May 10, 2008 Ship of Thieves! Stealing the Magic..AGAIN!!! Panama Canal FL to CA!!! Part 3

[UKANGEL]

I'm a certified Birthday Party freak!

Molly's best at home so far was AG spa slumber party. I set up the backyard like a spa; facial and relaxation lounge, hair style station, manicure, pedicure. I staffed the stations with her aunt, another troop leader, our old nanny and hired a friend who does hair to give them a "libby lu" do. Each station had a doll spot too. When they arrived (in their robes per the invitation instructions) we greated them at the door with a little purse and Molly Money (had another friend make money with her face on it, the best was the 8 dollar bill) they made spa slippers and then each got a schedule took 20 minutes at each spot to enjoy and relax....way over board, but beautiful. Best part I found the matching color accoutraments from Target on the clearance section (towels, shower curtains that hung from the overhang to create rooms...) pictures (of the day before set up stage).....

what a fantastic idea for a party!!! my dd would have loved that when she was little! btw, your dd reminds me of my Becky at a younger age, with her red hair and freckles

No, not carpel tunnel...about a week before thanksgiving all four of us were in a serious auto accident. We were tboned by a uninsured driver (on a suspended license). She turned left on a green light, erroneously thinking she had a green arrow (we were heading straight) and slammed right into us without even braking. The windows and doors were crashed in and her pickup came to a stop literally inches from Ryan and Mark's heads/faces (Mark was driving and Ryan was the left passenger). Anyway, amongst all our injuries, Mark's was the most involved...he broke his wrist on the steering wheel and he required surgery to put a screw in to attach the two broken bones. It's been a huge ordeal. That's his third cast and it's removable. The first two were not. Hopefully at the end of the month he'll have it off completely. He had his surgery on Jan 5th, so it's been a long, long nightmare. Of course, she went to jail and basically since she has zero money, she's off the hook in terms of her responsibility to us. Garnishing her wages costs a ton of money, not really worth it. It's behind us now, I can't waste my energy on becoming bitter about the situation when I have a wonderful cruise to dream about....

Liserann, that sounds very traumatic! I had a bad accident last summer when a car following me failed to stop when I braked, crashed into me and shunted me into another car. The driver got out and ran away and ahs never been traced My car was written off and I've suffered with a trapped nerve in my arm and wrist ever since. It was horrible and I'm still so angry with the guy who did it...and the police for not tracing him too!

Sending your dh good wishes, hope his hand is better soon.

 

[Jhalkias]

I confess, I'll cross the aisle at the mall just to catch a glimpse of the ad inside.

If it had been a live model, I would have figured out how to use my camera phone real quick!!!

You don't have to be 25 years younger, I think of all the things I could teach him, now that I'm wiser. What did Noel say about the meat? I would repeat it but Capt Spanx would have an ugly Hooters flashback.

It was Dick Vitale who was ugly . . . you women keep talking about male models, and I will have to have a better Hooters flashback, and I am sure I could teach those young ladies a thing or two, no spanx required!

Cute puppy!

No, not carpel tunnel...about a week before thanksgiving all four of us were in a serious auto accident. We were tboned by a uninsured driver (on a suspended license). She turned left on a green light, erroneously thinking she had a green arrow (we were heading straight) and slammed right into us without even braking. The windows and doors were crashed in and her pickup came to a stop literally inches from Ryan and Mark's heads/faces (Mark was driving and Ryan was the left passenger). Anyway, amongst all our injuries, Mark's was the most involved...he broke his wrist on the steering wheel and he required surgery to put a screw in to attach the two broken bones. It's been a huge ordeal. That's his third cast and it's removable. The first two were not. Hopefully at the end of the month he'll have it off completely. He had his surgery on Jan 5th, so it's been a long, long nightmare. Of course, she went to jail and basically since she has zero money, she's off the hook in terms of her responsibility to us. Garnishing her wages costs a ton of money, not really worth it. It's behind us now, I can't waste my energy on becoming bitter about the situation when I have a wonderful cruise to dream about....

Wow Lisa . . . this would have been right before the cruise you guys were supposed to go on with us! If I remember, you canceled for another reason.

 

[LiserAnn]

Wow Lisa . . . this would have been right before the cruise you guys were supposed to go on with us! If I remember, you canceled for another reason.

Yep, and there would have been no way we could have gone. After the accident, we were discussing it (right around Dec 9th!) and realized we couldn't have gone...he couldn't carry luggage and was in a lot of pain. When we booked the cruise, we opted not to get travel insurance. The accident was only a few weeks before the cruise, and if we were still booked, we couldn't have gone....so while I was disappointed at the time that we had to cancel, I do realize everything happens for a reason! (Oh, and the reason we originally cancelled was because Mark got a promotion within HP on a different product line and didn't feel comfortable taking so much time off being new in the group with lots to learn.)

 

[LiserAnn]

It was horrible and I'm still so angry with the guy who did it...and the police for not tracing him too!

Sending your dh good wishes, hope his hand is better soon.

Thanks for the good wishes! I think the hardest part has been letting go of my anger, so I know where you're coming from. It's hard not to be angry when someone does something wrong to another innocent human (particulary when children are involved) because of lack of attention and then they basically get away with it. But like I said, I had to let go because anger brings bitterness and I just couldn't go to that place. There are so many worse things that can happened in life, so I'm choosing to count our blessings!

 

[fourmcds]

What a cutie

 

[fourmcds]

I would love to do this! Where in Mexico were you?

Hi Kaylee,

I have never seen anything like this...I have to do this! Where exactly were you in Mexico? Was it a Disney excursion? Tell me more...

Deb

This was actually in Zihuatenejo. It wasn't on a cruise, we just went there for a week. As far as I can tell, only 3 cruise ships go to Zih/Ixtapa (NCL, Carnival and Celebrity). We were there 10 days and those were the only 3 ships we saw. I searched a bit for information on the program, but couldn't find much...maybe I need some lesons from Noel Here is the program at the hotel we happened to catch. I think it usually happens in December and January. We had a chance to see a bunch of adult sea turtles on Oahu last spring, it was neat to see their babies.
http://www.turtles-in-paradise.com/index.htm

 

[birkner]

This was actually in Zihuatenejo. It wasn't on a cruise, we just went there for a week. As far as I can tell, only 3 cruise ships go to Zih/Ixtapa (NCL, Carnival and Celebrity). We were there 10 days and those were the only 3 ships we saw. I searched a bit for information on the program, but couldn't find much...maybe I need some lesons from Noel Here is the program at the hotel we happened to catch. I think it usually happens in December and January. We had a chance to see a bunch of adult sea turtles on Oahu last spring, it was neat to see their babies.
http://www.turtles-in-paradise.com/index.htm

Is this the website you are speaking about:

http://www.ixtapa-zihuatanejo.com/info/ecologia2.htm

 

[LisaG520]

Tulum was my favorite beach that I have ever experienced...the sand was like baby powder, the water comfortably warm, and the coastline was magnificent. Just had to watch out for those Iguana's hiding in the rocks and popping out when you least expect them and some are VERY BIG!

I loved the iguanas - have countless pictures of them!

 

[lwilliam]

Lisa! I'm so sorry that I thought it was carpel tunnel, and you were in a serious car accident.....but I'm SO HAPPY everyone is ok (Bob tells me I have a few screws loose too ...but I wasn't, thank goodness, in an accident, I was just born that way! )
Stay safe, girl. You know, in two years, your family hasn't changed at all...I loved the pictures....Drew TOTALLY looks like his dad!

EllaEnchanted...love the baby, BUT, you aren't bringing the baby to dinner, are you?
Irish coffee...boy, I love Irish coffee, but one of those, and I'm on the floor As my DH tells me, I'm a very cheap date, two glasses of wine, and I'm OUT!

Scoops is more my kindof lounge (or whatever it is called) - I LOVE ice cream....and PALO....and chocolate souffles....and caesar salad in Animator's Palette...and Mickey waffles....as you can tell, FOOD is my favorite thing! That is why I'm pooh-sized...oh, yea, and my ULTIMATE favorite thing with Disney is

 

[ibouncetoo]

Noel:

Did you already tell us about your day here?

http://www.finisterra.com/htdocs/index.html

Did they have a day rate? It looks like a beautiful place.

 

[birkner]

Noel:

Did you already tell us about your day here?

http://www.finisterra.com/htdocs/index.html

Did they have a day rate? It looks like a beautiful place.

I don't know if they have a day rate but DCL had rented out the pools so we did not have to get a room. We had a lovely time in the pools and a magnificent lunch. You might check the website and email them if you feel you need a room.

 

[ibouncetoo]

No, I just wondered how it worked. So it was a DCL excursion? Do you remember how much $$ ? It sounds like a good idea for Cabo.

 

[birkner]

Noel:

Did you already tell us about your day here?

http://www.finisterra.com/htdocs/index.html

Did they have a day rate? It looks like a beautiful place.

No, I just wondered how it worked. So it was a DCL excursion? Do you remember how much $$ ? It sounds like a good idea for Cabo.

I honestly don't remember exactly but if I think it was fairly inexpensive. If I come across the cost, I will post.

Noel

 

[HollyTyler]

Whew! Had to do a major search for a picture I could copy/paste.

To all you youngsters out there, that is Alejando Rey. He did a bazillion TV shows and lots of movies, like "Fun in Acapulco" with Elvis. He had a great smile, wish I could have found a picture of him smiling.

WooooooooooWee! Me likey!

 

[been2marceline]

How many of us have passports or will be getting them by cruise time?

We have ours. We used them for our cruise last Feb.

We need to renew ours. But now I am in procrastination mode as we are not going on the med cruise and have till November to do the next cruise.

Karen

 

[HollyTyler]

I bet the people on the Wonder were hating life this morning having to get off the ship an hour early.

Oooooooooh....I didn't even think about that. Sucks to be them this morning!

 

[HollyTyler]

In Mexico last month, we lucked into a Sea Turtle Release. It was amazing...there were about 80 baby sea turtles that the foundation had been raising. At dusk, everyone got to take one and put it on the sand and watch these little guys make their way to the water. It was so great.

You're so lucky to have experienced that! How wonderful! It must have been so neat to see them heading towards the water.

 

[HollyTyler]

I'm a certified Birthday Party freak!

Molly's best at home so far was AG spa slumber party. I set up the backyard like a spa; facial and relaxation lounge, hair style station, manicure, pedicure. I staffed the stations with her aunt, another troop leader, our old nanny and hired a friend who does hair to give them a "libby lu" do. Each station had a doll spot too. When they arrived (in their robes per the invitation instructions) we greated them at the door with a little purse and Molly Money (had another friend make money with her face on it, the best was the 8 dollar bill) they made spa slippers and then each got a schedule took 20 minutes at each spot to enjoy and relax....way over board, but beautiful. Best part I found the matching color accoutraments from Target on the clearance section (towels, shower curtains that hung from the overhang to create rooms...).....

Nanette, you did such a great job on Molly's party! She's a lucky girl!

 

[HollyTyler]

I bought the cummerbund and bow tie. This is what it looks like.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LIKE-NEW-DISNEY...yZ105514QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

I love it! So cool! Are you surprising your husband with that?

 

[HollyTyler]

I would wonder where some of them escaped to.

When I was little, I loaded up the mailbox with daddy longs legs. The mailman was not amused.