We're almost three full days into the new year and so far so good. I'm also almost three full days into my sixth decade and I'm still standing. Wow! That first sixty years sure went by quickly. I hope the next sixty slow down a bit or I'm going to be old before I know it. It's been a heck of a ride so far and I can't wait to see what lies ahead.
We always enjoyed New Years Eve in the great state of Texas. It usually meant catching an early dinner and movie and home by 9:00. We were usually able to stay awake until 11:00 to watch the ball drop in New York. California doesn't whip Texas on too many things. The beaches are nicer, the wine is better, but the taxes and cost of living are higher (not good things). One thing California really beats Texas on is New Years Eve. You just have to stay up until 9:00 to watch the festivities from Times Square. We watched it, kissed, wished each other a Happy New Year and the lights were out by 9:15.
We've got another day and a half here with Sarah, Joey and James. It's been great spending so much time with them. Totally unbiased opinion, James is about as cute as possible. Sweet personality, happy almost all of the time and more energy than a squirrel on Red Bull. We've loved every minute of it but by about 7:00 PM Beth and I are whipped!
Friday afternoon we're going over to San Francisco. If the weather cooperates we've got a big hike planned for Saturday. It'll take us from Fisherman's Wharf out to an area called "Land's End". The majority of it will be near or along the coast and it looks quite spectacular.
Saturday night we have an overnight flight to Miami. Sunday we head out on the Celebrity Eclipse for a 14 day cruise. The itinerary includes stops at St. Thomas, Antigua, St. Lucia, Barbados, Bonaire, Curacao, two days in Aruba and a few sea days mixed in. We were on a cruise from Barcelona last year at this time. There seems to be a pattern emerging.
I didn't bring my laptop (I'm using Sarah and Joey's) so my blogs from the cruise will mostly be pictures. Sarah tells me she rarely reads what I write and just looks for the pictures.........she'll be happy!
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| December 31, 2017 |
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| December 31, 2016 |
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| Swinging on the streets of San Rafael with Mom and Poppy |
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| Sticker time........a tribute to James's favorite reindeer |
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| Sunrise on the way to Sonoma |
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| Mimi, James and a famous bridge |
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| Water painting at the Bay Area Discovery Center |
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| Catching fish with his bare hands! So what if they were plastic. |
