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I haven't posted on here in ages, but wanted to pop in to say this tour sounds great!
We were in St. Thomas in October and didn't get to any of these places except downtown and Mountain Top. The view at Mountain Top is spectacular; it's definitely worth the drive for that. Just be prepared for the store to be a huge tourist spot filled with every kitschy item you can imagine.
Have a great time!
I haven't posted on here in ages, but wanted to pop in to say this tour sounds great!
We were in St. Thomas in October and didn't get to any of these places except downtown and Mountain Top. The view at Mountain Top is spectacular; it's definitely worth the drive for that. Just be prepared for the store to be a huge tourist spot filled with every kitschy item you can imagine.
Have a great time!
It does sound great and we can't wait to do it!! You are making me even more excited!! We are used to kitsch in the Caribbean!!. We have even bought enough of it to know that we never do anything with it!!
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Well today I am sorting through what clothes I would like to take on the cruise. As most of you know, this is always a project for me!! I usually have no trouble with dresses for dinner but I always have a problem deciding which shorts to take and what to wear with them.
I am really trying to be a smart packer this time and I am only taking one day outfit for each day, three bathing suits and two cover ups. For shoes I have learned to take sandals, sneaks, flip flops and a few pairs of dress shoes.
I also need my walking clothes for the mornings. Adrienne will walk with me every morning while the boys sleep in. On the Harmony, each lap is 0.43 miles, so we will try to do 5 laps every day to walk about two miles.
Lastly, I pack a few sweaters for the evenings as it gets chilly inside at night.
Sounds simple, right?! For the life of me, I don't know why this is such an issue!! It just is. I wind up packing and then repacking and usually add items that I never wear!! Even on our last WDW trip, I way overpacked! . I guess a girl just likes to have choices!! Anyway!
When I get through my initial clothes choices I then have to go back and decide what accessories to bring. I need to pack my jewelry bag and my toiletries as well. I am much better at this and I actually have fun going to CVS and getting some travel size items.
I hope to get most of this done today as we are babysitting Finn on Saturday and going to look at wedding venues on Sunday with Katie. Speaking of which!!
Katie is planning an August wedding and would like to get married at either an Estate or Barn setting. Lord help us!! Planning the boys' weddings was so much easier and tons less expensive!!
We looked at pricing for several places already and it is just outrageous! Most venues do not even include anything but the place itself and everything else is added on!!
But the place we are looking at on Sunday actually seems relatively reasonable. It is a one hundred acre estate with gorgeous gardens and looks beautiful. They are booked for three years out but had two cancellations this year and told Katie that if she fills one of them, they would give her a discounted price. It normally costs a hundred and fifty five bucks a head, but with the discount, it would cost around a hundred bucks a head. It includes a choice of two dinner entrees, a five hour open bar with top shelf liquor, all place settings, table linens, waitstaff and dance floor. There is a separate cocktail hour in the Mansion.
We would still have to hire a band, an officiant, a photographer and pay for flowers but in comparing inclusions, it seems nice. Okay, I realize that I am now rambling and getting way off course, so I need to go start my packing project!!
Love the poem! Good luck with the packing! And good luck with the wedding venue! $100/head with an open bar is a steal around these parts! I hope you like it!
I agree with Marnie, $100/Head seems pretty good! How fun to be planning a wedding! (Feel free to remind me that I used the word fun & wedding planning together in 12 years or so!)
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Love the poem! Good luck with the packing! And good luck with the wedding venue! $100/head with an open bar is a steal around these parts! I hope you like it!
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I agree with Marnie, $100/Head seems pretty good! How fun to be planning a wedding! (Feel free to remind me that I used the word fun & wedding planning together in 12 years or so!)
Good luck with the packing!
Thanks, you guys!! As you can see, I am already taking a break from packing! I know that price is good but times it by 140 guests! I have a feeling this is the place.........
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I am with you about the packing. I swear I always take too much, although in fairness, I seem to wear most stuff I take, so I'm not sure what that says about me.
Wow, you are going to be busy, planning for an August wedding! I'm more surprised anywhere has availability. Someone I work with has just booked for July 2019, as the venue he wants to get married in is booked solid every weekend for 2018 already!
I am with you about the packing. I swear I always take too much, although in fairness, I seem to wear most stuff I take, so I'm not sure what that says about me.
Wow, you are going to be busy, planning for an August wedding! I'm more surprised anywhere has availability. Someone I work with has just booked for July 2019, as the venue he wants to get married in is booked solid every weekend for 2018 already!
Well, as far as the wedding goes, Katie really just lucked into this place. She had originally wanted to get married in Oct/Nov but this place is also booked solid for two years!! The deal she gets is if she takes the August date.
Well, as far as the wedding goes, Katie really just lucked into this place. She had originally wanted to get married in Oct/Nov but this place is also booked solid for two years!! The deal she gets is if she takes the August date.
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We are used to kitsch in the Caribbean!!
. We have even bought enough of it to know that we never do anything with it!!
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. I guess a girl just likes to have choices!! Anyway!
Good luck with the packing! And good luck with the wedding venue! $100/head with an open bar is a steal around these parts! I hope you like it!
I have a feeling this is the place.........
with the packing and the wedding planning! 
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I'm more surprised anywhere has availability. Someone I work with has just booked for July 2019, as the venue he wants to get married in is booked solid every weekend for 2018 already! 
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