Who here is not in the "clique" like me?

[shashy69]

And hi YM! I guess we were posting at the same time! lol

 

[DonnaLeah]

Good afternoon, ladies and germs!! (No offense pozey.)


Welcome back, Shannon!! Hope you had a fun weekend!!!


Ashley:: Love the blouse you bought!! It would be really cute with black pants or even a cute black skirt.
Doesn't that stink about your internet??!! I find it hard to believe that the "cold" nights are the problem?? WTH!! It hasn't even gotten cold yet!! Sounds like more people may be on after work and overloading or something? I know where we used to live, we had old wiring and fought the cable/internet provider constantly. Somebody finally came out that had a clue and replaced the wiring....he said it should have been upraded when we requested the internet service.


Hi, YourMajesty!! NO!! I don't have tomorrow off, but I get to work with all that newer equipment we just installed. whoopee.


I haven't even left the house today. Nathan's buddy left about 2 o'clock. I really need to run to the grocery store or Walmart to get some essentials for the week. I can't believe the weekend is almost over!! Where did it go??

 

[Linzybrooke]

Ashley, I love that shirt! It would look great with a black pencil skirt or black pants!

I think you are smart to save on the balcony. When we went on our Honeymoon it was a little too cool to enjoy the balcony, though if it was summer I would suggest the splurge. I think we had breakfast in port on our balcony one morning and that was about it. You are going to have so much fun!

Anybody have Christmas ideas yet? I don't know what to get for anyone this year!!!!!!

 

[Linzybrooke]

Donna, I need to go to the grocery store too. Wanna carpool? (I wish)!!!

 

[hellokitty86]

Ashley, I love that shirt! It would look great with a black pencil skirt or black pants!

I think you are smart to save on the balcony. When we went on our Honeymoon it was a little too cool to enjoy the balcony, though if it was summer I would suggest the splurge. I think we had breakfast in port on our balcony one morning and that was about it. You are going to have so much fun!

Anybody have Christmas ideas yet? I don't know what to get for anyone this year!!!!!!

Yeah, I think we'll do ok with just the ocean view. I have heard it gets windy on the balcony in Dec. If we really like cruising and feel like we missed out on not having the balcony then maybe we can save for one on the Disney cruise.

There is so much info to digest. Royal Caribbean's website is not much help, they don't have alot of info on there, so I've just been reading that Cruise Critic forum! Do you know how much the soda cards are? Can you use them in the dining room? I hope we can get a table for 2 for dining. I don't know if I would like sitting and eating dinner with strangers! From what I've heard the people are usually great and you become friends, but I think I'm too shy Can you think of any little things that you need extra money for (besides alcohol of course, and we all know I don't handle that well )

As for Christmas, I have no idea. I've gotten a few little things. Since we're flying this year I think we may go the gift card route, even though I hate doing that. Last year we drove so we had alot more room for gifts. Jeremiah & I aren't doing presents for each other this Christmas- the cruise is our mutual gift. But I'm still shopping for our anniversary and his birthday (all still in December!)

 

[Linzybrooke]

Ash, I think my soda card was 37, but it was for a 7 night cruise. I didn't take it with me to the dining room after the first night. My waiters saw that I had it and wrote it down, the rest of the trip they brought me soda in a regular glass.

We didn't buy too much on board besides alcohol...they didn't have much in the souvenir department that we were interested in, and we aren't big gamblers. I think we spent 20 in the casino the whole week. We did spend a bunch in port though...bought Christmas ornaments, alcohol, post cards, etc. Its very touristy. However, excursions were what cost the most for us.

As far as getting a 2 person table...you will be very, very lucky if you do. I don't think I saw a table with less than 4 chairs at it even in the dining room, but you can request tables so I would call them. If you don't like your dining partners you can always order room service (its free) at night and get the same meal they are serving in the dining room.

Let me know if you have any questions!

 

[Linzybrooke]

Christmas Stocking Alert!!!

Went to Target today and they have a bunch of Disney Princess and Cars stuff in the dollar section. There were notebooks, wallets, little purses, crayons, stickers, etc. Some really cute stuff!

 

[hellokitty86]

Lin, I'm glad to hear you can use the soda cards in the dining room! I've read on some cruise lines you can't so I wasn't sure. I did make a request for a table for 2 so I guess we will just see what happens! I didn't know you could order the same meal in your cabin for room service, thats a great thing to know (thumb!)

 

[Linzybrooke]

Ash, don't know if you are supposed to be able to use the card in the dining room, but they let me!!!!

Now, go write your trip report!!! Hehehe! The natives are getting restless...

 

[Tinkerbell_Girl]

Hi everyone!

Ashley- That so annoying about your internet! I love that shirt you got!

Christmas, ugh I haven't even thought about it! If I get into the CP I told everyone they're not getting much from me since I would need to save every penny.

 

[lyzziesmom]

Bonjour mes amis! We are back from the circus and had a fabulous time, it was really good! We managed to keep it a surprise for the kids, Lyzzie didn't find out until I handed her the ticket at the door and Emma didn't figure it out at all, I had to tell her in the bathroom of all places. The kids each got a little light-up elephant thingy and they were a big hit. There were dancing bears which were SO cute, they walked upright for the whole act and when it wasn't their turn, they walked over to the side and sat on chairs with their legs crossed. I was imagining coming across a bear in the wild sitting like that on a log -- too funny! The clowns were people from our local Shriners chapter and they were truly awful. Not only were their "acts" pathetic, but they had an old guy who insisted on narrating what the clowns were doing. "Oh look, the policeman sees a car coming. He's motioning for him to stop. The driver is looking both ways. The policeman tells him it's clear, so he can cross the intersection. Ohhh, watch out!" The clowns were carrying little pop-up cars and walking around. That's it. And that was their good act!

There was one act that was truly amazing. A man & woman were dancing, and then the woman stepped onto a circle and the man pulled it up over her, it was covered with fabric like a little round fabric cylinder. I swear he only held it up as long as it took to pick it up and put it down, and she was in a completely different outfit. The first time was neat, but they did this about 12 times, none of which took more than a fraction of a second. The man changed his entire outfit too a couple of times. I have no idea how they did it so fast! One of the times, he just wrapped a shawl around her upper body and spun her around and she was in different clothes! For the finale, he threw a bag of confetti over her and she changed her clothes AND her hair color. VERY cool. It more than made up for the gawdawful clowns.

Like a big dope, I of course forgot my camera at home.


Ashley: There were a few tables for 2 on the Carnival cruise I went on. One was next to us and it was a couple on their honeymoon, they wore their wedding clothes to dinner one night and had the top of their cake for dessert. I thought about doing the same thing (since we got "married" on the boat) but really didn't feel like squeezing back into that dress and then having to try to eat in it without slopping on it! I wouldn't want to share a table with strangers either. My parents love it, it's my mom's favorite part of cruising but not me. I eat weird and don't like people watching me eat! I don't drink soda so I don't know about the soda cards, but they seem to be worth it if you do drink sodas regularly. I agree that the most money goes toward excursions. They are very expensive! Research excursions ahead of time and figure out a few choices of what you'd like to do at each stop, because they can fill up quickly. It's also possible to tour the ports on your own, and often you can do the same things for much cheaper, but it's risky because the boat will wait for you if you're with an excursion but if you're on your own and you're late, the boat will NOT wait.

Nicole: I'm with you on Xmas... nobody's getting very much this year! Luckily I don't have too many people to buy for and my parents never want me to "waste" money on them so they usually return anything I give them anyway. My brother and I don't usually exchange gifts, so it's pretty much only the girls that I need to shop for. I always go overboard on them but I'm hoping not to this year. They don't really need anything! I am thinking of getting Lyzzie a Nintendo DS but ONLY if I can find a great deal on one. Lucky for me they are still both young enough that they're impressed with cheap stuff!

 

[MI mom of 3]

Hello all

Sorry I've been AWOL lately...

I have been keeping up but for a variety of reasons I didn't feel up to posting. I hope I'm still welcome

I hope they're not too late but I have pictures of Lilly from Halloween.

plus Lilly in the tub

Have a great night

 

[pozey]

Hi Michele!!

Love the new pics of Lily!!

Hope all is well with you.

 

[Tinkerbell_Girl]

Hi Pozey and Michele!

Lilly is just too cute! Love the pics!

 

[pozey]

Hi Nicole.

 

[YourMajesty]

Hi Michele...those pictures are so adorable! Good to hear from you...I think we've all had times where we could only read.

Hey Pozey...how was the swimming today?

lyzziesmom...glad the girls enjoyed the circus.

Miss Donna...your green light is on?

 

[YourMajesty]

Hi everyone!

Ashley- That so annoying about your internet! I love that shirt you got!

Christmas, ugh I haven't even thought about it! If I get into the CP I told everyone they're not getting much from me since I would need to save every penny.

Hi Nicole...when does the CP start?

 

[Tinkerbell_Girl]

Hi Nicole...when does the CP start?

Late January. I hope I get accepted!

 

[YourMajesty]

Late January. I hope I get accepted!

Wow...that's right around the corner. I'll send you some extra pixie dust!

 

[MI mom of 3]

Hi Pozey and Michele!

Lilly is just too cute! Love the pics!

Thanks Nicole.....sorry to hear you lost your job but glad to hear you got a new one so quickly. Good luck with the CP!!