slidergirl

Well, Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to me! My owner brought down a bunch of clothes and told my boss and me to go through and take what we wanted. Well, some of this stuff still had tags on them and some of it was high-end stuff! We were in Heaven going through it all. We split the ski shells - she took the Spyder and I took The North Face. And we split 2 cashmere zip sweaters - same pattern, different colors. I took another couple of cashmere sweaters, a sweater cardigan and a sweater duster, some leggings, a few shirts, an unworn pair of boots. We both probably walked with easily $800 each. There was one Ralph Lauren fou fou-y black shirt that I really wanted, but I couldn't get my arms in the shirt (and it was a L). Would have looked good with nice jeans. Sigh.' I'm laughing now because I want to take some with me to Alaska!!! I may have to re-think my packing strategy and just take my Osprey rolling bag instead of my Cotopaxi carry on. THIS should be interesting!! OOTD: blue jeans, my olive tie dye Smartwool hoodie shirt, my Merrell Moab lowtops.

It worked on my work computer using google chrome. Man, I could make a LOT of money doing final system user testing for some of the companies...

Last summer, I stayed at The Market Urban Hotel. It is in a great location; a few minutes' walk from/to the train station, a few minutes walk to San Lorenzo Market & Mercato Centrale and on to the Duomo. I had no issues walking around as a solo into the night. The Front Desk staff was very nice and responsive - they booked some dinners for me in advance of my stay. There is a nice coffee place next door - got my cappucino e cornetto there in the AM. It is a good price point.

where I live, we have moose in the neighborhood. Yes, they are cute and they do look dumb. But, do NOT underestimate them! They can move FAST. We have a neighborhood moose watch - will let people know where our moose are hanging out. We'll let new people know how to behave with our moose. Every year, there are reports of people getting hurt/killed by moose and buffalo up in the National Parks because they got too close and disturbed them. Photo of one of our neighborhood moose relaxing in the front yard.

Good to know I'm not alone. I'm going to try it at work today - dell computer, Microsoft (ugh), and chrome browser. I used to system test software for a living - so much stuff out there now just isn't tested enough and it drives me crazy. No reason for bad software.

Jeans, leggings. I wore the Moab all day Tuesday at work and I'm going to wear it again tomorrow. So absolutely comfy right out of the box.

Yes, it was varied shades of blue. It would have gone well.

I've tried doing the online check in using Safari and my Navigator app. I can do everything except do the "Add Card" under the Onboard Account dropdown. I select "Add Card",put in my name. But, card number does not allow me to type in a number. and, then I can enter the expiration date. Any idea what is going on? I guess I can always call to get it added, but it's a PIA.

I need a little help deciding which shoes to take. Only taking 2 of them. Left to right - Merrell Chameleon Mid boot, Merrell trail runner, Merrell Moab low shoe, Moab Mid boot. All waterproof.

Yes it was! She came down later and gave me a flower vase and a panini grill!!! Bad photo of the jewelry:

Park City, UT. It just won't quit,.

Bummer. If I were Queen of the World, I'd make the weather for you and Hank sunny and pleasant for the rest of your cruise time. And, I'm make it stop snowing up here at home. Since it's still snowing today, you can guess my status...😉

I just book and don't look at fares again. It's too much to keep looking for a $2 decrease.

4 days until I'm done with work for the Winter Season. 14 days until I fly. 15 days until I board.

My hair stylist had a long-time client who had a cabin on the Residensea. She get to use it from time to time as a "gratuity" from her.

Or a K-car, a nice reliant automobile. (one of favorite songs!)

Cocoa Beach/Port Canaveral doesn't have the flooding, but it has the totally nasty and smelly sargassum washing up on the beaches now.

I may take a couple of the necklaces on the cruise. It's that old hippie look!! If you want to look, the company is "Melody Vintage Jewelry". Purple - there are two stores in NC that sell her stuff - Ziabird in Wilmington and All Through the House in Winston-Salem. Some of the pieces could be up your alley, too! The coat doesn't close - I need about 3" less bust for that, but it looks really cool left open. I have 3 jackets at home that were designed to sit open, too, so it fits right on. They all said it goes right with what I had on today...It's about mid-thigh length. Now, if she could bring some of her stuff back from Italy for me 😉

Hi from snowy Park City. Yes, it's snowing again. I have to say, today was a great day to come to work. My owner (who also owns the villa in Tuscany) had a free "yard sale" for us in her unit. They are renovating it this summer so she was giving away a bunch of stuff. I have no room in my house for really anything, but I did take a new Keurig machine and a pair of metalwork crows (I have some other metalwork animals so they'll be at home). BUT, then she brought out me a coat and wanted to know if it would fit - it did! It's about a $500 coat. THEN, she brought down to the desk some beautiful necklaces from a vintage designer she knows. I was looking up some of it and she gave me close to $800 worth!!!!! It was like Christmas in April. I wish she was giving away the one fedora she brought with her this time - I coveted it the last time she was here. It was custom done for her at some fancy hat place in Nashville - probably a good $1000. I have some photos of my footwear I'm trying to decide on, but they are on my phone and I can't copy them here. I'll post when I get home. OOTD: black jeans, pink & white stripe Tshirt, jean jacket, pink hightops. The fedora would go great with this outfit 🤪

I would have preferred a nice "thank you" instead. $2 is an insult. I keep trying to give them to people when they ask for change, but they decline. I may have pay cash at the grocery store and feed them into the register to get rid of them 😹

The short ribs are a big favorite in Delta One.

I'm not one for sitting in the cabin, either. And, it could get a little chilly sitting out on my balcony. I'd rather sit in a bar/lounge and listen to the ambient "noise". I can make a vodka rocks last a long time...

I'm down to my last 4 work days - Friday through Monday. It's another bittersweet feeling - happy to have the Summer off but I'll miss the owners. One told me the other day that I "class the place up." I doubt it the way that I dress, but some of my "professional" behavior I learned at my Forbes classes still hangs around. I didn't pick out my rain shell yet. There was a big mudslide on the interstate that closed down the eastbound traffic so that I'd have no way to get back. And, then it's supposed to snow tomorrow and I hate driving the interstate in the snow. I have all of next week to do it. Lois - good to hear you are having a good time. sorry it was windy & chilly, though. I don't know enough about Greek or Turkish food to give you any food challenges!!

Between Cynthia and Hank talking about the lack of nighttime activity, I guess I had better stock up on my music and kindle books before my Alaska trip!!! I'm an up-until-midnight person, thanks to my work schedule.

Emma. Been there, enjoyed the pizza and they had Brunello by the glass.