Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.10

[DisneyFreakNo1]

Yes,,,upset stomach, hands trembling and hoping I remember everything!!!!

All you really have to have is your passport/ID, CCs, airline tickets if you have paper tickets, and necessary medication. You can get almost everything else there or do without. So, if you forget that perfect necklace or hubby's black socks, it's not the end of the world. When I realized that I stopped worrying.

Rene

 

[DisneyFreakNo1]

Sorry for the repost, but I didn't see a reply in the part 9 -

Anyone have any idea what kind of weather to expect while we're crossing the
Atlantic? I don't know if I should throw a few pairs of jeans and a sweatshirt in or not... My wife says weather.com is saying low 70's during the days.

Evenings at sea can be cool.

Rene

 

[su_kraft]

Checking in...we are on our journey. Last night we spent in Spokane, WA and caught a 6:30 am flight to Ft. Lauderdale. Uneventful flight. Tonight we are definately relaxing at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites near the airport. We had a few glasses of wine during their free evening gathering here. We are now tucked into our room and enjoying just being on our way. We are officially on vacation!!! No meals to cook, dishes to wash, beds to make, floors to clean for a month!! Tomorrow we drive to Miami and spend the night there, at another Hyatt Summerfield Suites. We Highly recommend this chain of hotels. Very nice! We are thinking we need to come back here for a week.

I have called our DD and told our DS, don't call us with any bad news before Oct 2. Good advice I got from the DIS.

Glad that he trip has been uneventfull so far. See you in just a couple days!!!!

Oh - lynn (my SIL) confirmed your cookie order!

 

[su_kraft]

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

 

[Candy Apple]

We don't leave until Friday, but at least now I can say I've started the "lay everything on the bed in the guest room" prepack. I really can't pack until Thursday. It is just the way I operate! Time to look up more sunrise/sunset times.

 

[Hoagie Pie]

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

DON'T CRY!!!!! It is really not that important - don't sweat the small stuff. When we did the '07 TA, they told us one semi-formal. Well, during the week of the second, they said everyone enjoyed it so much, they added another. Everybody laughed. I still wore pants because I had nothing and lots of repeat dresses, but nobody cared, we were family for 2 weeks, there to have fun and spend time together. PLEASEEEEE!!! Don't cry - I will cry. Don't worry about the Navigators!!!! You are a terrific mom, wife and planner of the TA '10!!! WE LOVE YOU!!!!!

 

[Candy Apple]

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

Here is my virtual shoulder for you to cry on. Sometimes a good cry really does make you feel better.

I would tell the school that if she is only given 5 days to make up the work, you will keep her out of school an extra day just so she can work on it. That is what I would do.

 

[alexandmaddie]

Checking in...we are on our journey. Last night we spent in Spokane, WA and caught a 6:30 am flight to Ft. Lauderdale. Uneventful flight. Tonight we are definately relaxing at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites near the airport. We had a few glasses of wine during their free evening gathering here. We are now tucked into our room and enjoying just being on our way. We are officially on vacation!!! No meals to cook, dishes to wash, beds to make, floors to clean for a month!! Tomorrow we drive to Miami and spend the night there, at another Hyatt Summerfield Suites. We Highly recommend this chain of hotels. Very nice! We are thinking we need to come back here for a week.

I have called our DD and told our DS, don't call us with any bad news before Oct 2. Good advice I got from the DIS.

Yay, you're on vacation!!

See you in Barcelona!

Kristi

 

[Candy Apple]

Oh, luggage scales. Ours was a bit off, it read 47.3 and the airport was 48.

Pretty close and better that way than the other.

I love that about yelling back and forth between rooms packing. That is exactly what it feels like and I have a curling iron and flat iron that need packing, but not in yet!!!!

Angie - so good to hear from youl. Cannot believe we are in the same state - I am sooo excited. Have fun in Miami. Don't party too much and miss your flight!!!!

I got my flu shot, tomorrow is my physical (I am thinking that was dumb) anyway, Wednesday is the spa for Abby (Fashionista) and I. Thursday - a day of rest and thinking of all we will be doing. By that time there will only be 2-3 left on the boards - Candy Apple, Paul and Me!!!

Abby will have to post just to help us keep the pace up!

All you really have to have is your passport/ID, CCs, airline tickets if you have paper tickets, and necessary medication. You can get almost everything else there or do without. So, if you forget that perfect necklace or hubby's black socks, it's not the end of the world. When I realized that I stopped worrying.

Rene

You are so right. Those are the items I triple and quadruple check.

 

[Candy Apple]

6:02 AM and 6:04 PM on the 28th

 

[Candy Apple]

exactly 12 hours of sunlight

6:08 AM and 6:08 PM

 

[Terapin]

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

Hugs. It will still be fun.

 

[mdwoodman]

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

Sue, nothing really to worry or fret about. As I always say, don't sweat the petty stuff and don't pet the sweaty stuff!

The day of the second formal really doesn't change anybody's plans as far as I can tell. We don't need to change our packing, we don't need to change our tastings, we don't need to change anything of importance. (On a purely personal, selfish note, I rather like the change - we'll be in Palo!)

You've done a great job; just roll with it.

The kids will be just fine. They have loving, caring parents to support them. That's 90% of the battle right there!

 

[MagicMe]

Oh, and if you look at my sons with their dress-up clothes on please don't look down: I didn't have time to get nice shoes to go with their tuxes. Is that really bad? My toddler wore his WINTER BOOTS to our wedding last winter so I guess we have precedent. To be fair, he wouldn't put on his nice shiny black shoes, nor his tux jacket, and insisted on his tux shirt being open at the neck. At some point we just gave in and was happy he had any clothes on at all. We have some terrific shots of him that totally remind me of Owen Wilson, as a toddler, at a wedding. Ha ha.

OMG too funny!! Gotta see pictures of one stubborn little kid! When they get something like that in their head you can only just go with the flow unless you need to make a HUGE sceen!!

This thread is so funny. It's like we're all in one big house packing for our trip and shouting from one room to the other.....

"Just packed the sun tan lotion"

"Have you printed out the navigator?"

"Is anyone bringing an umbrella??"

i keep expecting to read....

"Did i turn my hair straightners off???"

SW

It's nice to share with my DIS family!!!

Checking in...we are on our journey. Last night we spent in Spokane, WA and caught a 6:30 am flight to Ft. Lauderdale. Uneventful flight. Tonight we are definately relaxing at the Hyatt Summerfield Suites near the airport. We had a few glasses of wine during their free evening gathering here. We are now tucked into our room and enjoying just being on our way. We are officially on vacation!!! No meals to cook, dishes to wash, beds to make, floors to clean for a month!! Tomorrow we drive to Miami and spend the night there, at another Hyatt Summerfield Suites. We Highly recommend this chain of hotels. Very nice! We are thinking we need to come back here for a week.

I have called our DD and told our DS, don't call us with any bad news before Oct 2. Good advice I got from the DIS.

So glad to see you are relaxing and enjoying the start of your vacation!!!

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

Okay - breathe!!!! Actually I think most people will not care except for those that have booked Palo. Alot of people were surprised and thought it was kind of weird that both formal nights were placed on the rotation that you ended up being in the same dining room for both. This breaks it up and you should now have a formal night in two different places. Now what would be nice is if they actually scheduled semi-formal for the third but that would be thinking too hard. I think most people either wanted to be in Lumiere's for formal night, Parrot cay for Pirate night or they didn't care any way.

I would tell the school that if she is only given 5 days to make up the work, you will keep her out of school an extra day just so she can work on it. That is what I would do.

I like this idea!!!

.

 

[Terapin]

Well, we are almost there.

The house looks like a bomb went off but we have our 5 suitcases packed: 47lbs, 47 lbs, 46 lbs, 41lbs and 41 lbs. Hopefully our scale is near accurate.

I'm sorry for all the little stresses everyone is going through getting ready.

Tomorrow is a big clean-up day and a day focusing on getting the carry-ons and purses/murses all finalized, and things charged up. Did I mention our house looked like a tornado went though it?!?

Ok, Be Calm, Carry On, Soon We'll Be Gone!

 

[mdwoodman]

I have re-confirmed our DIS meet at HRC. When you arrive, ask for the manager on duty to receive your drink discount wristbands. Prices are confirmed as:

3.00EUROS (SODAS/WATER/HOUSE WINE/LOCAL BEER)
6.00 EUROS (Gordons Gin, Smirnoff Vodka, Bacardi Rum, J&B Whiskey + soda)

We will be in the downstairs bar.

 

[GrayFal]

John and I will be at the HRC a little late as our tour with Dee (1DisneyQueen) is scheduled to end at 6:30 PM so please let everyone know we are still coming!!

Tom and I will be with you so we can all go together - I thought Dee also signed up for the HRC...

 

[Belle1997]

2 X 70 lb. checked bags
1 X 50 lb. checked bag
2 roll-aboards
1 camera/laptop backpack
1 over-sized "purse"

The port side of the ship may be listing!

Oh my will you be the only group not wearing the same clothes 3X

I love that about yelling back and forth between rooms packing. That is exactly what it feels like and I have a curling iron and flat iron that need packing, but not in yet!!!!

Well kinda quiet at my house Hubby is watching TV while I pack. But on Thursday he will be a broken record did you pack this and that and this and that

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

Sue you have done a fantastic job no worries it will work out in the end. So sorry your kids have lousy teachers some one should send them happy pixie dust pills.

My hubby said we have paid thousands of dollars for Disney to look after our entertainment why are we so busy doing other stuff

He just does not get chat boards and what friends we have made. Whatever the rotation it will be ok. It is not the rotation, the events planned... it is meeting the people we have grown to know through the last 2 years.

That is what counts


Well my first ever FE is done

Hubby decided not to drive tothe airport on the day but to stay at a hotel right there. Makes sense but know what that means I have lost a night and a morning of organizing

Well almost done.

Hugs everyone and remember to whistle while you work ( pack )

 

[alexandmaddie]

Can I vent, steam and cry for a moment? Please feel free to pass this by, but - be warned dining is involved...

So, I think that I was doing a pretty good job of keeping it together. I packed for the 4 of us, I did the tastings (and all tickets were charged today!!), I did the FE, I am waiting to print out the navigators as I wanted to bring some extras, and I have the master list info from Glenn - so I can print them tomorrow at work.

Then I got the bomb shell... (OK skimmers, STOP and read!!)

Dining has changed AGAIN!!!!

I swear I am close to tears. I just got everything figured out and now BAMMO, it is changed. All I know is that the second formal night has changed. I don't have rotations - but I have asked for them... I could be wrong - maybe it is just the night of the formal night...

OK - yes, it is just the night of the 2nd formal night. It is now on night 7. I am beside myself. Nothing has been easy today! Nothing!!! I could just sit and cry right now!

My house looks like a bomb went off, Beccas teacher decided that she wouldn't send school work with her, and told me that she will get 5 days to finish 2 weeks of work (the week they are in and the week that we missed) which is totally different than what we were told last year. I am afraid of what Stephen will be up against and he is working so hard to keep his grades up. I am doing a send off lunch for one of my senior employees tomorrow. He is moving to Australia on the 1st and I won't be here for that. I am an emotional wreck! I really can't take any more. So I am sitting in the gym watching Becca flip all over and all I want to do is cry...

WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH WAHHHHHHH

Ok - pity party is over...

, Sue.

 

[Sparky47]

Thursday - a day of rest and thinking of all we will be doing. By that time there will only be 2-3 left on the boards - Candy Apple, Paul and Me!!!

I'll still be here! Leaving work at noon on Thursday to do last minute clean up at home. My sis-in-law (also on this trip) and I will be going for our mani/pedi at 3:30 and then meeting the guys for dinner! After that I may be able to sneak one more lurk/peak/post on the boards before bed....then again, I'll be soooo excited Friday morning I'll probably sneak a peak before we leave the house at 10:00 a.m. !!!!! I may be all by myself at that point! I think Paul is on the same flight I am out of JFK (5:40 p.m.) and I know Tom and his wife are on that flight as well. 2.5 days of work !!!!!!!!!!