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

[hydster]

Amber--UGH sorry to hear you got the joy of buying over priced Tylenol as well! Between Bandaids for Tanner's blisters, Tylenol Cold and Cough, Nyquil for Kaylee, Ibuprofen when we ran out and some throat drops we figured out we spent about 45-50 dollars just on drugs! UGH I'm so sorry you had to deal with that! We are planning I THINK to hit Disneyland right after Labor day this year (if not this year then next year for sure)with the kids when it's almost completely empty and we can ride a ton of rides in 2-3 days. We actually prefer Disneyland because it's smaller, not as expensive, you dont HAVE to stay on site there and you can go off property and eat a "decent" less pricey meal at a Tony Romas rather than Disney crappy theme park overpriced food!

Cool you are coming here...we should see if there is a time we could meet up and go to dinner. Is this the whole family or just you???? It would be cool to meet up with you sometime!

Well off to get one of my last 4 days of peace and quiet in while Tanner goes to preschool!!

Heidi

 

[DisneyJam]

Alas a rather quiet day on this thread. Amber gets back and everyone runs away. Amber hope everyone is feeling better!!

Tom, Pango, MonkeyBoy, Headgear, Philly Jen, Jason, Travis ???? anyone out there??? Nice to see bobbidiboo back in the house.

BowTie Joe here ... Feeling rather low.

Anyway just back from my softball game and I must still be on vacation cause i completely sucked!!! 1 for 6 and many errors in the field including a drop that was already in my glove. ***

Ahhh well... we live to play another day.

BowTie Joe

 

[conny264]

Hi guys.

I got some cocossirupstuff that worked fine with the mixing.haven´t tried the Bushwacker yet,but the banana painkiller.It turned out great,thanks for the recipes and the tips.

I officially chickened out of the surgery,lots of people adviced me to take it slow and just wait and see.If it won´t work I can still do it later,no difference in the outcome.The knee will always stay a little weak,so why go through extra pain?I´m such a coward.

Take care
Conny


No bouncing for me just yet!!!

 

[saturday97]

Joe, I drove them all away, far far away!! Sigh...It's just not the same here anymore!

Conny, I think the wait and see approach is smart. I have seen things improve on their own over time when they weren't supposed to. You're not a chicken, just cautious!

Heidi, we are trying to decide if it will be just me this time or the whole gang. I am probably looking at the first week of June, and I would love to get together! Show me the hotspots of SLC (are there any?? ). Disneyland will be fun, not so hectic and pretty quiet during the weekdays, sounds like you guys will have a great time. Plus, the Indy ride is totally worth it! There is a restaurant on Harbor Blvd. called Love's that you might try, awesome BBQ, we eat at the one in San Diego every time we're in town.

JenLynn, we thought CBR would have been fun had Justin been feeling better. It was fun to carry the Caribbean theme out just a little longer before we had to return to the barren desert! We may try it again next time. Must have been a fun honeymoon! We went to Vegas for ours and stayed at the Luxor for a week, it was pretty fun but we were sick then too! Must be a family trait that someone has to get sick on all vacations (come to think of it I had toncillitis in London, too!).

Everybody have a great day!

 

[ScrapHappyMama]

Hey Amber.... have you started your cruise scrapbook yet??? I did seven pages in mine over the weekend, and am not even up to the point where we walked in the terminal, lol. It is going to be ONE THICK BOOK!!!!

I am pretty pleased about how my "title page" turned out... let me know if you want to hear about it!!

Conny, probably a good idea to wait a while on the surgery. You can always change your mind if you don't start getting better. Always better to err on the side of the conservative when it comes to cutting!!!

Linda

 

[JenLynn]

Oh Linda, I would love to hear about your title page, if you don't mind sharing. My friend Terri and I are going to a SDV (scrapbooker's dream vacation) for 4 days in August and i am planning to spend the entire time working on the album for this cruise. I want to start it now, but just haven't had the time.


JenLynn

 

[ScrapHappyMama]

Keeping in mind that there are no photos on this page, so I wasn't quite as concerned with archival technique, I took one of the smaller sized plastic shopping bags from Mickey's Mates (with the Disney Cruise Line logo on the side of the bag, the logo is about 10 inches wide) and adhered it with a glue stick to white cardstock, being careful to get all the airbubbles smoothed out, and then trimmed carefully around the outline of the logo. This gave a "stiffness" to the logo, almost making it look like a decal. Then I mounted that on black cardstock, and used a Magic Matter to trace and cut a 1/8 inch mat. Then I put that in the middle of a 12x12 page, and in alphabet letters I put, kind of curving around the logo on the top, "our 2004" and around the bottom "vacation" and the words from the logo, Disney Cruise Line are right in the middle. Then across the top, I blocked a small strip with squares of black, yellow and red cardstock, with a sticker that reads something like "trip of a lifetime" or "vacation to remember" lol - the layout is at home and I can't remember exactly what that darn sticker says right now. Anyway, I did it at a crop that I was at over the weekend, and everyone really oohed and ahhed over it. I don't have a clue how to post a picture, but I could e-mail you a digital picture of it if you want.

Linda

 

[Philly Jen]

Philly Jen and Headgear in the house! We have been busy working and trying to get the house cleaned. Wow- our suitcases were totally still packed as of last friday night. Then, because my mom was coming to take care of the girls on Saturday, I had to quick pick up! Anway I have a new drink but I don' tknow the exact measurements.... We went to Atlantic City saturday night(won $100.00 which is good for me since I would have spent all my winnings). Headgear is my rock, he made me cash out after each win and gave me back my 5$. Then on Sunday am he gave me all my $$ back. He knew I would spend it all.

Anyway, the drink was the Mojito with a twist. A Strawberry Vanilla Mojito. When the bartender crushed up the mint leaves, he also crushed up fresh strawberries. Then Vanilla Rum(Cruzan), Sprite and a Sugar Cane Stick! Oh My God was it good.....After 2(and for those of you who thought the drinks on the cruise were expensive.....$9.00 each) I was feeling good. I was actually feeling good before even discovering them...

Joe-our College Alma Mater won in Lacrosse today so if they win 1 more game, they will be going to Baltimore(and probably so will we).

Finally, I have a job for all of you. Since you are not close to me (physically), and you are all a very diverse group....I would like to use you as my sounding board. This might sound crazy but I have been thinking about starting a business . Over the next few months I will want to run a few things by an unbiased crowd, ie the name, etc... Anyone interested? Perhaps you could be my marketing team on the streets......He he heheehe/. Anyway, Joe, I am going to create and sell bow tie shaped men's thong bathingsuits.....

Just kidding, not ready to divulge the product but anyway, I'd appreaciate the unbiased opinions.

PJ

 

[DisneyJam]

Linda -- I have a feeling a similar layout will be in our scrapbook as well. Is it wrong that I actually understand the scrapbook lingo now.

Amber -- hope they aren't giving you a complex. JenLynn and I are still here with you and now Philly Jen has checked back in.

PJ... I like that PJ. You may have to change your handle again.

Congrats on your winnings!! AC and Lax

Hmmm 21-13, yeah that was a little lop sided. Georgetown will be a little more of a challange for you guys, but if you guys do make it to baltimore, please give us a shout, we could meet you for dinner after the game. I usually watch the games at home... beer's cheaper that way. That and we spend all day many sundays at the stadium during football season. (Ravens season ticket holders and diehard fans!!!!)

Finally, I have a job for all of you. Since you are not close to me (physically), and you are all a very diverse group....I would like to use you as my sounding board.

Sounds good to me, and good luck on your venture!!!

Anyway, Joe, I am going to create and sell bow tie shaped men's thong bathingsuits.....

Are they orange??

Sorry, still on vacation!!!!

Bowtie Joe

 

[jrydberg]

Is it wrong that I actually understand the scrapbook lingo now.

Yes!! It's not too late... don't go towards the light at the end of the tunnel! Turn around!

Finally, I have a job for all of you. Since you are not close to me (physically), and you are all a very diverse group....I would like to use you as my sounding board.

Sounds good, though I'm not sure how "normal" this crowd is

Jeff

 

[CM_Mom]

WE may not be normal but we're friendly.

I think I'm finally back in the land of the living. Finally got a good night's sleep last night.

Now I have to get with the program for my trip reports. They got stalled at noon on Embarcation Day!

PJ, let us know what we can evaluate. We're game.

 

[saturday97]

Linda your scrap stuff sounds really cool-- I'd love to see it! I'm barely getting my photos printed! Although I did make it to scrapbook store for some supplies (I shop way more than I actually scrap!).

Joe it's hard not to absorb scrap lingo. You should be worried when you start having an OPINION, i.e. "I think CM albums are way better than Pioneer." That's the point of no return. Glad to know you and JenLynn are still here (Jason and Travis have oficially abandoned us, I feel like an orphan!).

PJ I'd love to help with your focus group!

I'm off to San Diego this weekend for my nephew's B-day party! It's worth the 6 hour drive for cooler weather, it was 99 degrees out here yesterday, ugh!

 

[ScrapHappyMama]

Amber and JennLynn (and if anyone else is interested).... e-mail me at lgillman@hopkinsandhuebner.com and I will send you a pic of the cover page.

Linda

 

[JenLynn]

Sounds great Linda!! Thanks for sharing.

Amber, Joe is wonderful about my scrapbooking addiction now ('cause let's face it, this has gone well beyond hobby). He will even point things out to me "Jen, you should take a picture of that for the scrapbook" or "I saved this (piece of memorabilia) for the scrapbook." Needless to say ... I am so proud!


Yes, each day our thread drops lower and lower on the page .... nothing from Jason, Travis, Heidi, Ryan, Tom, Julie, Julie, Tracey, Tammy, etc. for days!!!!

Well, we are getting together with our friends Chris and Terri and their DD Jordan tonight to exchange pictures. And for those of you who met Chris, you know that there are a lot of pictures!! I am so excited to see them (the pictures and Chris and Terri ). And then i can start planning my scrapbook!!!

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
JenLynn

 

[GOVAC24]

Hi All

SO much to catch up on in here. Between the nice weather, working, runing with fire & ambulance calls and our son's graduation coming up soon, I haven't had time to see what everyone's been up to.
I finally got all the pictures from the trip into some sort of order & into a book. I still have to get a couple of picture frames. I have renewed respect for you scrapbookers! We won a vacation club scrapbook on board. Now I'm trying to make it into something... not going well. I don't have a clue on what to do. Oh well it's fun to try!
Anyone have suggestions on programs to make a slide show. I want to do one with some of our pictures.

Take care everyone.

Lisa

 

[JenLynn]

WE WERE OFF THE FIRST PAGE!!!!

How can we let this happen???? BooHoo!!!!!

 

[saturday97]

JenLynn, I don't know how everyone can just detach from this thread so easily! I need my cruise pals!!

 

[CM_Mom]

Hey guys, I'm still here and reading. Just been horribly busy and haven't done much posting. Have also been attempting to get my trip reports done. Maybe by June 30 I'll have all of them done.

Glad to see folks are still around. It was so fun seeing everyone on the ship and running into familiar faces during the cruise.

Brenda saved my hide...literally... by having some sunscreen I could use on the boat back from St John. I wanted to sit on the top and if she hadn't sat in front of me and had sunscreen with her, I would have been a total lobster before we got back to the ship. And I mean a HURTING lobster. Would have really messed up the rest of the cruise and made Castaway Cay painful. Her sunscreen saved the day.

I feel old today. It was bad enough that I had a birthday on the trip but today my firstborn was 28!!! Somehow it seems impossible that he could be that old. DD will be 25 in 4 more weeks. Hey folks, enjoy those kids while they're little. They grow up too fast.

Reine

 

[DisneyJam]

Alas, at least a couple of you are still around. Hello Amber, Reine, Linda, Lisa, Jeff

I spoke to Tom over the weekend and he said he still reads, but still has not posted.

Guess I will have to call MonkeyBoy and Hydster to see what happen to them. And PhillyJen and Headgear have disappeared as well.

I see Jason busy posting on the Sept 4th cruise thread

They have forgotten who they are. (May 1st cruisers) And thus forgotten us.

Guess we all have to go on another cruise to get a thread jumping again!

Oh and Lisa, you can use a simple program like power point to make a slide show. If your images are not digital, you will have to also scan them in.


BowTie Joe

 

[conny264]

Hi guys.
I´m still here ,too.It´s just a little painful to go two floors down to get to the computer.But I´m thinking positie,it will be better soon(hope so).
When I look at my pictures I´m still dreaming of going again,it´s just so expencive from Germany.I guess´I´ll have to wait a few years.Let´s wait and see.
Anyway,I´m glad a few of us are still around.
Bye for now
Conny
PS:Silke says Hi!