Thursday, May 31, 2007

7 hours ahead

but who's countin, right?

so London is 6 hours ahead and we land there rather early in the morning and then we travel through one more time zone on our way to BCN, but at least at that point we stay in one zone for the whole trip. I did not envy the transatlantic cruisers when I heard of not only their rough seas but also there loss of an hour basically every night of the trip.

So I'm back in Chi town this evening and we have a lovely forecast of storm storms and more storms... which means Bill will most likely not be mowing our yard.... which means on top of the high grass tons (literally) of dead cicadas. I have looked up the forecast for BCN and it seems a bit better than Chi town but about the same temp and instead of a 40-60% chance of t-storms it's a chance of showers. Mickey mouse ponchos? check.

Things are coming together quickly i got a few more "gifts" for our exchange since the number has increased since I fist purchased items. For those of you not in the know I am a member of an online chat board about all things Disney called DIS and have been chatting with said DISers about our trip for some time now. Anyway we are doing a small gift exchange on the ship along with a get together or two. It will be fun to meet some people as nuts for Disney as I am.

And with that it's bed time (or for the folks on the boat currently breakfast time).

oh that's weak



looking forward to the trip - not looking forward to the conversion

the U.S. dollar is kinda weak right now. currently i believe the exchange rate is:
1 U.S. Dollar = The Euro's lil' bitch

...click HERE for the current exchange rate...

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

so much to do...

While on the plane out to la yesterday I did what any planning junky does when stuck in a seat for a long period of time.... made lists! list of things not to forget or electronics we are taking of what i am packing.... then i took my personal packing list imported it into excel and made multiple outfits fed off my packing last. one thing i am sorely lacking is a comfortable pair of brown walking shoes.... maybe i can fix that before we leave on Sunday. Otherwise i think i have everything out on my extra bed that i want to take other than the shoes....

Bill still hasn't made an appearance over here, i think it is because there isn't enough demand.... or maybe i am so eloquent that no one wants to read bill's pov.

Good news from disers ... it sounds like we will be able to access skype while on the boat. bad news from same said disers... it sounds like the connection might be too slow to really use skype.

the first med cruise is probably close to docking in Sardinia right now, but the big boy is yet to come. I am really eagerly anticipating reaction to the tours in Rome. esp the tour we're taking in Rome. I hope to read feedback before we leave.

ok that is enough of my rambling i should get to be my flight is early Chicago time decent la time tomorrow morning. once i get home i think my anxious feeling will dissipate somewhat as i will be able to finally pack and weight my bags.

good night.

Sunday, May 27, 2007

One Week

You would than that with a week left before our trip Bill and I would be busy pack and prepping for our trip. but instead we spent a large part of the day with family and then worked around the house (which needed it before we leave so I guess that counts).

In the next week we need to prep pack and catch up on sleep. the packing for me shouldn't be too hard. Thanks to my obsessive nature and many hours spent online at the DIS boards I have a good Idea of what I need and will be taking. Making sure I remember it all is another project.... In one bag I have stuff for the ship... sharpies, photo frames, magnets and a wipe bard, postcards and treats for fellow DISers we are meeting with. In another things like a collapsible duffel bag, ear plugs eye masks and things for the plane. Then there are the electronics and the guide books and maps. see i think what to wear is the least of your worries.... now shoes... that's a bigger problem.

Anyway, I am getting really really excited and I hope by tomorrow I will have pulled out more of what to pack. Today I filled my suitcase for my business trip this week, so tomorrow the bed can be covered in med stuff.

Thats all for now... maybe Bill will post some time soon.

Friday, May 25, 2007

Welcome to our Trip

we don't leave until the 3rd but I figured I would set this up now. More later