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Sunday, February 8, 2009

Cruise 2009 - The Real Story - Day 2

Early wake up. 7-ish. Shower, breakfast and head to Cape Canaveral.

We dropped the car off and were driven to the ship. We checked in and found our way onboard.

WOW. I was most certainly a first time cruiser by the expression on my face. I didn't know what to expect. I WAS very happy to accept a drink about 20 feet onto the ship. Then I promptly signed up for the soft drink package. We headed to our stateroom. Which was about as low and aft as you could get on the ship and NOT be part of the crew. It wasn't large. But it was big enough. We dropped off our carry on's and headed out to explore. We found the shops and the buffet. Then we found the sit down dining room. Ours was the early seating. Which turns out to be the most popular seating. It was lunch time so we ate. The food was good and plentyful. The bread was really good. Small sourdough rolls. A pat of butter and..... have you got a light.

We attended a shopping seminar. Steph is a big shopper. She loves a good deal. So I tagged along. Then we had the mandatory boat drill. Turns out that it was raining out side. The staff on our boat happened to be the shopping lady and a lady from the shows. One of the singers. Turned out to be the best singer on the ship. WOW what a voice. She was marvelous.

We met our table mates at 6pm. A couple from San Antonio, TX (Sally and Jules) and a couple from Hungary (Christina and Zortan) who happened to be living in Ireland. Both couples were in their early 50's. I thought that was kind of odd. Considering the average age of the folks it onboard. We found out that we could order from a pretty large selection. There were chicken, pork, beef and vegetarian dishes. The appetizers were amazing. As were the desserts. AND WE COULD ORDER AS MANY AS WE WANTED. All included in the cost of the cruise. Talk about spoiled. All we had to do was show up and sit down. AHHHHHH.

After dinner we went to one of the lounges. Ended up talking to a couple on their 20th cruise. They were so cute. The lady reminded me of my darling middle child. Or rather I could picture my middle child looking like this lady when she gets older. We chatted with them for a bit and then hit the sack. The beds were quite comfy and the covers were heavy but not too hot. Perfect.

Cruise 2009 - The Real Story - Day 1

It didn't happen like I anticipated. Things rarely go as planned. And this Cruise was no exception. I was actually dropped off at the airport by my husband. He hasn't dropped me off at the airport for a trip in years. Many, many years. I was very surprised and very pleased.

The flight was not packed and I was able to sit about 5 rows back in an aisle seat. I sat next to a very nice recently widowed man who was rooting for the other team. No, not THAT team. I mean the Superbowl. He is a Cardinals fan. But I talked to him anyway. We had a very pleasant conversation, which made the flight fly by. Hardy-har-har.

I called Stephanie when we landed. She was staying at her son, Marc's, house. She got there in about 15 minutes with Suzanne, Marc's wife. She is a doll. I love her accent. She is from Ireland and it is mesmerizing just listening to her speak. I could have all day too. But, Steph and I HAD to go to WalMart to pick up a few forgotten items. Then we headed off to Downtown Disney. We would have gone to one of the parks had Suzanne felt better. But she was under the weather, so we left her home to rest and headed out for a Mickey Ice Cream Bar and a sample chocolate from Ghiradelli. YUM. I bought a grab bag from the 10 Dollar Store. I love those little surprise bags. There is usually $20 worth of things for $7. What a deal.

We got back to Marc's in time for the superbowl. It was heaven. The men did ALL the cooking and cleaning. They would come into the living room to make sure we had enough to drink. And to announce new appetizers. Chips and salsa, marinated shrimp. Then we were served dinner. Grilled of course. Chicken, steak, lamb chops and hot dogs. There were two types of potato salad and fresh fruit. We all ate. Licked out fingers and then the men cleaned up. I had a wonderful time. It was a great game too. I am SO VERY HAPPY that the STEELERS won. My dear hubby is a HUGH STEELER fan.

I slept very well. They have one of the most comfortable couches.....

Friday, February 6, 2009

Winter Cruise 2009 - Confession

Okay. I haven't been posting. I set them up before I left.
(Did I do okay for you Rosemary?)
I would have made them longer, but I am on my daughters laptop and I don't like her keyboard and it doesn't like me. So it is taking me a LONGGGGG time to get these small posts out.

I can't wait for MY new laptop. Stay tuned thisweekend for a REAL Cruise Bulletin.
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