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8...7...6...5... wait that's the number of school days left, as for AC 28...27...26...
Woohoo!!!!! I'm down to 21 days and counting!
25 and counting! Thanks guys for reminding me to be excited. I'm just now thinking that maybe I should request a case of Belikin to be delivered to my room at Seven Seas (the second half of my trip - Jun 12-16). I need to know if any of you who will be there will help me drink all of it? Otherwise I won't remember Chicken drop, Debbie's party, Cave tubing,...
(sputter, whimper, groan...)
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Gela....i'll take dibs on a couple! Door #3....hang in there, when we are home remebering u'll be off & running, jeez, when i put it that way i get kinda jealous.
Gela, You seem like a nice person I guess I could help you out with that case of beer. (I just hope Dr. Glen doesn't tell me there's something wrong with beer) ML
ML,and Sharon, that's mighty nice of you to help me :-) And as I said earlier - it's a matter of what poison you choose! We choose Belikins, water and deet!
Gela, Amen Sister!!! Oh by the way YOOHOO!!!
Don't mind if I do..... I'll take a couple Belikins myself as long as they are not the stout. That stuff knocks your socks off!!!!!
Ya know, I was dreaming of all of us down on a dock somewhere, with a bucket filled with ice and Belikin, shootin the breeze, watching the moon rise and the simply BREATHING... Doesn't that sound just wonderful???? Who's with me???
Debbie
i'm there!
Gela,
Sounds like there is a chance that one case might not be enough. ML and I will be at Seven Seas starting the 10th, maybe we better get a case also. (As I am sure we could find as much help as you did in drinking it!!!) We can help each other remember all the activities of the week!
See you soon,
Amy
Ooops, I forgot, Whooooo-Ya!
sniff, sniff, back to work now.
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OK guys, my Belikin delivery has been confirmed by "Island Boy" Victor from Seven Seas. I asked for the regular Belikin (not the stout). And I agree that one case won't be enough seein how thirsty all of you are! Larry and Amy, you can arrange a case delivery by emailing Seven Seas. I'll gladly help you with your case and then we can start on mine!
Debbie, the picture you paint at sun down is perfect. "Beam me over Scottie!"
24 days and counting!
Gela and others, consider it ordered...ML
No Stout-good call!!! We'll have to put our case on the back of the golf cart & call it an import from the North End!
25 DAYS!!!!! (IS IT TOO EARLY TO PACK?)wrote Seven Seas, They will have a case waiting for us, now if we can just get some help drinking it. I asked for the regular, but I may have to also order some of the stout, vballcoach likes the strong stuff! see you all soon ML
ML, I'm smiling because I'm nearly packed already! As I think of things that I need, I throw it in my opened suitcase. I'll go through things later and pull out what I truly don't need. My furry friend at home always gets upset when she sees the luggage come out. Last time I found her inside the case getting her white fur over everything!
As for the Belikins, I'll gladly help you drink those Belikins if you help me with mine!
I guess it's 23 days and counting!
right there with ya all...23 days too!!!
23....22....21.............
Back to the top with 22 days left until AC! I have never needed a vacation more than this one.
Well it's 24 days for us (6 days of school), but I'm with you on needing the vacation.
If I can get through next week I can start to relax. After teaching for 23 years every summer gets better and better. ML
22, 21,21,19...
18!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
19 days 'till AC! Hey rain or shine, it's gonna be the best vacation.
TWENTY-ONE UNTIL SOME FUN!!!!!!
In exactly 21 days we will be... well, we'll probably be in the Houston airport, but at least we'll be on our way!!
Gela, had to laugh about your furry white creature. We have one of those too, and the minute the suitcase comes out, she's in it. I wonder how I can go thousands of miles from home, and still have cat hair on me. The other cats just sit around looking very grim (plotting, where can I throw up...)
Can't wait to meet you all, my BF Dave is a little nervous about all these "friends" I've already made, but I told him it's cool, no serial killers (I'm assuming). If I remember, I'll order us a case of Belikin too, but we've always got the bar at Mata Rocks. Come join us there!
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NJGirl, all the people I've met from this board have been great. Actually when I walked into BCs Bar last December, Charlene introduced me to all the "Boarders". It's like a "cool club in the know". The board is great to get to know the residents of AC as well. I'm still amazed at how globally connected this little island is.I'm hooked for life!
NJgirl,
Sounds like we'll probably be on the same plane. What is your flight number? Maybe we can get a head start on the beers while on the plane.
Oh MY GOD... You people are getting me all excited now.. 26 days for me.. Some of you have posted on my topic asking about the island.. Thanks to you all. If our vacations intersect I hope I get a chance to meet some of you. I am traveling alone and love making new friends..
Cheers
ML - Continental Flight 1959, I think it leaves at 1:23 Houston time. Will we see you in Houston?
K in NJ
21 days exactly!!!!! we get in to BC at 2:35 on the 10th!!! 504 hours 30,240 minutes but who is counting? I like the sound of 21 days the best.
and one of my cats doesn't talk to me for 2 days after i return.
NJGirl,
We're on Continental 1956 leaving at 11:55, hell we'll damn near be natives by the time you folks get there!
SweetJane, I think our cats can't wait until we leave.
15 for me!!!!!!!!! Hope to meet some of you guys!! Adam
6 and counting. (the OTHER
www.caribbeancolors.com )
See photos page this site page 3, scroll down. Fidos on Tue. evening 5/28 w/ Bill T. IF I can talk him into it. Might be my only chance of "breaking" a purple steed. All excited!!
bill has been all but ignoring my personal pleas for a chat.
maybe he'll come around...
Maybe if we start some stories he'll have to make a "redeeming" appearance? Have you ever noticed the time lapse between his post? His humor is like the jaguar. STEALTHLIKE STYLE! God love him!
So SweetJane, Tell us.. How long have your cat's been talking to you?? What do they have to say? I mean, OK.. I talk to mine every day. But I'm still waiting them to recipricate..
19 days until AC, 3 days until school's out and 12 days until Colorado wins another Stanley Cup!!!! GO AVS!!!
dave, i've had cats for 18 years now (& one of mine IS 18). sometimes they say "i love you". sometimes "feed me, fat ass". often, "turn on the faucet already, so i can drink"
but mostly they say "f%*# you."
SJ, I believe that my cats say the same things. Well, one of them, the other isn't smart enought to come in out of the rain.
19 days...
and counting
I think I am making my co-workers nuts with my countdown. The board is a much safer place to do it. I think.
meet you in paradise, honey!!
Time to start the count!!!! Under 2 weeks to AC. Now I am a short timer!!!!
Egads! Only 18 days! Can you believe I'm actually nervous? You people have got me so psyched up, I can barely stand it. I got caught inhaling the heavenly smell of the SPF30 yesterday. I used to hate the stuff, but now the smell of it transports me to the beach! Mmmmm.
And the people at my office are REALLY tired of hearing about it! (too bad, na na)
WHOOHOO!!
we MUST be getting closer...i can almost hear a tiny twinge of enthusiasm in frank's voice.
the kids are totally excited!
16 for me....
Okay, alright, I can't take it anymore!!!! It is snowing like crazy here at my house. I want to go on vacation!!!
I'm alright now,
only 18 days I believe.
I also know that we need this moisture so I will stop whining now, maybe I will start packing!!!!!
Vballcoach,
Wow how weird it's snowing at my house too!!!
and I only have 18 days left, I guess the only difference between you and me is that today is my last day of school. love you, ML
LOL!!! U two crack me up
15 days!!!! One small problem, Vballcoach is going to be one grumpy camper this next week while I get to sleep in and she has to deal with another week of 8year olds. Oh well we all make choices.
Sadly ml, your choices aren't that great these days. Perhahps, you are chosing to sleep with the dogs? Just kidding. It's just that I didn't choose to have school get out a week later than usual. That would be the wonderful school board. I think I can make it. The thought of meeting all of the boarders and relaxing with a rum punch will get me throught the next week. Two weeks from today. I can hardly believe it!!!
we must be getting close, gang. FRANK ACTUALLY WORE ONE OF HIS BELIZE T-SHIRTS TODAY!!! this means he is acknowledging it!!!!
me & the kids are dying. i just got aimee the cutest little kids fins, and steve got some new "tropical island" garb.
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i tried to figure out how to just get the pic in like marty did of the chicken drop, but i couldn't do it
anyway, it is my little purple fishy!
SweetJane,
I asked Marty how to post a picture like he did recently and he said that it has to be on a webserver somewhere, then its:
if you don't have a webserver to stick it on, email it to Marty and he'll put it at: //AmbergrisCaye.com/art/name_of_file.jpg
I am soooo!!! short now I can't feel my legs!!! One week to go to A/C SEE all of you at the party on the 13th. lol Steve.
Hey no short jokes.
I guess you won't understand that until you meet me! ;-)
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LOL! you too?? i am 5 ft, i think vicki said she is 5'2.
i get teased a lot when i play competitive volleyball...i can't spike. i can't even reach the top of the net.
however, i will be in paradise in 10 days
sj-
sometimes I have this really great dream... where I'm 5' tall. But I have been known to play volleyball too. It's not how tall you are, it's how high you can jump (okay, I can't jump worth a damn either).
But I have plenty of room in an airplane seat... unlike my my bf, all 6'4" of him! What a pair we are.
And we will both be in paradise in only 12 days.
It is going to be fun at the party on the 13th. trying to match up faces with all the fun people on this board!!! WHO'S WHO ON A/C??? "SORRY BUT I AM STILL A SHORT TIMER" ONLY 5 DAYS!!! lol Steve.
do we need to make name tags?! LOL!
"hello! my name is..."
9, 8, 7, ...
School's out so I don't need to listen to my husband talk about how he is done teaching for the summer. Now I can get serious about packing.
See you all soon!
i started packing today too!!
SHORT TIMER AND LOVING IT!!! 2 DAYS TO A/C CAN'T EVEN SEE MY LEGS NOW!!! lol Steve.
SHORT TIMER AND LOVING IT!!! 2 DAYS TO A/C CAN'T EVEN SEE MY LEGS NOW!!! lol Steve.
Hey Gang,
Been a peeping Tom, errrrr, lurker for a few weeks now once I finalized my plans for Belize. After hearing plently about Banana Beach on this board, a group of us are renting a 3 BR suite in 10 days. I was mildly excited about the trip, but after reading this boards' countdown, I am going bananas (pun intended). The rest of my buddies have been hearing about such things as the Chicken Dance from me and are not sure what to think
Anyway, keep up the excitement-10 Days........
the chicken drop is wednesday nights: we will try to be there for the 12th. are you in by then? catagory 7 (a band) at fido's following.
i am out-of-control excited!
SweetJane, don't laugh - I just bought name tags to bring to the party on the 13th.
Mountain Larry & VB Coach.
Where do you all teach school in Colorado? I was in Georgetown on May 24 when the snow storm moved in. Being from California...I LOVED it! Had some fun in the snow.
My niece graduated High School in Idaho Springs, just wondering if you taught school there.
I hope Everyone has a GREAT trip to Belize!! Wish I could go too. Maybe next year!
JoAnn
jkdiver,
I (vballcoachccv) teach in Cripple Creek. ML teaches in Colorado Springs. We live in near Cripple Creek and he commutes over an hour to work, but it is worth it to live where we do. (At least that is what he tells me). So, we are south of where you were on your visit. We welcomed the snow as well, as we are having a serious drought in all of Colorado.
We are looking forward to our trip, it is all that our friends and family hear about and we haven't even left. I am afraid that they will be changing phone numbers while we are gone so they don't have to hear about it anymore. One week from yesterday! I can't believe that we are under a week! Does that make us short timers?
Only 5 days left!
Did the Wal-Mart run yesterday for bug spray (went with the 100% DEET), underwater cameras (2), film for the other cameras (lots), Immodium (better safe than sorry), and a new bathing suit. What the heck. I still need After-Bite, more sunscreen, and decaf coffee filter packs. Am I going overboard? YOU BET! Dave just rolls his eyes (although he did like the bathing suit). I haven't jumped out of bed at 3 am yet (sweetJane), but I'm almost there.
Best part: only 2.5 days of work left!!
Doin the "run" tonight!!
well, i FOUND the ponchos (for the jungle ya never know). sharon, i have afterbite if ya need, but i would go for benedryl cream too. once you scratch, the afterbite STINGS!!! not b-cream. you can use the A/B for the picapica...it is like 100% ammonia.
i pack heavy too. my hubby rolls his eyes daily. while i don't require my own sheets or pillow (wink), i do like all my medicinal comforts, and do not like to wear the same clothes for 3 days.
NJGirl, I too hit Walmart - got the bathing suit, sunscreen and camera stuff. I'm now looking at everything to see what I can do without so I'm not lugging 150 pounds of stuff! I'm starting to see the end of the tunnel at work (I'm taking Friday off so I only have 1.5 days to go!) Can't wait to meet you all!
Oh my God not more Wal-mart trips, I swear I think my wife would rather go there than Belize!! What does that have to say aboutus??
If you can't get it at Wally World you just don't need it!
And thx sj for the offer, i may oblidge.
Wal-Mart,
Did someone say Wal-Mart? I will be taking a trip there myself tomorrow. Yes, I will be dragging ML by his heals. I think some us may have the same suits out there on the beach. I have been done with work for 5 days! (oops sorry, that was rude) We are leaving tonight to wait at the airport so we don't miss out flight. Okay, not really, but I am thinking about getting up at 3:00 tomorrow to be the first to read Sweetjane's post. Anyone else in?
Hellooooo?!?! Is 74 days too much to start counting??? I dream along with you guys since I discovered this site a month ago. Our first visit...Staying at seven seas for 1 week then who knows where for 10 more! awhaw! It's a beautiful thing! Oh yeah, oh yeah! What is a little heat when you are from Phoenix Arizona. Have you ever been here in August?!?! grin!
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VBC....She's not here yet!
VBC, I think rather than wake up at 3:00am let's pull several all nighters so we really look our best arriving on AC! I am just a kid when it comes to vacations. I get so excited I can't sleep.
my husband and daughter told me last night they think it is "cute" how excited i am.
i flipped him off.
Hey Mountain Larry,
Saw your earlier post about the countdown til the Avs win the Stanley Cup. Sorry, but I just can't help myself - I'm from HockeyTown - yeah, Detroit. You know, the town with the team that's actually gonna win the Stanley Cup. Well, you can always count down til your trip to Belize anyways. That'll teach me for teasing you.
Sanham-
What, you don't think "redneck hockey" is going to win this one? Wouldn't that be embarrassing? (No, I think embarrassing is having your team lose to redneck hockey in the first round... like my Devils did).
Anyway, Lord Stanley's cup will probably be pretty far from my mind as I'm sipping on my tropical drink in the hammock on Ambergris Caye! (sorry, just had to add that
)
SH,
Hockey season is over, I don't know what you are talking about, it is now get ready to vacation in Belize season!!! Enjoy watching the finals in your lounger, I will be in a hammock sipping on rum punch. Okay, so it was a dissapointment, but a relief that my wife and I won't have to worry about where to watch the games.
Oh, by the way, only 2 days!!!!!!!
Yoo-hoo!!!!
Well, you guys got me there...As much as I love my RedWings, i'd give anything to be in La Isla Bonita right about now. Somebody have a panty ripper for me!!!!!
i'm leaving for cayo in the morning, and HOCKY is all you guys can talk about???
larry, see ya thursday.