May 6, 2012 - Disney Dream

[cornichon]

Would love to join in on the FE fun...

me likes anything really
Dh likes basketball, reading,
dd 7 loves cinderella, tangled, reading, soccer
ds 3.5 likes mickey mouse, everything toy story, books
MIL likes books,

Thank you!!

Will post our room numbers a little later

 

[crazy4wdw]

Posted on wrong thread, sorry!

 

[msgoofy]

Sadly my DH and I will have to cancel our cruise!

DH was diagnosed with kidney cancer and is having his kidney removed on the 26th. We're not sure if he would be up to a cruise in May.

We'll be there in spirit. Everyone have a great time.

Hopefully we'll be able to cruise later in the year.

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

Sadly my DH and I will have to cancel our cruise!

DH was diagnosed with kidney cancer and is having his kidney removed on the 26th. We're not sure if he would be up to a cruise in May.

We'll be there in spirit. Everyone have a great time.

Hopefully we'll be able to cruise later in the year.

I'm so sorry to hear your news. Prayers for the healthy recovery of your dh. My dh had a serious liver ailment and liver failure just over a year ago and we also were forced to cancel a planned cruise. It was devistating at the time, partly because of the unknown prognosis. It ended up being a blessing and DH has completely recovered. My strongest wishes for a full recovery of your DH and upcoming cruises in your future!

 

[CathieForman]

Has anyone started working on or gathering items for their FE gifts? I have definitely started gathering things and have a few ideas for some homemade gifts.

 

[ty_n_cy]

Sadly my DH and I will have to cancel our cruise!

DH was diagnosed with kidney cancer and is having his kidney removed on the 26th. We're not sure if he would be up to a cruise in May.

We'll be there in spirit. Everyone have a great time.

Hopefully we'll be able to cruise later in the year.

I'm so sorry to hear that. Best wishes to your husband and your family!

CY

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

Has anyone started working on or gathering items for their FE gifts? I have definitely started gathering things and have a few ideas for some homemade gifts.

I have started also. I'm still kicking around some ideas though!

 

[Kerpgh]

I am sooo sorry...but I have to drop out of the FE
Running into a bit of $$ problems and are lucky we are able to make it on this trip...hope this doesnt mess anyone up who already started
I am so sorry and so sad that we cant participate

 

[kuhltiffany]

I've been collecting ideas!

So far I count our FE group at 45. At what number does the group split up or is that an average number? Just wondering since we still have more time for people to join...

 

[CathieForman]

I have a long list of ideas for homemade and store bought gifts that I really need to narrow down so I can get started.

I think we are a group of 40 now since 2 groups unfortunately are no longer able to participate.

From what I have read, the group size varies and can be anywhere from 10 to 100+ people. I'm sure we'll get a few more people to sign up by March 15, but I think if it gets too large, then (from what I have read) we can decide as a group to split up to smaller groups. I am currently planning on 50 to give myself a ballpark number so I can get started making a few things - so hopefully it will be close to that.

 

[TinkerTY]

Hello Everyone!

I updated the FE list.

I am sooo sorry...but I have to drop out of the FE
Running into a bit of $$ problems and are lucky we are able to make it on this trip...hope this doesnt mess anyone up who already started
I am so sorry and so sad that we cant participate

Keri - I'm sorry to hear that you won't be participating but we all completely understand. Hopefully, we can continue to chat and possibly meet up on the cruise.

Sadly my DH and I will have to cancel our cruise!

DH was diagnosed with kidney cancer and is having his kidney removed on the 26th. We're not sure if he would be up to a cruise in May.

We'll be there in spirit. Everyone have a great time.

Hopefully we'll be able to cruise later in the year.

MsGoofy - I am so sorry to hear about your husband. Your family are in my thoughts & prayers.

Regarding the FE - On our last cruise, there were 90+ people on the FE list. It was a lot of work but definitely a lot of fun. We chose to deliver our gifts in 1 night and made individual bags for every single person.
I think as long as the total number of participants is less than that, we should still be able to keep it as 1 group. Please feel free to let me know what you think. With exactly 7 weeks before we close the list, I can't imagine too many more people joining (but I could be wrong).

Here is our current count:
10 families
40 participants (including children)

I bought basic supplies for our FE (bags, etc) but my husband and I are still brainstorming some ideas.

 

[CathieForman]

Hi Tiffany,
Thanks for the update. The fish extender gift exchange is going to be a lot of fun, I am really looking foward to it. I know my daughter is going to have a great time with it.

For me, if at all possible, I would like to keep the exchange to 50 or so participants but I will go with what the rest of the group wants. I will be able to give more goodies per person with a smaller group than I would a larger group. I am hoping to get started on my gifts soon.

Is there usually a meet up too at somepoint on the cruise?

Thanks
Cathie

 

[TinkerTY]

Hi Tiffany,
Thanks for the update. The fish extender gift exchange is going to be a lot of fun, I am really looking foward to it. I know my daughter is going to have a great time with it.

For me, if at all possible, I would like to keep the exchange to 50 or so participants but I will go with what the rest of the group wants. I will be able to give more goodies per person with a smaller group than I would a larger group. I am hoping to get started on my gifts soon.

Is there usually a meet up too at somepoint on the cruise?

Thanks
Cathie

Hi Cathie,

We can absolutely arrange a meet-up on the cruise.
Last year, we were all supposed to get together the 1st night at Pink but a lot of people went to bed since it was a busy day for most.

I have no problem keeping the FE small, if that's what everyone prefers.

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

Thanks for the FE update. As much as I would love to say everyone can join, I too would prefer to keep it fairly close to what the size of the group currently is. Adding another family or two would be fine. But I think no more than 15 cabins. My daughter agrees also. We really want to give some nice gifts and we don't want to feel crunched for time or money. I would hate to exclude anyone that is really interested, but I agree that probably most people have made plans by now. The ship is already mostly booked from what I can tell. We are almost to the double digit countdown to our actual cruise date!

I hope everyone is doing good through the winter. We have had an unusually warm winter so far and I am keeping my fingers crossed it continues. We have had NO SNOW except flurries. Last year at this time we had aprox. 30" of snow! I can't wait to meet all of you.

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

Hello Everyone!

I updated the FE list.



Here is our current count:
10 families
40 participants (including children)

I bought basic supplies for our FE (bags, etc) but my husband and I are still brainstorming some ideas.

I think I may have caused a little confusion. Our group will have 2 families participating.
1) Karla & David in room 6544 With Abby (age 4) & Isabelle (age 1)

2) Karen & Jason in room 6546 with Christian (age 6), Cameron (age 4) and Ava (age 2)

So the total number of people (40) is right, but there are actually 11 families by my count. Karen just isn't on the boards so I keep her updated. She is really excited to participate and she is working on her gifts too. (I know she got a couple of things in the mail today)!

Thanks for your work! It makes the trip so much more fun!

 

[CathieForman]

Hi everyone,

If you have not already done so, can you please add the names of everyone in your cabin - just in case someone wants to make a personalized FE gift.

Has anyone booked an excursion yet? I haven't booked anything yet but want to go to Atlantis. I'm not sure if I will book through Disney or do it on my own. I'd love to hear what everyone is doing. Maybe some are going on the same excursion.

Thanks,
Cathie

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

Hey there Dreamy friends! Did you realize we are now in the double digit countdown till our cruise! 99 days and counting! 99 mickey bars in the fridge, 99 mickey bars! OK...my family thinks I'm a bit obsessed also! Anyway...Happy Double Digit Countdown to you all!

 

[ty_n_cy]

Hey there Dreamy friends! Did you realize we are now in the double digit countdown till our cruise! 99 days and counting! 99 mickey bars in the fridge, 99 mickey bars! OK...my family thinks I'm a bit obsessed also! Anyway...Happy Double Digit Countdown to you all!

There's no such thing as obsessed when it comes to Disney. I'm the same way! I've had a countdown on my phone since about 225 days to go... and EVERY day, I remind my wife.

It's just 90 days until our vacation starts and I couldn't be MORE excited!

CY

 

[KarlaG4Kids]

There's no such thing as obsessed when it comes to Disney. I'm the same way! I've had a countdown on my phone since about 225 days to go... and EVERY day, I remind my wife.

It's just 90 days until our vacation starts and I couldn't be MORE excited!

CY

You and my dh need to meet. I am the one with the countdown calendars and every day DH asks "is it XX more days now?" He loves everything Disney as much (or nearly as much) as I do. Sounds like you are 2 peas in a pod! (Gosh, with that comment I am dating myself aren't I).

 

[TinkerTY]

I think I may have caused a little confusion. Our group will have 2 families participating.
1) Karla & David in room 6544 With Abby (age 4) & Isabelle (age 1)

2) Karen & Jason in room 6546 with Christian (age 6), Cameron (age 4) and Ava (age 2)

So the total number of people (40) is right, but there are actually 11 families by my count. Karen just isn't on the boards so I keep her updated. She is really excited to participate and she is working on her gifts too. (I know she got a couple of things in the mail today)!

Thanks for your work! It makes the trip so much more fun!

My apologies Karla! I updated the original list to reflect the names listed above.

Thank you!