I'm baaaaack! Whew -- what a headache the last few weeks have been. Plan for vacation, go on vacation, get semi-caught up at work, head to a conference, get back, and I'm totally buried under a pile of STUFF at work. I'm still buried, but at least I'm still awake tonight, which is the first time in a week I haven't come home and gone straight to bed!
I'm glad everyone got their pics. Lori, I know totally what you mean about the cruise being close to the perfect vacation...I'm already "homesick" for another one! Unfortunately, we took a hard look at the finances, and we're WAAAAY more in over our heads than I thought, so it will be awhile before we take another trip to the Mouse (or anywhere else, for that matter).
I really wanted to visit
Disneyland during the 50th (never been there at all), but unless I get a second job so I can pay for it in cash, I guess it'll just have to wait for a few years until we can feel good about where the finances are. We're going on a complete shoestring budget for the next 14 months so that we can pay off as much as possible before DH graduates from college. (Once he graduates, we're MOVING to Orlando! Whee!!! Then it'll be like we're on permanent vacation, except for having to work 5 days a week! LOL)
We just got our Castaway stuff in the mail on Monday...last time, we didn't get a single thing, not even cards saying we were Castaway Club members. (And we still don't have cards - LOL!) I called
DCL and asked what our member numbers were, and DCL gave them to me, so I just keep 'em in a safe place and pull them out when it comes reservation time. You don't really have to have a card, just the number.
Favorite things:
* the sleep -- I always sleep better on a cruise than anywhere else
* no worries about travel or food once on board
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castaway cay - it's so beautiful there, I wish they spent more than just 9am-5pm there
* Disney Dreams -- yes, I've cried both time I've seen it and I'm not afraid to admit it
Scariest thing about a cruise:
The credit card bill once I get home
Have a good night everyone! The bed is calling my name.......
~Erica
