D#1 last night at dinner.




Red velvet cupcake day on the Lido! My favorite!




Little mounds of deliciousness just waiting for me.




But first was the Guy Fieri burger, no cheese, no bun.




Sandee is this the yacht you asked about? Not sure if it is Cake Walk or not, I did not get off the ship and couldn't see the name.

It's all good in my world, hope your world is the same as mine!

Empress Bee

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Elegant night in the dining room, we had a table by the window looking at the ocean going by while we had a lovely dinner. D#1 had prime rib and I had fish, both were delicious.



The piano bar was hopping on St. Patrick's Day. I left around 11:00 when it got pretty rowdy and last night I stopped by the late show and the casino on my way back to the room.

Today we will be in St. Thomas and i will be either on my balcony looking at the beautiful yachts or in the pool onboard. My day shall be totally lovely. I hope yours is as well.

Empress Bee

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Awww, sweet Brittany. She is making a great cruise director! I like her very much. She's all around the ship, high energy, classy and fun.


Half Moon Key is lovely, about the best beaches anywhere I have ever been.



Sandy And Dick in the piano bar. He is going by Dr. Bell this trip, says he's a proctologist. And I said he left his wife at home and brought his nurse. Fun, love them!

Monday is a sea day and I plan on lounging around and walking the ship. And of course eating.

Roche' has been pretty well behaved.

I am really liking the new Carnival menus. Lots of changes, simpler but the food has really been delicious. I am hoping for red velvet cupcake day soon.

That's about it for me, it was a wonderful day and the evening was lots of fun too.

Empress Bee


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And a good time was had by all...

Dear little Roche' was, at first, disappointed that we had a female cabin steward but after she made him this he likes her now.


This is Seth Gibson at the piano bar, he is excellent! Really excellent!


And we all had a blast. The end.

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The port of Miami!

Yup.  That's where I am headed this morning.  It's the Carnival Liberty seven day Eastern Caribbean.  Half Moon Cay (Carnival's private island), St. Thomas, San Juan, and Grand Turk.  And some sea days tossed in for fun.

We are sad to leave the duck behind this time but he doesn't get that much time off.  I wish he did, he's a lot of fun on a cruise.  But I shall have D#1 who is also lots of fun and Sandy and Dick whom we love!

Come with us and share the good times...  and remember, one day there will be red velvet cupcakes on the Lido!

Friday!  That means Andre' and since it's a bit too cold to swim maybe a walk too.  I am mostly packed.  It's pretty easy, seven days, one medium suitcase, one small(ish) carryon, done.  Sandy and Dick are picking me up Saturday morning and we shall have some breakfast and then head to Miami where we will meet D#1 on the ship.  Her work schedule is tight so she is just flying straight to and from Miami this time.

I have done my nail and my pedicure and that means I'll pass toe inspection.  You do remember that they won't let you on the ship if your toes aren't pretty, right?  It's really true.  (Maybe.)  (Or maybe not.)

Dear little Roche' is all packed too.  He wanted to take everything he owns again.  He has his little pink bag and it's filled.  He loves to cruise.  Just loves it.  Especially when the cabin steward comes in the room and plays with him.  I think they all do that while I'm out and I think he's napping.  He has quite the little scam going.

So that's it today y'all.  Have a wonderful Friday.  I know I will too.

Red velvet cookies!

I finally got around to baking Paul's cookies that he sent me in the mail.  I waited because if I made them I'd just eat them so I did them yesterday and I took them to the season end cookout where they were a great hit.  Of course Roche' had to get involved!

They are very easy to make and delicious.  One red velvet cake mix, 2 whole eggs, and 1/3 cup oil.  Mix dough and form 1" balls and bake 8-10 minutes at 375°and they smell divine too.  See that top one with the blob of cream cheese frosting?  Well I had to eat that one.  Roche' had a lick.

Today I have lunch with some gal pals and canasta afterwards.  It's cooled down a bit so no pool today.  Have a great Thursday y'all.  I will too.  For sure!

Well I did manage to get all four activities done yesterday, Andre' (where I did 130 crunches among many other things!), the pool, the Board meeting, and poker where I won thirty bucks.  I also managed to stay well under my calories for the day too.  Today is a much easier day.  I might even get some packing done.  Oh, and we are having our end of season cookout here at the condo tonight with plenty of food so I won't have to cook dinner either.

It's warm enough to swim today too so I'll be out there for a good while.  Steve and Jane will be here to make my condo shine and I'll go to the pool to get out of their way.

My world is in great shape and I hope yours is too!

The pool is absolutely fabulous now, not too warm, just right.  The air is warm enough and I am a happy girl.  

Today is a very busy day, four activities for me.  First is Andre' at 11:00 and then the pool after that.  3:00 I have a Board Meeting and then poker in the evening.  I do not do good with that many activities in one day.  I'll try to make it all if I can.

At least I don't have to worry about dinner.  Yesterday I made a stir fry with veggies and chicken and rice and I made enough for two days.  Completely fat free, fresh veggies, pineapple, low sodium terriyaki sauce and chicken breast, oh and cabbage and onion.  Really filling, good, and pretty low cal, the most was the brown rice.

I am missing House of Cards already.  I could watch the BBC series or finish watching Crossing Lines.  I like watching a series all at once instead of dragging it out over years but some things I watch live like White Collar, stuff like that.

Guess that's about it for today.  Don't know much else.  Have a lovely Tuesday.  I will too, busy but lovely.

This banyan tree is near the entrance to our development.  I think they are so cool to look at and they are all so different.

I had a great time with the duck yesterday, we had a lovely lunch and then went to the Walmart and then I came home and ironed and finished season 2 of House of Cards.  Great show.  Ruthless.

Today I think it will be warm enough to go to the pool, at least I hope so.  Yesterday I only walked for exercise because it wasn't quite warm enough for me but I burn way more calories in the pool than I do walking.