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

[JenLynn]

Reine, Conny, Lisa, Linda .. glad everyone got home safely. Linda, sorry to hear that Robbie is ill. Madalyn developed a fever and pink-eye on Monday afternoon and didn't go to school yesterday or today. She should be able to go to gymnastics tonight (she cried hysterically on Monday night because i didn't let her go and it was the exhibition meet for the pre-team girls ... she kept sobbing "I missed my first meet" it broke my heart!)

So sad to see this thread slowing down and dropping lower on the page ... just 2 weeks ago it was on fire with dozens of new posts each day!

BooHoo!
JenL

 

[soccermom22]

Hey Everyone - slowly returning to reality, boy its no fun. We thought about the CA cruise for next June, but the prices were double what we just paid. I love Disney, but there is no way I will pay over 10,000 to cruise with them.

Hey JenLynn - Brenna has pink eye too! She has now missed 3 days of school. She also has an ear infection - so the plane ride home was no fun for her. Hope Madalyn feels better soon and is able to go to gymnastics.

Anyone have any recommendations for other cruise lines - we really want to cruise again next June.

Take care,
Tammy
(dthogue, posting from work)

 

[Philly Jen]

soccermom, I know we didn't get a chance to meet but Hannah told me that she made 2 friends on the cruise, Brenna and Sarah. It had to be your Brenna since she was in the 5-7 group.

HannahandKatesmommy(new name Philly Jen)

 

[DisneyJam]

Tammy, We have cruise Royal Carribean a couple of times. We were very pleased with them as well. We have been hearing good things about the Carnival lines as well and have debated trying them next time.

You right Disney Cruises are getting very pricey. There is a RCCL vs. Disney thread going on the main cruise page. Very interesting.

I think Disney has a certain atmosphere behind it, but worth all the extra money??? not sure there. guess that is a personal question... some will say yes and other no.

Philly Jen -- still waiting for a response to my PM from you

 

[2kidsmom]

I have checked out the RCCL also. We WERE thinking about doing a cruise out of Galveston on the Rhapsody, but not anymore. At least not with the kids! The main thing that made me come to that decision what their clubs. First of all, most of what I was saw was educational. I am all for education, I am a home-educator and usually look for lessons even in the grocery store, but come on... not for the entire cruise. The second thing was the times the clubs are open ( or should I say not open!) They are closed the entire time you are in port, closed for all meals, and close for the night at 10. Well that pretty much sums up the entire time my kids were in the lab and club on Disney.

I won't (or can't) pay double for the CA cruise, but in MHO, the dollars you spend extra for Disney are worth it to see the excitement on my kids faces and to get rest and relaxation for myself!

That being said, I might go on another 3-5 day cruise line without my kids. But where the kids are concerned, I will save longer and pay more for the satisfaction that they are having a great time than feel I might be wasting my money on something they don't enjoy!

Julie B

 

[hydster]

I don't know if any of you are interested in our digital photos but I uploaded them to webshots. Sadly I don't have any with any of you with the exception of Logan and Tanner in 1 picture.

Anyway if you want to see them

http://community.webshots.com/user/hydster

 

[Headgear Pat]

I'm in the forum (hold the applause). Tom, thanks for the lovely picture and was it you or your wife that coined my new nickname?
Hey whatever sticks right.

Had a great time on the cruise and am preparing my Top 10 List (It's either that or mow my lawn).....

Talk to ya later.


----------------You're my boy blue---------------

I told my wife I wouldn't drink tonight. Besides, I got a big day tomorrow. You guys have a great time.

College Student: A big day? Doing what?

Well, um, actually a pretty nice little Saturday, we're going to go to Home Depot. Yeah, buy some wallpaper, maybe get some flooring, stuff like that. Maybe Bed, Bath, & Beyond, I don't know, I don't know if we'll have enough time.

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

MY LIFE IS COMPLETE , Headgear Pat has arrived. I have to give total credit to my lovely but obnoxious wife, who when she found out that My Boy BLUE had braces wanted to know if he wore Headgear.

Patrick I was so afraid that you would go back into your cacoon, but like a butterfly you have fluttered into existance. I can only hope that this is not a one time thing, and the extreme wit that we saw on the boat the last night will be shared with everyone.

I do need some details of the AKA motion sickness on A1A, it had to be something you ate there is no way it was the lime martinis. I have your back on this one, only because that had to be the most awesome martini (Joe you need to try these) that I have ever had made by someone from Syracuse. BTW what is up with just the Orange and not the Orangemen, that can't sit well in your household.

Alright the drumroll please, (beat your hands on the desk) and now from a suburb in Philly Headgear Pats top 10 list:


:thewave:

 

[DisneyJam]

Headgear is in the house!!!!

Can wait to try a lime martini!!!! Hopefully soon!

Hmmm syracuse huh... So Syracuse plays Albany to kick off the NCAA tournament... PMed Jen saying the Semis are played down here at M&T bank (Ravens) Stadium.

Ok but we are off topic here....

drrrr drrrrr drrrr drrrrr drr drrr drrr drrr



AND NOW THE TOP 10!!

 

[JenLynn]

And in case anyone else couldn't figure it out .....

drrrr drrrrr drrrr drrrrr drr drrr drrr drrr

That is Joe's linguistic representation of a drum roll.

(i had to ask what in the he11 he was talking about, so i was thinking maybe someone else needed to have it interpreted too )

(and what in the he11 is A1A?)

 

[hydster]

Ok apparently our lovely family illness while on board left us out of some serious jokes! Dammit I knew I was going to hate not being in the "in crowd" the whole week..now I'm even more pissed off than I was before!!

DAMN THAT ILLNESS TO HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Since there is no other smiley to use

 

[ThreeCircles]

Originally posted by JenLynn
(and what in the he11 is A1A?)

Jen--

We must be on the same wavelength as I just asked Travis this same question. He sarcastically informed me that it is a highway on the east coast of FL. As if I should know that or something!

In my book, all I need to know is how to drive to the Disney Magic and I've got that covered!

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

JenLynn,

You are so luckey to have a husband like BowTie Joe, I just don't know if you can ever hear that enough, do you?

Check back on page 83 for the A1A story, Headgear had some bad fish, yeah yeah thats the ticket, thats the story and were stickin to it.

Not to put a lot of undo pressure on you Pat, but the Top 10 list better be good with all this anticipation that is being built up. From a division III lacrosse national champion out of Syracuse NY the Top 10 List from Headgear Pat!!!!

 

[JenLynn]

Well Tom .... I read Philly Jen's original post about A1A but didn't understand it then either (thought it was code language for something else). But now that Jason has shared that A1A is a highway ... and re-reading Philly Jen's post ... it all makes sense now .. like the pieces of a puzzle slowly fitting together.

 

[Headgear Pat]

The Disney Cruise 2004 - Top X things that don’t suck
--as told by yours truly...

Nude sun-bathers at Le Gallion beach in St. Martin.
Where else can you check these out with your wife present?
“Hey look at those..”
“Those are huge...”
“Nice, but it looks like they hurt…”
“I’ve never seen sun screen applied there before…”

But the hour of meaningful conversation my wife (Philly Jen) about these “items on display”, reminded me of why we have coffee table books…to merely stimulate conversation.

Jamaica James and the $80 case of beer…Buckets of beer (buy 5 they give you the sixth one for free). Hey, it was vacation, so we ordered 4 of them for the day. Just so I didn’t feel like I got ripped off, I brought the buckets home…still have found no use for them.

Confirmed Motion Sickness on A1A.
My wife (Philly Jen) claims it was the party flu.
I claim it was motion sickness.
Thanks to Tom (our one man jury), it has been confirmed Motion Sickness coupled with some bad fish. Not a pretty site but a remarkable ending to a wonderful cruises.
It also reminded me that my days as a rock star truly are numbered.

The look on our Room Stewards face when I asked him if the curtain in the room (i.e. the one that separates the adult bed from the kids bunk beds) was sound proof. You would’ve thought I was talking in another language...

Introducing Key Lime Martini’s to new friends (and hopefully to Bowtie Joe and JenLyn)
You might think you can look up the recipe and recreate yourself but there’s always a little magic in those drinks when I make them.…so good going down, you forget how many you’ve had. The informal party the last night. Hmm, party in a stateroom the size of most peoples closets…okay, we can make it work. And it did. Party was great and thanks to everyone who assisted in reducing the number of items I had to declare at customs. I was left standing, with a puzzled look, at the customs agent…”I swear I had more than this to claim…”

Tom/Julie and family, Steve/Laura (the Pango Clan) and our friends from the ‘cuse (that Syracuse to those outside the upstate NY area)…Great drinks, great times, great fun…

New Fad in Doll Clothes.
Somewhat of an inside story, but I thought I would share. Our friends in another cabin from ‘cuse, said they left a bag in our room with her daughter doll clothes in them. My wife emailed her and said, that we accidentally packed it. My wife, being diligent, decided to send it back to her on Monday when we returned home from the cruise. Our friends received the package, but indicated there was a pair of unidentified, white thong panties also in the bag. No, Tom they weren’t my size….Yes, please remind Philly Jen to check the bags before sending…

The Birth of Headgear Pat.
I don’t why my wife does it but every time we are around friends, she tells them I have braces (like I traveling act at the carnival). But this time, it worked out for the better as Julie, asked in her most of serious voices….”Do you wear headgear?” …the rest is history and hence, the birth of Headgear Pat….

More to come...sorry for th typos or stupidity, but it's just me...

---------------You're my Boy Blue---------------------
Marissa: That's really, loud.
Frank: Yeah, thanks. Took the restrictor plate off to give the Red Dragon some juice. But it ain't exactly street legal so keep it on the down low.

-----------------------------------------------------

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

BLUE YOUR MY BOY!!!!

HG Pat,

I am just humbled to be in your presence, but that was only 7 things we need more. I had to wipe the tears off my face, well worth the wait. Keep it up and you will have a cult following, I want to be the leader of the Headgear Pat fan club.


Frank: Do you think KFC is still open?

 

[DisneyJam]

Count me into the Headgear Pat fan club!!! Not sure why, just sounds cool!!! Waiting anxiously to try a lime martini!. Think it would go well while wearing a bow tie.

You would’ve thought I was talking in another language...

Funny thing is, English probably was another language to your room stewart!!!

I am slowing getting back into the swing of things. hopefully I can get some work done today. You know having to make breakfast yourself... This makes my TS list.

You are so lucky to have a husband like BowTie Joe

Thanks for the compliments Tom, but you havn't seen the JenLynn in the school girl outfit... I'm the lucky one!!!

 

[Belle and Rella's Dad]

Joe,

How do you expect me to get any work done, when you go and throw out the school girl uniform reference? My concentration level is not at all where it needs to be right now anyway and then to have the uniform and wonder whose white thong panties got sent to Syracuse by PhillyJen, dancing around in my head. There is no way I can work under these conditions, and worse than anything I don't even know what the drink of the day is. JAMES we need another round, JAMES where are you, reality S**ks.

Tom

 

[JenLynn]

Well they aren't my thongs because ....

I like orange!

 

[Belle&RellasMom]

JenLynn...you are hilarious!!! I am cracking up right now...or to quote Heidi ROFLMAO!!!!!!