October 20th 2007 Western Magic Part 3

[Karen Mouse]

There go again offending someone and it ain't even 8.00am yet....

I'll forgive ya

We're off out this morning early to the market - we know a man there who'll have versions of shrek3

 

[Karen Mouse]

Karen are we sharing something special here?.....

You do realize Brenda and Nancy will be awfully jealous of me sharing a page with you so early on a Sunday morning

 

[A fat english gent]

Its actually quite good - I have chicken tikka - dry with a mini portion of Bombay aloo - (curried potatoes with no oil.) I was even on WEIGHT WATCHERS wine yesterday and only drank half the bottle as apposed to my normal bottle and half

Are you like the wife Karen as in you drink your wine out of a dustbin sized glass "am only having a glass love"....Yer right...

 

[Karen Mouse]

Got anything nice planned for today?

Hows the family? Do you still have Jess chained to her room away from the awful one.

 

[Karen Mouse]

Are you like the wife Karen as in you drink your wine out of a dustbin sized glass "am only having a glass love"....Yer right...

I do actually have a glass that you can fit a whole bottle of wine in in one go - some friends bought it for me - they thought it was approprite

 

[A fat english gent]

We have a footie gala to go to and Rosie ain't at her best,she puts up with it like a lady but she's only a baby...

 

[A fat english gent]

Got anything nice planned for today?

Hows the family? Do you still have Jess chained to her room away from the awful one.

I went to the gym yesterday with Jess and we got to have a nice chat about lots of things (mainly about some bloke called mickey who has a boat )until **** for brains rings to find out how long she's going to be deep breaths Chris deep breaths i had all on from ripping the phone of her and telling the little prick where to go.... sorry,sorry blood pressure rising Hummmmmmm Hummmmmmmmmmmm Hummmmmmmmmm i find chanting helps combat with my desire to dig a big hole in the garden and put him in it

I do actually have a glass that you can fit a whole bottle of wine in in one go - some friends bought it for me - they thought it was appropriate

Oh Karen i can so see Hazel sat there with you each with dustbin in hand....

 

[Karen Mouse]

We have a footie gala to go to and Rosie ain't at her best,she puts up with it like a lady but she's only a baby...

Ahhhh, give her a hug from me


Speak later AHEG, we're off to get the s

 

[A fat english gent]

You do realize Brenda and Nancy will be awfully jealous of me sharing a page with you so early on a Sunday morning

Wow Karen that was over so fast.... .....

Must go Have a day y'all.......

 

[GOS]

Hi Heather! Welcome home!! Where do we get to read your trip report? Please give us a link. Hope you had a great time.

As soon as I've started typing up my journal and uploaded it somewhere, I'll let you know.

I have never scrapbooked, but the kids are all making their autographbooks and shopping for that stuff made me realize that I want to do it. So I told DH as soon as we get back I am buying up the store in supplies and going hog wild. Could I actually start on the ship, hmmmm

The shop does have some scapbooking stuff, all TAX free. If you want some tips have a look at www.ukscrappers.co.uk.

Heather

 

[Karen Mouse]

Oh Karen i can so see Hazel sat there with you each with dustbin in hand....

Tell Hazel it sounds like a great idea

As soon as I've started typing up my journal and uploaded it somewhere, I'll let you know.[/url].

Heather

Looking forward to it Heather - lots of photos please.

 

[cntkg1]

Cass, Thank you so much on the input and advice. Italian is nothing new to us. So I think I might talk DH into brunch, how do we know when good time is to make a res. We are all about trying new foods, so this sounds like the way to go, and only for $10 each.

Carrie, in addition to the $10.00/prson for Palo Brunch we left a tip. Opinions differ here. Some say the $10/person IS their tip and some say the $10/person is a service charge and one should leave additional money for the tip. We chose the last example and paid our $20 and left a tip. Still a bargain anyway you look at it.

As for us going back to Palo...sorry no. The food was just too, too fancy for these Cheeseheads.

Sorry to hear you have wind Chris .. yes its cloudy and dull here, but we have no wind (which is rather strange cos I had a curry last night )

TMI people...TMI!!

Its actually quite good - I have chicken tikka - dry with a mini portion of bombay aloo - (curried potaotes with no oil.) I was even on WEIGHT WATCHERS wine yesterday and only drank half the bottle as apposed to my normal bottle and half

Karen, don't you know that on WW you can count your wine as a fruit? And chocolate as a vegetable? Chocolate comes from a bean which is green to begin with. Green beans are counted as veggies and are unlimited! (I firmly believe in "creative pointage").

You do realize Brenda and Nancy will be awfully jealous of me sharing a page with you so early on a Sunday morning

Ahem....I'm here and watching you very closely. Karen, must I remind you that we American women don't like sharing our boytoys with anyone. I would think it's no different in the UK.

Message to AHEG...quit egging us on.

 

[AverysMommy]

Speaking of camping trips... Our dd, Cassie is on a camping trip at Red River Gorge (Daniel Boone Forest) in Kentucky. An organization is sponsoring an "Amazing Race" type contest where contestants have to find their way around and perform tasks. It started thursday.

Cassie is taking pics for it, thus running ahead of the group. Well, they have to camp out. (This kid has never been camping, so I thought... this is going to be halarious. I was right. She keeps calling me on her cell (when she can get a signal). It stormed the first night, they're tent is leaking, everything is wet and they're not allowed to sleep in their car. She's hanging in there though.

In addition, she said there was only an outhouse. She had to go... went in and it was pitch dark, so she ran to her car & got a flashlight. She said she was peeing with her shirt over her nose and holding a flashlight.

I checked the weather on line this morning and they're suppose to get sun and 83 today. Maybe everything will dry out. Tomorrow is the last day.

"She said I never want to go camping again."

Robin

My idea of camping is staying a Cheap Hotels

Hate the idea of sleeping on the ground

 

[oybolshoi]

Hey Carrie...

just some food for thought --- oh the pun ---

Anyway, Palo's dinner menu is certainly based on Northern Italian cuisine but it is not standard Italian fare like you would normally see here in the US and there is actually a wide variety of items to choose from.

I would really encourage you and the hubby to go because it's a lovely romantic setting with no one under 18, the service is incredible, even for DCL, your food will not be prepared until you order it, so it is extra fresh and yummy, and...

if you don't go for dinner you will miss out on the chocolate souffle!!!

If you've never been I think you should at least give it a try, just to form your own opinion.

Just my two cents.

 

[MinnMick01]

Hey Carrie...

just some food for thought --- oh the pun ---

Anyway, Palo's dinner menu is certainly based on Northern Italian cuisine but it is not standard Italian fare like you would normally see here in the US and it there is actually a wide variety of items to choose from.

I would really encourage you and the hubby to go because it's a lovely romantic setting with no one under 18, the service is incredible, even for DCL, your food will not be prepared until you order it, so it is extra fresh and yummy, and...

if you don't go for dinner you will miss out on the chocolate souffle!!!

If you've never been I think you should at least give it a try, just to form your own opinion.

Just my two cents.

Brenda

I just got done reading your Oct. 2005 report. It was fantastic. I loved every minute of it. I am hooked and want more. I love your writing style.

So which would you recommend if we were to only go to Palo one time, brunch or dinner.

 

[MinnMick01]

Hello Everyone

So what does everyone have lined up for today.

Not much here. DH sleeps until noon, so it is just Mac and I off to church this morning. Then when DH gets up it is off to Target and then back to church for a class. I guess that is it for us. So who has games today?

 

[oybolshoi]

Brenda

I just got done reading your Oct. 2005 report. It was fantastic. I loved every minute of it. I am hooked and want more. I love your writing style.

Awww, thanks Carrie...I'm all warm and fuzzy now.

You can always take the plunge on something else I've written by clicking on any link in my signature - they're all reports here on the DIS.

There are three in progress right now:

Argle-Bargle
Bring us a Shrubbery
The Food was not Undelicious

So which would you recommend if we were to only go to Palo one time, brunch or dinner.

Talk about a tough question! I can really only answer based on Jay's and my preferences... we're not really buffet people. If we were on the cruise and could only go to one we would pick dinner over brunch. But we've always avoided the issue by doing both!

However, the brunch at Palo is definitely more upscale than most brunches we ever get to and it's certainly worth going to at least once. Aside from the buffet they also offer dishes that you can order. I love their eggs benedict!

The decision really depends on what you and your hubby would prefer...a romantic evening meal or a leisurely late morning brunch. The food at both is terrific.

 

[B9erSteve]

My idea of camping is staying a Cheap Hotels

Hate the idea of sleeping on the ground

I'm much the same except, I love the comfort of my 5th wheel. Queen bed, bunks for the kids, 3 TV's & DVD players, Oven, Microwave. Happened sometime in my 30's. All of a sudden roughing it seemed like too much work.

 

[Karen Mouse]

All this talk of Palos has got me thinking.

We were not going to bother with it being as its our first cruise and we didnt want to miss out on any of the menus and other restaurants, but...

if you were a first timer, which evening would you choose? We dont want to miss any themed night like Pirates or miss any of the dining rooms. (We probably wont get it anyway being as we can only book 75 days in)

Would it be best to do it on a shore night like Gran Cayman so we get to eat later? - what time do we have to be back onboard anyway? We're on early dining usually.

Also, I DO NOT eat fish/seafood at all , and I cant do meat with bones attached - is there loads of it, or is there other stuff I could eat?

Jeff gave me a link once but I cant find it anymore which gave the Palo menu. Is anyone kind enough to repost it for me

Any thoughts are welcome...should we or shouldnt we? Which evening?

 

[AverysMommy]

All this talk of Palos has got me thinking.

We were not going to bother with it being as its our first cruise and we didnt want to miss out on any of the menus and other restaurants, but...

if you were a first timer, which evening would you choose? We dont want to miss any themed night like Pirates or miss any of the dining rooms. (We probably wont get it anyway being as we can only book 75 days in)

Would it be best to do it on a shore night like Gran Cayman so we get to eat later? - what time do we have to be back onboard anyway? We're on early dining usually.

Also, I DO NOT eat fish/seafood at all , and I cant do meat with bones attached - is there loads of it, or is there other stuff I could eat?

Jeff gave me a link once but I cant find it anymore which gave the Palo menu. Is anyone kind enough to repost it for me

Any thoughts are welcome...should we or shouldnt we? Which evening?

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www.castawayclub.com is a great site for menus for all the restaurants

We are definately going to try and get Palo reservations - I catn wait for the Souffle