Thread: CSS July 2010 - Get To Know You

It's time to get to know all the couples going to CSS in July '10. Can't wait to meet everyone! We'll get it started with our info.

Copy and paste with your answers and post a pic of yourselves.

Names: Jeff & Mandy

Ages: 40 & 35

How many times to CSS: 3rd visit

Trip dates: July 2nd - 11th

Room type: One Bedroom Ocean Suite

Reason for trip: 3rd Anniversary on 7/7 (Lunch at Lobster Dave's)

Where you from: Dallas, TX (Addison)

What you're looking forward to most: Enjoying the sun with each other. Sunset Beach, great food and drinks. Laughing with our old friends and making some new ones.

Will you go A/N during trip: Every Day!

Drink you're looking forward to: Red Stripe, Rum Runners & Sans Souci Specials, Rum Cream, Cranberry and Champagne, Blue Mountain Coffee, Croaking Frogs (everyone from last year will remember those, it starts with hearing the sounds: two, four, six, eight ...). Probably some Bob Marleys. Gotta watch those.

Kids: None yet

Pets: Golden Retriever & Orange "DIVA" Tabby Cat

Level of excitement (1 - 10): 1,000,000

Our pic:


We can't wait to see everyone again.

Names: Ian and Tina

Ages: 43 & 42

How many times to CSS: 1st visit

Trip dates: July 8th-19th

Room type: One Bedroom Beachfront Suite

Reason for trip: Honeymoon after 11 years married

Where you from: Monument, Colorado

What you're looking forward to most: Relaxation, lots of it. Meeting new friends.

Will you go A/N during trip: Every chance we get. Day and Night. I think we can sneak away at night.

Kids: 2 boys 20 and 17.

Pets: Kitty(1) and Fish(8), really those are their names. Working on creativity

Level of excitement (1 - 10): OMG cannot even imagine. If this holiday is all we think it is going to be, we plan on making this an annual event.

I cannot wait to meet everyone, nor can my husband.

What a great way to get to know everyone. 96 more days and we can't wait.

Names: John and Heidi
Ages: 43 and 40
How many times to CSS: 3
Trip dates: July 1-11
Room type: Ocean Suite with Balcony
Reason for trip: relaxation
Where you from: KC
What you're looking forward to most: Quiet, no kids yelling and screaming, Red Stripe, SSB
Will you go A/N during trip: see above
Drink you're looking forward to: Red Stripe, Blue Mountain Coffee, Croaking Frogs (but only when Mandy makes me)
Kids: Five (18,12,11,7,3)
Pets: Hercules the cat (he lives here, I'm not sure you can classify him as a pet)) Sherbet or Guinea the Poo, and Cleo the snake
Level of excitement (1 - 10): at least 10

Names: David and Erin
Ages: 37 and 35
How many times to CSS: 2
Trip dates: July 2-10
Room type: Deluxe Ocean
Reason for trip: it's fun!
Where you from: Bama
What you're looking forward to most: Jed said it all
Will you go A/N during trip: see above
Drink you're looking forward to: Red Stripe, Blue Mountain Coffee, Croaking Frogs (they were good), Humingbirds
Kids: Three (8,4,3)
Pets: Bear the dog
Level of excitement (1 - 10): what comes after infinity?

Names: Cindy & Randy

Ages: 51 & 57

How many times to CSS: 2nd Full Visit, Trading Places Once, & CTI 6 Times

Trip dates: July 11th- 18th

Room type: Penthouse

Reason for trip: 34th Anniversary on 7/17

Where you from: Temple, TX

What you're looking forward to most: Seeing old friends again, soaking up sun, playing games

Will you go A/N during trip: Oh, I guess if we have to (LOL).

Drink you're looking forward to: Cindy -> Miami Vice, Me->Jheanel's coconut rum, peach schnapps, and rum straw drink on ice. I never heard what it was called.

Kids: Boy and Girl twins. One granddaughter and another grandchild on the way

Pets: Cindy's 3 Yorkies and 1 cat

Level of excitement (1 - 10): 10+

Our pic:

Surely more people are going???

Names: Bill and Kathy

Ages: 56 and 55

How many times to CSS: Second time

Trip dates: CN 7/11-15, CSS 7/15-23

Room type: 1 Bed Ocean Suite
Reason for trip: Makes the rest of the year tolerable . . .

Where you from: California

What you're looking forward to most: Rest, relaxation, sun, fun, good food, good drinks, good company, and NO KIDS/WORK!

Will you go A/N during trip: Yup!

Drink you're looking forward to: Him, rumrunner; her, Jheaneal's margaritas!!

Kids: Daughter (30), Son (19), Daughter (17)

Pets: Tuxedo cats Molly and Buddy

Level of excitement (1 - 10): 1000000000000000000000000000000000!

Our pic:

Less than two months!!!

Where is everyone?

Jeffmon:

We're countin' the days, just like you. Getting pretty excited too.

Bilkat

I saw Matt & Kim are from SC
+++Near Lake Murray ???

Spanky, about two hours, we are in Greenville. Good to see some other Sandlappers in the Couples family.

Pat and Deb
from Missouri

41; 40

First time to CSS

20 year anniversary. She is celebrating her 40th b-day !!!

July 8-13th.

2 kiddos- 13; 8.

looking forward to a great trip.....

Hey notherz
We are from KC (Kansas side)
but I grew up in SWMo, in Springfield Branson area
We will overlap a few days
John

Carl and Stephanie from Texas

51 & 46
First time to CSS


25th anniversary!!!!!!!

July 14-18th.

3 kiddos- 20, 15, & 14

Can't wait......so excited even if it is a short trip

Names: Meghann & Chad

Ages: 29 & 36

How many times to CSS: 4th visit

Trip dates: July 24th - 31st

Room type: One Bedroom Beachfront Suite

Reason for trip: Summer vacation

Where you from: Chicago, IL

What you're looking forward to most: Sunset beach, afternoon 'naps', room service breakfasts, making new friends, and reggae beats!

Will you go A/N during trip: Every Day!

Drink you're looking forward to: Red Stripe, Mudslides (me), Rum Cream, Champagne, Blue Mountain Coffee, Hummingbird (Chad)

Kids: None yet

Names: Arthur & Jody
Ages: 50 & 49
How many times to CSS: 1st visit
Trip dates: July 17th - 25th
Room type: One Bedroom Ocean Suite
Reason for trip: fun
Where you from: Long Island, New York
What you're looking forward to most: Relaxing, Beach volleyball, Drinking, partying with each other and others, meeting people, water sports
Will you go A/N during trip: maybe (neither of us ever have in the past)
Drink you're looking forward to: mud slide
Kids: two - 17, 15
Pets: outdoor cat - Scary
Level of excitement (1 - 10): 8 (always nervous I picked the right place)

Names: Michelle & Paul

Ages: 28 & 38

How many times to CSS: 1st

Dates: July 2 - 9

Room type: One bedroom beachfront suite

Reason for trip: 10th wedding anniversary on 7/7

Where you from: Ontario, Canada

What you're most looking forward to: Being kid free for a week!!

Will you go A/N during your trip: Maybe, probably at least once but can't say for sure.

Drink your looking forward to: All of them! Was thinking of trying to order drinks by colour so i can drink the rainbow :O

Kids: 3, ages 8,9, and 15

Pets: 1 Dog, Up to 3 cats now (step daughter smuggled a kitten into the house and we couldn't say no), 3 turtles and a bunch of goldfish.

quasiguru let me guarantee you that you picked the right place! We will just miss you guys, we leave on the 11th.

quasiguru
I will be the first of many to tell you that you have picked the right place. Chad and I have gone to many other resorts in the Caribbean and always ask ourselves, "Why didn't we just go back to Couples?"

Names: Liz & David

Ages: 31 & 24

How many times to CSS: 1st time

Trip dates: July 1-8

Room type: One Bedroom Beachfront Suite

Reason for trip: Honeymoon!

Where you from: Williamsport, PA

What you're looking forward to most: Relaxing and not having to worry about anything, great food and drinks!

Will you go A/N during trip: Doubtful

Drink you're looking forward to: Pina Coladas

Kids: None yet

Pets: None

Level of excitement (1 - 10): 10

Sandlappers?? Parrot Heads!!!! We are going to be there begining July 29th. First visit. BTW when you guys get to Myrtle Beach stop by Tommy Bahamas and say hello. I play Buffett music 5 days a week there. Have fun!!

Leaving home (Myrtle Beach, SC) and arriving at Couples SS on July 29th to celebrate a great birthday for my Sweets. We are looking forward to enjoying everything the resort has to offer. From the Rum to the Red Stripe and the Beaches to the Elegant Cuisine and especially no phones no rehearsals and no reasons to get up early!!!

Names: TJ & Geneice

Ages: 60 and 49

How many times to CSS: 1st visit

Trip dates: July 29th - Aug 4th

Room type: One Bedroom Ocean Suite

Reason for trip: Birthday celebration
Where you from: Myrtle Beach, SC

What you're looking forward to most: Enjoying the beach with each other. Sunset Beach, great food and drinks. Making some new friends.

Will you go A/N during trip: Yes!

Drink you're looking forward to: Red Stripe, Rum Runners & Sans Souci Specials, Rum Cream, Cranberry , Grapfruit and Vodka,
Kids: plenty

Pets: none

Level of excitement (1 - 10): 2 10's

Names: Britt & Quiana

Ages: 30

How many times to CSS: 1st visit

Trip dates: July 14th - 19th

Room type: Penthouse Suite

Reason for trip: 3rd wedding anniversary

Where you from: Chicago,IL

What you're looking forward to most: Getting away, enjoying the beach with each other, the massages, the weather and making some new friends.

Will you go A/N during trip: Yep- The hubby can't wait! lol

Drink you're looking forward to: all the free ones :-)

Kids: 0 and are really trying to come home the same way lol!

Pets: a maltipoo named Lulu

Level of excitement (1 - 10): 20