We are back. Pulled into our driveway at 5 am Sunday-up for nearly 24 hours after massive flight delays, plus 3 hour drive home from airport. Guess we could have stayed in St Louis but we all just wanted to be in our own beds.
Busy week-Monday basically recovering, but had board meeting that night. was gorgeous weather so I decided to move our club board meeting to local pub-sheesh you'd have thought I suggested skinning cats alive per some members.
Tuesday was check presentation from all Sertoma Clubs to Boys and girls clubs for Chili cook off proceeds at Springfield Cardinals game - $125K. Wednesday was Blues game 7 and WIN!! OMG! Thursday was wine tasting fundraiser. And of course work Tue-Friday.
Just read US pulled the plug on all cruises sailing to cuba effective 6/3.
Isn’t monyk on that itinerary? That would seriously stink for her, hope I’m wrong.
I hope it doesn’t mess up Monykalyn’s plans
Yep major mess up, and a reason I haven't felt like posting much. Universal was a blast.
Got an upgrade offer to Grand suite a couple days before cruise and it was really fabulous. If you know me on Facebook then you saw the pics (PM me if you are on FB and want to be friends
) then the news. Still upset and disappointed - this wasn't a "port' change but a major major destination change-ie book
amazon rain forest and detour to Key west instead. Sure both may have parrots but NOT the same in any way. Plus Carnival's compensation was just poor.
Food was pretty good, son LOVED the kids club-had to make sure he came to dinner every night so we'd at least see him during daylight hours once on sea days. Crew was really great all around actually. If we hadn't had the rug yanked out it would be a top vacation memory. For me, currently, I just want to forget it. Angry and disappointed are inadequate to describe it. And that's all I am going to say (more would get me banned and maybe Secret service on my door step). Maybe I will feel like going through pictures in next few weeks, maybe not. If had happened before sailing and given option of cancelling I would have in a heartbeat. An extra week in Orlando would have been better.
Was supposed to meet Patty in West Palm Beach, but as you know, Joe has had some heart issues. Hope they are OK.
Flight home was pushed back an hour a week before we even left. so we had time to kill, met up with old college friends for a couple hours, went to a movie, then headed to airport-flight kept getting delayed-to point we were going to miss connecting in Atlanta. Managed to get on an earlier flight (that was delayed) and ended up in premium seats. They kept changing time for our flight to STl from Atlanta-first 3 hours delayed, then just 1.5-then 2...
And saw the 9,000 show of the Lion King, one of the longest running shows, 22 years so far. Packed house.
Oh how neat would that be to see it in New York!! DH bought me tickets to when the tour came through our town.
He is ADORABLE oh my goodness!!!
This ride was pretty intense.
Sounds like the trip was a great success and fun! enjoyed the pictures. Did you like this version? or was Original ToT better?
Haven't been in the mood to be on the DIS much. Joe has some health issues we're dealing with and was briefly hospitalized this week. He sees a cardiologist this week so hopefully we will get some more news on his condition.
Hugs
Maybe I'll check via our cat camera!!
I love that you have cat cameras
Galaxy’s Edge was pretty cool
Sounds like it was a nice way to experience Galaxy's Edge
Thankfully not, today was the day we had originally planned to visit, but weather was poor so we went Saturday instead
Glad you weren't in city-sounds like you had a nice trip with your mom too!
Liv's graduation was very nice.
Ahhh so sweet. and just like that high school is over, but the adventure is just beginning!
Alysa leaves for Alaska tomorrow am. Long travel day for her-from Albuquerque to Seattle to Anchorage to Kodiak. should have phone coverage at least to Anchorage.
To cheer myself up I renewed my UOAP, booked flights for september (yay for reward miles), and deposited and paid for search/exchange from timeshare for France next summer. Only resort I want is the Marriott near
Disneyland Paris, will see if it comes through. Considering switching hotels from the new Endless summer to Sapphire falls-as much as I want to try the new resort, I know how exhausted we are at end of HHN days and that long walk to bus...vs water taxi and shorter walk...Heck with my mood I almost booked a suite at HR on Orbitz (between my reward dollars, coupon code it was almost-almost-worth it).
Up since 4:30 (not by choice-can't sleep-ugh perimenopause) and I'm fading fast!
Mac-hope you are doing better now.
Hello and good night to anyone I missed!