“Surprise” Anniversary dinner

Stacy was secretly planning a special dinner at a nice restaurant with a view. He told me he made reservations but that’s all I knew. He knows I love a surprise.

But since we had already been up since before 5am EST, I asked what time he planned for dinner. Knowing that we can’t hang like we used to. Well it is well known that I don’t have a good poker face. So when he said dinner was at 8:30pm PDT (translation: 11:30 EST), my face said what words didn’t have to. He got confused with the time change and the way things showed up on our Google Calendar.

And then he asked: “Should I cancel it?” As if my nonverbal hint needed further explanation. So while he had to cancel whatever little surprise he was planning (did I say how much I love surprises), I got to work to see what restaurants were in walking distance from the hotel.

Dinner @ The Story Cafè: the cutest little neighborhood spot with outdoor seating and the friendliest staff. Afterwards, we walked to an Asian supermarket so I could buy a toothbrush (left mine at Raleigh hotel) and to the liquor store to pick up some new libations to try on the cruise. Because the cruise drink package was ridiculous!

That’s one thing I miss about life in the big city - walking to eat, to shop and then take your life in your own hands trying to cross a 5-lane road with no crosswalk (and apparently pedestrians do not have the right of way).

Quote:

It doesn’t matter what’s been written in your story so far

it’s how you fill up the rest of the pages that counts.

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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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