Wednesday, May 20, 2015

still short on sleep (thank you, dog!)

...And we drove back to Texas yesterday, all of us, so my daughter can watch Spense and Pip (the canary) while we take our vacation.

Yep, it's that time of year again!  Friday we fly to Florida, and Sunday take off for our third Low Carb Cruise.  :-D  [cue the Jimmy-haters....]

Both the previous times, i had ambitions of writing actual full POSTS about the speakers, but even sitting with my notes in front of me i couldn't seem to pull them together.  This year, i'll take notes on the laptop instead of on paper, and see if that doesn't work better.  Thing is, i get so busy enjoying the ship i lose all ambition to "work," and it doesn't hurt (help?) that my husband likes to get the "ultimate beverage package"!  It's like trying to read outdoors -- i get myself all equipped and comfortable, and then am distracted by Nature.

It occurs to me, too, that if i'm typing instead of writing my notes by hand, i can keep my eyes on the slides better.  Win-win!

There's an exciting lineup of speakers -- some we enjoyed before, and some new ones i've never even heard of.  One of the ports of call is San Juan PR, too -- my BIL got married there back around '80, but J and i haven't been back since;  it's going to be fun to revisit!  I'm having a hard time deciding if it would be more fun to take a horseback-ride there, or just wander through the streets....

Yeah, THAT is why my sleep has been interrupted the last two or three nights -- when things wake me up inappropriately early, instead of drifting back off my mind starts saying "hey, i just remembered something we need to pack!"  :-D

This time i'll also try to include some decent  photographs -- i'm not very talented at taking them myself, but the husband is.  We plan to explore the ship's amenities better than we did last year (when our daughter and family accompanied us);  i might even try the spa's accupuncture service and see if it helps my bad knee!  ...We are so ready for this vacation from our YEAR LONG backyard project.

So when i'm even less responsive than usual it will probably mean i'm out enjoying myself!  Soaking up vitamin D ... hearing the latest from Westman, Lundell, Childers, Wortman and the rest ... sipping Norcal Margaritas on the adults-only deck....  If the trolls show up and leave unpleasant comments, i'll just assume that part of their attitudes come from not being on the ship having a good time, too.
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  1. Galina L.May 21, 2015 at 7:23 AM

    Enjoy your cruise Tess!
    I am not a very organized person, but I make a list at the end of a trip which I think I would do again (like skiing) with necessary items, and put that list in a storage together with something I would take for the trip 100% but don't use in my regular life (skiing googles and mittens in my case). May be you can keep such list permanently in a side pocket of your favorite luggage piece and it will improve your pre-cruise sleep in a future.

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    1. tessMay 21, 2015 at 9:47 AM

      :-) I've always been a list-maker, too! some of the things I wanted to pack wouldn't go on a permanent list, though -- things I wanted to bring down to Texas with me, for L or the grandkids, for example. the one self-reminder I failed to make this time was, unfortunately, "don't forget to take along that head of romaine in the overflow-fridge".... guess i'll have a slimy new addition for the compost bin when I get home!

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  2. WendyMay 21, 2015 at 8:41 AM

    Exciting! Enjoy the cruise. I'm intrigued by it, and would like to read about your experience.
    Bon voyage!

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    1. tessMay 21, 2015 at 9:49 AM

      thanks, Wendy! i'll make sure to take time DAILY to write something -- i'm afraid I proved before that i'm not good at doing it "later" :-P

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  3. LarcanaMay 21, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    Bon Voyage! Jimmie has been a big help getting the word out even if he does "make a living off of it" so what. ;)

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    1. tessMay 21, 2015 at 10:03 AM

      :-) yes, in the past I've been accused of being a fan for going on these cruises, but the critics don't seem to get that this really has nothing to do with Jimmy himself. He's a nice man though his "showman" side is not at all appealing to me. No, he's the prime-mover in this delightful event -- a collection of truly knowledgeable speakers on dietary subjects (of whom we can ASK QUESTIONS!), in a fun venue. If it took place in Vegas I probably wouldn't go. ;-) I've never gone to the beach-type get-togethers that Sisson puts on....

      thanks for the "BV"! :-D i'm sure we'll have a great time!

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  4. SharonMay 21, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    Have a great time! I'd love to read just some of your impressions of the cruise itself and the other passengers. I've never been on a big cruise ship and if I did go I would probably want to do that one (or a music themed one). I've always liked Jimmy Moore, his podcasts have been good company on some long boring drives.

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    1. tessMay 21, 2015 at 7:17 PM

      thank you, Sharon! we had a very good time last year on one of the sister-ships of this year's; there's a lot to see and do when the seminar talks aren't going on. we had our daughter, SIL, and grandchildren with us, and the kids enjoyed the activities on board too. Royal Caribbean doesn't have as outstanding food as Cunard does, but we were quite pleased with it.

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  5. Lowcarb team memberMay 21, 2015 at 2:52 PM

    Have an absolutely wonderful time ...

    Looking forward to reading your thoughts, when you get time to 'put pen to paper' well perhaps that should read 'fingers on keyboard'

    Bon Voyage

    All the best Jan

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    1. tessMay 21, 2015 at 7:20 PM

      thanks, Jan! we decided today to go ahead and sign up for internet, first thing. ;-) if J gets his "primo liquor package" i'm gonna get connectivity, by golly!

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