Something about Nothing, come join in........

[Metro West]

Wow! You know Bangor, Maine. You'd be suprised how many people don't even know where Maine is.

I'm a Stephen King fan...need I say more?

 

[bubba's mom]

janet, we have the Wonder booked next summer for 4 nites...cat. 9 (= large porthole window). It's a double dip cruise. We thought about getting a verandah, but with limited days, AND being at CC twice , we didn't think we'd be in the room enough to enjoy it (plus it was WAY extra $$) So, we'll do the 2 days at CC and stay aboard our Nassau day....hoping the boat will be "sorta empty" that day
The RCL cruise we took 4 yrs. ago was a cat 9 (i think), but it was one of the bigger rooms on a higher deck. we were suprised the room was bigger than we'd thought it'd be . We did SO many excursions and were so busy, we only slept and showered in the room....we actually should have gotten a smaller room! The one thing i looked forward to on that cruise was laying in a lounge chair on the top deck and soakin' up the sun and enjoying the sea......never made it!

So, now i read cruise boards, learning and researchin'...i'm sure i'll be askin' a lot more questions around January.....

 

[Sharon G]

I'm a Stephen King fan...need I say more?

Ok, now I understand! About 10 years ago, my husband stopped into a small sandwich shop, ordered a bite to eat and found one of the last seats. He was reading the newspaper and noticed a shadow come across it and looked up to see Stephen King. Mr. King asked if he (hubby) minded him sharing the table seeing as the place was full! They sat and yacked for about an hour. Talked about everything except books and horror stories.
He and his wife are very generous around town, donating to lots of charities, large and small.

 

[Metro West]

Ok, now I understand! About 10 years ago, my husband stopped into a small sandwich shop, ordered a bite to eat and found one of the last seats. He was reading the newspaper and noticed a shadow come across it and looked up to see Stephen King. Mr. King asked if he (hubby) minded him sharing the table seeing as the place was full! They sat and yacked for about an hour. Talked about everything except books and horror stories.
He and his wife are very generous around town, donating to lots of charities, large and small.

WOW! That would be the ultimate for me. He's one of my favorite authors!

 

[marciemi]

I'm pretty sure Bangor, Maine is where we flew into the US from when we departed Saudi after the Gulf War. Always had tons of folks there greeting all the soldiers as they came in. DH has a bunch of pics of it. Don't think I took pics (no, we didn't come home together).

 

[macraven]

i have a son named Todd

 

[GemmaPixie]

Gemma -

I never looked at your location until you kept talking about pounds and the exchange rate. I saw Bangor and naturally assumed you were in Maine.

LOL!! Nope, from good ole Ireland- would love to be American! Seems so much fun with huge high schools and summer camps! Nah, proud of my northern irishness!

 

[GemmaPixie]

I'm a Stephen King fan...need I say more?

ohhhhh- IT!! That was set in Maine wasn't it?? I love that film (was terrified of it as a kid but its really not scary!!!)

 

[Metro West]

ohhhhh- IT!! That was set in Maine wasn't it?? I love that film (was terrified of it as a kid but its really not scary!!!)

Yes...that story was set in Derry, Maine as most of his stories are set in Maine. My favorite novel is "The Stand" and my favorite movie was "The Shining" even though he didn't have a lot to do with the screenplay.

 

[Metro West]

i have a son named Todd

 

[GemmaPixie]

Ive only ever seen IT and The Shining...never read any of the books though.

 

[AlexandNessa]

Boy I sound snobby, don't I?! I didn't mean to! It doesn't make sense at all to spend $$ on a cabin you hardly spend time in. Most people with any sense don't. Sense of course, being the key word. It's no secret that Mike and I don't have any sense when it comes to vacations!

Barb, we stayed on the ship at Nassau when we did our 4-day Wonder. I had the gym to myself in the late morning, and there was no one at the pool. It's a great time to explore the ship and enjoy it without any crowds.

Happy Friday, everyone! Hope everyone enjoys his or her weekend.

I'll be back on later. I just wanted to apologize for sounding like a little snot!

 

[RVGal]

They love HAL (but are more in the 70 crowd).

Okay, I just have to come back to this and admit that it took me awhile to realize what cruise line you were talking about.

My first thought when I saw HAL was the movie 2001:A Space Odyssey... and I couldn't get it out of my head. I kept hearing, "What are you doing Dave?"

I had the epiphany about 10pm last night. A-ha! Holland America Line!

She's slow folks, but she can be taught...

Now that's out of the way... Mornin' Everyone! Happy Friday!

 

[marciemi]

Boy I sound snobby, don't I?! I didn't mean to! It doesn't make sense at all to spend $$ on a cabin you hardly spend time in. Most people with any sense don't. Sense of course, being the key word. It's no secret that Mike and I don't have any sense when it comes to vacations!

It's really a catch-22 thing. If you have an inside cabin (which we have had), you WON'T spend much time in your room because there's not much to do (besides the obvious ones)! So folks who say "I'd never get a balcony because I don't spend time in an inside cabin" are missing the point. When we got our first aft balcony, we just wanted to stay out there 24/7! Even slept out there the first night! Our first stop was the Princess private island and we were like "Well, we can go down and wait for a tender with a zillion people and go across to the crowded island with sand everywhere. Or we can just lay here on our nice quiet balcony, all by ourselves, with a Pina Colada". Guess what we opted for?

Okay, I'm going to try to post some pics from Webshots which probably won't work because I always use Photobucket, but all my cruise stuff is back on Webshots. We'll see!

Aft balcony on Grand Princess:

 

[marciemi]

Wow, it worked! I'm amazed! Here's us enjoying the balcony:



We even ate breakfast out there regularly:



Loved it so much, my mom and I went on a cruise and booked the same balcony on the opposite corner of the ship. There are those Pina Coladas I told you about

 

[bubba's mom]

Jodie--you didn't sound like a snob (at least I didn't take it that way!)

marci--thanks for sharing your cruise pix...you all look very relaxed! We didn't get a balcony on our first cruise simply because it was an older ship, and they didn't have any.....so, getting a balcony would have been a challenge! Like I mentioned, for the Disney cruise, it's only 4 nights and we plan to be on CC both days we are there....will "check out the boat" the Nassau day....and we have an adjoining cabin w/ my Mom, AND it was way more $$...we'll wait for a 7 nite cruise on another line to get a balcony....I'd like one someday, just not for a shorter cruise....(we are those "get out there" people ) Matter of fact, the first cruise we took, we had booked SO many excursions (we wanted to do it all!), we really didn't have time to "lounge around" until the last day (at sea)...and then, we were so tired, (yes, a balcony would have been nice), we slept in, we got our massages, went back to sleep, got lunch, saw a movie, took a nap, went to dinner and sat on deck that nite .....so, not that we don't want a balcony, the timing has just not been right!

But, I do appreciate seeing your pictures

 

[macraven]

good friday morning homies

 

[RVGal]

Is it just me?

My nephew is getting married and I find it such a strange process that he's going through.

My SIL (nephew's mom) told me in late February that nephew and his (then) GF were going to get engaged in May. They had already decided that they wanted to get married, but were waiting until a trip that they were all taking in May to make it official.

Point number 1... In my world, when you decide you want to get married, you ARE engaged.

So, they take the trip to Ireland in May and nephew does the official proposal thing. He said he wanted to give GF (now fiancee) a "fairytale princess moment" so he gave her the ring in front of a castle. I'll wait while the gag-reflex passes. We get an invitation in the mail in June to their engagement party that will be the first of July. The invitation comes complete with engagement photo staged in front of castle in Ireland.

Point number 2... is this what the "official" engagment is all about? Having a story to tell and professional photos? Let it play out like a reality tv moment?

Now SIL calls to tell us that they have decided to get married next month before they move to a different college and start classes (they are currently in Orlando, moving to Nashville). However, they are still planning on a "wedding" with all the hoopla in January (in Nashville).

Point number 3... Huh? Do what? They are getting married in August, but having the wedding in January?

Is this normal? I mean, my first though is that these are just crazy mixed up kids (both are 19, but nephew will be 20 next month)... but I'm beginning to rethink that. I find it strange, but maybe it's just me. I don't want to sound harsh or critical, I'm just confused. Is this the way things are done now?

 

[bubba's mom]

nope....don't sound right to me.....(sorry to say) ...sounds like a disaster from the "get go"

 

[bubba's mom]

Mornin' urself Missy Mac....where ya been? whatcha been up to? How's the "beans"?