pasofan
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- Mar 12, 2007
I am one of those crazy people, glass half full and all, who enter all sorts of sweepstakes, as long as the prize is Disneyfied
My DH's outlook is more Grumpy style. I always tell him "I won't win if I don't enter."
Months go by, no wins.
One day, an email for the Insiders Club from a local radio station has a small little line saying they will be giving away a Disney Cruise. The contest is set to start 2 weeks later, such a long wait. The best part is that they will only be qualifying 40 people over a 2 week period. Sooooo, if I can manage to become a qualifier, I would have a 1 in 40 chance to win the cruise!
So, the first day finally arrives and, to qualify, you had to be the 10th caller when they played the cue 3 times each day. Monday, no luck, Tuesday, no luck. Same story all week. I also got my coworker to try to qualify also. Some of my Disney craziness is rubbing off on her.
The 2nd week, and final, week of the contest starts. My coworker qualified on the first cue Monday
Now, I was even more determined. The second call cue sounded and I was caller 10
Now, the waiting begins. The contest rules state they will draw the winner and contact them on or about June 21. Of course, being the crazy person I am, I come up will all kinds of scenarios--they will make the first call on Friday, just in case the first person doesn't answer and they only have 24 hours to call back, then the next name is drawn. By Monday, they will surely have the winner cause they DID say they would be announcing the winner on Monday. All weekend, no calls. I start listening to the radio bright and early Monday morning, just to make sure I don't miss the announcement ( you know, if they somehow pick someone else as the winner
) The morning show ends at 10 am and still no announcement.
In case you haven't picked up on the pattern yet, me being my Disney crazy self
, decided to call the radio station to see if I missed it. It was time for my break anyway, so I went downstairs to get a water refill, in my DCA insulated cup, of course
I had my phone on and was pulling up the radio station number when my phone rang. I answered and it was the morning DJ. They were calling to tell me I WON THE CRUISE!!
I could barely talk and it took 3 tries for me to get the promo recording right. He said the promotions director would be calling me later that day with more details and then they would give my info to Disney and I would book directly with them.
I ran upstairs to tell my coworker and supervisor and call my DH. He didn't believe me at first, but he came around.
The rest of the day is kind of a blur
But I did not get that promised call. I will restrain myself and give them some time.
It was so hard not to tell my 2 DDs, but I had to come up with a good reveal Since the radio had not made the announcement yet, I thought I could record it and play it for the girls later that night! I called the station Tuesday morning to ask when they would be playing my call so I could be prepared to record. During the call, they asked if the promo director had called yet. I informed them she had not.
He said they would remind her to give me a call that day.
I was able to record the playback successfully, as did my DH. He then proceeded to send the clip to family and friends to announce our wonderful luck.
I waited semi-patiently until 4:30 and I couldn't contain it any longer. I called the office for the radio station to ask if they had any paperwork for me to complete, etc. She tried to ring the promo director but no answer. She let me know she was sending her an email and would call me when she got more info for me.
Tuesday evening, we had the radio playing in the living room while I made dinner. At an opportune time, my DH called us into the living room. He was playing the call recording through the receiver so our DDs thought it was still the radio. When the phone was ringing, I played along and pulled out my cell and acted like I was answering, saying the same things as the recording. My DD10 realized it first, her eyes almost popping out of her head. Near the end of the recording, my DD6 also figured it out and both proceeded to
The rest of the evening was spent discussing all things Disney cruise.
Now we have made it to Wednesday and my feet are finally starting to touch the ground
I did get the call from the station today and she said the tax forms were ready and they had already given my info to Disney and they would be contacting me. She then said, the tickets aren't in yet, but I will call you when you can pick them up. I asked what tickets she meant and she said the paper she has said I am also getting a pair of tickets to the Toby Keith Oklahoma Benefit concert!
I am thinking now is the time to buy a lottery ticket
So now the real waiting begins. I sure hope Disney takes pity on me and doesn't wait too long to call.
I am ready to get this show on the road
The specifics as I know them at this moment are as follows: we are getting a 7 night cruise on the Wonder out of Galveston. We have several dates this fall to choose from beginning with the September 28 departure. We are leaning towards the December 14 departure, would love to see the Christmas decorations on board
I am not so patient so have already made my ticker for that date.
I will definitely be hanging out on the Cruise boards a lot, I have tons of research to do
and less than 6 months to go
I will update as I get more info and make decisions. This is my first attempt at a pre-trip report, or trip report for that matter, so bear with me.
And now I wait.............
patiently or not
My DH's outlook is more Grumpy style. I always tell him "I won't win if I don't enter."Months go by, no wins.
One day, an email for the Insiders Club from a local radio station has a small little line saying they will be giving away a Disney Cruise. The contest is set to start 2 weeks later, such a long wait. The best part is that they will only be qualifying 40 people over a 2 week period. Sooooo, if I can manage to become a qualifier, I would have a 1 in 40 chance to win the cruise!
So, the first day finally arrives and, to qualify, you had to be the 10th caller when they played the cue 3 times each day. Monday, no luck, Tuesday, no luck. Same story all week. I also got my coworker to try to qualify also. Some of my Disney craziness is rubbing off on her.
The 2nd week, and final, week of the contest starts. My coworker qualified on the first cue Monday
Now, I was even more determined. The second call cue sounded and I was caller 10Now, the waiting begins. The contest rules state they will draw the winner and contact them on or about June 21. Of course, being the crazy person I am, I come up will all kinds of scenarios--they will make the first call on Friday, just in case the first person doesn't answer and they only have 24 hours to call back, then the next name is drawn. By Monday, they will surely have the winner cause they DID say they would be announcing the winner on Monday. All weekend, no calls. I start listening to the radio bright and early Monday morning, just to make sure I don't miss the announcement ( you know, if they somehow pick someone else as the winner
) The morning show ends at 10 am and still no announcement.In case you haven't picked up on the pattern yet, me being my Disney crazy self
, decided to call the radio station to see if I missed it. It was time for my break anyway, so I went downstairs to get a water refill, in my DCA insulated cup, of course I had my phone on and was pulling up the radio station number when my phone rang. I answered and it was the morning DJ. They were calling to tell me I WON THE CRUISE!!I could barely talk and it took 3 tries for me to get the promo recording right. He said the promotions director would be calling me later that day with more details and then they would give my info to Disney and I would book directly with them.
I ran upstairs to tell my coworker and supervisor and call my DH. He didn't believe me at first, but he came around.
The rest of the day is kind of a blur
But I did not get that promised call. I will restrain myself and give them some time. It was so hard not to tell my 2 DDs, but I had to come up with a good reveal
Since the radio had not made the announcement yet, I thought I could record it and play it for the girls later that night! I called the station Tuesday morning to ask when they would be playing my call so I could be prepared to record. During the call, they asked if the promo director had called yet. I informed them she had not. He said they would remind her to give me a call that day.I was able to record the playback successfully, as did my DH. He then proceeded to send the clip to family and friends to announce our wonderful luck.
I waited semi-patiently until 4:30 and I couldn't contain it any longer. I called the office for the radio station to ask if they had any paperwork for me to complete, etc. She tried to ring the promo director but no answer. She let me know she was sending her an email and would call me when she got more info for me.
Tuesday evening, we had the radio playing in the living room while I made dinner. At an opportune time, my DH called us into the living room. He was playing the call recording through the receiver so our DDs thought it was still the radio. When the phone was ringing, I played along and pulled out my cell and acted like I was answering, saying the same things as the recording. My DD10 realized it first, her eyes almost popping out of her head. Near the end of the recording, my DD6 also figured it out and both proceeded to
The rest of the evening was spent discussing all things Disney cruise.Now we have made it to Wednesday and my feet are finally starting to touch the ground
I did get the call from the station today and she said the tax forms were ready and they had already given my info to Disney and they would be contacting me. She then said, the tickets aren't in yet, but I will call you when you can pick them up. I asked what tickets she meant and she said the paper she has said I am also getting a pair of tickets to the Toby Keith Oklahoma Benefit concert! I am thinking now is the time to buy a lottery ticketSo now the real waiting begins. I sure hope Disney takes pity on me and doesn't wait too long to call.
I am ready to get this show on the roadThe specifics as I know them at this moment are as follows: we are getting a 7 night cruise on the Wonder out of Galveston. We have several dates this fall to choose from beginning with the September 28 departure. We are leaning towards the December 14 departure, would love to see the Christmas decorations on board
I am not so patient so have already made my ticker for that date.I will definitely be hanging out on the Cruise boards a lot, I have tons of research to do
and less than 6 months to go I will update as I get more info and make decisions. This is my first attempt at a pre-trip report, or trip report for that matter, so bear with me.And now I wait.............
patiently or not
