tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58075607975387390492024-03-24T23:20:28.336-05:00My Exclamation Point Life!!Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.comBlogger377125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-57162528808606566392024-03-22T02:29:00.002-05:002024-03-24T23:19:53.825-05:00Life Update<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm up in the wee hours drinking hot chocolate because I can't fall asleep. This is the 312th night I have gone to bed not knowing what is wrong with me. I just counted.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I finally got to see a pulmonologist this week, but he needed radiology results before he could make a diagnosis. I did have a lung function test which went very well and showed I did not have COPD or asthma. My heart also checked out pretty good for its age. I am no longer in Afib. I am still on supplemental oxygen all day and night, and my O2 level still drops into the 80's with any exertion. The doctor had me raise the output level a notch. I have portable oxygen now, so I am not homebound. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The pulmonologist encouraged me to exercise, and he loved the plan Susan had suggested for me. I go to a large facility which has baskets (like Pottery Barn Outlet), and put my oxygen concentrator in the basket. I walked over 2000 steps Tuesday using that plan...and shopping! I haven't been shopping in person in months.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> The walker would serve the same purpose, but getting it in and out of the car is difficult for me. I have been unable to make it back to our church service because of that and the fact that my oxygen is noisy and doesn't last but 3 hours at best. Actually, it is less than that if turned up a notch as the doctor suggested. I am blessed to be back leading my class on Sundays.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm also again a "lady who lunches." Now I just have to watch the clock to be sure I don't outstay (and out gab) my oxygen!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yesterday I overdid. First I mentored my student, which is a big undertaking for me with my carrier for our activities, our snacks, and my oxygen machine and purse! After that I drove to my oxygen company and picked up supplies. Then I went for a relatively healthy lunch alone at Cheddar's. I dropped off dry cleaning and a couple of returns to the UPS store. That was the most I had done in months. So...today I definitely reverted to underdoing!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I guess you can imagine how grateful I am for all the wonderful trips I've gotten to take. And...I haven't thrown in the towel on getting to take more! I would certainly encourage my younger friends (which is just about all of you who are reading this!) to GO if you can, while you can, where you can, as often as you can! This well worn luggage tag has traveled many a mile with me and was/is my motto! (Well, one of my mottos anyway!)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZikHrlKa9RhqhCrPLy-J6TYKcWg8-BPUkCCxNt2GYIvpFFxcxyTS9VFjXqa0NrODFZD6SwPq7ks2VhGrU5q4GbljHtqpicmsEucKUFLlD2IH8n5gCiiykLsj3MZOdd2XUwXBNHeNM5r3L0Wx06HsG3_jPRVHYO1YD2rzs8W3Yx5jTSsiZASeQqYU2Ws/s4032/C7E4C3A9-83A3-4DCF-86A0-571A22DB72AF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifZikHrlKa9RhqhCrPLy-J6TYKcWg8-BPUkCCxNt2GYIvpFFxcxyTS9VFjXqa0NrODFZD6SwPq7ks2VhGrU5q4GbljHtqpicmsEucKUFLlD2IH8n5gCiiykLsj3MZOdd2XUwXBNHeNM5r3L0Wx06HsG3_jPRVHYO1YD2rzs8W3Yx5jTSsiZASeQqYU2Ws/w480-h640/C7E4C3A9-83A3-4DCF-86A0-571A22DB72AF.heic" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It is so worn it is hard to read. "The world is full of people who will go their Whole lives and not actually Live one day. She did not plan on being one of them."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I have lived a beautiful, blessed beyond measure life.</b></div><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I see the pulmomologist again in six weeks.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span><b><span style="font-size: large;">You can read details of how this all began by going to the previous blog, "My Life/Interrupted."</span></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Night, night. I'm gonna go try again!</b></span></p><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-74479420573551420642024-02-03T22:02:00.001-06:002024-03-06T15:58:40.444-06:00My Life/Interrupted<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>According to my plans, today I should be cruising on this beauty, the Navigator of The Seas, from Los Angeles to Cabo San Lucas. Seven glorious days sailing the Mexican Riviera. But I'm not.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIYkKT9O01YKO1Hj7aHBfjhIk07U7Yd03uiuqopmDYe5ZOH6fSqxviNJLkM7iwEvmpk7Fnyi1wwHTB_lAHQnwwsZWQRQO_NY1uVLyZPVEmGr9kEWU7LkEMQIN-ntBD4b3jdbfEjXgN1f-cgtS5jla7iawn5y7m8Rv0_CF2aSpipKN3KsAO2sHjK9x660/s1070/460CBBAC-E228-46BC-9358-06309404170F_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="884" data-original-width="1070" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZIYkKT9O01YKO1Hj7aHBfjhIk07U7Yd03uiuqopmDYe5ZOH6fSqxviNJLkM7iwEvmpk7Fnyi1wwHTB_lAHQnwwsZWQRQO_NY1uVLyZPVEmGr9kEWU7LkEMQIN-ntBD4b3jdbfEjXgN1f-cgtS5jla7iawn5y7m8Rv0_CF2aSpipKN3KsAO2sHjK9x660/w400-h330/460CBBAC-E228-46BC-9358-06309404170F_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You see, my life has not been normal as of late. My wings have been clipped. My best laid plans have been interrupted. And I have been remiss in letting you, dear friends, know.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I had been short of breath at times for a few years, but on Monday, May 15, 2023, I had a real scare. I got so out of breath loading my car that I could not drive to mentor my beloved 6th grade boy. I was diagnosed that day with AFib, sent to a cardiologist, and placed on medication. Four days later I was hospitalized for 12 days after additionally being diagnosed with pneumonia. The lengthy stay was due to my blood oxygen level (02) failing to stay above 90. You know...it's measured by that little thing the doctor clips on your finger (pulse oximeter) during a check-up.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I missed my boy's end of school activities and party. I missed 7 Sundays with my Sunday School class. The medication didn't control my AFib well enough for me to pursue life normally. I opted on October 24, 2023, to have a cardioversion, a shock to the heart under anesthesia to restore normal rhythm. It was successful with only one shock. I was out of AFib, but unfortunately I was still also out of breath. I just never regained the ability to walk any distance at all without very frightening huffing and puffing.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I limped along through November and December with some adjustments. My mentee would meet me in our room rather than my going to get him. I ordered all my groceries and even my Christmas gifts. I was extremely blessed to be able to hostess my Sunday School class for our Christmas party and then my family for opening Christmas gifts, with a lot of help from my girls! Both events were simply wonderful.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>By January 2, 2024, I realized my 02 was dropping and staying below 90 again. (With my history I had bought a pulse oximeter.) I went to my primary care doctor but didn't feel bad while I was there, and my 02 measured 92 (of course it did!) Therefore, I came home and got worser and worser! I took 4 Covid tests, all negative, and I believe it was just a horrid cold. But my 02 levels demanded attention, and I was put on supplemental oxygen. It didn't even seem real that was happening to me!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Since that day I have been tethered to a 50 foot tube connected to an oxygen concentrator 24/7 inside my home. I have only ventured out three times to get my hair done (I know!) and a few times for doctor visits and another CT scan. Susan has taken me each time wrangling a large wheeled oxygen tank as well as a spare in case it runs out.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I finally had an appointment with a lung doctor on Monday, January 29th after the results of the latest scan raised some questions. He listened attentively to my story and took a progressive but conservative approach. We are waiting hopefully for all of the congestion in my airways from the cold to clear out before doing further lung testing. In the meantime the doctor prescribed a lightweight portable oxygen concentrator which will give me some freedom to leave my home and put some normal back in my life...and Susan's!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is the scripture I have clung to during this recent phase of my plight:</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Whether here on this earth or in heaven above, my future is secure because Jesus died in my place. He paid the highest price so that, by believing in Him, I might live forever in heaven. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b> </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></h3><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></h4><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></h2><div style="text-align: left;"> </div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-68642598212141346672023-06-29T12:40:00.001-05:002023-06-29T12:40:41.623-05:00A Picture Perfect Mother/Daughter Cruise<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>First, you need to play like it's still May. Cause that's when this cruise took place--May 7th to May 14th. If you've been following my blog, disaster began to befall on May 15th, but not during our wonderful week!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We drove to Galveston on Sunday morning and parked right across the street from the huge, beautiful Allure of the Seas. What a treat not to have to fly! Excitement is running high!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKKN9P4pkzNQqKggooXCwPsqBDx3SJyqmlkypFbxwWtWCPHEJrt8xzOq_FObaBfbe3G1LqjMJV6sQUSmnG7Ef9HwbRnfk5qq4i701dM7rG8CYYFwqeOidaK3dAZ-GYj4T0Snc_MsL90bvAM9iDaT5YgUGISw9XjCG0_GZ7FZmQTlCrtiILqak1RlYEfw/s3088/D9765E04-F9A3-4830-B675-53CD03B630BF.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmKKN9P4pkzNQqKggooXCwPsqBDx3SJyqmlkypFbxwWtWCPHEJrt8xzOq_FObaBfbe3G1LqjMJV6sQUSmnG7Ef9HwbRnfk5qq4i701dM7rG8CYYFwqeOidaK3dAZ-GYj4T0Snc_MsL90bvAM9iDaT5YgUGISw9XjCG0_GZ7FZmQTlCrtiILqak1RlYEfw/w300-h400/D9765E04-F9A3-4830-B675-53CD03B630BF.heic" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_plSmv-hVzI-FRsya31ru3jLqXiR9KlR2yyHoaWsXQHwgVB1pTIc9hUXQGDoV-mxb5zR09Dp-sjDkbRoMZPjzK3N-DEfrBKUsDbmhVoQbxZgoLuPZui8LhAbQtk8xkD2X2j1Sx29dCvIdrCMpGInEYjsh2lTtj3xYkf8SjPufl_iGH7IQSEozvSRboVI/s3213/163D66CA-3C7B-48E1-8479-6E68C536AC4B_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3213" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_plSmv-hVzI-FRsya31ru3jLqXiR9KlR2yyHoaWsXQHwgVB1pTIc9hUXQGDoV-mxb5zR09Dp-sjDkbRoMZPjzK3N-DEfrBKUsDbmhVoQbxZgoLuPZui8LhAbQtk8xkD2X2j1Sx29dCvIdrCMpGInEYjsh2lTtj3xYkf8SjPufl_iGH7IQSEozvSRboVI/w400-h376/163D66CA-3C7B-48E1-8479-6E68C536AC4B_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Thar she be--just waiting for us!!!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAOwkjJPr9GFxK4HSMUEaXzRUDuYv3zKL6PX2KBS361uuA2z8414S-IjilPBDz-RiLqfp0Dbc7E3d_ZkmWrzcnNtMRcKrFinoYUven8E9wLhT1MK_ZjqZ9AuccTtsICI73VD4ueVfg5fTY_XhbcrfkK_f7--6Tb9rr4bI1J4N5cEl-QJbDD6qWnQS0jo/s4032/A62E11F0-E0E8-4513-8E69-E2B47E75789A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXAOwkjJPr9GFxK4HSMUEaXzRUDuYv3zKL6PX2KBS361uuA2z8414S-IjilPBDz-RiLqfp0Dbc7E3d_ZkmWrzcnNtMRcKrFinoYUven8E9wLhT1MK_ZjqZ9AuccTtsICI73VD4ueVfg5fTY_XhbcrfkK_f7--6Tb9rr4bI1J4N5cEl-QJbDD6qWnQS0jo/w400-h300/A62E11F0-E0E8-4513-8E69-E2B47E75789A.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Don't leave us! We can't figure out how to get there!!!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We made it!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb8SpGFG-CPZSocgUrueNQovtAz2H1ocVo6298Z1-Qk3LYe-SZTu67IZj5RQAL0HhQwKTevqiW7H8atxQD-Imd8Lr3P9sCzB-sdktDMexIqXU_nwIi8mFaEe-zklhHwN-pZ6sXyOWq-2FdhtyiD749vZyTR1_GyjMYEyUJ4DHeOVe47Y3VWp1ezpqYHA/s3000/8CDE8DCE-F708-4F47-B03D-2D7AE4DE217C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQb8SpGFG-CPZSocgUrueNQovtAz2H1ocVo6298Z1-Qk3LYe-SZTu67IZj5RQAL0HhQwKTevqiW7H8atxQD-Imd8Lr3P9sCzB-sdktDMexIqXU_nwIi8mFaEe-zklhHwN-pZ6sXyOWq-2FdhtyiD749vZyTR1_GyjMYEyUJ4DHeOVe47Y3VWp1ezpqYHA/w400-h320/8CDE8DCE-F708-4F47-B03D-2D7AE4DE217C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Our official Bon Voyage portrait!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA29QNathXAXstlbqWhTBtZVKxs8OHRVNIWvh93mP9KRF0Ld-Ic7sRUdRliulHrqePjmrk7dN2E5H3-wKyGQySiEraZCJfDitXn2iXh8jQu5Br5UsOd5e7L2OEHFhQGAOhLGr2c9c3neQx90DhiYqxB5TL7UQe4wzKDpKqwhombM7BJagAcMgbxoWeqs/s1706/2FC9B35E-8ABE-4061-9A9A-013137FEA946.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguA29QNathXAXstlbqWhTBtZVKxs8OHRVNIWvh93mP9KRF0Ld-Ic7sRUdRliulHrqePjmrk7dN2E5H3-wKyGQySiEraZCJfDitXn2iXh8jQu5Br5UsOd5e7L2OEHFhQGAOhLGr2c9c3neQx90DhiYqxB5TL7UQe4wzKDpKqwhombM7BJagAcMgbxoWeqs/w225-h400/2FC9B35E-8ABE-4061-9A9A-013137FEA946.jpeg" width="225" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our unofficial selfie by Susan...</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ciIyEfo0m9JYLRIe6JBi5mhEPM6-QYU7yHys3XMT3jNORc2ZpSmBXkHgUAdKx3rPhrbDETKp6-ksmEMDS7saIZlM_2TMK84by0DFu5J6JBV51PMmBWt1uYnENNHWqHFAThmcabtdn7YGCTLPgo9-bA10X0oddjFDBmGhCM1PgcElRSUl_gx-G2kOsAU/s4032/50B51E36-903F-4675-BE1D-7EFDFD4908DD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9ciIyEfo0m9JYLRIe6JBi5mhEPM6-QYU7yHys3XMT3jNORc2ZpSmBXkHgUAdKx3rPhrbDETKp6-ksmEMDS7saIZlM_2TMK84by0DFu5J6JBV51PMmBWt1uYnENNHWqHFAThmcabtdn7YGCTLPgo9-bA10X0oddjFDBmGhCM1PgcElRSUl_gx-G2kOsAU/w400-h300/50B51E36-903F-4675-BE1D-7EFDFD4908DD.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The obligatory relaxation pose!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>By the greatest of timing, we got this shot of the Port Bolivar ferry traveling back to Galveston as we cruised away. For the first half of my life this was my cruise ship. Riding it multiple times was a highlight of our family's Galveston vacations! I never even imagined cruising on a luxurious floating city like the </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Allure of the Seas!</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNFXKt7805jdH2d9HuGf_wZzdFjRZFiZVDVh__DW4xLfIFeLCVeNYo5a0VRuyvdLvWI6PLNRU6qhlDwL7h80BfLhfM1U3w1sgqkmxz6g4kfBmNIW6Btj-DlfqHa-Qn8iFE4gS61feCtk9sulqSvguKBnAUzIb9SRhCg0GOYthbvKndRYCFjSecO4yG2k/s4032/31137D34-10FE-491F-913C-7EBF0AB111C7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTNFXKt7805jdH2d9HuGf_wZzdFjRZFiZVDVh__DW4xLfIFeLCVeNYo5a0VRuyvdLvWI6PLNRU6qhlDwL7h80BfLhfM1U3w1sgqkmxz6g4kfBmNIW6Btj-DlfqHa-Qn8iFE4gS61feCtk9sulqSvguKBnAUzIb9SRhCg0GOYthbvKndRYCFjSecO4yG2k/w400-h300/31137D34-10FE-491F-913C-7EBF0AB111C7.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br />Now I'm going to admit right up front here that having my own very willing private photographer along was an exciting first for me. I might have gone a little crazy on shopping for a "never before seen" wardrobe. Susan might have gone a little crazy parading me around the ship from photographer to photographer and "helping" them just a bit with their posing of her mama! I absolutely loved it.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But...Warning: Possible Picture Overload Ahead!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>View at Your Own Risk!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF6bbELAwlvUOiPfZvFE5vdH9RY5J9DbruyW9jPPXFL3BUkl7BC83kIy5CCZDFDrz32YT2BjvtGdK1WX3SWUP9FF8oDhO1DHWhTE4tWhyPsXS-Q2Pdo-OaYoknvA3820_DhVqVVSGlNpEtMX0Jl3y3sGIfIfC_mqyrDDje4jIh1Dj9-9708bx4yoIhuU/s4032/A4F58250-1ED8-4B40-97FA-437B48EF967C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgF6bbELAwlvUOiPfZvFE5vdH9RY5J9DbruyW9jPPXFL3BUkl7BC83kIy5CCZDFDrz32YT2BjvtGdK1WX3SWUP9FF8oDhO1DHWhTE4tWhyPsXS-Q2Pdo-OaYoknvA3820_DhVqVVSGlNpEtMX0Jl3y3sGIfIfC_mqyrDDje4jIh1Dj9-9708bx4yoIhuU/w300-h400/A4F58250-1ED8-4B40-97FA-437B48EF967C.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Boardwalk and the Aqua Theatre From Above</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9rrt7imIJA8glWlnTyVwkXAY_d40YyZ24GYtY7-InXrLNlcMJA8EPiYkopaOUyCXw7l3tsKb914NwjwiEZOfxPKjVQ4O_bL_2RP1XO413M_QL9FgPWRqQu9EtTaFaHTD3V7MxdkfSwhre6B8PBbOr1OPTf-FoIaln8y93AG9WfEaQr-H13hzsiMyNM0/s4032/3E7B6BCA-3971-44F0-A952-4FC3BFC32EB9_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX9rrt7imIJA8glWlnTyVwkXAY_d40YyZ24GYtY7-InXrLNlcMJA8EPiYkopaOUyCXw7l3tsKb914NwjwiEZOfxPKjVQ4O_bL_2RP1XO413M_QL9FgPWRqQu9EtTaFaHTD3V7MxdkfSwhre6B8PBbOr1OPTf-FoIaln8y93AG9WfEaQr-H13hzsiMyNM0/w300-h400/3E7B6BCA-3971-44F0-A952-4FC3BFC32EB9_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV00093GM4RQWntQhdz9Y-jd3kbtVPNao8-G9xxtOyMxfTmHwhVwJo9GKKIlfVbdgPH8LR6I98zPbJsHBYy8FUUcT4Y8Cns3IrvH_u8v5SbvOaRj7hwchDGsrX5bWCb3giD8pcbFYRib2G6-6GeTw1H6aDHsLYpWzvr21HiqIqxveI4RoZsEWDFKz8-4/s4032/8A28AB7A-574E-4A09-9FE9-6225EB1D1C0A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKV00093GM4RQWntQhdz9Y-jd3kbtVPNao8-G9xxtOyMxfTmHwhVwJo9GKKIlfVbdgPH8LR6I98zPbJsHBYy8FUUcT4Y8Cns3IrvH_u8v5SbvOaRj7hwchDGsrX5bWCb3giD8pcbFYRib2G6-6GeTw1H6aDHsLYpWzvr21HiqIqxveI4RoZsEWDFKz8-4/w300-h400/8A28AB7A-574E-4A09-9FE9-6225EB1D1C0A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>I'm tellin' ya. This thing is HUGE!</b><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Our cabin was on the 9th deck and had a window which overlooked Central Park and the Rising Tide Bar.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>When we first arrived and opened our door, we LOL'd a lot!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was tiny and had as little storage space as</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>any room I've ever had! Susan took a video, but I can't talk</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>videos into appearing on my blog! So here is the hilarious</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>best still shot I could get from said video!!! </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"My, Linda, </b><b>what long legs you have!"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iO5ZQRORZYZHitxC9dTXvrRffz8nx7L2VY9bBWj9DKnkpFxMBz-fSbC9-UcE0QaujncnkNEtGL5WW12x-95tF1EnfEaooG5zDXVSZHNk52wj_C5_RWpu9YusSsRLeWFQx3T84LquIMVzknYG2GilXMGrGz6WmvoVr-B_8XcLLN_ingsCMMlCG9aOJy0/s950/4F87ED57-E670-47B5-BEA0-9870D267A9A4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="709" data-original-width="950" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-iO5ZQRORZYZHitxC9dTXvrRffz8nx7L2VY9bBWj9DKnkpFxMBz-fSbC9-UcE0QaujncnkNEtGL5WW12x-95tF1EnfEaooG5zDXVSZHNk52wj_C5_RWpu9YusSsRLeWFQx3T84LquIMVzknYG2GilXMGrGz6WmvoVr-B_8XcLLN_ingsCMMlCG9aOJy0/w400-h299/4F87ED57-E670-47B5-BEA0-9870D267A9A4.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Really great spot for people watching!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>(That's me watching them, NOT them watching me, I hope!)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Our first meal in the Solarium Bistro!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq22FrPyNbYzajK_uQqK_a5Llm5QnL0Q6yN1NGOhvPHjG4aLWYPDuJMcThmT8vdSFJYr9Nq3yil9tEInZreN9sue88jgxeWPYwUEMydC0_iKgLJw6G0Ux1GYYpTihgVXPR_YPUNGyK6LS1A2A5wc7hZzyayoWPCosUgnVcA6nJPR5IP0xMrjGSRqrlyaM/s4032/6D732936-6FF6-408A-B5F2-841CB11CD867.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq22FrPyNbYzajK_uQqK_a5Llm5QnL0Q6yN1NGOhvPHjG4aLWYPDuJMcThmT8vdSFJYr9Nq3yil9tEInZreN9sue88jgxeWPYwUEMydC0_iKgLJw6G0Ux1GYYpTihgVXPR_YPUNGyK6LS1A2A5wc7hZzyayoWPCosUgnVcA6nJPR5IP0xMrjGSRqrlyaM/w400-h300/6D732936-6FF6-408A-B5F2-841CB11CD867.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Yes, we ate like little birds.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm4ux8n8WwzTiO1atr95ifvJF5RBzVNtA0-Z4C5qsmO3UtMTejqgDOBwRwdBcc0k1qXKfLVtMFsNXUNvt_02jlvWcn_it66808wNf9D3woUl2rbB60BnOZUgSUbErqXkkEEyVYiGF75DQd-RGef99QIGdxsRSV7SI0mFBAN9BfwJ9p4H9jleK0oOzvnU/s606/1E0F6966-29F6-4A3D-A7E0-26042F9F37F2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="446" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCm4ux8n8WwzTiO1atr95ifvJF5RBzVNtA0-Z4C5qsmO3UtMTejqgDOBwRwdBcc0k1qXKfLVtMFsNXUNvt_02jlvWcn_it66808wNf9D3woUl2rbB60BnOZUgSUbErqXkkEEyVYiGF75DQd-RGef99QIGdxsRSV7SI0mFBAN9BfwJ9p4H9jleK0oOzvnU/w295-h400/1E0F6966-29F6-4A3D-A7E0-26042F9F37F2.png" width="295" /></a></div><b>Waiting for dinner!<br /><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We were pretty excited about the Broadway show aboard the Allure - an uncut version of <i>MAMMA MIA</i>! Susan has played the part of Tanya, and the set was identical!</b><b> She enjoyed it so much that she went back to see it again later in the week! One of many high points of our trip!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULIrCI4IAPb0rojrFqpYruFKsLRyl-qeC3BR4kea5e9O1ldqmEn7WbDX3Ud25_Z2S4BXaNXTpj5X_y57HCZSXVs7ZACpaCEiFDyRBLg8gBRBBxOSRhyjt_imuQ7Ln0hcNnK8UtSXlxeJUFlg0sPkaSZ1cFTmE-fOKggPx4hMWrOFwhaRs3yLIAUoc2dQ/s4032/A35DF706-6EB5-457E-A3A9-2A21603DF31D.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULIrCI4IAPb0rojrFqpYruFKsLRyl-qeC3BR4kea5e9O1ldqmEn7WbDX3Ud25_Z2S4BXaNXTpj5X_y57HCZSXVs7ZACpaCEiFDyRBLg8gBRBBxOSRhyjt_imuQ7Ln0hcNnK8UtSXlxeJUFlg0sPkaSZ1cFTmE-fOKggPx4hMWrOFwhaRs3yLIAUoc2dQ/w400-h300/A35DF706-6EB5-457E-A3A9-2A21603DF31D.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHl6mi7uUagzOJDSi3qUgGyVLWfbNz1DUX5YWLdmSLVNgrYoDu5XW4XjC1VEqMNcheiJ8lsXrhIHllpWPwGx-c7d9dBEpwcnF0lzYMM_KTbU16YeRt_wAMriS-j8MQvj3uGWEcJ-Sf33NfULXJBwLqMxSi1jBjkmDYjU8R1cWPDamx8v9Z2hVJbXq0go/s3877/A4989FDE-A36E-4595-8950-65FD66298118_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="3877" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNHl6mi7uUagzOJDSi3qUgGyVLWfbNz1DUX5YWLdmSLVNgrYoDu5XW4XjC1VEqMNcheiJ8lsXrhIHllpWPwGx-c7d9dBEpwcnF0lzYMM_KTbU16YeRt_wAMriS-j8MQvj3uGWEcJ-Sf33NfULXJBwLqMxSi1jBjkmDYjU8R1cWPDamx8v9Z2hVJbXq0go/w400-h178/A4989FDE-A36E-4595-8950-65FD66298118_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>And my first professional portrait of the trip!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURu7ujkFvy8IXGkMXOx9UphAmBljEbxo_xrY4RXExZzWPxgxWV6xAdGdpiOBzqv-RcnES3LjAESD1sLU88UYo9gR-yyIep_5ztj4BJaz43b_c2XX2fXEKNuzepIuTUOBXu5_POqk8XofarH3WZmVB-Qdl4A8ittNqGMcpjtbMwYogSufSl4kIWlStHdw/s2814/56489201-5931-4978-926F-3B3FE1D12728_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1982" data-original-width="2814" height="281" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgURu7ujkFvy8IXGkMXOx9UphAmBljEbxo_xrY4RXExZzWPxgxWV6xAdGdpiOBzqv-RcnES3LjAESD1sLU88UYo9gR-yyIep_5ztj4BJaz43b_c2XX2fXEKNuzepIuTUOBXu5_POqk8XofarH3WZmVB-Qdl4A8ittNqGMcpjtbMwYogSufSl4kIWlStHdw/w400-h281/56489201-5931-4978-926F-3B3FE1D12728_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Susan was hilarious in her "handling" of the photographers.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>She would tell me, "Now we'll let them do one or two of their hokey poses, then I'll step in and give them a hand!" </b><b>Those of you who know Susan, a.k.a. Dolly Levi, will have no trouble believing that. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We got to the ice skating show very early and got to sit on the front row right by one of the entrances and exits for the performers. 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text-align: center;"><b>We're not the first ship in this picture; we're the second! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>But I made it and got a kiss from a dolphin in the bargain!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I think I'll show you my favorite picture while</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>you're still with me!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5AcdJLkFG0guBEjSBsAuCU3R-eGhbnRPbbNt8qpMi-2Ki4zQqgctkovZEQnMvWtGXTGH124uw85zzKzRWc-lu78sSgIqrNDifxpdqsPhlCfc-QFG-1ijg8-4VJuU-7e2hl3yBcXjZmg1vCmsUzfDGoQmYeQbl2mEYPVT-JHcijlJo55ziU1SKNc-cZFg/s2844/59688C94-0D57-4242-9F14-2F9BF312A23D_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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This trip was no exception.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6f6kygYrNJ9m7WR-zisUilH5phTnBceyGbR8on9BvIJW6ehhykCshSG5LTL0YWdMI39Jy2Zt2dhyS85-K2PV9gZMgI9wiXKtDzG01dDQwWNU9QWnO9CCapM_DKxQ0JeUq-NMbbalv60EQQcHGOy7Q4sdM6SxgWF7Uq7TheY3GB24pmoCBV5K5ND3fkg/s4032/FE84C13E-8F8C-4853-8E49-6C1BEF0C1DEC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6f6kygYrNJ9m7WR-zisUilH5phTnBceyGbR8on9BvIJW6ehhykCshSG5LTL0YWdMI39Jy2Zt2dhyS85-K2PV9gZMgI9wiXKtDzG01dDQwWNU9QWnO9CCapM_DKxQ0JeUq-NMbbalv60EQQcHGOy7Q4sdM6SxgWF7Uq7TheY3GB24pmoCBV5K5ND3fkg/w400-h300/FE84C13E-8F8C-4853-8E49-6C1BEF0C1DEC.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>We had the best time every night with Sharon and her husband Ron, and their friend, Dale. They were from the Houston area.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>As usual we found a "small world" connection. Sharon and Ron's son got married at Christ Chapel in Fort Worth. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>More about Dale later!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Sunday our cruise ended was Mother's Day.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Susan found this shirt for me in one of the shops on the ship.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I was the only person I saw wearing one, but several asked me</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>where I got it!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDupbpI3JW46xaXR-skRrOo2hzAkRQZZ-DyUhMAMYheYEKMaEnlItI0eF-oavO8KPogp8aT5fHXLZIZ-iZbWOyipgMXo60hZWbEnS4rJyYuRsViy8wyYWsv3qsWCKcx9FOwA8TCH45p8yuCnoVKxTSiZ1E0cxVazSl8QlCg5HV1K48g8LmMxdsPMhdd4/s3000/BAF5D02E-5546-4B1C-A942-EFFF846337CA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDupbpI3JW46xaXR-skRrOo2hzAkRQZZ-DyUhMAMYheYEKMaEnlItI0eF-oavO8KPogp8aT5fHXLZIZ-iZbWOyipgMXo60hZWbEnS4rJyYuRsViy8wyYWsv3qsWCKcx9FOwA8TCH45p8yuCnoVKxTSiZ1E0cxVazSl8QlCg5HV1K48g8LmMxdsPMhdd4/w320-h400/BAF5D02E-5546-4B1C-A942-EFFF846337CA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>As the week progressed, we discovered that Dale, our table mate, was an expert chess player. I have always been interested in chess, and would especially like to be able to teach the 6th grader I mentor to play if he is interested. There is a lovely table with chess set in Central Park, which is a feature of this class ship.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>So Dale set a time for me to meet him for a lesson. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOy-XGvPvMbnxh8szkQJ0ZKfIHxP2-puW6TCBTpzqvsYLd05eMhI7bzk3PAH3gbKXP2qWO49RWy5QwB9v44edOgUbq67WCR_0jMGLhV6SsBlKYTq7N8r2QFdnpf7bYBGi_vYSkKEtYA94uRTbiAOsd4p_DREp4kV6kpaPBuzFeJpjaN_mTzGpGn9aOfFc/s4032/3F17EF20-12C8-43E5-A7B3-0851E2C74BCB.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOy-XGvPvMbnxh8szkQJ0ZKfIHxP2-puW6TCBTpzqvsYLd05eMhI7bzk3PAH3gbKXP2qWO49RWy5QwB9v44edOgUbq67WCR_0jMGLhV6SsBlKYTq7N8r2QFdnpf7bYBGi_vYSkKEtYA94uRTbiAOsd4p_DREp4kV6kpaPBuzFeJpjaN_mTzGpGn9aOfFc/w400-h300/3F17EF20-12C8-43E5-A7B3-0851E2C74BCB.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnsPkfIikaZZFM0K92pPtbN-BnC0mRcNIqqAHtYKt-8pzUhMobMXr7gRW42XDDWkNw7Nmnokr8gp9xWK_55xKrO8HJjrgkVDM5jPbT1Ehb3aHfFrv3E418ai_owXRmHHXre31-Pa_I9XXmJS_nWOL3fXJdcEkpnHPDplYaErdiwdflSUhy4TqIug9XnU/s4032/845DE2E2-5F14-4815-BAFA-F83A3BFA40A8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNnsPkfIikaZZFM0K92pPtbN-BnC0mRcNIqqAHtYKt-8pzUhMobMXr7gRW42XDDWkNw7Nmnokr8gp9xWK_55xKrO8HJjrgkVDM5jPbT1Ehb3aHfFrv3E418ai_owXRmHHXre31-Pa_I9XXmJS_nWOL3fXJdcEkpnHPDplYaErdiwdflSUhy4TqIug9XnU/w300-h400/845DE2E2-5F14-4815-BAFA-F83A3BFA40A8.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dale and I are waiting for the table.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBYrIU6elRWwORps5NtGtZoLTHTGhzpI6oTsosHD3JLNkcQVg84_gpEbdgA46hst25_H0rceA7Fm-8dybP4zWmYwRcNOuY7DsoQjZGZkEptEqztGGlS1LVFKxgpWiRzVCyfqaq5PE_O5skRa6IkJaqYCvqMYqClHwFJDnTqp2A2QcP0LwPdUlf59L5oQ/s4032/60DACB08-E659-4F78-8AB9-52308BC626C4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBYrIU6elRWwORps5NtGtZoLTHTGhzpI6oTsosHD3JLNkcQVg84_gpEbdgA46hst25_H0rceA7Fm-8dybP4zWmYwRcNOuY7DsoQjZGZkEptEqztGGlS1LVFKxgpWiRzVCyfqaq5PE_O5skRa6IkJaqYCvqMYqClHwFJDnTqp2A2QcP0LwPdUlf59L5oQ/w400-h300/60DACB08-E659-4F78-8AB9-52308BC626C4.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>I am clueless.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2J4XIcp2okcACufFfy7KbG1jY5HkCsWcTUozroaxWr11h3GHFmxOVcahcUtGBF8b9aujBIaNW5tLBXNHvu-KrPzS659POigjCiyCcOdKNW-fzOzd2T09-VP1rUukkSAXDHSokcBWdjEvc1nKDHdQU5ptEO5Ty2J_zddrwN5k6rg_xPTTvigMzhMEGJwI/s4032/75905F9A-69D4-4B0A-B318-1984204FB1F7.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2J4XIcp2okcACufFfy7KbG1jY5HkCsWcTUozroaxWr11h3GHFmxOVcahcUtGBF8b9aujBIaNW5tLBXNHvu-KrPzS659POigjCiyCcOdKNW-fzOzd2T09-VP1rUukkSAXDHSokcBWdjEvc1nKDHdQU5ptEO5Ty2J_zddrwN5k6rg_xPTTvigMzhMEGJwI/w400-h300/75905F9A-69D4-4B0A-B318-1984204FB1F7.heic" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dale had been coaching this young man, too, so he had us <br />(try to) play each other. I won't be teaching my mentee.<br />He could probably teach me! But it was fun learning what<br />little I did!<br /><br /><br />One more new ensemble...<br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLk3bY7zPJcm_dJLs2YTkZhsL9qDmMbezKvR7kdX1hdNeIg0HYCH3cumsG_jQKdDkN9XPdOj_mZzDDecaGK-f1mZaJHxzWKYlVrcdsCBnzQl6qYszP3rFSwXS8ahVXM73Q-WiR8zIkLcyThKYUisUFmAYKruHR6JekvJkYTCa8pWuJ8l8CF6kQlic7hM/s3000/12AAE27C-4725-4982-BAF1-1C848CDE94ED.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggLk3bY7zPJcm_dJLs2YTkZhsL9qDmMbezKvR7kdX1hdNeIg0HYCH3cumsG_jQKdDkN9XPdOj_mZzDDecaGK-f1mZaJHxzWKYlVrcdsCBnzQl6qYszP3rFSwXS8ahVXM73Q-WiR8zIkLcyThKYUisUFmAYKruHR6JekvJkYTCa8pWuJ8l8CF6kQlic7hM/w320-h400/12AAE27C-4725-4982-BAF1-1C848CDE94ED.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><br />And my beautiful girl showing me how to pose by the fancy car...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwpzW4m-0x1WsymszfC9Vp63GzYCrBeV6h-1aoD9a8jlmInUZZVJhbw8A-Y-UvI4a2q69dlweQxxGlqMDqxLyGR-FYvesdHpmvPD_7KUgCWVKoPE4NetNJo5QNmMyx5RLEPQvJ0ab_wfmXc7UuAdzODMCav_2o4pmfZjtJvQhaM0U5yMhom5D7wxFG90/s3000/58821806-9A85-4EB6-9BC4-F95B46830611.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxwpzW4m-0x1WsymszfC9Vp63GzYCrBeV6h-1aoD9a8jlmInUZZVJhbw8A-Y-UvI4a2q69dlweQxxGlqMDqxLyGR-FYvesdHpmvPD_7KUgCWVKoPE4NetNJo5QNmMyx5RLEPQvJ0ab_wfmXc7UuAdzODMCav_2o4pmfZjtJvQhaM0U5yMhom5D7wxFG90/w320-h400/58821806-9A85-4EB6-9BC4-F95B46830611.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sharing a cruise with my daughter was just perfection!</b></div><b>She was more like my "lady in waiting." </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Remember our laughs over the small room? No problem!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We got all our overpacking hung in the closet and had </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>one (1) drawer each--which was plenty. We went our own </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>way some, agreed on keeping our room freezing cold, and</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>listened to each other's music some! </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We did have to drive home in a torrential downpour,</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>which might have been a precursor of things to come...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation the day after we</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>returned from this cruise.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Three days later I was in the emergency room </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with pneumonia </b><b>and remained in the hospital 12 days.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was miraculous that I did not feel the least bit</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>ill for the entire week we cruised!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"Thank you, God, for this, another miracle in my life."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /><br /><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-62430801153422763532023-06-18T18:25:00.005-05:002023-06-18T22:35:56.066-05:00Where In The World Has Linda Jane Lynn Stovall Been?<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">What? You didn't even know I have been missing? Well...I have; since May 7, 2023, not a peep from me. My absence began most pleasantly!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpFBqTFIVrsuVBsiWooLHhX1-KKNa8t7MHsGoZcACNywvSv82hDsbP35Y4M4ShVd5RDnNxW5VixaEXYz2EXF8T-amj64cgE6URS9BiitsNUWUKd7BkNxicXeXrKeZeLRWo6KboCX_xHwJgW9qLHxHRFuqpkZxfvORM6LjNvgpzODvs82Vt5AK-z1B/s3000/8CDE8DCE-F708-4F47-B03D-2D7AE4DE217C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2400" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibpFBqTFIVrsuVBsiWooLHhX1-KKNa8t7MHsGoZcACNywvSv82hDsbP35Y4M4ShVd5RDnNxW5VixaEXYz2EXF8T-amj64cgE6URS9BiitsNUWUKd7BkNxicXeXrKeZeLRWo6KboCX_xHwJgW9qLHxHRFuqpkZxfvORM6LjNvgpzODvs82Vt5AK-z1B/w400-h320/8CDE8DCE-F708-4F47-B03D-2D7AE4DE217C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">My daughter, Susan, and I drove to Galveston on Sunday, May 7th, and set sail on our first mother/daughter cruise! Before I show you pictures of our 7 days of mahvelous adventures, I'm going to tell you about what happened after that.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The day after we returned from our wonderful cruise, I suddenly realized that I was terribly out of breath. It was bad enough that I was in my primary care doctor's office by 3:00 P.M. She did an EKG and diagnosed Atrial Fibrilation. I was able to see a cardiologist the very next day who confirmed the diagnosis and started me on the required medications. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">On Thursday evening, I still felt poorly, so I took my blood pressure. It was okay, but while I was at it I popped my pulse oximeter on my finger, and it was not okay. My blood oxygen saturation level was in the 80's. This is what happened when I had blood clots after my knee replacement. I was scared.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Susan and Rob took me to the Emergency Room at UTSW'n in Dallas. We had already decided that if there were problems with my heart, we wanted to go there for solutions. We arrived a little before 9:00 P.M. and weren't in a room to be seen until 3:05 A.M. But, I was given supplemental oxygen immediately. I had no idea I would keep it for 12 days.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was diagnosed with Acute Respiratory Failure due to pneumonia, in addition to the AFib. But I had no blood clots! At 5:00 P.M. I was wheeled to a room on the 10th floor of the Clements Building.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Along the way, I met Moxi! I wanted the girls pushing me to stop and back up so I could take a picture, but they didn't accommodate my request! Later I found out that wouldn't have worked. She moves pretty fast.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOIvPq1UjQ18fvmXzMd_FQNeAouMacBOgvKdeVdzIfWA-34p5biLreYGREO2ZmUNjoREFZTGWq4CBouqDsQMiNReFIT8YuvshyRMGgf_9uZt0YfNZkD7TIsNXJXmS6vyWow0w4q9TvT252VwkQ12oZ4IqQFCUDDQfQxmkSWkOL5yJT3nnEged6FfH/s1433/011693E0-6439-41B4-99A0-3C2FD9818BA5_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1433" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUOIvPq1UjQ18fvmXzMd_FQNeAouMacBOgvKdeVdzIfWA-34p5biLreYGREO2ZmUNjoREFZTGWq4CBouqDsQMiNReFIT8YuvshyRMGgf_9uZt0YfNZkD7TIsNXJXmS6vyWow0w4q9TvT252VwkQ12oZ4IqQFCUDDQfQxmkSWkOL5yJT3nnEged6FfH/w314-h400/011693E0-6439-41B4-99A0-3C2FD9818BA5_1_201_a.jpeg" width="314" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Later, Susan and I got a video of Moxi which is a hoot, but I can't get it to show up here on my blog. I'll put it on Facebook!</span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Then when I got to my room, it overlooked the helipad. We got to see several helicopters land, deliver patients, and depart. Susan and I took pictures "to show my boy I mentor," but it was quite exciting to me, too. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNEQ3Hvht15hj1MCFTBMWFS7lsjmWSmbZjgrnkihQLVt1j8sMLlPPfCyQcubt4zyfXt7Y6_dan2AYWeSho2a-ZtkV30CiCsBYbNsoVa0LkmMT8Vgd8xcWw7r2-LxElo5f8D4ibH1mVkG6OjY1PSCP0XDHWZtnZASDoSUUkRJoqOq9n-J3NsxMZJUb/s4032/FB332706-B246-4AE6-BD49-A5493975F22C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYNEQ3Hvht15hj1MCFTBMWFS7lsjmWSmbZjgrnkihQLVt1j8sMLlPPfCyQcubt4zyfXt7Y6_dan2AYWeSho2a-ZtkV30CiCsBYbNsoVa0LkmMT8Vgd8xcWw7r2-LxElo5f8D4ibH1mVkG6OjY1PSCP0XDHWZtnZASDoSUUkRJoqOq9n-J3NsxMZJUb/w300-h400/FB332706-B246-4AE6-BD49-A5493975F22C.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfsVJwpecIAgCEdaoYB1w7oLjMuHHx1HvH9rg0r5m-IBGcqpZcYepu-puNleTZJ_wcioqaPVQ52Oa5aa-SKxCw_mN-a42mHRbSWYNfb7flT8landaXmhRbXssjpSrq-JQOPbNtuelb3La9_6PdWJcE563EeuqKPI0NgNGHfbL1fbr-1gYCN8lUXbD/s4032/823D35F6-DFFF-4712-95EA-D28B575E423D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMfsVJwpecIAgCEdaoYB1w7oLjMuHHx1HvH9rg0r5m-IBGcqpZcYepu-puNleTZJ_wcioqaPVQ52Oa5aa-SKxCw_mN-a42mHRbSWYNfb7flT8landaXmhRbXssjpSrq-JQOPbNtuelb3La9_6PdWJcE563EeuqKPI0NgNGHfbL1fbr-1gYCN8lUXbD/w400-h300/823D35F6-DFFF-4712-95EA-D28B575E423D.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">And for 12 days, I had a different view of the sunset.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiZUmLAsKrUaO3d1Q6TJCjxm210sHccr6yP8G0Ax7Ryr7huGZeWK3EvZBLiJOR8RxkObjLged8ARjy6C4GKpsFp_Rj2ZvkHAR34qIwALGEKDe5Xm6YxeCn8s0cDMoCovtRsC6C5_0iSGHaDbcaZacDAbgZ28NkD-rNdY4dElg9i5RJ1da6eZN3Ug3/s4032/EDB92A6E-BF2B-4A7B-9CF4-8B8232E3C91E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAiZUmLAsKrUaO3d1Q6TJCjxm210sHccr6yP8G0Ax7Ryr7huGZeWK3EvZBLiJOR8RxkObjLged8ARjy6C4GKpsFp_Rj2ZvkHAR34qIwALGEKDe5Xm6YxeCn8s0cDMoCovtRsC6C5_0iSGHaDbcaZacDAbgZ28NkD-rNdY4dElg9i5RJ1da6eZN3Ug3/w400-h300/EDB92A6E-BF2B-4A7B-9CF4-8B8232E3C91E.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Still beautiful from any location.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I didn't know when they brought me my bright yellow plaid gown that it identified me as a "fall risk!" </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite7-jOlhzaqcO4Y3VK00pPRNAHzukZBsZZduFhBcGnMpeunMnL0Ka3oLzkSrJyu4YYdTRCayBRqaJG_7bqsAHKsdqBwn-KCl4IXaPbBU2facbhT-VSA8pKngq0nZEs-siRWKwKQZQUqQQIIcU-BOd9aQ-nm3XlicL1vjwuTfbFY4KAxz7IkQJvhO8/s2595/25738765-599F-4561-8292-1EDEC3A8E033.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2595" data-original-width="2354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEite7-jOlhzaqcO4Y3VK00pPRNAHzukZBsZZduFhBcGnMpeunMnL0Ka3oLzkSrJyu4YYdTRCayBRqaJG_7bqsAHKsdqBwn-KCl4IXaPbBU2facbhT-VSA8pKngq0nZEs-siRWKwKQZQUqQQIIcU-BOd9aQ-nm3XlicL1vjwuTfbFY4KAxz7IkQJvhO8/s320/25738765-599F-4561-8292-1EDEC3A8E033.heic" width="290" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">So one day I decided that I would just get up and do my own thing, not knowing that my chair had an alarm which would sound if I did so! I found out a fast way to get a lot of attention!</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was so blessed to be able to be in such a caring place and have such loving and pleasant caregivers. I was grateful that they kept me until they were absolutely sure I was ready to be released. I was certainly glad to come home, but the cocoon of safety I felt while I was there was invaluable.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now I'm just learning about dealing with AFib!</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-71134410269050114792023-03-10T11:42:00.001-06:002023-03-10T11:42:21.790-06:00A Whirlwind of a Week for the Lynn Girls!!!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah Ellen Lynn Festger came from Tucson, AZ, to visit </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda Jane Lynn Stovall </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and see the fabulous </b></span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Susan Lynn Stovall Metzger as "Dolly!"</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah arrived last Tuesday at 5:00 P.M. at Love Field. The drive home from Dallas at that hour began her visit with an adventure in itself. But we made it without a single wrong turn or close call!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>For our dinner I was able to serve her a Jay & Terri Stovall hamburger extraordinaire! Last time they grilled I ordered two burgers for us! She agreed that they are the best!</b></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DYYVVvx-ihGxnDvmiyE0fdqjnFkl6Uqe5krhpMliC6DVN_qj7swy5NGPb2gcgA-sgp8BMHdWwAqo8gAPIDPyDxQMW9iZfr1oSumj0ZWSxgNjZk5LSRL69R3vZNM-utVQzRaTV9wZYh_Q6_Hh24Cwdop_cpxUZ7ALffDuSYOfVhsBv3Jx0LQge9H_/s4032/328EA052-F873-4E0F-91DC-1BA4BCF54C98.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7DYYVVvx-ihGxnDvmiyE0fdqjnFkl6Uqe5krhpMliC6DVN_qj7swy5NGPb2gcgA-sgp8BMHdWwAqo8gAPIDPyDxQMW9iZfr1oSumj0ZWSxgNjZk5LSRL69R3vZNM-utVQzRaTV9wZYh_Q6_Hh24Cwdop_cpxUZ7ALffDuSYOfVhsBv3Jx0LQge9H_/w400-h300/328EA052-F873-4E0F-91DC-1BA4BCF54C98.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Sarah is a very self sufficient guest, especially when it comes to mornings and breakfasts. This was a very good thing since I had to leave her to fend for herself the very first morning she was here. It was my group's turn to help in the children's area at Bible Study Fellowship, and I was sorely needed.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>As soon as I got home we took off for Gracie Lane and lunch at the Rose Garden Tearoom. Our favorite server, Juanita, told us that they were already out of coconut cream pie! But, guess what? They made one for Sarah! Is that special or what? (Well, they may have shared Sarah's pie with some lucky others!) We gave the Lane loads of our looking business before making our respective purchases. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8-MZrYELHfSHpeyUyqOmfbAyoy1iKf_zyvABYVuw8qOP_i63emQBE8xBtuzNk01NrJOy_Mvxl_NATCNkLrpHmwOGyhBuVYKdEavb6tozhngJ9trF-CQ0c8rsorgmylmaW1bYC7MXdaJmSRvd8GnDTlHPmLXwsr2o1HwcSIgnwGS08ZD3A6_eFQXN/s1024/16A74D18-F092-4813-8548-586ED2A3F2A2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN8-MZrYELHfSHpeyUyqOmfbAyoy1iKf_zyvABYVuw8qOP_i63emQBE8xBtuzNk01NrJOy_Mvxl_NATCNkLrpHmwOGyhBuVYKdEavb6tozhngJ9trF-CQ0c8rsorgmylmaW1bYC7MXdaJmSRvd8GnDTlHPmLXwsr2o1HwcSIgnwGS08ZD3A6_eFQXN/w300-h400/16A74D18-F092-4813-8548-586ED2A3F2A2.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We didn't want to wait any longer than Thursday morning to schedule a required event for any Sarah visit--German pancakes at the Old South Pancake House! I got up "early" so we could be there at a reasonable breakfast hour! We were not disappointed</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZiNrpGYjgD0L4K8v7-yrEU3hyyqy0r1VmLgYqjUC1TqjfBx-NQUvE2jackY6STN6PTHLnN0_YXa7EAmr7AQmwqeIgO7nl83Ki1a6_Dg58i417V5RE5NqKijc_DoegblAtslsnNr83PsEtjzQjMakgD2aDwuWn1B2rbL9SkgrDDukana278jAs2vm/s4032/FA50D5F7-3469-4059-A192-0F0DA89B113A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4ZiNrpGYjgD0L4K8v7-yrEU3hyyqy0r1VmLgYqjUC1TqjfBx-NQUvE2jackY6STN6PTHLnN0_YXa7EAmr7AQmwqeIgO7nl83Ki1a6_Dg58i417V5RE5NqKijc_DoegblAtslsnNr83PsEtjzQjMakgD2aDwuWn1B2rbL9SkgrDDukana278jAs2vm/s320/FA50D5F7-3469-4059-A192-0F0DA89B113A.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"You're so welcome, Sarah, for this flattering shot I took!"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF9NbGTRFryT0l8zcklXvv8eCW_yxGSY6TPyKxJVzB6z7rXo8tguikz89mXBQxFGRoVm5dcPbQKw3Q5BwkBDtWdUUjVXEAcZt9yqej2Vde_-GaS-168laveGV0-pbGiwTq-hzxyet0MhTd67E0ykJMNUG19J6wgID_4un4rc7dQ8Bk_qDH9-nTWyN/s2718/F65C8C63-3AC8-45CD-9EEE-2D3572287E15_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2718" data-original-width="1688" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF9NbGTRFryT0l8zcklXvv8eCW_yxGSY6TPyKxJVzB6z7rXo8tguikz89mXBQxFGRoVm5dcPbQKw3Q5BwkBDtWdUUjVXEAcZt9yqej2Vde_-GaS-168laveGV0-pbGiwTq-hzxyet0MhTd67E0ykJMNUG19J6wgID_4un4rc7dQ8Bk_qDH9-nTWyN/w249-h400/F65C8C63-3AC8-45CD-9EEE-2D3572287E15_1_201_a.heic" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Much Cuter!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Is our whirlwind of activity blowing your hat off yet?</span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The weather forecast kept us in the rest of the day. We did go pick up a Papa John's Hawaiian pizza for dinner. Then Sarah got to experience the approach and fury of a Texas storm from the vantage point of floor to ceiling windows in my glass room!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Well, she actually stood quite a distance away to observe!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">On Friday see if you can guess what spur of the moment activity I presented without even knowing it was going to be a first for her.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDehDFkWgADRGx2l1UHTxtghW4RSrBHSWCERn8PjWwdZnV_DIZYRjvaUIdWhVbxGdqe0roqhta8334lPMC8YDsYpu4dCVvQUGCMu-LDZv3a6exzvn_NF8Ld1X8Elxz-yUS5A8FRYRfgbt_qKX8RQh-3DDPsGneoQGW9HxZZkI0WTI1Ry02YE8-BS5/s4032/E79F1A98-ADC2-4EB2-969A-76321ACEE6A3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSDehDFkWgADRGx2l1UHTxtghW4RSrBHSWCERn8PjWwdZnV_DIZYRjvaUIdWhVbxGdqe0roqhta8334lPMC8YDsYpu4dCVvQUGCMu-LDZv3a6exzvn_NF8Ld1X8Elxz-yUS5A8FRYRfgbt_qKX8RQh-3DDPsGneoQGW9HxZZkI0WTI1Ry02YE8-BS5/w400-h300/E79F1A98-ADC2-4EB2-969A-76321ACEE6A3.heic" width="400" /><br /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfFwFQdq51WA2D96YOcoNjLrdAenvnidAfMMQFLnYVcsSi8a4BAFVV9FE9ZBW1GrgC-2ORMvRr9qmOGqgpGa2PH8rWYYz2TtAGj6rxLDIZjYAzoZFU33H332e0Q6zY9fpAa5GTldy_zQoiK5UczXPm8g88JFCUbIPF1WPqX-ykvojTZEQd5OPkC6d/s4032/1A0E3DF0-F985-4D8D-AB9F-05CFEDF3EEF3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQfFwFQdq51WA2D96YOcoNjLrdAenvnidAfMMQFLnYVcsSi8a4BAFVV9FE9ZBW1GrgC-2ORMvRr9qmOGqgpGa2PH8rWYYz2TtAGj6rxLDIZjYAzoZFU33H332e0Q6zY9fpAa5GTldy_zQoiK5UczXPm8g88JFCUbIPF1WPqX-ykvojTZEQd5OPkC6d/w400-h300/1A0E3DF0-F985-4D8D-AB9F-05CFEDF3EEF3.heic" width="400" /></a></div></div><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZylSXtQ941FcBahJwGfnIR-fa5Wl1Yn_SXpxOAL8kani9N14OupJ5yeCUIFbOCmvFsGX9UZKqeJjPZemA3JiLAaFjUM5T3hG1-xKdUPkmHJOOQly0ApXdUXUWpbMnRQZVyQ9c_NtayqEAyawRpk8NkAbr4-btioQE0XcP5SIm_Z1_r-F2O5ptouq/s4032/2BB91FEB-2E0C-45CF-B25D-2C674D37E128.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZylSXtQ941FcBahJwGfnIR-fa5Wl1Yn_SXpxOAL8kani9N14OupJ5yeCUIFbOCmvFsGX9UZKqeJjPZemA3JiLAaFjUM5T3hG1-xKdUPkmHJOOQly0ApXdUXUWpbMnRQZVyQ9c_NtayqEAyawRpk8NkAbr4-btioQE0XcP5SIm_Z1_r-F2O5ptouq/w400-h300/2BB91FEB-2E0C-45CF-B25D-2C674D37E128.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Yes, we went through the car wash! What can I say besides, "Excitement unlimited!" And...</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A clean car to drive to Granbury to the BIG EVENT!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvAHg8cUZJxU4ZTUu6Df3rVIzxrXJVN7O0RQ7UR-h2yoiXBXfzkRvfp8jKM2kjfeWRkOx7wurMzo4AjAvvCS3eUDNeK5yV1o57O3xhegCCoKx6sCqyX2O5K1WsO1iQGnrx2exy42BG2R0fsDvBCoE_hpiRh6d4L2cX4lyXVctYEJ35thiBkxJFIB3/s1556/158168B8-ACB8-402E-AC92-057A406C4EB2_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="1000" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvAHg8cUZJxU4ZTUu6Df3rVIzxrXJVN7O0RQ7UR-h2yoiXBXfzkRvfp8jKM2kjfeWRkOx7wurMzo4AjAvvCS3eUDNeK5yV1o57O3xhegCCoKx6sCqyX2O5K1WsO1iQGnrx2exy42BG2R0fsDvBCoE_hpiRh6d4L2cX4lyXVctYEJ35thiBkxJFIB3/w258-h400/158168B8-ACB8-402E-AC92-057A406C4EB2_1_201_a.jpeg" width="258" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlBLmQUcQsZ_oVXb8ykwmQ6cCGq0qoUpeflptmDncFzPEnMkpZ-vV5GBXG9NzuFVHA1cb2-bkDQaUV5-iwfWc_k6OpB6lYQqaEmYi36rJ734nBlLYpOE1wEgorSwvOg6lxmd-7vX5LV-RVnAWeNcXbAQzbhQdbZalnYSCasOluepOCtEv4HoZtwEb/s800/456FDB60-2CAF-4E91-AADE-5CC02B043283.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLlBLmQUcQsZ_oVXb8ykwmQ6cCGq0qoUpeflptmDncFzPEnMkpZ-vV5GBXG9NzuFVHA1cb2-bkDQaUV5-iwfWc_k6OpB6lYQqaEmYi36rJ734nBlLYpOE1wEgorSwvOg6lxmd-7vX5LV-RVnAWeNcXbAQzbhQdbZalnYSCasOluepOCtEv4HoZtwEb/w300-h400/456FDB60-2CAF-4E91-AADE-5CC02B043283.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With the **STAR**</b></div><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On Sunday we went to church and Sunday School, then to Rockfish for lunch. Sorry, I know your head is just spinning now from all this activity! But...it's not over. We took a "hike" in the afternoon (Sarah's a big hiker) a total of about 5 blocks down to see the elaborate new roundabout being built that close to us! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholgYU1Pq_8W84SNXGUPEmC0YlVWXvEOxAetjVqPzs5iYNoLmEqg8KoqDEvv9haYVQt53w7rm52XIjYTZfolSinVSl2D9zoIbn8jRIb1Q7w_oWrO7MqlufR3HDdw63q4NY1l2lmeYFarQEIEAs306f2zmZKQRvXtA5MvkLm6G_2phPyTcOOJBTKK5I/s4032/4F00FD93-8146-4F82-87F5-2EE6E69E865C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEholgYU1Pq_8W84SNXGUPEmC0YlVWXvEOxAetjVqPzs5iYNoLmEqg8KoqDEvv9haYVQt53w7rm52XIjYTZfolSinVSl2D9zoIbn8jRIb1Q7w_oWrO7MqlufR3HDdw63q4NY1l2lmeYFarQEIEAs306f2zmZKQRvXtA5MvkLm6G_2phPyTcOOJBTKK5I/w400-h300/4F00FD93-8146-4F82-87F5-2EE6E69E865C.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxztYpf7Vnc4EHLUowCGRjXISaOSnKTvSjfHsyMZsE3QhKBUuiSJXhGIsDOIc4URACDgCX4nvdS0IjQCTvD02Xby9Gwz6m0Fz-GWc0lDuuy0d8UKn-MMxejQJqLOsj8L7H_te7CdGSVHMsJZzPkTliOqoJiTlGNwerkO0WlmK5UQRgKbVTLRrx1Ql/s1322/29FDBA7C-C85E-4FFE-A434-EBEE31826183.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="779" data-original-width="1322" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFxztYpf7Vnc4EHLUowCGRjXISaOSnKTvSjfHsyMZsE3QhKBUuiSJXhGIsDOIc4URACDgCX4nvdS0IjQCTvD02Xby9Gwz6m0Fz-GWc0lDuuy0d8UKn-MMxejQJqLOsj8L7H_te7CdGSVHMsJZzPkTliOqoJiTlGNwerkO0WlmK5UQRgKbVTLRrx1Ql/w400-h236/29FDBA7C-C85E-4FFE-A434-EBEE31826183.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZViOt3KxUbVd_oxijWPyx7YR6Zkwo1R1MRSBmOVeO8Rv6GVi5oYqO3lgkyHxuAeI0t6NE1NHzBluVM6tEsx5Oa4Rhaq_rDCW9sIqgtJYmyniJv1_YY6iTYzKGiGPUnfkwArWgqg-IlP-LG-yoTpWxR7Fc_kRa9NDfAKCqVJdWKg4HXRAp6WNTQlTg/s4032/57A8D6AE-AA1C-4092-940E-8BBC313D0D49.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZViOt3KxUbVd_oxijWPyx7YR6Zkwo1R1MRSBmOVeO8Rv6GVi5oYqO3lgkyHxuAeI0t6NE1NHzBluVM6tEsx5Oa4Rhaq_rDCW9sIqgtJYmyniJv1_YY6iTYzKGiGPUnfkwArWgqg-IlP-LG-yoTpWxR7Fc_kRa9NDfAKCqVJdWKg4HXRAp6WNTQlTg/w300-h400/57A8D6AE-AA1C-4092-940E-8BBC313D0D49.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Wow, I must say one can get no idea of the massiveness of this project from these photos! And no idea of the detours the people of our neighborhoods are having to take. Such a first world problem!</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So to cool off from our lengthy hike we had to hot tub it!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrSNrLdlAaBS7foyMFmOZcFHSs9lYMD-CeSaYDZRLl2nVaWOQpPXzn19C9pxWfiveUKgBL5jMVLU1MLc3d7GHvjzSfrwDU229z5ow2yYfrtuzdUEs16ZH35jF4VeAfW6URDS_0DLDJLMG75kAasVz6vLQB9HOTOhMoeWg3NTbtHTTDnU-oKNgMV0t/s4032/2C3B2AAF-87E5-4311-A76D-00AC7CAC9701.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZrSNrLdlAaBS7foyMFmOZcFHSs9lYMD-CeSaYDZRLl2nVaWOQpPXzn19C9pxWfiveUKgBL5jMVLU1MLc3d7GHvjzSfrwDU229z5ow2yYfrtuzdUEs16ZH35jF4VeAfW6URDS_0DLDJLMG75kAasVz6vLQB9HOTOhMoeWg3NTbtHTTDnU-oKNgMV0t/w400-h300/2C3B2AAF-87E5-4311-A76D-00AC7CAC9701.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI8Vy1RftbgHn3TqvNeB0yc4yyjYmA22kORb7NV0rKYAVRMecfahGqi-LdgMYyG_wMAAWgaEai7nO66AxulVtelf1N4iOsvGGdlZSwAO7efHsvuwETPP8lW5VDk4fSz0QY1nWvPV5ovlADtmMBu42EJVB0EmFbrvnnJl4auYTdJN9ooFTWbtV0Mkz/s4032/76CE5CA7-3D8D-4602-9E86-BA0F56A1348E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxI8Vy1RftbgHn3TqvNeB0yc4yyjYmA22kORb7NV0rKYAVRMecfahGqi-LdgMYyG_wMAAWgaEai7nO66AxulVtelf1N4iOsvGGdlZSwAO7efHsvuwETPP8lW5VDk4fSz0QY1nWvPV5ovlADtmMBu42EJVB0EmFbrvnnJl4auYTdJN9ooFTWbtV0Mkz/w400-h300/76CE5CA7-3D8D-4602-9E86-BA0F56A1348E.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbEKb3t8kgdWMS3o6_fvG3ae_IqH-jMyyzRp9U0I1aYIIDCROKyLaWzq-ZxIe4Br1MvyjcdD8LFI8jtHsEV7EhXTYBrU9sx7p-E95qTX5huEQh7Aype51rFvfSjgEPmj-O3GCcv0rQ-DJoSATFDm6uo58yG8-vJMQnFCSdvhg2hByN3fE2_Ua3Cg_/s4032/9497D63C-0892-4ECA-A457-C4FDCA483067.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIbEKb3t8kgdWMS3o6_fvG3ae_IqH-jMyyzRp9U0I1aYIIDCROKyLaWzq-ZxIe4Br1MvyjcdD8LFI8jtHsEV7EhXTYBrU9sx7p-E95qTX5huEQh7Aype51rFvfSjgEPmj-O3GCcv0rQ-DJoSATFDm6uo58yG8-vJMQnFCSdvhg2hByN3fE2_Ua3Cg_/w400-h300/9497D63C-0892-4ECA-A457-C4FDCA483067.heic" width="400" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A cool sunset from a hot tub!!!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Monday our friend Barbara Martin treated us to a great Texas lunch! Where else than Whataburger!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16bQwbi2VZhkCDQTBdN7TZqbemoAGohmSGUhIDfOhZnIjHAPXJ_ArlOBAHIjJY5oSr6NCcGE43jbZQzAoSLZxgnhA5iAmVAP7F2EfRNyU3eI_B68Y9RLYSsx-uqE2Am_vyhkVsPyQpoRzZxH1A-q4BMo7n03tP_-Mlf5zPddqqVUYjsihFGa4qfXB/s1024/C9F393A9-8982-4C0B-BD8B-79EE5374315B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="815" data-original-width="1024" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16bQwbi2VZhkCDQTBdN7TZqbemoAGohmSGUhIDfOhZnIjHAPXJ_ArlOBAHIjJY5oSr6NCcGE43jbZQzAoSLZxgnhA5iAmVAP7F2EfRNyU3eI_B68Y9RLYSsx-uqE2Am_vyhkVsPyQpoRzZxH1A-q4BMo7n03tP_-Mlf5zPddqqVUYjsihFGa4qfXB/w400-h319/C9F393A9-8982-4C0B-BD8B-79EE5374315B.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">But there's more!</span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>After lunch we went to Barbara's home, were joined by her friend Mercedes, and played Canasta! Sarah and I had been attempting a lot of two handed Canasta, which was a bit weird to say the least! We were victorious partners in this four handed version! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>With activities like taking a walk and hot tubbing and playing cards, you might think it a bit of a stretch to call our week "whirlwind!" But it certainly was joyous for us. We NEVER run out of things to talk about, and we truly enjoy just being together!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Besides, it takes a little less to "whirl" us now!!!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-17403821027015622842023-02-01T20:42:00.006-06:002023-02-03T12:02:57.498-06:00A Lovely *Low Key, Relaxing Cruise<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I sailed from New Orleans, a new departure point for me. The cheaper airfare was a selling point. The ship was Royal Caribbean's <i>Radiance of the Seas</i>, a smaller one than my recent cruises, by my choice. From the get go all these choices seemed good. Embarkation was a breeze. No lines!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UGC49tOdJQm-4u7bJsjoeieWrG3spW9-wBMFyQcJNQikFvwYQIBMnWKk78o7sRvBD9I-VngSa4UJ0vo3UmTeIKSK8VOtrjWiyeiqAMCSx3nTSvi7Vga1ZkQwIncISdVVfZfuBfZBgkeZLaPNk0zCiOZkyeyJIY4sIyw64WRp80KQzxsOEG-oTvNk/s3816/917CCB75-B0B8-47ED-BD6C-E9406CA2358D_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3816" data-original-width="2630" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7UGC49tOdJQm-4u7bJsjoeieWrG3spW9-wBMFyQcJNQikFvwYQIBMnWKk78o7sRvBD9I-VngSa4UJ0vo3UmTeIKSK8VOtrjWiyeiqAMCSx3nTSvi7Vga1ZkQwIncISdVVfZfuBfZBgkeZLaPNk0zCiOZkyeyJIY4sIyw64WRp80KQzxsOEG-oTvNk/w276-h400/917CCB75-B0B8-47ED-BD6C-E9406CA2358D_1_201_a.heic" width="276" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm ready!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Cajr6ShRCnWIk-SYLsrJ1KnYeOvlWwpu62zp4fBzCetL1jH_Vzo4yPDid_Gc_oqxVEyo5XUuYO9x2mK4D6_uiF9NikQYRtPc-FQ5gBwNG2lLC6ckG5MqFsR0q6GOgpHCNShDae_twJw7qXnR2FEizl-2QfsohdEl7kFNq7XzfUZ2Gc4yUoeVLdVH/s4032/D40241D4-9A2E-4612-B842-6758D03D8B21.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Cajr6ShRCnWIk-SYLsrJ1KnYeOvlWwpu62zp4fBzCetL1jH_Vzo4yPDid_Gc_oqxVEyo5XUuYO9x2mK4D6_uiF9NikQYRtPc-FQ5gBwNG2lLC6ckG5MqFsR0q6GOgpHCNShDae_twJw7qXnR2FEizl-2QfsohdEl7kFNq7XzfUZ2Gc4yUoeVLdVH/w300-h400/D40241D4-9A2E-4612-B842-6758D03D8B21.heic" width="300" /></a></p><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My first view of the ship from the gangway!</b></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZExbrDiMUPgHL6bzWR3o_9XlkBUXBhzWrNa0W0-_0TKrs7H6sqzE5BOietyt1l3stTS-_lEexweP8KmISIgpCJ3F3xyLBudefqvHQileOaQB_y6gox197RiP_FgFLHi__TTOZVi_7MuQAYRTqRWoXAImMSwTYlw-cWZRvyeQtyaR1YENxgxGvQe4/s4032/A80482A3-4992-4DEA-807C-B6C9DA1854AD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheZExbrDiMUPgHL6bzWR3o_9XlkBUXBhzWrNa0W0-_0TKrs7H6sqzE5BOietyt1l3stTS-_lEexweP8KmISIgpCJ3F3xyLBudefqvHQileOaQB_y6gox197RiP_FgFLHi__TTOZVi_7MuQAYRTqRWoXAImMSwTYlw-cWZRvyeQtyaR1YENxgxGvQe4/w400-h300/A80482A3-4992-4DEA-807C-B6C9DA1854AD.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I toured and photographed parts of the ship before they became filled with passengers! The Radiance is really pretty and appealing. She is known for her abundance of glass!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdNIHiVV-HI18Ek1v--5mB8yeo1GsaeR882lwVpus7Nf7cSaNPlHmWekC5KRhd_uigUvq3ZNFy9EOHcqcCZ-wPzCkmjGaOGxfMkgi7qhMySoXhjdVJcD2-eX6JQuhK3UGk9Nm2yW9G8zntuUevXehcD5MF3W_jdS5-4WFptrpOhvrkfuY7MRE6aY9/s4032/645F88F4-A490-49DE-9E40-EA06A04EC020.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJdNIHiVV-HI18Ek1v--5mB8yeo1GsaeR882lwVpus7Nf7cSaNPlHmWekC5KRhd_uigUvq3ZNFy9EOHcqcCZ-wPzCkmjGaOGxfMkgi7qhMySoXhjdVJcD2-eX6JQuhK3UGk9Nm2yW9G8zntuUevXehcD5MF3W_jdS5-4WFptrpOhvrkfuY7MRE6aY9/s320/645F88F4-A490-49DE-9E40-EA06A04EC020.heic" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-oX-Tn2NQLyIDeVvB0trRgg49eE8C2VjVajmjdxkO8Stu0LNQyzK7lfHlS5eyQW5dQB5OoeC4lBxZ9cRJUoASC-aD9T7SPvxP7qJa81PwzPRh-WGkuSa1E77G1AmuMWy1F5TmpKoo99_XNB9upjhaZV4NINCcestCTEYj-3Z6E-bYVN4DEpsNGh3C/s4032/65AF4998-50F0-453F-9040-DFA0288EEB91.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I cannot believe I didn't take a picture or video. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I guess I was just too busy admiring the view!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhBbM0Fpr1Pce1hxyWFzsLy29dHTJ5vXRT_oxV_16cMShfmTlDx7c0ucUqXiPwGyCpU5BZunWFwZgPw0D9VZ8vkRhndfYxAugdr9CAAs17OqKB8fjxuSDz9nUcM8yOUZfXmTXoSbw0mXyYzai-5BrjMQR1egP5XHfSl6fOUuXxHc--8lZtXZWP11O/s4032/1BEDB6B8-D1E9-482A-BAB1-FBB5548F2BB9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxhBbM0Fpr1Pce1hxyWFzsLy29dHTJ5vXRT_oxV_16cMShfmTlDx7c0ucUqXiPwGyCpU5BZunWFwZgPw0D9VZ8vkRhndfYxAugdr9CAAs17OqKB8fjxuSDz9nUcM8yOUZfXmTXoSbw0mXyYzai-5BrjMQR1egP5XHfSl6fOUuXxHc--8lZtXZWP11O/w300-h400/1BEDB6B8-D1E9-482A-BAB1-FBB5548F2BB9.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9ze4W8x8yVo_AudMCPjHQX5Ru_OZakJ76yjuMslGrAJp6U76HQ34Pyw0pn9mZ7qu5UwuWVqJo6TenLkPCSD9IPiv9hzur6ZSIv0SaqfGQpSRpJR-UyeJ6dlyQOwGCbURbeOcDOTUTOFreRr6-Qc7ICmrP1s-bK_jISOuACkHMUbrNamW0HBbKNoNa/w300-h400/85F24481-21E1-467B-9900-232D75B3F9C1.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My cabin for this cruise had an "Ocean View." As you will</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>see, it had a round porthole window. It was way down on</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>the third deck, so it gave me a quite different perspective.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDbb3clIhh5tRESFndjq3oKKI9nlW2utkchkXoCQY-OksBTf0Fiz5x1Q3KrpYg-IVuMDeu_IPrH8q_f-xOgS_Yd-BjJyMenppkstwFRcTn65x-kXTk_klmCD27TWk4LooHYhtLfBSD_cY_8CyPlxZFb5sN6rTwpO1XuTplBAOwhQ8x3z4s2GI3hiW/s4032/3CDA9FAC-9441-44DE-9BB3-417AFFC7BC90.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFDbb3clIhh5tRESFndjq3oKKI9nlW2utkchkXoCQY-OksBTf0Fiz5x1Q3KrpYg-IVuMDeu_IPrH8q_f-xOgS_Yd-BjJyMenppkstwFRcTn65x-kXTk_klmCD27TWk4LooHYhtLfBSD_cY_8CyPlxZFb5sN6rTwpO1XuTplBAOwhQ8x3z4s2GI3hiW/s320/3CDA9FAC-9441-44DE-9BB3-417AFFC7BC90.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwFD7WFTtLz0LZxFGWUuF23ADJLdCbwT0fvjQjmnCtDboQZ6JY6B5IWuRsDNzuPlqjUaJoKS16SfwftY7UP_-QKn8HQDv_K3R97ef3mjTAifo9Jr2-DGPQtW89seuZ2m2UfXppQxgPirIBeHnpZNGFacu_OYGnGLFIe3AoV-VzXeCMWGdUKZ_ANTL/s4032/4D0FF979-F676-4C73-94D7-0E21598D20AD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitwFD7WFTtLz0LZxFGWUuF23ADJLdCbwT0fvjQjmnCtDboQZ6JY6B5IWuRsDNzuPlqjUaJoKS16SfwftY7UP_-QKn8HQDv_K3R97ef3mjTAifo9Jr2-DGPQtW89seuZ2m2UfXppQxgPirIBeHnpZNGFacu_OYGnGLFIe3AoV-VzXeCMWGdUKZ_ANTL/s320/4D0FF979-F676-4C73-94D7-0E21598D20AD.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CpyB4wT9GPV4vUwc2_FAhgO9vx0J1PpBVXR1SARmrqRYkamuRO1CoFNdyvYzoVdAcVa8bhoU2nnhoEKW9EAUnDEHQANpF7ZUJNsZ8dY7d2bvv1wYrnj4srnGv5tHScSgDrrxTFRFoRWV8_lCOUAUY9NzzD7M6MF1Gm2lBEGrcVKQVsDnoXNHnd0H/s4032/7B14ADED-9E49-4D26-AD37-C2ECD75519B8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_CpyB4wT9GPV4vUwc2_FAhgO9vx0J1PpBVXR1SARmrqRYkamuRO1CoFNdyvYzoVdAcVa8bhoU2nnhoEKW9EAUnDEHQANpF7ZUJNsZ8dY7d2bvv1wYrnj4srnGv5tHScSgDrrxTFRFoRWV8_lCOUAUY9NzzD7M6MF1Gm2lBEGrcVKQVsDnoXNHnd0H/s320/7B14ADED-9E49-4D26-AD37-C2ECD75519B8.heic" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I did not miss having a balcony at all, since we had very </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>strong winds the whole trip. I can assure you my hair</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>would have not set foot on a balcony.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This type room, however, might not be for one who </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>easily gets seasick! I will post a video later of the waves.</b></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I had requested late dinner for this trip but failed to specify that I wanted a table for 1 as I have had on the last several cruises. When I went down for dinner on the first night I discovered I was at a huge table for 10. Three couples were already there,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and I happily joined them. We had the best time together from</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>the minute we met. This table of friends became the best part of my trip! We just didn't take enough pictures!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here we are, just missing one couple.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBDVhPCHr1HcviC5qCIecI386otlEVSH_YFQ1y01cti_6nqNReqUQ0m5JI95XqE7wUy8BTgeHpE0OiMUyA26GfSqAK-LcudM21bY1UtlUIaTyDUf5dNC3dByKchVMPkx4M-KMK8k5vuHR6NLsPNnm4VqwM4_sRZLpDYZEvXNQw3qeQ8z_cpvvIj7R/s3516/C68E1DCB-39EE-44D4-8412-7E3A7A94264C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2325" data-original-width="3516" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUBDVhPCHr1HcviC5qCIecI386otlEVSH_YFQ1y01cti_6nqNReqUQ0m5JI95XqE7wUy8BTgeHpE0OiMUyA26GfSqAK-LcudM21bY1UtlUIaTyDUf5dNC3dByKchVMPkx4M-KMK8k5vuHR6NLsPNnm4VqwM4_sRZLpDYZEvXNQw3qeQ8z_cpvvIj7R/w400-h265/C68E1DCB-39EE-44D4-8412-7E3A7A94264C_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I clicked immediately with Anna and Josh, to my left, </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and Charles and Judy, to my right. Our table was not </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>full, so Josh invited Lindsey and Ryan (L) to join us, and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Judy (R) who had a different hat every night, did too!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I hope to have a picture coming which includes the other 2,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Colleen and Mick.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We were always the last to leave the dining room!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Quite obnoxious!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So here's a photo of the whole table. Colleen and Mick</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>are at the far end. Poor Colleen--I misunderstood</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>her name and called her "Helene" all week! You see,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>they are from the U.K. and speak English </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and I speak Texan.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJaBPRDnLgVUZUbgVsRGIw-HBCaSSFlnsEhxpStHRQlpJDf_e4YR7G32ge7SWM3u8v8op1nSiitpxLaaQ5-UkPMcAeMgn0-jgwInErNWPC6Divd5b4V6XClt2UpKOH8J2cJGT4pr1H9140IzQaTJ0BWunpqW4rk4-s85awpdgLGBO-4q_mcKgb8k4/s823/BAA802F7-0000-4A94-A833-B798C3A08AED_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="773" data-original-width="823" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZJaBPRDnLgVUZUbgVsRGIw-HBCaSSFlnsEhxpStHRQlpJDf_e4YR7G32ge7SWM3u8v8op1nSiitpxLaaQ5-UkPMcAeMgn0-jgwInErNWPC6Divd5b4V6XClt2UpKOH8J2cJGT4pr1H9140IzQaTJ0BWunpqW4rk4-s85awpdgLGBO-4q_mcKgb8k4/w400-h376/BAA802F7-0000-4A94-A833-B798C3A08AED_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On one of the seas days this platter was brought to my room,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>so I took it way up to the Diamond Lounge on Deck 13</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and enjoyed it for my lunch!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXo94bdWIzWjR3_nuTz5U9ABvXmmb-qYDLVq5LR0kaHv_0P0ypZpzo9rkrKQY3ulHRAhoQQGMyGI3nAcVaJtaViZDBpd8lVOzXckcNO-dC_6268gJrB-3A5rnxJm1cfJD7D5vH4lb3BopRSWl007ud-w5g_nbXizOuCaWizceNHuncsMs69WIe1cp/s4032/FF5ADCDE-9DDD-4905-9011-4989800B5DF7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXo94bdWIzWjR3_nuTz5U9ABvXmmb-qYDLVq5LR0kaHv_0P0ypZpzo9rkrKQY3ulHRAhoQQGMyGI3nAcVaJtaViZDBpd8lVOzXckcNO-dC_6268gJrB-3A5rnxJm1cfJD7D5vH4lb3BopRSWl007ud-w5g_nbXizOuCaWizceNHuncsMs69WIe1cp/w400-h300/FF5ADCDE-9DDD-4905-9011-4989800B5DF7.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNidkyn6Ca3TUup__yXCfTQt3seN-8KRUsC69uLToBp6au07ihOmZOQRAcC74UR8Khnh9GGhUfWLnefMvR3qlI7e2UBigzmYRNrBvG0yxi3k0PKCVuChFaKIs8jVTm-645xq7TDnAA2-q8mSvZTb_XWX-tdgIYSoH-JHxJ5Toa993EOARcIfzh1bV8/s3088/FE807340-925F-4915-85D8-DF5B4E33ADCD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNidkyn6Ca3TUup__yXCfTQt3seN-8KRUsC69uLToBp6au07ihOmZOQRAcC74UR8Khnh9GGhUfWLnefMvR3qlI7e2UBigzmYRNrBvG0yxi3k0PKCVuChFaKIs8jVTm-645xq7TDnAA2-q8mSvZTb_XWX-tdgIYSoH-JHxJ5Toa993EOARcIfzh1bV8/w300-h400/FE807340-925F-4915-85D8-DF5B4E33ADCD.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>I was looking out at people almost blowing off the pool deck!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I got off the ship in Cozumel to take my mandatory ship </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>photo. I am on the smaller ship. The larger is the </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Symphony of the Seas</i>, the last ship I cruised!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I found it much easier to traverse the <i>Radiance</i>!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhKMWyPUGRTc2HUS6Y9NQ9S7L1sj6iP0V6_cv_cnZfqhPN1FpBPwbyOly6slSadlSqF-VcWltGIKptlrsKAydY9By3JTqPEG_lLke20HR5b1aYPzLhTxIW-dgQUa2RDRaa2uxB8sGgHq0KFAQLA4LBbVFqsq_NKuGc1xfRtrC2WLyC_TTn7NYNBwa/s4032/1A47548D-58F2-40E3-A1FA-91A3BA402617.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDhKMWyPUGRTc2HUS6Y9NQ9S7L1sj6iP0V6_cv_cnZfqhPN1FpBPwbyOly6slSadlSqF-VcWltGIKptlrsKAydY9By3JTqPEG_lLke20HR5b1aYPzLhTxIW-dgQUa2RDRaa2uxB8sGgHq0KFAQLA4LBbVFqsq_NKuGc1xfRtrC2WLyC_TTn7NYNBwa/w400-h300/1A47548D-58F2-40E3-A1FA-91A3BA402617.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cruising has changed since I started...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XZlg0r0IGxJENQST4DUWkzOWWblNzxkJhLgRRZoeWSvZKfpAzSZmE2zoCHTB0y2dyhUN4FZxLNDOauNcmvWchHykXHfa3FKdY6YhAQlIWqjOOiijMRMOkUf2jZ8-vf9G_vFCbbOcz1QDZ884kSvYViR-c7eIhStcj8OM_NnWHqx3LRoShSnpH_Bs/s4032/AD8B7CF1-6987-49C6-B0C9-35D0640B5609.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3XZlg0r0IGxJENQST4DUWkzOWWblNzxkJhLgRRZoeWSvZKfpAzSZmE2zoCHTB0y2dyhUN4FZxLNDOauNcmvWchHykXHfa3FKdY6YhAQlIWqjOOiijMRMOkUf2jZ8-vf9G_vFCbbOcz1QDZ884kSvYViR-c7eIhStcj8OM_NnWHqx3LRoShSnpH_Bs/w300-h400/AD8B7CF1-6987-49C6-B0C9-35D0640B5609.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>One day while most of my fellow cruisers were off the </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>ship on excursions, I spent an afternoon here.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioj6-Tn38Qa4lDxddBUTADteqzxtNH-Bbg7vQjHpxG9htrhuoUAGuG7i-rvEHQ4U60VlpwY0jjLCEeCLWqyeK95dDm1pJpsmUIwnlcjyNAFfn8GdWqOUR0w3ZeScy1NjyFWeEE235ouyn8DSmX6HdSVWAAyLdTf7XoPQZ1uONSLeybSx73BTT0EeJt/s4032/CBAF76C4-6B7B-48B4-B396-5F6A4E8E3D03.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioj6-Tn38Qa4lDxddBUTADteqzxtNH-Bbg7vQjHpxG9htrhuoUAGuG7i-rvEHQ4U60VlpwY0jjLCEeCLWqyeK95dDm1pJpsmUIwnlcjyNAFfn8GdWqOUR0w3ZeScy1NjyFWeEE235ouyn8DSmX6HdSVWAAyLdTf7XoPQZ1uONSLeybSx73BTT0EeJt/w400-h300/CBAF76C4-6B7B-48B4-B396-5F6A4E8E3D03.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>For an older ship, it was so beautiful!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0gJwASksFDnuq32eV0j-B9zZXGqg39w9pl0ND36PxjxLOgXvXwjzljbt5bNPrBWyi73Y5FYd5ANsWXY3gs2kdNUOjB0h0DM3ZSxdgp_EV7ga4Vwqf_Hj6106YPxoGyi55-ivgNoOPk6mUSZLYuzy_7uV1n6yp4TiSiclmdzfHzjMMsH6LYGvGIDOy/w300-h400/97FC8996-D5B8-45E0-9022-DCF55EE44E94.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXCUagPF5m325PwiPzHwgc5I_Bb0iJ58PlYKnSh5bnONFH1XFPa0OKlnFkR8EkrLNo3Mloq_IoDa8iLD_07BFf-43fnN7pcn-S8PnW4XLALlztvnfV7YDK8J8pjAj9TnKDlvI5BgtHsngbg75nCenue7abF7jkwW-H6texN_dMfo21TYJ2Bg0UFyJ/s2970/9703EBFB-4530-4607-80BA-83A807A0A02F_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2970" data-original-width="2962" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWXCUagPF5m325PwiPzHwgc5I_Bb0iJ58PlYKnSh5bnONFH1XFPa0OKlnFkR8EkrLNo3Mloq_IoDa8iLD_07BFf-43fnN7pcn-S8PnW4XLALlztvnfV7YDK8J8pjAj9TnKDlvI5BgtHsngbg75nCenue7abF7jkwW-H6texN_dMfo21TYJ2Bg0UFyJ/w399-h400/9703EBFB-4530-4607-80BA-83A807A0A02F_1_201_a.heic" width="399" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I got my hair done, and I thought this picture from the</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>salon was quite indicative of how old the ship is!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7laY0WSQYsLWZBllAsUALknLFNXst-5p_yY1ubBMFcoVOTUS_IDm8cZ4iK9ryrnEy6FhqrQsy-uYVbcFOqT3bDxJv9qo1pvh9EOIufM0zTLM2srdKiJdwirLM_GpPMLAE_BzGfi2-371n9Fc8o72fg5yvL6VGbEDluz7fS_E-wyaiowiKIlCkkJv/s4032/773805DF-A4E1-4ECE-A31D-78BE59F6082F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP7laY0WSQYsLWZBllAsUALknLFNXst-5p_yY1ubBMFcoVOTUS_IDm8cZ4iK9ryrnEy6FhqrQsy-uYVbcFOqT3bDxJv9qo1pvh9EOIufM0zTLM2srdKiJdwirLM_GpPMLAE_BzGfi2-371n9Fc8o72fg5yvL6VGbEDluz7fS_E-wyaiowiKIlCkkJv/w400-h300/773805DF-A4E1-4ECE-A31D-78BE59F6082F.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>That's not even all the hair dryers!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And...my worst nightmare befell me. I got the stylist from</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Mauritious</i> (where the heck is that?) who had just gotten on the ship in New Orleans for his very first contract on a </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>cruise ship as a hairdresser. He (and I) did pretty well,</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>though, amazingly enough!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBy62SA3CHRXiR6jPHKH-lOs4XzEE1VT4B2OSpSccYxfQ4eHSwQoQd9jBlsI9TfZJRWHNJkLg2cS0JCqBs98a6IZOAGyl7VjV-9Om0Isbs-o0ZXHrOY6sZWDC6sFEQoEWF0rN4eszh_3dFK6UjWxrwl5Xoh4ADMyO1xZE__s8bu4k9kG548ZnC3Lx/s3088/097DC489-7F40-4CCD-BB32-C5391C3452D8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPBy62SA3CHRXiR6jPHKH-lOs4XzEE1VT4B2OSpSccYxfQ4eHSwQoQd9jBlsI9TfZJRWHNJkLg2cS0JCqBs98a6IZOAGyl7VjV-9Om0Isbs-o0ZXHrOY6sZWDC6sFEQoEWF0rN4eszh_3dFK6UjWxrwl5Xoh4ADMyO1xZE__s8bu4k9kG548ZnC3Lx/w300-h400/097DC489-7F40-4CCD-BB32-C5391C3452D8.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Anna and Josh talked me into venturing out into something</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I've never done before. It turned out to be the highlight</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>of my trip. We went to the Chef's Table one night.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is how it looked when we entered.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZosBpNm-S2VUopzbUF8jNmweuvoYHyZ5xYClR4-jfhV4VvBqEjEU9tLaZ3yJ9SOvfor7yCruUz5LOrAT5JgbtNMRYv0MldwwRk6tCEoihLpMVXsqbpxsRDdMj2b3dmqlZvy_8t7a65Zo8J9hye_hkvbP3D3pLs-Z4spzYoe1lpsp2LYrglIuXe23/s4032/BF916D3E-87C0-4C00-87A1-2200011BBBED.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZosBpNm-S2VUopzbUF8jNmweuvoYHyZ5xYClR4-jfhV4VvBqEjEU9tLaZ3yJ9SOvfor7yCruUz5LOrAT5JgbtNMRYv0MldwwRk6tCEoihLpMVXsqbpxsRDdMj2b3dmqlZvy_8t7a65Zo8J9hye_hkvbP3D3pLs-Z4spzYoe1lpsp2LYrglIuXe23/w300-h400/BF916D3E-87C0-4C00-87A1-2200011BBBED.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>It was to be a 5 course dinner, detailed by the Chef himself.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>There were wine pairings with each course, and I am so</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>uncool as to not like wine at all. But I do like FOOD.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And this was probably the best FOOD I have ever eaten.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsdjSrqtDq7Ss4NafBtlJZBe3Yvr5zGVwNQkPC6xxU_rSGsLUM_j7fdU0zdKQyh6qi_N5OpPMUWIv6MOE4vtdFFKtZnHkeHEd6G0jwhraX0QuiIZXknnJo9RuaAeOZ5Fpj9sXRKjZzT8jN0wqye6U344jqEOFo_Ch0Nnmrux72Y1N5G02TGVa9ZUh/s4032/4288B98F-95E8-43A7-9C56-93CE4566CABC.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsdjSrqtDq7Ss4NafBtlJZBe3Yvr5zGVwNQkPC6xxU_rSGsLUM_j7fdU0zdKQyh6qi_N5OpPMUWIv6MOE4vtdFFKtZnHkeHEd6G0jwhraX0QuiIZXknnJo9RuaAeOZ5Fpj9sXRKjZzT8jN0wqye6U344jqEOFo_Ch0Nnmrux72Y1N5G02TGVa9ZUh/w300-h400/4288B98F-95E8-43A7-9C56-93CE4566CABC.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>My individual bread. I have never!</b><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5SQNSyd4xody25e1wN3XkfdVw8J4tC4n7Vd9DchZrZiRbHAq8EjqlWSfSv6P49-ktMMOiCu1yprD3laoFATvF_zBJDqDHuDIlyB0ZZRnAEEcas8tUIkf2HPM_0Dpohu025n_31ASjiHU901khoIO_itPV2A5n4Fkj7IJFKynJ8vIquHyH9Nm0NEI/s4032/68839437-5D26-4A1A-A1EB-9EE9E9022289.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw5SQNSyd4xody25e1wN3XkfdVw8J4tC4n7Vd9DchZrZiRbHAq8EjqlWSfSv6P49-ktMMOiCu1yprD3laoFATvF_zBJDqDHuDIlyB0ZZRnAEEcas8tUIkf2HPM_0Dpohu025n_31ASjiHU901khoIO_itPV2A5n4Fkj7IJFKynJ8vIquHyH9Nm0NEI/w300-h400/68839437-5D26-4A1A-A1EB-9EE9E9022289.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Scallop Carpaccio</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAM5_e7qtKi4UK7phWGavEdTzToqSPxvycuNGTZb6WV0sCF_yUd2Dy3cuBbJsmO7zSQnqGptdxVBjCPWP_KOpUUQDUUg_B_nGfL2_dvs72PKukT_G_6ksgLUu25lLb-1PX8Fb88DJhGOC4RIsNbPizUcLOFsQkgU6whnMhH_9NMNwSTJjoT3_iXdyZ/w300-h400/747C990C-ABB8-426F-BF35-C554FE2DBE28.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Maine Lobster Salad</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo26az5-icNCgaQ4YDV4rGuWwCSEqQ1rtVe8BswdGfF7R_wbKaYJ6aKOCpFyQ82i5dpzLy1bpXJB6dEqTV8Btn3uOqLjSwn8t8Y1dTReUeU0qiojpB6nAx6IE5q2GQ6nD6f0OmvTrAVc2AYEiPuYYMHOcbErIyhHh56kbwyi8-OpUOz98wgNnFgiCz/s4032/FB329128-F154-4FA3-8A68-848A8EC8DD5B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo26az5-icNCgaQ4YDV4rGuWwCSEqQ1rtVe8BswdGfF7R_wbKaYJ6aKOCpFyQ82i5dpzLy1bpXJB6dEqTV8Btn3uOqLjSwn8t8Y1dTReUeU0qiojpB6nAx6IE5q2GQ6nD6f0OmvTrAVc2AYEiPuYYMHOcbErIyhHh56kbwyi8-OpUOz98wgNnFgiCz/w300-h400/FB329128-F154-4FA3-8A68-848A8EC8DD5B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Just what everyone needs--a fish course before...</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu43jZnJ-WwESaHMEqIG7g3XU9QsZxAjUvNXHR_n960CZepYVF3HMQwjYFPVnFHLu6UBDiT6jBsdUORpQN7AE6KHWm4VsLDK12gujFZEyMThV54aPafp1enBnVYQ2CqEFdSPKsGY111M9BVIPmDGd5sambaerh1CreJ4LKMp1d6dk3GwfUB3LGaoCz/s4032/98304B3A-2E71-421B-8DD9-F44DCF89F971.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu43jZnJ-WwESaHMEqIG7g3XU9QsZxAjUvNXHR_n960CZepYVF3HMQwjYFPVnFHLu6UBDiT6jBsdUORpQN7AE6KHWm4VsLDK12gujFZEyMThV54aPafp1enBnVYQ2CqEFdSPKsGY111M9BVIPmDGd5sambaerh1CreJ4LKMp1d6dk3GwfUB3LGaoCz/w300-h400/98304B3A-2E71-421B-8DD9-F44DCF89F971.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Gigantic filet with au jus cooked for 36 hours!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvOXQzNos7PwPY_ZZfRayLuuG-q6B9JR5mTX56vr_FbG8ftJutombBUir6gIXcdvEtLfvpQLEKvO_Ctn1yg-EDL6tmrS0mzbyQSp10ScZuqCsf5wQJXFt_A5q_95nsjhPYqetL1OL6SC4lFfIPPoTEvK8UTum6Efvj3vX6m87W_d3vqeb_v57z9ne/s4032/8E24D509-53CD-43D1-B7D6-A5BF5FC57462.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilvOXQzNos7PwPY_ZZfRayLuuG-q6B9JR5mTX56vr_FbG8ftJutombBUir6gIXcdvEtLfvpQLEKvO_Ctn1yg-EDL6tmrS0mzbyQSp10ScZuqCsf5wQJXFt_A5q_95nsjhPYqetL1OL6SC4lFfIPPoTEvK8UTum6Efvj3vX6m87W_d3vqeb_v57z9ne/w400-h300/8E24D509-53CD-43D1-B7D6-A5BF5FC57462.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Amazing Dessert--It is called <i>The World</i></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'll post a video!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This was a fantastic experience. Not just a meal.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jWOJWNNawprE5xdZpBG5eQYTkHvz92QXcvYsMu_D9ElVofu2jm-UImXIgM7OqkLWSu7YmBWOLpKwEwANrBGfF_7lCUFISIFIjTRF9GCEKrySxURLQA0TjSPOKACmtdA4js4qTcjdAcYnxMWXwWVUAJr9paGND-8XxiQL7Ogx0hsvhsHtnV5YHlE1/s4032/49BE6058-BADF-48E5-9825-D520BCC6EA21.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jWOJWNNawprE5xdZpBG5eQYTkHvz92QXcvYsMu_D9ElVofu2jm-UImXIgM7OqkLWSu7YmBWOLpKwEwANrBGfF_7lCUFISIFIjTRF9GCEKrySxURLQA0TjSPOKACmtdA4js4qTcjdAcYnxMWXwWVUAJr9paGND-8XxiQL7Ogx0hsvhsHtnV5YHlE1/w300-h400/49BE6058-BADF-48E5-9825-D520BCC6EA21.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Anna and me</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd_adJXC4YpHr11bsmCL2BmgfG3nuvDxUFZW7ZTgFAf38puJLS8er6xzGRIJMh0SiYxRgHNIaWNuBg0Xx1l0F1Phy-3O2S3MDWSGdDba7OI8zRJ5P_h9D0fIVDAdRODMYrtWVuazcM8mAe0ecfJaXtKxYWEgdsEnIa6TDJ1Fhp7EcAN3-mTTFBvLp/s3088/57CF661A-BCC3-4DEB-986E-3DB1CD24E321.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJd_adJXC4YpHr11bsmCL2BmgfG3nuvDxUFZW7ZTgFAf38puJLS8er6xzGRIJMh0SiYxRgHNIaWNuBg0Xx1l0F1Phy-3O2S3MDWSGdDba7OI8zRJ5P_h9D0fIVDAdRODMYrtWVuazcM8mAe0ecfJaXtKxYWEgdsEnIa6TDJ1Fhp7EcAN3-mTTFBvLp/w300-h400/57CF661A-BCC3-4DEB-986E-3DB1CD24E321.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>I wore my gorgeous Kendra Scott butterflies that</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Madeline gave me for Christmas!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCLmF5GxgJx4tDsU4Bh5t9TbE3xgfyBL3qonKBNd5q9Ste2pANs62qTFKuW4ERQDysBGbWPETzb6DK6a2fxIzog94vyoEulJbxCzy6Et-EcuITPuBAr4ZUk7Xorm6TyPnr8lL9nO-AzgbmmmquJ4bVpwjL20eYrDYXli8YB-cQRQM-vGLzbHS1yZM/s4032/693EB600-9BF1-4316-80FD-9551D1F34E8C_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCLmF5GxgJx4tDsU4Bh5t9TbE3xgfyBL3qonKBNd5q9Ste2pANs62qTFKuW4ERQDysBGbWPETzb6DK6a2fxIzog94vyoEulJbxCzy6Et-EcuITPuBAr4ZUk7Xorm6TyPnr8lL9nO-AzgbmmmquJ4bVpwjL20eYrDYXli8YB-cQRQM-vGLzbHS1yZM/w300-h400/693EB600-9BF1-4316-80FD-9551D1F34E8C_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>Inspired and Grateful. </b><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>*I fully realize that "Low Key" may just be a nice way</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>of saying, "boring!" Unless, that is, you're of a </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>certain age! As I am.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><i><br /></i></span></span><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-19928472547282339842022-12-29T18:54:00.011-06:002022-12-29T19:34:34.011-06:00I Am Festive Again!!!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>After 2 years without decorations, my home is aglow again this year. I say "is" because I'm in no hurry for the cheer to come down.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aI7NSgLaiPUcETNvadtF2TtPqUxernzh4YwD6RZ5awgxUNkazgnHMeh4DDFm5j5cAnKYVTvrx0RkLzuq5ixddNpkPT_jSIkWVu3HKIXzp8G-SAVLKM7GEKlYvI3ZkpZ0vCQAUXZ4ObZz8CtJl9_yZGxOOZnNhTqVrLrGApLlolURNgnYGK9Wywyn/s3387/E94C7A6F-3115-4176-ADFA-6FEB70D54C52.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3387" data-original-width="2967" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0aI7NSgLaiPUcETNvadtF2TtPqUxernzh4YwD6RZ5awgxUNkazgnHMeh4DDFm5j5cAnKYVTvrx0RkLzuq5ixddNpkPT_jSIkWVu3HKIXzp8G-SAVLKM7GEKlYvI3ZkpZ0vCQAUXZ4ObZz8CtJl9_yZGxOOZnNhTqVrLrGApLlolURNgnYGK9Wywyn/w350-h400/E94C7A6F-3115-4176-ADFA-6FEB70D54C52.heic" width="350" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b> "Oh Holy Night" </b></span><p></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Come right on in, please!!!</b></span><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2475" data-original-width="4032" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_T2Hce04kxGDQX1iJFvQ7SdLxX6zYFMrXHzvjG66z_xU22C0uxgYpHFnILtK58dUkidMXzoOpo3gsD__lPVHXrOO8onRfJVzQw6cdyH0mRPUxJ9IyvbymLHayNVflXhHiKJ0UHw1KZpidVVsMGnP6fTnNiUuXVwWJ23kFtLZr5wgSXv5_BmRwEKnC/w400-h245/FA82BB1A-7931-4ECD-9905-66670AC42232.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Swagged to perfection!</b><br /><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EzqUnP0Mta3BKIX0NJVfHl-RypNDy-w94nPENcEDwA2fBYft1eOUGVpm8KMWZOBojrSkJbOoEyurIP-X3smnraETHN4eKndw8XMCSBs3fIsm4STjUM-docS_BJPcM4xFYzyEcyTbFIATAKE-RviCTnUA5VJx4rErWazNMAJVOp3Uhyu2B0uPQYy2/s4608/5CC9A62B-6124-4A99-9216-11038688234C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3456" data-original-width="4608" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1EzqUnP0Mta3BKIX0NJVfHl-RypNDy-w94nPENcEDwA2fBYft1eOUGVpm8KMWZOBojrSkJbOoEyurIP-X3smnraETHN4eKndw8XMCSBs3fIsm4STjUM-docS_BJPcM4xFYzyEcyTbFIATAKE-RviCTnUA5VJx4rErWazNMAJVOp3Uhyu2B0uPQYy2/w400-h300/5CC9A62B-6124-4A99-9216-11038688234C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><b>My most treasured decorations. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>By Lenox, it was from Jack, with a little help</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>from his personal shopper, Susan.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I was able to add to it through the years.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then I resumed in </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>2011 and they were discontinued in 2014.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>These plates have held many joy filled meals.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4DlJF25LjY6pJy9c4AJMPBtgMUgmbwpaXh_CKAyCqyXJwoWgQ7BLvjmevQhXHvIK5-7knL1o_Dxqk0tMWV28ZvMMN1f2EmkTfaCdtvbLvbeJ2IiuVAnjGNqR_5g8But3J5XmZ-otcPpwDPJ9U2CY4na0ECf5zaqPadXvPZN9IlQzwb1yDgleGT-U/s4032/8E643A17-E4CE-46F5-BF66-20A38CCDE55A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd4DlJF25LjY6pJy9c4AJMPBtgMUgmbwpaXh_CKAyCqyXJwoWgQ7BLvjmevQhXHvIK5-7knL1o_Dxqk0tMWV28ZvMMN1f2EmkTfaCdtvbLvbeJ2IiuVAnjGNqR_5g8But3J5XmZ-otcPpwDPJ9U2CY4na0ECf5zaqPadXvPZN9IlQzwb1yDgleGT-U/w300-h400/8E643A17-E4CE-46F5-BF66-20A38CCDE55A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPUiSd3pGXU8O9V0ofsjF3Yx0nIu-6Yhc2URBN5O_ESEFlcfb61WpcJk_dcolalfu92FN802-HsU5gW_rVi9r9FqYOPx_eXGxl6A6esdp2uUQl8i6Iorl8zCP7NJgtHZcNbUd3aBk7I6nwPD4WgpvPVunAaG0Rj7r-XwPTRnC1O2SffhKolgJmdMS/w400-h300/C1C47A38-E871-452A-A306-DC6B8E4E35E9.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Susannah saw these unique candles in New York</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>and thought of my powder bath! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>She and Nick gave me this one for Christmas!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Isn't it perfect?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5K2Shux0DpVCG1JkDumgYlJFto363YF4oRCSz1riBQ9Az1SZOhQLOiFsMFu_HqrcplSWLIsGeq-OwtKyAdfRnM8Zj9ZbFb-mr9dRFxV2fd32lsIvHA-SJTbgGcAuxfJWyz-BX8Mohwo4Z8fDXikg6x5uP5y6lmPcjw2qGiaKm3NxeJHgiypN33u8/s3155/2094D249-048C-4F05-BFE2-744904BAF298.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3155" data-original-width="2273" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid5K2Shux0DpVCG1JkDumgYlJFto363YF4oRCSz1riBQ9Az1SZOhQLOiFsMFu_HqrcplSWLIsGeq-OwtKyAdfRnM8Zj9ZbFb-mr9dRFxV2fd32lsIvHA-SJTbgGcAuxfJWyz-BX8Mohwo4Z8fDXikg6x5uP5y6lmPcjw2qGiaKm3NxeJHgiypN33u8/w289-h400/2094D249-048C-4F05-BFE2-744904BAF298.heic" width="289" /></a></div><b>Minimalist decoration in my bath!</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-weight: 700;">My first party was on Saturday, December 3rd for my</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Sunday School class.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We had 15 members and a bird! Yes, a bird flew in with</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">the second group of guests! It really spooked some of us.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We had a great time and a lot of laughs over our bird,</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">who kept himself hidden during the party.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">He flew out the next morning, thank goodness!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">The second party I hostessed was for my </span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Bible Study Fellowship class.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We had 13 for lunch and...well, <i>fellowship!</i></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">It was such a joy to get to share my festive home</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">with these ladies I love! Both groups!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Then my third party was just last Monday, </span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">December 26th. It was our Stovall family Christmas.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We had 9 for brunch--no cooking for me.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We had Susan, Rob, Jay, Terri, Madeline, Susannah,</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Nick, and Marilyn, Terri's mom!</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">We also had Lilo McCaskill.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Nora Metzger was with friends in New York.</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">Other than the fact that I duplicated a gift from</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">last year and completely forgot 2 big gifts which</span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">are still in the garage,</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>it was GREAT!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: 700;">Thanks to Tim Conner, who designed most of my </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Christmas treasures and to Yvette Patton and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>her team who arranged them all so beautifully this year.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><div style="font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-77496447026390533272022-12-15T18:54:00.002-06:002023-01-31T16:20:58.288-06:00Thanksgiving in New York<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>As we near Christmas, I am still thinking about Thanksgiving! Mine was different from what it has ever been before. The plan was for Susan, Rob, Madeline, Susannah, Nick, and me to spend the holiday in New York. It was the year for Jay and Terri to be with her family in the Houston area. Just one week before, howsomever, Susan had a partial knee replacement. She did so well that she <i>almost</i> was able to participate, but it did not seem <i>prudent</i> at the last minute. So...I flew to New York alone on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I remember praying before I left home that things would go smoothly. I actually was thinking of my being ready on time, having a safe trip to the airport, and smooth passage through security...but you know that verse in Ephesians which says that God is able to do more than we <i>ask</i> or even <i>imagine</i>? Let me tell you... I experienced that promise! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was ready on time, if not a leetle early! My driver, Betty Cook, was on time as always. She got me safely to the airport as always. I breezed right through security. I had no travel anxiety at all. I had asked for a wheelchair in New York, not a bad idea in the new terminal where I arrived at LaGuardia! My "driver" there wheeled me quickly to luggage claim, then I held my breath as we approached the infamous taxi line. What? I didn't see the line! The reason? There wasn't one! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsU2QlraQRVa43JqEVzkJE8WSBHXqcVtTg4CL7WdZW6KYjQYgD4xlaQ-bJ_RF8I5geDtvXClCiXSKaXeS_Uy32To_g4QsnKtw5JLHZT431lt1mhgFqncISH8uFOH1ChK8RK85NVuHBYLNytOKj72a3NCojT2RuB1mYdFhSPFlvXI999YET0GqOIcX/s4032/3E2C1E97-292A-4F90-ACB7-11160BD49400.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhsU2QlraQRVa43JqEVzkJE8WSBHXqcVtTg4CL7WdZW6KYjQYgD4xlaQ-bJ_RF8I5geDtvXClCiXSKaXeS_Uy32To_g4QsnKtw5JLHZT431lt1mhgFqncISH8uFOH1ChK8RK85NVuHBYLNytOKj72a3NCojT2RuB1mYdFhSPFlvXI999YET0GqOIcX/w300-h400/3E2C1E97-292A-4F90-ACB7-11160BD49400.heic" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Speeding by!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4-sgNp389yWNVrrcEjIRybPAMNjmnHD6AeoVDE15RFo9Jyn4ACtcwLdIk19n-tNqLZVSappU4K9gqn_7do7YsfRk6tWO_JlC_F8u3uCFncZMe-wEnrJFQaaKwXYNoupHVDcKBRMyem9Ok8yt5MMkZfRhoikMG83QOrw1yNQB3WVxVON0eXeUD6vJ/s4032/90B5BA20-4177-416C-AF6E-F669620F2705.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4-sgNp389yWNVrrcEjIRybPAMNjmnHD6AeoVDE15RFo9Jyn4ACtcwLdIk19n-tNqLZVSappU4K9gqn_7do7YsfRk6tWO_JlC_F8u3uCFncZMe-wEnrJFQaaKwXYNoupHVDcKBRMyem9Ok8yt5MMkZfRhoikMG83QOrw1yNQB3WVxVON0eXeUD6vJ/w400-h300/90B5BA20-4177-416C-AF6E-F669620F2705.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Yes, there was a line of taxis, but not one of people! </b></div></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was delivered to the charming little boutique hotel where I was staying...Hotel Belleclaire. It is on the Upper West Side near where both Madeline and Susannah and Nick live. I kinda fell in love with this hotel.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8cIi09kBRFuNAeX-fdu2mPuOTYIjx1J8tQ57MhY6brvR3gPNUzeIhGlqCyYb2tOgbpAePHmAxqQVHpCnwBF9GC7BxJe3El9pibaZPvcpCLuWe9tF6JKXOD2opESYAxVEffnhtwPkc9ld6Z5_VxVL4UruzJOdszlNdbR35Bm9Nd1b6hbIMGCVAdbJ/s3024/8B52B0C6-A845-46F1-8B5E-FD1EB12A3AD3_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2675" data-original-width="3024" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR8cIi09kBRFuNAeX-fdu2mPuOTYIjx1J8tQ57MhY6brvR3gPNUzeIhGlqCyYb2tOgbpAePHmAxqQVHpCnwBF9GC7BxJe3El9pibaZPvcpCLuWe9tF6JKXOD2opESYAxVEffnhtwPkc9ld6Z5_VxVL4UruzJOdszlNdbR35Bm9Nd1b6hbIMGCVAdbJ/w400-h354/8B52B0C6-A845-46F1-8B5E-FD1EB12A3AD3_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It was definitely love at first sight.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then Susannah, Nick, and I Ubered to dinner with Madeline and great grand dog #2, Nora, at Jacob's Pickles. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zcX26onBMjXVguYdvD5rGGd_ib-aqG1Sib8vf1Sqtw0dOA2HWFA37f14ohFeMgadpPmV_KKVJDAvQvqQYxcSO3tDrqLl-_06Ak26PrKnFnkV_1PEMn4X9BSxP_eEDu9nUcJK7--dvx9IrSzAZWQmU07BSWXTog63kdTQagR3VrKbqS8C1G0om6YF/s4032/D3467723-E9D8-47A5-AED0-12DE06FA4CC0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zcX26onBMjXVguYdvD5rGGd_ib-aqG1Sib8vf1Sqtw0dOA2HWFA37f14ohFeMgadpPmV_KKVJDAvQvqQYxcSO3tDrqLl-_06Ak26PrKnFnkV_1PEMn4X9BSxP_eEDu9nUcJK7--dvx9IrSzAZWQmU07BSWXTog63kdTQagR3VrKbqS8C1G0om6YF/w400-h300/D3467723-E9D8-47A5-AED0-12DE06FA4CC0.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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How can a Mimi</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>be more blesssed?</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYTmsAu5f-VC5JHaa_jy8tk0POiXp7zNwpN7O4t__8VwxSFlKbnKpOVWuHGg_h45yqEX1Q2M1sl8Qakoje3_EA1JOSG17yCN2nie1yN72HpjA2emCQEKGShp4iZhms1ZIG_-3YKyVKHpg3deNgtcjp0fmWMEThFTJzjTc_pu5B89fMcK7TJ4XG5Yh/s4032/A81798CD-5E89-471B-BC83-4F8F9F777CC3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtYTmsAu5f-VC5JHaa_jy8tk0POiXp7zNwpN7O4t__8VwxSFlKbnKpOVWuHGg_h45yqEX1Q2M1sl8Qakoje3_EA1JOSG17yCN2nie1yN72HpjA2emCQEKGShp4iZhms1ZIG_-3YKyVKHpg3deNgtcjp0fmWMEThFTJzjTc_pu5B89fMcK7TJ4XG5Yh/w300-h400/A81798CD-5E89-471B-BC83-4F8F9F777CC3.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We dined "al fresco" so Miss Nora would be welcome! It was just slightly chilly, so those animal print things are my gloves!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Since I opted out of early rising and experiencing crowds to see the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade, Susannah came over on Wednesday morning and we walked to see some of the floats as they were parked and waiting. Madeline had to work. Boo. You might recognize some of these.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbm43SKyYzPFUTNQPGy5TKhwFSPdxEJg7_Yg2U88FYHSzjPmYv-_YILKj8Bf_ZtehtvKSZC5sTmi_MkQK5lh8_O8WmLKJu94l6ztv-AcLCj4ukW2K-XVf3D-DbiYput8CvRI8xSG6oRMS0EHcCSsgLWGkbSrfii2hR0voycz3Rtsdskif_PfyfWkd/s3088/1BCD272C-6005-40B5-864D-9C58D3EE0B85.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLbm43SKyYzPFUTNQPGy5TKhwFSPdxEJg7_Yg2U88FYHSzjPmYv-_YILKj8Bf_ZtehtvKSZC5sTmi_MkQK5lh8_O8WmLKJu94l6ztv-AcLCj4ukW2K-XVf3D-DbiYput8CvRI8xSG6oRMS0EHcCSsgLWGkbSrfii2hR0voycz3Rtsdskif_PfyfWkd/w300-h400/1BCD272C-6005-40B5-864D-9C58D3EE0B85.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>See the Macy's star?</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2146" data-original-width="2228" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUiqc6dKMJMr-qG3DoiqJsxQMJ1CyHsUdF-FyaU275LUc13-fU--th9WqNNI1bY1TJPdKBRMg3J6b3plozeJ04KwdPRgI9NNB1gJGq5JA01M_QHSgeksuQUru6Sp-T8ks0XpICguJFf1Ex0PMQw6MedGiwA9aG8EZS4WOkdV2nzfSKBC-VcIhfUBsO/w400-h385/F57453B5-030A-4491-BCC2-4F7AB55501F0_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Why, that's Linda Jane Lynn Stovall front row at </b><br /><b><i>The Music Man</i>!!!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>My trip back "home" from the show was almost as exciting as the performance. Since it would take me hours to <i>maybe</i> get it on this blog, I will just post it separately! Sufficeth to say, the whole afternoon was an unforgettable experience.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWsu3f3tRbtMvVaXt4ZucQhUGXZEU9gUjyaKRfotU0ZUTxDJBmngIrD9wZz3yuhUSsdabLufWiRdyNdx8ua22jDlNbMFOqauHEj2jHEhwpG3ZtyLjkkrs6Ix5HcKx_nKaPJx2TBoa2N8bP8Mf_Ixuk_cmwe_43c86zKkMR-ulEjUMyB-ZrF6_OSbJ/s3088/BD958BF9-4E6D-4FA5-8DFF-9CE2ECC70EBD.heic" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtWsu3f3tRbtMvVaXt4ZucQhUGXZEU9gUjyaKRfotU0ZUTxDJBmngIrD9wZz3yuhUSsdabLufWiRdyNdx8ua22jDlNbMFOqauHEj2jHEhwpG3ZtyLjkkrs6Ix5HcKx_nKaPJx2TBoa2N8bP8Mf_Ixuk_cmwe_43c86zKkMR-ulEjUMyB-ZrF6_OSbJ/w300-h400/BD958BF9-4E6D-4FA5-8DFF-9CE2ECC70EBD.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Still on Wednesday, Madeline, Nora, and I got to experience</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Five Napkin Burger! And exotic margaritas! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>See sweet Nora down there?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGxsWQZUrVLKVgacS-xXJOs1fSSeL3SR1gAidAmIQvLssQxsnxYOgDO_-H0q9MCzyX_i44saNnOqYgITdktSp_Y06R4frA8aASPXhqbik3cZkuPSmMjI_80u_w9DDVDkWQ-K-R2_JjHTffv3Xl9gXFeYFDWfF8xIQuZHCLYpFG72KdwIwZW0WD5Uj/s4032/4559ACB4-E34A-4F5E-B1AF-968EFEB29715_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFGxsWQZUrVLKVgacS-xXJOs1fSSeL3SR1gAidAmIQvLssQxsnxYOgDO_-H0q9MCzyX_i44saNnOqYgITdktSp_Y06R4frA8aASPXhqbik3cZkuPSmMjI_80u_w9DDVDkWQ-K-R2_JjHTffv3Xl9gXFeYFDWfF8xIQuZHCLYpFG72KdwIwZW0WD5Uj/w300-h400/4559ACB4-E34A-4F5E-B1AF-968EFEB29715_1_201_a.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxwmx6EpLCVbjFclHfuDDQAWtnXg8BcuNkKDwPeHx4PZoqylZWJtjBH-1ThB_H3BE2l27YJs8FX7fgi7LE9P3HoW3ClAF-nvsvF0a8Mx0nDXXEBrmzTfckmUrdOVI2av3i_npn5XkhE_EFwmKvN4Kj5TzIEH1joSl5x2fE5fqvwt92JJHbKIr8Gc0/s4032/E48B1F98-4162-4C97-B859-0D29E047DC44.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLxwmx6EpLCVbjFclHfuDDQAWtnXg8BcuNkKDwPeHx4PZoqylZWJtjBH-1ThB_H3BE2l27YJs8FX7fgi7LE9P3HoW3ClAF-nvsvF0a8Mx0nDXXEBrmzTfckmUrdOVI2av3i_npn5XkhE_EFwmKvN4Kj5TzIEH1joSl5x2fE5fqvwt92JJHbKIr8Gc0/w300-h400/E48B1F98-4162-4C97-B859-0D29E047DC44.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>On Thanksgiving morning I got to go to Madeline's darling</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> apartment, which I had not seen before. In fact, it was my first time ever to be in a New York studio apartment. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We had breakfast and watched the parade together.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTLp_4ZelO0g2__3tEYd0Jwfzy6F7qEYzMG4ky_Naw-jdfiUeNVrqzVa_hzcFmVIvvxU_VzEwwwAtS_e2dGX1dV4k8Whx3VsC1tzuUDrfJA-BdsOVskp2c4IRP3hfbPtwLq12p1koFfjIdevxC0it_0Q2K5xWn3ZQ5CH9KsYrOYyUbAT1mvzgqIl7/s4032/A940250D-0A3A-4768-8CD9-1EB44D58B692.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWTLp_4ZelO0g2__3tEYd0Jwfzy6F7qEYzMG4ky_Naw-jdfiUeNVrqzVa_hzcFmVIvvxU_VzEwwwAtS_e2dGX1dV4k8Whx3VsC1tzuUDrfJA-BdsOVskp2c4IRP3hfbPtwLq12p1koFfjIdevxC0it_0Q2K5xWn3ZQ5CH9KsYrOYyUbAT1mvzgqIl7/s320/A940250D-0A3A-4768-8CD9-1EB44D58B692.heic" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I brought croissants and Madeline had this beautiful</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>fruit and delicious coffee!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N_rMjyfjLVkeqbZygBc5z25xYzweIawVIgDDaaXiKd7CvRJAMaem_mbb42r-1Z9IIsP1QiMiqJVQALb1HgZNElhTYKu7zKYzPXGCLSv3lHPpIuJ4XXx47l3xWddlu-FOVwHT4TWq2L_AncCkXLt4jB5gLbfFlgfnreZrot7s6nPYu18-yx-jFIAl/s4032/EDE8BCD4-9987-4DC0-84EB-8EB06BC1739D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7N_rMjyfjLVkeqbZygBc5z25xYzweIawVIgDDaaXiKd7CvRJAMaem_mbb42r-1Z9IIsP1QiMiqJVQALb1HgZNElhTYKu7zKYzPXGCLSv3lHPpIuJ4XXx47l3xWddlu-FOVwHT4TWq2L_AncCkXLt4jB5gLbfFlgfnreZrot7s6nPYu18-yx-jFIAl/s320/EDE8BCD4-9987-4DC0-84EB-8EB06BC1739D.heic" width="320" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvcuOV6F1CuCC99DLG0VMfQoa4dQVOavjiGTqN1QpeBMUqJzVOblMmYDoyXl-Bsc_lqLpoCrsyRPWK1i9QkgtAIeyzwADq8nM60Wg-N7KHE2FVac9uob2NXgp9UnCC8hzICVguKRLX0GoVmBFLvkMYaU36uoVRX8IhF5X1JSi1cHfMIStx42ziC6re/w400-h300/581BE3E7-0E8C-4E29-B215-194D9277D59E.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Remember seeing this float in yesterday's pics?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Susannah and Nick got up at 4 A.M. to get front row spots</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>for the parade! (See why I watched on TV?) Nick's family</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>was in New York, too, so here is a picture of them in their</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>marvelous vantage point! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqeVt6x670GANNbrn3J-KR9qoOpiZUGh_tePAq-vg1JeeRIibr_N4oFmSwkpgo9bHk_v9OC24qvCXeBNCImDHeVJtNCsYEPj8M5s3dbOmcAHSEXrRW-8Wib_GMC_hynYtKDvfgIzXg1322RVRcwNV1kPTrijAIfMHMp9XmSRC1D2DyeltLSHzt5uc/s4032/12A387CE-1C6F-4FC9-AD5B-30D6CF242972.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqeVt6x670GANNbrn3J-KR9qoOpiZUGh_tePAq-vg1JeeRIibr_N4oFmSwkpgo9bHk_v9OC24qvCXeBNCImDHeVJtNCsYEPj8M5s3dbOmcAHSEXrRW-8Wib_GMC_hynYtKDvfgIzXg1322RVRcwNV1kPTrijAIfMHMp9XmSRC1D2DyeltLSHzt5uc/w400-h300/12A387CE-1C6F-4FC9-AD5B-30D6CF242972.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>And then the Big Event! What a Thanksgiving feast we had at Carmine's--Upper West Side! It was so festive, bustling with </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>families and the most pleasant servers! We were joined by Susannah's dear high school friend Hannah Usry and her sweet husband, Davis Richardson. I want you to just look at the wonderful food we were served! And it was all just as delicious as it looks! A true Texas style feast!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZJp5YOrvzQZulR1QWZHN4zcK6QJUjIkG_G9rHJRLq-PdxxehFzkw7JrcitwD8acmtp_uSkysWpmsnIrmYRsGMZW_YjUILq_D6aJhBjUcikS7IJJzMKS051b-kstxx4pmRD5V9_UpAhj_2ZfgHcbhUZ-ayd58O6ZSU5HUKLnDVK1YEAmAITCShayM/s4032/D0460F08-8C76-443F-8036-7396C9244DDD_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZJp5YOrvzQZulR1QWZHN4zcK6QJUjIkG_G9rHJRLq-PdxxehFzkw7JrcitwD8acmtp_uSkysWpmsnIrmYRsGMZW_YjUILq_D6aJhBjUcikS7IJJzMKS051b-kstxx4pmRD5V9_UpAhj_2ZfgHcbhUZ-ayd58O6ZSU5HUKLnDVK1YEAmAITCShayM/w400-h300/D0460F08-8C76-443F-8036-7396C9244DDD_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Oh--and here were the guests!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>(We missed you Susan and Rob!)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rboK7bC3C7ot-ZMcTFsS15IZYZjbUuuq7hRrmXKYtMIfZ7WkNYFirJVy1te2qZTDc7K1n7CGNOzI2U66AHEKqKq04rLLtkxZLVg1O54xAjYWyQ8mCFOLYefOotOx65NiRsV6dGumWKhWTupvULoNFu6Hd4drOdog2FcIVtNNOKJiS3W5PfXDpt5M/s4032/1C2FAF54-9E78-4340-B917-A8B98FEA0A31.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_rboK7bC3C7ot-ZMcTFsS15IZYZjbUuuq7hRrmXKYtMIfZ7WkNYFirJVy1te2qZTDc7K1n7CGNOzI2U66AHEKqKq04rLLtkxZLVg1O54xAjYWyQ8mCFOLYefOotOx65NiRsV6dGumWKhWTupvULoNFu6Hd4drOdog2FcIVtNNOKJiS3W5PfXDpt5M/w400-h300/1C2FAF54-9E78-4340-B917-A8B98FEA0A31.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLSETlf8CUQsTfpskOltaoY2Y7dJoLEVxQdq4YwajAgJK_cJEDjKcBYfVyVBX8yoLyjwCCHWYe7uzaJjPNHVV7rx7o9Yk2eRz-_7iEFd-TPcw3GL1tpqYDPYaIIo5VXPkPNLDS-T74a5UjDri4NsUx06F7pH37i3a9jK-tHbctSw30vSH_Xe1Kokt/s4032/C299E10D-32F5-4761-BFAC-BB4D5B77F000.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPLSETlf8CUQsTfpskOltaoY2Y7dJoLEVxQdq4YwajAgJK_cJEDjKcBYfVyVBX8yoLyjwCCHWYe7uzaJjPNHVV7rx7o9Yk2eRz-_7iEFd-TPcw3GL1tpqYDPYaIIo5VXPkPNLDS-T74a5UjDri4NsUx06F7pH37i3a9jK-tHbctSw30vSH_Xe1Kokt/w300-h400/C299E10D-32F5-4761-BFAC-BB4D5B77F000.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLstl6fHe6_KgSzCQAea9q8Az7asmMIQcAkc-DYilmaMlF11ETnL0DlAxsYVtgLWpvJGJJVGRSEFazjkHgPiiDaJBr6WX_feOBm1gkZhgr2nMpWlGeTaUUc85ZHwxEFJnmtnJHxhvCublsexzaDF5L8_yprsxXij6ElV6ytu0VTJEOIuVUZYXmjpTV/s4032/5E81F6DD-48E0-49C2-807C-9D2B37A47A57.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLstl6fHe6_KgSzCQAea9q8Az7asmMIQcAkc-DYilmaMlF11ETnL0DlAxsYVtgLWpvJGJJVGRSEFazjkHgPiiDaJBr6WX_feOBm1gkZhgr2nMpWlGeTaUUc85ZHwxEFJnmtnJHxhvCublsexzaDF5L8_yprsxXij6ElV6ytu0VTJEOIuVUZYXmjpTV/w300-h400/5E81F6DD-48E0-49C2-807C-9D2B37A47A57.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>So festive and joy filled.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What better way to further celebrate Thanksgiving Day</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>than to get to see The Rockettes? Madeline and I got</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>to do just that!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj0ojteyranSopRLWG47ixDBSjT8Xm4rFgtIeQJhdoWEudNOy7vihR3_jmBRPck3as2sMSSa-LXBRI2KRsgS-MKxNk9D3gmfPOZNNU5Epfz9AkfsPaOi6Wf8YP0IsBWhiQBgqlEA08tVWa8OsSJ3idsZO2Nq2kYD51RIm9LiPruTxI7axppYBcZf_/s3372/A0A6A896-73A9-4ADB-9EFE-99981BDA441B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3372" data-original-width="2528" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfj0ojteyranSopRLWG47ixDBSjT8Xm4rFgtIeQJhdoWEudNOy7vihR3_jmBRPck3as2sMSSa-LXBRI2KRsgS-MKxNk9D3gmfPOZNNU5Epfz9AkfsPaOi6Wf8YP0IsBWhiQBgqlEA08tVWa8OsSJ3idsZO2Nq2kYD51RIm9LiPruTxI7axppYBcZf_/w300-h400/A0A6A896-73A9-4ADB-9EFE-99981BDA441B.heic" width="300" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-18863000085200397722022-10-26T14:28:00.004-05:002022-12-31T15:51:13.668-06:00Our Neighborhood Dog<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I told ya'll about him a couple of weeks ago. Yes...he's still here. His name is Scout, Brownie, or Buddy, depending on whether you ask Terri White, Coral Bradley, or me--in that order. Here he is at Terri's early on.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rlduInr2dnp06rkfNPY9pFcBzhgkKBunucYFDMXGRe_J-El2PxeKWh1zFgrr_oIWCDbdmqMCN386zfLTC4SR76iAl3tOY3WkFWLVYfTMoWeCYnI679u6fKqlJ1PS8_GQnm-3Bc0ELtwwAPyV1qra6FHZnLYvucBpfIdnKfEN3oNFyTbkAii_Vy8c/s2697/BDC83C68-CD4B-40F1-AD91-908180FCDAA2_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2311" data-original-width="2697" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6rlduInr2dnp06rkfNPY9pFcBzhgkKBunucYFDMXGRe_J-El2PxeKWh1zFgrr_oIWCDbdmqMCN386zfLTC4SR76iAl3tOY3WkFWLVYfTMoWeCYnI679u6fKqlJ1PS8_GQnm-3Bc0ELtwwAPyV1qra6FHZnLYvucBpfIdnKfEN3oNFyTbkAii_Vy8c/w400-h343/BDC83C68-CD4B-40F1-AD91-908180FCDAA2_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74L1f60dlkSLfmeGtQUANdjbtQA74yu8kGUpTAbXtz9uV6taafWQCApoTAQTWXPz-wW1n3InMkfGJ1t1f9T2-iZEpUO-TSwZQMgZuBqB1RX8nPxZbCoqijNo9O5H1L6yFzE1g5C6zifaFQR94KUqp6rWC3jPsIHeUNY-wGRyhE0Fsr8tD0rYdgEtu/s4032/F9447400-5BC2-4A8F-BED4-7464BC0CF14F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi74L1f60dlkSLfmeGtQUANdjbtQA74yu8kGUpTAbXtz9uV6taafWQCApoTAQTWXPz-wW1n3InMkfGJ1t1f9T2-iZEpUO-TSwZQMgZuBqB1RX8nPxZbCoqijNo9O5H1L6yFzE1g5C6zifaFQR94KUqp6rWC3jPsIHeUNY-wGRyhE0Fsr8tD0rYdgEtu/w300-h400/F9447400-5BC2-4A8F-BED4-7464BC0CF14F.heic" width="300" /></a></div></span><b><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><span style="font-size: large;">Yesterday I pulled out of my driveway, and there he was. I decided that I had time to stop and try to get him in my car, and I had some cookies to bribe him with. This was a very foolish decision. Not only would he not take a cookie from my hand, I made a misstep and most ungloriously crashed to the ground. It didn't hurt at all, I landed in grass, but...I couldn't immediately get up. I only sat on my neighbor Ed's curb a couple of minutes when, glory be, he pulled in his driveway and rushed over to help me up! And yes, he had been concerned about the dog too.</span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Here he is when I came home from Bible Study Fellowship today. </b><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><i><b>"Standing on the corner watching all the cars go by!"</b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><i></i></span></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO2iIXT2yqFSVFFk2lc3rPAoB0dfgSI-WDBTziDeFcJa-pX5NsiMnw-PBYB6SxtsgYhK7TUF0WISBodCjDTAR9pSRvLXjqM5EMBKW9XACGBzlMcSuhxsugCXwqFMCOgxGReJJdEYzokRS2P0ECbVjLuU_9FrXUP5xZBOCLk1OVe0j0n44tNCPYaIZ/s4032/E6CD92F2-8085-49FB-A511-052B44869174.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifO2iIXT2yqFSVFFk2lc3rPAoB0dfgSI-WDBTziDeFcJa-pX5NsiMnw-PBYB6SxtsgYhK7TUF0WISBodCjDTAR9pSRvLXjqM5EMBKW9XACGBzlMcSuhxsugCXwqFMCOgxGReJJdEYzokRS2P0ECbVjLuU_9FrXUP5xZBOCLk1OVe0j0n44tNCPYaIZ/w300-h400/E6CD92F2-8085-49FB-A511-052B44869174.jpeg" width="300" /></a></i></span></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><i><br /><b><br /></b></i></span></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><i><b><br /></b></i></span></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>Buddy must not be a very smart dog, because he then passed up a golden opportunity. I looked out my front shutters, and this darling girl named Adison in this really cool car was trying to befriend him. </b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R6dESrtPPZv5rZH-tpuM--Ex7aEL4laEWf_nA0b4A2QddcU2PdD3axndgBPYcJHvN030bu4JPpigJ5c_rnxD_wD-Wm-qYWkohRoSHG0-Ua-KabrV5_PSaKln0PXrAvbha92i2qWlhkjOHicM6JDcejNwDhDyMnFPwqDvNT3aARTYXilDaThkLqgY/s2825/ACA589E0-9FBB-4F37-A4A9-6712ABADF0F3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2372" data-original-width="2825" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7R6dESrtPPZv5rZH-tpuM--Ex7aEL4laEWf_nA0b4A2QddcU2PdD3axndgBPYcJHvN030bu4JPpigJ5c_rnxD_wD-Wm-qYWkohRoSHG0-Ua-KabrV5_PSaKln0PXrAvbha92i2qWlhkjOHicM6JDcejNwDhDyMnFPwqDvNT3aARTYXilDaThkLqgY/w400-h336/ACA589E0-9FBB-4F37-A4A9-6712ABADF0F3.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But bless his frightened little heart and fast little legs, he was not able to bring himself to letting her touch him or getting in her car, no matter how cool it was.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><br /></span></span></span></p><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then Coral brought out a whole McDonald's hamburger for him (can you believe it?) which he enjoyed eating as long as no hand got too close. </b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLB8EHeb5IKfNnZSfiLmC3sDINvwrIpFoEp1la0MhJW282cimINPfoIQQ5PAiKxHSxi0qKvJ4NMHWJt_uMTFNVuSV1mbsKx_Q4I469Ap7X_D8s6taEBFEevyK16RGa5bySQmjmoGt9-aRJ0P9mUek6rmIHnv8WB0dTq5ju2sD-P2mzc8r8vFTCmHJ1/s4032/E26C345D-1233-418F-A4D0-7B57C599E98F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLB8EHeb5IKfNnZSfiLmC3sDINvwrIpFoEp1la0MhJW282cimINPfoIQQ5PAiKxHSxi0qKvJ4NMHWJt_uMTFNVuSV1mbsKx_Q4I469Ap7X_D8s6taEBFEevyK16RGa5bySQmjmoGt9-aRJ0P9mUek6rmIHnv8WB0dTq5ju2sD-P2mzc8r8vFTCmHJ1/w400-h300/E26C345D-1233-418F-A4D0-7B57C599E98F.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>Terri has already bought "Scout"an outdoor house. Coral is shopping high and low for one. He spends most nights at one or the other place. Coral has a HEATED MAT for him to put in his house when she gets it! Adison didn't want to call Animal Control again (they said they couldn't catch him earlier), so she will be watching out for him, too. I'm not calling Animal Control, because I'm really thinking Scout/Brownie/Buddy is probably leading his best life! Who knows...he may be better fed than he ever has been before! If this boy was dumped, he found himself in doggy heaven! We just all wish we could have him scanned for a chip to be sure someone is not missing him. And we're praying he doesn't get hit by a car. And that he'll be able to let some of us get close enough to find him a permanent home.</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>Stay tuned to see what happens to our neighborhood dog: Scout/Brownie/Buddy</b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-20943293443851168022022-07-25T16:43:00.001-05:002022-07-25T16:51:46.747-05:00"It Could Have Been Worse"<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_zQ8j6RkM5_JHMZCbg9YobsnzKiQvvXD2-HzGqt3e7G_8xzWa-W15ZGQYLchmIUvB8hQ8KZZRwSIDLUKU2yzUfHjKb2uOFftC_atjktYOBLthQ6dtYhonSdmtjChMh7AwrhpQpk0kGlEOxIv0ydyr1DijiZ_dlR0tnZ-EgPhw7wQ10FOzplYBt-S/s2853/9706E29B-DD9A-49CE-BE6F-D8693EE859E1_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1569" data-original-width="2853" height="220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj_zQ8j6RkM5_JHMZCbg9YobsnzKiQvvXD2-HzGqt3e7G_8xzWa-W15ZGQYLchmIUvB8hQ8KZZRwSIDLUKU2yzUfHjKb2uOFftC_atjktYOBLthQ6dtYhonSdmtjChMh7AwrhpQpk0kGlEOxIv0ydyr1DijiZ_dlR0tnZ-EgPhw7wQ10FOzplYBt-S/w400-h220/9706E29B-DD9A-49CE-BE6F-D8693EE859E1_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You know you're not having the best day when</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>there are two ServPro trucks in front of your house.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This was my view on July 1, 2022.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On June 28th I had discovered, on a rare trip upstairs</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> to my second floor, that the ceiling of a linen closet</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>there had crashed to the floor.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhO0VR0RaM-VQu91U22S4ABd7iGxF0G_G7UCu3Kic42bCqkewHdFMLdJPNkOlbsjySdz0zymB2ZPo2aZiOwv53fm_0SRXdnKjX_r5Eny-uV48NwtVWrZTZ3afL1X118Mpujwr4Y9-qILzzdX_R2PHPc3gpC1mVWI6mxy7u07KqxQ0CUP6DAnJXpH2/s4032/076F2173-FA48-4661-B464-E9162469160B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRhO0VR0RaM-VQu91U22S4ABd7iGxF0G_G7UCu3Kic42bCqkewHdFMLdJPNkOlbsjySdz0zymB2ZPo2aZiOwv53fm_0SRXdnKjX_r5Eny-uV48NwtVWrZTZ3afL1X118Mpujwr4Y9-qILzzdX_R2PHPc3gpC1mVWI6mxy7u07KqxQ0CUP6DAnJXpH2/w300-h400/076F2173-FA48-4661-B464-E9162469160B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QhCTBMI7sQqAFq0fBlaqYSScVTdfiV8MPNQFuFzge0g5wdyjbiZ8_Q-SfK0ftZJOhqRWaPDqHKZF1Qk_IsuxZ_TqEa5kxxqOCWQoGEQjkJfWE4-d_1IDGTlUsrA7jiuoCMIhMscy2LILT73rLwxZ9E00J9HZvd34Q_1VbIxFWTiYz_afCE_wF2zk/s4032/D6FE0ED8-D33F-425E-999C-DE7EDD715485.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QhCTBMI7sQqAFq0fBlaqYSScVTdfiV8MPNQFuFzge0g5wdyjbiZ8_Q-SfK0ftZJOhqRWaPDqHKZF1Qk_IsuxZ_TqEa5kxxqOCWQoGEQjkJfWE4-d_1IDGTlUsrA7jiuoCMIhMscy2LILT73rLwxZ9E00J9HZvd34Q_1VbIxFWTiYz_afCE_wF2zk/w400-h300/D6FE0ED8-D33F-425E-999C-DE7EDD715485.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On the 30th of June the first insurance adjuster came.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>He found the problem right away--a slow drip drip leak in</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>a pipe coming from an air conditioning unit up there.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My A/C man came that day and stopped the leak.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So...it had been leaking, therefore wet, a long time. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We think about 6 weeks. I had no idea what was in store.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Holy moly, "Hello, mold!"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>By the time ServPro left on July 1st, this is what it </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>looked like:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_OXvJPCz_rzfgtGtxIOoCXfNHFlHg80-FPyu6ju1Nn4aQiuYjGyHRCgdQvRUQ0yrmmjofvLJ5SBRu4sz4kNAakwmutUImEt2fTIViKgLONLuKCivG3Y77jZHvMvYOsQh_i-4HQ1pNSQbY4kNhtAV9mkqQ3X-hVuxH2zNJUla_uP3EeuQlISQ2-yr/s4032/27747642-0395-4529-925E-134D4562EAA5.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9_OXvJPCz_rzfgtGtxIOoCXfNHFlHg80-FPyu6ju1Nn4aQiuYjGyHRCgdQvRUQ0yrmmjofvLJ5SBRu4sz4kNAakwmutUImEt2fTIViKgLONLuKCivG3Y77jZHvMvYOsQh_i-4HQ1pNSQbY4kNhtAV9mkqQ3X-hVuxH2zNJUla_uP3EeuQlISQ2-yr/w300-h400/27747642-0395-4529-925E-134D4562EAA5.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU3KFDUGRlHNYl8w35QkVhJPqc7T9qaQS2-RdO5KlkzUjnWHl2HJjX4l7ryJesUEwn3TrgnBjj4spqYE6r-rCWG26VRzvOli7DxV7HpRvaYWh36vj84xB4Lhzp0sUOKnYNAFICfBQUB-OPzaBwBGzmVbCUiTW3HowYd7llbPVv8iOx8JWQTz1-pDM/s4032/46BE2A18-DBAD-46C9-B836-D80F0CE04E83.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoU3KFDUGRlHNYl8w35QkVhJPqc7T9qaQS2-RdO5KlkzUjnWHl2HJjX4l7ryJesUEwn3TrgnBjj4spqYE6r-rCWG26VRzvOli7DxV7HpRvaYWh36vj84xB4Lhzp0sUOKnYNAFICfBQUB-OPzaBwBGzmVbCUiTW3HowYd7llbPVv8iOx8JWQTz1-pDM/w400-h300/46BE2A18-DBAD-46C9-B836-D80F0CE04E83.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All the contents of the linen closet are sealed up</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>in those black bags.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-M4-RIRinYBHDXnmPbAJEC62q-P8MXzXqknCQa_gvattlOVBPP98xOOeWxMC1SnXSyhUb8Dede6LhswjLJkg3lPfHCt4BCbSxNn0-z9RGiyFFSgyrtA_8P8WuFWzzICFRXVID7DIeVEWzxADKBaHCGBhn5SRoH4jaklP9aFXFVy5NgtQr087bhJJ/s4032/032DBB6F-A0EA-4AC2-A0F8-11690D27C95B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9-M4-RIRinYBHDXnmPbAJEC62q-P8MXzXqknCQa_gvattlOVBPP98xOOeWxMC1SnXSyhUb8Dede6LhswjLJkg3lPfHCt4BCbSxNn0-z9RGiyFFSgyrtA_8P8WuFWzzICFRXVID7DIeVEWzxADKBaHCGBhn5SRoH4jaklP9aFXFVy5NgtQr087bhJJ/w300-h400/032DBB6F-A0EA-4AC2-A0F8-11690D27C95B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>This is the adjoining room. So much water had leaked that</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>the wood subfloor was sopping wet through carpet and</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>a throw rug. Unbelievable!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApr7Agw_uBCndbsyZlr-y-rZmkg6Cr581uTJSII6MRrozJ-zhci1JGdqXybAmUn8ua75qNCHjDd1HA8gbxHO2VvaOkXC5YSB-bU3_NucnKR9D--mhYiXdKdGS2F28VOgsYoxV3LoUzfLBkTeiiKnVVYrg73SiV6XY485V2-ebTOXyiAweHaphP-2T/s4032/072BD353-DCDD-49B3-8DE7-9B87BFD9D854.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiApr7Agw_uBCndbsyZlr-y-rZmkg6Cr581uTJSII6MRrozJ-zhci1JGdqXybAmUn8ua75qNCHjDd1HA8gbxHO2VvaOkXC5YSB-bU3_NucnKR9D--mhYiXdKdGS2F28VOgsYoxV3LoUzfLBkTeiiKnVVYrg73SiV6XY485V2-ebTOXyiAweHaphP-2T/s320/072BD353-DCDD-49B3-8DE7-9B87BFD9D854.heic" width="240" /></a>t</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>And this wood floor was so wet that a special</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>drying mat had to be brought in later.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYavecaWnINLQYh6QKG1ArMQ1vrgD_SOopDeZDFla6CkyccOveh8WNDTLgSL9I1fbZtmHPsTPBUN4UPidlAkVGAo-eI7H21-37LBuMwQoCXJ03ncq1YZZB-Q9ImU_yWOx_T3wapBs2ubpTsEoz3_tPkK3w_0-g_gK0C-dSda0WWxT8X-yNq581SgcR/s1522/623B9B39-BE32-4516-9301-E113A27B61B2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="852" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYavecaWnINLQYh6QKG1ArMQ1vrgD_SOopDeZDFla6CkyccOveh8WNDTLgSL9I1fbZtmHPsTPBUN4UPidlAkVGAo-eI7H21-37LBuMwQoCXJ03ncq1YZZB-Q9ImU_yWOx_T3wapBs2ubpTsEoz3_tPkK3w_0-g_gK0C-dSda0WWxT8X-yNq581SgcR/s320/623B9B39-BE32-4516-9301-E113A27B61B2.png" width="179" /></a></div><br /><b>After enjoying the noisy fans for 6 days, this</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>accompaniment was added. I have a video of the</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>sound it made, but it doesn't do it justice.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>It was a piercingly loud scream.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>But it did the job! And in only 2 days!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Until today, July 25th, everything upstairs </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>remained looking the same!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>Today all the black bags were brought down,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>placed outside my back windows, and painstakingly</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>gone through. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>I didn't take very many pictures, but they</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b>took pictures of EVERYTHING!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNKkgR21yrMPPti-erf6K_b2vimvLQ2dzsdMu4TxCokOwPBMJzLz9JB_2adzkk0IH2Ny9WOB7m2G_D97_TTCdkKIeTC6rUggKAwpqrAZ8E9F5hMOr0CexlT4mI-D7iemqRB9lOTshb5Dvib7MCa2eYNXCzqOFhIMzWoEorldY9DG05QLpcoRAi_yi/s4032/21F011D0-4180-4E0B-860C-519420B27299.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhNKkgR21yrMPPti-erf6K_b2vimvLQ2dzsdMu4TxCokOwPBMJzLz9JB_2adzkk0IH2Ny9WOB7m2G_D97_TTCdkKIeTC6rUggKAwpqrAZ8E9F5hMOr0CexlT4mI-D7iemqRB9lOTshb5Dvib7MCa2eYNXCzqOFhIMzWoEorldY9DG05QLpcoRAi_yi/w400-h300/21F011D0-4180-4E0B-860C-519420B27299.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU8Q4BDe1_zLcFSeSKifu4rTSvuT09ncfGAj5DQsk0zqu6eXHcBmrf1bsjjIU2aBIceVBbLZDk26R83j4z1tmm7MOPJxWQOyYevkI8gaVlLA35uoF86Trf3_CFxz8ptCJUYUXrAUYvihYmkWSYUy5zicWBtqoX_snx4K4J0Fx7zf323R0L_TQ1gao/s4032/C5A525BF-EE9A-438D-A9F8-3573D285D2FD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicU8Q4BDe1_zLcFSeSKifu4rTSvuT09ncfGAj5DQsk0zqu6eXHcBmrf1bsjjIU2aBIceVBbLZDk26R83j4z1tmm7MOPJxWQOyYevkI8gaVlLA35uoF86Trf3_CFxz8ptCJUYUXrAUYvihYmkWSYUy5zicWBtqoX_snx4K4J0Fx7zf323R0L_TQ1gao/w300-h400/C5A525BF-EE9A-438D-A9F8-3573D285D2FD.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My beautiful and huge lace tablecloth which fit my</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>table for 12!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdjkgBIxrczjZi3zg1t52UgLserRRKqHmB9LIyVZhyPvFzxG6ynx6C7xefvW3xrfyul6ssYnK2roKqBBbsGda6vgZIPxIoPEUYKOkcavz_gyBLtdkWinRTVO-nw3Abnh6mBLjsNXvdn2n2v-JQ0yMNU_QUCcgA9lenViAb6yTxsKGPa4ICZHPL6Jv/s4032/85181A9F-D009-4C5C-8F15-3860B1EEDC1A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdjkgBIxrczjZi3zg1t52UgLserRRKqHmB9LIyVZhyPvFzxG6ynx6C7xefvW3xrfyul6ssYnK2roKqBBbsGda6vgZIPxIoPEUYKOkcavz_gyBLtdkWinRTVO-nw3Abnh6mBLjsNXvdn2n2v-JQ0yMNU_QUCcgA9lenViAb6yTxsKGPa4ICZHPL6Jv/s320/85181A9F-D009-4C5C-8F15-3860B1EEDC1A.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>All my treasured totes were ruined--including one </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>from Harrod's and several from Crystal Cruises!</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Before I go any further, I must tell you how </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>wonderful ServPro of North Arlington is.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It is owned by Brandon Higginbotham, my friend</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Darlene Mitchell's grandson. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Take it from me...if you have a need for</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>this type service, you should call</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(972) 602-1112</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So...(I didn't realize how often I say "So")</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(how obnoxious)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>this is how the exercise room looks now.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShSCoEHVSsao8jsG-Ww8RTq8Tml8kH68al3bvh2_yp-OEF607BJm7WAta0X67ij8Hj---WChWqaRG6THr698MaC9KH4cnYPkzClGNMFuEHmdrSK1k2Z18xj_Ye1Pzhbqt_lVgRR5GmXehvpTIH9EhtCVM6Zf3MWYskcCYjKnJfXjpue6B8ERRZsAs/s4032/63E188DE-8CC3-4744-A5DB-1A99FB82D59D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShSCoEHVSsao8jsG-Ww8RTq8Tml8kH68al3bvh2_yp-OEF607BJm7WAta0X67ij8Hj---WChWqaRG6THr698MaC9KH4cnYPkzClGNMFuEHmdrSK1k2Z18xj_Ye1Pzhbqt_lVgRR5GmXehvpTIH9EhtCVM6Zf3MWYskcCYjKnJfXjpue6B8ERRZsAs/w400-h300/63E188DE-8CC3-4744-A5DB-1A99FB82D59D.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>While the 2 ladies and I were sorting through all</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>the black bags, 3 other ServPro experts were</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>packing up the rest of the contents of the second</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>closet--the one in the exercise room.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The fun is just beginning, you see.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tomorrow is demolition day. I know the closet shelves</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>will be gone bye bye. I hope that's it.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then the affected area gets totally and completely </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"hermetically sealed" (my term) </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>with a double thick, heavy plastic, zippered</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>enclosure. It will be "scrubbed" for mold</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>by a machine for ? days! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Not to mention putting it all back. </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Cutting out sheetrock in a "flood cut."</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Replacing the carpet in 3 rooms.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Okay, it's past time for me to say,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"It could have been worse!"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Of course, it could have. Many times over worse.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>That doesn't necessarily mean I'm enjoying it.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'll update you as it progresses.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Just thought it was past time for you to be saying,</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>"Oh, you poor thing!"</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><p></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-14841982699233803612022-06-20T23:17:00.002-05:002022-06-20T23:45:16.186-05:00I'm Not Myself!!<h1 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You're going to think an imposter has hijacked my blog. </b></span></h1><h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi72g-xQ_sH0fj7X_Jl1RxCGZm6N9QLgDbqKXDf5JOwp4noZdG3k3FNdvoGyt9-i-za78RlUI8iJjkEYd760aTe0f-HDG2_gIjCT6kldX-I_ouCtvNaRhIPdLMtOmXpOq78wri35XnzdQg54DpqoIL9FgrIwt1gJ1C62T4jYnCuokNcKc__6Pv0Uo/s4032/06C41E32-BA23-4FEB-A182-5B2EDCEC451B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmi72g-xQ_sH0fj7X_Jl1RxCGZm6N9QLgDbqKXDf5JOwp4noZdG3k3FNdvoGyt9-i-za78RlUI8iJjkEYd760aTe0f-HDG2_gIjCT6kldX-I_ouCtvNaRhIPdLMtOmXpOq78wri35XnzdQg54DpqoIL9FgrIwt1gJ1C62T4jYnCuokNcKc__6Pv0Uo/w300-h400/06C41E32-BA23-4FEB-A182-5B2EDCEC451B.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>I'm not signed up for a single upcoming trip.</b></span></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;"><b>I'm not shopping for a single trip.</b></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm not suffering from Travitude.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk1cr4O1SFtQKLcYart9CO_iPZVdvwV2jpucmN9XXjtVQD5b8f3NBs11D-VyFS8P6GuNg8NKHDZRTEV5_zCLsK7CaAso8DzrvCIsfrNWqBbZxf4X_iXuVu6rDoKjGxVNtcaORjBddztaN9MdKG6M-gDqsk3--Sy5QhyI_KHRE-HBmjWWdBK7fzEjO/s4032/94242DC4-AA53-429D-9C0E-EB3A89611548.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJk1cr4O1SFtQKLcYart9CO_iPZVdvwV2jpucmN9XXjtVQD5b8f3NBs11D-VyFS8P6GuNg8NKHDZRTEV5_zCLsK7CaAso8DzrvCIsfrNWqBbZxf4X_iXuVu6rDoKjGxVNtcaORjBddztaN9MdKG6M-gDqsk3--Sy5QhyI_KHRE-HBmjWWdBK7fzEjO/w300-h400/94242DC4-AA53-429D-9C0E-EB3A89611548.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><b>I'm actually thinking, "Travel and Be Inspired--</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>To Stay Home!"</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Howsomever, that may possibly change when I get a </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>new knee, and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>when fewer flights are getting canceled, and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>when I stay home a few months, and</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>when an appealing offer comes along.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm not saying it's a permanent thing.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You wouldn't believe me if I did, would you?</b></span></div><h4 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></h4><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-80289400093196219232022-06-13T21:08:00.008-05:002022-06-13T21:29:35.857-05:00My Remaining Bucket List Item<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Do you remember that God promised first Abraham, then his son Isaac, then his son Jacob that their descendants would be as numerous as the stars in the sky? Well, if we go outside here in Arlington, Texas, that would not be so impressive. We can't see that many! Because of the number of years I've lived and perhaps because my grandparents lived in the country near Crawford, Texas, I can remember seeing the mighty display.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>On my recent cruise I remembered to go out on my balcony and look up hopefully. I saw only a sprinkling more. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What was I after? </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbTU4q2WEZxi249oBO3JueTNH-K-72BlX4QoRrMTaWldG1Y6MBFIqXwNn1F98h5mQ_SMQPY2CHlZwMBqud_HE4vgIgCLhsVNQUVyBRJYkD0BKotzUU_6gbC8DrwzpFkHlxwRorZgApfXkEs87VcS6oNXkeucRaSYcR6Z56CMqcWi4TxgYq0EKXtES/s1832/6B1F3462-1FEA-49E6-A1E8-CA8DDC1CF28C.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="1832" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbTU4q2WEZxi249oBO3JueTNH-K-72BlX4QoRrMTaWldG1Y6MBFIqXwNn1F98h5mQ_SMQPY2CHlZwMBqud_HE4vgIgCLhsVNQUVyBRJYkD0BKotzUU_6gbC8DrwzpFkHlxwRorZgApfXkEs87VcS6oNXkeucRaSYcR6Z56CMqcWi4TxgYq0EKXtES/w400-h265/6B1F3462-1FEA-49E6-A1E8-CA8DDC1CF28C.png" width="400" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>T. H. I. S.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>or</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWj0YX0UYXzYKMOt54t9a5jOnB1K6XKiIi4hBthR9q8MRTM1064O65GxUh1Z7sK4nQHDVFiYa-ZkhzsPZomG-ZNRXaONHR_wvWrw3PLmfmq3gQ11e9rYs0Tkpnw0ZYjEdpO8YCixELvfWgoUWd-kOhrKCbnzF8AII8fW4w18-7X7sPCsrFTMsIguO/s1908/062DC684-3F67-4222-BE98-BF29A69E73C7.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1240" data-original-width="1908" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnWj0YX0UYXzYKMOt54t9a5jOnB1K6XKiIi4hBthR9q8MRTM1064O65GxUh1Z7sK4nQHDVFiYa-ZkhzsPZomG-ZNRXaONHR_wvWrw3PLmfmq3gQ11e9rYs0Tkpnw0ZYjEdpO8YCixELvfWgoUWd-kOhrKCbnzF8AII8fW4w18-7X7sPCsrFTMsIguO/w400-h260/062DC684-3F67-4222-BE98-BF29A69E73C7.png" width="400" /></a></div><b>T. H. I. S.</b><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So...do you think I'm "looking for stars in all the wrong places?" I believe that may be the case. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You see, these pictures were taken by my darling friend <br />Kristin Lewis and her family, the first near Terlingua in Big Bend! The second is in Yosemite National Park. Now be honest--</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Is anyone else having difficulty </b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>picturing me zipped up in that tent</b></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>?</b></span><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBG8ybGvo6aFdppme8vNGLht0WZMeeR6Qk5Adw6sX-Stoh8Hc1QR7TqlQ_2AokuT1kLitgSBwlTzySRz5mWrwFGJdGJvZm7lrM5RgVdjnSJlnSz3a9knp-YjPx05FtCZnTMwc_yT5Lk79JPvYoXG74i0URnKmiUTjJGyUsPu_FTesg83RQ01gavj7c/s1364/CE286666-B447-416B-8B2D-E62925CA9B2A.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="1048" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBG8ybGvo6aFdppme8vNGLht0WZMeeR6Qk5Adw6sX-Stoh8Hc1QR7TqlQ_2AokuT1kLitgSBwlTzySRz5mWrwFGJdGJvZm7lrM5RgVdjnSJlnSz3a9knp-YjPx05FtCZnTMwc_yT5Lk79JPvYoXG74i0URnKmiUTjJGyUsPu_FTesg83RQ01gavj7c/w308-h400/CE286666-B447-416B-8B2D-E62925CA9B2A.png" width="308" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Unfortunately, it looks like I may be forced to restructure</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> my bucket list.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div></b></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-1130288195409822112022-06-12T17:11:00.003-05:002022-06-12T17:32:22.289-05:00The Rest of the Story--A Seamier Side of Cruising<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The miracle is that I've not seen it sooner. Remember when I told you I got off the golf cart at the water taxi? There was a reason for that--an unpleasant one.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was sitting alone on the second bench seat of the golf cart, headed back to the ship. We stopped at the water taxi dock, and the man on the front seat said to his wife, "Oh, he's so drunk he can't even walk." She replied, "Maybe he's ill." I looked to the left and saw two men who had a young man between them with one of his arms over each of their shoulders." It was true. He could not walk at all.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The man in front of me loudly expressed disgust in some way, and one of the "carriers" began to berate him with the foulest of language. In addition to telling him to "shut his ******* mouth" repeatedly and heatedly, he said, "So who are you, Mr. Perfect?" They were all the while hauling the drunk guy to the back seat of the cart.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then someone said, "There's another one coming." By that time I had gotten off the cart. Here came another two men hauling another guy between them. So they ask if anyone was sitting on my seat! The guy in front answers that there was a lady sitting there, but he doesn't know where I am. Well, that's because I am off of there, heading for the water taxi.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I guess they were going to lay the second one on my seat. It was still quite a distance back to the ship, and the vocal guy in front of me was still on there, so I can't imagine how that went. The cart driver (for whom I felt very sorry) told me when I got off that "I didn't need to stay on there!" I didn't even look back.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>These two drunks were handsome young men. I looked to see if I recognized them on the remainder of the cruise, but I really couldn't remember anything clearly about their appearance. I would never be a good witness in case of an accident. I just kinda blank out.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I assumed it was because I don't stay up until the wee hours that I never saw this kind of behavior. And maybe it has been. But this? It was between noon and 1 o'clock!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I thought of "wasted" as more than a slang term for being intoxicated. Sadly, it's what drunkennes can do to one's life. It took me a while to shake the sadness.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The one good thing that came out of this experience was this photo! Well, and my resolve to pray for these two young men. Even though I don't know who they are, God does.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp1Sq1yLJD0bFm0tbB8mX-ihp0-36-V-MKtZUzxhx79mJES3GDPfC55nwN4M0TFPuovCXdHSj1Xp2CgM17kvMb4B_qjOlRWu1P-dU3zpUcPd2zyQRke_ijCkYTGiOMg72lQeZ6tpGBdCHU8XqNQDEbjWh7qI6bghanbdWrsiIWM7kChG2GUBPsQyI/s3475/BAC5AEA4-C687-4CA5-A033-22B8C8ACEFEA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="3475" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitp1Sq1yLJD0bFm0tbB8mX-ihp0-36-V-MKtZUzxhx79mJES3GDPfC55nwN4M0TFPuovCXdHSj1Xp2CgM17kvMb4B_qjOlRWu1P-dU3zpUcPd2zyQRke_ijCkYTGiOMg72lQeZ6tpGBdCHU8XqNQDEbjWh7qI6bghanbdWrsiIWM7kChG2GUBPsQyI/w400-h285/BAC5AEA4-C687-4CA5-A033-22B8C8ACEFEA_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-58907869538836566952022-06-10T10:30:00.010-05:002022-06-10T23:46:28.775-05:00Symphony of the Seas--Bigger Than Life<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>My "other" knee has gone bad. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The Symphony is the largest cruise ship in the world.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The first plus the second = Bad Combination</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But, of course, I had fun!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You know I never met a cruise I didn't love!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Welcome to the Symphony of the Seas</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe79dG438b3YgK2TTSIVwpNDHiJVjTm3EO_UH9yPIrlyWPzjdo0Qq_0sN4bDiedgTtjHDzJN-69D5CboGVNBsGZ1HQLGAqnb08EPYZ-RA9YZeOzgRcbkbjlc4tFMudICsLvwycQBYvUE77fIMoCKRPUHyZu5LOOJEFHZidAzsObNz67C63S4145OSq/s4032/B228F646-CCB9-425B-A83D-C967EFAE409A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe79dG438b3YgK2TTSIVwpNDHiJVjTm3EO_UH9yPIrlyWPzjdo0Qq_0sN4bDiedgTtjHDzJN-69D5CboGVNBsGZ1HQLGAqnb08EPYZ-RA9YZeOzgRcbkbjlc4tFMudICsLvwycQBYvUE77fIMoCKRPUHyZu5LOOJEFHZidAzsObNz67C63S4145OSq/w300-h400/B228F646-CCB9-425B-A83D-C967EFAE409A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>I've been waiting to wear this since before the pandemic!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Can you tell it says "Travel and be Inspired?"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Be inspired to set my AC here! And here it stayed!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGGd8n1b8xlesr47gZJqx2sscAxUQ-FXdfhdm_UGlrnMrqi-pqpdym4OD4mF_iAH27UlqIRnXow8RC7UeQxEDdQoRAkPs5fg1QaHGG3TSLN48lJKtCstWdyyYcylO1pmyHjDjPbCScYhjPQOFxXLRfgKdVefNCestQUksWarQYSThcviuWuG0trgq/s4032/872836E9-EDD0-4D1E-8815-566496DFACB9.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGGd8n1b8xlesr47gZJqx2sscAxUQ-FXdfhdm_UGlrnMrqi-pqpdym4OD4mF_iAH27UlqIRnXow8RC7UeQxEDdQoRAkPs5fg1QaHGG3TSLN48lJKtCstWdyyYcylO1pmyHjDjPbCScYhjPQOFxXLRfgKdVefNCestQUksWarQYSThcviuWuG0trgq/w300-h400/872836E9-EDD0-4D1E-8815-566496DFACB9.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>My first lunch. And second, third, and fourth.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcAvpfjiwGwDE09bSYzIuucq2WZk-bio-LICb-2BNpqhylRXSPxDO4OLIxmqneEQmoOOLs8G2lmT75a94mc5ALHmTswftWDH8lMynfRJdpVeUK4vCZWSWl5QgQgFbk6BSfsqRCiLVAz6ZikvGB8F34uigJ68eqFCz1fXLr07MCsUdTXNCfRoVIrbN/s4032/D0F587E6-3810-4DD3-9772-2778D2282086.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgcAvpfjiwGwDE09bSYzIuucq2WZk-bio-LICb-2BNpqhylRXSPxDO4OLIxmqneEQmoOOLs8G2lmT75a94mc5ALHmTswftWDH8lMynfRJdpVeUK4vCZWSWl5QgQgFbk6BSfsqRCiLVAz6ZikvGB8F34uigJ68eqFCz1fXLr07MCsUdTXNCfRoVIrbN/s320/D0F587E6-3810-4DD3-9772-2778D2282086.heic" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Symphony is an Oasis class ship and all are famous for </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>this roast beef sandwich. It is from Central Park's</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Park Cafe</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8bgBCTOPAsF45TacMSWb6BXCH4Q6h5rPya0RmAYRVKan8yj9ndA673fNsnNaDCZBSkyKZeKxEseOzAW84PigDfGuJCq19FPdVcKSkCSlrAKXAzHjqGAAa6Q_kbsBe4m4GCG8NkE0uKGdNvXe39yvzduZ_LOngRwURIIyXfwyERJT553XuMFwhxvK/s4032/E29BBDD5-1C39-4E24-AE4B-DBF3814CFA84.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8bgBCTOPAsF45TacMSWb6BXCH4Q6h5rPya0RmAYRVKan8yj9ndA673fNsnNaDCZBSkyKZeKxEseOzAW84PigDfGuJCq19FPdVcKSkCSlrAKXAzHjqGAAa6Q_kbsBe4m4GCG8NkE0uKGdNvXe39yvzduZ_LOngRwURIIyXfwyERJT553XuMFwhxvK/w400-h300/E29BBDD5-1C39-4E24-AE4B-DBF3814CFA84.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>and is called </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rwTwFuIoE7UICPZ98rK8nQw1oXPsv50MxwlNUYHsjsFJZGu--zAwcMUALuYd1YxAQAbRBD3mFbbzRsKPgK4LD0MD0Q4G1Z0bQ4iI9X3BLXeeu8_8ntuMZMuRUwAqnUS0Y6YjC93rwSrxNhPJUdWhxN0lAkF2DgCq8Fg8ShOtZlFcCzOCGUchA3Qi/s4032/94D0A47E-6885-4FD0-B885-7E0179C533C3.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3rwTwFuIoE7UICPZ98rK8nQw1oXPsv50MxwlNUYHsjsFJZGu--zAwcMUALuYd1YxAQAbRBD3mFbbzRsKPgK4LD0MD0Q4G1Z0bQ4iI9X3BLXeeu8_8ntuMZMuRUwAqnUS0Y6YjC93rwSrxNhPJUdWhxN0lAkF2DgCq8Fg8ShOtZlFcCzOCGUchA3Qi/w400-h300/94D0A47E-6885-4FD0-B885-7E0179C533C3.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm23FpqmP12jVx8leMJ7pOiWo266fRqT7hfyaftymH9GarIFZQGpMvmDHAvs0_dbLo2Sn6GH-BQHiMLjmf3q5mOpc16brftrYvDC2t1fkQTt07rG2cxQdBboBin6St8P4btqXrnpQ49Mibeg9GrKFAhtSlk-328fDCaexfvE2nsP6hELXseGNuFeqy/s4032/9067E58E-8D57-4878-99E0-7A82FF3C7B06.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm23FpqmP12jVx8leMJ7pOiWo266fRqT7hfyaftymH9GarIFZQGpMvmDHAvs0_dbLo2Sn6GH-BQHiMLjmf3q5mOpc16brftrYvDC2t1fkQTt07rG2cxQdBboBin6St8P4btqXrnpQ49Mibeg9GrKFAhtSlk-328fDCaexfvE2nsP6hELXseGNuFeqy/w300-h400/9067E58E-8D57-4878-99E0-7A82FF3C7B06.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Then I did a little touring around the ship.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I found this model and photographed it, just in case I was</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>unable to take a picture of this monster for myself.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>(Hint: I was) (And it's mahvelous!)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>(If I do say so myself, and I do.)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXZXrLSNqMmrQhHny4_N-Ke8WDNwyAnq219SchEGUQb9dgoFZHtGCXTdS8_jXEokyQEtuwlgK5PRI6MCOaYNfIux5YviaBnsJVuerhZUeaCJ_fpwxKP7Yo03RHftTp0EJHaEE5OrqvYOD6Qwn0qga8OKSE7bvkSTj0u2hk0pLs4AlGwPIF5c9588a/s4032/3A57796D-F662-47E2-8270-CC1B6CC04087.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyXZXrLSNqMmrQhHny4_N-Ke8WDNwyAnq219SchEGUQb9dgoFZHtGCXTdS8_jXEokyQEtuwlgK5PRI6MCOaYNfIux5YviaBnsJVuerhZUeaCJ_fpwxKP7Yo03RHftTp0EJHaEE5OrqvYOD6Qwn0qga8OKSE7bvkSTj0u2hk0pLs4AlGwPIF5c9588a/w400-h300/3A57796D-F662-47E2-8270-CC1B6CC04087.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The Symphony's Boardwalk. Under the tent is a carousel!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhdcefnDHen_HY4V6PdTsB4lQmXmty0fuxu92UR4T3JwRymkEdsDlOFTLnT2KA4kBuJaBwU2qocwsn_wMYa3j7mWQyiLbiqKbrdn-AIXfhQkqOSyXcXQ5EC2_8iUKZ7KfPaIdaCQkoLMiL9AXyIbaO-7A2LqUW2AwkG6XVJ5WO09xm5hHP8m_T6Ub/s4032/1B6B7B2A-E596-49D0-AEC7-3D0A5C041828.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhdcefnDHen_HY4V6PdTsB4lQmXmty0fuxu92UR4T3JwRymkEdsDlOFTLnT2KA4kBuJaBwU2qocwsn_wMYa3j7mWQyiLbiqKbrdn-AIXfhQkqOSyXcXQ5EC2_8iUKZ7KfPaIdaCQkoLMiL9AXyIbaO-7A2LqUW2AwkG6XVJ5WO09xm5hHP8m_T6Ub/w300-h400/1B6B7B2A-E596-49D0-AEC7-3D0A5C041828.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Dazzles Lounge - 2 Story</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><b>Friends, I made it this far on my story a few days ago</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and just bogged down!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>This is the only still picture I took at the fantastic aqua</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>show, where I was headed in the photo above, </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and my videos (ah-mazing videos) won't load.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTJflEA3fJ8MNghO-CMYP1daH67B08QoenPYh1RCNNrsUPjqDeyjgugtMSh7EffEbOdjbxE8jLXjboSz1P0sCKefQ5nS1VpCT_cp-tM8-Qc-_PbcU9uRNHoS2uUm3YQitc8cZ5hxQCJOvrKk9bwE-9kpLL95X_bbkFw8GUGLlkAzFvaSs9AuJnm3r/s4032/D5485B9A-AAA5-44A6-970A-E6C6A8BEACD6.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b>So here is my fashion ensemble to go see <i>Hairspray!</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It's from Gracie Lane!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKb2DDye1_o8qq7jOUY338jwHO48G1G319y8wPMgzfuBJ2g5_wENeYN8FVlDD2QJGPQ8uYkYhGmQJrPSKTrjOJPfAd7s5rFC7rPRngBjnLq0Cm-k51zoy-9CHX3oSFc84R1ZT_RdFZBfA0Kn8xGQL-LELX8k71sJLLdezpeeMRIuLDV3izrJoGEyS/s4032/47B654F6-3F3D-4222-92E0-465F17467B32.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZKb2DDye1_o8qq7jOUY338jwHO48G1G319y8wPMgzfuBJ2g5_wENeYN8FVlDD2QJGPQ8uYkYhGmQJrPSKTrjOJPfAd7s5rFC7rPRngBjnLq0Cm-k51zoy-9CHX3oSFc84R1ZT_RdFZBfA0Kn8xGQL-LELX8k71sJLLdezpeeMRIuLDV3izrJoGEyS/w300-h400/47B654F6-3F3D-4222-92E0-465F17467B32.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The theatre is huge!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPAJAnE-Hb6JFFikHdxbaTFZkgrQ56SHY7soi_inkg_WFofeIb3kxnzf1e-usfhKQ3fH8Bgb6l-nrYdeuT03pM-tzDn84gU1Zslqc6NclxywLwunXpfrj3QAHDinZXCiyEii8Jm2ahhMxJjXxHInjqhV-z9rpHNwFAhDMMaND_TGHMd65jKSEDnMv/s4032/1EBFCBC6-3016-4600-8A58-4907D02E2E98.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBPAJAnE-Hb6JFFikHdxbaTFZkgrQ56SHY7soi_inkg_WFofeIb3kxnzf1e-usfhKQ3fH8Bgb6l-nrYdeuT03pM-tzDn84gU1Zslqc6NclxywLwunXpfrj3QAHDinZXCiyEii8Jm2ahhMxJjXxHInjqhV-z9rpHNwFAhDMMaND_TGHMd65jKSEDnMv/w400-h300/1EBFCBC6-3016-4600-8A58-4907D02E2E98.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTZXj4RkuD9U5GRjfvQqQesHp1gaZOngxtrjbyGPjXFfkt_aDC24qNvNHbDPyMV3GKCjN9mfOenMA6a1nnEnRu2K2mQVXQos1dz4JYLQrNxZ_dRsrr4zawxAQ-E2GepILG8n11bo7I9D04q0iyYPelGUcyfxIjTA9v8ZnkQ-JPCATmL3rBGNjuNww/s4032/2EC210C1-11DB-46EE-97C7-3B6199787137.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHTZXj4RkuD9U5GRjfvQqQesHp1gaZOngxtrjbyGPjXFfkt_aDC24qNvNHbDPyMV3GKCjN9mfOenMA6a1nnEnRu2K2mQVXQos1dz4JYLQrNxZ_dRsrr4zawxAQ-E2GepILG8n11bo7I9D04q0iyYPelGUcyfxIjTA9v8ZnkQ-JPCATmL3rBGNjuNww/w400-h300/2EC210C1-11DB-46EE-97C7-3B6199787137.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8yigAIZSEsKUJQDBKN2BM25u55dX00OsKc3bYVt0qAU6SHCHjXkkeKokTfn_f8dLadTdnHLXPA5MhaDVHxZuExkdSLvra0Xi36_yiSFz4BA5wkd7dGXaQ_aSE8dVfQDVqGHb_8DTCYh-RS2GiQPJxjgV_IG5l6MHeTg5RfrV3YxJ8b0LaKmlDGbC/s4032/0DC46A74-CD77-4E09-BCAE-267C1C577991.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr8yigAIZSEsKUJQDBKN2BM25u55dX00OsKc3bYVt0qAU6SHCHjXkkeKokTfn_f8dLadTdnHLXPA5MhaDVHxZuExkdSLvra0Xi36_yiSFz4BA5wkd7dGXaQ_aSE8dVfQDVqGHb_8DTCYh-RS2GiQPJxjgV_IG5l6MHeTg5RfrV3YxJ8b0LaKmlDGbC/w400-h300/0DC46A74-CD77-4E09-BCAE-267C1C577991.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRwDuCyuFPg2BEkwzWrMRkeL7EPvpgKshDi9UJ8VWfX9cYyYj_bQlJyKZHb2b6IW13uJbXdCV0-vkAhjYu92E0MWPp_gAiiem_ylqkfrfE5FdhtVACRotokVEuIY_GiOcDJxyeiKn45Xo-lC1kKNYqFzDaJetp6IMudRMC334QxMOt_11_AVV_62L/s4032/33D52438-B431-4C6A-808E-C7D75E4DE81A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDRwDuCyuFPg2BEkwzWrMRkeL7EPvpgKshDi9UJ8VWfX9cYyYj_bQlJyKZHb2b6IW13uJbXdCV0-vkAhjYu92E0MWPp_gAiiem_ylqkfrfE5FdhtVACRotokVEuIY_GiOcDJxyeiKn45Xo-lC1kKNYqFzDaJetp6IMudRMC334QxMOt_11_AVV_62L/w400-h300/33D52438-B431-4C6A-808E-C7D75E4DE81A.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Loved this musical, since hairspray is one of my best friends! </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>So after the show how about a stroll through Central Park?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu4QHvE-dzyjBaUhypXS0JLfUVB83VFlpBzYV5qT2omkSNeQWVXygWtI0OMGgl70cYz5mTUhpWFbWrvcMztqd1E6QLEwQfdWfvVCPBmyR6EcX8yuWh1TSuLf-4xBS-zkTOcXY76KSAf-W0GRN-sw_secBKAbz5y5Tj3uKmAU4XreuhG57nA9DJLFg/s4032/7164BC7E-3040-4F69-92BD-F0F49EB2C791.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTu4QHvE-dzyjBaUhypXS0JLfUVB83VFlpBzYV5qT2omkSNeQWVXygWtI0OMGgl70cYz5mTUhpWFbWrvcMztqd1E6QLEwQfdWfvVCPBmyR6EcX8yuWh1TSuLf-4xBS-zkTOcXY76KSAf-W0GRN-sw_secBKAbz5y5Tj3uKmAU4XreuhG57nA9DJLFg/w300-h400/7164BC7E-3040-4F69-92BD-F0F49EB2C791.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk1Y3D5dgKY0giP-gPEMCN578_qd9rI_UTYO-SQm_POCXk9OyePXXinPTpMZH11kj618Y5jwucEFWaGmhChZv7zNrg7VaWBrCNCUP84-DvN3jQVGbe82LkmxG6mAQIhze-S7hv5rxk6Ele1vqeNI0_V3TDLVm9ZL0ODhJvYV8E9jGGbZwAP6qTBlu/s4032/854FA7CB-A879-4647-BF62-FDE8DABECA2F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwk1Y3D5dgKY0giP-gPEMCN578_qd9rI_UTYO-SQm_POCXk9OyePXXinPTpMZH11kj618Y5jwucEFWaGmhChZv7zNrg7VaWBrCNCUP84-DvN3jQVGbe82LkmxG6mAQIhze-S7hv5rxk6Ele1vqeNI0_V3TDLVm9ZL0ODhJvYV8E9jGGbZwAP6qTBlu/w400-h300/854FA7CB-A879-4647-BF62-FDE8DABECA2F.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><b>All the Oasis class ships have a fabulous Central Park</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>on the 8th Deck. It has thousands of plants which get</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>direct sun because it is open all the way to the sky.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Central Park is perfection. There are numerous </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>crew members who lovingly attend it!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>There are tiny birds which stay onboard, although I</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>know this one looks deceptively large.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGgQy-jvOQfRs6QHosvIZMxVA_mtjriVGnEcbeicP6nf3lOwLmmdb8mBLfEi13MJDZSNvRVasKRZ5aPuocCbvLRJL48ldknpcXnUNJevaRdfHVEoondwUzGUt1XjdVZGd-EgnG6D7Wxxeu6TpW9iHAVQOzEgzGjWsfRjafD-oOIGrUwB-5gCvyBkd/s4032/1760EE69-2C7A-4A00-AD8C-7359DB27EF92.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLGgQy-jvOQfRs6QHosvIZMxVA_mtjriVGnEcbeicP6nf3lOwLmmdb8mBLfEi13MJDZSNvRVasKRZ5aPuocCbvLRJL48ldknpcXnUNJevaRdfHVEoondwUzGUt1XjdVZGd-EgnG6D7Wxxeu6TpW9iHAVQOzEgzGjWsfRjafD-oOIGrUwB-5gCvyBkd/w300-h400/1760EE69-2C7A-4A00-AD8C-7359DB27EF92.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>One of the caretakers told me larger birds will fly in</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>while the ship is in a port, but they leave.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>These little ones can't or don't.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I spent a long time trying to get a picture of one of</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>them hopping around on the ground, but...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>it's not air conditioned out there!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJev52lRKrU9nnzYK0J8qHOJt9b2Oae74QkADVlM8KOsOof_XJIA9pu4hFWgcjULSDvRI02YIfjrlZoSpuzh875dMJWhcucKsDTQwjKSq3hdSpU55SzqNBhG23YNR8ky3pDR_fuydy-3GZW_X9XGj4Xule2u2XCu4Uj25jwT7BO1MoaYaHSP65cy_/s4032/E76F674A-93D9-4340-8930-640127926F7F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioJev52lRKrU9nnzYK0J8qHOJt9b2Oae74QkADVlM8KOsOof_XJIA9pu4hFWgcjULSDvRI02YIfjrlZoSpuzh875dMJWhcucKsDTQwjKSq3hdSpU55SzqNBhG23YNR8ky3pDR_fuydy-3GZW_X9XGj4Xule2u2XCu4Uj25jwT7BO1MoaYaHSP65cy_/w400-h300/E76F674A-93D9-4340-8930-640127926F7F.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Looking up from Central Park</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZd2gaLAyypLtv1Fsn-0f9Ly7qmXE9hTZQNLjD71Q0RNaS6qAnL8mbEmAyiBCvuEZWKrAWDpaQGGM5VE_gCE5pFE1shraJ841ShA2MM-ElVIqYP1MHV-UO36JrKidNNHVvymLyJenyxA9CKjhXV2Yq9tndtSp-fxVvUMCh9CbwPYdniEE_i4IAJ7o/s4032/61CA9833-0362-4D81-B438-7C0EC79B3648.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpZd2gaLAyypLtv1Fsn-0f9Ly7qmXE9hTZQNLjD71Q0RNaS6qAnL8mbEmAyiBCvuEZWKrAWDpaQGGM5VE_gCE5pFE1shraJ841ShA2MM-ElVIqYP1MHV-UO36JrKidNNHVvymLyJenyxA9CKjhXV2Yq9tndtSp-fxVvUMCh9CbwPYdniEE_i4IAJ7o/w400-h300/61CA9833-0362-4D81-B438-7C0EC79B3648.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuygyvkd4MAJ7r8bGL4yjcAT9DUI5Z2a6_T46rexhlBuFviBsKJkSVKKdkw2FODTO1p3CDIh5g6USB02kYv97eFxbXayPKHf3cUHHRPHc3cpGxcZ06qc2UTiv3yVrhSaLwxYcSiAceBRW2xw4cGw4EYC798fOcB7cIFv5EngH3J1I0v5lBlYcL6HJr/s1504/DFAD43A2-8398-40A1-B54A-A5A6DBBBC144.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1504" data-original-width="852" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuygyvkd4MAJ7r8bGL4yjcAT9DUI5Z2a6_T46rexhlBuFviBsKJkSVKKdkw2FODTO1p3CDIh5g6USB02kYv97eFxbXayPKHf3cUHHRPHc3cpGxcZ06qc2UTiv3yVrhSaLwxYcSiAceBRW2xw4cGw4EYC798fOcB7cIFv5EngH3J1I0v5lBlYcL6HJr/w226-h400/DFAD43A2-8398-40A1-B54A-A5A6DBBBC144.png" width="226" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I decided to brave the heat and humidity and disembark</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>in St. Martin to try to get a picture </b><b>of the ship.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>There were golf type carts carrying guests down the</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>pier to a nearby shopping area, so I hopped on.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Well, I <i>eased</i> on. My hopping is limited these days!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>When I started back to the ship on another cart, we</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>passed a water taxi station, so I decided to try it!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What a good move that was. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Just look at the picture I got of the Symphony of the Seas!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvXHAqa1DGtsbi7ojIaSVBeKToNkiJnArtDf2o9vPHffAbCS2B0tjaaiSHhKYOBNHE3jwGrDu1e4xexCnKyy0hzcc0O5tjbHcxH09ljdcTgXRjin7vrx6xXWd4zbkVzhggatrdXH0unRDcp9jIkSiYX626d3e1YX9L2y8IgNbkcc1De0eP-Lt3f-i/s3475/BAC5AEA4-C687-4CA5-A033-22B8C8ACEFEA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2478" data-original-width="3475" height="285" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNvXHAqa1DGtsbi7ojIaSVBeKToNkiJnArtDf2o9vPHffAbCS2B0tjaaiSHhKYOBNHE3jwGrDu1e4xexCnKyy0hzcc0O5tjbHcxH09ljdcTgXRjin7vrx6xXWd4zbkVzhggatrdXH0unRDcp9jIkSiYX626d3e1YX9L2y8IgNbkcc1De0eP-Lt3f-i/w400-h285/BAC5AEA4-C687-4CA5-A033-22B8C8ACEFEA_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></b></a></div><b>It is magnificent. It is huge. My knee is shuddering.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The water taxi</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggh-AJr9R-AjWOvKtepEXDshDaVK-mlik5oln8ZkK1_-mw9_20UAiexWhKpVVNRGpKdgLiEium1aQFQTG4QrbKKGyYytz4VLYmq1Kw2DbkF5jOUl0za11FKYVZ6vrfGMfoWVdPEgqzqJ3tstLDPkAG9gqX1OtTXYap9131wXlWcgw_s4kRFSklpoLt/s4032/1D40DBDD-65E3-42DA-AECF-8A841C6D57F4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggh-AJr9R-AjWOvKtepEXDshDaVK-mlik5oln8ZkK1_-mw9_20UAiexWhKpVVNRGpKdgLiEium1aQFQTG4QrbKKGyYytz4VLYmq1Kw2DbkF5jOUl0za11FKYVZ6vrfGMfoWVdPEgqzqJ3tstLDPkAG9gqX1OtTXYap9131wXlWcgw_s4kRFSklpoLt/w300-h400/1D40DBDD-65E3-42DA-AECF-8A841C6D57F4.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b>Nice and big</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>All this and a fabulous picture of the whole ship, too!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I saw the crowd heading into the dining room the first</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>night, and decided it was not for me. I just ate pizza</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>in my room. Still hesitant the second night, I waited</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>until late and went up to the Windjammer. It worked</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>out okay, but is not like being served in the dining room.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>So the third night I finally went to the maitré d and </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>asked how many were seated at Table 818.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>He said "One." Royal Caribbean knows me!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It was on the top level with a view of the entire dining room.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYznX6E3Z0VB0tGUPElQVXvzh9M4-adRLGUNcNnZmdmVHo-NTzDvksbka5tQXANtfRnWYaBSOEiwDYwrjd0Pf_uGucd-FxlOhUb0n96XcCiS_F98eEMnTj3lHKhbqOOq7XwQ_BMltekn7KAvLDL4vWjFxQ47UvrV08GwcZG7SKoJxcoZQgRLJKdI8x/s4032/1D2AEE51-1041-411B-91A9-B592533373D1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYznX6E3Z0VB0tGUPElQVXvzh9M4-adRLGUNcNnZmdmVHo-NTzDvksbka5tQXANtfRnWYaBSOEiwDYwrjd0Pf_uGucd-FxlOhUb0n96XcCiS_F98eEMnTj3lHKhbqOOq7XwQ_BMltekn7KAvLDL4vWjFxQ47UvrV08GwcZG7SKoJxcoZQgRLJKdI8x/w300-h400/1D2AEE51-1041-411B-91A9-B592533373D1.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Never very full!</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB5AcCBcdpxveLVQtC592q12KfbUPu8gC7LPzfdfLQR0X6dVKKG-YZ_UvzFXlVs_UQWRGxBxruQTQZDIRP8Wrs5jS60GOYbbfC3asB-occ1yW5-7YAxvqDhTXYE1x3sPs44vBVTjr_Th8LOast1J97XTSWzLACBHrLmZ42LsGn0dks7fJTP8_wjvO/s4032/3B482F52-D181-4D52-9E3C-643BFA042EA7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOB5AcCBcdpxveLVQtC592q12KfbUPu8gC7LPzfdfLQR0X6dVKKG-YZ_UvzFXlVs_UQWRGxBxruQTQZDIRP8Wrs5jS60GOYbbfC3asB-occ1yW5-7YAxvqDhTXYE1x3sPs44vBVTjr_Th8LOast1J97XTSWzLACBHrLmZ42LsGn0dks7fJTP8_wjvO/w300-h400/3B482F52-D181-4D52-9E3C-643BFA042EA7.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Wow, did I get good service!!!</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFrbahCVbXLI4gXONkOaZ2V_Kdmw-L0h17qrdV26Q8z-07c9KSOAKxwL5IDZSdJ3NrFQGJ3cKsyT3EPhSu-PRcGcidBkBV-PvC42NZ7Ruv4gjwXVaSnzWQ8xsmoYVQYKs8oIGNg3nug9T3pmX9IIDQHKJXlZq1ihpy6H0Ys1PnR28tvsazU82kw-p/s4032/EE8A5B8D-5DFF-4BD5-8B4E-784B89AE2D4A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxFrbahCVbXLI4gXONkOaZ2V_Kdmw-L0h17qrdV26Q8z-07c9KSOAKxwL5IDZSdJ3NrFQGJ3cKsyT3EPhSu-PRcGcidBkBV-PvC42NZ7Ruv4gjwXVaSnzWQ8xsmoYVQYKs8oIGNg3nug9T3pmX9IIDQHKJXlZq1ihpy6H0Ys1PnR28tvsazU82kw-p/w300-h400/EE8A5B8D-5DFF-4BD5-8B4E-784B89AE2D4A.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The lights above me change color!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I have this picture with green, blue, and purple lighting!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Let me know if you feel the need to see the other two!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobcO2_XTNsCFe2orxPkRaiUi0MpECssVJgJJy0VNpeY8tQeyo3PxCl5u5ovB2FdGScc7AMt2_6NBiP_LyRsUqE7GzHxOJ9c6ATNVkw0aQjPvL_q8RrCBFiJFuxMKzqzki16bs1QHbX_0FhycoMLfNVOB1P2OETgdh0ReVG7jEtzoJ-pZRRD7VLLaK/s4032/4866EBE3-2AA4-44B0-854E-CF57DC159BFB.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgobcO2_XTNsCFe2orxPkRaiUi0MpECssVJgJJy0VNpeY8tQeyo3PxCl5u5ovB2FdGScc7AMt2_6NBiP_LyRsUqE7GzHxOJ9c6ATNVkw0aQjPvL_q8RrCBFiJFuxMKzqzki16bs1QHbX_0FhycoMLfNVOB1P2OETgdh0ReVG7jEtzoJ-pZRRD7VLLaK/w300-h400/4866EBE3-2AA4-44B0-854E-CF57DC159BFB.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Friday we pulled into everyone's favorite port--</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Coco Cay or "Perfect Day at Coco Cay."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Everyone except me, that is! I only took pictures!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>From the ship!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg65uZVZHB3hl4MBdit0CFCfSpA017n4ypF3MfIvC70TWWzWAJfRNbAZynjpSTcyYb9oB0RUAZkELuLQUtZbsi-zERIMI0_G8ONL36plWxOAEJNMSyDhxVrhFfhvK1BtEjOlunCSFoZuPLAXiVTnvgYq9McSvEMU8QPh5Y17s6hl9SXHxaGIkV9iLQ/s4032/52FA7535-5652-4CDF-B12D-80A798D54ECE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg65uZVZHB3hl4MBdit0CFCfSpA017n4ypF3MfIvC70TWWzWAJfRNbAZynjpSTcyYb9oB0RUAZkELuLQUtZbsi-zERIMI0_G8ONL36plWxOAEJNMSyDhxVrhFfhvK1BtEjOlunCSFoZuPLAXiVTnvgYq9McSvEMU8QPh5Y17s6hl9SXHxaGIkV9iLQ/w400-h300/52FA7535-5652-4CDF-B12D-80A798D54ECE.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Where is my little umbrella?</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I was so happy that I kept up with my Bible reading!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>With a snack back in the Diamond lounge!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWrN3ji-294JbDti_rlSHbUeagQ5UPizWyf1nnqByO7H9IhGcUnyV_Ij3GQ8XoPZhoZF39ph5KPAdJ6p-5Rxe9c8WtZep0wOIwGKJZFnR-zsS1mxsm0QkDs31lilOAL0cDTno6rR_36QVv8xtSCtNGc2GhDh44_gZg0dN2Z3a_0SifCIR5_Wpk_Tb/s4032/6BF3C755-AF01-4504-BCE5-8DC4193B5320.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtWrN3ji-294JbDti_rlSHbUeagQ5UPizWyf1nnqByO7H9IhGcUnyV_Ij3GQ8XoPZhoZF39ph5KPAdJ6p-5Rxe9c8WtZep0wOIwGKJZFnR-zsS1mxsm0QkDs31lilOAL0cDTno6rR_36QVv8xtSCtNGc2GhDh44_gZg0dN2Z3a_0SifCIR5_Wpk_Tb/s320/6BF3C755-AF01-4504-BCE5-8DC4193B5320.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>And a "formal" night</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsvt8Bg5bNpAoXgeKcJBAFoBcdNq85dsSgkaNaCLY3HmlA0pIqlMIsGcIdpaRzMC24S7hMStuZWCqQB7YOc4oGcCYF9al1zOKtPe66aJ-lPyqSh3hPiRtEKEF3tV2HC_T7AxmpEK4hZFtqhDHteHxtjtsW1eFxPysCLGRVtXilEF2hEIXWWlCB2tM/s2950/E9D21E00-3904-4A90-9BFE-DC0E6052D248_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="1916" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLsvt8Bg5bNpAoXgeKcJBAFoBcdNq85dsSgkaNaCLY3HmlA0pIqlMIsGcIdpaRzMC24S7hMStuZWCqQB7YOc4oGcCYF9al1zOKtPe66aJ-lPyqSh3hPiRtEKEF3tV2HC_T7AxmpEK4hZFtqhDHteHxtjtsW1eFxPysCLGRVtXilEF2hEIXWWlCB2tM/w260-h400/E9D21E00-3904-4A90-9BFE-DC0E6052D248_1_201_a.heic" width="260" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Hors D'oeuvres in Diamond Club</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy4NNrP3WwefQ3sH5g3PnNBE_JGyfz52P-Hbk_o9rxt5bweGPsY_umT-zxKD-P26DbUpC4RYv7_et8GqUqavBOokZ8SZUV7cpwV3QlbpIMi4cHoLBEEYkGCxt92lFipzfS2izIEs8Q9Sj1IzCoR_eEsQ8l8pAJ8_yiR9r0ivfZ_72D6XxqHK-MO9t/s4032/1280A735-E826-42FE-9DB4-AC1F1453D59B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyy4NNrP3WwefQ3sH5g3PnNBE_JGyfz52P-Hbk_o9rxt5bweGPsY_umT-zxKD-P26DbUpC4RYv7_et8GqUqavBOokZ8SZUV7cpwV3QlbpIMi4cHoLBEEYkGCxt92lFipzfS2izIEs8Q9Sj1IzCoR_eEsQ8l8pAJ8_yiR9r0ivfZ_72D6XxqHK-MO9t/s320/1280A735-E826-42FE-9DB4-AC1F1453D59B.heic" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>"My" Sofa!</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf1BY3MESzl-AP2KEsnIU-j25FwL9wYkj5uMV0hPN4WiXTKH-cpdCyWAV9ydzT0Kqax_oXZ-LEHnCyv4z-Onjy3eYtzau4jIKPWPBk0HHcY6RrzdJQXrfookk-7QW_DHUguWO1CBp9RR3W5vU0cbkJFjszsUSJ9El56gLyCtMMAKdnhTM0G6H32aU/s4032/62759CAB-DCC3-484B-AF25-9EC9F670F0B1.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipf1BY3MESzl-AP2KEsnIU-j25FwL9wYkj5uMV0hPN4WiXTKH-cpdCyWAV9ydzT0Kqax_oXZ-LEHnCyv4z-Onjy3eYtzau4jIKPWPBk0HHcY6RrzdJQXrfookk-7QW_DHUguWO1CBp9RR3W5vU0cbkJFjszsUSJ9El56gLyCtMMAKdnhTM0G6H32aU/w300-h400/62759CAB-DCC3-484B-AF25-9EC9F670F0B1.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I am always fascinated by the ropes which hold this thing</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>that weighs more than 17,000 African elephants!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcEf2lOYHDavg1m34drW8bNZvIvrv0bV67EqKC_JIAG1ZwuStK7IMeJYKTzn1L1lG2psaek07aYZALgqy66nmVQylwAOJu3aH-Cq-mXmC7HC2uZ7EMPHOEqVGSgaDoQmJWA8jqxMtQ2ToAaM8-ga9vOBOg5Sy-X96LPPVJNWLxEa1SpfLyOj7NZuW/s4032/CFA40871-E917-4906-91F3-3420FCFA31E2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcEf2lOYHDavg1m34drW8bNZvIvrv0bV67EqKC_JIAG1ZwuStK7IMeJYKTzn1L1lG2psaek07aYZALgqy66nmVQylwAOJu3aH-Cq-mXmC7HC2uZ7EMPHOEqVGSgaDoQmJWA8jqxMtQ2ToAaM8-ga9vOBOg5Sy-X96LPPVJNWLxEa1SpfLyOj7NZuW/w400-h300/CFA40871-E917-4906-91F3-3420FCFA31E2.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>They always remind me of the hymn...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i>Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love;</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i>The fellowship of kindred minds</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i>Is like to that above.</i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><i><br /></i></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>My room steward took this picture for me.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>I'm going to include this strangely black picture.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>The reason? It is a response to a bucket list item for me.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>I want to see the millions of stars in the sky--like are</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>shown at the beginning of <i>Survivor</i>! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>On the last night of the cruise I still hadn't gone to</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>sleep at 2:00 AM. I suddenly thought to get up and</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>go out on my balcony and look for stars!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>I could see--not millions, but a lot more</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b> than I see here in my back yard.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>I took a picture, and on my computer I can see some of them.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>You'll just have to use your imagination!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivU1lINlLkF7AVldyi2eYy9V1jJo9Rms7PM150zhu_kxB7CNtrDOZzgvSH83EZziN3IV-dDVZxcnFGgU8UBd4xPBk2kUajkUMmlnY5M1DmDF5SP4I8NH-hF1Oe8u_pkapWvcMKGya9LjPBaA3YYDHq4ATzre-9LnXC6FwihOQtLepsqhweOzx_L-m/s4032/14BA35CC-5776-4ECE-8D7F-BE76E344C93A.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivU1lINlLkF7AVldyi2eYy9V1jJo9Rms7PM150zhu_kxB7CNtrDOZzgvSH83EZziN3IV-dDVZxcnFGgU8UBd4xPBk2kUajkUMmlnY5M1DmDF5SP4I8NH-hF1Oe8u_pkapWvcMKGya9LjPBaA3YYDHq4ATzre-9LnXC6FwihOQtLepsqhweOzx_L-m/w400-h300/14BA35CC-5776-4ECE-8D7F-BE76E344C93A.heic" width="400" /></a></div>Good night, my starry sky.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b>Until we meet again.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(43, 0, 254);"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /><br /></b></div><b><br /></b><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> </div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-18835922840159064382022-04-04T21:44:00.001-05:002022-06-10T16:55:53.830-05:00My Soup Kitchen<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>I love soup. I'm more interested in the soup du jour on a cruise than I am in the entree du jour! I don't remember ever sending my compliments to the chef, but I do remember sending them to the soup chef! Not the <i>sous </i>chef. The creator of the soups!</b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So today I dropped a friend off at her doctor's appointment on the west side of Fort Worth and headed straight for Trader Joe's. They were out of one of my favorite soups last time I was there, and I had been missing it! Had it today!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-B5e-e-Dy7PnHTnsf0sJvsXg8jHpiQk5ooi5Hdxza0B2FTzbuZZFnXtqDSRVkVEapHpU0QqyBFJQBMyMsx1CnvlI9xDiQevEtKQ9R4kWb9KYPV0lMHWFQ-Egb32eIH0HXOsq-qzt_JHWPSSrQhQP0hdDTEHQGh4IWAnLZdEHauTRlfW3AlAk-kie/s4032/41543B67-9105-425D-83A5-2E86424BBE9D.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB-B5e-e-Dy7PnHTnsf0sJvsXg8jHpiQk5ooi5Hdxza0B2FTzbuZZFnXtqDSRVkVEapHpU0QqyBFJQBMyMsx1CnvlI9xDiQevEtKQ9R4kWb9KYPV0lMHWFQ-Egb32eIH0HXOsq-qzt_JHWPSSrQhQP0hdDTEHQGh4IWAnLZdEHauTRlfW3AlAk-kie/w400-h300/41543B67-9105-425D-83A5-2E86424BBE9D.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I really like French onion soup, and frequently order it. In my cooking days, I even made it! I know. Hard to believe. This is a very good way to enjoy it at home! Here is what it looks like--two of these to a box, frozen:</b></div></span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ofVLX0t_xbuNepGqDXH-rRqJ0QLUmqhqz3O2J1YYggwAtlXV-Z6ku-qXQsU93ohNaZMn-mPT6bwauyzEHzxGhOdzZlJi7y0P4TDbLJ_bNleDGvy6D_8H6AKRnbluMMu3T8n9xsMVECXZPeEU7Rofqr7cmxsLpUeKZDhg4Seh3gDwWOyZUtRXCVF/s4032/E1E5CDF6-DCE3-468B-88AA-B7DEB8BAE77F.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj3ofVLX0t_xbuNepGqDXH-rRqJ0QLUmqhqz3O2J1YYggwAtlXV-Z6ku-qXQsU93ohNaZMn-mPT6bwauyzEHzxGhOdzZlJi7y0P4TDbLJ_bNleDGvy6D_8H6AKRnbluMMu3T8n9xsMVECXZPeEU7Rofqr7cmxsLpUeKZDhg4Seh3gDwWOyZUtRXCVF/w300-h400/E1E5CDF6-DCE3-468B-88AA-B7DEB8BAE77F.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;">You trim away the plastic and place it in a bowl this size.</span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJDD13TU-Iy1BrnUZa-cicrX2QadCOlS0KOy4y_eh2hkJl8RLh7_ozx04Fh-V4lV7HAjLfxx_hDNLdWLHHXU4K9ThOuRv-dteGw6vcNfViG-vcXzUX_NBWCsXCrj2vb8q5-vGKA8cO7a14GEc8WgQrb2HbpxXVIhmuQUntTOUdsDNrrRKf2_jleLd/s4032/812708F6-6486-4544-96F0-6B1B8838A514.heic" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsJDD13TU-Iy1BrnUZa-cicrX2QadCOlS0KOy4y_eh2hkJl8RLh7_ozx04Fh-V4lV7HAjLfxx_hDNLdWLHHXU4K9ThOuRv-dteGw6vcNfViG-vcXzUX_NBWCsXCrj2vb8q5-vGKA8cO7a14GEc8WgQrb2HbpxXVIhmuQUntTOUdsDNrrRKf2_jleLd/w300-h400/812708F6-6486-4544-96F0-6B1B8838A514.heic" width="300" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Place it in the oven for 40 minutes, and it comes out nice!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bwBq2XuMRh1JkddslnDlnTq9mBJiDuHA3BNl6u4LEXWiGrUGPkR5OH18v1DBnvwvivM-t5Lr3jYYOYSVsglUE7Fv7B-pWDY7FWq0PO9WLuRGCr109Tf5clIdY5E4knpn4vcv0zLi7e9xgafCTQUS19n78Dz_uctz7VGc1I4TSTUfOELa4S_4eNex/s4032/B54DB6C9-D632-4BC4-8570-6BB488FF3722.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bwBq2XuMRh1JkddslnDlnTq9mBJiDuHA3BNl6u4LEXWiGrUGPkR5OH18v1DBnvwvivM-t5Lr3jYYOYSVsglUE7Fv7B-pWDY7FWq0PO9WLuRGCr109Tf5clIdY5E4knpn4vcv0zLi7e9xgafCTQUS19n78Dz_uctz7VGc1I4TSTUfOELa4S_4eNex/w400-h300/B54DB6C9-D632-4BC4-8570-6BB488FF3722.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's really good!</b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Linda's Soup #2 combines these two boxes! The "boursin" is a delicious cheese which I cut in chunks and simply melt in the soup as it heats. Disclaimer: I did not come up with this combination myself. I got it from somewhere on the marvelous contraption called the internet! But this soup is truly worthy of Rose Garden Tearoom comparison! I get three nice servings for a dainty little eater like me from these two boxes. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9seobNMYonfwK5pgujNYrEwiPCJd0jvIgYIM3-MDs1ELALb4FLcDkn8LEwnT88ZmaIbjucPVxJxEbqdGjniIy0HW-8sVqE4mcNMUq6HLVx4rWuPUddL4GI-cEsAysB0rTaZICgPGvPExnsX_Da0PO8ZfB_RHKmGVx2jgEeOrv8deSRu29MLwQ7v8L/s4032/2362F958-C608-479A-962D-8B7148A777CD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9seobNMYonfwK5pgujNYrEwiPCJd0jvIgYIM3-MDs1ELALb4FLcDkn8LEwnT88ZmaIbjucPVxJxEbqdGjniIy0HW-8sVqE4mcNMUq6HLVx4rWuPUddL4GI-cEsAysB0rTaZICgPGvPExnsX_Da0PO8ZfB_RHKmGVx2jgEeOrv8deSRu29MLwQ7v8L/w400-h300/2362F958-C608-479A-962D-8B7148A777CD.heic" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The dainty little eater preparing to eat her soup.</b><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqV8Ox0HIs5xMZPRnlSaFcLyh8fq53g0vfY25n7PEr68eKxP_FP1urdXipSSp3SaWnc_Tv-tTWxhhJ2CwdJDbNs50n1EUtSgmLBSVhDpHfofIJabvS_BRBbAAK6SI9II79HfrT-L56QEyHzDDQaT6hBLsxGrYOlEvsAV6PK4BC2V6hL5g-SEr4Vkr/s606/1E0F6966-29F6-4A3D-A7E0-26042F9F37F2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="446" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSqV8Ox0HIs5xMZPRnlSaFcLyh8fq53g0vfY25n7PEr68eKxP_FP1urdXipSSp3SaWnc_Tv-tTWxhhJ2CwdJDbNs50n1EUtSgmLBSVhDpHfofIJabvS_BRBbAAK6SI9II79HfrT-L56QEyHzDDQaT6hBLsxGrYOlEvsAV6PK4BC2V6hL5g-SEr4Vkr/s320/1E0F6966-29F6-4A3D-A7E0-26042F9F37F2.png" width="236" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b>I then proceeded to Central Market (since I was in the area!) for Soup #3. It is Green Chile Chicken. I bought this 32 oz. container to bring home for me, but they also have it hot at the store if you wish to eat there. It is sooooo tasty!</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrimia-nU5TPOsO9VEvlgzXESo9WVov8DNLYyyr0SDWgs3ctQjQ6BnYgA90tOMaOhlVE5dldnttIVcQlVgpG-FBKq4vpXS3BwE6HsHYgKEFXHi99X00e8O-7VPB7K6W54RlnDdcBfoIa0OZnIpEDy4ToYsOTKPqr731-o9Z9UutkZx3LVBQL-9AXiC/s4032/1AAEEE19-092B-4291-94D9-ABD28CD4C064.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrimia-nU5TPOsO9VEvlgzXESo9WVov8DNLYyyr0SDWgs3ctQjQ6BnYgA90tOMaOhlVE5dldnttIVcQlVgpG-FBKq4vpXS3BwE6HsHYgKEFXHi99X00e8O-7VPB7K6W54RlnDdcBfoIa0OZnIpEDy4ToYsOTKPqr731-o9Z9UutkZx3LVBQL-9AXiC/w400-h300/1AAEEE19-092B-4291-94D9-ABD28CD4C064.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpRvzQGroQBavgtE-5I_YQ_byE9VxcNGxkDSgNPcEalDhWdlukBujO7p4yypbD123HOuN6mHRx3pmVTQkrCIIuPHA3jfSo6c0e-8RiGjGXlA2hynxTyi0zMo7fKsvXAMuijsJ3vihClSAyPf0tbGBmegCvoKNlK3lDVWkxQ6MhUoQDk7d8rIZk6oH/s4032/981D0B33-0410-40C1-8657-26ED748AFFA8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIpRvzQGroQBavgtE-5I_YQ_byE9VxcNGxkDSgNPcEalDhWdlukBujO7p4yypbD123HOuN6mHRx3pmVTQkrCIIuPHA3jfSo6c0e-8RiGjGXlA2hynxTyi0zMo7fKsvXAMuijsJ3vihClSAyPf0tbGBmegCvoKNlK3lDVWkxQ6MhUoQDk7d8rIZk6oH/w400-h300/981D0B33-0410-40C1-8657-26ED748AFFA8.heic" width="400" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Oh, and by the by...soup is also one of the specialities I cook myself! I'm serious. I have visual proof. At least, oh I'd say twice a year or so, I fire up the old crockpot and make my mahvelous vegetable beef creation.</b></div></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjA0iuGvi04KsU1FxxvU3VB-xU9B3thdHdEtCa4rAZQRZy67R_RZ-R3f4qc34RaEBXZt9f5UPAdE7rt8hNZgKnUkVP_qlEtAFCcKecAwe6zQHTsSX46OpRtjc-6HAajdv3N0S-xD7lvOOgDzVym_eMtPnHsE_Q38603EXhICUzy7pp1-M740qzvLWb/s4032/DF34CB2B-E0DE-4231-A8A1-B87E462C2807_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjA0iuGvi04KsU1FxxvU3VB-xU9B3thdHdEtCa4rAZQRZy67R_RZ-R3f4qc34RaEBXZt9f5UPAdE7rt8hNZgKnUkVP_qlEtAFCcKecAwe6zQHTsSX46OpRtjc-6HAajdv3N0S-xD7lvOOgDzVym_eMtPnHsE_Q38603EXhICUzy7pp1-M740qzvLWb/w400-h300/DF34CB2B-E0DE-4231-A8A1-B87E462C2807_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It is dee-licious if I do say so myself, and I do. But I like it way too much and gain #'s every time I make it. Soup is at least semi-liquid. Shouldn't it be dietetic? Yes, it <i>should.</i> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-34390522983779190252022-03-22T20:11:00.001-05:002022-03-27T21:07:11.784-05:00Royal Caribbean Drone Show<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>It took me a long time to figure out these were drones.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Toward the end I could see the frames.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>They never bumped into one another, even doing</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>those intricate patterns.</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This was somethin' to see!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/TsTcxNIa-eM" width="480"></iframe>I</div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-3651811484559124382022-03-21T18:02:00.029-05:002022-03-22T21:19:14.767-05:00Spring Breaking on the Navigator of the Seas!!!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I had been sitting on a very special offer from Royal Caribbean for weeks. On the day it was expiring, February 28th, I decided to go for it! It was expensive to fly to the departure point (Los Angeles) and it was only a 4 day cruise (too short) but it did go to destinations which I had not visited before (Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexico.) I had a big 14 days to get ready!</b></span></div><br /><div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I swallowed my pride and asked for a wheelchair in LAX. What a good move that turned out to be. American's terminals are under massive construction, and it was miles (seemed like, anyway) from our landing gate to baggage claim--a complicated exit from one building and long walk to another. And almost immediately I began to meet angels along the way. There was the wonderful person who pushed me so far</b></span><b>, <span style="font-size: large;">and there were lovely Royal Caribbean reps who joined us along the way!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh_6_bcsJPp3y99dWTar_05BXfRKIoFFJiy_N_Bf9-4ca7QM2m1hFV9pTOSh3JQvHpuFRNa9AMnK_V-0DCXETS9xLJXklhCWJEcmI_itlJymZ8rSaPvX2q11YdyItjKvbdO4yPj0hFxVbaZf6iPsSa7R7nUpVNKkeTKwdBMDHoDZk-HroAXZ5WUF5/s4032/C2E3C1FF-5879-4A44-A1E5-650624D1D1B4.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivh_6_bcsJPp3y99dWTar_05BXfRKIoFFJiy_N_Bf9-4ca7QM2m1hFV9pTOSh3JQvHpuFRNa9AMnK_V-0DCXETS9xLJXklhCWJEcmI_itlJymZ8rSaPvX2q11YdyItjKvbdO4yPj0hFxVbaZf6iPsSa7R7nUpVNKkeTKwdBMDHoDZk-HroAXZ5WUF5/w300-h400/C2E3C1FF-5879-4A44-A1E5-650624D1D1B4.heic" width="300" /></a></b></div><b><span style="font-size: large;"><div><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Waiting for the Royal Caribbean bus!</span></b></div></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">My very first view of the ship from the bus!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Xpdi3RcHgsUqClhygUi_LVwAdtZFYj1NNf2Ymw8jmMLpy471InVWg_mklgO0mO6R5YMiu0kNgUEB2qtSZnj9f0bReaYD_U0ICwkO49XHB9eH3596N1nNQ04WFAvJz8wjuVoKqNJP4VtkoAnbwPJxIY9hLjGaedAcN74tyan7obcr7VLGTPLaE15p/s4032/A5DAF0E8-D448-47EA-9C0E-E2DF6C34C441.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Xpdi3RcHgsUqClhygUi_LVwAdtZFYj1NNf2Ymw8jmMLpy471InVWg_mklgO0mO6R5YMiu0kNgUEB2qtSZnj9f0bReaYD_U0ICwkO49XHB9eH3596N1nNQ04WFAvJz8wjuVoKqNJP4VtkoAnbwPJxIY9hLjGaedAcN74tyan7obcr7VLGTPLaE15p/w400-h300/A5DAF0E8-D448-47EA-9C0E-E2DF6C34C441.heic" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;">The first time Jack and I cruised on the Navigator was in 2003, and it was with our whole family. The ship seemed really big then, but it has been surpassed so greatly by the mega ships that it actually looked small now--at least from this distance.</span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0ij2p5tQQTP3p5RN1S2iP1pOpGldFM77HyMRP9fJ6lixy3SQvNAfZj16wtuw69GnHP9i6C6nEiw7nd0fWvengVYtn6ktCVWu6VN5oNSxuoYcmYrBnyfeppyXP31-mzyOMctq4VNZHQKHW5Hd41fIUc02reitBMvl-v_w2kmXN-yxpAvZw_MPFiy7/s4032/85D0D3F9-792D-406A-A2C8-203789195760.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE0ij2p5tQQTP3p5RN1S2iP1pOpGldFM77HyMRP9fJ6lixy3SQvNAfZj16wtuw69GnHP9i6C6nEiw7nd0fWvengVYtn6ktCVWu6VN5oNSxuoYcmYrBnyfeppyXP31-mzyOMctq4VNZHQKHW5Hd41fIUc02reitBMvl-v_w2kmXN-yxpAvZw_MPFiy7/w400-h300/85D0D3F9-792D-406A-A2C8-203789195760.heic" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpECKU8IbucNGea9QBwVFFqekc5YPUU4GzdJIsG7jS_NhckowRHzYixmOmcJHx9wjl6AaiHmKwg0bzvSphsPxzk48X_76DALwT5xUNqU34oDsaq49m2htXULG3tTKq06BqZM_G4Pzrujlz7y_7ydUvhacTrFr3JiaqjQ3jbTi4h9bd4IZc7gAsVuK/s4032/E61FFA34-5573-40E2-A728-337E868AC350_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1709" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfpECKU8IbucNGea9QBwVFFqekc5YPUU4GzdJIsG7jS_NhckowRHzYixmOmcJHx9wjl6AaiHmKwg0bzvSphsPxzk48X_76DALwT5xUNqU34oDsaq49m2htXULG3tTKq06BqZM_G4Pzrujlz7y_7ydUvhacTrFr3JiaqjQ3jbTi4h9bd4IZc7gAsVuK/w170-h400/E61FFA34-5573-40E2-A728-337E868AC350_1_201_a.heic" width="170" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Boarding was a breeze. Here is my embarkation photo!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaYO2G6Q17pmUUQDRZNP8KrYYHUflgaVDH7Otx35Hzr_Oa6aXgAUPALqPTt4IXjP9gNFUcWxeVwu4wycT8b_rG8hjoZyh1Yq9FIQ28ArwwTdOotxEMybVV2I62azrov27g8BEUn-DaHkuZs9x55wEmsvT5QiPqUMaXZwtU6cUG4SWTuetYh14RAUe/s964/54C195BA-AD29-45EA-A841-ED201DFCAFAD_1_201_a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="964" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiaYO2G6Q17pmUUQDRZNP8KrYYHUflgaVDH7Otx35Hzr_Oa6aXgAUPALqPTt4IXjP9gNFUcWxeVwu4wycT8b_rG8hjoZyh1Yq9FIQ28ArwwTdOotxEMybVV2I62azrov27g8BEUn-DaHkuZs9x55wEmsvT5QiPqUMaXZwtU6cUG4SWTuetYh14RAUe/w400-h315/54C195BA-AD29-45EA-A841-ED201DFCAFAD_1_201_a.jpeg" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>By the time I got onboard it was after 3:00 P.M. Texas time, and I was hungry. I had gone planning to wear a mask 100% of the time outside my room, but our rooms weren't available yet. So...I went up just to check out the Windjammer for lunch. It was not crowded at all, and I was able to sit at the end of this table for 12 (!) with a wall to my back. I felt perfectly isolated and safe! Sat there again later in the cruise!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgleZfx9Cz_XQ8ATBS_nMTeo8YdMX5-al7_kP2K9qZWSbrNa3IjBjKV3KRTsn2nz7xmtNdvBJDvRHl5Z3jwV8oy0KyAJ7FoGyQz94T16K0A8p643OJNKgxCiOJFyCv6Bzi8cvLsGwangp6FSxlshqhFQjH8h2rL1Y4nj0r4hYUrp5yCRQLCe_AsZg/s3024/B4833AD4-FB82-46B4-9735-0FBECCF6CAEA_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2855" data-original-width="3024" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIgleZfx9Cz_XQ8ATBS_nMTeo8YdMX5-al7_kP2K9qZWSbrNa3IjBjKV3KRTsn2nz7xmtNdvBJDvRHl5Z3jwV8oy0KyAJ7FoGyQz94T16K0A8p643OJNKgxCiOJFyCv6Bzi8cvLsGwangp6FSxlshqhFQjH8h2rL1Y4nj0r4hYUrp5yCRQLCe_AsZg/w400-h378/B4833AD4-FB82-46B4-9735-0FBECCF6CAEA_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Looking forward</b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMKHPmDO4BK0YE2Kvredz90NhjzRdWPL1rvZSwfu_Jgdr1U5gUZnY2zC8-qPjqbw0ew7V9Zlg00RvV7SXAZezoGViX-B_r4KvA-3sAaGXG5wVpxr8pbVLCziV-Kj4wAnN_m0RdgXk1aj7iWxlllVMyF0whrs-vhGL9DHQM2wdYUJWX0o_9UACEBXw/s4032/59824B02-F925-4B51-84C7-41DD7DA5230B.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMKHPmDO4BK0YE2Kvredz90NhjzRdWPL1rvZSwfu_Jgdr1U5gUZnY2zC8-qPjqbw0ew7V9Zlg00RvV7SXAZezoGViX-B_r4KvA-3sAaGXG5wVpxr8pbVLCziV-Kj4wAnN_m0RdgXk1aj7iWxlllVMyF0whrs-vhGL9DHQM2wdYUJWX0o_9UACEBXw/w400-h300/59824B02-F925-4B51-84C7-41DD7DA5230B.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Looking back</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3Jc32EB5Qa5MaGlMjDy2nYTwNQ03u3ClkoAfNJDD1HcbV7L_JtgVuhn6_0xZoI3O3o-mamX3ctyEX3S5v4-iQMDyY80S_pvZSdwH7_OunQmgb0DeRDbza-h9qgKh5om7wPoMJtquH7FLZsLM4cqSxAvlyx1mahYVv3t-l_KXAC_hev2YBYh8MfB6/s4032/D3DB951D-E968-432F-A615-B599AAB174E2.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3Jc32EB5Qa5MaGlMjDy2nYTwNQ03u3ClkoAfNJDD1HcbV7L_JtgVuhn6_0xZoI3O3o-mamX3ctyEX3S5v4-iQMDyY80S_pvZSdwH7_OunQmgb0DeRDbza-h9qgKh5om7wPoMJtquH7FLZsLM4cqSxAvlyx1mahYVv3t-l_KXAC_hev2YBYh8MfB6/w400-h300/D3DB951D-E968-432F-A615-B599AAB174E2.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>A waiter even put this on "my" table so no one else would sit there!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And then we sailed away! I was so excited to be onboard again!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5gjMN3JdSt5M85BFFwI6vwFp3a3-m98A2OvsbTweXDHX33X38jTlvVoQn8E_72AucGXCOQHPEHq-TXx9Go58LS435JijFnbB5rIY2voJ7rdf1u-QOJov1OnI3LGoSH5PYoQ0mzYIdtujahu8RCHJ55SMX8yZ-kruxwSxvWYAvShkBbS0e1AmdNLF/s4032/1789205E-3608-4627-8B1F-0C3A172AA259.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK5gjMN3JdSt5M85BFFwI6vwFp3a3-m98A2OvsbTweXDHX33X38jTlvVoQn8E_72AucGXCOQHPEHq-TXx9Go58LS435JijFnbB5rIY2voJ7rdf1u-QOJov1OnI3LGoSH5PYoQ0mzYIdtujahu8RCHJ55SMX8yZ-kruxwSxvWYAvShkBbS0e1AmdNLF/w400-h300/1789205E-3608-4627-8B1F-0C3A172AA259.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Police boat escort as we left</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkXkDFbUQA91KfW9EJyBiSCSFmTk2M3AZ5h8KrztKMDMBLxZNdw9b4Nba0aEpXfNiYV3AZUF9CcY-1UvcjMz3YNuTqO_yaFwVcHRnygyZIdrULsfcitAIBSre8xPiN1oZQJgHEsyt9cOo47HjKMiwIU3taXOzTvKRIABkgg5MTcrB5JLyx1LAhpEC/s4032/765A2747-C3DC-4146-B1F4-2D79F1833710.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihkXkDFbUQA91KfW9EJyBiSCSFmTk2M3AZ5h8KrztKMDMBLxZNdw9b4Nba0aEpXfNiYV3AZUF9CcY-1UvcjMz3YNuTqO_yaFwVcHRnygyZIdrULsfcitAIBSre8xPiN1oZQJgHEsyt9cOo47HjKMiwIU3taXOzTvKRIABkgg5MTcrB5JLyx1LAhpEC/w400-h300/765A2747-C3DC-4146-B1F4-2D79F1833710.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We sailed past the Battleship Iowa, docked at our port.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> The guns on the front were sobering to me.</b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ouOgs_EGRgf9tfKWejCbqtrIM_5EpXX7sYLP47RlUJLrKMG_X7kjU-nRBYOJdhf71Aww1AgiGfZ-jK6c9HN1V6a6viqkT-JnBPamC9SNDFLCZPGJ84dJA1bmwdrSt3ZmYB-HaU9qJoRI56nsdD9uYV5h6lqLb-yXyoF0KIFzjYCKwlh0SJWGwZ0d/s4032/71F14031-709E-4C84-A8C3-03F8FE87F060.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2ouOgs_EGRgf9tfKWejCbqtrIM_5EpXX7sYLP47RlUJLrKMG_X7kjU-nRBYOJdhf71Aww1AgiGfZ-jK6c9HN1V6a6viqkT-JnBPamC9SNDFLCZPGJ84dJA1bmwdrSt3ZmYB-HaU9qJoRI56nsdD9uYV5h6lqLb-yXyoF0KIFzjYCKwlh0SJWGwZ0d/w300-h400/71F14031-709E-4C84-A8C3-03F8FE87F060.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Bye, bye land for a while!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now I must interject a bit here...it may be "Bye, bye" but we won't be far!!! We're just sailing from the San Pedro pier to Catalina Island. We have about 36 hours to make a trip which takes 3 hours by ferry, because our first day is "at sea."</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b> So...you know how I've always said I didn't care about the ports...that the ship could just go round and round out in the ocean and it would be fine with me? Well that's just about what we did! At some point late the next day the captain announced that we were "turning around and heading back to Catalina Island!"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Then it was time to eat again, this time in the dining room. I had said I was going to get room service and eat my meals there, but my room was very small, had no table, and was difficult even for my room service continental breakfasts. So I went down just to check out the dining room situation. I told the maitre' d of my wish to be distanced, and he told the waiter to take me to "625." That table turned out to be the last in the back of an area. Again my back was to a wall. Here are pictures...I felt safe!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And the food was fabulous--but no pictures of it! I'm slipping.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_DFjB2IPm9fAU-xnynR2oZx5XrsG1sZUShhXn84N7gYXkzYK93l9NiduMO0s7GgsZ-pakpvOeokeJKXE_RujAQWdT1PLV8GGZrcvFToDqQU4o-ZXGqpLRTf1U0yqwj1xTCtmM-e04lOQwRIVVcO9Q8q90zLfM6spdlJAFIrsmUqxfEJC-6j04yXV/s4032/A5A4C861-7621-492E-9137-B5DC58204809.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy_DFjB2IPm9fAU-xnynR2oZx5XrsG1sZUShhXn84N7gYXkzYK93l9NiduMO0s7GgsZ-pakpvOeokeJKXE_RujAQWdT1PLV8GGZrcvFToDqQU4o-ZXGqpLRTf1U0yqwj1xTCtmM-e04lOQwRIVVcO9Q8q90zLfM6spdlJAFIrsmUqxfEJC-6j04yXV/w300-h400/A5A4C861-7621-492E-9137-B5DC58204809.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>My waiter took this one. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><b>A very mediocre one of the theatre.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Almost too late I realized that I could go to the Cosmopolitan Club every day at 5:00 PM for hors d'oeuvres and drinks. I only went once, but it was fabulous! Those horse do-overs are my favorite type of food.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fnXWiDir4PO3KpaxTKl5imRoWf-zCz5hYW23FyGyLu1Kagy9PJsIqigpTcGZqQBwdEEQ0_LtEQJy2ztPhPklA2GTOeWaBS2yBzMFyPkdZjMgtHRJ_vqjRpXoV3tuQIel4nFEwglDtoixhKKTkYMTkdlQeF6pqcCNmf6azAMrIZoZqVDc2T-Z6bub/s3407/585CAA10-75EA-4357-9CCC-3C4F52BEF701_1_201_a.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="3407" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3fnXWiDir4PO3KpaxTKl5imRoWf-zCz5hYW23FyGyLu1Kagy9PJsIqigpTcGZqQBwdEEQ0_LtEQJy2ztPhPklA2GTOeWaBS2yBzMFyPkdZjMgtHRJ_vqjRpXoV3tuQIel4nFEwglDtoixhKKTkYMTkdlQeF6pqcCNmf6azAMrIZoZqVDc2T-Z6bub/w400-h355/585CAA10-75EA-4357-9CCC-3C4F52BEF701_1_201_a.heic" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf3eyWcBvRnnbGQaR2aSl43dm8kwEOZC5_h2c4FIgNgp15DG5RJxETFZamYQXanIWxTi-DkxyaGQLk-62q3EJLaTbzYor58TsM_t_mklRgZPQ1fCxwchAI4N1Qnsg2WF1WY5DEl3dnaBkM_pMviI6iiq5lkxuEqDt_Ae2o6pQsl1ftODRAihxl9sC/s4032/865C6137-3ABB-4980-8B18-491955DF3C46.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuf3eyWcBvRnnbGQaR2aSl43dm8kwEOZC5_h2c4FIgNgp15DG5RJxETFZamYQXanIWxTi-DkxyaGQLk-62q3EJLaTbzYor58TsM_t_mklRgZPQ1fCxwchAI4N1Qnsg2WF1WY5DEl3dnaBkM_pMviI6iiq5lkxuEqDt_Ae2o6pQsl1ftODRAihxl9sC/w400-h300/865C6137-3ABB-4980-8B18-491955DF3C46.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>A beautiful spot!</b><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YC1cLi7Fix0E9WahAEg-W-LWjS0c5cKhM-IuGtD5px6O0wLxKBP3og8P9oBeQTro9jAK3JPBktLPmvFS7w4oa0RgXlUJyGg4UT45diIAMuwBJ6zZjJVRimsNI2X2zl5RCkCpoy8mTt7PKdtk4TXgFlm7UvJMzrJBdV_xsqoIZYpZmobt7MkHyK4k/s4032/FC70C686-C0A1-44C4-8E22-776A77A2E0A0.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5YC1cLi7Fix0E9WahAEg-W-LWjS0c5cKhM-IuGtD5px6O0wLxKBP3og8P9oBeQTro9jAK3JPBktLPmvFS7w4oa0RgXlUJyGg4UT45diIAMuwBJ6zZjJVRimsNI2X2zl5RCkCpoy8mTt7PKdtk4TXgFlm7UvJMzrJBdV_xsqoIZYpZmobt7MkHyK4k/w300-h400/FC70C686-C0A1-44C4-8E22-776A77A2E0A0.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Wasn't it thoughtful of Royal Caribbean to have furnishings which matched my Outfit</b> <b>Of The Day?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After our day "at sea" we arrived at Catalina Island. I did not get the message that it was mountainous! And I had booked an excursion in an open air Hummer! "It won't be rough, the shore excursion guy told me!" Ha!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWyOsltms3kBmQK6kQzh_p7PghrddAQARd-3PZvGEN_s-FK0dxFG2wmdGrDeYOvkldN7B0k3P12WZZKmhG5EmSx_1JJo86pcQHxgFQy_sZuSPCnQEA6z0dTQogBOqHejLK3cUWRaFtXQ7b-M8ykY5sLX0X4c-VSY3xLCD61ihVvw73jqguOSxG1E5/s4032/BBB37DEF-9ABB-405D-863F-2830F58B94A7.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUWyOsltms3kBmQK6kQzh_p7PghrddAQARd-3PZvGEN_s-FK0dxFG2wmdGrDeYOvkldN7B0k3P12WZZKmhG5EmSx_1JJo86pcQHxgFQy_sZuSPCnQEA6z0dTQogBOqHejLK3cUWRaFtXQ7b-M8ykY5sLX0X4c-VSY3xLCD61ihVvw73jqguOSxG1E5/w400-h300/BBB37DEF-9ABB-405D-863F-2830F58B94A7.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>*I'm going to zoom way in on this picture later to show you something amazing!</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-nyp5k6YOlJAc40u9BIXV2VS_q8wpulgtP0oPx5SxXln6HLyJimpnhNhTK_iZ9-xjDwuzJk4kgYxKRCOsugeKyyqVeYSrABL7RyeWbJqse-jXYfvWObYSCpJFrJIn2sH_pcOFKNgPUQSzlVvawIq6PMsJatqV4eiDZGPKvhMCArNjgtuKPTs2rju/s4032/C017CEE3-590A-4BB2-A372-D4DB85C68199.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm-nyp5k6YOlJAc40u9BIXV2VS_q8wpulgtP0oPx5SxXln6HLyJimpnhNhTK_iZ9-xjDwuzJk4kgYxKRCOsugeKyyqVeYSrABL7RyeWbJqse-jXYfvWObYSCpJFrJIn2sH_pcOFKNgPUQSzlVvawIq6PMsJatqV4eiDZGPKvhMCArNjgtuKPTs2rju/w400-h300/C017CEE3-590A-4BB2-A372-D4DB85C68199.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Catalina is a tender port, and that is one of our tenders returning to the ship.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The little shore town is Avalon.</b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPRNBALkRTyY_H4BR4pm1FMXGlxxFi-1xqOFMh55dSuTFiG2kf2KN3wdfk8B7dEAeOYwe_BwTEhPY7xgRy_KhzcvPUCvXXsggY9sqFEd0q09rx2e49lz5pAMJG3Adi2mRFyUJaTTtIzGRKnizURLwsLACLinW5r4yaRx8xX7so3C8t1n1xt1ikdc7/s4032/E086F0B0-629D-4516-B5F6-16A8D59C4C90.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoPRNBALkRTyY_H4BR4pm1FMXGlxxFi-1xqOFMh55dSuTFiG2kf2KN3wdfk8B7dEAeOYwe_BwTEhPY7xgRy_KhzcvPUCvXXsggY9sqFEd0q09rx2e49lz5pAMJG3Adi2mRFyUJaTTtIzGRKnizURLwsLACLinW5r4yaRx8xX7so3C8t1n1xt1ikdc7/w300-h400/E086F0B0-629D-4516-B5F6-16A8D59C4C90.heic" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I took my Swig cup and filled it with my room service coffee. It would last all morning!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>My tour was at 1:00. I got Paul, one of the Excursion experts, as my guide. As a bonus, his wife Sally, who was the spa manager, was with us. They adopted me and coddled me beyond belief! If we got off the Hummer, they would have me by both arms!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N5eylQdbBIXVAccKzQZLEB84iHQJBSZXa0Fou-jEyPLZM1mEpd5V65-pLOpoWj-29155PteV4BCUe_yIMsh7eD2z2Yg_j_xhpGTmiSH7T9dWtAg4eBClnn4Ap_wVsooRLrlSBX665FHuTpeL7UdunE5psYA2sN-hWQ6P32vtjcqeTJakjkltwERi/s4032/09872052-6A5C-46C3-9D6D-6A982B1069EE.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N5eylQdbBIXVAccKzQZLEB84iHQJBSZXa0Fou-jEyPLZM1mEpd5V65-pLOpoWj-29155PteV4BCUe_yIMsh7eD2z2Yg_j_xhpGTmiSH7T9dWtAg4eBClnn4Ap_wVsooRLrlSBX665FHuTpeL7UdunE5psYA2sN-hWQ6P32vtjcqeTJakjkltwERi/w400-h300/09872052-6A5C-46C3-9D6D-6A982B1069EE.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Here we are tendering ashore!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3T2OvH0LroZVQ8bW7xbNCxE0vunujhl1Y74PEM_c2RCFvqZxCl1n23qrKaMMfChrLFfVyKGEKyeNhTxTZwclrxhJb5ER8YTKo_pbl8GgZFaNaCxRnfLSyH9JLGJ2SHtVh059rc6r_nLxyH0VYjhZrh9xwz1pp8NktBQqt5eVKUWy-I_t6imiFQQM/s4032/01F5D84D-1EE4-479B-A853-AF63CFB92F75.heic" style="font-weight: bold; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid3T2OvH0LroZVQ8bW7xbNCxE0vunujhl1Y74PEM_c2RCFvqZxCl1n23qrKaMMfChrLFfVyKGEKyeNhTxTZwclrxhJb5ER8YTKo_pbl8GgZFaNaCxRnfLSyH9JLGJ2SHtVh059rc6r_nLxyH0VYjhZrh9xwz1pp8NktBQqt5eVKUWy-I_t6imiFQQM/w400-h300/01F5D84D-1EE4-479B-A853-AF63CFB92F75.heic" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our Hummer--holds 12, but there were just 10 of us</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTBZA6kwEQQH6Wx6-gMefOqgTipRUwDcH-aEmRXQYNewPfQRR6222lNZ9zCmbC26ofaJ6a-BrrVsSnKBg_sWePYrDb8bXdo6UMqxjUdeGC7_9YQOOWathtHQvAul0ye37ds_oDjZweaUM0iBirnSGpd3x4i6wRIzxgT3YD4OgMlGaqb-cPUsFVnou/s4032/CD293F2F-115C-4115-8987-8AF9E0DEBE31.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzTBZA6kwEQQH6Wx6-gMefOqgTipRUwDcH-aEmRXQYNewPfQRR6222lNZ9zCmbC26ofaJ6a-BrrVsSnKBg_sWePYrDb8bXdo6UMqxjUdeGC7_9YQOOWathtHQvAul0ye37ds_oDjZweaUM0iBirnSGpd3x4i6wRIzxgT3YD4OgMlGaqb-cPUsFVnou/w300-h400/CD293F2F-115C-4115-8987-8AF9E0DEBE31.heic" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca8EgBsF2GP4Cz8XJQoGsRbQjNSjJ1C-793SRRfmzaqhGTPK3ZLf_ttVLyw_wifiFB_igNrlbmzskfH9tAUY7K8UFhesKqJbYMU2VUs1KAB01HzCeYEptYPJuLiDsv1_FgVzExxlx42sQeEpc7nNljp7kJ2XP4QIQc6F8hemAXsi6fVYqtDVp38-y/s4032/D3A5EAE6-0C31-4D2F-A53C-96162882424C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhca8EgBsF2GP4Cz8XJQoGsRbQjNSjJ1C-793SRRfmzaqhGTPK3ZLf_ttVLyw_wifiFB_igNrlbmzskfH9tAUY7K8UFhesKqJbYMU2VUs1KAB01HzCeYEptYPJuLiDsv1_FgVzExxlx42sQeEpc7nNljp7kJ2XP4QIQc6F8hemAXsi6fVYqtDVp38-y/w400-h300/D3A5EAE6-0C31-4D2F-A53C-96162882424C.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Not rough, huh, Mr. Shore Excursion salesman? Twelve miles we bounced up!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC5GBeU7aBVbKN_T1Y8TXdmqp5vPvBl6xJnir9g0hK6YMq4bGjs3I5HaKLCTasBvGgtgucB6jeubw3W7qE5zne4cTEfUUd79tlGWPpTvqY1Vr81RG4LIxOKio-D6uLCN-h1sW4wyYHGpZnxwaxHkRRGWOUSbFFsArIDHxbVOCzXJtKF9xsxm2J7uB/s4032/86F3581F-0099-4D09-A9AD-9F66289F4E40.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHC5GBeU7aBVbKN_T1Y8TXdmqp5vPvBl6xJnir9g0hK6YMq4bGjs3I5HaKLCTasBvGgtgucB6jeubw3W7qE5zne4cTEfUUd79tlGWPpTvqY1Vr81RG4LIxOKio-D6uLCN-h1sW4wyYHGpZnxwaxHkRRGWOUSbFFsArIDHxbVOCzXJtKF9xsxm2J7uB/w400-h300/86F3581F-0099-4D09-A9AD-9F66289F4E40.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Looking up, we were told that tree line will be the peak </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>of our journey.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJC995mhlFmweCxJutQcAX_qnPsrMPL4O2RybDw6Ynvx0tRfbwWtSLtEz_JoGHjN4dl2ePXvfgMIZh_khMo5a6jwegYdlOq6gNKRjSHJlJ8IN4CZHPXzzGM0rp_6fbgSo3k_yydTMDHnN4mOQ8qJnI4g7FjBQ-dMxLjlQtTUzbTUY8oz5qlMrP2D9a/s4032/2EDAC0DE-612E-4368-B42F-3E4803541EDD.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJC995mhlFmweCxJutQcAX_qnPsrMPL4O2RybDw6Ynvx0tRfbwWtSLtEz_JoGHjN4dl2ePXvfgMIZh_khMo5a6jwegYdlOq6gNKRjSHJlJ8IN4CZHPXzzGM0rp_6fbgSo3k_yydTMDHnN4mOQ8qJnI4g7FjBQ-dMxLjlQtTUzbTUY8oz5qlMrP2D9a/w300-h400/2EDAC0DE-612E-4368-B42F-3E4803541EDD.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>Not there yet. Photo stop!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtab5cuKr93ESFb70i-dSB-ri_Qv9Y2Wlyx7SZBPBasYQ26Q6dvvYrFbyYKZQZwtzvrh4-iQebRA4qd8oDtSVI_AmaoVujP3D1PolWYG6vwR1sxug-ppterqXmXhDLHdpqoVzgdOz94-fHPKx3LEpez1LpQzEdXNgRWBkFnNrx0UixAkBwFsSmi5gD/s4032/66AA93B9-5994-4873-939D-4F11F4698656.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtab5cuKr93ESFb70i-dSB-ri_Qv9Y2Wlyx7SZBPBasYQ26Q6dvvYrFbyYKZQZwtzvrh4-iQebRA4qd8oDtSVI_AmaoVujP3D1PolWYG6vwR1sxug-ppterqXmXhDLHdpqoVzgdOz94-fHPKx3LEpez1LpQzEdXNgRWBkFnNrx0UixAkBwFsSmi5gD/w400-h300/66AA93B9-5994-4873-939D-4F11F4698656.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Selfie with my angels, Paul and Sally.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIR5cdRVl6-nJCdOv-1QWhS9Wi7TJONiui6IjYC0kcBi2XDz8xcgp62IvfkETUVpmP_pI2kKMXJgLLBZyCIYICbJ-uEueJD-j2pVCyBijC5VufcPwC7CHE297J7vJPUZgfe5c8OZ794bdwEV521TCvzIh9XEj8FNW_V9Z0B6smsE6eAlhNzYTupTn/s4032/1077AF17-A5ED-4A29-B55C-75C24424F3B8.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxIR5cdRVl6-nJCdOv-1QWhS9Wi7TJONiui6IjYC0kcBi2XDz8xcgp62IvfkETUVpmP_pI2kKMXJgLLBZyCIYICbJ-uEueJD-j2pVCyBijC5VufcPwC7CHE297J7vJPUZgfe5c8OZ794bdwEV521TCvzIh9XEj8FNW_V9Z0B6smsE6eAlhNzYTupTn/w400-h300/1077AF17-A5ED-4A29-B55C-75C24424F3B8.heic" width="400" /></a></div><b>Now we're there--at the top--these are the trees in the line we saw from below!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Is it a pelican? </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFW8-vUYsKoAe667SelRSFzNgHVY1_nb3OSa54VFsfqQGv1OAcHgyWE-IGTgelC_Ylc--93qWiOAnS5RggkkPfkr_GqMdmjdzLvekLIUgphjgMqCPVO-qWeOHWR43-tgmsiFwG8YskjVvmtosP3XRc1C4Naqac7jpG83mVuUGg4ZX4pTDlI2dfjQI/s4032/0C8F1B7E-A861-4D25-B363-0A154DD5C64E.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFW8-vUYsKoAe667SelRSFzNgHVY1_nb3OSa54VFsfqQGv1OAcHgyWE-IGTgelC_Ylc--93qWiOAnS5RggkkPfkr_GqMdmjdzLvekLIUgphjgMqCPVO-qWeOHWR43-tgmsiFwG8YskjVvmtosP3XRc1C4Naqac7jpG83mVuUGg4ZX4pTDlI2dfjQI/w300-h400/0C8F1B7E-A861-4D25-B363-0A154DD5C64E.heic" width="300" /></a></div><b>My obligatory fish taco, cause they were supposedly invented here in Ensenada! I like Rockfish's better!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1syDW691SyAFmTlD_Uphq0vQ1jm5vI6UusoKAZsjNvwSarKrviBQXnbTjmDEqnG7xK75Gi0k0ECY6bY0FHyE1A94y230QrmckTRJG8iWphmVEiUd5GTsKgV3sAFkOVTIJ3TC0wZAR4LVE5Sl6lIHt1VTSutJ2WhgjdiyHxV5IJLjhMo3GMPB8SOz/s4032/0EB05E85-869C-41A2-899C-128D96327B0C.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk1syDW691SyAFmTlD_Uphq0vQ1jm5vI6UusoKAZsjNvwSarKrviBQXnbTjmDEqnG7xK75Gi0k0ECY6bY0FHyE1A94y230QrmckTRJG8iWphmVEiUd5GTsKgV3sAFkOVTIJ3TC0wZAR4LVE5Sl6lIHt1VTSutJ2WhgjdiyHxV5IJLjhMo3GMPB8SOz/w400-h300/0EB05E85-869C-41A2-899C-128D96327B0C.heic" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I almost missed this event on my cruise. It was on the last night at 9:30 P.M., and I forgot about it until all the tickets were gone. I managed to finagle one, expecting to see the usual amazing skaters. Well, I did see plenty of those, but the beginning of the show was like nothing I've ever seen before in my life! I only took a very short, woefully lacking video which I have tried unsuccessfully all day to get on here. Then I found something better!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So...please come back tomorrow to see something which would have been worth the whole trip to me!</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cxpCpADt6LhNxlebu9XGtMrS3aQDcGa39OplkGLEG-zgRlZzr8ouvZgLchYAeP7PDKvuogwxU8GQO5MekeQ3siYSJnv9VilDjFZ6m3oPDOPVE39llF3behNlIWUoWAwLQBYYKQkHrtqHach6JN33b_fGcFCJHB6hE21jQj2I8_owJ-_xqT7mt8hj/w300-h400/51298EB4-8E25-40E3-B90A-8F7FC4D2B448.heic" width="300" /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>And here I am waiting at the airport for about 6 hours before my flight home. My back is killing me because there are no chairs available at my gate. I've spent hours waiting </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>across the way in the Jet Blue area! But it was totally worth it! Even if it was just 4 nights!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /><br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /><br /></b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-23181174541917368142022-01-26T17:35:00.000-06:002022-01-26T17:35:22.024-06:00Scam Alerts!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Since I am a member of the "Alexa Silver" generation, I feel comfortable in sharing a couple of warnings with my contemporaries. I consider myself pretty shrewd when it comes to spotting scams, so when one even tempts me for a moment, I worry about my friends! This one almost got me--but it shouldn't have, and I'll tell you why!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1tl3ScQF5GR0WH31sGP6ryXGKDCp4NqhmzkEN2LADMgcizaLz507BpvyfrR4zjmEzPLQDvfN0dQ0H-ZgYJlxC9kqhyqbbGqLtzDyR4HtObDDzCxUyHoil7RZY-hoGlJMnSMmRJLEkgHL-0zmOxqENG6XXutmWo94czVZAcLwOkc3kU3DkYOrQMdRM=s1838" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1252" data-original-width="1838" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi1tl3ScQF5GR0WH31sGP6ryXGKDCp4NqhmzkEN2LADMgcizaLz507BpvyfrR4zjmEzPLQDvfN0dQ0H-ZgYJlxC9kqhyqbbGqLtzDyR4HtObDDzCxUyHoil7RZY-hoGlJMnSMmRJLEkgHL-0zmOxqENG6XXutmWo94czVZAcLwOkc3kU3DkYOrQMdRM=w400-h272" width="400" /></a></div> <br /><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Now I knew immediately that I did not order this (or at least did not remember ordering it!!!) But everything about it looked legit. Or did it? There are no obvious misspellings, but...</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Look at the return address. It's on the second line, next to a tiny flag. See all that gibberish? Totally unreadable. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="addressDispForm" style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;">Amazon.com</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;">(noticationsgapepppnvbaunyfceimhgpfyzxadzx@googlegroups.com)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>A legit Amazon return address is very readable. For example: </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="addressDispForm" face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size: 12px; font-weight: bold; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;"><span class="searchTerm" style="background-color: #31b6f9;">Amazon</span>.com</span><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif" style="background-color: white; font-size: 12px; text-align: start; white-space: nowrap;">(payments-messages@amazon.com)</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This is so small, I'm afraid you can't read it on a phone, but it says: Amazon.com (payments-messages@amazon.com) and is actually from one of my emails from Amazon.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So guess what happens when you click on that "View or manage order?" You are asked to give personal information to a scammer! You have been caught! Don't give personal information. If it is a legit communication, they already have your information!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This second one is kinda funny...not serious...but still irritating. I have a phone which announces who is calling, so I don't answer any calls which come in "Anonymous," "Invalid," or "Unavailable." This week I got one, and this caller was announced: </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheYlM-ZJbDQ-c5f7sef0L4RSamnVk-cwzRXg14Tcb2vyyVXY0rBV6oa_WJwASvCm8P1Vg1tQORQfOdm-lruZM8_0EkXndZkNd8N1nhf4oxUoSf9WC3xlSt4ttRb1pFH9oi34WLVbMdmQff1VmxRf_2RzFEyryaL2HAxZUWixeusJx1VS4HiBqCjfHC=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEheYlM-ZJbDQ-c5f7sef0L4RSamnVk-cwzRXg14Tcb2vyyVXY0rBV6oa_WJwASvCm8P1Vg1tQORQfOdm-lruZM8_0EkXndZkNd8N1nhf4oxUoSf9WC3xlSt4ttRb1pFH9oi34WLVbMdmQff1VmxRf_2RzFEyryaL2HAxZUWixeusJx1VS4HiBqCjfHC=s320" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It got me. I was afraid one of my fellow silverettes was stuck at Tom Thumb without her phone and having to borrow theirs to call me for help. You are going to think I'm making this up when I tell you who was calling me and why!</b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You see...my extended car warranty was about to expire, and I was being given one last chance to renew it. </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Honest.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-74084739247466527672022-01-24T14:44:00.001-06:002023-02-22T19:43:24.245-06:00My Nemesis: The Car Wash!<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Most of the time I drive a dirty car.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I'm not afraid of the car wash. I use the one at the corner of Bowen and I 20. It does not make me feel claustrophobic, and I do love a clean car.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiryDTf3TcxZ4dpF-eHJxBaq-5bPJYgi7FjXT5EM3OHB6z8SFE9d03m41QO-Wg5dTfn8Tm9NGo3tIYxUI_BRge7BhZkzMd0W7beiCqdHNZPsNKjgkEnZlmn2EOZOMcvt4x4aR_aTs0AVbk53w0PPhu4Lv5EGy12yPnmkdGsrBlE_E5wjRUNHgy-_Gqq=s1240" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1240" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiryDTf3TcxZ4dpF-eHJxBaq-5bPJYgi7FjXT5EM3OHB6z8SFE9d03m41QO-Wg5dTfn8Tm9NGo3tIYxUI_BRge7BhZkzMd0W7beiCqdHNZPsNKjgkEnZlmn2EOZOMcvt4x4aR_aTs0AVbk53w0PPhu4Lv5EGy12yPnmkdGsrBlE_E5wjRUNHgy-_Gqq=w400-h274" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But...</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">It's just getting into the darn thing! Lining up my front tire with that little slot is not something at which I seem to be gifted. Recently I had to actually turn my wheel severely to the left and drive over one side of the metal slot to fit in, which was disconcerting as all get out, and probably a bit destructive!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I decided today was the day. I've learned to throw myself on the mercy of the guy taking my money. I told him that I am not very good at getting in the groove and that the person supposed to be helping me was often impatient. He seemed quite concerned and sympathetic. But...I guess that wasn't good enough for me. I then proceeded to quite obviously drive over the curb to the right as I exited the payment station (to reinforce the seriousness of my problem I guess!) I died laughing to myself! I've never done that before, but I couldn't have planned it better. I'm laughing hysterically again as I type this!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Being now duly concerned about the safety of their equipment, the payment guy rushed over to help me get lined up while the official helper, as predicted, assisted with impatience! But I dazzled them both with my exuberant through-the-window thumbs up and smile. Even made the helper melt just a bit!!!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>And guess what? It rained on me on the way home!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-43816405514782042572022-01-03T13:54:00.000-06:002022-01-03T13:54:46.213-06:00My Life Has Been Changed for the Better<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I really started reading the Bible through in January of 2021 just because I thought it was about time! I had briefly tried a few times before, but this time was different. This time I didn't try to accomplish the goal on my own strength. I asked the Holy Spirit to give me HIS strength! And He did. With His help, I never once considered giving up. So the most important decision you can make, if your desire is to read the Bible through, is to lean not on your own strength, but on the strength and power of God through His Holy Spirit.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Tattered and torn, this is the plan I used. It was from my church, and I felt it was excellent. I still have an intact copy should you desire it.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyWfHvcZKf0-NM6hiD8cJKguSKLf1Vdae1xEiqcEI9Erfi-HXfSgnef_tiH1ogAwJ5Gfd9nCJ2tr4OAgIVItIhssMptmYshhGDFl80XDhS-b2Q4eK2dsFt7UeMFOmigf_WCeGTzVEbIk_SRqJhlxaxtxzOUVzYKKpJwKCw3UL_4mLUMt2bOo58D7I_=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhyWfHvcZKf0-NM6hiD8cJKguSKLf1Vdae1xEiqcEI9Erfi-HXfSgnef_tiH1ogAwJ5Gfd9nCJ2tr4OAgIVItIhssMptmYshhGDFl80XDhS-b2Q4eK2dsFt7UeMFOmigf_WCeGTzVEbIk_SRqJhlxaxtxzOUVzYKKpJwKCw3UL_4mLUMt2bOo58D7I_=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b>And this is the Bible I used as I read:</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdPWiToePjbB2Ik2xdyPSLiAjhHn_JPudlMIBm_mkg8ul1JW70Gpr5lDL7IHz2HncU5x37xUkYXZt1DNBZMMhH4eS3JAAs5wHjp3bNLoBy6GIQSqItLp1e7mvead22zJObGLp05584UAPaGYv91tlvSK9lNKuW6W2nn1YybvMjC6f79gMo_PBxw9WC=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdPWiToePjbB2Ik2xdyPSLiAjhHn_JPudlMIBm_mkg8ul1JW70Gpr5lDL7IHz2HncU5x37xUkYXZt1DNBZMMhH4eS3JAAs5wHjp3bNLoBy6GIQSqItLp1e7mvead22zJObGLp05584UAPaGYv91tlvSK9lNKuW6W2nn1YybvMjC6f79gMo_PBxw9WC=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This Bible was a gift to me from my daughter-in-love, Terri. It was ideal for my purpose in that it had margin notes which helped me understand more difficult passages.</b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Friends, the going will get tough some days. I also found this app to be very helpful when reading lengthy chapters in, say... Jeremiah or Ezekiel. It is <i>Bible Gateway</i>, and it has an audio application...read by a golden toned male voice.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx5qpCkkx28Iu9coSeb8hp1M79k6bJLN8cFzo6edv9sgxdp1gh-2YotLohU6yeVkxFfeb8325CGyGxzwAhjbchXmYqJR7maRqZ5nad_nWPmVVn4hhuqSixNU8jCH5M41VD7cI1zdVnPydnKoUFI7rrlgXEn5sDAf8UlHRz99SRqQEBVzwm-7GxdoWo=s2436" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2436" data-original-width="1125" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjx5qpCkkx28Iu9coSeb8hp1M79k6bJLN8cFzo6edv9sgxdp1gh-2YotLohU6yeVkxFfeb8325CGyGxzwAhjbchXmYqJR7maRqZ5nad_nWPmVVn4hhuqSixNU8jCH5M41VD7cI1zdVnPydnKoUFI7rrlgXEn5sDAf8UlHRz99SRqQEBVzwm-7GxdoWo=w185-h400" width="185" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I followed along either on the phone screen or in my Bible as I listened, giving myself a double chance at retaining.</b><br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Most of you know that I am not a morning person. My goal was always to read my Bible first, but many days I did not get up early enough to do that. So, although I would consider that ideal, it doesn't matter what time of day (or night!) you read. The Holy Spirit was with me 24/7.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Now I know many of you are thinking, "Well, I just don't have as much time as Linda!" And few of you do! I have a lot! But on days that I was thinking "Whoa, this is long," I would compare the time I was spending to the time I spent on social media! This would get me back on track pretty quick!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So how was I changed?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I gained knowledge, understanding, discipline, closeness to my Savior, a greater love of the Scripture, a sense of obedience and accomplishment, a feeling of dedication, and an ever deepening daily gratitude, not necessarily in that order. I am also discovering that my daily reading has become a <i>habit</i> with me! A very good habit! I am feeling a little lost while I await the delivery of the plan I am going to dedicate myself to in 2022!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was "changed for the better and changed for good." </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /><br /></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-27703191913636370822022-01-01T13:30:00.005-06:002022-01-02T17:20:43.397-06:00A Challenge For You!<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzX-iCeOzf_AaIYeEwlLOALo8HAVw-YVVSpDfGxx79ZfYiO-DM1IMsA2H_BC72ESP79bl7KfxOY1ykgRd-_0YiSstPjz2kpXuq7iRvvxHxXBy9LiQY98WwZXVIwoTak5GbHhixwVoIzgVe3c15k_lM1sqLwgh0khFZ5TmJR8SQj41rUscCgzwl0alP=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzX-iCeOzf_AaIYeEwlLOALo8HAVw-YVVSpDfGxx79ZfYiO-DM1IMsA2H_BC72ESP79bl7KfxOY1ykgRd-_0YiSstPjz2kpXuq7iRvvxHxXBy9LiQY98WwZXVIwoTak5GbHhixwVoIzgVe3c15k_lM1sqLwgh0khFZ5TmJR8SQj41rUscCgzwl0alP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Another year of Covid it was. Of placing limits on our social interaction. Of vaccines and masks and caution. Of losing friends and watching others suffer sickness.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But I would not call it a "bad" year. In fact, I would never call a year "bad" when I wake up 365 times to see the (late!) morning and greet my Savior. Especially when He has already granted me a long and joy filled lifetime!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But 2021 had some "good" things for me, too. The first happened in April when my daughter Susan and I bravely but cautiously traveled to New York.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlpLHPWpFPqaWpi7GsCXnqt-d7vESwadBkIAsBNHqGmVdHxRbvtw5SJgnldHYujJrvi88pNZciLpem5UwXwE1wtKRSL65wuozN0LkzFfs2sOj66WczRv0q_fYzDbPJ7SqP330GIr0N8i-bXR38_KRE7TlIUqswLMNFF96sSJnWj_45oCKt4LdeJZ97=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjlpLHPWpFPqaWpi7GsCXnqt-d7vESwadBkIAsBNHqGmVdHxRbvtw5SJgnldHYujJrvi88pNZciLpem5UwXwE1wtKRSL65wuozN0LkzFfs2sOj66WczRv0q_fYzDbPJ7SqP330GIr0N8i-bXR38_KRE7TlIUqswLMNFF96sSJnWj_45oCKt4LdeJZ97=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfkF5MF0ugXM2lOC-Bu_O84RmgqmRxT-VxapKToVNMvhowQ4xLE3dXCSkfbyitNN8LXHsfrt0zh7Aqf7no0Y8oU5PvEiGAUQJ0qYzlExcKQnObkGZ92346E_ghXYEiXRamhw5_GN2RmdBgSD_MncldOZKE3sp98jp9gIJnXH1P7sZmo2pYAdYViqGZ=s3523" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="3523" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfkF5MF0ugXM2lOC-Bu_O84RmgqmRxT-VxapKToVNMvhowQ4xLE3dXCSkfbyitNN8LXHsfrt0zh7Aqf7no0Y8oU5PvEiGAUQJ0qYzlExcKQnObkGZ92346E_ghXYEiXRamhw5_GN2RmdBgSD_MncldOZKE3sp98jp9gIJnXH1P7sZmo2pYAdYViqGZ=w400-h211" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkMls8VLVva6DIAiRnabXjHthGT1sCJXENN7DHno5515sdZBxDBtj8dJ5OGtWm1CZ9wYOcucnzZ2tpsvTCHkkgFkwGTIxzDXlDv0XNDTRlVmTrj0nAuUiKDjR-nREez9MEfdFhMSYVGg1keuPqQe-d6fmFOZ-dLigmuzF_bEVwGF9x7pL1GxvPZ3Tc=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhkMls8VLVva6DIAiRnabXjHthGT1sCJXENN7DHno5515sdZBxDBtj8dJ5OGtWm1CZ9wYOcucnzZ2tpsvTCHkkgFkwGTIxzDXlDv0XNDTRlVmTrj0nAuUiKDjR-nREez9MEfdFhMSYVGg1keuPqQe-d6fmFOZ-dLigmuzF_bEVwGF9x7pL1GxvPZ3Tc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b> It was just about perfect, but it was not the <u>best</u></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>thing that happened!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The second Big Event of my life in 2021 was not a trip.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In fact, it was vastly different. </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In May, I had quite a scare with an illness necessitating the removal of a polyp, along with</b><b> 12"</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>of my colon. But...I was amazingly unafraid and trusting.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And the polyp was benign.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXtRihFhC6wT9g0XyFAf9FNDut28yZHiZRCGHKoP5au-QxKHW_IhUWfN3szF1PsAPSKK6xhtXqtE3-3IVIMQWZ1p_XysoDvQc-mGHplmlsRCwI2XRrSaZ5QAOwdU31q8qJrjYnLZneR4vtwhEg9sOWI42hzoByj4vhenBmI1I5NmgSzD0L1gFl9b7n=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgXtRihFhC6wT9g0XyFAf9FNDut28yZHiZRCGHKoP5au-QxKHW_IhUWfN3szF1PsAPSKK6xhtXqtE3-3IVIMQWZ1p_XysoDvQc-mGHplmlsRCwI2XRrSaZ5QAOwdU31q8qJrjYnLZneR4vtwhEg9sOWI42hzoByj4vhenBmI1I5NmgSzD0L1gFl9b7n=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9_mncLGon6nKXwNek7MTSpPCcIh2G7PqDJoTBmxHHksDPlCRzlRlAzW4AGEebbBEnfOAPKdwwLo_Rekw26xMDMIj02gbp8A-VJMwsWjWNBLwDZVXBL3X7qiH56j0t5ZlYlU8jROU09S-9g9ekmXHYp6mwrS49wdgoBKBt_sBB-mN8QwvIeN3brAZN=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh9_mncLGon6nKXwNek7MTSpPCcIh2G7PqDJoTBmxHHksDPlCRzlRlAzW4AGEebbBEnfOAPKdwwLo_Rekw26xMDMIj02gbp8A-VJMwsWjWNBLwDZVXBL3X7qiH56j0t5ZlYlU8jROU09S-9g9ekmXHYp6mwrS49wdgoBKBt_sBB-mN8QwvIeN3brAZN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxdlDFvPKxetqckPPKoJmJbj_t9H5vxcF--XyHwarhWH9J8s6Ca1TTY55BBwEgX96ucWn8by5vfNvYULWJ7Ay6Bn1-gp4rp2XnYHGtuJvnHdDUbhRDjqAdsCoNv9u7DwGBpbkfVGa4p_yQTFtHlwfUjFtbi5gNHjnTshPpAZsEbS9QoSqJTrCIAnNi=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxdlDFvPKxetqckPPKoJmJbj_t9H5vxcF--XyHwarhWH9J8s6Ca1TTY55BBwEgX96ucWn8by5vfNvYULWJ7Ay6Bn1-gp4rp2XnYHGtuJvnHdDUbhRDjqAdsCoNv9u7DwGBpbkfVGa4p_yQTFtHlwfUjFtbi5gNHjnTshPpAZsEbS9QoSqJTrCIAnNi=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's difficult to say anything that happened in 2021 could be better than this miracle. But...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Skip forward all the way to August for Big Event #3. It was something I thought I would never get to do again. I not only got to take a cruise, it was on my favorite cruise line--Crystal! I spent 7 spectacular days feeling perfectly safe on the Crystal Serenity, luxuriating in every minute!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggsUH3a6phoMa-rSKNrsM1Ot0A6acqRu91meeVcAK8htL6UlaQd0KkzbZmRg3AoGNkTJzxv-09-ugAEwY90tod1jApXeYGj1Bl3Sla5zyqh-wrWbwuH4NoWTK3qpQVwTEhcajpE6kou3Q2Vo91lYcKBAlMcXHEiyPaAR8ppPQbVvFSGkv0plQeHQ8z=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggsUH3a6phoMa-rSKNrsM1Ot0A6acqRu91meeVcAK8htL6UlaQd0KkzbZmRg3AoGNkTJzxv-09-ugAEwY90tod1jApXeYGj1Bl3Sla5zyqh-wrWbwuH4NoWTK3qpQVwTEhcajpE6kou3Q2Vo91lYcKBAlMcXHEiyPaAR8ppPQbVvFSGkv0plQeHQ8z=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirMU8obppCFuBzY0n_OlaN8r7aGIjaob0BeqcnWiigceOvvqw5Dw_DAlfMh0ONq7JRWkkXQuI-GzS3EVTK8LZgU_U-S0kJSsNgVN-pxxjIy5aV2F6dvUl0Tlt3DLaaGHV7sa3UXfsSsAYd43QY8Xnu904EJI4Cf70EClv9JLMSdSnEEJC9wENYpFJN=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirMU8obppCFuBzY0n_OlaN8r7aGIjaob0BeqcnWiigceOvvqw5Dw_DAlfMh0ONq7JRWkkXQuI-GzS3EVTK8LZgU_U-S0kJSsNgVN-pxxjIy5aV2F6dvUl0Tlt3DLaaGHV7sa3UXfsSsAYd43QY8Xnu904EJI4Cf70EClv9JLMSdSnEEJC9wENYpFJN=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnqB-P_etX91MGlDTos3WmMqiFXFGRhtosTmrMXpmkkimkmOfzvmsXTK3hk-Efygcq2F821RmY06XN-yfP6Y8I0r9YGF9dU1d03k7_5nXFFHB_NwJXT-YThJDo-3Dnuy2qoKbbXegan8Bi_nibasTzfNGoNZ256Ednba763WQ0GX0_qatfZrAfcAp7=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnqB-P_etX91MGlDTos3WmMqiFXFGRhtosTmrMXpmkkimkmOfzvmsXTK3hk-Efygcq2F821RmY06XN-yfP6Y8I0r9YGF9dU1d03k7_5nXFFHB_NwJXT-YThJDo-3Dnuy2qoKbbXegan8Bi_nibasTzfNGoNZ256Ednba763WQ0GX0_qatfZrAfcAp7=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmpEZovBkCMP3hVEInpxRTthrijWXNdTJ3FyRuuxcabEckbBO61rVdIIC_Ey20U3YBuAeXg26Cz2hk2sDtRzYd-ghfaDPBiUL0UJLorBY8WtZI4c0VI8dBVaVwt220WLYpjKvKvkCW2hZ_3AwSK3HzdNNfOgEWTjNYdEe_Zi-YenBssGntVE5YeWOA=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjmpEZovBkCMP3hVEInpxRTthrijWXNdTJ3FyRuuxcabEckbBO61rVdIIC_Ey20U3YBuAeXg26Cz2hk2sDtRzYd-ghfaDPBiUL0UJLorBY8WtZI4c0VI8dBVaVwt220WLYpjKvKvkCW2hZ_3AwSK3HzdNNfOgEWTjNYdEe_Zi-YenBssGntVE5YeWOA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This trip was spectacular, but not the <u>best</u>!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Then in October I got to fly to Grand Junction, Colorado, and travel by car with my cousin Sarah to her home in Cedaredge. It was a beautifully different world to me.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK0wtcLfWwktcxTlK_K2Xzg8G8jikmJeJKRL8D96mOG1Y84SePFf6NUjE_pK9mJV286WUlHoDO2N_bZjlafLaj2Kw0-rhit6PaxybtABEH6sn_O8UYIpYMv2TZdtT8bvwmmvIC2ZfXhU6j2IZEZPKsFW3W12uOSqP25ndsZi40Ep2soGKHCJOHdlcG=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjK0wtcLfWwktcxTlK_K2Xzg8G8jikmJeJKRL8D96mOG1Y84SePFf6NUjE_pK9mJV286WUlHoDO2N_bZjlafLaj2Kw0-rhit6PaxybtABEH6sn_O8UYIpYMv2TZdtT8bvwmmvIC2ZfXhU6j2IZEZPKsFW3W12uOSqP25ndsZi40Ep2soGKHCJOHdlcG=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqal6loPe-m2EQcqkOG-pM5-aYVKlfKKbUJisMyF2pPBDkTDrfezzEIrNz3rel5iQbdAuMSGSfKAd3YvXw9wWTq7ouJUfLaXASU-s--U6mICzB2kgfMknpiDMXmCGxxhpubrF0t6-ajLxamT0pU7Q_98UJbh-4JqtUpyM5eSmyj1VLMddCiiemjlYZ=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqal6loPe-m2EQcqkOG-pM5-aYVKlfKKbUJisMyF2pPBDkTDrfezzEIrNz3rel5iQbdAuMSGSfKAd3YvXw9wWTq7ouJUfLaXASU-s--U6mICzB2kgfMknpiDMXmCGxxhpubrF0t6-ajLxamT0pU7Q_98UJbh-4JqtUpyM5eSmyj1VLMddCiiemjlYZ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGRXcYAFbG3OMT3UHqGUrtQHJcyaD_GCnX7y6UDcbCPl_zIepVxWPUse4R59PFpDIMT-5fE1Ap7BPkk25uI7HlU3SAwWwsCYd8vjKWa6cSELMeDU55636U5w8qNkk7vRTXajd86pF_IMoJM943qTmd4LvA7ID5MEeIbvK9BN05Xx-MrZzMzzadCIv5=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGRXcYAFbG3OMT3UHqGUrtQHJcyaD_GCnX7y6UDcbCPl_zIepVxWPUse4R59PFpDIMT-5fE1Ap7BPkk25uI7HlU3SAwWwsCYd8vjKWa6cSELMeDU55636U5w8qNkk7vRTXajd86pF_IMoJM943qTmd4LvA7ID5MEeIbvK9BN05Xx-MrZzMzzadCIv5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyLJdJfYxriJaTPeSi-tLAOXWPrn2EooMypr0UBWPySQtaEN3x1xvDd2rGxH31GSR1n4xqDKRz0SNr4wbzL0tYYjr2qug5d3rIRvBjFAa9OT41e8opdySlQfSJ2m4xQdH6WV3mN-TLKz-DdGWfFbfkGEK3-EsX09HHQUdNShZ_986coh2Li2QzYORk=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyLJdJfYxriJaTPeSi-tLAOXWPrn2EooMypr0UBWPySQtaEN3x1xvDd2rGxH31GSR1n4xqDKRz0SNr4wbzL0tYYjr2qug5d3rIRvBjFAa9OT41e8opdySlQfSJ2m4xQdH6WV3mN-TLKz-DdGWfFbfkGEK3-EsX09HHQUdNShZ_986coh2Li2QzYORk=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Even though we had such a blessed and joy filled time together on her wonderful "mountain" (which she insists is just a hill,) this is still not the very <u>best</u>!</b></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The very best thing that happened to me in 2001 is:</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I READ THE BIBLE ALL THE WAY THROUGH.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>While I was being blessed with all these other joyous activities, my Bible and my plan were traveling right along with me.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I cannot say that I never got behind. I did.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>But I can say, I never gave up! </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNqr3MjcP6dlwTtEzo1QOUvtisdOhesh4l8E66QRdM4N2Ky1zFxFFKPzvyZAUADh1h8PxU4aSoox6tQzcg4EJZhNAAiG6dYISSROkefJuTPcdASpRpGTMoGtwci8s0xCHbfcrST1WDvhSImv4k-zNxnDRHKXB-Yq4iUzBFvwdSlmbPb0nJmfNCCFTh=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNqr3MjcP6dlwTtEzo1QOUvtisdOhesh4l8E66QRdM4N2Ky1zFxFFKPzvyZAUADh1h8PxU4aSoox6tQzcg4EJZhNAAiG6dYISSROkefJuTPcdASpRpGTMoGtwci8s0xCHbfcrST1WDvhSImv4k-zNxnDRHKXB-Yq4iUzBFvwdSlmbPb0nJmfNCCFTh=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><b>I'll remember 2021 as a very good year for this reason.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Reading the Bible daily and from cover to cover has</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>been a HUGE blessing to me.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Stay tuned, and I'll tell you how "I" did it, </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>and how very blessed I have been by doing so!<br /><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-36945678878844378842021-11-06T19:39:00.006-05:002021-11-10T14:37:27.099-06:00Where in the World is Linda Jane Lynn Stovall?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgzGNRQrXRBotanFfclIPGzQCM5tGAAt5aiLB0YXhM2pDnij2hgCJcyiCcsjn66u7sYQHoqB5osy5Yua7jApJN68YpN-OaBZM5QfFQP0neeeI5iKmd4Xy3KxR5wnL79EpQqa5abLS-6Djrnq002pzOX7l2m7tWZIjGnooRb4p3hGjhx5fJv_WpaFplN=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>She's in Vegas, baby!</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>(Or she <i>was</i>!)</b></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Check seeing Donny Osmond live and in person off her bucket list! It happened last Wednesday night at Harrah's, second row center. Here's a picture to show how close...</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCHonH9IjnvAhw2et0yVR8klasm1aeD4x07b16wNDqsgfGi3_lqER97uTtvrc3JVFMge1q2VftsGadPxWEf7yliIbJXE0R8b-IuYRiEXW1knDeufCKQ0Qr1sEyfvd-gWOZR9zNNkaCDRuLxGKLzetADzzMBBPMuuEz5MDu4q4_PGlo7_4yM9rQkrAx=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1641" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCHonH9IjnvAhw2et0yVR8klasm1aeD4x07b16wNDqsgfGi3_lqER97uTtvrc3JVFMge1q2VftsGadPxWEf7yliIbJXE0R8b-IuYRiEXW1knDeufCKQ0Qr1sEyfvd-gWOZR9zNNkaCDRuLxGKLzetADzzMBBPMuuEz5MDu4q4_PGlo7_4yM9rQkrAx=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I was timid about taking pictures when Donny came out, but</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I noticed that others were doing so, therefore I continued.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What I didn't realize is that I could also video.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I just knew, somehow I could be arrested for that. Duh.</b></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEGVfGobsYHPAMASS100MOilvNrE50ayvVmopci5L1GYspmnSjfgyvA_zhHPS9crG5lXz7b9uP-C7nS8W_33qJj-_D_Jls9UWJXk_I7iRk3xo1g66pLSLZVj_xdEUDFyXp6Lau97QLVguO2rhZdAfCQLjpVwH1uPrUE7vXdt2Muxy_uPPBXakVJGAM=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjEGVfGobsYHPAMASS100MOilvNrE50ayvVmopci5L1GYspmnSjfgyvA_zhHPS9crG5lXz7b9uP-C7nS8W_33qJj-_D_Jls9UWJXk_I7iRk3xo1g66pLSLZVj_xdEUDFyXp6Lau97QLVguO2rhZdAfCQLjpVwH1uPrUE7vXdt2Muxy_uPPBXakVJGAM=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>The background here is made up of all of Donny's album </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>covers spanning his career from age 4 to the present--63! I was shocked by the number! (Just wish I could remember)</b></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-3irpkSieYYOl14TKXYjogDNzLg-E5EKXoM-Q_g1JbLp519P_gAiUbw41vP8vns1uocKnixC5nFmhK5drjNK7tBL02xLD-7pP4wg6XQie0CVQKyfb2Tzy_5GuNxwZ6dWXh0Lpk0PLzNkArRpy_RsuK1Jad9UkmH1QFaqTzoSXhBrf63qTsm3eP63I=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi-3irpkSieYYOl14TKXYjogDNzLg-E5EKXoM-Q_g1JbLp519P_gAiUbw41vP8vns1uocKnixC5nFmhK5drjNK7tBL02xLD-7pP4wg6XQie0CVQKyfb2Tzy_5GuNxwZ6dWXh0Lpk0PLzNkArRpy_RsuK1Jad9UkmH1QFaqTzoSXhBrf63qTsm3eP63I=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>#1 Hit in 1972</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFsAQ6lgiFnVO7rZHb4fg2cwM-uZXI12NqpRx1wY4eGTjK9K9jC8tDsJutcRImN2Z_RHoPYcWLbWfm0kckAqxPUnRkrPj_GALqERyb_32Bheeim2C0colD24udOrsffJH_XeCRud6QrKHyS_4gGUBhcDypV7s_c21wad03-73LPJ9hdNh1GtB4MZU=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjnFsAQ6lgiFnVO7rZHb4fg2cwM-uZXI12NqpRx1wY4eGTjK9K9jC8tDsJutcRImN2Z_RHoPYcWLbWfm0kckAqxPUnRkrPj_GALqERyb_32Bheeim2C0colD24udOrsffJH_XeCRud6QrKHyS_4gGUBhcDypV7s_c21wad03-73LPJ9hdNh1GtB4MZU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Singing <i>Close Every Door </i>from <i>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTA5EThUzrB1s7h1qh3X0Y7MhkmdSzOBMnRf2jo3DyII5IiNVboyrh6DaO-lQXWrf4YxDZWvV0hXkm9IzS89gAYHJm9C0TJF-iiVchJpL4V9PVEmuBozpUXRSCN1bD8e2zao7hi6HMWl1d3HFZZkfkcLuPFDyqclnUmXOm1kGNPen0UxGYC4EaajXy=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTA5EThUzrB1s7h1qh3X0Y7MhkmdSzOBMnRf2jo3DyII5IiNVboyrh6DaO-lQXWrf4YxDZWvV0hXkm9IzS89gAYHJm9C0TJF-iiVchJpL4V9PVEmuBozpUXRSCN1bD8e2zao7hi6HMWl1d3HFZZkfkcLuPFDyqclnUmXOm1kGNPen0UxGYC4EaajXy=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div>Lots of smoky fog!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9AmO3nnq6RGq-Zc8Kxjluup_zeNT5aWEWgTb5ETfbUmHgz6Y4rDYFKg-cdGzr_E1AcKvTyQV9l-nsIki36qMByvesO8NWkN2HRktL3Y__RCOUY_D-hHSMDSgH6o35vO3X8v0esupkk6aSzjhLuVd05H948a50a2MBl_tWH4xXL6a8La-l5ZKJKnnW=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9AmO3nnq6RGq-Zc8Kxjluup_zeNT5aWEWgTb5ETfbUmHgz6Y4rDYFKg-cdGzr_E1AcKvTyQV9l-nsIki36qMByvesO8NWkN2HRktL3Y__RCOUY_D-hHSMDSgH6o35vO3X8v0esupkk6aSzjhLuVd05H948a50a2MBl_tWH4xXL6a8La-l5ZKJKnnW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A Tribute to and duet with Andy Williams, </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>who gave Donny his start.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Moon River! Moving!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhUtzCE9YWDBMy2RW4vtN1e4OB7gEaY7w8wVabKVrKUfvEBu5451H10rrBKlzfd1R3RvjP3MfBe1w2DgdjNnsBgW7pQEvuHrC5ZUCmLTXObsbF6Mt2FayFwHn0RfWuS9pSJTPkZ6AWsGIveMJz03YiXYCHKjA1jen05xVW-6tgkEDNqOXtyNaRUgq1=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhUtzCE9YWDBMy2RW4vtN1e4OB7gEaY7w8wVabKVrKUfvEBu5451H10rrBKlzfd1R3RvjP3MfBe1w2DgdjNnsBgW7pQEvuHrC5ZUCmLTXObsbF6Mt2FayFwHn0RfWuS9pSJTPkZ6AWsGIveMJz03YiXYCHKjA1jen05xVW-6tgkEDNqOXtyNaRUgq1=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Singing as Shang in <i>Mulan;</i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>I'll Make a Man Out of You</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk0mh8Uf5HK2MAVXjgIW42FqGh2FfxQcEbxsGba010PA--RkeGdcpPBeJ2NPDdRszpE5M7-PARo-D4Ai3pN6Sz_SfKZkxFady1HyiGKGmITi2JFkO5b3STGNv7D5gb34341fWk5BnSvGedlNmPYjOg98vXjdevfJ8kFMmYr3Cxzhda-7b_kcnIPJla=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgk0mh8Uf5HK2MAVXjgIW42FqGh2FfxQcEbxsGba010PA--RkeGdcpPBeJ2NPDdRszpE5M7-PARo-D4Ai3pN6Sz_SfKZkxFady1HyiGKGmITi2JFkO5b3STGNv7D5gb34341fWk5BnSvGedlNmPYjOg98vXjdevfJ8kFMmYr3Cxzhda-7b_kcnIPJla=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>He plays too!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpTa-TGJuanvP3ZTeogPb94NNfQw0GXg4oUAKROYbAfHIfZQpHO5Gu8_zOUMFvg4TGQojroLZYvuhY8J6PovjMGgDCeV7R55gU3HOYFPCUlMEFH0R1QK7YSVV3xKy4XkhP0pdRHcpaQdqOfR_OmHsRRXBxHXyHrRIomoPeLpmzchARb7LmSQt3s4OA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpTa-TGJuanvP3ZTeogPb94NNfQw0GXg4oUAKROYbAfHIfZQpHO5Gu8_zOUMFvg4TGQojroLZYvuhY8J6PovjMGgDCeV7R55gU3HOYFPCUlMEFH0R1QK7YSVV3xKy4XkhP0pdRHcpaQdqOfR_OmHsRRXBxHXyHrRIomoPeLpmzchARb7LmSQt3s4OA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Donny performed a"Rap-ography" in which he impressively rapped his entire career from the age of 4 to now--age 63.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">He is certainly a consummate performer, including over 2000 performances of <i>Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The songs from <i>Joseph</i> are some of my </b><b>favorites.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's so refreshing to me to relax and enjoy a show with a wholesome performer, modest costumes, and no worries about bad language! I'm not an expert judge, but this one is beautifully presented, amazingly comprehensive, and thoroughly entertaining!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The man sitting next to me on the plane coming home made fun of the place I stayed! Up until then I really had thought it quite fun and unique. So I'll tell you a little bit about the old thing!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It's the Luxor, the only pyramid in town!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi92It5kR_9VmpzAL6Gv_FH-LyIOj6h12J40zvkFkxlcvml3QqJYHzdP9EhpcdALxXyDoRIpCbKVbkca2d06DvEVnTZ1-czXIwrp9fYm0JPV2sxY7uvoxDP-tMKIDDTYrVV9azvzxfILViBMaXakC5Y4NaTo5qyG7yvGm9GWb7_l31T2e1vbnDxVn6h=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi92It5kR_9VmpzAL6Gv_FH-LyIOj6h12J40zvkFkxlcvml3QqJYHzdP9EhpcdALxXyDoRIpCbKVbkca2d06DvEVnTZ1-czXIwrp9fYm0JPV2sxY7uvoxDP-tMKIDDTYrVV9azvzxfILViBMaXakC5Y4NaTo5qyG7yvGm9GWb7_l31T2e1vbnDxVn6h=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0xvPDcoA0EWSb9ZZBHLT0Ge548mhih2vLkXvEMx6v_Gr5tmYR2SNCNWlnsweGx_L5WL8nRicFPwPQHXG181wXFiz707r58hYubeHNcz1nzBHY25zn4vzTCO3ZjgX31E6AMZPl5qJ6DdRB8va2oxN2rv9Flj1yPqynX-vJ6AQg-yvtrjoAkesTy7Bs=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0xvPDcoA0EWSb9ZZBHLT0Ge548mhih2vLkXvEMx6v_Gr5tmYR2SNCNWlnsweGx_L5WL8nRicFPwPQHXG181wXFiz707r58hYubeHNcz1nzBHY25zn4vzTCO3ZjgX31E6AMZPl5qJ6DdRB8va2oxN2rv9Flj1yPqynX-vJ6AQg-yvtrjoAkesTy7Bs=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha_G5GQRGmc0vvi06Hg1JCZD0q-cupvKsf9-aEmZwJuR-3wm6pv2dO9Js5SDB_hupph8wrIoMy2XUqd1wB6W8XiCJuMuZUCYHnadbkzBUavKY1SlI5XiRChZ4v0PEntdKXKv3HgvOz1ySUv7LkmnVqIzvMw772EWeVz1nfVQa1N_lr1OC4Oan6DCRA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2018" data-original-width="2048" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEha_G5GQRGmc0vvi06Hg1JCZD0q-cupvKsf9-aEmZwJuR-3wm6pv2dO9Js5SDB_hupph8wrIoMy2XUqd1wB6W8XiCJuMuZUCYHnadbkzBUavKY1SlI5XiRChZ4v0PEntdKXKv3HgvOz1ySUv7LkmnVqIzvMw772EWeVz1nfVQa1N_lr1OC4Oan6DCRA=w400-h394" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>I really quite liked my room!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_b8v0IYowExab3nb_-2vtPIBZKXhvKXj-_l59KVkNhSo76nx7zL95mRq4eJE1vPewVgsm0o88wiyN3RT1RwtUlk77g9KjIwMsjnLzZUE7tGHwDo63xW_kpNLBdvUowSo-Tk9W9PGWDmLyx3sJJe_PUJvE39jbhPExqrHbetP_wN4u9v2kBx5rArvp=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi_b8v0IYowExab3nb_-2vtPIBZKXhvKXj-_l59KVkNhSo76nx7zL95mRq4eJE1vPewVgsm0o88wiyN3RT1RwtUlk77g9KjIwMsjnLzZUE7tGHwDo63xW_kpNLBdvUowSo-Tk9W9PGWDmLyx3sJJe_PUJvE39jbhPExqrHbetP_wN4u9v2kBx5rArvp=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I took my favorite cream, all iced down, for in room coffee.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Much to my disappointment, not only had the coffee makers been removed from the rooms, the refrigerators had too.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The reason? Covid.</b></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoZUTfbP2QSEHzSMLy5YgrmA6vUX53s5H9J8mXZOlR8DZlXzYwtv6Xq0_qcmon8a_SKIsJuqCMAeMEhiaLqWvxS0k6XC9okkUVOCJlfIlGFOTuhm5AhKcykhnpV5-yBaSl1786ew9CguKISRb0z6dRTe-99vZvieiV84axh0AQCpoY_z75AQANVm0_=s2048" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjoZUTfbP2QSEHzSMLy5YgrmA6vUX53s5H9J8mXZOlR8DZlXzYwtv6Xq0_qcmon8a_SKIsJuqCMAeMEhiaLqWvxS0k6XC9okkUVOCJlfIlGFOTuhm5AhKcykhnpV5-yBaSl1786ew9CguKISRb0z6dRTe-99vZvieiV84axh0AQCpoY_z75AQANVm0_=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><br /><br /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>So poor, pitiful me. I had to trek down the "inclinators" in the morning to get my coffee. But...I kept my cream cold in my trusty ice bucket! (My coffee creation is better than Starbucks!)<br /><br /><br /><br />I taxied up to Bellagio to see their seasonally decorated atrium--always an event!<br /></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHPcw-YmyVT8U3_wXGm797Vm7ZlMjGH-fcy3AIslsURJ7Cpz1P3k-QMnMR9d750PzKNmdOiyj1PsXTPhNQk48IZBfU8gkKhIkgD2HX5lGl441auxnchr2Irm2pp66rF3JnYWqi01yeSa83uHhmrO-pOa7J8-ir8AaZ3sqbRE-4mtSxkaCTIjFJUgr4=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHPcw-YmyVT8U3_wXGm797Vm7ZlMjGH-fcy3AIslsURJ7Cpz1P3k-QMnMR9d750PzKNmdOiyj1PsXTPhNQk48IZBfU8gkKhIkgD2HX5lGl441auxnchr2Irm2pp66rF3JnYWqi01yeSa83uHhmrO-pOa7J8-ir8AaZ3sqbRE-4mtSxkaCTIjFJUgr4=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>See the bears? "Sic 'em!"</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHoavpIlcxNNe6AFgXClunb5GUPg_zrKgDR1bJOqG9ZzGSWDhAQGY5AEXZSINmsLP5qKmbR49HWzskyKdIfLLmWPitiDsRj2ZKQr8Iu9sDe_EBF_cfE6fak1QVmawrRsd-pPhbEAtR2AVPDkGYnJZFuCaxta4a8JhVKlXcDshLYaCBKYDCMprOZPw3=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHoavpIlcxNNe6AFgXClunb5GUPg_zrKgDR1bJOqG9ZzGSWDhAQGY5AEXZSINmsLP5qKmbR49HWzskyKdIfLLmWPitiDsRj2ZKQr8Iu9sDe_EBF_cfE6fak1QVmawrRsd-pPhbEAtR2AVPDkGYnJZFuCaxta4a8JhVKlXcDshLYaCBKYDCMprOZPw3=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>Beautiful fountain. Should have videoed!</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg70R2-0CVdvi7rjh1QDuUwrgqfmTHtfAawfW4r8hB5ziX325f1QbJS7XJGKGKxhEeuy60Ct25MmDKCBTVmyVxRJr2hbF-SBWOXXDEwgwJ3FLHZ4cqKwMF-zIpjgU80YzAe8jc1wZQ_KIKMfmtp9hFdB-Zzs5P1y5Jbzw9jH2bRoNND_dQcHqRcYmJa=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg70R2-0CVdvi7rjh1QDuUwrgqfmTHtfAawfW4r8hB5ziX325f1QbJS7XJGKGKxhEeuy60Ct25MmDKCBTVmyVxRJr2hbF-SBWOXXDEwgwJ3FLHZ4cqKwMF-zIpjgU80YzAe8jc1wZQ_KIKMfmtp9hFdB-Zzs5P1y5Jbzw9jH2bRoNND_dQcHqRcYmJa=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>This is an actual pumpkin weighing 918 pounds!<br />(And after the way I ate, I was gaining on it.)</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMOhSO-VtJl74LmKevKtFv6Luk64I1Fj6QfmCOVrP0ZhyHL9PUGJ4QVkg5iNM3fRaG5tXRMVAVl4JhTPc7qKtJy_Bkc9YXpTFTzcov7CzkaT1MMpRbe-2j193OJJebprRseI1BrwdFlLiYiPO7kGj1yyv-q_j4bP-UdexoyY5_NVtyoTww7BPS3Kn5=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgMOhSO-VtJl74LmKevKtFv6Luk64I1Fj6QfmCOVrP0ZhyHL9PUGJ4QVkg5iNM3fRaG5tXRMVAVl4JhTPc7qKtJy_Bkc9YXpTFTzcov7CzkaT1MMpRbe-2j193OJJebprRseI1BrwdFlLiYiPO7kGj1yyv-q_j4bP-UdexoyY5_NVtyoTww7BPS3Kn5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx8RG_Zw-hVnh0Hi5NDI-EqxEgp_y-6nYnEACiWYwrzqlV-4e0GYTOAccYTXWVyIHR4mZgh8XUBEpiaDoyoRCRH_Z1zjCvl8Fd9vdnRtPG3qfzZgXBz4FEJ9uW9I-YMpNq6NwK90BKXDeZlkL6TtHURB9GmXF3pq_r4W-5lb0CVVL_3lqftbt5dfQF=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhx8RG_Zw-hVnh0Hi5NDI-EqxEgp_y-6nYnEACiWYwrzqlV-4e0GYTOAccYTXWVyIHR4mZgh8XUBEpiaDoyoRCRH_Z1zjCvl8Fd9vdnRtPG3qfzZgXBz4FEJ9uW9I-YMpNq6NwK90BKXDeZlkL6TtHURB9GmXF3pq_r4W-5lb0CVVL_3lqftbt5dfQF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwxsH5V_00wCZpsQYlPpQpfrnYMdpyHOWQzuA2O3voq-UnI2wuYfAiSbqMyaOzuSLltwOgXBa0jIlhxg58eS-qRrA58AetK5pRK4z-HVy2DJyyJVJXPTfmumWzTYAByb6tBTjCssoKEpn-l3tnVOVEAcg3nhdYGcnK-gfee6tqO8OiOp6Hg63Ql_xc=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhwxsH5V_00wCZpsQYlPpQpfrnYMdpyHOWQzuA2O3voq-UnI2wuYfAiSbqMyaOzuSLltwOgXBa0jIlhxg58eS-qRrA58AetK5pRK4z-HVy2DJyyJVJXPTfmumWzTYAByb6tBTjCssoKEpn-l3tnVOVEAcg3nhdYGcnK-gfee6tqO8OiOp6Hg63Ql_xc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b>Another gorgeous fountain.</b><br /><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4gZminh7qG4ojwBojcdXf4NF3jL4n0NIYVtEUTDGNH3ITLDBZC8xInL_VvNOKwiOVyUlc8JPFg64vaHNGcoedDO02eaGjlvC-jOrBPyWGyC1rXAVsCGNU1lyTNttTm6IOV2iRFKqS8jhJOvCPfHkzdYHO8PagLZrp1BPTLC6mBq4A5BE7A_WIruxb=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4gZminh7qG4ojwBojcdXf4NF3jL4n0NIYVtEUTDGNH3ITLDBZC8xInL_VvNOKwiOVyUlc8JPFg64vaHNGcoedDO02eaGjlvC-jOrBPyWGyC1rXAVsCGNU1lyTNttTm6IOV2iRFKqS8jhJOvCPfHkzdYHO8PagLZrp1BPTLC6mBq4A5BE7A_WIruxb=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div></b><br /></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bellagio's supercalifragilistic chocolate fountain!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If you're looking at this on a phone you'll probably</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>not be able to make heads or tails or chocolate</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>trails out of it. But it's amazing!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwy4UrkJPHbo38M31u_iknPsnZGakTgaVEo5ffhCw26TQXYDDluA_Go2eugvHXVyKdopPgOXLSM0ndJ9vAaIldZM3XOvCnpMctCxwdHPy5oyPj9fu2ffnb_OYKNDQvxY8d7I_A-E_imCQ82E1iiF71wh7l9ysbFIVb7vK7i6W6n7s_nP5JpG_fcjJX=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwy4UrkJPHbo38M31u_iknPsnZGakTgaVEo5ffhCw26TQXYDDluA_Go2eugvHXVyKdopPgOXLSM0ndJ9vAaIldZM3XOvCnpMctCxwdHPy5oyPj9fu2ffnb_OYKNDQvxY8d7I_A-E_imCQ82E1iiF71wh7l9ysbFIVb7vK7i6W6n7s_nP5JpG_fcjJX=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Well...<i>This is the Momen</i>t...</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(that's another of my favorites by Donny and Susan Boyle)</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>to say goodbye!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I love all my readers!</b></div></span><p></p></div></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-71974532857486353012021-10-26T17:07:00.005-05:002021-10-26T17:21:57.671-05:00Today is the Birthdate of a Gentleman<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br />And I'm proud to tell you, he was MY gentleman!</b></span> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Yes, Jack Stovall would have been the same age as I am today. (He didn't really like it that I was 3 months and 13 days older.)</span></b><div><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghapzZAl6dsgGK7Xp_WlSYnsTxkzrqHVx7Dr2w1JIpENy5O5rqsvBzgGZiZ1rBRYLRTUQNEwoLSva3eLonzMHeq6939t1cxI1qn9wY3MHwMDtDJW2Iy6jdgWZ9bty0Rv3Jz2bCi4s6SFzJDQf9Jb4z3o4EHvMunv1utNmfEzrKMjMPwflMt03nTGez=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1464" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghapzZAl6dsgGK7Xp_WlSYnsTxkzrqHVx7Dr2w1JIpENy5O5rqsvBzgGZiZ1rBRYLRTUQNEwoLSva3eLonzMHeq6939t1cxI1qn9wY3MHwMDtDJW2Iy6jdgWZ9bty0Rv3Jz2bCi4s6SFzJDQf9Jb4z3o4EHvMunv1utNmfEzrKMjMPwflMt03nTGez=w286-h400" width="286" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jack was handsome, refined, distinguished, and generous. I saw a movie recently which reminded me of him. It is <i>The Intern</i> with Robert DeNiro and Anne Hathaway.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Anne is in online fashion and decides to try a "senior" intern, and Robert applies. He gets the job, and we get to watch as he carefully chooses his wardrobe for his first day--dress shirt, tie, jacket, impeccable grooming. The younger fellows tell him he is overdressed, but he lets them know this is how he feels comfortable. (Think Jack Stovall)</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Jack had the most beautiful ties, and this is what I did with them. All of the Stovall girls have one of these purses.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGtYssi4s1nu4z_fHyzWput9uErmc2GCyLMJSXMXMnHUiBHu35T525OhamYX4cgnfrei7u70jT89t8Cj0IPDM8FWELPOfo4wLceysCrI0k-gSDkUFRG0QRTcT4Cq65zmfoPgv1FLevIHJjov2VHsRPdcDgFgJgRfOHCjMVDKerp8eD5nwIQ8_cJ2xX=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGtYssi4s1nu4z_fHyzWput9uErmc2GCyLMJSXMXMnHUiBHu35T525OhamYX4cgnfrei7u70jT89t8Cj0IPDM8FWELPOfo4wLceysCrI0k-gSDkUFRG0QRTcT4Cq65zmfoPgv1FLevIHJjov2VHsRPdcDgFgJgRfOHCjMVDKerp8eD5nwIQ8_cJ2xX=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></b></div><b><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">These pictures represent the thing that most reminded me of Jack in the movie.</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy07E9aYBT_s5EheFVS4XIVrXhe8z6Jik4mcp4PeBHlILTl1GeWdGN8p5MopRwmJOk2eref-y2GguVq9DEuZ4-Fdo39UrC77UKRyNEFGbedUXnZ-DQY5PCmuN4gneg1mbvS7NYfyJD1RDYwzITrvon7h06D12-aY2uyNwFNxSYaoAO20nZbRI2M9Il=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1428" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiy07E9aYBT_s5EheFVS4XIVrXhe8z6Jik4mcp4PeBHlILTl1GeWdGN8p5MopRwmJOk2eref-y2GguVq9DEuZ4-Fdo39UrC77UKRyNEFGbedUXnZ-DQY5PCmuN4gneg1mbvS7NYfyJD1RDYwzITrvon7h06D12-aY2uyNwFNxSYaoAO20nZbRI2M9Il=w400-h279" width="400" /></a></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><b><b><br /></b></b></p><b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivyDU9KJoKAMHp3ebs5B0NJlV65YqeD0OrAr2yWANqKR6sZi5n2F1D_aHgyesAL0slU98aHwvACnFCLTdh1YXQIT72J6bF7HZAaKzq19OhXP5ua4wrVEBow7R34JNRkgVdAVgTjtw7fnkGegvIW9coDtDNUnzkL2dEhn2GTpF5v0A8N7b115sRrjqT=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2004" data-original-width="2048" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivyDU9KJoKAMHp3ebs5B0NJlV65YqeD0OrAr2yWANqKR6sZi5n2F1D_aHgyesAL0slU98aHwvACnFCLTdh1YXQIT72J6bF7HZAaKzq19OhXP5ua4wrVEBow7R34JNRkgVdAVgTjtw7fnkGegvIW9coDtDNUnzkL2dEhn2GTpF5v0A8N7b115sRrjqT=w400-h391" width="400" /></a></div><br /></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>You see, what Robert is doing here is offering his handkerchief to someone who needs it.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jack always had a clean handkerchief in his pocket. I called Madeline and Susannah and asked them if they remembered that. They both most definitely did. They said their dilemma, since no one else had offered them a handkerchief, was whether or not to accept and actually use (mess up) said handkerchief! (I kinda felt the same when offered to me!)</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>In the last scene of the movie, Anne is crying and suggests to her husband that he might think about starting to carry a handkerchief.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Jack's are still where he left them.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF1wL_Ivw1MLXzK55m_tq-EPuzyHIvP_6jgBnzMQkZ7_w8D4O0ODwIJxSXnu-n4yeHVHe6hMQAXqEYAfFBw9QVdUB2pyuFCceb2ZFUVZjTBaWn_1F9AqE9lUqReR0PRo_hAN74sqsUhiTt4sKDklCkto_JptRELR7SCkq58bbeupmybSMy1rF83VIi=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhF1wL_Ivw1MLXzK55m_tq-EPuzyHIvP_6jgBnzMQkZ7_w8D4O0ODwIJxSXnu-n4yeHVHe6hMQAXqEYAfFBw9QVdUB2pyuFCceb2ZFUVZjTBaWn_1F9AqE9lUqReR0PRo_hAN74sqsUhiTt4sKDklCkto_JptRELR7SCkq58bbeupmybSMy1rF83VIi=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></p></div>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-84406932554291636872021-10-24T20:08:00.018-05:002021-10-26T17:10:14.372-05:00The Lynn Girls Together on Festger Mountain*<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Actually, cousin Sarah Lynn Festger calls it a hill!<span style="color: red;">*</span> It is near Cedaredge, Colorado, and is owned by Sarah and her husband Dick, along with a charming home, etc.! Their daughter, Emily, lives close by. And this Texas girl went to visit!</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>I was amazed that American Airlines had a nonstop flight from DFW to Grand Junction, CO. It was an experience going from one of the world's largest airports to one that was very small by comparison.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>As we were flying in, I was fascinated by this unusual topography. I learned that these are the Book Cliffs. Aren't they pretty? I'll show you more of them later.</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7p0-MBT40ElIq9CsY2OmeUAS9FEGuRq9Rg6hl2c-3Dvr1KVpPUsrIuCXrw4_X06G1RhM31kiJmZPWy-uOIEML1Y69kCHRduXHiT8FZWWiOWk9fuRhZz0Hc_l43GG6-R_ZZGJkRsZDqi4ikuUKnmVeQpu92qN1jFHnIvM8bBk40fr5qnXdOMAlmaMx=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh7p0-MBT40ElIq9CsY2OmeUAS9FEGuRq9Rg6hl2c-3Dvr1KVpPUsrIuCXrw4_X06G1RhM31kiJmZPWy-uOIEML1Y69kCHRduXHiT8FZWWiOWk9fuRhZz0Hc_l43GG6-R_ZZGJkRsZDqi4ikuUKnmVeQpu92qN1jFHnIvM8bBk40fr5qnXdOMAlmaMx=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></b></span></div><span><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b> The airport may be small, but I found lots to photograph as we drove away. I kept asking Sarah to "go around again!" Here are some of my shots!</b></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This very tall beauty faced me as I rode down the escalator.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd3-EHug2Ng8uHIeJZ_RvpiltlITkeFG4Lv5cebENFXRPGsIa9pV0S4iSyjixmyLjkXVz4L4i47Gz33Y_SJ9a_OOP92jp0Wljyj3bFViHGMslVfa1fG8QXgW6Jcc95mX3a9yzPzothoFbJ1OjwBbquzRYxvywgzDGbJS8D3khNf0FZ9x2UmxpqJ9tB=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjd3-EHug2Ng8uHIeJZ_RvpiltlITkeFG4Lv5cebENFXRPGsIa9pV0S4iSyjixmyLjkXVz4L4i47Gz33Y_SJ9a_OOP92jp0Wljyj3bFViHGMslVfa1fG8QXgW6Jcc95mX3a9yzPzothoFbJ1OjwBbquzRYxvywgzDGbJS8D3khNf0FZ9x2UmxpqJ9tB=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpfaK_VPE4oPxlHoV5nI-6Bqw6Hnz8xQXSCE-b_Au81WsEJVxwGTZkwXqG9rzkMdy6jzeMTQjrQfR-SStJMLguTpeBczMYzQF5cPmRuA8-IoPy6d0X0ftYfrKPr5rsFD84ZS92P6EL8zA4vIrWoNgoC5bfSSyDxCrfUnubPaXDwToB_UqT1iVpnVVS=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1308" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhpfaK_VPE4oPxlHoV5nI-6Bqw6Hnz8xQXSCE-b_Au81WsEJVxwGTZkwXqG9rzkMdy6jzeMTQjrQfR-SStJMLguTpeBczMYzQF5cPmRuA8-IoPy6d0X0ftYfrKPr5rsFD84ZS92P6EL8zA4vIrWoNgoC5bfSSyDxCrfUnubPaXDwToB_UqT1iVpnVVS=w400-h255" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2JMmCzNQp9MCWJGUd1-7jhUp8LhOo9emJR6ZrM6QNH26Bs3jlLE9ewK_rne8e4xKho_ovuC-IoQYlDCslzdBdy3dVEqz48KT-rh3ZgmR5Iysi6TOeDdxE1l61_ztqslUYwQq-l_c2gao2653L7icG6EoXl5Rn7PGIK_rwWHvb-uaKgcrH76iL_AAc=s950" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="785" data-original-width="950" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2JMmCzNQp9MCWJGUd1-7jhUp8LhOo9emJR6ZrM6QNH26Bs3jlLE9ewK_rne8e4xKho_ovuC-IoQYlDCslzdBdy3dVEqz48KT-rh3ZgmR5Iysi6TOeDdxE1l61_ztqslUYwQq-l_c2gao2653L7icG6EoXl5Rn7PGIK_rwWHvb-uaKgcrH76iL_AAc=w400-h330" width="400" /></a></div>Impressive!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6cRaXjFD5Gb-6MjL0hUSNb2xxalFPRtBXyr68Lehquxl3SX_ZX7G_fo7S__3nsD9Uk7A11_DbXc893klPmguQfEPzM6xTPcFoBZM4hPW-XBJ809PdxuWHCH2WNbnVC8ayGipr7wHOZVORgEKkAM_bJaoq10GU_DqNZ7r2nPdIvQa6BTWr7PU_XSRV=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg6cRaXjFD5Gb-6MjL0hUSNb2xxalFPRtBXyr68Lehquxl3SX_ZX7G_fo7S__3nsD9Uk7A11_DbXc893klPmguQfEPzM6xTPcFoBZM4hPW-XBJ809PdxuWHCH2WNbnVC8ayGipr7wHOZVORgEKkAM_bJaoq10GU_DqNZ7r2nPdIvQa6BTWr7PU_XSRV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;">Heading for home. Just the beginning of beautiful fall color!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNe5hMSwLuXy_X-xbFqrv6zMFYpnoVfJPZ0vRdkchUMqXSdfSZ73t_qR7KjngREuNfUHCyllLXvW2ifxJMWFPT7tfFihzCLrRhkYlLactPgCPaZc5T1H-iYfgAr2EOwKdzS1WHcOVztfE_eqnmHIr5jHqcPdVJEBMGSX7QKWszM5ZsNVj-LnJdHwK8=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNe5hMSwLuXy_X-xbFqrv6zMFYpnoVfJPZ0vRdkchUMqXSdfSZ73t_qR7KjngREuNfUHCyllLXvW2ifxJMWFPT7tfFihzCLrRhkYlLactPgCPaZc5T1H-iYfgAr2EOwKdzS1WHcOVztfE_eqnmHIr5jHqcPdVJEBMGSX7QKWszM5ZsNVj-LnJdHwK8=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><b>Our first stop!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> Sarah told me we didn't have to go in. We were just picking up all those bags of feed you see in the trunk for Emily's animals. I joked that maybe Tractor Supply would have a Dr. Pepper! Sarah thought I needed to go in anyway for the full farming experience. So...this is a carefully staged picture of the feed sacks and me holding my Dr. Pepper! They said I was lucky to get one. They sell out very quickly.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">About an hour 20 minutes from the airport we drive past </div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Festger Mountain!<span style="color: red;">*</span> My cousin and her husband actually own this! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ZjOSKS9SENMt9uFfjvduhdz8Dw4NIKrTdwTaIF_d_Fdj2Vv-SfDqP_ZNuDQLG6N0qQ8rcBywWO-V83hsiKfYGuL9AxL0eS3sjbpKKoMaoiQGFjdTdjGbZp8nHQZh0VrH_4yDb5GMZEQI-XzJPHxdvrydvwjA6i4LrffPOHSbCLTyy5bBfdkS1SDF=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi8ZjOSKS9SENMt9uFfjvduhdz8Dw4NIKrTdwTaIF_d_Fdj2Vv-SfDqP_ZNuDQLG6N0qQ8rcBywWO-V83hsiKfYGuL9AxL0eS3sjbpKKoMaoiQGFjdTdjGbZp8nHQZh0VrH_4yDb5GMZEQI-XzJPHxdvrydvwjA6i4LrffPOHSbCLTyy5bBfdkS1SDF=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">We be comin' round the mountain<span style="color: red;">*</span> when we find...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV6bxNXFioZBRloF5UUO36NeFEDEs4JOAYxlgN3GMXgOqv4hGwR_zKHnpfg3a-YSVHWgUB6mNzbe5Kv9453_Ah8atpFf7HaXuwWSEz-YZYk5tJKYYiwEh3AFdXFP3gXRVrdM1q1laJaQFzYVINLHY_3vFm_5mvLcQtHlLdMtnwLwOmj-BuvwIAfFMa=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjV6bxNXFioZBRloF5UUO36NeFEDEs4JOAYxlgN3GMXgOqv4hGwR_zKHnpfg3a-YSVHWgUB6mNzbe5Kv9453_Ah8atpFf7HaXuwWSEz-YZYk5tJKYYiwEh3AFdXFP3gXRVrdM1q1laJaQFzYVINLHY_3vFm_5mvLcQtHlLdMtnwLwOmj-BuvwIAfFMa=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">the ultra charming Festger Mountain Home!<span style="color: red;">*</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Sarah had my room set up for me very appropriately.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEnxfRV_TlGGmrtaDMccZ-OAp3rRbekWjZaWrXEVkuLT2RGUOOeIzNiSvYUio2dsbabstcD2BLxCf8hYN1_bqPSG4w972Gx0BxasxNHySF8qB7bxBe2pcvOqHG0k5yPj1ubkdqmDXIKcsrGm8BQh-sVoLrLDbpnrBgZLwXjrCriBnSPL-bJAwPtblA=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgEnxfRV_TlGGmrtaDMccZ-OAp3rRbekWjZaWrXEVkuLT2RGUOOeIzNiSvYUio2dsbabstcD2BLxCf8hYN1_bqPSG4w972Gx0BxasxNHySF8qB7bxBe2pcvOqHG0k5yPj1ubkdqmDXIKcsrGm8BQh-sVoLrLDbpnrBgZLwXjrCriBnSPL-bJAwPtblA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">I added the little roses from her bushes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">My first morning there, right when I got up, it began snowing. Snow had not been predicted, but it sure as the world happened, just for me! It was gorgeous--something I seldom get to see and love so much. I took a video, was able to put it on You Tube, but I cannot get it to post here on my blog. And believe me, I have tried and tried and tried and.....</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Sarah had told me that she would have a coat for me. Lo and behold, I came out wearing an ensemble for the day that totes matched the coat she had for me! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDmhAzPH8fWN62tjhgD0vCtTKEooBQclME__m-lJkukIUdHtP7IVnwwrbxDfqGwYkOfi3_qJVCxth1wSYrJ9CuVeb5lq8skhVd7oRcqOFtpIboWPc3fb9lcR_e16fAr3kPJKnoa7X-QoFmRFlSBbv_dNNHtW46AkE2ZV19lH8lj9CPGoQzDOUEE6nE=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhDmhAzPH8fWN62tjhgD0vCtTKEooBQclME__m-lJkukIUdHtP7IVnwwrbxDfqGwYkOfi3_qJVCxth1wSYrJ9CuVeb5lq8skhVd7oRcqOFtpIboWPc3fb9lcR_e16fAr3kPJKnoa7X-QoFmRFlSBbv_dNNHtW46AkE2ZV19lH8lj9CPGoQzDOUEE6nE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> We visited a very nice facility where Sarah goes to play the guitar and sing for the residents. She had her biggest crowd--about 12 in all, and she was a big hit with them!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBEq8Vwzg2UEFlkzjxIeGSeLcoY4hasgvwx-vD3k_tRbErVmgfGKoiNRy5JTCAbRq6rZ2HG2GfuzbMPhdBRrOYbWrQpXrvKcfdsaTnuz7CH-3G_Ua9Z5jhdKJUTHZL6p_wo_jX3igO1uTmALDwIq7plBR3QEBQ42Lvdlx7KsFgyLK_uwPKBwMeBL2U=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBEq8Vwzg2UEFlkzjxIeGSeLcoY4hasgvwx-vD3k_tRbErVmgfGKoiNRy5JTCAbRq6rZ2HG2GfuzbMPhdBRrOYbWrQpXrvKcfdsaTnuz7CH-3G_Ua9Z5jhdKJUTHZL6p_wo_jX3igO1uTmALDwIq7plBR3QEBQ42Lvdlx7KsFgyLK_uwPKBwMeBL2U=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Again, I took a video of Sarah singing and playing, but </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">can't get it to show up! Probably a good thing...we didn't have permission to photograph the residents!!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> I made us root beer floats!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">This was the extent of my "cooking" while I was there!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrWgIHlZosJQlX1UM1nhOyqnXIgKJA4L4ZraI0RPgIIZ2liHP3dB-C3AvEXP9kbdVXVxSG8MOb6uDZI9I4TKaMEsUILNcPpZvxoPMVq9KFwtpZ0e-83qH-dOGQ58POeteSeADAAPQ0ob0QjgJx6bYfGr_Dpj4U_j-cDkkWDckU0TwxDL3tWg_Fp4r5=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrWgIHlZosJQlX1UM1nhOyqnXIgKJA4L4ZraI0RPgIIZ2liHP3dB-C3AvEXP9kbdVXVxSG8MOb6uDZI9I4TKaMEsUILNcPpZvxoPMVq9KFwtpZ0e-83qH-dOGQ58POeteSeADAAPQ0ob0QjgJx6bYfGr_Dpj4U_j-cDkkWDckU0TwxDL3tWg_Fp4r5=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglQS_ribfMbXqnK0U_cd28vSYnGrQ_OY60P2GoImu9uUmob9YYIWkdHdEapRh6IuQx03zKa9_HRtMq2mWYykP8yO2eMucLcaqb8C2SNn317dhLUind-LQmO2r9aJc2Fl-enAZZm92-FOP5Xek0XNr5JmNoMmBSE00wiMiX4LQY8fyoaDccDEOCpW4I=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEglQS_ribfMbXqnK0U_cd28vSYnGrQ_OY60P2GoImu9uUmob9YYIWkdHdEapRh6IuQx03zKa9_HRtMq2mWYykP8yO2eMucLcaqb8C2SNn317dhLUind-LQmO2r9aJc2Fl-enAZZm92-FOP5Xek0XNr5JmNoMmBSE00wiMiX4LQY8fyoaDccDEOCpW4I=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">But I did set the table for a delicious soup luncheon which</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Sarah threw in my honor! Her friends were lovely!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9neqoFrGlPPGFjWHV6nHH9O2i0e9wC1zMUbA0IwNw1FSrcdWVR3j83OD1sTZcbeJ5KaPjlTf7Ld7kE5FujsPspNhPmJR3llfepZdrqT5GQeG8KnDQfCwaOgx1V8UVKXBSPme_1EsoxM49V8mhnkeTDipYQRxMEfwlqx3tIx4TtDNGXvUxgIF0Xo23=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9neqoFrGlPPGFjWHV6nHH9O2i0e9wC1zMUbA0IwNw1FSrcdWVR3j83OD1sTZcbeJ5KaPjlTf7Ld7kE5FujsPspNhPmJR3llfepZdrqT5GQeG8KnDQfCwaOgx1V8UVKXBSPme_1EsoxM49V8mhnkeTDipYQRxMEfwlqx3tIx4TtDNGXvUxgIF0Xo23=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8w9lxkanCWvCItHK0srrh8vdIeGGaOo94vHJ08ANAdL7tDTDEjDJAy5cdEnZoMz9CADNvZtXNqgBtC7ij_lueuJAILgJXTgtdf6XfI1NvmpA6iUnkFxVvnVp210KiRJQ6G0_2V-5bAK34U72a32Y64exOC8cta_AIHQHjswybaAzARi3z4APQUlSP=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj8w9lxkanCWvCItHK0srrh8vdIeGGaOo94vHJ08ANAdL7tDTDEjDJAy5cdEnZoMz9CADNvZtXNqgBtC7ij_lueuJAILgJXTgtdf6XfI1NvmpA6iUnkFxVvnVp210KiRJQ6G0_2V-5bAK34U72a32Y64exOC8cta_AIHQHjswybaAzARi3z4APQUlSP=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large; font-weight: bold;"> </span><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Next stop: Cedaredge, a fun little town.</div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">And here we are at Main Street Market, my kind of place!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Sarah treated me to wonderful coffee and shopping!</div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwJFmyOGYUhVMLl2WBGoBhtbknMUFAiNu9UNb5mu93Q6i5Ew4qtXXmS7Fu9U5da540ewx6FJERbkYTmAsCIxm9EfWetFb9t0uo4lIGlWs6edmHjAHGLloAFCLVWXsZnDIorTPoI0kksnEWbs37prz4d55SbuASoTbVn1kATUU8I6w-YXSmiuCz79EV=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjwJFmyOGYUhVMLl2WBGoBhtbknMUFAiNu9UNb5mu93Q6i5Ew4qtXXmS7Fu9U5da540ewx6FJERbkYTmAsCIxm9EfWetFb9t0uo4lIGlWs6edmHjAHGLloAFCLVWXsZnDIorTPoI0kksnEWbs37prz4d55SbuASoTbVn1kATUU8I6w-YXSmiuCz79EV=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Maybe some Christmas presents here, as well as a gift for Emily! The talented metalsmith personally brought me additional items.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">I was getting serious Hallmark movie vibes at this point.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc0GPsHytjtx1uoFRxHeJwDovXXNJNwbwDX8wnrUZhuwRTHNbMzXm9GtOmGkezIToy_61S66xRDSqKe2Iv22PfmHsGP-E_g-LdI2hVdAcyZFMupUTB-iLRySp2xJFKs4MvD0HcY4qZcpztbZagwA4T5vTMf4YMZ6bvZrOykpMo5pAj6a3M5nhIHSDy=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhc0GPsHytjtx1uoFRxHeJwDovXXNJNwbwDX8wnrUZhuwRTHNbMzXm9GtOmGkezIToy_61S66xRDSqKe2Iv22PfmHsGP-E_g-LdI2hVdAcyZFMupUTB-iLRySp2xJFKs4MvD0HcY4qZcpztbZagwA4T5vTMf4YMZ6bvZrOykpMo5pAj6a3M5nhIHSDy=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; 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I got all excited when I saw a sign lit up in front...until Sarah told me the sign said "Closed." </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We met a snow plow up here. I've not seen many of those!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE_0iQ8TTvrIY10hpGn3zyyqsn1yltaIR0bZ4aorDpzs09E8hge9-nJfCt-tbTsB0Sg3Yxcxqfi5bNy_BU6JryQ7bw840_Pcb016NErcerOe1Yj3KJZe7T5PNL_WTbeCseV37_DfS8-N_Dwe4V03rzm9IpLl5P1Kcj6cYLaJPYHe1irrLgq-R2UO-Y=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhE_0iQ8TTvrIY10hpGn3zyyqsn1yltaIR0bZ4aorDpzs09E8hge9-nJfCt-tbTsB0Sg3Yxcxqfi5bNy_BU6JryQ7bw840_Pcb016NErcerOe1Yj3KJZe7T5PNL_WTbeCseV37_DfS8-N_Dwe4V03rzm9IpLl5P1Kcj6cYLaJPYHe1irrLgq-R2UO-Y=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>F.Y.I. This is only about half way up the mesa, but was as far as we went.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dick is a master restorer, and he is making fantastic progress on this log cabin which is next door to their home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh34tieb8VQu0rL3RtMjqnRYVeaLJlVQDXulotZx7M3l9xZoIL-Zq0jhM1EdVCH9d1xB93YXwCJC0L20p9FKzzDgrpGWZ8qCf-w2rsxOrcZ4IJSqF0AwQJpADBCpEOc96j4CyqO083rh0OHKgmjFpifpGZAg3TR3Y77DfZJYBWxwD_H8p2f7pyiQbDW=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh34tieb8VQu0rL3RtMjqnRYVeaLJlVQDXulotZx7M3l9xZoIL-Zq0jhM1EdVCH9d1xB93YXwCJC0L20p9FKzzDgrpGWZ8qCf-w2rsxOrcZ4IJSqF0AwQJpADBCpEOc96j4CyqO083rh0OHKgmjFpifpGZAg3TR3Y77DfZJYBWxwD_H8p2f7pyiQbDW=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At Emily's suggestion, they have dubbed it "The Saloon."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4eHSyZtVOThwjmCGCYURk7G-Zev6falrciQDh8q-pQZYxS7rypY0VIRzGHQaXTTxubFkfC7_N9LUnnWvom2XRFSarumRJttKZaFMFtLwjeJcoSpPbzf1tv48PYb9Jh8wS3TYL9n0StR4FYvYa0XFOn8mapJT3KedTQi1nkCuwn5z7Oou3b-80W3w7=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1380" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4eHSyZtVOThwjmCGCYURk7G-Zev6falrciQDh8q-pQZYxS7rypY0VIRzGHQaXTTxubFkfC7_N9LUnnWvom2XRFSarumRJttKZaFMFtLwjeJcoSpPbzf1tv48PYb9Jh8wS3TYL9n0StR4FYvYa0XFOn8mapJT3KedTQi1nkCuwn5z7Oou3b-80W3w7=w270-h400" width="270" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This saloon has a real pretty bartender!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here's Emily showing me her fab farm! I couldn't wait to see it, cause I had heard so much about it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdWzwlaxy8NlURpkdrYKLaFL20KmapuUgVmS7MX6WSFj3EMLBX0OJ571SC2TG4vzfHil6ojWAw784A2CKouvSUc9blvixqZotEbrBaSQ3tq3XxdDNtqVST9kqbHbx14LMBvYnHjXO6tMe8G2jn9-Egs0xRge_PySi9TLUaJeHwKa6GISFK7NMRNj_w=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdWzwlaxy8NlURpkdrYKLaFL20KmapuUgVmS7MX6WSFj3EMLBX0OJ571SC2TG4vzfHil6ojWAw784A2CKouvSUc9blvixqZotEbrBaSQ3tq3XxdDNtqVST9kqbHbx14LMBvYnHjXO6tMe8G2jn9-Egs0xRge_PySi9TLUaJeHwKa6GISFK7NMRNj_w=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And here the three of us girls are, along with Emily's geese!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC0dl5QZb2qbninlGcQORYusEvSadrpBTxM_aMDGrJqgKPY8zqhUAZpK1mGt7AogLc_dGxQC0xq54g9x6fxWuRDAWVACndVEzVPnkZUIdzbpaIXz_Z7AbSa2cGj0gODJzBDKtldYD-3098pQ0qEsuOzEJOgdw_0iP55mEHiwUgsRAzuf3oIcSHSY0A=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1813" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgC0dl5QZb2qbninlGcQORYusEvSadrpBTxM_aMDGrJqgKPY8zqhUAZpK1mGt7AogLc_dGxQC0xq54g9x6fxWuRDAWVACndVEzVPnkZUIdzbpaIXz_Z7AbSa2cGj0gODJzBDKtldYD-3098pQ0qEsuOzEJOgdw_0iP55mEHiwUgsRAzuf3oIcSHSY0A=w400-h354" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Emily has remodeled her historic place into something irresistibly cozy and charming and appealing!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Even to this city girl!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcMs2axK7XDU9sx-uPVjrYKcdREAPhfz-0mAavpLAfmSoLZ1xhM0WnUtUmwBbEuIQDQC3JVcVdPFeV4eXmTCc1iBxo_fd-YTT8iz1djw1eZf2NkqwdIX7Ry7_DuFNVw-_Lv7Q4M_1BQnBWCFOphSfSmNiyVxxpmuNIlDaAMdjK782F6TY2FRrf4EQE=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcMs2axK7XDU9sx-uPVjrYKcdREAPhfz-0mAavpLAfmSoLZ1xhM0WnUtUmwBbEuIQDQC3JVcVdPFeV4eXmTCc1iBxo_fd-YTT8iz1djw1eZf2NkqwdIX7Ry7_DuFNVw-_Lv7Q4M_1BQnBWCFOphSfSmNiyVxxpmuNIlDaAMdjK782F6TY2FRrf4EQE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Look closely. That's a tractor on the sign I got her. Yes, Emily says she WILL have a tractor one day! I just got her her first one! And believe me I can visualize this cute little farm girl wranglin' that tractor! (Hallmark...just picture this!)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm86fto9EJWUkovnh0LUwcLJQnSEcDZvitLkuMLGG1wLKozoOY8K3uANceQ89OW6qI5IyYn6u7TWjcQpk9L8MRW8gaT8DU5kXofk1vsKoq_ajkcc3b04EMLRswegofwehTEgBCEMhftlcJHZWiPQFCvOiLE4GGgrjxCrjKY5V0apBrDui2SqZXTwiV=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhm86fto9EJWUkovnh0LUwcLJQnSEcDZvitLkuMLGG1wLKozoOY8K3uANceQ89OW6qI5IyYn6u7TWjcQpk9L8MRW8gaT8DU5kXofk1vsKoq_ajkcc3b04EMLRswegofwehTEgBCEMhftlcJHZWiPQFCvOiLE4GGgrjxCrjKY5V0apBrDui2SqZXTwiV=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Note to Self: Never pose in a picture with Emily again.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">And then we went to dinner in Cedaredge! We had the best food (chicken fried steak for me!) and the funniest waiter. In having a great time together, <b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline; text-align: center;">we forgot to have our picture made while our table was lookin' nice, so I made Sarah order cheesecake for dessert just as a prop! ($$$ date)</div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">It started snowing while we ate...a definite Hallmark moment!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNgJmKe0MBSlliG0oL8o8DpLWHOVNeWdvGXOBNZN5fhUc025TyQZTZgtll8XfKTYijRPvRUhFEUFRvSKEJMAj21IIlBd8Z9GJyhTYN1vv66pFQ4gyPA9HI6K6-pq4TqeGN3NehHF8Y2uXJXW_aW1h1hnlW-6dt2CQiRLCX-F6dGl_0prblyRcgYk9X=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjNgJmKe0MBSlliG0oL8o8DpLWHOVNeWdvGXOBNZN5fhUc025TyQZTZgtll8XfKTYijRPvRUhFEUFRvSKEJMAj21IIlBd8Z9GJyhTYN1vv66pFQ4gyPA9HI6K6-pq4TqeGN3NehHF8Y2uXJXW_aW1h1hnlW-6dt2CQiRLCX-F6dGl_0prblyRcgYk9X=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline; text-align: center;"><br /></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline; text-align: center;">Sarah had chocolate cake Krispy Kremes and wonderful coffee <i>with heavy whipping cream </i>for me every morning. And I was totally smitten with her gorgeous last rose of summer.</div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgre0cQG6Pg_KXeZvZZlfpcGNLcB50W3TB7uKNMrVV1S2GZ3Itv9XA9TdkE6oIdOhyygBBrMlwugqoLtJsVt35ESA8X61hQgMpfjaVMCmCndhCX5h6KS28UC4Ffe6A5fHkAm7sk1zOa7EueNSrE4DhfGGhhEciWd2Q0iJkP5xwlZgGhT_azmnUEKA0r=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgre0cQG6Pg_KXeZvZZlfpcGNLcB50W3TB7uKNMrVV1S2GZ3Itv9XA9TdkE6oIdOhyygBBrMlwugqoLtJsVt35ESA8X61hQgMpfjaVMCmCndhCX5h6KS28UC4Ffe6A5fHkAm7sk1zOa7EueNSrE4DhfGGhhEciWd2Q0iJkP5xwlZgGhT_azmnUEKA0r=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFq9iBHwdWYgsRqmcSS-nm6FU6l32hV3dWAjQ7iS3IqQb_fpEh_vItIgMb2-rwD2q6q-PE06Nbucj5a7pp_NB405bikM5gg2500nPVdmSAV4lxNf-yPQrtG6KPQrzveUGMd8Np80UR_ghHxIPU_aOt8YScqfGV_aHzYmqy-FKKJbib9HpsO2yx-lh=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTFq9iBHwdWYgsRqmcSS-nm6FU6l32hV3dWAjQ7iS3IqQb_fpEh_vItIgMb2-rwD2q6q-PE06Nbucj5a7pp_NB405bikM5gg2500nPVdmSAV4lxNf-yPQrtG6KPQrzveUGMd8Np80UR_ghHxIPU_aOt8YScqfGV_aHzYmqy-FKKJbib9HpsO2yx-lh=w395-h400" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">She also waited on me hand and foot...example...</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBe7g_IXsMwKH9p1czeLnF2KUijrLqP25ApVJIYn8iBKdtiiYNSHy0GCk6zthpEjGt-9jRL327fMIxe4Mhc-f4qLKRwAHDFMJaqXPuTSDH1uoKrRohS1VwFxwzPHYGq959YID-PFwwy-Z3TlLAXlVpIj2kugOUjcmZRdsUv32xx_wnRID2e5FBGiA8=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiBe7g_IXsMwKH9p1czeLnF2KUijrLqP25ApVJIYn8iBKdtiiYNSHy0GCk6zthpEjGt-9jRL327fMIxe4Mhc-f4qLKRwAHDFMJaqXPuTSDH1uoKrRohS1VwFxwzPHYGq959YID-PFwwy-Z3TlLAXlVpIj2kugOUjcmZRdsUv32xx_wnRID2e5FBGiA8=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgriJ6uO0ttWDU13oOdsiLVPp2SD5yDJ64pxLDbVG09aiCn0-mvn190wZnJbJLPg6JnCArPpcC-aXlOFXEgOVECTo7nWhwdr1czfVdz86ECVj6kW1ZY-7IPHxCmAw6ugrCExoSPdnGhAu7485OOchf1QpGcVNsHxQMoELEM6gOqRvIouNcUNIFj5sjg=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1657" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgriJ6uO0ttWDU13oOdsiLVPp2SD5yDJ64pxLDbVG09aiCn0-mvn190wZnJbJLPg6JnCArPpcC-aXlOFXEgOVECTo7nWhwdr1czfVdz86ECVj6kW1ZY-7IPHxCmAw6ugrCExoSPdnGhAu7485OOchf1QpGcVNsHxQMoELEM6gOqRvIouNcUNIFj5sjg=w324-h400" width="324" /></a></div><b style="text-align: left;">"Does this picture make my butt look big?" "Yes, Linda, it does. So does eating all that salsa and those chips."</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline; text-align: center;">She said she got this sign in my honor. I can't figure out why, y'all.</div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7gtBekHZoCAZLZ6dusvflK2ZkWB_C5K1o_yIE8toe1dglTet94Y_scUq3_UCaZzgSL-Gx61tTFSWBFyTJCn5MddihrzZUaT1a9eD-IFaOhOc_jkHro0ClyiBgkT6oxwsURRxOUANjwzl0pGqfabX--S-vvrUMhrad7LOrXAK2xVr8FF0zGC55_47q=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg7gtBekHZoCAZLZ6dusvflK2ZkWB_C5K1o_yIE8toe1dglTet94Y_scUq3_UCaZzgSL-Gx61tTFSWBFyTJCn5MddihrzZUaT1a9eD-IFaOhOc_jkHro0ClyiBgkT6oxwsURRxOUANjwzl0pGqfabX--S-vvrUMhrad7LOrXAK2xVr8FF0zGC55_47q=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b style="text-align: left;">Festger Overlook<span style="color: red;">*</span> (also named by yours truly) would be worthy of a stop on a highway. The depth perspective is not adequately represented in a photograph, but it is deep and wide and breath taking! And it is on their property!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4X67ETCJunSh8CEHgS0bwQ14XeiJyZ_R1bANsfU13IBdLvcW2zSBAYSIvs1aGLXvrS0e5Tn-ozyxD9B-nZyU2S6bZO9uZlvCWtq7NfWPPU4luP3sfkLzcUVxucZ5B9neRcy6KpkUslRYJwtO-XgWN5kiMkFzsI-pkKrQV7TbRUcPlp-vPGS3sv-Fc=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4X67ETCJunSh8CEHgS0bwQ14XeiJyZ_R1bANsfU13IBdLvcW2zSBAYSIvs1aGLXvrS0e5Tn-ozyxD9B-nZyU2S6bZO9uZlvCWtq7NfWPPU4luP3sfkLzcUVxucZ5B9neRcy6KpkUslRYJwtO-XgWN5kiMkFzsI-pkKrQV7TbRUcPlp-vPGS3sv-Fc=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhetzvGOY8cjwn0NAUABZpvnhrb4Li-GCf-ipC1nfB56T9F26bBOlaumbzXS65SEU_do9IKlBy-YNC_HkHdC1ytgVaXqja0H3yEifghQnlYWYYP7ElPGk4Z94l1C0n7k7gcoSRAwv4sIxMvuOuu6m1viikEWxkXPsEUdwR8TbbyRK1WKCvJHXrrHoqQ=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhetzvGOY8cjwn0NAUABZpvnhrb4Li-GCf-ipC1nfB56T9F26bBOlaumbzXS65SEU_do9IKlBy-YNC_HkHdC1ytgVaXqja0H3yEifghQnlYWYYP7ElPGk4Z94l1C0n7k7gcoSRAwv4sIxMvuOuu6m1viikEWxkXPsEUdwR8TbbyRK1WKCvJHXrrHoqQ=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Another favorite thing of mine was the flowing stream that runs in front of their home. I have THE BEST video of it, but again, I can't get no cooperation. Best I can do...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT_t9na0FXlfg79YVMgFIdE-xz1hkikD2JhRVVYtSGzF6RNlu3rHoZ2A9WhfgxzTqmXI_ELWrPYbFdBAvj9U2ed_KLJ7n0CGqf2rq9Mcl4qGkujSd_eJ2RbuW7MDg62R81qudxk1Dro8UrNvU9izAFdmTZ1Iu0PC2WhygAeiwyfwedxYmszj0c9llc=s1210" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1210" data-original-width="858" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiT_t9na0FXlfg79YVMgFIdE-xz1hkikD2JhRVVYtSGzF6RNlu3rHoZ2A9WhfgxzTqmXI_ELWrPYbFdBAvj9U2ed_KLJ7n0CGqf2rq9Mcl4qGkujSd_eJ2RbuW7MDg62R81qudxk1Dro8UrNvU9izAFdmTZ1Iu0PC2WhygAeiwyfwedxYmszj0c9llc=w284-h400" width="284" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG4o_DiND0zkOh4eJjSyJ5dKfFOGb1LUsYeQOe_9kdQpfqjPrWgvORpxxklu82JJNIwHGCylRNMD8KuIMKR7zzUvdj2KkiWQN9cR9AFPf5eCJgT94wdlZsG-8gjIvKM79AkiVFfiKSI-jJOQlArHrk_lnyBwauzmm9KJdaKCQuN98K1nGngXRyUiYI=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiG4o_DiND0zkOh4eJjSyJ5dKfFOGb1LUsYeQOe_9kdQpfqjPrWgvORpxxklu82JJNIwHGCylRNMD8KuIMKR7zzUvdj2KkiWQN9cR9AFPf5eCJgT94wdlZsG-8gjIvKM79AkiVFfiKSI-jJOQlArHrk_lnyBwauzmm9KJdaKCQuN98K1nGngXRyUiYI=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Another favorite: this tree. Even more vibrantly beautiful than the photograph shows! And one day I could see it from Sarah's deck, and it was completely white with snow!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPDCgi-MLqW0EhFxt4ztR4CuHBsaB-TQ5PwvaB_R4_j6KmyX-Tkn9cDbs27O65WX3bQIMN3KPSGKsbR8iGeFVOGgIQYhekV3mgrULmZZTNR-sye5HKOB3nvENCpM7jcwtUfKWEQX1Q7hOEUlAQ7jrFUhCCYjLJMnT_U2tigSNDy77GfL1e3fS04eUt=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1372" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgPDCgi-MLqW0EhFxt4ztR4CuHBsaB-TQ5PwvaB_R4_j6KmyX-Tkn9cDbs27O65WX3bQIMN3KPSGKsbR8iGeFVOGgIQYhekV3mgrULmZZTNR-sye5HKOB3nvENCpM7jcwtUfKWEQX1Q7hOEUlAQ7jrFUhCCYjLJMnT_U2tigSNDy77GfL1e3fS04eUt=w268-h400" width="268" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">Boo hoo. Time to go home now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">The Book Cliffs from the highway...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHlmvGZ7J2-Rz8uZqe9VKPzxJxRbrai1RgDtlGpPMhUddE0w4-wMSeATrBnsvu8mDktLJknjZ3FSDC9Ve8cY7jnt7QCUxEfpfAsd7uClzJsqN6kBK8xeQVVsnz_4mC6w6yYT_IbVt0CtbTa1xAEKxG2MlY0zF62xhiJKUfmYxydrYNsPQhw0RBYZTe=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHlmvGZ7J2-Rz8uZqe9VKPzxJxRbrai1RgDtlGpPMhUddE0w4-wMSeATrBnsvu8mDktLJknjZ3FSDC9Ve8cY7jnt7QCUxEfpfAsd7uClzJsqN6kBK8xeQVVsnz_4mC6w6yYT_IbVt0CtbTa1xAEKxG2MlY0zF62xhiJKUfmYxydrYNsPQhw0RBYZTe=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;">and from the runway...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYsiqlpEaX2iy0sR64ikGuZzg6CllsgRGdZVsPFHihVrA6fwkOdOCgHVCSHoUjHqRbn0YDvq3xOcWxME1CLdlgxPyUh541b9V3iCxHc4GLIIVkKHrocDX52dOH77AFZzZCHNknI4tumUS8qNuvWbEvdfALcf10yLsKzArK0kjvqCLGSe4NmHzyiFq1=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhYsiqlpEaX2iy0sR64ikGuZzg6CllsgRGdZVsPFHihVrA6fwkOdOCgHVCSHoUjHqRbn0YDvq3xOcWxME1CLdlgxPyUh541b9V3iCxHc4GLIIVkKHrocDX52dOH77AFZzZCHNknI4tumUS8qNuvWbEvdfALcf10yLsKzArK0kjvqCLGSe4NmHzyiFq1=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">******************</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Disclaimer</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">******************</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><b> Only to this flat lander Texas girl does Sarah live on a mountain! She actually lives at the base of the Grand Mesa in Colorado. However, this picture with Emily and one of her friends is the first I received of Sarah's Cedaredge home.</b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHPRy4E5OqU6E-S3xb1tVhUE46vwGSHAwmk7NVebKKhYcKA7FoiKpzRObzesMxbhl1jzc3lSvFRJe7cOJ073wMDAMRD2yTkPjzrgbYjeXEQqICQmY7YMCGvxAa4XxDH0kQ6hZhimGGNnfnYcxuZoyHh9JleB2Rp-xXOvBttbCvvmAhT9LIuPoMDqQn=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhHPRy4E5OqU6E-S3xb1tVhUE46vwGSHAwmk7NVebKKhYcKA7FoiKpzRObzesMxbhl1jzc3lSvFRJe7cOJ073wMDAMRD2yTkPjzrgbYjeXEQqICQmY7YMCGvxAa4XxDH0kQ6hZhimGGNnfnYcxuZoyHh9JleB2Rp-xXOvBttbCvvmAhT9LIuPoMDqQn=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>When I showed this to Rob, he observed that it looked like the home was built into the side of a mountain. Then when Sarah showed me the mountain (hill!) they owned as we approached, "Festger Mountain" became my reality</b><b>. Sarah's previous home in Conifer, CO, was at a higher elevation and, therefore, much more a mountain home! To her, anyway!</b></div><br /><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; display: inline; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p>Lindahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15382103688334807801noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807560797538739049.post-50578906252619840682021-10-23T11:53:00.007-05:002021-10-24T17:14:53.634-05:00A Farewell to Debra<p style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Debra Permenter faithfully led the Women of Faith class at Fielder Church for over 20 years. Then she made the decision to move to Corpus Christi to start a new chapter in her life near family. The class threw her a dazzling farewell party! </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNJz19cIINgikjs373iVtndhAlI577nx-MiOMM8iLiAuDdMWOnsLbluLNnQ50Gpdw4h-ugbUjan1UIsHug2zv7Am7HQiV6dMfq_feeaxW65V-wSoPrQKndOuX8x0C4ovP3IzLkPJMzl3wuuN-PSNXCdnfj9Zi4OT0xc8fnRQPmkS4xp5DuUuelCc_W=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgNJz19cIINgikjs373iVtndhAlI577nx-MiOMM8iLiAuDdMWOnsLbluLNnQ50Gpdw4h-ugbUjan1UIsHug2zv7Am7HQiV6dMfq_feeaxW65V-wSoPrQKndOuX8x0C4ovP3IzLkPJMzl3wuuN-PSNXCdnfj9Zi4OT0xc8fnRQPmkS4xp5DuUuelCc_W=s320" width="320" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><br /></b></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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