WAAAYTOOO 11,565 Posted February 14, 2020 Report Share Posted February 14, 2020 Awwwwww.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Well it’s @waaaytooo early, but we have made it to the airport. Coffee has need procured, and it’s go time. One day till we go on a cruise, one day till we go. The sun comes up, and goes back down, one day till we go on our cruise! WAAAYTOOO, Skigoofy, ellcee and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 This plane is little! JLMoran, Ogilthorpe, Guy Gadwa and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ampurp85 1,189 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Have a safe trip, I love little planes. There are less people who stand in the way of good times. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ellcee 1,507 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Safe trip! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Peace out Albany monctonguy, JohnK6404, Jaymac Radio and 5 others 8 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Well, the train wreck that is Newark Airport has not disappointed. After a brief and uneventful flight, we have landed at Newark, annnnnnd of course we are early, no gate is available for our plane to go to, so we are sitting on the tarmac waiting for one to open up........Nothing you can do but Guy Gadwa, Ogilthorpe, Lovetocruise2002 and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 11,565 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hey ! We are in the Newark airport together ! We just got here...in the AA Admiral’s Club ! GregD and Ogilthorpe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 5 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Hey ! We are in the Newark airport together ! We just got here...in the AA Admiral’s Club ! How funny! We are flying United. We’ve made it to the gate, now just waiting for the gate checked carry on luggage, then have to head to terminal C. Ogilthorpe and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 11,565 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 8 minutes ago, emsff02 said: How funny! We are flying United. We’ve made it to the gate, now just waiting for the gate checked carry on luggage, then have to head to terminal C. Safe flight to Houston ! Have a great cruise ! Ogilthorpe and GregD 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 15 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Safe flight to Houston ! Have a great cruise ! Thank you. I hope your shortened and adjusted Anthem sailing was just as great! Have a safe trip home. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WAAAYTOOO 11,565 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 3 minutes ago, emsff02 said: Thank you. I hope your shortened and adjusted Anthem sailing was just as great! Have a safe trip home. Thank you. W3 had a great time on Anthem. A free cruise is always great ! Even a short one ! GregD, Ogilthorpe, Baked Alaska and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baked Alaska 1,256 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 On 2/14/2020 at 7:27 AM, emsff02 said: I should be packing, but somebody has other ideas. I think that "somebody" wants to come along, too! It's hard for me to leave our "somebody"(Manny) with sitters, but I know he will be happy-ish. Ogilthorpe, Vangrizz, SpeedNoodles and 6 others 6 1 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 All seated on our next flight. The plane is oversold and they are now offering A $3000 travel voucher for people to take a later flight! Next stop Houston! WAAAYTOOO, Baked Alaska, ellcee and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baked Alaska 1,256 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Just now, emsff02 said: All seated on our next flight. The plane is oversold and they are now offering A $3000 travel voucher for people to take a later flight! Next stop Houston! We fly in 2 to 4 days early to experience the port area (read: fish). I would TOTALLY take that and send DH and DS on! Ogilthorpe, GregD and Sweety 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 44 minutes ago, Baked Alaska said: I think that "somebody" wants to come along, too! It's hard for me to leave our "somebody"(Manny) with sitters, but I know he will be happy-ish. Our dog Rusty would prefer to come with us as well. He is a huge snuggler, and sometimes I feel that we are his “emotional support humans” It is hard to leave him with the boarders sometimes. I mean, look at that face! Sweety, pamici, Baked Alaska and 9 others 2 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 1 minute ago, Baked Alaska said: We fly in 2 to 4 days early to experience the port area (read: fish). I would TOTALLY take that and send DH and DS on! If I wasn’t traveling with the kids, I would have been like... spiralqueen, JLMoran, Baked Alaska and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lovetocruise2002 10,782 Posted February 15, 2020 Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 43 minutes ago, emsff02 said: If I wasn’t traveling with the kids, I would have been like... That's how we feel every time without them! Save that gif for our Odyssey Inaugural joint monster blog. Jaymac Radio, Baked Alaska, SpeedNoodles and 5 others 2 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 We have made it to Houston. Loaded up the rental car and we are headed to the hotel! Sweety, Lovetocruise2002, Baked Alaska and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 15, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2020 Hotel Tour: We are staying at a Homewood Suites by Hilton. We have a 2br suite. Living room Master BR has a king size Bedroom 2 is two queens There is a small kitchenette I always find these situations funny.... I do a lot of codes inspections with the FD, so when I see stuff like this I wonder how this got past the design phase. The kids are already in the pool DDaley, Ogilthorpe, JohnK6404 and 8 others 9 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 I’m up early this AM because well, it’s 7 in NY and my internal alarm AKA bladder started screaming at me. While everyone else is sleeping let’s get caught up. Oh did I also mention ITS CRUISE DAY!!! Last night we headed out for some dinner. My father has traveled to Houston many times for business, and he recommended a place called Fajita Willies. We were happy we made this choice. The food was good. The portions are large, and priced well. All in with an App, drinks, tip, we were only out $65. Early into the meal, we were starting to lose this guy. He’s a boy who likes his sleep, and getting up at 5 am for our flights was rough on him. Here is a shot of the meals. I got the mixed fajitas. Lydia got the kids taco that she loudly exclaimed that “this taco is even better than the ones you make dad!” Kid, I would certainly hope so Johnny got a quesadilla, and Heather got a combo with an enchilada and a taco. Chips and salsa and deep fried jalapeños rounded out the food. The salsa is made fresh every day by a woman who comes in the AM. It’s flavor was rich and smoky, and what surprised us was that it came to the table warm, almost hot. We were discussing this with the waitress who looked at us like we had theee heads when we told her that in NY it’s served cold. With full bellies, we headed back to the hotel. Poor Johnny was unconscious three minutes into the ride. We all called it an early night since we were tired. That is all of us except for my sister Julie who was supposed to meet a friend for dinner. That turned into a late night for her, as her friend got out of work waaaay later than she had planned. She didn’t get to dinner till close to 9pm. Oh well, we can sleep when we are dead. Ogilthorpe, Baked Alaska, spiralqueen and 7 others 9 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregD 1,575 Posted February 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 So yeah, ITS CRUISE DAY. The plan here is eventually I’ll drag everyone out of bed and we will have breakfast here at the hotel. We are to meet our shuttle to the port between 11-12 at the baggage claim area of IAH terminal C. So we will probably leave the hotel around 10 to head back to the airport. We have been getting updates in a Facebook group from a passenger who is currently on the ship. They were expecting fog so Liberty has been sailing full speed ahead, and were due to get into port late last night. He just posted that they have made it to port and are tied up. He has also posted that there is an issue with the gangways. A minor thing, but I do like that elevated view of the ship as you board. Oh well. The kids are still on NY time and both are now up, and asking to use the iPads while I’m working on these past two updates. At least with this 2br suite we can give them the iPads and we can have a little bit longer period of peace and quiet. Ogilthorpe, JohnK6404, JLMoran and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruzinfun 44 Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Yay it's cruise day! I'm very excited for all of you! Have a great week! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Baked Alaska 1,256 Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Have a great day! Living through you the next 7 days! What will we have to drink when we board? It IS Galveston. Oh, BTW, we also got in on the$18 DX Intern Special. Soooooo, I'll have whatever you're having! Ogilthorpe 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ampurp85 1,189 Posted February 16, 2020 Report Share Posted February 16, 2020 Yay, turn up $18 DX and cruise day Baked Alaska, SpeedNoodles, JLMoran and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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