Day 35 - 2012

Today started with poor Georgie having a seizure.  So scary to watch him go through.  All I can do is hold him and hope he doesn't feel his body involuntarily moving.   Ready to get home and just spoil him!  I am not ready to lose him yet.  He is my first dog as an adult.  He and Chance are best friends, not sure the cat can live without him or he live without the cat.  They love each other so much.  I am ready to cuddle with him tonight.  C said she would come over

Today I read this article that made me smile.  I seem to lean towards my French ancestors way of thinking. Once I started eating like a French person, I lost and kept off the weight.  I hope if I ever have kids I can parent like a French person as well.  Americans seem to let their kids dictate the rules, which may be why we have so many rude lazy teens/20 somethings.   Maybe I need a nice French man in my life. Hmmmmmmmmm.That is a nice thought.  A nice French man who loves to travel or wants to move back to France. I could totally live in France and be a real French woman!

Tomorrow I think I will go for a hike with the pups or at least George.  He would at least be calm on the hike, though not sure if he can handle the full hike.  We will see.  I just know I want to get out and about tomorrow.


I just really enjoyed walking everywhere on the ship and really want to  make sure i continue doing that at home. So many people want to drive everywhere when walking is soo much fun!


Quote for today:


Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.
~ Steve Jobs

Day 34 - 2012

After this weekend I keep thinking, it is best to make up with your past, so you do not screw up your present.  You may think what the hell?  But it is true.  If you are not at peace with things that have happened in your past, you will continue to screw up your future.  You must grieve for the life you lost or thought you would have. You have to make peace and forgive yourself for any mistakes you made.  Your past is what makes you who you are today. If you do not like who you are, then take steps to become someone you do like.  If you like you (I like me) then forgive yourself, forgive others and look forward to the future.  Look at the future like a blank slate. A blank canvas, waiting to be painted.  Life is pretty, life is ugly, and sometimes something beautiful can me salvaged from the ugliness, if you are willing to work at it or look for it.  Nothing is impossible, if you believe in possibilities.

Go out and make a difference today, no matter what the difference is, do it and be proud of you!

Day 33 - 2012

Okay now don't judge but I am watching the pilot episode of MacGyver and I feel like I'm a child again. I love him he is the perfect man! I am in love. I may never leave my couch again!  He is good looking, sweet, funny, kind to others, can fix anything, can get out of any situation and has no fear!  He is the man I have compared all men too, whether I have realized it or not!.  Thank you Netflix for bringing me back the perfect man!

Day 32 -2012

Today was day at sea and both A and I are sick. My drugs from Mexico are kicking in. I'm no longer green snotty girl. More just still hoarse and slightly coughy girl! Exhausted and ready for home but had a good gloomy day. Woke up to A getting me coffee and breakfast. Then made it out to a sit down lunch. Mmm. I am not sure why we were eating the buffet instead of the good food. Sooo yummy apple curried soup. Spinach mushroom ravioli, fish and chips. Yum yum. Then walked around the boat explored, worked out (only walked 2 miles but still I moved my body) then napped

Tonight's dinner was just with the Minnesota girls. Those girls are a hoot. They are about ten years older and just are fun gals! Great conversation even though I'm hoarse. Sad it's the last night when I am finally getting the hang of this cruise thing. But ready to be home. I will say I have slept good the beds and pillows are comfy and the rocking of the boat soothes me to sleep. So I have mixed feelings about leaving. Sad our vacation ends. It's been nice being with A again. She and I are so much alike we make good vacation buddies.

Amazing super bowl halftime show by Madonna. Ah maze ing!

The next day (Monday) we got off the boat with much ease... to get to the car for the car battery to be dead DARN IT

So I called C (she lives 5 mins away) she totally came to our rescue about the same time the guy next to us jumped us off!  YAY!  saved.  only to get stuck in BAD Miami traffic.. it took us over 2 hours just to get out of Miami.  Our trip back home was so long and we were sooo tired.  It took everything I had not to fall asleep, while A napped.

But oh the memories and laughes we shared!

Day 31-2012

2/4/12 we awake at 9. And fall back asleep until noon. When we awake. We are on Cozumel Mexico. Wow what a trip! We got to see some amazing things. We lucked out and got a taxi driver that spoke English. So he took us on a tour of his island and oh what a beautiful island it was! One side was a tourist trap. But once you got to the other side it was lined with sandy rocky beaches with rolls of huge waves the people were so nice in this part but really fascinated with dicks. They kept showing us stuff that had dicks on it. It was quite strange. Guess they were used to drunk American gringas...we got to see where the locals lived and finally made it Downtown. Our taxi driver Alex only let us off in the 'safe ' area. Crazy to think we may not make it out of Mexico. We didn't stay downtown long as the sunset so did the heaviness set on me. I felt like I was suffocating from a cloud of darkness. A and I looked at each other and both knew we were ready to go! We jumped in a non English speaking cab and made it back to port. As we it closer to the ship the cloud started lifting. We see a pharmacia. So I run I and grab some amoxicillin as I can barely breathe with this chest cold I have. Crazy you could buy why drugs you wanted. Cheap too. We also bought some liquor before finally making it back on the boat. So yes I smuggled in antibiotics but totally worth it!

We ate dinner with out Minnesota friends who had the same bad feelings I did. Not sure if we sensed something or just projected those feelings but either way we were glad to be safely on the boat. A and I made some amazing memories. So glad we did this trip.

Day 30 -2012

2/3/2 - Key west and A's birthday. We both wake up before our alarms. We have breakfast as we are docking. We are in the keys. Breakfast was subpar. Eggs evaporated in your mouth but it was food. I did manage to spill my coffee not intentionally the sliding doors closed on me as I was half way through lol. Rocky start but a good day.

We got off the shuttle at duval street. We take tons of pictures spend too much money. See the most southern point. Met more people. Laughed a lot. We crack each other up. Love that A and I are good vacation buddies. I still feel like kaka but again am sucking it up!

Day 29 -2012

I'm on a boat! YayayAy!!!!! And we are off to key west! So long Miami.

As soon as we get on we meet these two Tennessee couples. They were a hoot and quickly became our friends. They helped a and I become stronger! I am sick but sucking it up! Because I on a boat! Whoo hoo!

First night at dinner. Food was ok. Nightlife so so. We were exhausted so hit the sack early!