of empty seats) and eat a later dinner at the Boardwalk or head to Downtown Disney for dinner. Good luck, and I hope you can fit it into your visit!

 

[TKDisneylover]

Have you ever been to Savannah- that is beautiful too! We did Charleston SC however, we liked the small town feel of Savannah much more.

You have to come to the East Coast!

No, we have never been to Savannah either, But it's another on our list of places to visit. Someday we will get there.....


OMG!!! THAT is a whole lotta music!!!! Now are you just going on June 30th to see Matisyahu (I have never heard of him- maybe *I* am the old one!!!)

The ticket prices are not bad at all! Now I got all excited when I saw Drowning Pool (Let the Bodies hit the Floor!) was going to play the first day- kind of odd- they seem out of their element looking at the other bands. There is a big mix of music but not a lot of heavy stuff except Drowning Pool.

I would love to see Steve Miller and Joe Cocker! I like Indigenous and I like Lucinda Williams in a trashy kinda way

Funny- I have never heard of the Jonas Brothers until today- my friend's daughter who is 11 made me listen to her IPod so I can hear them She said her entire IPod is filled with Christian rock bands, I was going to warn her that she may want to have the earpeices blessed after they were in my ears but I did not bring it up All I can hear in my head was Regan's voice from the Exorcist- "It's burns!"

We actually have vacation time scheduled during the entire Summerfest. That is typically what a lot of people in this area do because the prices are so reasonable. They will soon be putting out daily promotions for free entry like bringing in two ice cream tub tops from a specific brand(you know, the lid of the ice cream container), or a HOG card (I'm sure you know what that is!), a Journal-Sentinel newspaper subscriber card, etc. You have to arrive between noon & 3:00 to get in free with these promotional items. And like you said the ticket prices are not bad, and they will also sell tickets in 2, 3 & 4 day packs at a discounted rate. We still need to print out the schedule and map out our days that we will be attending. Sometimes we will go in the early day, leave mid/late afternoon (they stamp your hand so you can return later for free), and come back for the late shows. The place gets like a zoo at night time when all the big groups are playing, some people get a little out of hand with all the drinking (martini bar, wine bar, beer kiosks, etc.). But the police do a great job of keeping people in line and difuse a situation before it's gets serious. And with the groups that play the amphitheatre they will release so many "wrist bands" to get into the show free and sit in a grass seating area, we saw Steely Dan last year that way and really enjoyed the show. They have large screens so you can still see the group and the sound is really good too.

And beware, Matisyahu is almost like Christian rock, only he sings about his faith of jewdaism (sp?), but it's the fact that he sings it with a great reggae beat and he is truly a good beat boxer (IMHO). I'm not a religious person myself but I do enjoy the music. I have such an eclectic taste is music, it's crazy!

If you ever visit Wisconsin, do so during this time of year, there is so much going on!

 

[maddhatir]

or a HOG card (I'm sure you know what that is!)

I am a card carrying HOG (member)!

The place gets like a zoo at night time when all the big groups are playing, some people get a little out of hand with all the drinking (martini bar, wine bar, beer kiosks, etc.). But the police do a great job of keeping people in line and difuse a situation before it's gets serious.

I know what you mean about out of hand- There are so many times I want to go to one of the all day concerts like The "Family Values" tour with Korn and some other awesome bands- but I do not feel like dealing with the drunks- and young drunks are even worse-

I really want to see Disturbed, Mastodon, Slip Knot (and even Dragonforce is not bad) this summer during the Mayhem Tour- but I do not feel like dealing with people for a long period of time So maybe I will time it right to get to see the bands I want to see- b/c I really want to go. Maybe I will pop a few Ativan and forget anyone is around me! Can you say social anxiety!

And beware, Matisyahu is almost like Christian rock, only he sings about his faith of jewdaism (sp?), but it's the fact that he sings it with a great reggae beat and he is truly a good beat boxer (IMHO). I'm not a religious person myself but I do enjoy the music. I have such an eclectic taste is music, it's crazy!

I started cracking up when I read this- Beware! Thanks for the heads up. DH likes reggae- I used to. We saw Ziggy once a few years back.

But I am SOOOO not into anything that sounds like rap! (except Anthrax ) I can't do it.

My music taste can go from Death, Black, thrash metal, to the old school thrash, But 10 minutes later you can find me listening to Baroque. I am picky about my classical too- has to be Baroque- love Vivaldi!

This might throw you- I also like Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Sinead O'Connor, Natalie Merchant and get this....sometimes- Jewel!

But no- rap, country, top 40

 

[PhotobearSam]

Also - what about a cruise? I'm hoping for my 40th birthday next year that DH will spring for an Illuminations cruise for me! I believe they also do Wishes cruises. Has anyone else done the cruises? I think it would be a lot of fun.

I have done both. I did the Wishes cruise with some DISers and they made it a Birthday Cruise for my friend that was with us. It was nice but the ILLUMINATIONS cruise was the BEST!!!

I loved it and so did my hubby...I surprised him with it.

 

[WDWguru]

I agree with Samantha... Illuminations. We've done both multiple times and the Illuminations cruise is more intimate - you are much closer to the show and in a much smaller area. In fact, try to get the Breathless if you can. It's the old replica Cris Craft that you see docked at the Yacht Club marina. We've taken that twice and it's awesome! There is only room for I think 7 people tops (there are three seating areas that will seat 2 or 3 in each), but I'd definitely pick that for just two people. The Breathless does go in for refurb often and there is only one, so it's tough to get, but if you call right when they open at the 90 day mark you should be able to get it.

 

[TKDisneylover]

I am a freak and do reseach on the internet as to which place in town is haunted!

I was calling around one time for prices (I forget where we were going) and I asked if their Inn was haunted- the woman was a little shocked

When we were in Charleston, we stayed at the Battery Carriage House- it was featured on the History Channel's Haunted History series! It was beautiful- but we did not have any "experiences"

We also stayed @ The Logan Inn in New Hope PA- that is another "hot spot" I did have some creepies there!

You must be a Ghost Hunters (Sci-Fi) fan then?

My music taste can go from Death, Black, thrash metal, to the old school thrash, But 10 minutes later you can find me listening to Baroque. I am picky about my classical too- has to be Baroque- love Vivaldi!

This might throw you- I also like Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Sinead O'Connor, Natalie Merchant and get this....sometimes- Jewel!

But no- rap, country, top 40

I think we had discussed our like for Vivaldi once before, he is my fav in the world of baroque. DH and I are big RUSH fans (I know, you either love them or you hate them.), we are hoping to get last minute ticket releases the day of the show during Summerfest. The box office will release seats that were reserved for equipment space, you can get some really great seats this way. I enjoy all the ladies you mentioned above also, and for me add in Shirley Manson from Garbage, Sophie B. Hawkins and a little Patti Rothberg.

Then we really enjoy classic rock, the Doors (loved the metal version by the way. The old film clips were awesome, I've never seen those particular ones.), Steely Dan, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and the rest of the 70's era. I always thought I was born a little late, I would have love to have gone to Woodstock. Now mix in some ethnic music, Reggae (Bob of course & Jimmy Cliff), Mexican (Mariachi is my fav, check out Mana if you ever get a chance, they are the Mexican version of The Police). My co-worker is on vacation today & tomorrow (we share an office and listen to the "moldy-Oldy" station normally), ahhhh but today I can listen to everything I've got downloaded into my computer, which is lots, totally SWEET!

Have a great day everyone!

 

[maddhatir]

You must be a Ghost Hunters (Sci-Fi) fan then?

Always been a "ghost fan" I may have mentioned it here before- sorry- I can't remember who I tell what to I used to be in a "paranormal" group out of Philly-

I went on a few investigations- one was overnight at Fort Mifflin in PA- but I did not like it much b/c it seemed too technical- I like the whole hunting idea- but with the meters and cameras and the reports we had to write- it just took the fun out of it. I will stick to ghost hunting on my own!

I think we had discussed our like for Vivaldi once before, he is my fav in the world of baroque. DH and I are big RUSH fans (I know, you either love them or you hate them.)

Sorry about repeating myself- I was never a Rush fan- I DO love their song though, I think it is called "Trees"???

Then we really enjoy classic rock, the Doors (loved the metal version by the way.

YES! I forgot to mention Classic Rock- Jimi is god! and some of the Blues are good.

You know what is really cool music, but not sure how to find it- or what genre it would be?

Has anyone seen the movie- The Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson?? She plays the record of Papa Jusitfy (That name is just way TOO awesome! Someone please name a pet after him- I am allergic and will never have any...maybe I can get a fish and name his Papa Justify! ) and that crazy voodoo stuff and it is so haunting, all scratched up and creepy- I LOVE it!

I tried searching on Live 365 things like, bayou, New Orleans, blues- but just can't find it- I also checked the credits at the end of the movie for any info- I couldn't find anything- I am usually a good investigator

 

[TKDisneylover]

I went on a few investigations- one was overnight at Fort Mifflin in PA- but I did not like it much b/c it seemed too technical- I like the whole hunting idea- but with the meters and cameras and the reports we had to write- it just took the fun out of it. I will stick to ghost hunting on my own!

Very cool! DH and I would love to get into doing that, however we do like the idea of EVP's. DH wants to try this sometime, plus he wants to buy some type of meter for hot & cold spots. But I agree with you about all the technical stuff, it can take the fun out of ghost hunting. Did you see the special about the Children of the Grave? I thought they did a great job with it and the recording of the children playing/singing was remarkably eerie.

I think it is called "Trees"???

That is a great song. We are old school RUSH fans going way back to Xanadu, and everything on 2112.

YES! I forgot to mention Classic Rock- Jimi is god! and some of the Blues are good.

I agree, Jimi is god, however I also love Ian Astbury from the Cult. I had heard some rumblings in the recent past that Robby Krieger & Ray Manzarek were making some plans to tour with him doing a Doors tunes. I would love to see him perform Jimi's old tunes! I love watching old Cult videos on You Tube and watching Ian sing.

You know what is really cool music, but not sure how to find it- or what genre it would be?

Has anyone seen the movie- The Skeleton Key with Kate Hudson?? She plays the record of Papa Jusitfy (That name is just way TOO awesome! Someone please name a pet after him- I am allergic and will never have any...maybe I can get a fish and name his Papa Justify! ) and that crazy voodoo stuff and it is so haunting, all scratched up and creepy- I LOVE it!

I tried searching on Live 365 things like, bayou, New Orleans, blues- but just can't find it- I also checked the credits at the end of the movie for any info- I couldn't find anything- I am usually a good investigator

I think the song your talking about is called "Conjure of Sacrifice" and it's only available on the Skeleton Key soundtrack. DH and I thought that was a pretty good movie! To age ourselves somemore, we are big Hellraiser fans, love me some Pinhead! "I have such sights to show you."

 

[maddhatir]

Very cool! DH and I would love to get into doing that, however we do like the idea of EVP's. DH wants to try this sometime, plus he wants to buy some type of meter for hot & cold spots. But I agree with you about all the technical stuff, it can take the fun out of ghost hunting. Did you see the special about the Children of the Grave? I thought they did a great job with it and the recording of the children playing/singing was remarkably eerie.

I don't think I saw the show.......who did the show? What channel??

I bought a voice-activated tape recorder at a yard sale just for that very reason! I have not used it yet though- Imagine if I turn it on and leave it in our bedroom overnight .....and the next morning I go to listen and there is like, growling and stuff!!!

I think the song your talking about is called "Conjure of Sacrifice" and it's only available on the Skeleton Key soundtrack. DH and I thought that was a pretty good movie! To age ourselves somemore, we are big Hellraiser fans, love me some Pinhead! "I have such sights to show you."

Oh Cool! I can check and see if they have a name or something that can lead me in the right direction for more info on the music! Thanks

......oh- and I remember seeing Hellraiser...in the theater- that is how old I am

and to bring back some memories.....

The one and only......

 

[maddhatir]

oh-no, I just did some Googling for the Conjure of Sacrfice.....and found this on a website about soundtracks.....

Q: Does anyone know where I can get Papa's justify "Conjure of Sacrifice"? The record/LP version? (i.e. scratching sound, echoing voice). Thanks! (from Nicole in Canada )

A: You're not going to find the "Conjure of Sacrifice" anywhere on LP, but it does appear on the soundtrack album... (thanks to Prue , HAUPPAUGE )

more info- ugh- it looks like it was just composed just for the movie.....

The Skeleton Key, film score Conjure of Sacrifice

Composed by Edward Shearmur
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Lyle Workman, George Doering, David Zasloff, Mike Fisher, Brian Kilgore, Charles Bisharat
Conducted by Edward Shearm

 

[TKDisneylover]

I don't think I saw the show.......who did the show? What channel??

I bought a voice-activated tape recorder at a yard sale just for that very reason! I have not used it yet though- Imagine if I turn it on and leave it in our bedroom overnight .....and the next morning I go to listen and there is like, growling and stuff!!!

The show was on Sci-Fi over a month or so ago, I think before the new Ghost Hunters season began. It was about the lost children of American orphanages. Apparently they found all these unmarked graves and also found mass graves with childrens bones in them. It was a very interesting show. I'm sure you could Google it.

I know what you mean about hearing sounds in your own home, I have the same fear. Only because we had found out after we bought our home that the previous owner had died in the house and was not found for over a week. When we started talking to our neighbors on both sides of our house they both confirmed that they hadn't seen him in a while and one of them finally contacted his family. They found him in our now guest room dead from a heart attack. His name was "Harry Johnson" , anyway he was a heavy smoker (we're still trying to get the yellow color out of our white brick fireplace). Occassionally I will smell the strong smell of cigarette smoke, like someone just lit a one. Now DH & I are ex-smokers so we know that smell well. I'm always sure to say hello to Harry when I smell it cuz I figure lightin' up from the beyond.

oh-no, I just did some Googling for the Conjure of Sacrfice.....and found this on a website about soundtracks.....

Q: Does anyone know where I can get Papa's justify "Conjure of Sacrifice"? The record/LP version? (i.e. scratching sound, echoing voice). Thanks! (from Nicole in Canada )

A: You're not going to find the "Conjure of Sacrifice" anywhere on LP, but it does appear on the soundtrack album... (thanks to Prue , HAUPPAUGE )

more info- ugh- it looks like it was just composed just for the movie.....

The Skeleton Key, film score Conjure of Sacrifice

Composed by Edward Shearmur
Performed by Hollywood Studio Symphony
with Lyle Workman, George Doering, David Zasloff, Mike Fisher, Brian Kilgore, Charles Bisharat
Conducted by Edward Shearm

Yep, that looks like the same place I got the info from. I had entered "music from the movie Skeleton Key and that's what came up. I'm sure you will have no problem getting that soundtrack.

By the way, thank for the pic of Pinhead. Now that I think about it, this weekend would be perfect to watch a couple Hellraiser movies. We have the first two movies in a box set, and then the third we recorded from pay tv. There are a total of I think 7 Hellraiser sequels, unfortunately after the 3rd they get pretty lame. The second one is pretty good as it features a lot of the same actors from the first movie. IMHO Clive Barker did a great job with the 2nd sequel. Check it out if you get a chance, or better yet watch both back to back because the storyline continues perfectly.

 

[JCandKT]

Thanks all!

We'll definitely have to book a Fantasmic dinner package... I don't want to wait in line! (Although, we usually eat pretty late too... so we'll have to see what kind of times we're talking about here.) I'm excited to see it!

We have seen Illuminations... but I think only once. It'll be nice since we're staying at the Beach Club and we'll be right there. Any suggestions on where to stand?

I'll look into the carriage ride at Ft. Wilderness - thanks!!

Man... I'm realizing as I'm planning this trip that we really haven't done much at all when we've been at WDW. I feel like a slug! Usually our trips have been only 4 nights... and this one will be a bit longer. And with switching resorts... it'll be like a whole new world.

As soon as the 90-day-mark hits I'll start making reservations... Ohana, Cape May... we usually do a breakfast at Chef Mickey... and I'll look into more information about the Illuminations Cruise.

Thanks all!