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Old 01-02-2010, 07:56 PM   #1
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11/27/10 Western Magic Who's going???

Just booked and we are excited to meet other families who will be on the ship!!
My DH 42, myself 38, DS 11, DD 12, DS 7. Looking for families with kids the same ages!!!
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Old 01-13-2010, 10:11 PM   #2
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Yes, we are going on this. Me, DH, DD8 and DD2 at the time.
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Old 01-23-2010, 11:19 AM   #3
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I will be there!! Sounds like a great trip mom. I am so excited!!! People have posted great things about the lab and I am so excited for the pools and castaway cay!!
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We'll be there- DH and I celebrating our 15th wedding anniversary and our DS age 9. So excited!
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Sulley and I will be there! No kids, we are empty nesters!!!

We will be celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary!
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Yesterday my DS and I watched the Disney Cruise DVD that Disney sent us. Wow, talk about getting us SUPER excited!
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Sulley and I will be there! No kids, we are empty nesters!!!

We will be celebrating our 32nd wedding anniversary!
Are you on the Eastern or the Western? Your ticker says your eastern cruise. Just curious.
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Ooops ticker wrong...it's the Western! I can't believe I have never noticed that before!


ETA: I fixed it! Talk about a brain malfunction!!!
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Ooops ticker wrong...it's the Western! I can't believe I have never noticed that before!


ETA: I fixed it! Talk about a brain malfunction!!!
HAHAHAHAHA!!!! It's OK, we all get that way sometimes!
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I know il speaking for my mom here but since she doesn't get on here very often I thought I would let you all know that we are no longer able to take this cruise. My mom got a job and is unable to take off work for a whole week. We decided to go in February when her long term sub teacher job is over on the allure of the seas, royal carribeans newest cruise ship. So sorry!!!

Enjoy your cruise and tell me all about it!!!!
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We'll be celebrating our 25th wedding anniverary, sans kids. Looking forward to a great cruise!!!!!!
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Once again we have rescheduled our cruise!! But this time it will not be changed! February 5th 2011 on the Disney magic. 7 night western carribean! Is anyone else on this one?
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