chezpixelpixie
Authorized Disney Vacation Planner
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- Oct 28, 2008
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In half an hour, it'll be 8 days until we (meaning ME!) begin our magical journey... 
DD6 and I don't do milk either. I've never been diagnosed or anything, but basically it makes us sick in enjoyable quantities. Yogurt doesn't make us sick though, so thank goodness Ben and Jerry came out with Cherry Garcia Yogurt, or my life would be slightly less magical!
One thing to note is that if you are dairy intolerant, it is possible that you will be soy intolerant also. Rice milk products are easily digestible, I haven't heard of anyone having issues with them, so unless you have the opportunity to try soy at home before the trip, I don't recommend trying soy products for the first time on the ship.
Of course taste is a matter of opinion, but most people I know prefer rice milk to soy milk. The soy is thick, almost malty in comparison to real milk. The rice milk more closely resembles the constancy of skim milk, but is sweeter. Personally, I prefer soy; the rice milk is too sweet for me. Plus soy is typically less expensive, and comes in flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and MOCHA (mmm!!)
For real though, I miss milk. I was sick basically my whole life. They just diagnosed me with "irritable bowel" and if I complained they gave me some pills. It wasn't until I was breastfeeding DD and did a special diet to find out what foods she was sensitive to (to try to relieve the colic) that I realized that both of us reacted strongly to dairy and eggs... There is no replacement for real milk
Anyways, I suppose that was TMI. But milk is something that I feel passionately about, like it broke up with me but I still love it anyways. So all of you folks who can drink milk, cherish it always!!!
We got tickets to see Arabian Nights the night before the trip. The nice lady told me that it will be their Christmas show, which is exciting to me although as a first-timer I have nothing to compare it to. They're running a special deal for people in the military or health care workers, and I managed to score 5 VIP tickets for $150!!
I'm not sure exactly what time the bus leaves AKL, but I hope we get to port in time to get a decent boarding pas number thingey. I was never able to score those Palo brunch reservations, and, and, I need to buy the DCL scrapbooking kit from the store-place, and, and, we want to see the whole boat and splash in the pools and see everything and do everything FIRST!!! And, and (my roommates baby just started repeating the word "and" so that he can tell stories in a single run-on sentence. Since it's really adorable when he does it, I started doing it too. It's really just annoying when I do it, but it makes me giggle!
) AND I'M SO EXCITED I MIGHT JUST EXPLODE, OR IMPLODE, OR SOMETHING!! I've never been on a cruise, I haven't been on any real vacation where we actually go somewhere in years, I've been planning and saving for this one for two years, I haven't seen my mom in a year, my baby has never met Micky or Minnie or the princesses or anything, and this is going to be the BEST VACATION EVER!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
DD6 and I don't do milk either. I've never been diagnosed or anything, but basically it makes us sick in enjoyable quantities. Yogurt doesn't make us sick though, so thank goodness Ben and Jerry came out with Cherry Garcia Yogurt, or my life would be slightly less magical!
One thing to note is that if you are dairy intolerant, it is possible that you will be soy intolerant also. Rice milk products are easily digestible, I haven't heard of anyone having issues with them, so unless you have the opportunity to try soy at home before the trip, I don't recommend trying soy products for the first time on the ship.
Of course taste is a matter of opinion, but most people I know prefer rice milk to soy milk. The soy is thick, almost malty in comparison to real milk. The rice milk more closely resembles the constancy of skim milk, but is sweeter. Personally, I prefer soy; the rice milk is too sweet for me. Plus soy is typically less expensive, and comes in flavors like vanilla, chocolate, and MOCHA (mmm!!)
For real though, I miss milk. I was sick basically my whole life. They just diagnosed me with "irritable bowel" and if I complained they gave me some pills. It wasn't until I was breastfeeding DD and did a special diet to find out what foods she was sensitive to (to try to relieve the colic) that I realized that both of us reacted strongly to dairy and eggs... There is no replacement for real milk
Anyways, I suppose that was TMI. But milk is something that I feel passionately about, like it broke up with me but I still love it anyways. So all of you folks who can drink milk, cherish it always!!!
We got tickets to see Arabian Nights the night before the trip. The nice lady told me that it will be their Christmas show, which is exciting to me although as a first-timer I have nothing to compare it to. They're running a special deal for people in the military or health care workers, and I managed to score 5 VIP tickets for $150!!
I'm not sure exactly what time the bus leaves AKL, but I hope we get to port in time to get a decent boarding pas number thingey. I was never able to score those Palo brunch reservations, and, and, I need to buy the DCL scrapbooking kit from the store-place, and, and, we want to see the whole boat and splash in the pools and see everything and do everything FIRST!!! And, and (my roommates baby just started repeating the word "and" so that he can tell stories in a single run-on sentence. Since it's really adorable when he does it, I started doing it too. It's really just annoying when I do it, but it makes me giggle!
) AND I'M SO EXCITED I MIGHT JUST EXPLODE, OR IMPLODE, OR SOMETHING!! I've never been on a cruise, I haven't been on any real vacation where we actually go somewhere in years, I've been planning and saving for this one for two years, I haven't seen my mom in a year, my baby has never met Micky or Minnie or the princesses or anything, and this is going to be the BEST VACATION EVER! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
See you on board! We are having a meet at 2:30 right before the lifeboat drill. Check back and I will post the location as soon as 
so the kids could request assignments ahead. I don't expect any work to be completed on the ship since DD has added "Absolutely NO homework allowed" to the bottom of her packing list. 
At least the vacation will be EXCUSED!!! What a relief.
I'll definitely try to keep posted on the shuttle launch. It would be cool to see but not cool to sit in traffic.
And thanks for the offer for the lift! I guess I better stay with the DH and DS though. As far as riding with 2 kids in the back - I would love it. I'm going to be as excited and wound up as they are! You'd have 3 wild kids in the back!
As a fellow gamer, I bet Lisa will have a hard time getting him onto the ship, let alone to the Dis any time soon. When I get caught up in a new game, I do only what I can't escape doing (food, bathroom, every little thing for the kids)
