NYE Western Cruise 2008 - New Thread

[Aisling]

Mika is such a beautiful dog. I love that photo.

Anjelica, my Chad will love to hear that you're conservative. He recently abandoned his beloved Republican party to re-register as a Conservative. He takes this all very seriously!

I sent you a PM, with my ear info. I'll post for all to read, but Jesse just got in the car, so I'll be driving home now, and Tiggie won't let me drive and Dis anymore, so I'll BBL!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Anjelica]

We are going home - Villas at WL in May. We bought DVC a couple years ago and we just love it.

That is a great picture of Mika with the beautiful scene.

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Thanks, I have lots more where that came from...

a little over 7800 more. seriously.

Here are two I loaded today, both design projects...

this is my wine label ~

and this is my self portrait collage...

Aisling, I refuse to feel guilty - it's for your own good

 

[Aisling]

I like the wine label, but one thing: have you thought about using a photo of real grapes instead of the clip art? I was thinking it would make the label look more yummy, and also give you more of a chance to show your photographic skills.

The collage is really cool. What's that effect called? It's very unique, and I'd bet no one else in the class has used an effectblike that.

Brenda, how's the walking going? Seven miles in one day is alotta miles! I hope Dale gives you a nice foot massage after a walk like that!

About the accutane, my nephew had severe acne, and accutane cleared his face right up; it was amazing. Mel's niece also used it for acne on her back, which was pretty bad. Again, it worked perfectly. I never had a pimple, inhertied my gramma's good skin I think, and that got passed on to Chad who also never had acne, but the rare pimple. Jesse, however looks like he's starting to have acne, and hopefully it won't bad. Mel had it pretty bad as a teenage, both of his cheeks covered. It's such a drag at that age, but thank goodness there are treatments. I can't wait to see Ryan's handsome face!

Some news: Louise booked a trip tp Universal for her and Chad for when Chad comes back from Rome. They'll be staying at the Royal Pacific onsite, and man I wish I could go, too! But it's ok, because the cruise will be here soon enough. Jesse's nose surgery (which wasn't covered by our med insurance) and my over-enthusiastic spending last Christmas has given me a $15,000 credit card debt, which is down to $7000 now, and by cruise time, it'll be gone if we don't vacation this summer. Actually, it'll be gone sooner, as I think I'm better off paying it all off with our tax refund. But back to Louise and Chad, they're so excited, and now Louise has something to plan for while Chad's away.

So how's everyone today?

 

[CADZNYCHC]

Aisling...Tigg is RIGHT!!! and you have precious cargo in the car too!!!

Hope you're all having a great day! Nothing special planned here today...working, nail appt & packing product for Carmel crop wkend tonite

 

[tiggerwannabe]

I had to mount the wine label already....

the teacher grades them, tells us how she'd "fix" them and then we have a chance to resubmit as our final. Thanx to you, I now know the first step I'd take to improving this one...seriously. I thought the grapes clip art was kinda choppy but used it anyway

the collage also gets looked at today, it's not mounted yet. I have an idea on how to improve the face detail that I will work on before class. The portrait will be the first one I ask the design lab to print for me - as opposed to me doing my own - I think it'll show alot more of the detail if I have it printed as a 10 x 13 or larger~

Keep strong Aisling, I know it's tempting to want to go on a vacation but you are really doing well on your paydown, no reason to mess that up now~

Britt used Proactive for awhile...that stuff works pretty good too~

I got it thru QVC on an automatic ship system so it showed up at my door every month. Her skin is better now, my job is to make sure we have face cleanser in the house. If I've learned one thing it's that face skin and regular soap (in this house anyway) don't mix~

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Nan, what are your plans for the repo?

Got any cool excursions planned????

 

[CADZNYCHC]

Brenda, how's the walking going? Seven miles in one day is alotta miles! I hope Dale gives you a nice foot massage after a walk like that!

About the accutane, my nephew had severe acne, and accutane cleared his face right up; it was amazing. Mel's niece also used it for acne on her back, which was pretty bad. Again, it worked perfectly. I never had a pimple, inhertied my gramma's good skin I think, and that got passed on to Chad who also never had acne, but the rare pimple. Jesse, however looks like he's starting to have acne, and hopefully it won't bad. Mel had it pretty bad as a teenage, both of his cheeks covered. It's such a drag at that age, but thank goodness there are treatments. I can't wait to see Ryan's handsome face!

The walking is really going well...no shin splints or other problems (which is good!!!) did 5 miles today & will again on thursday...Sat & Sun are the longer walks (guess we have more time those days)...but with my Carmel event - will be lucky to get in 3 mi a day....

Yeah - we have tried everything with Ryan over the last 3 years....MK, Proactive, Differin along with an antibiotic microdermabrasion...nothing has really cleared it all - so the accutane is the last resort...i've seen it work well in so many others, but wanted to be sure we really needed such a drastic measure...but we do...so he should be starting treatment by end of week....went for his blood tests yesterday...

 

[CADZNYCHC]

I had to mount the wine label already....

the teacher grades them, tells us how she'd "fix" them and then we have a chance to resubmit as our final. Thanx to you, I now know the first step I'd take to improving this one...seriously. I thought the grapes clip art was kinda choppy but used it anyway

the collage also gets looked at today, it's not mounted yet. I have an idea on how to improve the face detail that I will work on before class. The portrait will be the first one I ask the design lab to print for me - as opposed to me doing my own - I think it'll show alot more of the detail if I have it printed as a 10 x 13 or larger~

Keep strong Aisling, I know it's tempting to want to go on a vacation but you are really doing well on your paydown, no reason to mess that up now~

Britt used Proactive for awhile...that stuff works pretty good too~

I got it thru QVC on an automatic ship system so it showed up at my door every month. Her skin is better now, my job is to make sure we have face cleanser in the house. If I've learned one thing it's that face skin and regular soap (in this house anyway) don't mix~

I had really hoped the Mary Kay would work for Ryan (i've used it since 13 y/o - NEVER had a problem); put Jen on it at 13 - she did great...but poor Ryan has such a bad problem - even the proactive didn't work for him & then the dr gave him the differin along with an antibiotic & that didn't work...then have him going for microdermabrasion for the past two months...it has helped but not completely clear...and i know he really wants his skin to clear up....so...good thing i have good insurance...this accutane is about $400/month!

 

[Aisling]

Good morning!

Last night Louise showed me that she's started doing geneology research on her family, and it's so interesting.

She found the ship manifests that have the names and info about all four of her great, great grandparents who came over from Italy. I think three of them came from Sicily, all steerage class, with details such as their heights, ages, eye color, skin color, any distinguishing features (scar on face), and the addresses where they were headed to. She has two addresses in Little Italy that she's going to go look at, where her ancestors lived after arriving here in NYC in the turn-of-the-century. It's funny because all of them were small people, 5'2, 5'3. even the men, but Louise is the shortest in her immediate family at 5'9. Her brothers average 6'4, and her sister is 6'. So where that tall gene came from she'll try to find out!

If anyone is interested, the Ellis Island website has an extensive free search for those who came over by boat and went thru Ellis Island. They even have a "sounds like" feature, if your're not sure of a last name, but know what it sounds like. Amazing. And much of this info has been uploaded by volunteers of Mormons who are very much into geneology, so thanks to them, the Ellis Island search site is loaded with information.

And if you ever in NYC, I STRONGLY recommend taking a visit there. It's an amazing history lesson. And you get to see my daddy's name on the Wall of Immigrants (from Turkey) and my great grandmother (from Norway).

Kaz, are you back from Barbados???

Nan, don't you love us anymore? Give us some details about your Repo cruise! What are the chances you'll be on the NYE cruise?

Next week is Passover, and I'm looking forward to going over to celebrate with my brother's family. His wife is Jewish, (Cory's mom, my nephew who's coming with us on the cruise), and although they're not religious, they do a beautiful Passover Seder every year. I'm so lucky to be in a multi-cultural family. Wanna hear about it? OK! (I'm chatty this morning, actually I'm trying to escape housework):

My dad is a Muslim from Turkey, my mom is a Lutheran from Brooklyn via Norway, my husband is a Catholic from the Philippines, his mother is from Spain. My sister is married (separated) to a Black Baptist Creole NYS trooper, my other sister has a brother-in-law who's gay and went to Canada to marry his significant other both named Joe, my brother is married to a Jew with family from Russia and Poland with family members who died in the Holocaust, and my other brother was engaged to a Buddhist from Thailand, but he ended up marrying a lovely girl from Morgan Hill, California and they're both in the Air Force. My uncle is married to a Puerto Rican with 9 kids. My other uncle is half-Irish, but that's a skeleton in my gramma's closet, bless her randy heart!

So there you have Aisling's family, a mix and match of mutts!!!!!!!!!!

Should I go do now?? Nah!

 

[Aisling]

Ok I killed our thread!

Did I scare you all away with my family history?

Well, how about this one:

My great great great great grandparents on my mother's side came over on the Mayflower. They were thr original Pilgrims! My gggggrandfather's best friend was Squanto, and helped write American history, because he taught Squanto how to speak English! On my father's side, my gggg grandparents were king and queen of France, and they put one billion dollars in a trust fund to be opened in the year 2009 by any relative that has blonde hair and green eyes with two sons, and weighs less that 180 pounds! So my secret is out, that's why I'm sticking to my diet!

 

[Aisling]

Ok you beat me down. I'm

 

[Aisling]

"You don't bring me flowers, you don't sing me love songs, aaaaanyymooooooreeeee..."

 

[ohioworkingmom]

I think they are all sleeping

I am liking your stories, I keep thinking how interesting a family reunion would be with all of these relatives in one big room

 

[CustardTart]

Kaz, are you back from Barbados???

Yes, milady, I am!!!

Got back this morning - OMG those overnight transantlantic flights are a killer!!! Still we had a fab time - Dick and Sam went scuba-tastic whilst I just chilled, drank rum punch and read many books... Bliss...

Love your family history, Aisling. I looked into mine a while back and discovered Romany gypsies plus Eastern European Jews on my Mother's side. Ironically, members of both strands were persecuted, incarcerated and ultimately perished in Nazi Germany.

I traced two different strands of French ancestry through my my Father's family - my grandmother's people came to England via Normandy and Canada whilst my beloved Grandaddy's ancestors arrived in Liverpool on a slave ship from St. Lucia in the late 18th Century. We know they were freed slaves - probably my gggggg-mama was the French plantation owner's illegitimate daughter... I'm a proper mixed bag!!!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Oh Aisling....I soooo needed that!!!!

We had Mika's at the doctor's again, more medz and a new schedule they still say she is doing well...

I just finished my homework and was checking in before class~

I got my check!

My first payment ever from and Independant Party! (sort of )

Thank you Aisling.

Welcome Home Kaz!

Bon Voyage Nan!

Happy Planning Louise! (holler if y'all have any questions)

Is anyone here gonna be taking advantage of Disney's free dining plan this fall?

 

[nskjerven]

Nan, what are your plans for the repo?

Got any cool excursions planned????

zip line with a bunch of thread friends, we will push each other off. The kids and paul are doing something else, can't remember, don't care

lots of massage action. couples cabana on CC on mothers day, some boat thing that day too, it's molly's idea. doing the villa again. spa ***** that I am.

we have lots of on thread stuff to do to, almost too much. some of those people are crazier than me, ok just as crazy.

 

[nskjerven]

I had really hoped the Mary Kay would work for Ryan (i've used it since 13 y/o - NEVER had a problem); put Jen on it at 13 - she did great...but poor Ryan has such a bad problem - even the proactive didn't work for him & then the dr gave him the differin along with an antibiotic & that didn't work...then have him going for microdermabrasion for the past two months...it has helped but not completely clear...and i know he really wants his skin to clear up....so...good thing i have good insurance...this accutane is about $400/month!

paul and I both had bad acne as teens. paul is pretty scared from it. Molly is getting some outbreaks here and there, we are using samples of stuff retina i think, it works but she is a pain about using it. I just hope she finds her path to doing it soon, I'm afraid for her with us as her parents (that just sounds bad huh?)

 

[nskjerven]

Good morning!

Last night Louise showed me that she's started doing geneology research on her family, and it's so interesting.

She found the ship manifests that have the names and info about all four of her great, great grandparents who came over from Italy. I think three of them came from Sicily, all steerage class, with details such as their heights, ages, eye color, skin color, any distinguishing features (scar on face), and the addresses where they were headed to. She has two addresses in Little Italy that she's going to go look at, where her ancestors lived after arriving here in NYC in the turn-of-the-century. It's funny because all of them were small people, 5'2, 5'3. even the men, but Louise is the shortest in her immediate family at 5'9. Her brothers average 6'4, and her sister is 6'. So where that tall gene came from she'll try to find out!

If anyone is interested, the Ellis Island website has an extensive free search for those who came over by boat and went thru Ellis Island. They even have a "sounds like" feature, if your're not sure of a last name, but know what it sounds like. Amazing. And much of this info has been uploaded by volunteers of Mormons who are very much into geneology, so thanks to them, the Ellis Island search site is loaded with information.

And if you ever in NYC, I STRONGLY recommend taking a visit there. It's an amazing history lesson. And you get to see my daddy's name on the Wall of Immigrants (from Turkey) and my great grandmother (from Norway).

Kaz, are you back from Barbados???

Nan, don't you love us anymore? Give us some details about your Repo cruise! What are the chances you'll be on the NYE cruise?

Next week is Passover, and I'm looking forward to going over to celebrate with my brother's family. His wife is Jewish, (Cory's mom, my nephew who's coming with us on the cruise), and although they're not religious, they do a beautiful Passover Seder every year. I'm so lucky to be in a multi-cultural family. Wanna hear about it? OK! (I'm chatty this morning, actually I'm trying to escape housework):

My dad is a Muslim from Turkey, my mom is a Lutheran from Brooklyn via Norway, my husband is a Catholic from the Philippines, his mother is from Spain. My sister is married (separated) to a Black Baptist Creole NYS trooper, my other sister has a brother-in-law who's gay and went to Canada to marry his significant other both named Joe, my brother is married to a Jew with family from Russia and Poland with family members who died in the Holocaust, and my other brother was engaged to a Buddhist from Thailand, but he ended up marrying a lovely girl from Morgan Hill, California and they're both in the Air Force. My uncle is married to a Puerto Rican with 9 kids. My other uncle is half-Irish, but that's a skeleton in my gramma's closet, bless her randy heart!

So there you have Aisling's family, a mix and match of mutts!!!!!!!!!!

Should I go do now?? Nah!

Love ya baby just don't have time. I get too caught up in the crazy chatter with the repo girls that I forget to check here. If I had to bet today I'd say we'd cancel, but I'm not taking the deposit back yet. I may move it on the repo cruise, now sure if I can do that and still get the discount from on board. work has totally been a drag lately, hard on my brain.

 

[nskjerven]

Ok I killed our thread!

Did I scare you all away with my family history?

Well, how about this one:

My great great great great grandparents on my mother's side came over on the Mayflower. They were thr original Pilgrims! My gggggrandfather's best friend was Squanto, and helped write American history, because he taught Squanto how to speak English! On my father's side, my gggg grandparents were king and queen of France, and they put one billion dollars in a trust fund to be opened in the year 2009 by any relative that has blonde hair and green eyes with two sons, and weighs less that 180 pounds! So my secret is out, that's why I'm sticking to my diet!

you are nuts and rich send me some $$$ please