Thank you all so much for the kind words. So happy our daughter has signed on. That would be Aprille - our only child along with her husband Marty - and our pride and joy. Glenn and I are proud that we were able to "grow up and be on our own".
So now it's time to tell you about our dining experience. We were seated at a table for 4 and had no idea whether we would have table mates or not. My heart sank a little when a young couple joined us. But that didn't last long. I swear Susie and Aaron must have come in on a cloud of pixie dust. After a couple of awkward moments we begin introducing ourselves and it was easy. I held my breath for a moment wondering how they would accept us. Turned out not to be a problem. They were in their early 30's and were traveling without their 4 children. We enjoyed hearing about those children. We chatted away for the rest of the meal. I could tell Glenn was comfortable talking to them so that made me feel comfortable too. Susie and Aaron are high on my list of kind and caring people. Turns out Aaron and I are big football fans but not for the same team of course. They were from Seattle and we are from Texas so as you can imagine the conversation got around to the Cowboy/Seattle game. But we are still friends. Our assistant server, Sergio, had already given us menus and taken our drink orders. We looked the menu over and I helped Glenn choose. But then Yordan, our server arrived. I swear the way he swoops down on a table I expected a drum roll and some fan fare. He began explaining the menu and making suggestions and Glenn and I listened carefully but could only understand a word now and then. After he swooped away, we sat in silence for a moment and finally Glenn asked "did he say anything that would make me change my mind?" We assured him it was okay to order whatever he wanted. I don't mean to make fun of Yordan. He was a great server and was easier to understand the next night. He called Glenn Weelyum which is his first name and is what shows on everything - first name middle initial. Actually his first name is William but I liked the way Yordan pronounced it. I can't recall that he called any of the rest of us by our first name so that made Glenn more special. I don't remember much of what we ate except for a mango papaya cold soup flavored with passion juice which was deeelicious. Glenn ordered from the light menu and got steak. Bless his heart, he really wants to be a steak eater but with false teeth and the fact that he has to have it medium well, it's a losing proposition. Yordan was mildly horrified that he wanted it cooked medium well so I was glad I had ordered my meat "medium" as Yordan had pointedly suggested.
After way too many desserts we talked about going to the Welcome Aboard show and I fully intended that I would go after taking Glenn back to the room. But when we got to the room it seemed like a better idea to go to bed. It had been a wonderful day and we were both very tired. The bed was very comfortable the ship was gently rocking as we went to sleep. It was like Disney was rocking us to sleep. I woke about 3 AM as is my custom and headed for the verandah. I stepped outside and watched the whitecaps. The waves were probably about 2 or 3 feet. I don't know how to judge that from Deck 6 but it was a lovely sight. I sat out there for a while and was once again glad that we had that verandah.
So now it's time to tell you about our dining experience. We were seated at a table for 4 and had no idea whether we would have table mates or not. My heart sank a little when a young couple joined us. But that didn't last long. I swear Susie and Aaron must have come in on a cloud of pixie dust. After a couple of awkward moments we begin introducing ourselves and it was easy. I held my breath for a moment wondering how they would accept us. Turned out not to be a problem. They were in their early 30's and were traveling without their 4 children. We enjoyed hearing about those children. We chatted away for the rest of the meal. I could tell Glenn was comfortable talking to them so that made me feel comfortable too. Susie and Aaron are high on my list of kind and caring people. Turns out Aaron and I are big football fans but not for the same team of course. They were from Seattle and we are from Texas so as you can imagine the conversation got around to the Cowboy/Seattle game. But we are still friends. Our assistant server, Sergio, had already given us menus and taken our drink orders. We looked the menu over and I helped Glenn choose. But then Yordan, our server arrived. I swear the way he swoops down on a table I expected a drum roll and some fan fare. He began explaining the menu and making suggestions and Glenn and I listened carefully but could only understand a word now and then. After he swooped away, we sat in silence for a moment and finally Glenn asked "did he say anything that would make me change my mind?" We assured him it was okay to order whatever he wanted. I don't mean to make fun of Yordan. He was a great server and was easier to understand the next night. He called Glenn Weelyum which is his first name and is what shows on everything - first name middle initial. Actually his first name is William but I liked the way Yordan pronounced it. I can't recall that he called any of the rest of us by our first name so that made Glenn more special. I don't remember much of what we ate except for a mango papaya cold soup flavored with passion juice which was deeelicious. Glenn ordered from the light menu and got steak. Bless his heart, he really wants to be a steak eater but with false teeth and the fact that he has to have it medium well, it's a losing proposition. Yordan was mildly horrified that he wanted it cooked medium well so I was glad I had ordered my meat "medium" as Yordan had pointedly suggested.
After way too many desserts we talked about going to the Welcome Aboard show and I fully intended that I would go after taking Glenn back to the room. But when we got to the room it seemed like a better idea to go to bed. It had been a wonderful day and we were both very tired. The bed was very comfortable the ship was gently rocking as we went to sleep. It was like Disney was rocking us to sleep. I woke about 3 AM as is my custom and headed for the verandah. I stepped outside and watched the whitecaps. The waves were probably about 2 or 3 feet. I don't know how to judge that from Deck 6 but it was a lovely sight. I sat out there for a while and was once again glad that we had that verandah.
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