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me&eric
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What if we try just Friday Sat. & Sunday and leave Monday am. We all drive there Friday and get there by noo or 2pm? It will be alot cheaper!
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little miss s
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I don't have a problem with the Thursday - Monday deal, but if ya'll want to shorten it that's fine too. It looks so beautiful there, we may just stay a little longer on our own to see the sights.
We'll probably fly because it's a 16 hour drive. I'm debating between flying to Knoxsville and having a 1 hour drive to Gatlinburg or flying to Atlanta and having a 4 hour drive (is that right Melissa, about 4 hours?). The primary difference between the 2 choices I guess is a slightly lower cost to fly to Atlanta, or more plane changes to Knoxsville. As long as Delta stays in business, it looks like I can get a direct flight from Austin to Atlanta. Hmmm. Direct is good.
The weather in April looks good for hiking and outdoor activities. Here's the averages I got off the web:
Month Average High Average Low Rainfall
March 61.0° F 34.0° F 4.32 in
April 69.0° F 43.0° F 3.65 in
May 77.0° F 53.0° F 4.70 in
Chat later.
Ally
We'll probably fly because it's a 16 hour drive. I'm debating between flying to Knoxsville and having a 1 hour drive to Gatlinburg or flying to Atlanta and having a 4 hour drive (is that right Melissa, about 4 hours?). The primary difference between the 2 choices I guess is a slightly lower cost to fly to Atlanta, or more plane changes to Knoxsville. As long as Delta stays in business, it looks like I can get a direct flight from Austin to Atlanta. Hmmm. Direct is good.
The weather in April looks good for hiking and outdoor activities. Here's the averages I got off the web:
Month Average High Average Low Rainfall
March 61.0° F 34.0° F 4.32 in
April 69.0° F 43.0° F 3.65 in
May 77.0° F 53.0° F 4.70 in
Chat later.
Ally
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IBCAR18
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Ally, driver time between Atlanta and Gatlinburg should be around 3 to 4 depending on traffic and weather conditions.
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rock0994
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One more day until the weekend!!!!
The weekend of March 25th would work great for us - Taylor starts her Spring Break on the 24th. My votes for Friday - Monday... Dave and I are not really good cooks... Jodi - I may need your help with our cooking night.
Tamra - I promise this weekend I will look at the dates for the cruises. I have been so busy with work and Taylor’s cheerleading almost everyday. I am looking forward to this weekend!!
Cheryl
The weekend of March 25th would work great for us - Taylor starts her Spring Break on the 24th. My votes for Friday - Monday... Dave and I are not really good cooks... Jodi - I may need your help with our cooking night.
Tamra - I promise this weekend I will look at the dates for the cruises. I have been so busy with work and Taylor’s cheerleading almost everyday. I am looking forward to this weekend!!
Cheryl
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piercetc2
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We can do Thurs-sun or mon if its during the mar 21-28 time- no baseball conflicts or school conflicts. We may even go up Wed. of that week if that is when we can all go. As far as cooking goes- we can just cook or eat out and go with a flow- can figure that out closer to time to go.
We have plenty of time to decide on the cruise- just want all to make sure about what they want and what they want to spend- sometimes its only a matter of 10 or 20 per person more to get a nicer room or to go from inside to outside cabin so its good to see what is available cat. vs cost-
Hope all are doing well- got the pic software downloaded thanks to our daughter Brittany- now the camera is at brad's office- will get the pics out soon, i know it!
Gatlinburg - here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Island Ho's are making plans!!!!
Tamra
We have plenty of time to decide on the cruise- just want all to make sure about what they want and what they want to spend- sometimes its only a matter of 10 or 20 per person more to get a nicer room or to go from inside to outside cabin so its good to see what is available cat. vs cost-
Hope all are doing well- got the pic software downloaded thanks to our daughter Brittany- now the camera is at brad's office- will get the pics out soon, i know it!
Gatlinburg - here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Island Ho's are making plans!!!!
Tamra
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IBCAR18
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Thanks Kerri for sending me the first official group picture that I believe was taken by Ally (since she is not in the shot) at the Blue Moon Lounge on our day of boarding! I loved it. Hopefully I can get my sister to make a copy of it for me. We have so many good group pic's together!!!! I must have at least 20 or 30 of them all at different places!!!! What a super job we did takin' group shots together!!! Hope everyone has a great day...............gotta' run!!!! Michelle.
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piercetc2
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We are out on spring break starting Sat. march 19 thru Monday the 28th- will either drive up wed the 23 or thurs the 24th and can stay til mon the 28th - Thanks guys for considering these dates so we can hopefully get up there with you all! We have wanted to go there with the kids but just have not gotten around to it! We are all going to love Gatlinburg!
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brittany promised to help me Sat. with getting the pics out and posted! Fingers Crossed............................. Did any of you check out the snapfish website where Dee posted her pics? You can get copies from there and everything- looked like a cool site for being able to share photo's with everyone- may post all our pics there so you all can pick ones you want and just copy them- don't know if it costs anything or not but will see. Will also email some pics to you and post some here. Can you get copies of pics off email that I send to you?
later
Tamra
TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Brittany promised to help me Sat. with getting the pics out and posted! Fingers Crossed............................. Did any of you check out the snapfish website where Dee posted her pics? You can get copies from there and everything- looked like a cool site for being able to share photo's with everyone- may post all our pics there so you all can pick ones you want and just copy them- don't know if it costs anything or not but will see. Will also email some pics to you and post some here. Can you get copies of pics off email that I send to you?
later
Tamra
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me&eric
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Ok, I talked to Eric and he wants Friday to Sunday but I think I can talk him into Monday also. He wants to drive up early in the am on Friday. So if we all can agree on that it would be great. I do have an idea for those who want to go early maybe some can go there on Wednesday or Thurday and the rest of us will be there on Friday. We could rent the same big cabin and all pay the difference in dates or whatever. That would save any aggrivation for you all as to getting another place before the rest of us get there? Just a thought. Now another big question. How many bedrooms??? This will determin what size cabin I am looking for.
Melissa
Melissa
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IBCAR18
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Stan and I will need a room!!!!!!
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me&eric
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Well I know that! I am talking couples that have kids. So what's the total folks!
Melissa
Melissa
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IBCAR18
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Me two!!!!!!
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me&eric
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ok so far we need 3 rooms . Rich & Ally , Stan & Michelle , Me & Eric if my daughter comes she can use a sleeping bag to sleep on our floor or find one of the many couches that will be there to crash on. I don't know if her Dad will let her miss school as her break is the week after. He is anal about me doing anything that would be fun with her and taking her out of school , well who knows.....
So gang lets here from you all!
Melissa
So gang lets here from you all!
Melissa
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piercetc2
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We need 1 room- unless there is a room with like 2 sets of bunk beds, then we could put 4 kids in there? We don't have to have 2 rooms for the 4 of us but if there are bunk beds then let us know. If we go up a couple of nights before everyone, we will just stay at a smaller place- no need to pay for some 8 bedroom house for just the 4 of us- if others are going early, then we could do the big house..that will depend on how many are going early and what the costs are - gotta save up for the cruise and refurnishing the condo- ouch!
Melissa- travel is a form of education- hope your ex says yes to your dau. coming along- look forward to meeting her and our dau. is same age- they would have a lot of fun getting to know each other- especially since they will be cruizin together next fall, right? We would take ours out of school but the baseball issue is still there during school- brad does not like him to miss baseball or practice............does not make sense to me but.............................................whatever.(can miss a little school but no baseball?)
Tamra
Melissa- travel is a form of education- hope your ex says yes to your dau. coming along- look forward to meeting her and our dau. is same age- they would have a lot of fun getting to know each other- especially since they will be cruizin together next fall, right? We would take ours out of school but the baseball issue is still there during school- brad does not like him to miss baseball or practice............does not make sense to me but.............................................whatever.(can miss a little school but no baseball?)
Tamra
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Jibace
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First of all, before the bad news.................
Michelle, I know you said Ally was taking the group shot photo that Kerri e-mailed but look at the photo again and you can barely see the top of Ally's hair to my left, directly behind Kerri. If you still can't see her, look down to Kerri's legs and you'll see a couple feet in brown sandels with red toenails..............that's my Ally.
Now, for the BAD NEWS.....................Ally and I are going to bail on coming to Gatlinburg. All my fault. Has something to do with a little promotion exam for the Sergeant rank. I found out today the test is going to be some time in March or April so I can't commit to making any plans until I know the exact date.
Rich
Michelle, I know you said Ally was taking the group shot photo that Kerri e-mailed but look at the photo again and you can barely see the top of Ally's hair to my left, directly behind Kerri. If you still can't see her, look down to Kerri's legs and you'll see a couple feet in brown sandels with red toenails..............that's my Ally.
Now, for the BAD NEWS.....................Ally and I are going to bail on coming to Gatlinburg. All my fault. Has something to do with a little promotion exam for the Sergeant rank. I found out today the test is going to be some time in March or April so I can't commit to making any plans until I know the exact date.
Rich
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piercetc2
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Rich and Ally- would you consider planning to come until you know the exact date of the exam? if the exam falls during the trip, then you guys bail? when is the earliest you might know exam date? we could maybe put off picking the cabin until you guys know what is going on? Are you guys still thinking of cruising next spring or are you considering cruising with the Island HO's next fall? Sorry being so nosy......
More later-
Tamra
More later-
Tamra
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IBCAR18
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Rich stated.........."Has something to do with a little promotion exam for the Sergeant rank." ........a LITTLE promotion, Ha Ha!!! Your too funny. CONGRATS on the opportunity!!!!! Sure hope you guys can come though....keep us posted. Well, gotta' run..........yard work is never ending!!!!!!!!!! I'll take another look at the picture to see if I can find Ally........OK, who has the M&M pictures???????
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Jibace
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So now I notice that our little quirky titles under our names have changed. Tamra, Melissa and I are Bartenders? I can't be a bartender, I don't know how to make a Melissacane.
Michelle is the Ship's Photographer...appropriate.
Ally and Cheryl are Bakers? I don't know about you, Cheryl, but Ally is a great cook and baker so that works.
As for the Gatlinburg trip. I told Ally the promotion test is important and the studying is immense so I've got about 6 months to study the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, the department's General Orders, and which ever two text books they decide on. A big task. Lots of time reading, making copius amounts of notes, digesting info, and then trying to rack your brain and remmeber all you've learned.
Make whatever plans ya'll want to make without us involved. I do not want to commit at this time. If it works out and we can come down I'll let ya'll know as soon as I know.
Tamra - As for our next cruise, we haven't decided what we are going to do or when. David has a class trip coming up next year and then college so who knows what the future holds for us.
Rich
Michelle is the Ship's Photographer...appropriate.
Ally and Cheryl are Bakers? I don't know about you, Cheryl, but Ally is a great cook and baker so that works.
As for the Gatlinburg trip. I told Ally the promotion test is important and the studying is immense so I've got about 6 months to study the Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, the department's General Orders, and which ever two text books they decide on. A big task. Lots of time reading, making copius amounts of notes, digesting info, and then trying to rack your brain and remmeber all you've learned.
Make whatever plans ya'll want to make without us involved. I do not want to commit at this time. If it works out and we can come down I'll let ya'll know as soon as I know.
Tamra - As for our next cruise, we haven't decided what we are going to do or when. David has a class trip coming up next year and then college so who knows what the future holds for us.
Rich
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piercetc2
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We all hope you ace your test!!!! We also hope it works out that you guys can join us in Tn.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. We have been to a golf tournement and doing work in the yard. It has not rained here in many days so the grass is roasting out there.
Check back with you all later
Tamra
Hope everyone is having a great weekend. We have been to a golf tournement and doing work in the yard. It has not rained here in many days so the grass is roasting out there.
Check back with you all later
Tamra
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hookedup
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It's me again.
Weekend was great - we went out in the boat on Saturday for some fishing and swimming.
Sunday found us mixing up Daiquiri's with our bottle of "world famous mountaintop daiquir mix" from St Thomas - it was 9.30AM - OH WELL - who said the holiday has too end.
Michelle - to get back to you regarding the rest of our trip, loved New York. We were flat out for the whole time we were there. First day - Empire State Building Observatory and the NYC Skyride (simulated helicopter ride over/around Manhatten) - that was good (saved us a lot of money - not having to do a helicopter flight!!!). Then we walked from 34th to 42nd to Pier 83 and took a ride of the "Beast" (like a large jet boat) out to Statue of Liberty. Returned and walked to Times Square - Toys R Us (3 storeys high with a ferris wheel inside) - amazed by all the advertising/billboards, etc.
Walked back to 30th - changed and left within 10 minutes to walk back up to 42nd street for our Broadway show - RENT - that was a little different - but still enjoyable. Finally walked back to hotel again. We should of got rid of a few kilos that day!!!
Day 2 - subway (yes the walking got the better of us) to Ground Zero / Wall Street and subway to Central Park for a good look around. Walked back to hotel in time to changed and get shuttle to the airport.
DUBAI was unbelievable too - did a 4WD desert safari and bbq camp dinner, camel riding, henna tattoos, belly dancing (yes Todd got chosen to belly dance - Ha!). Souqs (shopping areas) the next day. Wild Wadi Water Park (large water theme park). Toured the Burj Al Arab (that is the sail shaped hotel you see in all the Dubai booklets). Stayed with our friends and it was great to catch up with them.
Hated the flight home though 15.5 hours - YUK - full plane and no room to stretch out.
Leila's been sick with a high fever and runny nose since Wednesday - glad she waited till I got home.
Now all we have to do is wait for the Mastercard bill - AAAAAHHHHHHHH
Kerri
Weekend was great - we went out in the boat on Saturday for some fishing and swimming.
Sunday found us mixing up Daiquiri's with our bottle of "world famous mountaintop daiquir mix" from St Thomas - it was 9.30AM - OH WELL - who said the holiday has too end.
Michelle - to get back to you regarding the rest of our trip, loved New York. We were flat out for the whole time we were there. First day - Empire State Building Observatory and the NYC Skyride (simulated helicopter ride over/around Manhatten) - that was good (saved us a lot of money - not having to do a helicopter flight!!!). Then we walked from 34th to 42nd to Pier 83 and took a ride of the "Beast" (like a large jet boat) out to Statue of Liberty. Returned and walked to Times Square - Toys R Us (3 storeys high with a ferris wheel inside) - amazed by all the advertising/billboards, etc.
Walked back to 30th - changed and left within 10 minutes to walk back up to 42nd street for our Broadway show - RENT - that was a little different - but still enjoyable. Finally walked back to hotel again. We should of got rid of a few kilos that day!!!
Day 2 - subway (yes the walking got the better of us) to Ground Zero / Wall Street and subway to Central Park for a good look around. Walked back to hotel in time to changed and get shuttle to the airport.
DUBAI was unbelievable too - did a 4WD desert safari and bbq camp dinner, camel riding, henna tattoos, belly dancing (yes Todd got chosen to belly dance - Ha!). Souqs (shopping areas) the next day. Wild Wadi Water Park (large water theme park). Toured the Burj Al Arab (that is the sail shaped hotel you see in all the Dubai booklets). Stayed with our friends and it was great to catch up with them.
Hated the flight home though 15.5 hours - YUK - full plane and no room to stretch out.
Leila's been sick with a high fever and runny nose since Wednesday - glad she waited till I got home.
Now all we have to do is wait for the Mastercard bill - AAAAAHHHHHHHH
Kerri
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IBCAR18
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Good morning to all. Hope all the Island Hoppers has a good weekend. Kerri, it does sound like ya'll had a blast during the rest of your vacation!!! From what you've told.....you saw all the great sites of NYC. SUre hope your little one gets better soon. OK, my pic's should go out today to some of you (hopefully!). Be on the lookout. Everyone have a great Monday..........
