MinnieM123
Premium Member
If I go on a trip, I pack the night before.
In this sense, I am the entire opposite of my mother. I recall that she would start the packing process a few months ahead. Now, Jennifer, that didn't mean that she put things into a suitcase--no, she'd have none of that. It was practically a ritual. She had a metal, fold-up rack that would hold maybe 12-15 garments on hangers. This was the "trip rack" and was ONLY taken out of the closet and assembled, for setting up her clothes for a trip.
Then she had all these "bags" -- garment bags, shoe bags, jewelry bags, accessory bags makeup bags, and notions bag for travel sewing kit, nail kit, Q-tips, etc. About 7 days ahead of the "big day" she would then iron and neatly fold her clothes into the (two, at least) suitcases, and check things off on her travel packing list. This was serious business! 
We're almost to Cuba, how can it only be 64* and overcast! 
(I had actually contemplated on wearing my jacket but turned the heat all the way up in our room instead.) Surprisingly there were still people in the pool and I'm sure they were the ones saying, "We paid a lot for this cruise and we're swimming!" No thank you, I like to keep feeling in my fingers and toes. 
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We thought they would be in the children's club aboard ship which looked pretty great. (We toured them but my daughter decided it wasn't her thing.) Waiting for our turn, the girls decided to play--or should I say try to play--billiards. The wind was blowing pretty well across the deck causing all the balls to roll to one side. The game lasted all of three minutes before they moved to the foosball table with the same results. 
They didn't even try pingpong.
That comfy feeling where you know you should get up but you really don't want to. So the girls played on without me while I checked my eyelids for cracks. 
Mass exodus from the S.D. I'm pretty sure the only ones left behind were the two bartenders. 
There were five different choices and today we chose the "Pig Patty" which was lettuce, onion, tomato (which I gave to my daughter), mayo, cheese and a round patty made of bacon on top of the actual burger. These were so big we shared and.....we shared one almost every day. 
There was also a toppings bar with your usual condiments plus sauteed onions, sauteed mushrooms, chili, nacho cheese sauce, banana peppers, jalepeno peppers, and more bacon! Thank goodness Guy's was free!!!
IT WAS THE SMOKING DUDE FROM THE PLANE! What incredibly dumb luck he happened to be on our ship! 
That was the fastest we ever jumped on an elevator so he didn't see us. Unfortunately this would not be the only time we run into him. 
