slidergirl

Hank - I'm going to piggyback onto this thread for a second. Starting a new thread seems a waste. So, Perrier (ugh) comes with the HIA beverage package. How much more was the Pellegrino? And, is there a monetary upgrade available with the package to get the Elite? Wondering minds want to know.

Good ole' Ernest & Julio. I remember their commerials. I'd rather pay for Pelligrino than get free Frog Water 😜 Is the Provisioning Officer still employed?????

I always ask the server to change gloves. Never know how long they had been using them and what they'd been touching. I do that with the TSA folks, too. Never let them touch my stuff with "used" gloves. The only time I came down with Noro was at the St. Regis Deer Valley. Working at the Front Desk and such, goodness only knows where I came into contact. I go home, go to work, repeat, so it had to be at work. All I got was a day off without pay (no specific sick days, just PTO and I was saving).

Oh, I meant to let you know... I finally got all the intelligence on the villa my owners owns in Tuscany. It's managed by Timbers Resorts for her and her DH. I did a web research on the area - Holly Cow!!! The area is Casole d'Elsa and the name of the properties they manage is Casali di Casole. Since they don't rent out their condo here, I'm betting they don't do it there and Timbers just manages it. I'd take a week there as my gratuity for the year 😜 I'd match it up with my hair stylist's week on the Residensea she had as a gratuity from a client a few years ago!!!

I was looking at a Photo Safari for Ketchikan. I was kind of hoping I could go off on a boat whale watching or fishing. But, thanks to Long COVID, I'm having another but with dizziness/vertigo so that is off the table. Just hoping that the ship doesn't cause too many problems, too. Anyway, I'm not a group excursion kind of person so looking for something different. This caught my eye. I've done photo hikes before in Arizona and Colorado so this sounded good for me.

Cynthia - Isn't it a good feeling when you get to finally see something you've read and thought about for years? That was my thing with Abu Simbel. Matcha pudding with adzuki beans on the bottom. Yum! Or was it natto at the bottom? Ugh. Lois - Good to know you're having fun on your journeys. Did the cool & windy go away? I think it came here! Sunny but windy and makes the 40s feel like 30s! I'm learning a women's L isn't always a L. I still can't just pick up a L and have it fit. Frustrating as sin. Some of the things I got yesterday just didn't fit my shoulders & bust. The one cashmere zipper sweater was a major disappointment. But, the other 2 sweaters and duster are perfect. I could have had 3 pair of jeans but I didn't want to try them on and not have them fit... I wish I could go over to her villa in Tuscany and try some of her things there (she's leaving in a week to go back over for another month, poor thing). OOTD: my blue & white long sleeve Tshirt, blue jeans, my Merrell Moabs.

Well, if I updated my 2016 MacBook Pro, probably pretty good. One issue with a poorly designed program (they obviously failed to test all hardware platforms) won't stop me. The Microsoft software isn't working all that great at work, either.

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 😉