zlacruising

Hi Shirley, I haven't been on here for at least a year. Changed phones and never put cruise critic back on until recently and this came up as a favorite. I hope everything is going well for you.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N920A using Forums mobile app

9 days until Escape!!!😁

I'm in the 40's...just not sure how many!! Booked on Escape May 14th!!

50 days!!!

We have the UBP also. My favorite is the expresso martini. My husband does not drink. Do you think he could order pain killers, rebellious fish etc without the alcohol and have it covered under UBP?

Yes he can do that. It would probably be better with frozen drinks. I'm trying to picture an expresso martini without alcohol??

My husband and myself are down to 54 days of work left. End of the school year.. Whoo Hoo!!!

I did that last year and I'm really enjoying less stress and no common core! Cruising as much as possible!😊

Hey Debbie, were you and Janice effected by flooding that I read about in your part of the country?

No, thank God! It was mostly northern Louisiana and areas south where the rivers overflowed. We are in Kansas City right now. Janice got an invite from Harrahs. Very nice place!

64 until I Escape..lol

Debbie, my granddaughter got into my school. My daughter will drop her off in the morning between 7:00 and 7:30. I am always to school by 6:30 am. Then she will come home with me at 3:30 or whenever I leave. My daughter went to my school from 3rd through 8th grade. It should be fun.

 

5 months until our next cruise with my son and his family. We are going out of Galveston.

YAY! Great news!! That will be fun for you!:)

Sorry that I have not been on for awhile but I have been busy. My brother-in-law has stage 4 lung cancer and my mother's dementia is getting worse. I looked once or twice and could not find this site so I thought it went bye-bye. I am still 2 or 3 years away from retiring. I want to make sure we have all are ducks in order financially before I do. My husband has been on disability for 11 years due to being ill and the results of it. I still like to teach but went to a lower grade this year. Debbie, you were right I like teaching third grade better than I did before. Also my partner is 5 years old than me (she is 69) so I am the younger teacher. Debbie, my granddaughter will be coming to my school next year so that is another reason that I want to continue to work. Hopefully, when I do, I can get one of the parttime jobs at my school or be the primary sub. Although the public schools in my area pay $200 a day for subs and the closest public school to me is a block away. Something to think about.

Shirley...I have a friend still teaching at 71! I don't know how she does it but she is a ball of energy. She came on the last cruise with me. Praying for your family!

I have a public school across the street from my house and it would take me a A LOT to sub there!!! I have been retired 1 year now, and I would rather be a Walmart greeter and I won't even shop there now...lol:)

I had the list on my phone and pulled it up in front of the bartenders. They got a kick out of it and fixed everything I asked for. Loved it!!!!:)

2 days!!! Woot!! Woot!!:):)

5 :)

6 days!!!!!:)

Seven!!!!

Hi Karen!!! It is like reunion week here...lol! And it sounds like we are all still cruising!!!:)

I loved counting down on here!!! It has been a year and absolutely no regrets!!!!!:):):)

8 out of New Orleans on the Dawn!!

NCL Dawn!:) We are spending the night in New Orleans and going see 3 Mardi Gras parades then next day the cruise. The ship usually has a parade through it and if you have beads (which we will) you can walk in the parade and throw them.:)

Shirley, Janice retired Dec. 18!! She is happy!:)

Not real busy, which I like a lot. Going on a Mardi Gras cruise out of N.O. on Feb. 7!! I'm in countdown mode!:) (Yes retirement is great) As of yesterday I've been retired a year. Tahoemc, you must be too! Didn't we retire right about the same time???

20 days!!!!!:)

24 days til the Mardi Gras Cruise on the Dawn out of N.O.!!!!

30 days til the Dawn Mardi Gras Cruise!!!!!

ONE!!! WOOT WOOT! Here we come Escape! And Merry Christmas everyone!!!