Friday, December 20, 2019
Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old and sitting still for a photo wasn't his forte. So I got the idea of dressing him in a Christmas sweater and taking him to Lowe's. Mattie tolerated three stores.... Lowe's, Home Depot, and Target. So we put him in a shopping cart and wheeled him around the Christmas displays at Lowe's. This caught his attention long enough for us to snap photos. This photo was on the cover of our 2003 Christmas card.
Quote of the day: The journey, not the arrival matters. ~ T.S. Eliot
Embarkation day for a cruise ship is always a bit stressful. However, Fort Lauderdale is super organized and were very customer focused. They couldn't be more helpful with my dad as they understood he needed a wheelchair and that we all needed to stay together. A night and day experience from our Canada cruise in August.
In port this morning were 6 large cruise ships. Keep in mind that many of these ships carry over 3,000 passengers. So do the math..... 18,000 people coming off and 18,000 people coming onto the ships in ONE day!!! It is remarkable how Fort Lauderdale pulls this off so efficiently. This photo was taken from our hotel room this morning. It was cloudy and very windy.
The beauty of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. I love that drawbridge in the background. Mattie LOVED drawbridges and I can't see one without thinking of him.
This Celebrity Cruise Ship departed before us. It is truly amazing to think that such a large vessel floats and carries people from one location to the next. Cruise ships have become the destination for so many people. As it is truly like visiting a city filled with people from all around the world (I am not kidding, because the ship's crew are literally from all around our globe), art, food, and entertainment.
Why did I take a photo of this Fort Lauderdale condo? The unit with the light on catches my attention at each sail away! Why? Because the man inside the condo rings a COW bell each time a cruise ship departs from port. I absolutely look forward to his cow bell ringing on his balcony and I always wave!
We are on the 15th floor of this cruise ship. Typically we get a cabin in the center of the ship, which is the most
stable. However, this time we are high up and also in the front of the ship. I feel like we are bouncing around in the water like a cork tonight.
I took a photo of our cabin because to me it is the size of a postage stamp.
In comparison to the bathroom, the room is a palace. The size of the shower looks like a very small phone booth. Something to look forward to tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, I am still under the weather and trying to heal naturally, but it may not happen!
Tonight's picture was taken in December of 2003. Mattie was a year and a half old and sitting still for a photo wasn't his forte. So I got the idea of dressing him in a Christmas sweater and taking him to Lowe's. Mattie tolerated three stores.... Lowe's, Home Depot, and Target. So we put him in a shopping cart and wheeled him around the Christmas displays at Lowe's. This caught his attention long enough for us to snap photos. This photo was on the cover of our 2003 Christmas card.
Quote of the day: The journey, not the arrival matters. ~ T.S. Eliot
Embarkation day for a cruise ship is always a bit stressful. However, Fort Lauderdale is super organized and were very customer focused. They couldn't be more helpful with my dad as they understood he needed a wheelchair and that we all needed to stay together. A night and day experience from our Canada cruise in August.
In port this morning were 6 large cruise ships. Keep in mind that many of these ships carry over 3,000 passengers. So do the math..... 18,000 people coming off and 18,000 people coming onto the ships in ONE day!!! It is remarkable how Fort Lauderdale pulls this off so efficiently. This photo was taken from our hotel room this morning. It was cloudy and very windy.
The beauty of Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. I love that drawbridge in the background. Mattie LOVED drawbridges and I can't see one without thinking of him.
This Celebrity Cruise Ship departed before us. It is truly amazing to think that such a large vessel floats and carries people from one location to the next. Cruise ships have become the destination for so many people. As it is truly like visiting a city filled with people from all around the world (I am not kidding, because the ship's crew are literally from all around our globe), art, food, and entertainment.
Why did I take a photo of this Fort Lauderdale condo? The unit with the light on catches my attention at each sail away! Why? Because the man inside the condo rings a COW bell each time a cruise ship departs from port. I absolutely look forward to his cow bell ringing on his balcony and I always wave!
We are on the 15th floor of this cruise ship. Typically we get a cabin in the center of the ship, which is the most
stable. However, this time we are high up and also in the front of the ship. I feel like we are bouncing around in the water like a cork tonight.
I took a photo of our cabin because to me it is the size of a postage stamp.
In comparison to the bathroom, the room is a palace. The size of the shower looks like a very small phone booth. Something to look forward to tomorrow morning. Meanwhile, I am still under the weather and trying to heal naturally, but it may not happen!
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