Part 6
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Hmmmm
cant believe I am still way back in March
way too much to catch up on! I am going to move this ahead very quickly because there is so much going on now that I should be posting on it instead of trying to remember what I did 8 months ago.
I will mention that since last March, I did make another quick trip to the Mouse House in November for 5 days with a friend. We FROZE
it was so so so cold when we were there,
I was wearing a shirt, sweatshirt and a coat! It was almost warmer here at home. That has made the wait for a nice warm trip in May that much more enticing!
Over Christmas there was barely a moment to think about the cruise and planning and I must admit that I have just been completely overwhelmed with LIFE. My DH had to move his Dad into an old age home, we have our whole basement ripped apart (renovating) and will probably spend every waking moment on it until we leave for our trip. Had to move our son back to his University, our oldest daughter graduated with her Masters in Education, our youngest (17 years old) is going to have her tonsils out in March, and it is WINTER.
If you have read the first part of my trip report you will notice that I hate winter, and this season has been long, dreary and freakin cold! YUCK!
Ahhh
now back to January. It is the new year and our cruise is coming up very quickly now!
Our cruise meet thread is moving along and we are looking seriously at Fish Extenders, bracelets and our meet. We have had a few changes with people not keeping their reservations and some new people on board too, which has been nice.
DH and I are still humming and hawing on our excursions, we are going to have good look this weekend and narrow it down. We will be able to book our excursions on February 16th, that is D day!!!!
I am still leaning toward the Mexican cooking class in Cozumel, am going to try to let DH
choose the excursion for Grand Cayman. Notice how I said I was going to try
We did decide that if we are going to do a water excursion that we will order some throw away contact lenses for him and that way he can use a mask and not have to worry about not seeing.
Today, I bit the bullet! We have a very good camera, and Canon S3 IS, which we love, it is a great camera. BUT
I have been very worried about taking it on our excursions, on the beach etc. For one, worrying about leaving it sitting in our bag on the beach is an issue, also worrying about sand getting into the lens, and/or getting it wet. As much as I would love to be able to have it on the beach to take great pics etc., just cant think about something happening to it. It is just not worth having something happen to it
.soooooo
.I did the next best thing! I bought another camera!
I bought an Olympus 850, which is a shockproof and waterproof (up to 10 feet underwater) camera. I bid on it on Ebay for $136.00, and am excited now for it to come. Now we shouldnt have to worry so much when we are on excursions etc., and we will be able to take pictures in the water
..woohoo!!!! When it comes, guess I will have to take some pics in the bathtub or something to practice.
I broke the news tonight to DH that I bought it, he really didnt say much of anything except to ask again why we needed it
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WHEW!
I must have felt like spending money today, since I was on Ebay I had a quick look at the Fish Extenders. I would really like to make my own and can be pretty crafty, but if I have learned one thing lately, it is to try to find a way of making things a little easier on myself. As much as I would like to make it myself, really, for the money and the ease, I ordered one of those too!
I asked the seller if she could make one with two pockets only and she obliged
..when it comes I will post a pic of it. I am so excited, cant wait to see it
now, not sure how I am going to get that one past DH.
He has heard me talking about the FE but I dont know if he is really listening and letting it sink in. Guess time will tell when it shows up! If you are on our cruise
stop reading here!!!
SPOILER ALERT!!!! I have been thinking about what I can buy to put in for the other participants, will probably but some little note books that have a Canadian Flag on them, plus I picked up some little Disney Diaries etc., also some glow bracelets (great for pirate night). Not sure what else I will add, guess I need to think about it a little more. If you peeked and it isnt a surprise
.too bad for you!
I am going to start paying some attention to the magnet designs to put on our cabin door. Has anyone else made these? Any great ideas? I would like to have something that has our 25th anniversary
.hmmm! Cant wait to see DHs face when I pull those out!
He is really going to have to be a trooper and I can say that to this point he has been, just not sure where that line is, so I need to be careful not to cross it.
Coming up
Excursions, Cirque tickets, deciding on dining, car rental?
I look forward to meeting you on the Ship
, but putting that aside for a moment, our next concern: Both of us are very motion sensitive, very may be an understatement for sure!
So…….how do we get onto this big beautiful boat and make it so that we actually can enjoy ourselves? That question has been answered but hasn’t been put into practice as of yet…..only time will tell!
I said when we get home he can have a rest!
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