Self Party Posse Sept. 10th Magic

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See, I think due to the nature of this particular cruise and what we were there for, Jay and I didn't do nearly as many onboard activities as usual. I usually hit bingo at least once (which Jay thinks is a complete waste of money but he won't be saying that next time when I win $5,000!) We also usually do some of the Art of Entertaining classes like napkin folding and "Fruit Ahht". We also really like to watch the adult pool games and stuff like that. We also usually hit a couple of movies. This cruise, ALL that I did off teh Personal Navigator was ONE movie. (Which was rather fun, as Donna, Dee and I went to Fever Pitch in our PJs) I'm a HUGE fan of days at sea because I love taking in all the ship has to offer. I guess we'll just have to sail again, won't we????

 

[stina]

i miss david too! david where are you?

donnica: i know the sweater you are talking about. i had my eye on the black one. but i have a black cardigan at home and couldn't justify the $54. though christine DID buy me a blue topaz ring on the ship. plus i don't think you guys ever saw christine and i in our matching DCL polo shirts. mine is blue, hers is pink. i let her have the pink one this time.

jenn: glad to hear complaints are generating about those massages. for the amount they cost people should complain. i get massage therapy regularly at home so i opted not to do any on the trip and i'm glad i didn't have one. i did wanna try the rainforest room though and never got to it.

see ya all real soon!

stina

 

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Well, you'll have to make sure you hit the RainForest next time. I want to install a peppermint shower into my next house!!!!

 

[hannacanna]

do it ghetto style and rub peppermint oil on the outside (top metal part) of your shower head! it will warm up and diffuse the scent without getting washed away by the water.

i've been in a macguyver mood lately!

 

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do it ghetto style and rub peppermint oil on the outside (top metal part) of your shower head! it will warm up and diffuse the scent without getting washed away by the water.

i've been in a macguyver mood lately!

Very smart! Good plan! I can have a whole Ghetto Vista Spa!

 

[hannacanna]

we tried the ghetto vista spa idea last night...it worked, but it was not as long lasting as i thought it would be. maybe i just didn't use enough oil. maybe it would help make it more realistic if i just had stina elbow me along my spine a few times...

(did i say that?)

 

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THAT was pretty funny!

 

[stina]

i can't believe you said that! hey...keep it DISNEY on this site will ya?



stina

 

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Well, from what we've read on the boards, it is perfectly "Disney" to expect elbows!

 

[Donnica]

Ghetto Vista Spa!!!! I cracked up when I read that! LOL! I love it!

Oh yeah... I forgot all about the 3 drink a day max... and just how did that work out for you? i mean ya know on like Joman special days and such. <blink> Man we should have asked him what was in those, they were goo gooo good.

I'm glad I didn't waste my money on a massage because if I had done anything in the spa it probably would have been that. I have big neck shoulder muscle issues where I could use some good deep tissue work. Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy get your mind outta the gutter this is Disney!!!! Sheesh you people... I dunno...

 

[hannacanna]

well, believe it or not, the 3 drink max worked out really well. we "banked" a lot of drink $ early in the vacation, because we only had 1 or 2 drinks a day each in the beginning. later we drank 3 or 4, but we didn't go over the 3 drink/day max...i think we only went about $100 over our budget, $80 of which was a really overpriced lunch in grand cayman. so stina did a great job with budgeting!
i have trouble taking vacations, which i know is weird, i just don't like to spend money on anything. i get especially freaked out by dropping thousands of dollars. my family hardly ever went on vacation when i was little. we had a lot of fun, we went on trips, but they were significantly cheaper than what we do with WDW and DCL. stina knows that for me to have a good time---for me to actually agree to go!---she has to have everything budgeted out to the dime. if it wasn't for her, i wouldn't ever have even gone on vacation, because my aversion to spending money is more powerful than my desire to go on vacation. but now she's made me more comfortable with the idea, as long as everything is budgeted and we stay within the budget! my worst nightmare is a "final bill suprise..." i would really lose it if that ever happened. so we avoid that.
i'm a freaky weirdo.

hey, i just found out that stina's cousin has been reading this thread! so now her family knows our secret identities as 80s self party girls. my mom is coming for a visit today and i forgot to hide the liquor! this is what happens when nerdy honor students grow up and are introduced to Bad Influences. keep your kids away from people named Jay and Donna! both our families will now know the truth.

 

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Instead of hding your "dirty secret identity" why not take your mom on DCL and introduce her to it???? I bet she'd be a self-party 80's girl too!

 

[stina]

oh believe me, hannacanna's mom would love a DCL cruise. can't wait until we can get a whole family group to go. then we could get jay's family too and we could have one mega table and take over the dining room! they wouldn't know WHAT to do with us!

hannacanna and i are headed to NYC this weekend, hoping to hit the brand new mega disney store there. aahhh...i just can't get enough!

stina

 

[hannacanna]

yes, we will be a mere 3 blocks (i think) from the mega disney store!!!
next year, as you guys know, i am taking my mom and dad to WDW. so they will get a taste of our secret identities. however, i must say that DCL has WAY MORE party opportunities than WDW. that's one thing i really liked about DCL over WDW...more chances to Bring The Party. maybe i can talk my parents into regular vacations and eventually get them to go on DCL with us. it's the perfect vacation for large groups. my mom just LOVED the photos of Cady (did i spell that right?) she couldn't get enough of the adorable little pirate baby! and my sisters so want to go on DCL now. everyone was cracking up at the photos of us...it's plain to see how much fun we had!

 

[Donnica]

Oh nice! Yeah it's all me and Jay's fault now.... mmm hmm I see how you are! I mean... not that it isn't possible because I do love to bring the party but... ALL our fault?

Now funny thing... I have trouble spending money too. Except.... when it comes to wanting to go on a cruise or cars. I do everything to get the most out of my money but to not cruise and have the money? Oh no no no... not this girl! I'm ALL about the cruise! I don't do all the over priced shore tours and try not to spend to much money but I WILL have a good time!

 

[stina]

donnica you are such a cruise ho!
we love ya!



stina

 

[hannacanna]

well, my mom arrived last night and it only took stina about 1.5 hours to bring the party. we went out to eat, stina got sloshed on a margarita, and said one particular very inappropriate thing IN FRONT OF MY MOM!!!!!
of course, the first thing my mom says when she walked into our pantry was, "wow, i want a pantry too!" second thing...."man, you guys sure have a lot of alcohol."
we have like 4 bottles. do you see why i wanted to hide it?!
now she thinks we're total alkies...after the drunk stina, the pantry full of liquor, and the party photos!

 

[stina]

i was not drunk!!! i was RELAXED. and i had a paper umbrella in my drink and it was all tropical and i was reliving my cruise days. you could have been too! then we could've just walked the 10 miles home. you know i just get HAPPY when i have ONE drink, i'm a lightweight what can i say? and we are so NOT alkies. in fact if we didn't have to WORK we wouldn't need to drink at all. blame it all on work. and on that damn self party posse. i seem to recall it was THEY who "forced" us to do a shot at Rockin' Bar D, and bought us drinks, and encouraged all manner of outrageous behavior (ahem, water guns, sliding on floors and staying out way too late) and scoffed at my 3 drink limit. SEE i have self restraint. i can't help it if there are bad influences out there.

i have a little over 6 months (and you have a little over a month) until i am not officially in my 20s anymore. and i gotta get all that 20s livin in, because i sure as hell didn't do any of it in my early or mid 20s. what a waste! guess older is wiser.

geez. and i am sorry about the reference to HBO. little inside joke. it's one hell uva channel though.

hey y'all, 3 weeks ago today we were on castaway cay soaking up the rays.
wish we were back there right now. i am in my mind...

+ =

stina (who is a perfectly decent individual just an overstressed mouseketeer)

 

[Donnica]

LOL you two are quite a pair! LOL So now your drinking at HOME is our fault too? Yeah ok Miss 4 bottles of alcohol in the house ALL AT ONCE! Unheard of! Hi... my name is Stina... <group> HI STINA!

Christine - Thank yo for noticing I am THE cruise ho. It is a title I wear proudly! Not everyone can say that.

Long live the SPP!!

 

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Did you all get your Castaway Cay Club cd in the mail??? I thought that was very cool and I was so excited that it had the ship horn on it! Yay!