I am indeed...I've lived here since 1992 and Jason's been here since 1998...it's home...even though it's cold!
My Brother lives up there and we are trying to convince him to move to Vegas , we will see him and his family down in WDW in two weeks so we will be workin him over to convince him to move ...LOL 
Thank you for your thoughts...I agree with a lot of what you've said....this thread is, indeed, unique (at least from my experience) because there are more different groups of folks who have sailed together in the past than I have ever seen in my limited experience on the DIS---and it is easy for that to start to feel a little "clique-y" (and I'm a high school cheerleading coach----so believe me I KNOW me some cliques!!
So I absolutely agree that it's time to wipe the slate clean, remember why we participate in the DIS and start planning on having the journey of a lifetime together!
Best wishes to your husband! I hope that everything works out with his back. OMG....I HOPE HOPE HOPE the tag fairy sees this post and makes your new tag "I don't think my 'gaydar' will work as 'DISar'"....that is officially now my favorite DIS quote EVER!! And for the record, on most Disney vacations our gaydar is already working in overdrive, so we can't spare any as DISar anyway!!
I am indeed...I've lived here since 1992 and Jason's been here since 1998...it's home...even though it's cold!
You've gotta move downstate! It's not as cold and we get a heck of lot less snow than you do!
You've gotta move downstate! It's not as cold and we get a heck of lot less snow than you do!
), that Jason and I do not EVER vacation away from the Mouse. All our vacations are at WDW (we're AP holders and own two DVC memberships---SSR and AKV), one trip to DisneyLand in CA, and Disney cruises almost annually (we ONLY cruise DCL...never another line) . 
)---and so you might understand that Disney cruises have always been a unique (& sometimes tense) experience for us. We did three cruises before booking the first Eastbound TransAtlantic without even knowing the DIS existed. 
I think she generally checked both bags and wherever she found something else to interest her she left her latest read. NOTE--I am not saying this is the best or only way to do things. I am simply throwing out my expereince so everyone has plenty of ideas to work from. I admit that I never seem to finsih a book on the cruise as I am so busy playing
In light of all the conversation about getting back to the reason we're all here, which I 100% agree with, I thought I'd share quickly my own personal story about WHY I DIS. This may be a bit verbose, but it will hopefully shine a light on what the DIS means to me and my partner and why we seek out these threads whenever we book a new cruise....
Jason and I are huge Disneyphiles. I can say with 100% sincerity that, with the exception of the occasional weekend Theater trip to NYC (and even then half the time we see a Disney show on Broadway
I am pretty shy at first around new people and Jason is just plain shy and quiet, period....add to that the inherent uncertainty we often feel about how we'll be treated as a gay couple (we were randomly seated on one cruise for dinner with a couple who were downright hostile to us
We booked the 2007 EBTA on the day it went on sale because I was so excited...and it occurred to me one day..."Gosh we booked this trip over a year in advance and there MUST be others who did the same and I wonder if there's someplace online where we could 'meet' the people we're going to share 14 days with!"....and my search brought me to the DIS. I signed up and joined the thread for that trip----and my and Jason's lives (& DCL experiences) were forever and irrevocably changed for the better. In the many months leading up to that amazing trip, we were not only welcomed with open arms....but celebrated and cherished in a way that was both startling and profound for us. When we boarded the ship on May 12, 2007 we were not just another couple on a Disney ship---we were part of a much larger community...a family. We made so many wonderful friends before and during that cruise---some of whom I count among my best friends on this planet and I cannot (and would not) even imagine my life without them.
In the time since that trip, we have seen many of those friends on other vacations and cruises...and we have participated in other DIS threads and made other friends...who we now see on this thread planning this trip, as well. It feels very much like after every trip, and every DIS group, that our "vacation family" grows....which makes Jason and I feel an indescribable sense of belonging that we cherish greatly.....and, in my view, there is nothing MORE Disney than that!!
And that is why we continue to join cruise meet threads here on the DIS....and that continues to be our hope for this trip...which we are quite certain will be a once in a lifetime experience for all of us...and we look forward to sharing it with all of our DIS friends----both old AND new!
Too cold for me thats why were in Vegas ..
I second that one!
Where is the Tag Fairy when you need her?!?!?!?!?!
It is a GREAT quote!
the company is flying all of us to GERMANY to look at apartments and schools next week
Keep the good thoguths comming our way if you can spare any
and I'll keep you all posted (by posting
It bothers me, and I think DCL needs to come up with a better and more equitable way of handling this. That said, I just don't have the energy to mess with it now so I am grateful to all of you who are putting the pressure on DCL and who are keeping the rest of us up to date on what to expect if we do call
Hadley knows me well....and I hate dealing with ANY of that kind of stuff....that's why we use a TA....I even hate doing planning like in ports. I know that DCL excursions are expensive...but i delight in the fact that I can pay Disney to do all the planning for me and all I have to do is show up (and I feel fortunate that USUALLY I can afford to let them do so!!)
) and was assured by fellow DISers that I could just transfer that $600 to this cruise.
Hadley!!!! OMG!!! How did I miss that!!!! How exciting!!!!! Germany...wow!!!!
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you guys!!!! You'll have to take losts of pictures and tell us all about it!!!!!
It IS a very exciting prospect--I sure hope it all works out
We thought we may get to go to Germany a year ago--but it never got any where near this far along (just some emails last year). Also, this particular job would be so much fun for Dave (and it is good to love your work). Dave has been in the area a lot for work (I was there once for three weeks in college visitng my aunt and uncle who were on an airforce base in the area). We also have friends who are German who used to live here in New Hampshire and now live in that area of Germany again (their help has been invaluable in finding schools and apartments to look at, etc.) AND Dave even has extended family in the area (who we have met many times--even had their teens stay with us the summer after Marika was born). So, it would really be a very good place for us to be.
See-now I am the opposite. I admit to complaining about the cold and prefering nice comfortable mid 70s for a temp. BUT the heat the one year I lived in Phoenix (similar climate to Vegas I think) drove me truly batty. I can always add on layers, but I could only take off so much
, I take off everything and it still doesnt seem to help , but I prefer the heat over the cold , I love the snow , but only during the Holiday and only fresh fallin snow ...not that dirty side of the road stuff ..LOL 
