Royal Caribbean Cruisers -- How Are Things Where You Are? (was "Routine" ​ 😁 ​day in lockdown... how was yours?)

[Sunshine3601]

2 hours ago, HBE4 said:

Sunny & 64 in my little nook of New York. Very breezy though.

 

Temps plunging below freezing by tomorrow night.

At 10 pm last night temp outside was still 70f.  I had some windows partially open.  Was very windy early this morning but that has lessened to a nice breeze with current temp of 69f.  

Temps to be in high 40s with lows below 32 this coming week....Burr

Tomorrow i will start cleaning out the garage so i can get my convertible back in there for winter.

We are heading to the shore house either next weekend or Thanksgiving weekend since I have off that Friday.  I'm voting for Thanksgiving weekend.

[Sunshine3601]

37 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

You are going to make an awesome Mother-in-Law, Debbie!  Some people wouldn't be as understanding as you are.

Congratulations to you and Eric for gaining a new daughter on Tuesday!!💕

Congratulations to Chris and Donna💕

Awww.  Thank you.🥰

We really love Donna and are very happy for both of them.  

[Ozark_Kid]

23 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It is 72° and breezy here. Just got home from a bike ride wearing shorts and a t-shirt. The North Atlantic is feeling a bit frisky today thanks to Nicole or whatever that storm was named.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Those are nice pics.  I like the light on the water in the 1st pic and the waves busting against the waves on the others.

[taznremmy]

On 11/9/2022 at 3:15 AM, Ourusualbeach said:

Car rental just to get this picture...and get some dinner. 

Did you go to the brewery? 😹

[grapau27]

41 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

@jagsfan

    Welcome back, Mimi!  You were missed!🌺

+1.

[Ourusualbeach]

1 minute ago, taznremmy said:

Did you go to the brewery? 😹

We skipped that. 

[Momof3gurlz]

2 hours ago, DaniDanielle said:

Congratulations Debbie.

we are in AC to celebrate Charlie’s birthday.  Dinner at Gordon Ramsay’s Steakhouse.  Her friends are treating him, I guess me too.

 

Happy Birthday to Charlie.  I hope Lady Luck smiles on him in AC!

[Tree_skier]

54 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

It is 72° and breezy here. Just got home from a bike ride wearing shorts and a t-shirt. The North Atlantic is feeling a bit frisky today thanks to Nicole or whatever that storm was named.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful! I spent one week out in PEI back 2012 considering an opportunity that was offered to me. It wasn’t the right move for me so we didn’t take it but I fell in love with the Atlantic coast and have great visions of one day returning. 

[BonTexasNY]

3 hours ago, HBE4 said:

 

When my step-daughter was living in Houston where it seems to be perpetually humid, she would say a Houston 40 feels like a New York 20. 😃

Thankfully, Dallas has nowhere near the humidity Houston has.  We once landed in Houston and we felt the choking, hot humidity just exiting the plane into the attached jetway.  Never stepped a foot outdoors!  I was happy we just had to change planes to continue our journey.

 

@DaniDanielle  Marietta, a very happy birthday to Charlie!

Edited November 12, 2022 by BonTexasNY

[Ocean Boy]

35 minutes ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Those are nice pics.  I like the light on the water in the 1st pic and the waves busting against the waves on the others.

What about my feet?😁 Seriously though, it was so bright out that I was totally depending on point and shoot then hoping for the best. Fortunately, no selfies or finger in the photos.

[Ozark_Kid]

15 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

What about my feet?😁 Seriously though, it was so bright out that I was totally depending on point and shoot then hoping for the best. Fortunately, no selfies or finger in the photos.

I actually was going to comment on the feet.  😆 

[Luckynana]

1 hour ago, Jimbo said:

Sneak Preview of one of the Cabinets that will be installed starting this Monday.

This Cabinet design was helped by @dani negreanu and her husband (Thanks). The top opening is for the Microwave/2ndOven Combo, the middle Opening below is for a drawer and the opening below you can barely see that is for the Air Duct return. 🙂

Also this picture should give you an better idea of the color of the cabinets  that we will have against the walls, the island will be a different color.

 

 

 

 

 

Beautiful piece;  I love the color, Jim!

21 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said:

What about my feet?😁 Seriously though, it was so bright out that I was totally depending on point and shoot then hoping for the best. Fortunately, no selfies or finger in the photos.

I love pictures of rock walls, boulders, water, you name it!  When I was single and staying in Monterey, Cal. I took so many pictures of all of the huge boulders in the Pacific.  Nature sure is beautiful!

 

As far as feet in pictures...you see one, you've seen them all...lol..just sayin....😁

[A&L_Ont]

4 hours ago, Jimbo said:

There is no need for all the retired people to stay there.

 

4 hours ago, Lionesss said:

Well. This is now happening. 
 

 

 

4 hours ago, Jimbo said:

Snow stay away !!

 

@Lionesss response and your second post above might help to answer why people move to Florida. 😝

 

 

[Ocean Boy]

4 hours ago, Jimbo said:

 

Many I assume will not rebuild, take the insurance money and move elsewhere for sure. There is no need for all the retired people to stay there.

Well, I think weather and taxes have something to do with it.

[A&L_Ont]

3 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

I love that cat. I laughed at her love bite she gave you.

She is spoiled. We picked her up from the side of the road on our drive home today about half a mile away from home. She was hanging underneath some blue spruce trees avoiding this… just waiting for Uber mom and dad to get her. 

 

[grapau27]

[dani negreanu]

37 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

Beautiful piece;  I love the color, Jim!

 

@Jimbo, Jim, same here 👍

[CrzLvr2]

26 minutes ago, Luckynana said:

I love pictures of rock walls, boulders, water, you name it!

 

 

Well, I think you may like to see a few of the pictures that I took earlier today. 😎

It was so beautiful and warm (71° F) and sunny here in SE  “New” England today!!
We took a short ride to the small local beach near us that’s on Narragansett Bay. (It is a bay in RI that flows into the Atlantic Ocean.) It appears that the sea was much calmer up here than it was down where OB was - which is south and west of where we were. 
 

 

 

 

 

[aussielozzie18]

6 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

From the time of their engagement Christmas 2019.  They have been saying they wanted a small wedding.   When covid hit they started thinking about doing something outdoors at a park or on the beach in LBI.  

 

Then in 2021 they started looking at buying a house.  They made offers on a couple homes in 2021 and 2022 but were always outbid.   We had offered to gift them money to help with downpayment and closing costs so they would have a more attractive offer to a seller.  They gave up for now with mortgages rates in the 7s and very few homes for sale.

 

Donna is from a family that has struggled to keep their head above the water since she was little girl so she is very understanding of money and just didn't see the need to "waste" money on a couple hours for a wedding.   She now has a great job and is a great saver.   

 

We are looking at as if they are eloping.   

 

We treated for their cruise last March, their first one.  On that cruise I had suggested maybe get married on a cruise or on a island.   They liked that idea but Donna didn't think her family would be able to attend. 

 We are treating as a wedding gift the cruise next March.   They are both really excited!!

 

Yes, it's a shame we won't be there to see their nuptials but we are okay with that and will enjoy a nice dinner with immediate family on Thursday.

I love how supportive you are of their wedding day.  Donna is fortunate to be getting such a wonderful MIL and it sounds like you will have a good relationship with Donna.  Congratulations in advance to them both and enjoy your celebratory dinner.

[aussielozzie18]

4 minutes ago, CrzLvr2 said:

Well, I think you may like to see a few of the pictures that I took earlier today. 😎

It was so beautiful and warm (71° F) and sunny here in SE  “New” England today!!
We took a short ride to the small local beach near us that’s on Narragansett Bay. (It is a bay in RI that flows into the Atlantic Ocean.) It appears that the sea was much calmer up here than it was down where OB was - which is south and west of where we were. 
 

 

 

 

 

I love those two chairs.  If I was sitting there, I could imagine myself back in the balcony of a cruise ship looking at the sea, something I love to do.  

[brillohead]

20 hours ago, 1ANGELCAT said:

11/11/2023 ?

Oh criminy, I had just emailed Mark at Maya Chan about some of my reservations in January, so I evidently had 2023 on the brain!  LOL

[Sea Dog]

1 hour ago, Ocean Boy said:

What about my feet?😁 Seriously though, it was so bright out that I was totally depending on point and shoot then hoping for the best. Fortunately, no selfies or finger in the photos.

 

It wouldn't be a classic OB pic if your pedal extremity wasn't in it.

 

 

49 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

She is spoiled. We picked her up from the side of the road on our drive home today about half a mile away from home. She was hanging underneath some blue spruce trees avoiding this… just waiting for Uber mom and dad to get her. 

 

 

Smart kitty. 😉

[brillohead]

21 hours ago, Ozark_Kid said:

Now those are good pics.  Did you get the official whistle blown at you?  Looks like you are going to do good with your live review. 

No whistles, but probably b/c I don't think there were any officials anywhere to blow a whistle! 

Costa Maya's LONG pier is relatively unguarded other than the entrance.

[brillohead]

17 hours ago, Sea Dog said:

 

Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner! These look great!!

 

Yay!  I'm finally one of The Cool Kids!  LOL

[CrzLvr2]

6 minutes ago, aussielozzie18 said:

I love those two chairs.  If I was sitting there, I could imagine myself back in the balcony of a cruise ship looking at the sea, something I love to do.  

Yes, I agree!

They just appeared one day a couple of months ago - a nice addition. They are a bit weathered and splintery, but fine to sit in as long as you are not in just a swimsuit.

There is a tall flagpole behind the chairs that makes a clanging noise when it gets very breezy. The sound reminds me of the sounds you hear at a seaport.