NYE Western Cruise 2008 - New Thread

[nskjerven]

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

hey you bum I brought you a flower before I read your song...don't do me like that...

 

[DDeb4evr]

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, you are just too funny! Thanks I needed that!

 

[tiggerwannabe]

 

[Aisling]

Hi Gang,

Tiggie, I'm glad you got the check. And you're very welcome, my friend. All I did was make your work known to them, and the quality of your work spoke for itself.

I was SO bored yesterday, and I think I flipped my lid for a while, hence my loitering so much alone here on our thread!

Last night I drove to a shoe store to pick up a pair of shoes I had on order, and the street was closed off. At first I was so mad because I didn't know why there were barracades up which prevented me from going down the block. No biggie, I parked and walked, and saw there was a commercial being made. I watched for a few minutes, and the poor lady had to re-do her scene so many times, she was eating a huge canoli, and everytime they said CUT, she spit it out. She must be able to keep food lodged down her throat without fully swallowing it, and then regurgitating it, because when she was eating it, you couldn't see any chip monk cheeks where she could have been storing it in her mouth! (Now that's what I call talent! LOL) Anyway, I thought of you, Tig, as they had still photogs there as well as the filming crew.

 

[tiggerwannabe]

 

[CADZNYCHC]

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 IT!!!!

Hi Gang,

Tiggie, I'm glad you got the check. And you're very welcome, my friend. All I did was make your work known to them, and the quality of your work spoke for itself.

I was SO bored yesterday, and I think I flipped my lid for a while, hence my loitering so much alone here on our thread!

Last night I drove to a shoe store to pick up a pair of shoes I had on order, and the street was closed off. At first I was so mad because I didn't know why there were barracades up which prevented me from going down the block. No biggie, I parked and walked, and saw there was a commercial being made. I watched for a few minutes, and the poor lady had to re-do her scene so many times, she was eating a huge canoli, and everytime they said CUT, she spit it out. She must be able to keep food lodged down her throat without fully swallowing it, and then regurgitating it, because when she was eating it, you couldn't see any chip monk cheeks where she could have been storing it in her mouth! (Now that's what I call talent! LOL) Anyway, I thought of you, Tig, as they had still photogs there as well as the filming crew.

hummm - i think i'll not go there on this one

Had my pre-op appt today - all set for next friday a.m. - DH has the day off - & there;s no school either, so DH will be taking me over to surgery center & he'll come that afternoon to get me....

tomorrow a.m. i leave for our Carmel CM crop wkend....gotta go now & bake brownies & pack - have a great wkend friends!!!

 

[CustardTart]

...Had my pre-op appt today - all set for next friday a.m. - DH has the day off - & there;s no school either, so DH will be taking me over to surgery center & he'll come that afternoon to get me....

Great news, Brenda! So are you in and out the same day??? I had to spend a couple of nights in hospital...

...tomorrow a.m. i leave for our Carmel CM crop wkend....gotta go now & bake brownies & pack - have a great wkend friends!!!

Have a fab weekend yourself, hon...

 

[CADZNYCHC]

Great news, Brenda! So are you in and out the same day??? I had to spend a couple of nights in hospital...



Have a fab weekend yourself, hon...

in at 7 - out by 2 probably...no long surgical stays here in the US...go HOME & recover they say!!!! but that's okay....i'm sure i'll be well taken care of.

 

[tiggerwannabe]

nothing much going on in my world today....Mika is having a good day so far today, she got down the steps to the outside by herself - she hasn't done that in two days.

Carmel huh? You gotta bring me some pictures of that place - I understand it's gorgeous but have never seen it. Some of my favorite photos from our California trip last year (besides the Disney ones) are from the coast~

Mom, you've been quiet for a while...how long before you know if you're going to Nationals this year?

Hi Kaz, do we get to see any shots from Barbados????

Hi Nan! Sounds like my SPA ***** is gonna have a GREAT cruise

Aisling, buddy, you are too much. I want to come see you, now I have to wait til Mika's better Being stuck at home is the pits....I only have a month left before I really need to be back at work. My life made sure being unemployed didn't turn into a vacation at all, I actually look forward to going back to work

Hello to all the Magic Matey's out there~

Have a Great Weekend!

 

[CustardTart]

in at 7 - out by 2 probably...no long surgical stays here in the US...go HOME & recover they say!!!! but that's okay....i'm sure i'll be well taken care of.

Wow!!! That's so efficient!!! We don't really do streamlined service here in the UK...

...Hi Kaz, do we get to see any shots from Barbados????

I didn't take many, Tigg! Not sure why - I guess my heart just wasn't in it. Still here's one of the view from our apartment...

 

[CustardTart]

The resort...

...and the pool area...

Access to the beach was via a lift - I took this shot from a 4th floor plunge pool...

Dick and Samuel chilling in matching robes after a day's diving...

Samuel in the surf. The camera really doesn't do it justice as I've never seen an ocean look so many vibrant hues of blue - it went from indigo, to teal, to turquoise and ended up aquamarine... Gorgeous...

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Wow Kaz...that's really beautiful~

A long time ago I realized I have to force myself to pick up the camera...it's so easy to enjoy where you are and not come home with any pictures of it.

I live by my photos, so no matter how much it peeves the family and friends that "I have my camera out again," I will absolutely come home with lotsa memories and some scenic stuff that I can later sell~

I am contemplating putting a book together...a real book.

We had a speaker in class wednesday night that did. When I looked at his book (I didn't tell him but I thought this) I realized my stuff is so much prettier than his. I have a friend (Scrapbooker Sharla Whalen) who is making a book. I am going to ask her how to and who she thinks I should speak to publisher-wise

 

[CustardTart]

A long time ago I realized I have to force myself to pick up the camera...it's so easy to enjoy where you are and not come home with any pictures of it.

I'm trying harder to be on top of taking photos as I appreciate the way the images documents our lives and keep the memories alive...

 

[tiggerwannabe]

My favorite passtime is going thru old photographs...

it's easier nowadays cause I can look at them thru my photobucket~

I have a coupon for a free book thru a DISer here...I can get y'all the link if anyone's interested, you have to use their software and pay for s&h costs so it's not "totally free" to use.

I would use that or Brenda's Creative Memories and start having personal books made of my family shots. With the way my time goes it's the only way I'm gonna get scrapbooks made of any of my photos

Aisling, you and Brenda and me need to coordinate my making one from your house....I'll buy the credit thru Brenda and come see you to actually take the time to put together the book. Maybe Louise'll be around too since I most likely would come during a weekend~

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Here is a sample of the photos I'd use to make my Real Book~

These are all from NC back in 2005...

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/MousMManiac/OBX05ScenicStuff/?albumview=grid

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Here's a sample of what would go in my Family Book~

These are the Family shots from NC back in 2005...

http://s8.photobucket.com/albums/a42/MousMManiac/OBX05FamPhotos/?albumview=grid

 

[CADZNYCHC]

Welcome to GOOD friend CHEL - or CHEL95023 - she's FINALLY joining the threads

 

[chel95023]

Thanks for the Welcome
Chel

 

[CADZNYCHC]

Hey all - CHel & I are here in Carmel - we're supposed to be scrapbooking, but now that she's a Dis'er...we're dising....we are trying to find her a clippie of the Saratoga Springs DVC art...any ideas?

 

[tiggerwannabe]

Hey all - CHel & I are here in Carmel - we're supposed to be scrapbooking, but now that she's a Dis'er...we're dising....we are trying to find her a clippie of the Saratoga Springs DVC art...any ideas?

Welcome Chel!!!

Didju check over on the DVC forums?