Just another day at the park

Just another day at the park - on the cruise!

Once we got on the cruise ship, it was time to eat. Well, technically, it was round 2pm but since we only had a blueberry muffin since breakfast, it was definitely time to eat. Which if any of you have been on a cruise ship, its always time.

We just missed the sit-down restaurant so our only option for real substance was the Oceanview Cafe. We snagged a window seat (unfortunately, it was overlooking the pier since we hadn’t left the dock yet) and Stacy found what he came for: pizza and ice cream. He also found some pretty authentic tasting Indian food and I opted for that too (mainly because it was far too many choices for Day 1). Then Stacy made me a salad and took it literally when I said only lettuce. When I went back to get some salad dressing, I added about 5 fixings.

At Sunset Park on one of the top decks, we stumbled upon the dangerously delicious Warm Cookie Hour as we sailed away from Vancouver. There was lawn games, live music, hot tea and warm cookies - perfect way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon.

We got our home space organized and met our stateroom attendant Ranbir who promptly got Stacy’s Cpap supplies and then it was time for comedy show and dinner and BED (in quick succession).

Enjoy the pictures!

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Well this is going to be interesting!

As most of you know, today Stacy and I celebrate our 28th wedding anniversary! And we are off to explore two of earth’s most iconic places: Alaska and Hawaii. Given the very different temp states, this trip, although still technically in the US was more challenging to pack for than our 2 week British Isles trip last summer. But with a last minute large second bag decision, we’ve got IT ALL packed and we are ready to go. First flight to Salt Lake City, UT and then to Vancouver, British Columbia. And we got a mini upgrade plus the exit row so Stacy is happily scrolling the entertainment options as we await departure. We are so happy to share this latest adventure with you.

Utah without the Jazz

We had an easy flight from RDU to SLC and Stacy attempted to get some pictures of the mountains as we landed. Enjoy the view. Shortly after we arrived, we got the sad news of the loss of one our dearest friends. There are some people who bring so much sunshine to the lives of others that they can’t keep it from themselves. Here’s my favorite picture of me and my dear brother James. This will be another test of patience as we wait to see him again.

Who’s that girl?

So when Sydra told me I should wear my new hat on this trip, Stacy was a little skeptical. He even asked, where are you going to put that thing. Well, this outfit was a hit! Had folks switching lanes in the airport shuffle to complement. And then guess who was walking with a little extra dap in his step. But then I got him good on our final flight to Vancouver. He was watching some race car movie with his headphones in and he almost missed it thinking it was another announcement about us coming in for a landing. But he came to realize the flight attendant was talking about him when she said “. . . congratulations on their 28 yr anniversary” and everyone on the plane started clapping. Then she said ring your call button so we will know where you are. Stacy was in shock.😳 So I had to ring the button and the guys sitting across the aisle got TOO excited and started yelling “it’s them!” And then the couple behind us said they will have been married 53 years in August so we joke...

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