TravelGirlinDallas

Wow, what an amazing birthday! Fancy drinks, all your favorite desserts - and you were on a cruise! I hope to experience a cruise birthday someday. 😂 So happy for you!

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I thought it was odd that even though it got dark here, it didn't really get cooler. It was about 80* and didn't noticeably change during the totality.

Brian and I worked from home today. It was partly cloudy, but cleared enough to see the few minutes of totality. It was way cooler than I even imagined. It was so weird how it got dark and the streetlights came on. I'm glad I got to see that once in my lifetime.

And here we are in the direct path and our son's school is NOT canceled that day. He feels very cheated. 😂

It's not because the eclipse itself is dangerous. It's because they expect thousands of people to travel to our area to view it, which will cause massive traffic/crowding issues. And this eclipse is a bigger deal than most since it's total. Still seems like a bit of overkill to me - I guess I'll find out on 4/8! https://www.fox4news.com/news/eclipse-total-solar-eclipse-traffic-texas

Videos of this flood are all over TikTok and it looks pretty dramatic. I'm surprised there's much less talk about it here on CC.

Thank you!! Best wishes for a successful surgery and easy recovery!! Keep us posted when you feel up to it.

Happy belated birthday, @dani negreanu. Your food pictures look delicious!

He's 13 and growing so fast!!

Just returned from spending spring break week in Washington, DC, showing Andrew all of the historical sights. We got to tour inside the White House and go up inside the Washington Monument (both tickets hard to get), plus many other things. We walked 6+ miles each day, and we went 8.5 miles the day we toured all of the monuments on the mall. We also got to see the cherry trees just beginning to bloom, which made me so happy. White House Supreme Court Capitol Arlington Washington Monument (we walked around to all of the monuments) Cherry blossoms Me and the Hope Diamond George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Just flew back from DC on SWA yesterday and got caught up on your review. I thought we’d be stuck at the airport all day yesterday due to the storms at DAL but somehow we made it home on time. Sure hope you get to board soon and that the rest of your journey is uneventful.

Yes. It is not recognizing my password and not letting me reset it. At first, I thought someone was trying to hack/steal my account, but then I Googled and saw that it's happening worldwide right now.

I found her on Instagram and commented that I missed her on CC. She replied that she missed CC, too.

Same for me.

Thank you!! I have looked into the Spy Museum, and it’s on our list as an idea if we have extra time after doing the other essential things.

Yes, that was a big part of choosing to go during the spring. I’ve been there during the summer before and definitely didn’t want to repeat that experience!

Hey, thanks for asking about me. I’ve been posting less everywhere online for a while. On CC, the threads move so fast sometimes I get lost in the shuffle. And I’ve just been feeling a bit down lately since the first of the year. There’s been some work stress and just general blahs, but it seems silly to post about when others are going through much worse. So I end up just withdrawing for a while. Our next trip is to Washington, DC in a couple of weeks during Andrew’s spring break. I really wish it was another cruise, but it’s important to show Andrew the capital city. It’s NOT going to be relaxing at ALL, and scheduling is such a challenge now that most of the sights require a timed-entry ticket. But I’m finally starting to feel a little excited about it. Hoping to see some cherry blossoms this time since the festival begins the week afterward.

I don't want a formal photo shoot. I usually just buy the pics taken all throughout - at embarkation, at dinner, around the ship, in front of the backdrops or staircases, etc. Other cruiselines have packages where you can choose 5-10 of those impromptu pictures for a flat fee. It seems that Celebrity does not offer this. Good to know!

The website doesn't list any photo packages other than actual sessions with a photographer. I usually buy a photo package on cruises that includes a certain number of photos snapped all throughout the cruise. Does Celebrity not offer this at all? Do the regular ship photos have to be purchased individually?

I hate using lanyards, so I bought the little clip Princess offered and kept my Medallion clipped to a pocket in my tiny travel purse. So much easier.

No, Roscoe posted a pic of himself yesterday, and that's not him in the group pic above.

In the back: Megan, Pebbles & Amy - standing in front of... maybe Bohjang (Keep Calm shirt) and her DH? I'm not sure who the couple on the left are.

Being able to remove the flipper teeth opens up all sorts of costume opportunities on Halloween, so there’s that…