CONGRATULATIONS!
The table looks great, of course they were impressed.
Thanks for taking the time to post, can't wait to read your TR!
No doubt you are going to have a FANTASTIC cruise, enjoy the time with your family!!
Found out that the snorkeling (not the one on the boat), the tube rentals, and the bike rentals are very seldom sold out..(this was mentioned to me about the Magic though, so not sure about the Dream and the crowds on that one). And the reason I cancelled? Some in our family just aren't sure they want to snorkel, or whether they want to bike or tube or do it all. This way, we can just play it by ear...
Hope the rental will fit us all! Could get REALLY interesting..
Makes it seem soo real! Just hope they get them (and using UPS, since they give a delivery confirmation, tracking and $100 insurance)And since USPS ruined the last couple of pkgs I received...
this week! 
down here!
Don't worry about looking piratey, if that is a word? I am sure you will look great. Not to give anything away but I have a couple pirate things in my FE bags. I know they said that you get bandana's at that nights dinner too. At least they did? We leave in 11 days!!
Yes I am just as excited as you are if you couldn't tell.
Started organizing my desk drawers which led to the laundry room utensil drawer, which led to taking towels to my bathroom, which led me to organize all my drawers (10), 4 cabinets, which led me back to the kitchen to organize my medicine cabinet since I had meds to put back in there, and which led me to organize my lazy susans. I've done so much organizing, and she may not even be here that much! But it was good motivation! Now to clean out the fridge, vacuum, windex, swiffer, leave notes, and numbers and we'll be through! THEN, I can really start my packing!
!!! I'm looking forward to hearing about your sideways rooms, as we also have 2 of these reserved on the Magic for next summer (5509 and 5513). I also wanted to be "aft" but oh well, "forward" is what was available/best options so we'll have to burn our calories on the way to the endless ice-cream machine!!
Hi There
Just caught up with your PTR - can't believe you are almost on your way
Please take notes so you can do a ..... TRIP REPORT too!!
and have a great great magical time
Hey there! So glad you have the sideways rooms too! From what I've heard, we'll be pleased! I'll try to take plenty of pics too to give you a better vision! We have 6003, 6007, 6011 all forward, so i'll report back how f-a-a-a-a-r that is from everything.. (or if we're just imagining it...)
). And thanks for hanging in here with me, it has made for a great year, counting down the days and helping to pass the time!
and did I even say "there's always an adventure to be found"..someone shut my mouth! We had our little adventure yesterday (so hopefullly, we're done! Dh decides he's going scootering (is that a word? )with 12 dd. Goes down a hill, without a helmet I might add, the scooter is a trickster, so turns where dh's body does'nt...I get a call "Honey, I'm hurt"...and we head to the ER. Thankfully? He's fine this morning, feels like a mack truck hit him, his back and head still hurt, but he'll be fine! No more scooters! Those 3 boxes have been in my dining room for two months now..so I gotta get that done!
And this chik is almost ready!!! Dh said he sure would call on the chance those dogs might want a sniff! (could be more than interesting). When I packed 12dd's we actually came up with a system...If she borrows from the suitcase before the trip...she puts a sticky note on the suitcase to get it back..I told her it was like "borrowing from Peter to pay Paul"...
But you know what? It already worked! And then when I wash 'said item', she knows to put it back in the suitcase! Worked for us! Although, I do have a little list while on the ship for things I want to see and do...
Hurray for single digits!! I LOVE it when it gets to the last week.
It's BAD!
And I'm already tracking it..my boxes will get to the excitement before I do... for us, after his doc visit today, we'll find out. At least it didn't hospitalize him! And can I just tell you those folks are great! When I ordered it, she told me, you'll get it on or around the 29th..I did! And when I called to put my dollars on my rewards card, she asked why we paid in full instead of doing the 0% interest. I told her that I called DVisa and they told me it had to be with Disney Destinations. WRONG! So, we paid in full early on because we were told since we used a TA we couldn't do it. So the sweet rep at Visa, said "Nope, that's wrong, I'm sorry, and let me give you at least $25! Whoo Hoo! How sweet!
If you've read up until now, you've prob figured out, this is NOT me.. So, I'm thinking phone chargers (but you can't use your phone on the ship right?), camcorder battery charger, batteries for the camera, sd cards loaded, that plug in thingy (you know, the thing you plug in extra plugs into...haha..mind is shot!), car phone charger..(for the rental car?)..is that all? Seems like a lot to me...and Nope, not taking this computer. If we email, it'll be from the internet cafe. And I assume most people pack all this stuff in your checked in luggage?
I'll try to be as good about taking notes for my trip report...hopefully it'll be a fun report filled with great memories (of course, with our family there's always an adventure to be found, so we'll see
10 DAYS until we fly out!
ps...just a little side note...noticed your triplets! Love that! My sister had triplets too and they are alot of work, fun, and wonderful to watch grow up! Enjoy every second!
! and 2. 10 months is really going to pass and we are really going to make it to our cruise next year!! It was crazy in those early years, now it's just a family of 4 teenagers and all that goes with that !!
I looked back to see how far out you were when you started your PTR and you were 10 months out, just like we are now, and see now you are getting your final packing done, so I guess that 1. it's not too early to start a PTR
Thanks for "previewing" the sideways rooms for us!
How old are your sister's triplets?
Hold onto your horses, you're goin' on a CRUISE next week!!!!!!!!!!!!
but it was more for us (dd and myself) to start this first time journey, and now, looking back? It was way fun, made the almost year fly by, and when times got rough with normal everyday trials? Gave us a GREAT reprieve to envision our cruise ahead!
They grow up too fast! There are some who'd love to 'squish' my excitement..but sorry...not gonna happen!!!"]
yeah, i'm actually wondering about a power strip for this time
Cause this time I got a whole bunch of rechargeables for my Cochlear Implant. recharge the batteries(almost every night) recharge the remote(once a week) so that is 2 sets of plugs I am bringing with me. Last time all my CI batteries were disposables and no remote. rechargeables make my life cheaper in the long run but bulkier in the everyday run
Thank you, thank you, thank you! For the life of me, I could NOT remember the name of that thing! And oh my! I admire you that you can handle all that! You have a remote for your implant? That is amazing! But can't even imagine all that to pack now! How great! Now you'll have time for Maureen and Rich to get packed! Hope it's a fun, weekend getting ready to ride on down the road!!! Y'all leave Wed? or Thurs? Bet you've got a ton to do with the car, with luggage, with little Onslow! You've got to be tired from Target, and Avon, and all the prep and organizing you did for this cruise!
! How many months before your cruise did your group start talking about FEs?? Just wonderin'!
One question since "you guys" seem to be off on your cruise soon so you have all the answers
Disneychick, that's a great triplet story in your family! Imagine, your fourth being your 4-5-6th! And people think we have a busy family, "only 4"!
Thanks again for all your reporting, and looking forward to sharing more after you come back! (Maybe it will help smoothe over the post-cruise process?)
I do know I signed up to join the FE in March, and they definitely had a group by then! I tossed it back and forth at first, whether I wanted to get involved. Glad I did now! Does anything but rebooking help the post-cruise process? Time will tell!
