Sept 18 2010 WB TransAtlantic Pirates/Capt Jacks Re-Repoing Repossession Cruise Pt.7

[MrsMork]

EARLY DINING LINK

These are the people that have contacted me to be linked for dining:

1Disneyqueen
alexandmaddie
Belle1997
BoosGram
donald'sdarling
Grmmybtty
HallsofVA
Hoagie Pie
luvdamouse91
MrsMork
Paulasillars
Roseburghughes
SandieDVC
TheCooksLuvDisney
Tinker1bell
Tweety0227
yogitxtx
yukongirl


IF ANYONE ELSE WANTS TO JOIN US, PLEASE LET ME KNOW NOW We will be requesting LAP rotation, which will put us in Parrot's Cay on pirate night, with the Captain and mates.

I plan to send in the list by the end of this week, so please speak up if you want to join us. PM to me.

Another note: we only have a couple of children in this group - well, one child (7) and one young lady (13) and yukongirl's young man.

 

[renegade7]

Yeah Johanna's going...I'll be there too

I hope to head up right after work - so will be at the bar drinking. Especially after the start of this week. Got to work at 7:30 this morning and left at 9 pm. It is going to be a long week I think.

So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501

So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!

OMG - That is awful. What goes around comes around. I do hope he gets what he deserves.

Hi Late Diners

Thanks to all of you who have sent me your reservation numbers and lead names. I am attempting to make a spreadsheet

There are a few of you who requested to link dining who I have not yet heard from re. the reservation numbers / lead names.

UKAngel ( Mandy and Mark )
Sue L ( Sue and husband )
acourtwdw2 ( Annette and Amanda)
Renegade 7 (Johanna and Kimmy ), Cinderbear and Erik / Jason
KC's Princess
Grayfal ( Tom and Pat)
Could you please let me know if you still want to be linked with the main group or if you are making your own arrangements.

I am also looking for a late dining group with children, as so far we only have one group with children and it would be nice to have a family with children to link up with them.

The rotation which has been requested by some of the late dining group is ROTATION 2 ( APL ) which has us in Lumieres for the first formal night. If anyone would prefer a different rotation could you please let me know.

Thanks such a lot.

Sarah x

Erik linked us... I don't know beyond that. I am indifferent on our rotation. I will default to Erik.

Thought I'd share with those of you who are also trying to lose weight ........I managed to lose 5 lbs this week!

Only another million to go now..... well, every little helps I guess!

I think I found your 5 pounds... I have a severly strained left calf muscle. Doing physical therapy 2x a week so I can hike Mount Vesuvius. But not allowed to walk home now for almost 2 months and I have gained 5 pounds.

 

[PoohluvsFigment]

So far I've looked at Amazon, Overstock.com and Ebay. I'm still looking though...

I went to pacsafe directly and looked under specials. 50 to 70% savings on selected items

 

[MrsMork]

I went to pacsafe directly and looked under specials. 50 to 70% savings on selected items

They do have some good bargains there.

 

[orlandothebeagle]

Easier but double the cost.

Woody

Thanks for that.

would the characters sign things like tote bags? or even an apron or similar? but not a tea towel it would be just wrong to dry dishes with Minnie or even a princess...
they could be different ideas that you could get a lot of use out of.

As long as its not bulky I think they would take anything.

Just thought I would post a few photos from our weekend away. We visited Chatsworth House which is a spectacular stately home in Derbyshire, England.
Well worth a visit if anyone gets the chance. It is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, one of their ancestors was Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire who was played by Keira Knightly in the film "The Duchess". The house and gardens were absolutely stunning, and the atmosphere was straight from another time. I almost expected Mr Darcy to emerge from the lake

I have posted a lot more photos on Facebook if anyone is interested .... more of the house and gardens and a lot of the unbelievably beautiful interiors.

Photos are amazing.Was that the house you were looking to buy,lol

Thought I'd share with those of you who are also trying to lose weight ........I managed to lose 5 lbs this week! :woohoo


Only another million to go now..... well, every little helps I guess!

WELL DONE!!!!

AW man, didn't realize I was going to get censured....Sorry DIS. I didn't do it on purpose.

Well it is a proper bird name, so just one of those silly things. I'm sure you won't be black listed!!! I did a lot worse once and a whole load of posts were removed!!! I really had no idea - just one of those American/British word differences.

Please,please, someone has to pm ot fb me and tell me what it is!!

Can someone please tell me who I need to contact in regards to the HRC meet? I have to break some bad news..... I cannot attend.

The reason is this:



























































I AM NOW OFFICIALLY BOOKED ON THE 10 DAY MED CRUISE. I AM NOW OFFICIALLY A B2B'ER



Ok more details to follow, got to fly to the school and clear something up.

Be back later.

Thats great, mwoodman has the list.

Hello all,

I have been missing for most of this year because I was offered a promotion at work that led to a move to Indiana. My husband and I, and the 3 cats are now officially in Indiana, in our new house, and with all of our personal belongings. Its been busy. Now I am realizing that the cruise is less than 2 months away, I have lost 4 months of planning and not made any progress on the planned weightloss.

To that end...

1) I am back on the boards and will try to read and catch up (at least most of part 7...)
2) In order to motivate myself on the exercise thing, and in an attempt to get back into a routine now that we are settled, I registered for the disney half marathon today! I have never run a race before, and haven't run at all since high school. I am doing this in January with my Mom. I hope I'm not nuts... Went on my first run/walk tonight in preparation. Wish me luck!

-Stephanie

Hi, nice to have you back.

Hello fellow TA cruisers.....anyone interested getting together on the ship....since we will have a lot of ship time of maybe playing some poker? It has been a long time since I have played.....all my poker buddies got married and moved away.....so if anyone is interested maybe we can put it out there and maybe get together.....
Tom

Sorry, I cant play poker, wish I could, cause Ive a great poker face,lol.

Since almost every PM i got for the bus payment was asking how my wrist was doing. This Friday will be 3 month since the accident. As of now I have very little to almost to pain in my left hand and wrist. Still have a little swelling and stiffness in the wrist. I also do not have full strength back in my hand. I have to rebuild the muscles up. It slow but I'm getting it back to normal . Who know a 3 second hit would take over 3 month to heal.

Stephen

AT least its healing,3 second hit can do a lot worse I suppose, glad it getting better.

Cruise Shirts Arrrr Here !!


Let me know what you think ......

Hope everyone likes them ... We WILL have some extras ...Sizes yet to be determined , but will post an inventory as soon as everybodys whose pre paid gets theres shipped out ....


TAKE WHAT YOU CAN!!!!

Give nothing back!!
I love them.

They can have the spanx - NOT THE PASSPORT!

Good luck to them trying to get my spanx off,

 

[TotallyAngelic]

I forgot to mention... Little girl dresses... I decided to get Becca a dress to go with my formal since we are renting tuxes for the boys (both big and little). I found someone on EBay that was selling them for $9.99 or so. Yes, really TEN dollars US. Well, I was a bit worried that it wouldn't be nice - that it would scratch and all that. As Becca has skin issues (exzema, etc. scratchy dresses and costumes are a real no-no). Well, it arrived today and it is perfect! And it shipped 2 day - at no exra cost!!! It is white with a black sash and black roses on the skirt. It is light weight so should be comfy as she runs around. I am so excited! If anyone wants to peak... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...274&var=580003145310&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Definitely a bargain if anyone needs a dress for a little one. They had girls sizes 4-10 advertised.

That dress is gorgeous. Becca will be a

Hello all,

I have been missing for most of this year because I was offered a promotion at work that led to a move to Indiana. My husband and I, and the 3 cats are now officially in Indiana, in our new house, and with all of our personal belongings. Its been busy. Now I am realizing that the cruise is less than 2 months away, I have lost 4 months of planning and not made any progress on the planned weightloss.

To that end...

1) I am back on the boards and will try to read and catch up (at least most of part 7...)
2) In order to motivate myself on the exercise thing, and in an attempt to get back into a routine now that we are settled, I registered for the disney half marathon today! I have never run a race before, and haven't run at all since high school. I am doing this in January with my Mom. I hope I'm not nuts... Went on my first run/walk tonight in preparation. Wish me luck!

-Stephanie

Welcome back Stephanie and good luck with the half marathon. I need to start training for the Castaway Cay 5 K ( powerwalk ).

Since almost every PM i got for the bus payment was asking how my wrist was doing. This Friday will be 3 month since the accident. As of now I have very little to almost to pain in my left hand and wrist. Still have a little swelling and stiffness in the wrist. I also do not have full strength back in my hand. I have to rebuild the muscles up. It slow but I'm getting it back to normal . Who know a 3 second hit would take over 3 month to heal.

Stephen

Great news about the wrist Stephen. Mine is improving too and I should be back to work on Monday ... stilll achy and stiff and I can't really pick up anything heavy with it yet though.

Sarah - forgot to mention your beautiful pictures. The weather looked just beautiful also. Thank you for sharing! I missed you on the boards!!!

I missed you all too .... it was strange having 48 hours with no DIS

Cruise Shirts Arrrr Here !!


Let me know what you think ......

Sue , Please send the shipping stuff ...I wanna ship these out by Saturday .....

Hope everyone likes them ... We WILL have some extras ...Sizes yet to be determined , but will post an inventory as soon as everybodys whose pre paid gets theres shipped out ....


TAKE WHAT YOU CAN!!!!

Love those T-Shirts !! Are we all wearing them to join the ship.

Photos are amazing.Was that the house you were looking to buy,lol

Yes ..... found out is was slightly beyond my budget in the end I posted you on FB about the Brown ****ies !!!

 

[granmaz]

I have booked (purchased) tickets for the "SkyWalk Combo" which includes:

•Cable Car ticket (options single or return and child or adult)
•Multimedia Tour (hand held guide included in adult ticket only and for use exclusively within the Cable Car Top Station)
•Apes (The apes are wild animals and roam freely throughout the Upper Rock area. However they are usually seen at both the Cable Car Top and Middle Station otherwise known as Apes Den.)
•Nature Reserve entrance ticket - Entrance to: St Michael's Cave, Great Siege Tunnels, City Under Siege Exhibition, Moorish Castle and 100 Ton Gun. (this ticket must be redeemed at the Cable Cart ticket office BEFORE entering any of the sights.) The Nature Reserve ticket must be used on the same day as the Cable Car ticket, see below.)
•FREE Gibraltar Bus Pass (adult or child one day bus pass). This must be collected from the Gibraltarinfo kiosk on the Spanish side of the Gibraltar/Spanish land frontier.

(Note that the Bus Pass isn't really worthwhile, since we won't be going to the land frontier. However, cruise ships normally provide shuttle buses or it's only £1 each for the public bus.)

Tickets were £17.50 each (plus £1 I assume for booking on line). I paid in USD, so it was $52.84 total (within 4 cents of the xe.com rate).


Here's some info about arriving in Gibraltar on a cruise ship:

"Getting to Gibraltar as you know can take place in any number of ways, but arriving by cruise ship leaves little room for doubt about the reasons to visit Gibraltar.

The arrival of the cruise ship in Gibraltar's harbors is nothing short of spectacular, with views of the lighthouse, the Mosque and other splendid sights as you travel though.

Gibraltar is small but packs an incredible amount of interesting and amusing things into an area that is less than the size of many cities. Rising up to an amazing 1300 feet in the air the cliffs are at times nearly sheer, unscalable, and offers, depending on which way you may be looking, views of Morocco, Spain, or the delights of Gibraltar.

Making your way into the Bay of Gibraltar on a cruise ship offers you a vantage point of the delights of Gibraltar that you might not otherwise get. Seeing so much of Gibraltar at one time, viewed from the outside, looking in as it were.

Shops line the streets which are apparent to the Gibraltar cruise ship occupant even from this distance, and the rumors that you've heard about duty free shopping are all true, an excellent reason to come ashore. Not that you need any other reasons to come ashore, with the cable car, the beautiful floral gardens, the Mosque and light house, the caves, the gun, and the amazing history of Gibraltar waiting for you at the end of your sail through the harbor, all displayed in perfect detail as you enter the bay.

Getting to Gibraltar via a cruise ship can be a delightful experience. Offering you a sampler of the multiple things to see and do as you pass, Gibraltar cruise ships are the best way to enter this amazing area, full of history and mystery.

Don't forget to look down as you come into harbor. You may find yourself amused by the antics of a pod of dolphins or amazed by whales playing as you pass.

Take advantage of them all when your cruise ship docks in Gibraltar."

Thank you very much, great info!!

I forgot to mention... Little girl dresses... I decided to get Becca a dress to go with my formal since we are renting tuxes for the boys (both big and little). I found someone on EBay that was selling them for $9.99 or so. Yes, really TEN dollars US. Well, I was a bit worried that it wouldn't be nice - that it would scratch and all that. As Becca has skin issues (exzema, etc. scratchy dresses and costumes are a real no-no). Well, it arrived today and it is perfect! And it shipped 2 day - at no exra cost!!! It is white with a black sash and black roses on the skirt. It is light weight so should be comfy as she runs around. I am so excited! If anyone wants to peak... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...274&var=580003145310&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Definitely a bargain if anyone needs a dress for a little one. They had girls sizes 4-10 advertised.

That is so pretty and a fantastic bargain.

Cruise Shirts Arrrr Here !!


Let me know what you think ......

Sue , Please send the shipping stuff ...I wanna ship these out by Saturday .....

Hope everyone likes them ... We WILL have some extras ...Sizes yet to be determined , but will post an inventory as soon as everybodys whose pre paid gets theres shipped out ....


TAKE WHAT YOU CAN!!!!

They look fantastic. Wish we were getting them now. I wasn't sure I would get John to wear one, but he might well have.

I'm wondering about those offers he may get from prostitutes though......

I haven't heard about that Angie. The guys might be more worried if they DON'T get propositioned though!!!

You know, that is stuff you can't just replace. Take my underwear, take my money, but NOT my passport!!

Underwear?????

They can have the spanx - NOT THE PASSPORT!

It would take so long to give them the spanx they would give up waiting!!!

 

[Con5421]

Pins

For those who not paid the pins it's youre last change to pay, because we must let the pinmaker now how many we want. Let me now if youre still want them before tomorrow.

Thank you,
Noel & Connie

 

[dolphingirl47]

So sorry I haven't been posting for a couple of days, you wouldn't believe the last couple of days i have had! Let me start with a little background. My mum has been in a relationship with a man for about 4-5 years, she left him about 6 months ago. Their house is in his name, but when mum sold her house she put a large chunk of money on his home loan as they were in a relationship, it was about $300 000. Since she has left him, her lawyer has started proceedings to retrieve Mum's money, as that was the deal agreed upon. He had to sign all the paperwork last week and was not happy that the house would be sold and he would come out with virtually nothing. So, on Saturday night he burnt the house down, yes...I am serious, he burnt the house to the ground. Luckily Mum had removed all of her things 2 weeks ago with Police present as she was scared of him and what he would do. But the house is completely gone. He has been arrested and charged with Arson, and faced court today.
We have now learnt of his history, and he is a con man who has done this before. He tries to scam women out of money, and has a trail of victims.
Honestly, It is embarrassing to tell people this as it makes us sound like some crazy, weird family. But the truth is, My mum works at Corrective Services, my sister is a psychologist and works as a parole officer, my brother owns a successful JetSki business, and we are all good people.
Anyway, I feel safe with you guys, I know your not judgmental, and I promise we are really nice, good people......maybe a little too trusting.......obviously......
Check it out -
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/...on-burned-police/story-e6freoof-1225894082501

So, I have been reading on my iPhone, just haven't had a chance to get to the computer. I know there was lots of people I wanted to reply to, please forgive me, I'm back now!

I am so sorry to hear this. You and your mum are in my thoughts and prayers. At least hopefully he won't be able to harm anybody else.

Yes, someone called Peter?

Hopefully not. Peter is a nice enough guy, but an awful cruise
director. He is very good at crowd control, but that is about it. He was our cruise director on our cruise on the Wonder. For the last two cruises he was on the Magic and seemed to be in charge of crowd control for the character meet and greets and did a great job with this. I know that people often say that Brent is a bit of an administrator, but believe you me, compared to Peter, he is the life and soul of the party. On our cruises, we had Brent, Peter, Clayton and Brent again, so at least if we do end up with Peter, the pattern is not broken. I don't know who in their right mind would use Peter as a cruise director for a special cruise. 4 nights of him as cruise director is about all I can take.

Can someone please tell me who I need to contact in regards to the HRC meet? I have to break some bad news..... I cannot attend.

The reason is this:



























































I AM NOW OFFICIALLY BOOKED ON THE 10 DAY MED CRUISE. I AM NOW OFFICIALLY A B2B'ER



Ok more details to follow, got to fly to the school and clear something up.

Be back later.

Congratulations. If our Med cruise is anything to go by, you will have a wonderful time. It is very intense, but well worth it. I am actually tempted to do it again next year.

I forgot to mention... Little girl dresses... I decided to get Becca a dress to go with my formal since we are renting tuxes for the boys (both big and little). I found someone on EBay that was selling them for $9.99 or so. Yes, really TEN dollars US. Well, I was a bit worried that it wouldn't be nice - that it would scratch and all that. As Becca has skin issues (exzema, etc. scratchy dresses and costumes are a real no-no). Well, it arrived today and it is perfect! And it shipped 2 day - at no exra cost!!! It is white with a black sash and black roses on the skirt. It is light weight so should be comfy as she runs around. I am so excited! If anyone wants to peak... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...274&var=580003145310&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Definitely a bargain if anyone needs a dress for a little one. They had girls sizes 4-10 advertised.

That dress is gorgeous and such a bargain as well. Isn't Ebay wonderful? Half the content of my closet seems to have come from Ebay. I could not have afforded a lot of it if I had to pay full price.

Hello all,

I have been missing for most of this year because I was offered a promotion at work that led to a move to Indiana. My husband and I, and the 3 cats are now officially in Indiana, in our new house, and with all of our personal belongings. Its been busy. Now I am realizing that the cruise is less than 2 months away, I have lost 4 months of planning and not made any progress on the planned weightloss.

To that end...

1) I am back on the boards and will try to read and catch up (at least most of part 7...)
2) In order to motivate myself on the exercise thing, and in an attempt to get back into a routine now that we are settled, I registered for the disney half marathon today! I have never run a race before, and haven't run at all since high school. I am doing this in January with my Mom. I hope I'm not nuts... Went on my first run/walk tonight in preparation. Wish me luck!

-Stephanie

Welcome back.

Cruise Shirts Arrrr Here !!


Let me know what you think ......

Sue , Please send the shipping stuff ...I wanna ship these out by Saturday .....

Hope everyone likes them ... We WILL have some extras ...Sizes yet to be determined , but will post an inventory as soon as everybodys whose pre paid gets theres shipped out ....


TAKE WHAT YOU CAN!!!!

The t shirts look wonderful. Thanks for sorting this out.

Corinna

 

[gismo1554]

Some questions for those who have been to Gibraltar before.

The taxis out in the port. Do they take you where you want to go, or have they set tours?

The caves. Can you see these on the same tour as the rock?

Is it better to do the DCL tours, organise one of your own, or just go and get a taxi from the line?

What is best to see for a first and probably only visit?

OK yes they will go where you want to go but they tend to have a set route so will check when you get in where you want to go and then take you in the best route. You can definately do the cave and the rock.

Were doing DCL just because I did it last time and I know that Dan will enjoy it but taxis are just as easy.

I would definately go up the rock and see St Michaels cave! Its breathtaking!

 

[gismo1554]

Will "self guided" tours of the tunnels give historical information about the area? When I read that, it seems like a silly question...but I'm not sure how to phrase it. We are history buffs..... Should we take a DCL tour with a guide that will give information and answer questions, or are there people available in the tunnel and museum to do that? I guess what I am trying to say is that we not only want to see the sites, but want to know what we are looking at.

With St Michael's Cave DCL didn't come in. It was more a "here we are" thign they did. The Tunnels tour though they had a proper guide

 

[gismo1554]

Just thought I would post a few photos from our weekend away. We visited Chatsworth House which is a spectacular stately home in Derbyshire, England.
Well worth a visit if anyone gets the chance. It is the home of the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire, one of their ancestors was Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire who was played by Keira Knightly in the film "The Duchess". The house and gardens were absolutely stunning, and the atmosphere was straight from another time. I almost expected Mr Darcy to emerge from the lake

I have posted a lot more photos on Facebook if anyone is interested .... more of the house and gardens and a lot of the unbelievably beautiful interiors.

Even without Mr Darcy there its a beautiful house!

 

[dolphingirl47]

My Champagne Girl dress has arrived yesterday. I can't wait to try it on. Now that I have the dress, I can look into getting a boa. We have a number of party shops in our town and also a market that might sell something like this.

My materials for the Villains jewellery have arrived today or at least some of them have. Some of the purple beads are on back order. Still, I should have enough to get the bracelet done and this should give me a fair idea if my idea works or not. If this all works out as planned, then I need to work on a design for matching earrings.

I had a lovely surprise yesterday. Since December I have been going to the gym quite regularly. During the Soccer World Cup they had a competition where you had to do 30 minutes exercise for each country in the World Cup. At the halfway stage you got a special event t shirt and everybody who completed it was put in a draw for some really neat prices. Well, we won a spa day for two. DH is trying to find out more details today. I can't wait to do this.

Corinna

 

[gismo1554]

Can someone please tell me who I need to contact in regards to the HRC meet? I have to break some bad news..... I cannot attend.

The reason is this:

I AM NOW OFFICIALLY BOOKED ON THE 10 DAY MED CRUISE. I AM NOW OFFICIALLY A B2B'ER



Ok more details to follow, got to fly to the school and clear something up.

Be back later.

I can't remember off hand but I think its on the posts on page 1

 

[gismo1554]

I have reluctantly (because I'm jealous) removed you from the HRC list.

Ah Michael should have remembered it was you!

 

[gismo1554]

Hello all,

I have been missing for most of this year because I was offered a promotion at work that led to a move to Indiana. My husband and I, and the 3 cats are now officially in Indiana, in our new house, and with all of our personal belongings. Its been busy. Now I am realizing that the cruise is less than 2 months away, I have lost 4 months of planning and not made any progress on the planned weightloss.

To that end...

1) I am back on the boards and will try to read and catch up (at least most of part 7...)
2) In order to motivate myself on the exercise thing, and in an attempt to get back into a routine now that we are settled, I registered for the disney half marathon today! I have never run a race before, and haven't run at all since high school. I am doing this in January with my Mom. I hope I'm not nuts... Went on my first run/walk tonight in preparation. Wish me luck!

-Stephanie

Welcome back Stephanie! Page 1 & 2 of posts has some stuff you may want to skim over to see if there's anything major you've missed. Most of the important stuff is linked in on there!

 

[granmaz]

I had a lovely surprise yesterday. Since December I have been going to the gym quite regularly. During the Soccer World Cup they had a competition where you had to do 30 minutes exercise for each country in the World Cup. At the halfway stage you got a special event t shirt and everybody who completed it was put in a draw for some really neat prices. Well, we won a spa day for two. DH is trying to find out more details today. I can't wait to do this.

Corinna

Enjoy the spa day!!!

 

[gismo1554]

The shirts look great! I can't wait to get ours!!!

OK...I was reading the one link on here about the safety in Barcelona and now I'm freaking out. Will I be scared the entire time I'm there? Is it worse than New York City? Can anybody calm my fears? Great! Now I'm afraid to fly to Barcelona and I'll be scared once I get off the plane!

Don't panic OK! Its like every major city! Its probably no worse than New York other than the fact more people are tourists so are less on guard and easier targets (unlike New York where a lot of the crowds are people who work in the city every day). Just be sensible, don't go flashing money around, keep bags close to you and within your sight, avoid huge crowds where you can etc.

When Dan went to Barcelona 2 years ago he managed to stop a pick pocketer taking a ladies purse outside MacDonalds on Las Ramblas! She was obliviously lucky that someone noticed but I think as long as you are aware of whats going on then thats good!

 

[gismo1554]

OK I had to share because I'm so excited!

As some of you know my Grandmother died a few months back. She died the week before I was set to take some important exams for work and 2 of the 3 exams were actually on the morning before her funeral so it was a very stressful time for me! Anyway the exam results came out today and somehow I managed to only fail 1 of the exams rather than all 3 like I thought I had! I'm still in complete shock over it all! I honestly was expecting to resit them all but only have to resit 1 next year!

 

[granmaz]

OK I had to share because I'm so excited!

As some of you know my Grandmother died a few months back. She died the week before I was set to take some important exams for work and 2 of the 3 exams were actually on the morning before her funeral so it was a very stressful time for me! Anyway the exam results came out today and somehow I managed to only fail 1 of the exams rather than all 3 like I thought I had! I'm still in complete shock over it all! I honestly was expecting to resit them all but only have to resit 1 next year!

Well done Sarah, and extra well done because of what you were going through at the time. Shows you are more than capable for what you are doing, so be confident in that. You should be very proud and you deserve a celebration!!!