Way Early I know but anyone going on Eastern May 1-8 2004?

[JenLynn]

Amber and Philly Jen, Good luck on the parties today ... I hope all goes well!

Haven't been around much the past day or so ... panic is starting to set-in ... am i ever going to be ready in 6 days????

Off to watch Teddy's lacrosse game; and then i am off to a 12 hour scrapbooking crop! yippppeeeee!

Talk to everyone soon!
JenL

 

[monkeyboysmith]

Philly Jen, You hold your liquor well!!! You will make a fine Pirate's wench.

Love the m&M story..

they asked what color it was????

They melt in you mouth, not in your nose... Just keep swimming, just keep swimming....

 

[ThreeCircles]

Good (early) morning everyone!

Wow, I don't think our thread has been this quiet for a long time!

Travis and I went to the International Flower and Garden Festival at Epcot today and we stopped by the Animal Kingdom Lodge to see Conny and Silke.

Both are wonderfully nice and I think you'll all just adore them!

They are having a blast at Disney so far. They did the Sunrise Safari at DAK this morning and will be heading to Disney-MGM tomorrow. They also plan to visit the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, and Pleasure Island before the cruise. They'll need a week to relax after that schedule!

Conny said that she attempted to access our May 1st cruise thread at an Internet terminal at the lodge but ran into some problems. She said she had no trouble getting on the Dis Boards but when she clicked on our thread it said "Denied. Explicit Language." (I know this sounds like a joke, but believe me, they were very sincere!) I guess our thread is a little too racy for Disney!

Here's a pic of all of us enjoying a drink at the lodge.

Linda--

Conny asked me to tell you that she felt the Best Western was nice. She said that it was clean and well-kept and that the only downside was the noise level. She said that it was close to the Bee-line Expressway and train tracks and that the hotel caught noise from both. Other than that, she said it was nice.


Well, time for bed! It's 12:58 A.M. here and I am in need of some sleep!

 

[CM_Mom]

Glad to see Conny and Silke got to the US safely. Jason, we already knew they were nice but glad they're as fun in person as on the thread.

How was the flower festival. Probably gorgeous.

It's finally cleared up here, at least for now. We got 3" of rain last night as the storm system that kept Heidi miserable slowly moved this way and picked up some gulf moisture to dump on us. I think we're a little below normal in our rainfall so we'll take whatever we can get. It'll be hot and DRY in July so we have to "stock up" in April and May.

If I remember correctly, almost everyone on the thread had really busy weekends. Birthday parties and soccer and lacrosse games, and scrapbooking, and cheerleading and OH MY..I'm getting tired just listing everything.

For those of you following the sewing issues, I talked to DD this morning and she said to forget the jacket, she probably wouldn't wear it anyway. She also implied I was making a big deal over nothing since she wasn't worried about what she would wear for formal night. Oh to be young and live day to day.

She was at WalMart buying new stuff to pack in. I think a collapsable duffel on rollers and another "duffel" that folds up into it's own pouch. She's redistributing how she packs since she brought a giant duffel (body bag size) when she flew from Dallas to Orlando and had to pay overweight charges. Anyway she got my Coca Colas so I don't have to bring em.

Guess we'll hear from everyone else tomorrow.

This time next week we'll all be on the Magic. :thewave:

Bedtime since the nap I took today didn't make up for the late night last night. :sleep:

Reine

 

[Alice Sr.]

Jason thanks for posting the picture, I'm really glad you guys had the chance to get together. I am sooo jealous you got to check out F&G Festival. If you have any pictures I would love to see them also, but don't worry about it if you don't have the time. I can't decide between Epcot and MK on Friday. Our flight doesn't arrive until 2:30 so we won't have time to do both.

I have a feeling this is going to be a warp drive week. The house is still a disaster area, cleaning people are coming on Monday, carpet (yes that's right Heidi - carpet ) cleaners are coming Tuesday, new furniture delivered Wednesday, manicure and pedicures Thursday. Haven't packed a thing (nor do I have a list) have to go to confession (it's a Catholic thing) sometime this week because there is no way I'm getting on a plane without it
and I haven't been tanning since the burn, I think they are open until 11:00 so that's a good thing and since that is 2 hours after my official bedtime I can consider it training to keep up with you wild and explicit people I have a feeling the White Star isn't going to make to WDW

Am I the only one wigging out?

Alice

 

[JenLynn]

No Alice .. I am wigging out right along with you!!! I have everything laid out to be packed, but am starting to panic that i am going to forget something. And this week is full of typical schedule stuff (Madalyn's gymnastics practices, school for both kids, lacrosse for Teddy) plus the 'cruise' type stuff (tanning, day spa, etc.). Oh my .... the only thing keeping me sane is the knowledge that this time next week i will be heading out of my cabin to a lovely breakfast on board the Magic without a care in the world (with my biggest decision being "Do i want another mimosa with breakfast?")

And the day after we return, Joe's whole family is coming to our house for lunch. His younger sister lives in California and we don't often get the chance to be with her, so we are excited for the children to be able to spend time with her ... but now i am worrying about making sure the house is in perfect condition, making sure i have plans for the food/drink for Sunday when they are here, and trying to figure out when we will have time to cut the grass and such after we come back.

Jason, so glad you were able to meet up with Conny and so glad they arrived safely. ROFLMAO about not being able to access our thread .... explicit language my @$$ ... oh wait .. is that what they mean?

And i understand what you mean about the rain, Reine We had a horrible drought the year before last and now i welcome every rainstorm we get ... fill those resevoirs before the dry summer gets here!

Amber and PhillyJen .. I hope the parties went well!

And my own little bit of happy news (the scrapbookers in the group will understand) ... At the scrapbooking event i attended yesterday they had a "Best Layout" contest and i won first prize!!!! YIPPPPEEEEEE!!!!! So excited!
:happy2:

And everyone else ... hope you are having a wonderful, cruise-anticipation filled weekend!!!

JenL

 

[jrydberg]

I need the pressure otherwise I'd never get everything done! Ok, the reality is we've been too busy enjoying the nice weather to do what is supposed to be already done.

Ah well, with any luck I'll be done shopping today. Though I expect Alyssa will never be done shopping Don't know how much longer my bank account can take it! She seems to think she needs to buy everything to bring on the cruise

Off to shop. Be back later.

Jeff

 

[hydster]

It's almost time It's almost time! We leave technically in 3 days....oh my! What am I going to do with myself for 3 days??? I guess keep trying to get over this stupid cold, now McKaylee has the cold and is miserable and try to get Tanners nose to stop running like a beer tap.

We spent all afternoon yesterday getting Ryan and myself packed. By last night we were exhausted. Of course we also had to clean the rest of the gross water out of the hot tub, scrub it down with bleach re-suck the water out after cleaning it, take the kids to the park, go to the grocery store to get a few more things like snacks sind Delta no longer feeds us on flights to Orlando anymore even though they are over 4 hours long. We will end up buying dinner in the airport and then snacking the rest of the time.

I can't believe it's Sunday already! Only 2 more real days til we leave and one of those is for tanning and preschool stuff. WOWOWOWOWOWOW It's almost here!

Amber--Hope the party went well!!! Yes I was the original owner of Hooters in Space and sold the rights to the Earth Hooters which is how I now keep up my drinking habits and going on the Disney Cruise!

Philly Jen--Ok YOUR post rivals mine in the epic proportion category! But it's nice to have company!!! Sorry to hear the wine did a little thing on you but sometimes that is how we are able to continue to party into the wee hours of the morning. We don't have a de-humidifer but we had a space heater and fans. We were going to rent a carpet drying machine at a Rental company but decided this was working just as well. Too funny about the fashion show! I have those palazzo pants as well and they are my BESTEST FRIEND. I feel so confident with those puppies covering up the gross legs and flabby belly. I hope the party went well even though dd wasnt in the mood! I hate throwing parties for my kids before they are about 8 because they always seem to get pissy just before I need to get everything ready!!! I agree about the goodie bags! I do it with hardly any candy but other stuff like bubble or chalk! I don't do them very often however...I figure after a party who the heck needs a goodie bag??? It'll cut into my booze budget if I have to spend it on goodie bags! Sorry to hear about the neighborhood! That stinks! We live in Suburbia too but we've had our share of really exciting stuff too!!! The world is too full of crazy people not to have something happen at sometime!!!

Jason I agree on the post being so quiet! I think everyone is in a little bit of panic mode (I know I am) and yesterday was one of my bigger days to panic. Now that Ryan and I are packed it's simple but man trying to figure out in my booze laden brain what needs to go in which suitcase was hard yesterday. So glad you got to meet Conny and Silke! I think it's pretty funny that the internet at the lodge wouldn't let her on due to racy language! ROFLMAO I've had racier conversations with my mom! (none of it included alcohol or booze) Great pic you posted! I can't wait to meet all of you guys in person! This thread is the only thing keeping me going lately!!!!!

Reine--Glad that dd calmed the fears about the top! Sorry you got the crummy weather we've been having lately although yesterday was in the low 60's and pretty sunny. Supposed to be in the mid 70's by tuesday and then I could care less what it does here when I'm gone! I actually hope it pours for days (except that I hope my basement doesnt flood again) but it would be nice to know I missed it! I'm worried about getting excess charges on our luggage too but oh well...I'll just pay it and move on!! I'm also having dreams that they bump Ryan and the kids since they are on FF miles and I have to fly to orlando by myself! I HATE the pre-cruise dreams!! The dreams on the vacation are so much more pleasant...dreaming of what to eat next is so much easier!

Alice--Wow girl talk about going gungho on the house before you leave! And thank you for finally talking about CARPET! I KNOW now I'm not crazy! LOL I was going to tell you about your yellow walls...our kitchen is yellow and so is McKaylee's bedroom. Something about when it's cold and depressing that a yellow room helps a little bit!!! I have to get the kids packed today. Tomorrow is school and work for Ryan and then if we are feeling better *yeah right* we may go to a local pool to practice our snorkeling skills. Tuesday is a tan day and preschool day for Tanner and then WE LEAVE!!!!! LOL about you doing communion. I should have gone to church today but oh well....I like living dangerously!!! YOu are doing well on your staying up training! I'm pretty sure with everything going on and all of us rowdies together you'll be awake..if not I'll keep kicking you!

JenL--I'm partially packed but still wigging out as well!!!! I need to finish the kids packing today and then I have 2 days to get the house completely cleaned from top to bottom along with going tanning. It's so exciting! I can't wait to figure out what to eat and what to drink from all the great food!!! I think it should be a blast! I know by the end my new shorts wont fit...I may be going home naked but at least I'll be happy! OYE on the family visiting on Sunday! I am kind of secretly hoping we get bumped on Saturday coming home and have to fly home on Sunday! LOL I don't have one thing for either mother for that day and I know I wont get anything before we leave. I may just set up a flower delivery to them on Saturday when we get home and forget it! I have to have my house clean to come home to as well...so I feel for you. But mine is just a mental thing more than anything. Apparently you have no idea of a drought! LOL We are in year #6 this year of drought conditions. One of our biggest water sources is 1/2 empty or 1/2 full depending on how optimistic you are about it. I don't care so much because I only drink tonic water and gin and neither are made here...BUT...LOL

Jeff--I like the pressure too for some of it but trying to pack for 5 is harder than usual!!! LOL about Alyssa needing everything..just wait! The older she gets the worse it gets!!!!!

Off to yoga...gotta get the last little bit of my fat in training!
Heidi

 

[hannahandkatesmommy]

Just a little freaking here. My husband FINALLY decided he was excited today after he tried his bathing suits on....why doesn't that happen to women???? WE decide we aren't going after the bathing suit try on.....

We survived the party( we decided at the last minute that Kate was invited to her own party) and now are in full packing mode, which I suspect everyone is....

Piles and piles of laundry await.

Have a great day,
Philly Jen

How's that for short?

 

[hydster]

Originally posted by hannahandkatesmommy

How's that for short?

Well THAT was quite short!! We just got done Yoga'ing and are now going to shower and then start the kids mad packing so we can watch tv the rest of the day or enjoy the weather!!

Don't freak out! It's supposed to be a vacation right??? I keep telling myself as long as I have $$, Credit, confirmation numbers and something to wear I'll be ok...once on board I'll be tipsy most of the time anyway so I won't notice everyone making fun of me wearing the same thing or non-matching outfits! LOL

Heidi

 

[Alice Sr.]

At the scrapbooking event i attended yesterday they had a "Best Layout" contest and i won first prize!!!!

Wow that's great (I guess I'll have to suspend my rule about hating talented people while we're on the cruise )

Ah well, with any luck I'll be done shopping today. Though I expect Alyssa will never be done shopping Don't know how much longer my bank account can take it!

Thata girl Alyssa.

We leave technically in 3 days....oh my!

Oh no the thread is going to go silent in 3 days Are you taking a laptop? Because I don't think I could take the silence.

My husband FINALLY decided he was excited today after he tried his bathing suits on....why doesn't that happen to women???? WE decide we aren't going after the bathing suit try on.....

Probably delusional, but don't tell him I said that. LOL J/K


Alice

 

[ThreeCircles]

Don't worry Alice, I'll be on here until the very end! Travis and I probably won't leave for port until 8 or so on Saturday so we'll keep each other company.

I'm working on uploading some of the Flower and Garden pics adn I'll post them as soon as they go through. I guess the Dis has to check each picture that is uploaded to ensure nothing bad ends up on the boards.

 

[CM_Mom]

JenL..Way to go with the scrapbooking. So cool you won first place. How about celebrating with a cruise? I'm not averse to having talented people around me. Just means I have less to do. I'll take talent over lamebrains any time. It's so frustrating to try to explain something to folks who "just don't get it".

The rain came again overnight but has gone away now and it's bright and sunny. I was so excited when we came out of church to see the sunshine.

Don't have any packing done but I have some stuff hanging together in the closet and I got some ironing done yesterday. I took the tags off my new swimsuit yesterday and it said some color might run the first time it gets in the water so guess I'll wash it before we go so I won't look like I'm trying to dye the pool the first time I get in.

I got my new Passporter and I've been checking it out. It just occured to me that I might like to have a Passporter for WDW so I plan to go to the bookstore later this afternoon.

Alice, I'll be on the thread all week since we have to work. Our vacation doesn't start til 4:30 on Friday. Then it's mad dash home to grab the bags and get Paul's truck in the garage and head to mom's. Then airport, Orlando, Hyatt, THEN we go to the MAGIC.

Happy Birthday to all the kiddos who just celebrated. Mine is while we're at WDW after the cruise.

FYI, MOTHER'S DAY ALERT It's the DAY AFTER the cruise. GUYS, this is your fair notice that we gals don't do well. if you don't make a big deal about this. Get your cards BEFORE the cruise so you're prepared. Also mail cards to distant moms Port Canaveral before we sail or it will be late! We got cards to take with us for mom and aunt, and will mail MIL's card on Friday as we leave. Notice has been given so now we have the right to feel bummed if you don't give us the notice we earned.

I'm still not sleeping right and Sunday afternoon is the time God designed for naps....Right? So I'm off to get horizontal and sleep.

Reine

 

[hannahandkatesmommy]

Jason, thanks so much for the cruise matrix. I was born organized but then I had kids and they ruined my ability to plan anything!!! This is exactly what I was trying to accomplish with my never ending series of lists that keep getting lost!!

Now I can actually pack the suitcase! Thanks again!

Jason or anyone, do you have any idea about the dining rotation? Which one is highly unlikely given our kid situation(3 & 5)? I am thinking the one with Lumiere's 3 times is probably reserved for older kids and adults? I know it is a crap shoot but my travel agent who is also on the cruise with us requested PLAPLAP and wondering how likely we are to get it if she requested it?

JenL! Great job on the scrapbooking award. I have a blank scrapbook that I bought 5 years ago from Creative Memories and have yet to get started. The intention is absolutely there though.....

Take care everybody. Last minute shopping to do a Target~
Philly Jen

 

[ThreeCircles]

Philly Jen--

No problem concerning the cruise matrix! I put it together a while ago to help organize when I wanted to make reservations for Palo dinner, Champagne Brunch, High Tea, and the spa. It really helps put the whole week "at a glance."

I don't think that rotations are really set in stone but with younger kids you are probably much more likely to get APLAPLA. With older kids the likely rotation is PLAPLAP and with mainly adults the likely rotation is LAPLAPL.

Travis and I have always ended up with LAPLAPL. However, we usually print out all three matrix sheets just in case!

 

[hydster]

Well it's official except for the last minute things ie: toothbrush,hair stuff we are COMPLETELY PACKED UP AND READY TO GO with 2 days to spare! I can't believe that in only 2 more full days I will be all jumpy to get to the airport! THat means after eating dinner tonight I only have to fix 1 more dinner for 12 days...WOW! LOL I know SOME little things excite me!

Oh no the thread is going to go silent in 3 days Are you taking a laptop? Because I don't think I could take the silence.

LOL we are taking a laptop but I highly doubt we will be inerneting while gone! We take it mostly for Tanner to watch a movie on the plane and to upload the 3000's pictures we take every day. It's technically only like a day and a half for you since we don't leave our house until 3 on Wednesday and you fly in on Friday..so it's basically Thursday! ANd if you'd get your butt in gear and get a room at POR then it would be even sooner that we could meet up!

JenL-I forgot in my earlier post to congratulate you on your scrapbooking award! Way to go! The only thing I'd win is "most repetitive page" award. I tend to get stuck on one idea for a few pages!

Jason--you need to leave earlier and stay at POR with us on Friday night....

Reine--Glad to see the rain is gone! It is a balmy 63 degree day here but I'll take it over rain anyday! I looked at the weather forcast for us in Florida and WOOHOO It still looks like it will be nice and warm! Our packing is finished for all 5 of us minus the stuff we just can't pack until Wednesday morning. Just need to do the credit card notifications and a few other things and we are set. I plan on "talking" Ryan into something really nice on one of the islands for my mother's day present OR trying to con him into re-booking one of the rumored California cruises....that would be more fun! As for cards..not a big card person so I don't send or receive! I wish I was horizontal sleeping this cold off but I'm not...my kids are so hyper that they are driving me bonkers! I can't wait to get to Wednesday just to not have to hear how much longer?????

Philly Jen--Yep the cruise matrix is awesome!! I have reprinted the sailing list like 5 times now because it keeps growing! I have my lists all together in baggies or in a folder stapeled together so we don't forget something! As for dining rotation I know when we went before with the inlaws we had Parrot Cay, Triton's and Animator Palate on the 4 day cruise. We had a 3, 7 and 9 year olds with us!! I think the dining rotation is a crap shoot actually!

Well we still haven't heard anything from a NUMBER of people lately like Tracey, Tammy, Amber, Allison, Kathy, Lisa, Tom OR Julie (where's my bra dammit) and the rest whom I have forgotten in my exhausted post packing stupor! COME OUT people!!! It's almost time to leave!! Let's hear it from you!

Gotta go check on dinner and lie down my back is a killin me!

Heidi

 

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by hydster
Well we still haven't heard anything from a NUMBER of people lately like Tracey, Tammy, Amber, Allison, Kathy, Lisa, Tom OR Julie (where's my bra dammit) and the rest whom I have forgotten in my exhausted post packing stupor! COME OUT people!!! It's almost time to leave!! Let's hear it from you!

I second that! Where are all of our fellow Magic May 1st Cruisers?!?!?!

 

[jrydberg]

Well, except for last minute things like... oh wait... everything is a last minute thing for me I haven't started packing. Though Alyssa did her best today to deplete my bank account. 2 pair of shoes and a Minnie Mouse dress... She really wants to start packing. Maybe if she packs her stuff away, she'll forget about it and won't want to wear it all tomorrow

Jeff

 

[hydster]

Hi guys! We're sitting here wondering about our lush habits and we are SO hoping since you are the Disney experts you can help us! Ryan and I are planning on buying our Gin and Bourbon in Florida on our Limo comp grocery stop (hopefully the driver will know where to go on Sat morning and hopefully they are open by the time we go) BUUUTTTT We are wondering where we are going to be able to buy TONIC MIX or Club soda?????? Do they sell it on Disney property or how are we going to get both? Do they sell Gin and tonic or Club Soda at the liquor store??? You know us in Utah are so liquor repressed that we are CLUELESS when it comes to Florida (now Vegas we KNOW!) LOL But can you help US PLEASE???????????????????????????????????????

What would you suggest???? Is there a market in Disney we can buy that mixer stuff at or are we going to have to take a cab to get tonic or what??? PLEASE GUYS HELP US!!! I'll buy you both a drink for your help (if it is correct that is! )

Thanks guys!
Heidi/aka the freaking out piratemonkey liquor wench

 

[ThreeCircles]

Heidi--

Hmmm... Interesting questions you ask!

Any of the liquor stores here in Florida will probably have everything you need. Gin, bourbon, club soda, and tonic mix. If you stop at a grocery store, you'll easily find the club soda and the tonic mix but you won't be able to purchase the liquor.

Most of the Disney resorts will have a sundries shop that will sell alcohol. For instance, we stopped in the AKL shop last night just to have a look and they had a wide selection of alcohol. Generally they were smaller-sized bottles however and I'm sure they were pricey considering it's Disney. I haven't been to Port Orleans in a while but even if they didn't have alcohol you could always hop on the monorail or bus and hit the Contemporary, AKL, or one of the other resorts. Downtown Disney Marketplace also used to have a large liquor selection at Mickey's Gourment Pantry but I believe that has closed.

Let me know if this info is helpful. Are you guys looking to buy this stuff for the stay at WDW or for the ship? If it's the latter, and you need Travis and I to pick something up and bring it onboard, just let us know. We would be happy to help out.

Jason