And I didn't want to kill mu DSis too often so it was a good trip. The crtuise itself was a bit rocky at first -- rainy and stormy in Galveston and at sea the first day! Loads of folks were sea sick so that was too bad. It settled down by the second evening -- which was the "Elegant Evening" and that was nice. I wasn't at all imressed with either of the two stops in Mexico -- Progreso and Cozumel. That's not surprising as I lived in AZ for so many years and have had my fill of that sort of souvenir. DSis did get some fancy tequila for her friends & family members, I got some fancy rum for DH and we both got t-shirts for the grandmaggots. Food was exquisite as always on a cruise so DSis was in Hog Heaven
-- literally. She went to High Tea both days we were at sea and spent hours down at the piano bar listening to the music and drinking champagne, etc. I made her take photos with MOI on three different evenings and she groused about it but said it was the least she could do for me -- LOLOL! Photos turned out nice too. Only problem is that they only print up 8x10 size and char about $20 each. I spent more than $250 on photos alone so that we could each have several -- LOLOL But I spent less that $20 on drinks, took no excursions and kept total spending on tchatckis to under $50 so bottom line I was pretty good for MOI. Then we got back to port Sunday AM and the REAL trouble started!!! We had to get me back to Austin for a 4:00 PM flight home. We were off the ship and on the road by 10:00 AM for the four hour drive back to the airport in Austin. DSis says we will follow my printed up GoogleMaps directions in reverse. Then she decided that THOSE directions took us on a road that was "ugly" and she could take a quicker, pretty way back. She got us lost FIVE times and I got to the airport with barely an hour to spare before the flight and that was only because it was delayed by thirty minutes! You would all have been so proud of MOI. I got pretty quiet a few times (this is what I do when I KNOW I can't rip someone a "new one") and laughed the rest of the times. I told DSis not to worry, I would get there with enough time, yadda, yadda, yadda. I REALLY wanted to lay into her but, even tho' I might feel better, I knew it would spoil the whole trip for her so I just kept quiet. She was yelling at herself enough so I let it be -- getting mellow in my old age I guess. Regardless, I made my flight and got home OK. Had a hot soak in my big tub and went to sleep about 10:30 PM and now I'm just tired and VERY happy to be home. Even if I am having to use the old puter cuz the newer one is at the 'puter Dr. CiaoMeow >^;;^<
PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^<