The only good thing about cold weather in South Florida is that it makes the citrus sweet so the oranges should be delicious now because I am freaking freezing here y'all.  Brrr.  Way to cold for me.  When I walk by the pool it's all by itself with nobody there to enjoy it.  That heater has to be working full time too.

I won fifty cents at canasta yesterday, that's two wins and one loss this week so it's a win.

Today I have lunch with the duck and then grocery shopping.  The WalMart should be tons of fun because the duck makes it fun.  Just like Sarge that one is.

Stay warm y'all and enjoy your Sunday.  I know I will!

Andre' worked on abs yesterday.  All. Abs.  Oy.  But you know what?  I did it.  All of it.  

It's still chilly but clear and pretty out.  I do have the heat on though.  It's a shame that it's South Florida Fair week and so chilly.

Today I have canasta again and I plan on winning back my money! Ha.  No matter though, it's still a cheap form of entertainment especially on a day that I can't swim.

I am getting my grocery list together so I can make some of the bee bandwagon recipes again.  Have to decide which ones to make this week.  Roasted vegetables for sure.  Love those.  And fish tacos too.  Maybe those apple pies too.  We'll see what happens.  I had the omelet last night with Swiss cheese.  Oh and those chicken enchiladas too, can't forget those.  Remember all the recipes are on the sidebar under the bee bandwagon thingy.

So my friends, stay warm and I will too.  And have a great weekend.

Brrrrr.  Still chilly here.  I have to go to see Andre' for 45 minutes of torture personal training and I'm quite sure I won't be cold after that!  I am still carrying around my cruise weight and he's going to want to do something about that I know.  

So the vote came in yesterday in favor of Comcast.  I voted against it as did one other board member (the mayor of the pool) but we lost so I shall have another five years of substandard service I suppose.  My mind cannot grasp why we are staying with Comcast other than Hotwire wanted a ten year contract and they were afraid of that.  I don't blame Hotwire since they were going to rewire the buildings with fiber optics but we shall stay with the old (broken down) wiring at a higher price.  Sigh...

Yesterday I lost at canasta, eleven bucks!  That's a major loss in that game too but I shall recover next time.  Plus I'm still ahead from poker this week, right?

Guess that's about it from me, having a pretty stupid brain tonight.  Must take more fish oil.  Have a great Friday y'all.  I sure know I will!

Update:  Well I hit the wrong thing and this published too early.  Pretend it's later, ok?

Well today I have lunch at the club, then canasta, then a board meeting at 4:30 so that's three things.  One over my comfort level.  It's pretty cold too, way colder than I like so no swimming for a while I think.

Steve and Jane came and made my condo sparkly clean yesterday.  They are just the absolute best you can imagine.  He can do anything that needs fixed too so that's an extra but they clean from the ceiling to the floor, corner to corner.  Including windows.  Now how good is that?  The only thing I don't let them do is the bed and the laundry, I do those things and I do the ironing.  Those are the things I like to do.

My weight is still up and I am trying so hard to get it back down.  I gain so easily and it's sooo hard to lose.  I guess most of you have the same thing but it sucks.  What I have to do is go back to my food diary when I was losing and eat that again.  I will do that and shop this weekend and see how that works for me.  Some of the recipes from the bee bandwagon.  I will do this.  I will.

Last night when I got home from the condo party my "on demand" service was out again with Comcast.  Today at 4:30 I am being asked to renew their contract for another five years.  Ack.  They are a substandard company that cannot get their act together and I am sick of them.  I don't know if any of the others are any better but seriously, their timing stinks.

It seems like I am complaining a lot today.  Sorry.  I'll try to do better.  I don't really feel bad or anything, guess I was just a bit bitchy for a spell.  I'm over it now.

Have a great Thursday y'all.  I will too.  Promise!

Yesterday I had a good workout with Andre' and then he invited me to his upcoming wedding.  In Jamaica.  It's a way off so I don't have to decide right away.  Would I fly there by myself?  I just don't know yet but I will think about it.

Can you believe January is half over?  Time is so fleeting, please use every day you have in the best possible way you can.  

Last night's poker game was a win for me, I came out $36.00 ahead.  At first I was up over a hundred but that didn't last.  I don't care, as long as it's not a loss it's a night out for me and in my building so I don't have to drive anywhere to play.  

Today I have lunch at the club with some gals and a nice game.  Then tonight I have a party in the social room downstairs.  My calendar is overloaded again, I have to make some choices because I don't really like to do more than two things a day, three is too many for me.  I get too tired and stop having so much fun.  And y'all know I like me some fun times!

There is a cold front here and it's supposed to last a while so no pool time for me.  That's really my favorite activity too, I really miss it when I can't swim.  It's such fun and such good exercise and burns so many calories.

I did gain a few pounds on the cruise but I'll get them off soon.  It's all in the belly too.  Rats.  That stinks.  I never gain the the boobular area, just the belly or the assular area.  Buggers.

Have a lovely Wednesday y'all.  I surely will too.  You can count on it!

Well this was not my view today but in my mind it was.  I went to the pool but it wasn't quite warm enough for me to get in.  I did, however, sit out there a while talking to friends.  Then I had a board meeting, Comcast? Hotwire?  Whatever.  Y'all know how much I love Comcast (NOT!) but we may be stuck with it.  

Today I am back with the torturer trainer Andre' for my 45 minutes of hell working out.  I gained a few pounds on the cruise so he'll be working on that I know.  Not much gets by that one!  Anyway I need it so I'll do it.

And then there will be poker for me tonight!  It's been three weeks since I got to play since the holidays and the cruise all were on poker nights so I am ready for that.  Then there is a party in our social room on Wednesday for the condo so my calendar is, once again, full to the brim.  And I wouldn't have it any other way!

Have a lovely Tuesday y'all.  I sure will too...

Well it's back to reality now.  It was a LOVELY week, seriously lovely.  I have many friends getting on the same ship as we got off but that's how it goes sometimes.  It is priceless to be able to spend 8 days with an adult child and have so much in common and have so much fun.  Amazing really.

And now I have to tell you something that happened the last night.  I am telling you this so that you will try to love life as much as I do and have as much fun as I do.

On Saturday night the duck and I closed the piano bar and at the end everyone (I mean everyone!) started banging their hands on the bar and shouting "We love Bee!" over and over and over again.  I didn't know what to do but it was one of the highlights of my life on this earth.  I truly had a fun time.  So many people gave me their email addresses and facebook names to stay in touch.  

I was old enough to be most of their grandmothers but we bonded anyway.  Age didn't matter, backgrounds didn't matter (lots of countries too), the only thing that mattered was that we had a great time together for eight nights.  We sang together (mostly off key), we laughed together, we danced together, we drank together (the duck and I without alcohol), we toasted many things together, we roasted many, and I will stay in touch with lots of them.

If you can let go of any inhibitions and just let go and have fun you won't be sorry.  It took me many years to realize this but I finally did.

Thanks for coming along with us and maybe one day you'll come with us in person!  We'd love that.  Now I have to go plan the next one... 

Some random moments...

The lido pool a few nights ago when we were rocking a bit.  Sure made for some good sleep though!

The "Bee-tini"

(chilled water with olives in a martini glass)

The "Bee-Fruitini"

(Sprite and cranberry juice with a twist)

Carnival cake!

The duck in Miami

Piano bar friends

TC having some fun

TC and me

Roche' says to tell y'all how much fun he had. He's quite the little heartthrob and is a great little cruiser.



Captain Massimo Marino at the diamond cruiser party.




Loved this spot. A lot.

So the last night is tonight. I am packed so I don't have to waste time doing that tonight. It's been a really fun cruise, the duck says so too. Last night he hit a straight flush in three card poker, won really big, cashed out and walked away too! Way to go duck!

That means one more night in the piano bar. Someone put a "reserved" sign on my seat for me, maybe my face has been seen too much there? Naw... No such thing.

Thanks for coming along with us....

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Well because you think I might not have been having enough fun in the piano bar, here you go...





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