Happy Birthday Ruth!!!!!!!

[babyher]

Happy Birthday Ruth :)

 

Many more happy and healthy years, many more wonderful cruises , and lots of chocolate :) :)

 

Seeing you love the Big Bands so much a famous toast from Ol' Blue Eyes comes to mind

 

 

"May you live 1000 years and the last voice you hear ..is mine"

 

 

ENJOY:)

[ekerr19]

Ruth -

 

Happiest of birthdays... wishing you many, many more. :)

[TedC]

Ruth,

 

Happy, Happy, Happy birthday!

 

There's something special about December babies. (We have three sweet grandchildren born in December.)

 

 

And whata way to celebrate - a great cruise just days away.

 

Cathy and Ted

[RuthC]

I had a nice piece of cake after supper. (I also had one after lunch. :eek: ) That was naughty. :D

Now the rest of you must pick up the standard and eat, Eat, EAT! Cake for everyone!:D :D Ice cream on top, too!

Having you all join in this thread has made this a very special day. I appreciate all the good wishes. Thank you. :)

[Copper10-8]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, RUTH!!!!!!!!!!!!:) :) :) :) :)

And many more!

[jhannah]

I have just enjoyed some fudge in your honor. I made it myself a few weeks ago. It improves with age (just like WE do!) The fudge has milk chocolate, German chocolate, chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and the other good stuff found in fudge.

 

Oh, did I mention it's very chocolaty???

;)

[RuthC]

The fudge has milk chocolate, German chocolate, chocolate chips, marshmallow creme, and the other good stuff found in fudge.

Oh, be still my heart! No, seriously, remember the cardiac condition! Just thinking about all this chocolate is making my little heart go pitty-pat. Or thumpa-thump. Or something like that. :p

[SeaGypsy1]

:) Happy Birthday :) wishes to Ruth, from Patrick and Tija. Crusing and Chocolate just seem to work well together. :D

[cruznon]

Happy Birthday Ruth!!!!!!

May the room steward on the Noordam make sure you get DOUBLE chocolates each evening!!!!!!

Hope you had a wonderful day.

[Vic The Parrot]

Happy Birthday Ruth!!!!!!

May the room steward on the Noordam make sure you get DOUBLE chocolates each evening!!!!!!

Hope you had a wonderful day.

 

 

 

I had double chocolates in my cabin on QM2 last week .....

 

;) :D :)

[LAFFNVEGAS]

The Sweet TruthHere's one for all you candy lovers out there.

A study reported in the prestigious British Medical Journal suggests that people who regularly eat candy live up to a year longer than those who deprive themselves.

The study looked at the 1998 health records of 7,841 men, who entered Harvard as undergraduates between 1916 and 1950. And it found that people who eat modest amounts of candy bars, from one to three a month, have a 36 percent lower risk of death than those who abstain. The researchers say that antioxidant phenols in the chocolate portion of the candy probably are responsible for the added longevity. They say the amount of phenols in a 1.5-ounce chocolate bar are about the same as in a glass of red wine.

[TedC]

Yeah, but if you deprive yourself of candy - especially chocolate - each year seems a lot longer - but the dentist bill may be lower.

[RustaRoo]

Hi Ruth,

Happy Birthday and have a wonderful cruise on the 6th! Keep 'the boys' in line as I won't be there to do it:D and have fun dancing the night away! All the best,

Richard

[madelinerose]

Happy Birthday, Ruth!

 

You don't know me from Eve, but in preparation for our first HAL cruise on the Noordam in December, I've read many of your posts and can honestly say it would be a pleasure to sail with you.

 

Happy New Year and Happy Chocolate!

 

Karen ;)

[saltydog28]

Happy Birthday Ruth. Boy...That was a fast year. Here's to the future. May it be healthy and filled with chocolate.

 

All the best,

Pat.

[Aussie Gal]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RUTH,

 

I HOPE YOU HAD A WONDERFUL DAY AND THAT THE NEXT YEAR BRINGS LOTS OF LOVELY SURPRISES.

 

JENNIE

 

P.S. I have tried to email you but your server has rejected me. Can you email me?

[kryos]

A very happy birthday to you, Ruth ... and may the coming year be filled with lots of lovely cruises!

 

I'm still waiting for the day we share a voyage together!

 

Blue skies ...

 

--rita

[Pete&Cat]

Happy Birthday sweet Ruth, although you may not remember you were the first person Cathy and I chatted with on these boards prior to my first HAL cruise :)

 

Our fondest wishes to you always!

[RevNeal]

Ruth!

We will HAVE to celebrate this aboard the Noordam. Yes, a week late ... but who cares?

Chocolate Cake????

Do I have to even ask? :D

[RuthC]

The party's over. The last morsels of cake have been devoured; there is no ice cream left in the container.

And I am officially one year older. :(

It has been grand having all of you at this surprise party my good friend longtimecruiser threw. :) Thank you all for the good wishes.

[Jsipes]

Happy Birthday........Wish for Balloons on your door !!! Have a great one :)

[Jsipes]

Does anyone know if HAL Suites have wi-fi as standard for wireless laptops ? I know they include free binoculars, free laundry service.....

but am curious about computer amenities. Thanks in advance for any responses......

[kakalina]

Happy Birthday Ruth! I must have missed this earlier. May you have as many cruises as you do years!

[LAFFNVEGAS]

OK Ruth , we need to step up on the amount of chcolate we are eating:D

 

A Chocoholic Quiz

Who do you think consumes the most chocolates: Americans, the Swiss or the Danes?

 

Suprisingly, it's the Danes who consume an annual average of 30 pounds per person, according to The Washington Post.

 

The paper also reports that -- despite their penchant for producing dark chocolate -- the Swiss are second with 22 pounds. And Americans? We consume only 11.7 pounds per person.

 

I am helping you right now, I have a piece of See's Chocolates right here next to my coffee:D

[grannynurse]

Hi Ruth,

I hope you got my E-card, I sent it Wednesday. Since you didn't get last years Thanksgiving card, I wonder if I'm mistaking an underscore for a hyphen in your email address. I used an underscore.

If it didn't arrive, better late than never, Happy Birthday!

GN