October 16, 2008 3 night

[brucechase]

It might be good! Does anyone know what other movies are playing during our cruise??

You can call 888-325-2500, but here is the list from another thread:
Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Morning Light (premieres October 17)
Wall-E
Step Up to the Streets
POC at World's End
Miracle at St. Anna's
Swing Vote
College Roadtrip
Enchanted

We have a 10:00 stingray excursion on CC, hope the water isn't cold.

Now I have to drag DH kicking and screaming to a local theater.

I hope my wife will make this a girl's day out for them. I'll sit and home and write the trip report and put photos together - does that sound like a good excuse???

Looking forward to meeting everyone. Do we have a definite place and time to meet up?

Not sure what everyone has decided. Since I am not familiar with the ship or all that happens on the 1st night, can someone give suggestions?

 

[Butterx3]

Wow the boards are hopping. I am still waiting for a response from the judge about our court date. Thankfully my ex wouldn't wreck something great for his kids. Another type of person maybe have been like "Your wanted your child support, you can go to court or forget it". So I am very thankful he agreed.

2Princes2Princesses: I think we will do the stingray excursion. I haven't booked it yet though. My 13 DS may want to do the Wild Side thing instead, I need to see if they conflict. With my trip in the air, I am kind of holding off on scheduling anything else.

BruceChase, thanks for the movie update. I concur, it would make this trip really magical to have gotten to see HSM3 on board. But we haven't seen College Road trip yet, so maybe we will check that out.

I am up for an adult meet. Let me know the time and place!

 

[zulaya]

It's a beautiful day here in MN. But I can't wait get going here!

Only 12 days and 18 hours till we leave on Oct. 15.

Weather so far is looking very good according to the long range forecast...warm and dry!

 

[brucechase]

It's a beautiful day here in MN. But I can't wait get going here!

60's in the day and 40's at night?!?!?!



I wore a jacket this morning when I left for work and it was 69 degrees.

I'm hoping for high 80's for our trip. Hope that isn't too hot for anyone.

 

[Smiley22]

Also bought our tickets to MNSSHP for the night we get back into port. We have a work event monday and Tuesday and are staying at the Buena Vista Palace over at Downtown Disney. Of course, since that's where we are staying Disney recently closed every single club on Pleasure Island for reimagining. I guess we'll have to stick to the non-themed bars? Anyhow - we've never done MNSSHP, but fiugured it would bne a great way to get into the park for an evening, complete with costumes and trick or treating.

We are going the day we get back to port also. What are your costumes like?? I just ordered the last part of ours so ..hope it gets here.

Weather in Michigan is not good. Cold rain and only low 50's.
I need mid to high 80's and lots of sun!!! I have the weather as my home page at work just to give me something to look forward to.

It is really starting to happen fast!!! I am so looking forward to this trip. The next two weeks are crazy here at work also and home business is too. Will really need a break by then.

As for meeting the first night...just let me know the details.

 

[brucechase]

Hey everyone, I am finishing up our little contribution to the FE and I would really like to personalize the gifts. I can't tell you what it is - don't want to ruin the surprise - but I want to make sure that everyone in our FE wants everyone's name on the gift. I would like to include the first name of everyone in the family. If you want last names, please send them to me. The only question is for 2princes2princesses - since there are 4 adults and 4 children, do you want all 8 names on the XXXXXXXX (that was close!) or would you like 2 adults with the children and 2 adults alone or any other combination. Since I will just print it off, it will be no trouble to do it any way you want. If anyone else doesn't want all the names together, let me know.

Hope this isn't confusing, if it is, then just PM me or email me.

12 days to go and I can't stand it!

 

[2Princes2Princesses]

Hi Bruce!

Our staterooms are broken up as follows:
7505 is Me, John, Tom, and Johnnie (I have to stay with the boys The upside is that I don't have to wait for 3 other women to shower and get ready!).
7507 will be Lil, Avis, Courtney and Morgaine.

Our FE's are divided the same way. Me and the three boys are on one and the chicks are on the other.

If you are doing one per fam, everyone on there would work too!

11 more days til we leave!!

We are doing some packing today. We have ALOT of stuff.

 

[gillenfamily]

I'm so proud of myself. I got my FE done today! I'm no Martha Stewart, but I think my FE came out pretty good. I used some left over painters drop cloth canvas and just sewed pockets on the fabric. Then I went to Joann fabrics and bought some cute 3D stickers that look like buttons. Tomorrow I'm going to finish putting our names on it. I also bought some cute little things to put in everyones FE. I'm super excited. Just one more week until we head to Orlando!

 

[gillenfamily]

Bruce - Just wanted to let you know that you have the Gillen family listed twice on the first thread (gillenfamily and ggillen are one and the same). It's just our little family of four - Greg, Shirley, Sean (13) and Kyle (11). Thanks

 

[brucechase]

Hi Bruce!

Our staterooms are broken up as follows:
7505 is Me, John, Tom, and Johnnie (I have to stay with the boys The upside is that I don't have to wait for 3 other women to shower and get ready!).
7507 will be Lil, Avis, Courtney and Morgaine.

Our FE's are divided the same way. Me and the three boys are on one and the chicks are on the other.

If you are doing one per fam, everyone on there would work too!

11 more days til we leave!!

We are doing some packing today. We have ALOT of stuff.

Actually, it was going to be more like one per person with everyone's name on each. I wasn't sure if it was your parents, or sister and sig other, or something like that was going and you might want theirs seperate. Since you were the only one listed with 4 adults I thought it might have been something different. I will put everyone's name on it if you don't say otherwise.

We are packing up this weekend. My wife is going into a slight panic mode wondering what if we forget something. She always does that, we take way too much on every trip we go on.

ButterX3 - my wife did finish you FE so you will definately have one there. We will put it on your door when we unpack.

gillenfamily - fixed the front page. Just thought you guys might want to cruise a second time so I was preparing you for another one.

 

[Butterx3]

10 More days! Yahoo!!! I still haven't heard from the courts, but I am going ahead and starting to pack, or actually starting to stack. Nothing is in suitcases yet! I am short a suitcase and my Ex seems to keep forgetting to bring me the loaner. He'll come through, it is just that it will be at the last minute, which will make me crazy!

Is my count right and we have 12 families in the FE Exchange?

BruceChase, thank you and your wife for the FE!

Well, I stocked up on Airborne and Bonine this weekend, so hopefully no sickness, sea or otherwise!

 

[brucechase]

We all went to a wedding on Saturday and had a good time - BUT--

by Sunday, everyone was sick! I'm pretty sure we all came down with a case of food poisoning. We all got sick within 2 hours of each other and it was about 18 hours after we ate. Today is extremely rough. The oldest girl is home still throwing up and the youngest was fine to go to school. Me and my wife are feeling real bad. Funny thing is that the symptoms are the exact same as the Norwalk virus (which is what everyone on cruises who get sick are labeled as having). I'm hoping only a couple of days of this because I don't want to miss this cruise. If not better today, then we will all be going to the doctors.

I stocked up on Airborne and Bonine this weekend, so hopefully no sickness, sea or otherwise!

I also stocked up on this - and now Immodium AD. We will be taking this with us on the cruise.

 

[gillenfamily]

Bruce - hope you guys feel better soon. There was a huge Norwalk virus outbreak at Georgetown University just last week. Kids were REALLY sick! Hope you all are doing o.k. It will make the vacation all that much better after what you've been through.

 

[zulaya]

I was just looking at the extended forecast for the Caribbean...looks like it's going to be partly cloudy to mostly sunny, but humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid to upper 70s.

No rain is forecast!

 

[Butterx3]

BruceChase, I hope you all feel better soon. At least everyone got ill this week and not next. You should be ship shape by the 16th!

Zulaya, thanks for the forecast, I hope the sun breaks through. But no rain sounds wonderful.

It is hard to keep my mind on work this week!

 

[Butterx3]

BruceChase, I hope you all feel better soon. At least everyone got ill this week and not next. You should be ship shape by the 16th!

Zulaya, thanks for the forecast, I hope the sun breaks through. But no rain sounds wonderful.

It is hard to keep my mind on work this week!

 

[zulaya]

Oh, it will be sunny. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny is the forecast.

 

[Crazy4Disney06]

I was just looking at the extended forecast for the Caribbean...looks like it's going to be partly cloudy to mostly sunny, but humid with highs in the mid to upper 80s and lows in the mid to upper 70s.

No rain is forecast!

Whoo!! Great weather forecast!! I can't wait!

BruceChase, I hope you all feel better soon. At least everyone got ill this week and not next. You should be ship shape by the 16th!

BruceChase I hope your family feels better soon. My son woke up yesterday (on his birthday) sick. We took him to the doctor to find out he has strep throat I kept him home from school today, and am just praying for some pixie dust that he feels better by the time we fly out on Saturday.

 

[zulaya]

I got Cruise Docs from the UPS guy today!

guess what? They are having costume contests for adults during our cruise! I wasn't even planning on taking costumes for DH and I.

AND there are some pretty nifty Halloween themed stateroom gifts!


7 days 19 hours till I leave!

This is me right now!

 

[Smiley22]

Brucechase...Wishing you all a speedy recovery.

Zulaya...Where did you hear about the costume contest?? We received out Docs awhile ago and didn't see anything about that. Any other news??

Butterx3..any news about your court date. I am crossing my fingers for you and an extended court date.

The weather is looking great. Each day I check it gets most sunny.

Woohoo.......high 80's and SUN.