Cruzin Terri

@StLouisCruisersand @marshhawkglad you are both safe and made it through the storm. We kept getting alerts on the TV as we pick up Georgia stations, but was unaware of the areas they where they were issuing warnings. Stay safe and hope power is restored soon, Terri

Good evening to all. Today was another busy day for us. However, I did manage to read all the posts before posting. Our furniture arrived sans the ottoman. That will arrive in February. I did not take a photo yet because there are boxes all over the place and I want a picture that really looks nice. We opened quite a few boxes in our bedroom so that we can try to move in by the weekend. Service Masters did not show up today again so we were on our own. We are both quite tired and decided to call it quits early and went out to a late lunch and made it our dinner. Thank you to Roy for the triple duty you are doing at this time. Appreciate all your hard work. Glad that @kazu and @Scrapnanahave made it home. Prayers for their quick recovery from their respective injuries and illnesses. @grapau27 Prayers for your Sarah that the injections provide the relief from the pain she is experiencing. How compassionate of the doctor to move up her date for the injections. I pray that the treatment helps her. Prayers for you and Pauline as well. You are good people to look after her as you do. I am still suffering from the Polymyalgia Rheumatica flare up but have to continue to work at the house. No one else to do that—Just Jim and me. Hope every one had a great day. God Bless, Terri

Good afternoon, @kazu Welcome home Jacqui and I hope you heal quickly and get your luggage soon. @grapau27 Graham, prayers for Sarah that they find the problem and can relieve her pain. Prayers for you and Pauline as well. We have not yet moved into our house. It is just not ready. The Service Masters people were called to an emergency so Jim and I were left to our own devices. Today I opened about 20 boxes. I am exhausted and hurting. Now it is time to cook dinner. Jim is sleeping. Hopefully they will be back soon. Tomorrow our living room furniture arrives. Yippee! prayers for @Scrapnana in her travels today. i hope she gets the treatment she needs and will soon be able to travel again. Take care everyone. God Bless, Terri

Your TA should have explained the paid in full requirement. I would have done the same thing if AMEX would have given me the same offer. Unfortunately, I only got that once. $1500 for $250 statement credit. I used that for a deposit. Terri

Well, If you have not paid in full, you will not see the $300 AMEX benefit until it is fully paid for. I would not blame your TA until you have paid in full. Then again, why would you pay that far in advance and give Oceania an interest-free loan? Have patience. Your TA has done nothing wrong. Terri

Exactly my thoughts. Why isn’t HAL picking up the tab for this? Terri

Well, the best laid plans can always go kaput. Everything that could go wrong, did. The Service Master crew were called to an emergency. Therefore, we had no help to open boxes. We just did not have the space to stay at our home tonight. So we came back to our apartment. it just would not work. They will probably not be back tomorrow so we don’t know right now when we will be able to move in. We’re disappointed, but have to face reality. Will keep you updated. Terri

The $300 AMEX benefit is applied after final payment to make sure that it is paid with the AMEX platinum card. Have you made final payment? If not your TA cannot apply the $300 benefit yet. Terri

Good morning, Happy Tuesday. Another work-filled day. Have a lot to do. Many boxes to open and things to put in place. Also have a hair appointment in the middle of the day. Will try to get stuff from the apartment to the house so that we have stuff to eat, etc, at the house. Not sure that sleeping there tonight will work. Too many if’s. Will update later. Terri

I too stayed at the Hotel San Giorgio. It was very nice. Also had a wonderful dinner there the night before our cruise. Had the two level room on our stay. Only drawback is that the bathroom is downstairs. Nice balcony and rate includes transfer to the port. Terri

Jacqui, Happy you are going home. You will be more comfortable there. Hope your trip home is easier than you are anticipating. Please take care of yourself and hope you are back in action soon. Terri

Good evening all, I am sorry for not writing. We have been super busy opening boxes and putting away all our stuff. Our bed is finally put together and tomorrow night, after 4 1/2 months I will sleep in my own bed. I am so excited. If I had my jammies I would have done it tonight. I was on my feet for about 6 hours today working alongside the crew from Service Masters. There is just so much to do. I am so exhausted. I am too old for this. On another note my Polymyalgia Rheumatica is acting up again. I am not really surprised with all the work I have been doing. I will be in touch with my doctor to see if Ihave to go back on the Prednisone. Tomorrow is more of the same. Prayers for all on the cares list, especially for @kazu (Jacqui) and @Scrapnana(kathi) and hope their hospital stays are short. Prayers also for everyone else on the cares list. Cheers for all celebrating. God Bless everyone, Terri

Good evening. Spent the day at our house opening boxes. Got a lot of work done setting up the den. We worked for about 5 hours. Then went our for dinner. Will do more of the same tomorrow. I am saddened to hear of Jacqui’s dilemma and prayers go out to her. Also I have been following @Scrapnana (Kathi)’s problems and her recent diagnosis. Prayers for her as well. House is coming along and we are still looking at moving in on Wednesday or Thursday. Not sure the apartment will be cleared out but we will be sleeping at home. YAY! Hope everyone has had a good day. Terri

Kathi, i have been following your blogs for years. I am saddened to hear of your latest predicament and wish you all the best in beating this illness. You are in my prayers and hope that you get good care and are soon on your feet and able to cruise again. God Bless, Terri

Oh Jacqui, I just read about this and am so sorry. i hope you recover quickly and can return home. Does your insurance provide for medical evacuation back home? I wish you all the best and know that you are in my prayers. Terri

Wow, we did a lot of work both yesterday and today. Lots of boxes opened and stuff put away. However, we still don’t have a bed. It’s funny, we were asked what was our priority and I said the Master Bedroom. And that is the only room that was not complete. Every other room has all the furniture except for the MBR, Go figure! Any way they are promising on Monday. There was an emergency and only one van was available. The mattress was in the POD but the box spring is in the warehouse????? So is the bed frame. However, I do have a headboard. C’est la vie! We did get all the books in the bookcase in the living room and Jim and I will do some stuff in the den over the weekend. So things are moving along. I am hoping that we will be in the house by Wednesday. Say a prayer that will happen. Terri

Good Friday Morning to all of you. I am looking forward to going to our house and opening some boxes and finally getting reunited with the things that I always have at hand. After living out of a suitcase for the last 4 months, I am getting impatient. Yesterday i was amazed at how efficiently the crew from Service Masters worked together. I worked together with them doing what I could. I am so grateful that we have good insurance. After the original glitches, they have been great in covering most things. The only out of pocket for us is the floor upgrade, and the bathroom remodel. That in itself is costing a small fortune, but is worth it. So, thanks for all your support. Hopefully I will get back to regular posting soon. God bless, Terri

I am late to the game today. It was busy and I am dead tired. Most of the furniture is in the house. Some pieces (like our bed) is not. There are a gazillion boxes to be unpacked and it will take about 3-4 days to do that. Soooooo we are looking to moving back home either Wednesday or Thursday next week. The people from Service Master worked all day and I worked along side of them. Right now there are too many boxes and things in the way. So we will stay put for a few more days. Tomorrow more of the same. Terri

Well, I have disappointing news to report. Then again, it may be a blessing in disguise. Service Masters had an emergency, but promises to be at my house tomorrow. Meanwhile we are having torrential rains. If they would be moving furniture, everything would be wet and would not be a happy camper. So we stopped at the Home Depot and bought the new lighting fixture for the kitchen and then I finished cleaning the guest bathroom. Then the rains came. We decided to get ourselves out of there. So we’re back at our apartment and that is where we’ll stay for the rest of the day or at least until it stops raining. Terri

Good morning. It is 62 and sunny right now on Hilton Head. Rain is expected later today. I am waiting to hear whether Service Masters will be at our house today to move in our furniture. They have a meeting at 9 am each morning where they receive their assignments. A lot is dependent on whether they have any emergencies to deal with. A bit of good news is that the insurance company will pay for Service Masters to help us unpack the boxes. That is a big deal for us. I think if they just left them at the house we would be looking at them all taped up for the rest of our lives. I don’t think we have the wherewithal to do that job ourselves. Prayers for all that need them and cheers to all that are celebrating and cruising. Special shoutout to those beginning the World Cruise. God Bless, Terri

Bon voyage Rich. Enjoy every minute of your Around the World Adventure. Terri

@dfishThank you for all your wonderful recipes. I have saved many of them. When we finally get back in our home I am going to try them. It is hard cooking complicated meals in a small kitchen. Just don’t have the room and equipment. I do appreciate all the work you put into providing all these great recipes each day. Terri

Good morning to all. Thank you to Roy @rafinmd for all you are doing for this thread. You are doing double duty and we all appreciate it. Prayers for all on the cares lists—especially for Damar Hamlin. He is a young man with his whole life ahead of him. We pray that he makes a full recovery with no lasting effects from the cardiac arrest. Cheers to those who are beginning the World Cruise—especially our own @richwmn. I hope it is everything you hope it will be. Enjoy every minute of it. Bon Voyage! Today we are taking a day off from going to our house. It is expected that the baseboards will be painted again. They do not need us in their way. Tomorrow we wil be back and I will hopefully be able to direct the movers as to where the furniture belongs. On another note. Our new Living Room furniture arrives on January 12. The Ottoman is on back order so that will come later. So that is all the news I have for today. I have enough to do around here so I will busy with those things. Have a great day. God Bless, Terri

I have a recipe. Send me your email and I will send it to you. However, you will have to wait until I get back to my house. I don’t have it on my computer. Terri

I’m sorry for such a late reply. I just found this post. Zaccios will get you flying fish and it will be good. It’s a restaurant I have gone to frequently. Make sure you order a side of Macaroni Pie, It is not your typical Mac and Cheese. Delicious! Terri