Lionesss

We have arrived in Houston.

9 min shuttle to airport. Quickly thru checkin. Bags checked. TSA pre check line we were only ones in line. The regular line for TSA check was wrapped along the length of terminal. Breakfast sandwich and cup of coffee. Boarding at 5:50am Sea ya.

Good morning We are up. Getting ready to be shuttled to airport. Sea ya

STORY TIME. For the Bella cruise as with any cruise I buy a new purse ( mom bag, carryon) to put pass ports and boarding passes. Not travel documents. Those go in a suitcase. ( for the Doctor, not mentioning any names). Well I loved this purse so much it will be a repeat performance for the Allure. However after that March cruise I used the purse when we went to a Knights of Columbus event at which time they presented us with a small gift. Which I forgot about till now. Now mind you. Could you have seen me going through TSA with these 2 bottles of liquid. I think there under 3 ounces. HOLY WATER Which reminds me last month when our DD and SIL flew to their conference DD carryon lit up something on X-ray screening. Here her breast pumps caught their attention. TSA ( male ) was more embarrassed than her. The inspection ended quickly. Sea ya.

Dinner is served. Sea ya.

We will miss our Lizzy. But will be home in time for her first birthday. Be good Missy Sea you soon. 💕

Dinner in the hotel restaurant. We both selected chicken parmigiana Thought I would start priming my liver. Long Island ice tea for me Captains and Diet Coke for spouse. Sea ya

Well the Ma Bell answered my call. Repair man just showed up and took out a box and only took him 12 min to plug the phone into the plug in wall. But. Yes but. He must have left the phone plate in the box. I nor my husband have the heart to call about. We have a phone. It works. So que sera sera ( sp). Whatever will be will be. For our next adventure. Dinner. Sea you.

The plot thickens. We left a wake-up call for 3am ( I usually snooze once. Well ok. Twice). So when we went looking for the phone we only found a cord. So gooder spouse walks down to desk. Um no phone cannot call. And the girl laughs as she said she will notify maintenance. So no wake-up call for now. I will let you know if I need someone for my wakeup call. Sea you

So the ride to Cleveland on the turnpike was uneventful. Hot hot hot car thermometer said outside temp 95. We were a comfortable 65. Better yet. We were thrilled to arrive at the luckiest time to get a parking spot right at the entrance. And these are not those modern narrow spaces, it is very accommodating. Then we checked in, re confirmed our shuttle ride to the airport for 4am. ( our flight boards at 5:50am) We always request a room on the first floor and our wish was granted. Got our land version of sea pass and carted the suitcases and back pack to room 135. Opened the door and what to our surprise…………no bed. So as dear spouse kindly went back to lobby the attendant asked what was wrong. She immediately fixed the problem. New room. And it even has a bed. She also comped us 2 drinks in hotel restaurant. Now we usually walk to Max & Ermas for drinks and dinner, but I don’t feel like melting so we will eat here. It will be an early night. Alarm set for 2:45am. Shower, dry hair makeup. Organize and off to shuttle. Can only hope that dinner has no surprises. Sea you.

The re-named “Grandma mobile” is packed and ready to leave for airport. Pray for safe travels.

So sorry to hear about this. Glad no one was harmed. Be safe.

We are staying at the Hampton near the airport and Sunday going back to airport to catch RCI shuttle. Hoping all goes well with this mode of transportation. And as for amount of luggage. Well. Not really. We will be gone 10 days. Shoes , clothes, bathing suites , shower caddy, pharmaceuticals 😳 (prescription and OTC). Beach bag, travel documents. ……

7 days out of Galveston. Sunday to Sunday. Hearing when she heads back to Florida 3/4 split week cruises.

A tradition of taking pictures of suitcases just in case lost by airlines on a non stop flight. Air tags safely tucked in. Pretty purple. Sea ya.

Pre-Cruise pedicure. Pre-Cruise Ankles. Any “Cankles” will be noted. Sea ya.

I love it!!!!! Thanks for sharing.

Good morning. Today we finish packing. And leave for airport once our house sitters arrive. Busy day. Well finish up everything. Water the plants/garden. And of course have to make one final run to Walmart or Travel agent. You see we leant our suitcase scale to the daughter when they went to a conference and for the last 6 weeks when I babysat for our granddaughter the scale was not given to us. She forgot. Yup Walmart Yup First of month. Yup Painful Also I have read that that “Duck” hunting season is quite overpopulated on this sailing. Every. And I mean every type,size, color, and theme imaginable. For us-no quackery. Even though it has been shared that duck hunting could be profitable. In fact some have money attached. Besides, my life revolves around ………… And. Time to get productive. Sea ya.

So, I guess sailing the western Caribbean has its benefits over the next few days. The report also went on to say Florida is going to have a wet few days ahead. To all, be safe. Sea ya.

Thank you CC. This is the first time I remember getting this post. I probably got it in past but must of slipped my mind. This cruise is becoming really real. Sea ya.

Also, As I arrived for my pedicure the technician goes, what are you doing here? I look at her. She goes your appointment is for tomorrow at 9am. I go, my calendar says today, but no problem see you tomorrow. But I had to look when i got home. Here the master calendar on the wall still had May up, um I did have an appointment on the first Thursday in May Golly G, forgot today was the first day of June. Blame it on retirement, and never knowing what day it is. Better pay close attention to calendar in future. Time to get moving. Sea Ya

The first showing. We will just walk in to suite seats. But, we will not be going to Blue Planet. Saw it, and yes it is done very well, but after the opening scene we were uh bored, so we put up with it. The cast is awesome, show done well, but not to our liking. Glad we did see it though, once for us is enough. And the Aqua theatre show is one of the best ones for me. I am unable to tolerate a ton of flashing lights. I was unable to stay for the shows here on Oasis and Symphony because of lighting. We have seen ice show almost on every cruise, and will probably see again. Our new passion is trivia in schooners bar. I have MY pencils sharpened and ready to go. And end the day for a couple hours visiting the casino. Yup, only an evening player. Usually enough time to go through my budget of $$ for the night. Then time to watch people, and just chill. Some times I win, sometimes I lose, but usually have enough to keep playing with the return of credits from time to time. Take care

Packed (lol), all stuff pulled, and putting in suitcases tonight. 2 large 2 Carryons 1 back pack. We do not do overly dress for formal night anymore, so that saves room. We are "business casual". Not taking our snorkel gear, using the excursion ones. And being in the medical profession, a ton of OTC as well as our prescription drugs. Sea Ya

Also happy birthday to @Ocean Boy