Thread: June 2011

Well, after much debate we have decided to skip the next installment of "June at CTI". As much as we would love to see everyone and introduce a fair amount of drunken debauchery, we have decided to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in May. But rest assured Billy, we are planning on being there the following year for your big hoopla. Y'all have a fabulous time and we miss you guys. Have a couple B Marleys for us!

Cheers!

Originally Posted by groovy

Well, after much debate we have decided to skip the next installment of "June at CTI". As much as we would love to see everyone and introduce a fair amount of drunken debauchery, we have decided to hike the Inca trail to Machu Picchu in May. But rest assured Billy, we are planning on being there the following year for your big hoopla. Y'all have a fabulous time and we miss you guys. Have a couple B Marleys for us!

Cheers!

Gino & Krisitie - that trip sounds SO exciting. I'm sure you'll miss lounging around in a pool drinking endless drinks, but WOW Machu Picchu!?! That will be spectacular! I want to hear all about it.
~Angie

Gino from Reno......
Man we will miuss you guys, but look forward with great anticipation to 2012. Our first B Marley will be with a toast in tribute to you!!!! have a blast at Machu Picchu.....I bet it is going to be gorgeous. Take pics for us!!!!

Here is a picture of us. If you see us feel free to stoop and say hi, we will gladly buy you a drink. lol

Jen and Scott,
I hate that we won't be down there at the same time. ANybody that posts a picture of themselves and it is them standing in front of a bar.........well, those are my kind of people!!!!!!!!!

To all those who know Kristin and Brian from Nebraska......
They welcomed Addeline Marie Delehant into the world at 10:16 a.m. on November 12th. The gorgeous little thing checked in at 8 ls. 6 oz. and 21 inches long. Both Mom and Asddeline are doing great.
Brian and Kristin.......
We are all so happy for you and all have great smiles on our faces as we celebrate your joy with you. May the three of you be blessed with all the joy , love, and happiness that all of us have to give to you.

One Love!
Billy

Geno and Kristi,
We will miss you. Really enjoyed getting to know you this last year. Can't wait to see pictures after your trip! It sounds so exciting! If
you have any layover (or just want to make a trip) in Atlanta, give us a call or email. We will meet you down at the airport! Will bring you back here if you would like or just a drink at the airport if time allows!

I'm sitting on the floor of the motorhome with my dogs as I write this. Dustin is captaining the ship. We are heading home from Coushatta Casino in Louisiana. We went this weekend to see Alan Jackson in concert. It was a good one. Nice venue to see someone in. We took my brother and sister-in-law for his 30th birthday. Life has been super busy for us. I peep in here once or twice a week. I get so jealous. I wish we were going this June. We both miss everyone so much. Alan and Angie are heading to our house for new Years. We are greatly looking forward to it. Billy, if you and Audra don't have plans y'all should come down and stay the night and party with us. We always have a great turnout and party hard. Someone can have the motorhome to sleep in. It is Disco theme this year. It is probably best we already didn't plan on coming next year. Dustin can't take vacation around that time. Our North Dakota trip in the motorhome is cancelled. We are just planning to fly there now. Very depressing because we had plans on stopping in OK to see Alan and Angie and then in Nebraska to see Brian and Kristin and to meet the beautiful Addeline. Congratulations kbd. I hope all is well and y'all are getting some sleep in. Jonathan and Laurie, Dustin and I always buy each other an ornament for Christmas that is significant for the year. I desperately searched for a Three's Company ornament but no such luck. Oh well I will have to come up with something else. Is everyone gearing up for the holiday season. I hope everyone has a blessed holiday. Gino and Kristie, we look forward to seeing you both in 2012. Can't wait to see your pics. Well I think I am officially rambling. Anyways we think of all of you a lot and always have a smile when we do. To all who get to go next June enjoy the anticipation of the countdown timer reaching zero and welcome all the newbies. Go with caution to CTI cause it is definitely an addiction. As Billy stated. Your will be treated like nothing less than Royalty. The staff is so amazing. Best times are had meeting new people (especially on the island) and getting to know the staff. I know we have definitely met lots of life long friends there. One Love Junebugs. Cheers!

MEGAN!!!!!!!
IT is so great to hear from you and "that boy" you let hang around with you........man I Love Him!!!!
Don't worry about the June 2011 trip. I almost haveit worked out..........I play the lottery religously. As soon as I win, I'll hire the both of you and pay for your trip. As of late, i am really getting close to winning. I have never missed it by more than six numbers.
I will talk to Audra aboutthe New Year's idea. I don't believe we have any set plans yet. We can always see if the boys can camp at grandma's house. We look forward to seeing you both as soon as possible.
Hope all of you reading this have a great week!
One Love,
Billy

Hey there my Jamaican family,

I just wanted to check in and wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving. I know that I plan on eating A LOT of food and passing out on the couch watching football. It's kind of a tradition of mine.

Thanks have been amazing in the Delehant household. Like Billy and Megan mentioned, we welcomed our first child into the world on November 12th. Her name is Addeline Marie and we will call her Addy. Kristin and Addy are both doing great. Sleep? Who needs sleep? Addy has been a joy in our life in the little time that she has been with us.

Unfortunately, we're not going to be able to make it in June to see all of our Jamaican family. We are definitely planning on being there in 2012 to see everyone and to celebrate the years of happiness for Billy and Audra.

Megan, I 'm bummed that we won't get to see you guys on your trip. We should try and make our way down south sometime next year and make stops in OK to see Angie and Allan and in Texas to see our Texas islanders.

To all of the newbies, ENJOY AND HAVE FUN!!! To all of our repeaters, love you guys and miss you guys. Have a Crown for me! RESPECT!!!

Addy's absolutely beautiful! Congratulations

I think all will agree how precious and beautiful our newest Jamerican, Addy, is. I bet all also hope and pray that she ends up looking like her mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL !!!!!!!!!!
Hey Brian,
couldn't help it....just had to take a shot. Hope all is going well for the three of you. We think about you daily and can't wait to see you again.
One Love,
Billy

Can someone PLEASE make the next 183 days fly by?!

And I can't figure out how to get my picture on here...

185 LONG days till paradise. CTI is all I can think about.

Jessica (mrsferguson)
I posted this for Jen........don't know if it will help you, but try it...........

Jen,
Type in your text.
Return cursor to next line.
Click the "Go Advanced" blue button below this area.
It reopens with more buttons at the top of this box.
Click the drop down arrow to the right of the paperclip.
A new "Manage attachments" window will open.
At the top, you wil see three "browse" buttons.
Click one and go find the picture you want to upload. I usually move it to my desktop ahead of time so that I can find it more easily.
Also, when they are on my desktop, they open with Microsoft Office Picture Manager. In this, I can select "picture" from the top menu, then choose "Resize". Once I do this, there are options on the right side of my screen and I choose "Predefined height X width" and in that select WEB - Large.
After your picture has been made the correct size and you have selected it, the manage attachment window reopens. If you wish to post more than one picture, select the next browse button and continue. When finished selecting one, two, or three pictures, click the upload button. They should appear as links just below this. You will probably need to scroll down just a bit to see them.

If I gave good instructions, there should be two more pictures below this. One of myself, with Jim (of Jim and Abby fame) from Illinois, and Damion who is one of the best bartenders at CTI and a popular favorite bartender among the island crowd.
Good Luck!!!!

You can go back about two pages of this thread and see the pictures I am referring to.....it works for me when I do it...........

Respect,
Billy

As far as the 180+ long days that we all have to wait.........retrain the way your brain thinks......my wait is much shorter as I only have 25 Monday's to go!!!!!!!

25 sounds better to me than 180............

One Love,
Billy

Ok...we just booked our plane tickets (6/8-6/14) and now we need to pick between CTI and CSS. This thread is destroying the CSS June thread so I'm really not sure (because we actually liked the AN at CSS much better). We were at CTI Christmas 2009 and at CSS July 2010 so we've seen both. The big problem I have at CTI is that there's no AN if the wind/weather is up and since we're the start of H-season (can't say it, it's like a no-hitter), we're leaving it up to Mother Nature. When we were at CSS in July, we did a trading places to CTI and it was 20mph winds...at CSS, calm as can be.

Whatever one we pick, we're going to try to get some friends to come back too...you all seem like a fun group so I'm sure we'd fit in just fine...nothing beats the island!

donjohnson..............
tyhe reason we go so early in June is to avoid the onset of hurricane season. This will be our 4th year in a row (well, four out of five as we missed one year for the remodel) to hit CTI in early June. Eachyear is about 8 to 11 days. Cummulatively, we have only seen the island closed one or two days. I would encourage you to book CTI. We have a great group that blends well and has a great time every year. We have a nucleus of couples that return to see each other and then add in another couple or two each year. Our nucleus is certainly beginning to grow and we would certainly welcome you in to all the fun. Just something to think about!!!

One Love,
Billy

Ok...false alarm...we've got our plane tickets but now it looks like we're not going to be able to use them. We'll probably end up paying to change them to another date so sorry, we won't be able to see any of you folks...have a great June in Paradise!

Wishing everyone the best at this time of year! I know we are all ready to head to Jamaica. The weather here in Georgia is VERY cold! I am really looking forward to going down to Jamaica for the warmth, but most of all to spend time with all of our Junebugs. I hate that there will be some that won't be able to make it down there this year, but there are still two options.... One, come here to Georgia and visit us! Or two, we will just have to wait an extra year to get together.

For all those that celebrate the Christmas season, Merry Christmas!

Laurie

This is my second time on the message board since we arrived home in June and it looks like you JuneBugs have quiet the group already. I wanted to get on the MB and wish you all a safe, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I hope all of you first timers will enjoy your stay like Megan and I did and return back in 2012. We are planning our fourth trip. You will have the time of your life and picked the best place to get away.

You might even make new life long friends that you vacation with and talk to daily. There is nothing like couples. It is a good thing we didn't book because last month my vacation was froze for the end of April and possible through July although I fully expect our project to be completed by June 1. But 2012 will be even that much more special.

Billy, I know you are anxiously waiting to return to the island and drink the resort out of crown but do me a favor stop hitting the fast forward button this year has flown by. It is a blur to me now. Seems like yesterday we were waiting in that long customes line returning home.

Jonathan and Laurie we are going to miss you guys. We had a blast hanging out with you. Megan made a book on Shutterfly and we laugh at all the pictures. (Picture books are my favorite right now and my Managing Information technology has to be my least favorite book of all times). Georgia has the highest flu rate of the season so if you haven't already get vaccinated.

Brian and Kristen, I know we talk through the occasional text but enjoy the first Christmas. Can't wait to see you at CTI 2012. We miss you three. Maybe next time Angie won't push Kristen (who was prego at the time) out of the way to win a scavenger hunt on SSB. I have been listening to clips on iTunes so we can be more competitive at name that tune.

Gino from Reno and Christy enjoy your trip you both take amazing vacations.

Allan and Angie see you in a few days! Wow I fill like I am doing a shout out so I am going to stop. You will see more of me starting July 1, 2011. Take care and God Bless!

Originally Posted by Dustin_Megan

... Maybe next time Angie won't push Kristen (who was prego at the time) out of the way to win a scavenger hunt on SSB.

I was winning it FOR Kristin...if you recall I GAVE her the bottle of rum. Ha ha! Good times, for sure!

Originally Posted by Allans_Angel

I was winning it FOR Kristin...if you recall I GAVE her the bottle of rum. Ha ha! Good times, for sure!

Winning it for Kristin.........who wins a bottle of alcohol for a prego girl???? I think she gave it to Kristin because she felt guilty for shoving the mom to be..........what do the rest of you think????

JUST KIDDING!!!!!!! Love ya Angie!!!

Don't make me dig up that picture of her holding that bottle to her belly for the baby to drink.

I can't wait 'til we're all together again. June 2012 seems like forever!

We will be returning to CTI June 25th thru July 2nd 2011. We are celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary,it will have been 25 years since we honeymooned at CTI. Cant wait!


Barry and Jacqueline

Barry and Jacqueline,
Congrats on the 25 and congrats on the return to CTI. I hope you find her as wonderful this time as you did the last time. I know you will.

Angie,
you are right, June 2012 seems like forever, but June 2011 seemed that way to as we all left CTI last year. And really, you can't complain.....Audra and I are so jealous of you and Allen. Your vacation this summer is nothing to sneeze at. Audra and I are not going to make Dustin's and Megan's party, but we so want to see all of you. Let's try to find a day for lunch or supper just before or just after New Years.

All our love to all our Jamaican friends......those that are and those that are soon to be!!!

Merry Christmas all!!!!

Respect,
Billy