Thanks for the offer, but as I’m in my 30’s I don’t expect to retire for many moons yet. Although I am being laid off in four weeks, which is a bit of a bummer, but also a relief in some ways. I do hate the job hunt, though. I think I would take you up on your offer to introduce me to cruising as an accountant, but I just returned from four years of working far away from my family, and I’m not ready to do that again just yet.

In other random news, my parents decided to sign up for a cruise with some of Moms extended family and take all of my immediate family. Free cruise for me! All in all there will be 22 of us. The sad news is we’re going to be on Royal Caribbean over spring break with what I fear will be a plethora of kiddies. Save me! Ah well, a cruise is a cruise is definitely not a week at work.

Thinking randomly of RC, their web site isn’t nearly as helpful as Carnivals. It takes me forever to figure out where information on one thing or another is, where as when I am researching on Carnivals site, the information was much easier to find. Kudos to the web designers for designing a site that is easy to navigate.

You’ve made me giggle today, and over the past few days as I’ve read. I enjoyed very much your pictures of the Costa Serena. If all works out like planned my severance will pay for my cruise on the Splendor next summer.

Well… I do believe that’s the most I’ve ever written at one sitting. I think I’ll head for home in a few, and enjoy some Sticky Toffee Pudding ice cream as a tasty snack.

Every week they had a costume party. People just put random stuff together for costumes and the theme was something like pirates, pimps, and prostitutes.

Anyway, one guy came out stark naked except for a hollowed out potato strategically placed, if you get my drift. Asked what he was, he replied, “A dictator.”

A few years ago the Fantome went down with all hands during a hurricane (passengers had been safely disembarked). To this day I wonder if any of the marvelous crew we danced with, played chess with, and laughed with were still sailing at that time. So sad.

I still think a day early for the Halloween party. I only say this because people often give Halloween parties before, but never afterwards. Once, when Halloween fell on a Thursday, hubby was excited because there would be two weekends of parties. Nope. Just the weekend before.

I see my last comment is sill awaiting moderation, so I’m assuming it is lost in cyber land. To be honest I can’t remember all that I wrote, but I know I did leave some information on the Golden Princess. I did have a wonderful time on her in Alaska. The food was amazing (I can’t wait to hear about your first meal on the Emerald Princess!!!), the crew could not have been better and the weather, well, it rained, but any day on a ship is better than any day on land in my book. You had asked who the CD was on the Golden Princess, it was Billy Hygate. One other quick note that I will mention, while I am not a fan of anytime dinning, that is what I was assigned since I had booked so late. To get the best of both worlds, I was let in on a little secret that changed my mind about anytime dinning. I was able to make reservations for each night at the same time at the same table. So, basically I was able to turn my anytime dinning into a set dinner with the same table, waiters and time. It worked out wonderfully!!!

I’m sure there is more I wanted to share, but it will have to wait until I get some coffee flowing through my body. Please trust that you and Heidi are in my thoughts and prayers and I hope all the worries back home have a comforting outcome.
~R

Why are Heidi and Mrs. Big Ed so worried about the Blogger’s Cruise?

Because they can’t do a thong about it.

How do you know when you’re staying in a Redneck hotel ? . .
When you call the front desk and say, I gotta leak in my sink, and the clerk replies, Go ahead.

smiles, bonnie and prince charlie

Thongs for the memories

Linda Burnett, 23, a resident of San Diego , was visiting her in-laws, and while there went to a nearby supermarket to pick up some groceries. Several people noticed her sitting in her car with the windows rolled up and with her eyes closed, with both hands behind the back of her head.

One customer who had been at the store for a while became concerned and walked over to the car. He noticed that Linda’s eyes were now open, and she
looked very strange. He asked her if she was okay, and Linda replied that
she’d been shot in the back of the head, and had been holding her brains in for over an hour.

The man called the paramedics, who broke into the car because the doors were
locked and Linda refused to remove her hands from her head. When they finally got in, they found that Linda had a wad of bread dough on the back of her head.

A Pillsbury biscuit canister had exploded from the heat, making a loud noise that
sounded like a gunshot, and the wad of dough hit her in the back of her head.

When she reached back to find out what it was, she felt the dough and thought it was her brains. She initially passed out, but quickly recovered and tried to hold her brains in for over an hour until someone noticed and came to her aid.

Linda is a blonde , but I’m certain that’s irrelevant.