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And another heartfelt thanks to you Dani for bringing us all together!

I know Christmas is officially behind us, but we’re still celebrating with various family members. We hosted Christmas Eve, just 6 adults and two little ones. A few pictures from that night. This is Jess, Sam, Abby and Ellie (with baby brother to be, all tucked away) Abby with Nana & Papa The beef ready to carve Nana with Abby & Ellie Christmas Day we had brunch at Jess & Sam’s, but no photos. Yesterday we drove down to PA for a quick overnight to celebrate Christmas with Cristina and her family. Traffic was terrible in both directions, but worth it to see them. Here’s Nana playing Santa with Will, Teddy and Andrew. And finally, tomorrow we drive up to Rensselaer NY to take Andy’s Mom to lunch and exchange gifts with her. Three hours up and 3 hours home - if we’re lucky. I already feel like I picked up something from one of the boys. Today I just feel tired and achy all over with no appetite. It’ll be a game day call tomorrow morning if I go because I certainly don’t want to get my 87 yr old MIL sick. I’m also going to test tomorrow before leaving, just to be safe for her. We have no plans for New Year’s and I’m okay with that! What’s everyone doing? (aside from those who are on vacation of course)

Have a safe and wonderful trip! I’m really looking forward to your thoughts and comparison to a cruise. @Ourusualbeach Ken I hope you and your family have a great trip also! And drive carefully - we’ve had terrible fog in the Northeast the past several days.

@Sea Dog Greg, please give Linda our good wishes for a successful surgery and an easy recovery.

I’ve enjoyed following along. Isn’t it a great feeling to disembark knowing the vacation continues instead of having to head home? I hope you’ll post some of the family adventure over on Dani’s thread. BTW, Daryl needs his own fan club 🙂. First we had Bella, now Daryl!

@Husky1987 what a wonderful story Larry. Truly the spirit of Christmas in what you all did for Cindy and her family. @mo&fran excellent news! @Sea Dog please extend belated birthday wishes to Linda from Andy and I. I want to add my wishes for everyone here to have a very Merry Christmas however you spend the holiday 🎄🤶!!

This is just the sweetest thing!

This is great Joy! I’m sure your granddaughter will love it.

Wow Larry! Thank goodness you sought and received the immediate treatment you needed.

That’s so cute! Do you keep them or are you expected to now ‘flock’ someone else?

Yikes. Apparently folks in one of the towns near me are getting around in kayaks.

Whew, I’ve been in the edge of my seat waiting to hear the outcome of Part 1 of the B2B. I figured things turned out okay since you’re currently enjoying Part 2! Glad it all worked out and your DD will get the treatment she needs.

This’ll be our 4th grandson. Our daughter in PA has three boys.

Jessica feels great now that she has passed the 12 week point, thanks for asking Maryann. We were very excited to learn recently that they are having a boy! Both were convinced it was going to be another girl.

The wind and rain has finally died down in the last half hour or so. I ran out to do a few errands earlier, lots of flooded intersections and small tree branches down but nothing too bad. We never lost power and hoping it stays that way 🤞. My daughter in the next town over had her front storm door torn right off the house, it’s laying on her front steps. Our daughter up in Mass had a few sections of vinyl siding torn off their house. I hate to think if this had been a snow event!

Wait, are you saying alcohol is good for kidney stones?! Why did I never know this 😉🙃??!!

Bon Voyage Mark and Susan 🛳️ !!

Is that the Savannah outlets? I love that place and usually try to stop whenever possible. On the other hand, Andy prefers to time it so we hit that area when they’re closed lol.

Glad you decided to start this Mark. I’m happily following along for whatever you’re able to add.

Thank you so much for confirming my initial thoughts! We’ll figure out some other arrangement. Maybe them cruising with us the week before Bella 2.0 or 3.0, then Andy and I stay on for B2B.

@Luckynana I have a question for you Maryann. Good friends of ours want to do an RCI cruise with us. We cruised with them this past January on NCL. It was their first cruise and they loved it but now want to give RCI a try. They both still work and Jan/Feb is best for them to take time off. Andy and I were thinking of asking them to come along on one of the Bella cruises. Our friends really don’t drink and definitely wouldn’t enjoy hanging out at say the Schooner Bar. With that in mind, we’re not sure if it would be awkward for us to participate in the group activities without them. I recall that you and Jim had friends along on Bella 1.0, how did that work out?

Enjoy your visit to the city! @FromSea2ShiningSea and @Tree_skier Have a great cruise! Post some updates here if and when you can.

I don’t know how all y’all keep up here with all the pre holiday activity! First off, Happy Hanukkah to all here who celebrate. @Sea Dog Greg there’s nothing more I can add that the others haven’t already said regarding the “postponement” (not going to call it a cancellation) of your Beyond cruise. I’m sure it was a tough decision but you and Linda will enjoy it so much more in good health. Hope the knee is coming along. I was sorry to read the news that Singinalot/Crystal is no longer here in the CC universe. Her reviews were wonderful and she will definitely be missed. Andy and I recently started watching How To Get Away With Murder on Netflix. We’re not big fans of regular network TV shows, but this one….wow. I’m shocked it was even on a major network. We’re a little more than halfway through the 6 seasons and are totally binge watching it. I highly recommend it if you like cliffhangers.

Wonderful news Mark! Now you can all truly enjoy the holidays and your upcoming trip.

I’ve been a bit under the weather the past day or so after getting my souped-up (senior version) of the flu shot. Much better today and doing some Christmas decorating. @dani negreanu always happy to see you posting and your meal looks fantastic. I love stuffed peppers but am the only one in my entire family who does, so they’re never on the menu here. I should make some just for me and freeze them individually. @Sea Dog Greg, I saw this on IG this morning and immediately thought of you! Two of your favorite things, if you’re ever in the Tampa area.