WBRepo-Ship of Thieves-Remember The Magic-Pt4

[HollyTyler]

Actually very busy today at work, but this time I've spent posting is my sanity break since I don't take a lunch on Mon, Tues, & Wed. But now.......back to work!

 

[LuvBaloo]

Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday.

Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.

Happy Anniversary! Have a great dinner

 

[tink1963]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything.

 

[granmaz]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything.

That is a shame Venetia, but I am sure you will still enjoy your cruise. Just close your eyes and dream.

 

[LuvBaloo]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything.

How does the age mix compare to Disney? I know the WB PC was low numbers of kids for a Disney cruise, I'm curious how other lines are.
Have a great trip! Did you bring your KTTW so you can try to sneak back onto the Magic?

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Good morning/afternoon everyone.
Bubba and I are here. Checking in from our 7day carnival cruise.

And let me say, even though it has only been one day, I fully understand why we pay the extra to cruise Disney. So far Nothing has been even comparable. I can see why disney has cast memebers, as on carnival they are just crew members. big difference in attitude and service level. I even think the level of passangers is different too. I will do a more indepth review/comparison later, but it is very hard not to wish I was on the magic, sailing back to florida, or sailing anywhere on a disney ship.

And a special Hi and we miss you to Gaylean and Jon, we do wish you were here with us.(I had a dream before we left that you surprised us at the port and came with us.)But really you arent missing anything.

That sounds similar to the way my sister described their NCL cruise to Alaska recently. Oh well...at least you're on the water! Hope you have a good time anyway.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

I didn't even notice we were close to ending the other thread. I must check if I missed something but probably not tonight. What happened to all the champagne buddies? Oh well I got to drink a bottle of champagne

John Lennon sang in a song to his son, just before he died, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans!" That's what happened to me. John's son was over here and he was cleaning out a turtle tank. (I have four tanks and six turtles.) John was just about to put the meat on the grill. We were going to pop the cork on the champagne and take a picture wearing my tiara. THEN the kid said......we have a leak in this tank and water is pouring out all over the floor. Great! Now we had to stop everything and immediately drain the tank and run out and buy another one and set it up. Then the new tank was bigger and didn't fit where the old one was, so we had to exchange it with another tank in another place. So we had to drain that one too and after the exchange, fill it up again. Well by the time all of this was said and done, it was way to late to start a barbeque. So we called it off and decided to do it tonight after work. It's the kid's actual birthday today anyway. SO the champagne will be popped tonight and we'll take the pictures and post them. Of course, it defeats the purpose of sharing it with you and Holly doing the Champagne Girl toasting and pictures at the same time.......but life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Happy Anniversary, Connie & Chuck!


Ian, did you have a dinner reservation for the Vineyard Room in DCA during your trip? I just read on Mice Age that it's closing Aug. 31. Just a heads up...


Looks like we might delay our trip to FL by one day, if we can. Still up in the air at this point.


Going to a 75th BD party luncheon for a friend. Got to pull myself together...

 

[granmaz]

So where's Michelle then? I seem to think she was going to the lake, but didn't she used to post from there? I hope she had a nice birthday.

 

[nskjerven]

John Lennon sang in a song to his son, just before he died, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans!" That's what happened to me. John's son was over here and he was cleaning out a turtle tank. (I have four tanks and six turtles.) John was just about to put the meat on the grill. We were going to pop the cork on the champagne and take a picture wearing my tiara. THEN the kid said......we have a leak in this tank and water is pouring out all over the floor. Great! Now we had to stop everything and immediately drain the tank and run out and buy another one and set it up. Then the new tank was bigger and didn't fit where the old one was, so we had to exchange it with another tank in another place. So we had to drain that one too and after the exchange, fill it up again. Well by the time all of this was said and done, it was way to late to start a barbeque. So we called it off and decided to do it tonight after work. It's the kid's actual birthday today anyway. SO the champagne will be popped tonight and we'll take the pictures and post them. Of course, it defeats the purpose of sharing it with you and Holly doing the Champagne Girl toasting and pictures at the same time.......but life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

Deb:

I had to stop myself from laughing at your story; this so could have been us instead of you. TURTLES!!!! I think they just wanted a new tank, sneaky little devils Sorry your day was end over teacup and glad you are celebrating tonight, have a good bbque

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Deb:

I had to stop myself from laughing at your story; this so could have been us instead of you. TURTLES!!!! I think they just wanted a new tank, sneaky little devils Sorry your day was end over teacup and glad you are celebrating tonight, have a good bbque

Hi Nan, ya know, ya gotta laugh at the silly things that go on sometimes.....I guess the turtles did want a new tank.....their's was the oldest.....all the other tanks are newer. I'm glad I could share with you because you know first hand how this can just happen at the most inconvenient time. Oh well, the turtles are happy because they're in new places now and they see different things from where they were so they keep checking it out. And we will be popping our bubbly tonight instead! Cheers!

 

[ibouncetoo]

OH MY GOSH, I have to try to remember to show that picture to Tyler. Since age 2, he's insisted that he is a firefighter (but now he's a firefighter/paramedic). He's never just pretended, or just says that's what he'll be when he grows up, he insists he already is one. He'd love that picture for sure!

Tell him that the light in the second story window is ALWAYS left on for Walt. That was where his apartment was (is) for when Disneyland was being built and the early years of the park. They were building a new apartment in New Orleans Square when Walt died. It has been an art gallery for many years and recently completed into the apartment (with some of the original interior designs) for the Year of A Million Dreams.

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[LuvBaloo]

Hi Nan, ya know, ya gotta laugh at the silly things that go on sometimes.....I guess the turtles did want a new tank.....there's was the oldest.....all the other tanks are newer. I'm glad I could share with you because you know first hand how this can just happen at the most inconvenient time. Oh well, the turtles are happy because they're in new places now and they see different things from where they were so they keep checking it out. And we will be popping our bubbly tonight instead! Cheers!

Sounds like a crazy evening! Enjoy your champagne tonight!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Sounds like a crazy evening! Enjoy your champagne tonight!

YES I WILL......and I'll be thinking of all of you while doing my cheers! John had done all the prep work in the kitchen, we were about to put the meat on the barby and pop the cork......my mouth was watering.......then we had to pull the plug. Oh well. At least we get to start the week off right with a good Monday night party!

 

[JLSE50]

I believe that is a Corsair. Made famous by the TV Show "Baa Baa Blacksheep" with Robert Conrad in the 70's.

Folding the wings helped for storage on the aircraft carriers.

The VMF-312 tells you which airgroup it belonged to. This one is the "Checkerboards" who saw action in the Battle of Okinawa in WWII.

We usually get Corsairs flying. Sometimes parked for display. A guy we know from where we used to live (Valparaiso--near where Jackie grew up and kind of close to Chicago) has one and he flew it down last year--atg leastr I think that's what it was. I will ask Tom.

Jan

 

[EllaEnchanted]

OK I really give up now......I'm sitting here sipping on my champagne toasting to the birthday boy while John is cooking the meats on the barby. I take out the camera and want to start the pics since I'm wearing pink and my tiara. The camera battery died. The recharge wire is in John's laptop bag which he left at work. Even the wire connector to put the pics into the computer is in his laptop bag. No pics tonight. I give up!

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Never say never! The kid ran home (right next door to us on the same property) and got his digital camera. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!! He's going to DL the pics we took on his computer after we eat......the food is almost ready. Then he'll upload them to photobucket in my account. So I'll be able to post them later tongiht. YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Finally!

 

[NotSoLittleMermaid]

Great stories, Deb! You've just got to roll with that kind of stuff, huh? Hope you have a pleasant evening!


Marilyn, I forgot to answer you about December...sorry! It sounds like there's the potential for a nice little reunion get-together then. It would be great to see you and anyone else who can make it. When it gets closer, we'll definitely plan something!


There's a thread on the main cruise board http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1923501
that has some great pictures of the Magic leaving LA and in one of the pics you can see someone holding up...Bobby Banana! Is that OUR Bobby Banana?

 

[iankh]

Speaking of weather......we are waiting for Hurricane Fay, the first one this year to even come close to Florida, and it has decided to go straight up the middle of Florida just like Charlie did 4 years ago!

I guess we are not expecting too much wind, just mostly rain rain rain rain rain. I'll have to use my big Mickey umbrella today!

Should be all over by Thursday.

Today is our 35th wedding anniversary! We have a caregiver for Patrick and we are going to the Angel restaurant at Mexico in EPCOT tonight.

Congratulations to you and Chuck on your 35th anniversary!

 

[JLSE50]

The poor Chinese man who pulled his Achilles tendon or something in warmup for the 110m hurdles heat #1. I think its so sad when any athlete gets injured and has to drop out of their event, but its particularly sad for when it happens in your own country.

I don't have to worry about it, I've never been an athlete and I don't think I ever will be.

I think it stresses the joints. I don't want arthritis, so I'm not an athlete either.

Jan