Well its official now!

[Nitra]

Bought the plane ticket today, confirmed the cruise so Im sailing away again in January! Jan 12 to be exact!

Found out my waiter guy, who is emailing on a regular basis now and addressing me as baby..lol, will be on vacation then but Ill live. Lazlo should be on ship and if not there are only like 400 other guys on there so Ill be just grand.

So last night I dug out my bathing suits and had to do some altering big time. Im not ready to buy a new one yet. Ill do that before the March cruise. I did find a bathing suit I had not worn cause it didnt fit and now its too big! Took it up and it looks pretty ok now. Im so sure Im going to drop 20lbs by then I went out yesterday and bought a cute pair of shorts in a size 16 and a cute top. I will wear them by then! I can get em on just cant button or zip em yet but I will!

I also dug out this little silk wrap around skirt I bought in hopes of wearing on this last cruise but it was still a little too small well it is fitting pretty good now so by then it will fit grand! I was trying on my leather minis today and they are getting too big..pout! I can pull em off without unzipping them.. lol. Might have to invest in new ones soon but trying to hold out as long as I can.

So in 5 weeks.. 20lbs.. yep its possible. I wont cry if I dont make it but thats my goal! Gosh that would put me at like 171ish. OOO this is exciting..well for me it is anyway!

[Chunsa007]

hey miss nitra

you can do it and you will look even more marvelous for your cruise...

all this cruise talks make me want to go on one..i've never been!!

i get about 10 days off in march for a mini-break....can you help me out if you got the time?? part of me wants to go to a cruise to alaska...part of me wants to go somewhere sunny and pretty..

i'm confused..all the sites on the web leave me dazed and confused!! i know march is pretty far from now but i dun even know where to begin!

thanks gurl..

*shake wut your mama gave ya*



[ December 03, 2001: Message edited by: Chunsa007 ]

[Nitra]

Ok depending on what you like will determine the cruise.

Alaska you are going to get a lot of couples and older people.

Caribbean.. well hun sun time!

As for cruise lines.. I prefer Royal Caribbean but that is because it is not a party boat. It is understated elegence. If you like that spring break atmosphere with lots of singles then go with (ick) Carnival.
Im not a Carnival person. Been on them and compared to Royal Caribbean the food, service, etc was not as good. Its a matter of personal preference.

I would suggest starting on the individual cruise line websites and doing some research. I checked with many of those discount companies on the internet and to be honest the rate was the same or higher than going straight to the cruise line or a local travel agent espcially if you can only go during a specific time.

If you need help let me know and Ill see what I can find for you.

[Chunsa007]

thanks for the tips nitra...

since i'm in florida, i guess my port would be tampa?? i don't want to spend a sh*itload of money on airfare to get to a port...

so i guess from tampa, my options would be the carribean and bahamas??

i'm gonna go search and see what i can come up with i'm getting all excited now..he he

*shake wut your mama gave ya*

[Nitra]

You could also go out of Ft Lauderdale or Miami possibly? How far of a drive would that be? Im leaving from Tampa in January.

[Chunsa007]

i could go to ft. lauderdale or miami..only about 5 hours..tampa is about 4 hours from here....

i wanna go on a cruise!! thanks for the help gurl!! keep the tips coming!!

*shake wut your mama gave ya*

[Jeannie1107]

Hey Chunsa,
Noticed you said you were in FL. My husband may be transferred to Jacksonville soon, we are in VA right now, but we are from AL. (about an hour from FL). It's getting kind of cold here now, off and on that is, so it might be nice to leave before it gets tooooooo cold!!!!! Plus, he'll have to take us back to Disney since we'll only be a couple of hours away

[Chunsa007]

hey gurl~~

from jax..if you drive fast, orlando is only 1.5 hours away...otherwise it will take you only 2 hours

check out islands of adventure and the revamped universal....if your kids are 10 or older i think they will enjoy universal a whole lot more!! i know I do!!

ps: located at the city walk in universal, you and your husband should have dinner at EMERIL's...that's my favorite resturaunt..the good is absolutley delicious!! *BAM!* *BAM!* emeril is da man!

*shake wut your mama gave ya*

[Lynn VG]

If ANYONE can do it NITRA.......
you can!! Good Luck dolly

Lynn

[Nitra]

I had let my habit of walking everyday and twice on most days slack off. Well last night I got up and went! Then rolled out of bed this morning, fed the cats, made coffee, got dressed and sat down with my cup of coffee while putting on my shoes and socks all ready to head out. Leashed up the dog and away we go. We get about halfway around the block and she does her thing then turns around and heads home.. LOL. She was determined we were not going any further, so Im thinking ok we will go the other way around the block..NOPE she has different ideas. We get to the gate and a car is pulling out so the gate is open and in she runs..LOL. She came in and crawled back in bed and has been asleep all day. Lazy dog! Guess Im going to have to work her back up to two walks a day.