Key West-Cozumel Cruise

We got up at 4 am on Monday the 1st of March and waited for our friends Rosie and Al to pick us up. We then met the bus at the moose lodge at Ormond beach and by 7:15 we are on our way to Miami to catch the Carnival Imagination. We went through customs and was at the buffet by 1PM.

We checkout the ship and then went to the cabin to unpack and get ready for dinner. We went to bed early as it was a long day. Life is good on a cruise.

Preparing for another trip!

Well, I think we have survived one of the worst winters in Florida and to celebrate that we are preparing to go on our second cruise. This time with the Moose Lodge we are going on Carnival for 5 days and 4 nights. We will be bussed to Miami to board the Carnival Imagination. The first port of call will be key west Florida and on the Cozumel Mexico. This time we are going with a couple from New Milford Pennsylvania where we lived.

This time we knew certain things to do and not to do. So hopefully this will be less costly than last time. Well I have not updated you for awhile so i just wanted to touch base with you all.

Our winter here has been cold and we really have not done that much. Just work mostly. So this will be fun.

Florida's Cold Snap

Remember those beautiful plants I bought for the yard this is what they look like now. How sad.
That is what the extended cold snap did to my yard. Which was nothing compared to what it did to the fruit farmers ,the manatees, and wild birds and the fish. There were 1000's of fish floating in the canals dead and the smell was awful.. Over 100 manatees died and we don't know how many of their babies died and the exotic birds . Every one's plants look like this. Hope things get better, this has been a bad winter for Florida as I guess for the whole country.

Other than that so far this winter has flew by. I am working at friends cafe 2 days a week. leigh 4 days. We have a cruise with some friends coming up in March and a wedding to go to. My grandaughter is coming in june and my daughter in July. We are quite busy and the time it is a flying.

New Year

Well, it is the beginning of a new year and I am hopeful of bright new adventures. We never know what the future holds so I will think positive.

Our family have had a lot of struggles this year and I have had a few myself. After the cancer I thought my worse battles were over. But I discovered I have diabetes. I am struggling with it. But I have a positive attitude that this like anything else with God's help I will get through it taking one day at a time.

God's has given me so much to be thankful for. My family whom I love dearly. My husband who is a true prince among men. My health which except for this latest little thing is basically good.
My friends who I have truly been blessed with. I have been truly blessed.

I wish for all of us this year. A good year in all aspects of our lives. happy New Year everyone.

Christmas Traditions!

We all have our Christmas Traditions. Most we got as a child and were passed down from generation to generation.

Mine are simple ones. Baking cookies, Christmas Eve church to celebrate the birth of Jesus! Watching old Christmas movies, riding around see the Christmas lights. My favorite since I was a young child was riding around to see the Christmas lights. My uncle Joe use to pack the family in the car and we drove all over Norfolk Virginia to see the lights and Norfolk had some awesome displays. I did this with my children when they were little. We lived in Scranton Pennsylvania and we drove all over and went to places like pool supply place that would have all these decorated trees. Now I do it with Leigh and we found Orange City had the best we have seen. Next was the light display at the Town Center at Palm Coast and Ormond Beach on and around Beach Street has some nice ones.

The traditions keep Christmas alive even when you are alone, all the kids gone. Christmas spirit stays in your heart when you enjoy these things.

Friends gathering at Rossi's on the beach

friends gather for a fun night of karaoke at Rossi's.

Karaoke at Rossi's on the Beach

Well Leigh has found a place he can sing to his heart's content. Rossi's at the beach. They have karaoke evry Tuesday and Thursday nights. And I mean to tell you they have some really good singers. The lady who run the Karaoke is Julie. She is an awesome singer and she puts everyone else at ease.

The food is good at Rossi's and all the people are very friendly. I think our Tuesdays and Thursday will probably be spent there. We have made some great friends there. Life in Flagler is getting better.