Stallion

Mood Music for all you Teachers out there

4 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

Just got the "upgrade" call for my upcoming Vista sailing. Currently in a regular Havana deck 5 "patio" as I like to call them. They were offering an upsell to the Havana suite for a total of $680. I just can't justify that. But dang, seeing that call come thru got me excited, it means the cruise really is getting close! 

A suite? Are those the Cabins with extended balconies? Would it be x2? Seems to be pretty reasonable offer because the patios are not overlooking water. I'd probably jump on that

3 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti is out of surgery. It took twice as long as expected, but the results look very good! 😃

Can I sign her cast?

10 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

All a matter of preference. That’s not my thing at all. Not with my team. Other teams fine. But the drinking and watching a game at a bar with friends always turns into too much talking and not enough watching.

The bigger the game the less the number of "fans" I want to be around

5 hours ago, mkcurran said:

Okay CC is drunk and needs to go home. 😆😆

They don't have to go home- but they can't stay here

(Overheard at every Country Bar at closing time)

5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

As long as you don’t have to put in the backup.

 

 

 

 

 

Greatest moment in Texas State Armadillo History

Plus Dallas has the Stars and Mavs both starting at the same exact time in Game 4s

8 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

They block the embedding of a lot of highlight videos. You just have to click the link and watch it on YouTube.

 

Geez I forgot that was journeyman Frank Reich who led that comeback. Almost as good as Warren Beatty in Heavan Can Wait

11 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

 

The Oilers say: "Hold my Beer". Geez the NFL is a bunch of wimps.

8 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

 

The Oilers say: "Hold my Beer"

2 hours ago, KmomChicago said:

It seems to only be letting me search back to 2022.

 

Sometimes if you do a google search you can find posts that go farther back especially with the right key words. But yea-mine only go back to 2022 now and I've been around since 2003. Also there used to be a website called the "waybackmachine.com" or somelike that that finds old webposts

2 minutes ago, Roscoe13 said:

Wait, all the times we've partied together and I'm just now hearing this story?  Talk about burying the lede!!

 

Can't wait to trade tales of why do you have that scar...

You ought to see the other guy

6 minutes ago, sid_9169 said:

Just click on your own page and then look at "activity" then click on "content type" and then "topics"... That'll bring up every thread you've ever started on Cruise Critic from the beginning...

Its not from the begining-last time I looked-about 12 years of my posts went poof

30 minutes ago, Stallion said:

Did anybody else go overboard on the Mother's Day Sales over the Weekend. It rained the entire weekend so the itch got me:

I just realized I may be a Closet Saints Fan 

Did anybody else go overboard on the Mother's Day Sales over the Weekend. It rained the entire weekend so the itch got me:

4 hours ago, TravelE said:

I understand he must have been in such pain. Yet it’s devastating thinking about a life extinguished at such a young age (really at any age). 
 

Depression, alcohol, and guns should not be mixed. 

Those were the exact factors involved in his case. Shot himself with his Dad's Shotgun.

When he cruised in our cabin at about 17-18, my only concern was him getting back to the cabin before daybreak because of all the girls chasing him around the ship. He definitely won the Award for the most Digits* received from Cruise Babes. I also took this kid on his first walking Tour of the French Quarter although I promised his parents that he would be off the streets after Dinner Time-but then again they eat late on Bourbon Street. He was such a vivacious kid. As you get older you inevitably learn of friends that have committed suicide-and none of mine have fit the "Profile" except that they had easy access to a gun when the depression/drinking hit.

* Digits was a game played by Bachelors back in the day when men would try to get the telephone numbers of girls  to ask for a date

5 hours ago, pirate4me2 said:

@TravelE prayers for your son and his GF's emotional/mental health while dealing with this. I cannot imagine the range of emotions flooding thru them right now. I would be a wreck. 

 

@MeganGC1983 I cannot imagine 5 people in a stateroom....3 on my last cruise was rough, and we were mostly just in there to sleep! 

Plus Megan's  kids are now older, bigger and are teen-aging 

1 hour ago, TravelE said:

Sorry I have been scarce the last few weeks. Lots going on in our lives. Some good, some bad!

 

I had a great trip to the Florida panhandle the last week of April with a couple of my mom friends. We met when our kids were in elementary school. Now they are either out of college or graduating soon. Below are a few pics from that trip.

 

Got back to Atlanta and celebrated my oldest son’s 24^th birthday with a nice dinner at home on Friday night. He had plans to go out with friends to celebrate his birthday on Saturday.

 

I get a text very early Sunday morning asking me to call him.

 

***Trigger warning: this post contains content about suicide***

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After a night out celebrating with dinner and a couple of bars, his dear friend and roommate came home and committed suicide in their apartment. My son and his girlfriend called the police and then texted me. We picked them up after the police released them. They were distraught both with grief and the trauma of hearing the gunshot and knowing what it likely meant.

 

DS obviously does not want to go back to their apartment, so he is living with us temporarily. Not exactly his ideal living situation! But he is very grateful to have a place to stay and parents that have moved everything out of his apartment (almost) while working around a hazmat team. 

 

 

****Happy topics now*******

 

In the meantime, we were preparing for my younger son’s college graduation which occurred this past Saturday. We had a family celebration dinner on Friday with graduation the next morning. Everything was flawless and well-done. This DS has struggled with a learning disability his whole life so to graduate college with highest honors was an incredible feat. We are beyond proud!

 

Now we transition to preparation for our Alaskan cruise on the HAL Westerdam leaving this Sunday from Seattle. We fly out to Seattle on Friday night with plans to hit the Seattle highlights on Saturday. I really need to focus on packing and getting the dog ready for the dog sitter. There are a few things that still need moved out of DS1’s apartment but the movers are coming on Wednesday.

 

I am excited to read all the upcoming trip reports: @KmomChicago, @TxTeach79, @MeganGC1983, and @sid_9169 (maybe???)

 

 

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Tribe moms and surrogate moms!

 

 

Photos from the beach and DS2's college graduation

 

Awful. My son's best friend/sometimes roomate and a kid that I took on a couple of cruises with us  before also committed suicide several years ago. He was a happy go lucky kid with a bright future that you would never guess was suffering from severe depression. 

4 hours ago, Jamman54 said:

This is our table…..

 

 

Here are Patti and I at Fahrenheit 555…..

 

 

 

We are both drinking wine by the glass tonight…..

 

 

This was the amuse bouche. Don’t remember what it was…..

 

 

Patti had the Young Lettuce Salad, French Onion Soup, Lobster Tail with a Baked Potato, Apple Tart Dessert, and several glasses of Rose.

 

I had a Shrimp Cocktail, Young Lettuce Salad, 14oz New York Strip Steak with Yukon Mashed Potatoes, Apple Tart Dessert, and several glasses of Moscato.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We walked out of there in a food coma and decided to head back to the cabin. We figured we would leave the barstools for the poor people who would be getting off the ship tomorrow!

 

Today’s Cheers count: Patti = 6, Jeff = 10. For the day (+4), for the cruise (+12).

 

Coming up next: It’s Turnaround Day. Let’s do it again!!!

50 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Day # 5- (April 18th) – Amber Cove  (7am – 3pm). 

 

We were up at 5:30am to get ready for the day. As usual when we come here, we have rented a Pool Cabana so we want to get off the ship as soon as possible. It’s going to be a partly cloudy but warm today…..

 

 

Here are today’s Fun Times…..

 

 

 

 

We aren’t going to eat breakfast this morning so we head out to the Havana Area to watch the Carnival Vista back into her berth….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To be continued……

50 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Patti heads up to Deck 5 and checks out the starboard side Lanai where Guy’s Pig & Anchor BBQ Smokehouse is. It’s not open today. It’s only open embarkation day and sea days…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Patti makes it back to the Havana Area where she finds me hanging out in the pool…..

 

 

Patti’s thirsty from all her walking so she orders a Malibu Bay Breeze from Kiran for herself and gets one for me…..

 

 

 

 

To be continued…..

The way she is looking at you reminds me of this Video where "Buster" won't get out of the Pool

My son had a similar project when he was about 8-9. 

He "somehow" came up with a history project acting out  the greatest historical speeches in American history

"I Have a Dream"

"The Only Thing We Have to Fear-Is Fear Itself"

"December 7, 1941-a Day that Will Live in Infamy"

"Mr. Gorbachov-Tear Down this Wall"

He practiced the speeches to get the tone right-built a project board-explained the context of each speech

AND

"We" got an A+

He still vividly recalls the project 20 years later plus it didn't hurt my GPA

5 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

Made it to the 3rd grade wax museum… my third trip to the school today. After drop off but before wax museum, he fell in mud at recess so his US marshal shirt and jeans had to get switched out. 🤦🏼‍♀️

Hmm. You'd think the kid could have grown a thick handlebar mustache to "finish" the Look. See background pics.

Oh well! I hope the Teach gives YOU an A+ for YOUR Project.

1 hour ago, dmet0225 said:

I honestly have no idea why there are 2.  She lives 20 miles out in the middle nowhere on 100 acres.  The late FIL built everything himself.  I don't ask any questions. 

Probably in case they got divorced

44 minutes ago, Roscoe13 said:

He, and you, are overthinking it!  Just go with Marcus Dupree.  Easy peasy!

Alas it is hard to name a famous Oklahoman that hasn't left the State

Marcus Dupree

Barry Switzer

Lincoln Riley

The Joad Family