Night before embarking

I can't believe we embark tomorrow. Whoopeee! We are spending the night in Jupiter, FL which is north of West Palm Beach. It used to be a sleepy little Florida cracker town but is now bursting at the seams. Our hotel is very near I95 and the Florida Turnpike. Used to be that the Turnpike was wayyyyyy out in the boonies and I95 didn't come this far. Things sure have changed.
My brother is coming to have breakfast with us in the morning. He lives in Tequesta which is just north of here. We haven't seen him since my sister-in-law's memorial service so it will be great to spend some time with him before we venture south to Port Everglades. Unfortunately we won't get to see my nephew and his family....maybe some other time.
Dinner tonight was at C.R. Chicks. Oh man, if you ever get to this area you have to try it. I timed our trip down here so we would arrive in plenty of time to have dinner there. It's very informal and the servings are huge. Daughter had the smoked chicken with penne pasta and I had chicken with artichokes and linguine. Neither of us could finish the whole plate full. I'm still full.
Y'all have a delicious day.

Damn Cancer

I was informed this morning that a good friend of mine has ovarian cancer. She'll be operated on tomorrow and then chemo. Not that it will cure it. Just let her live a little longer. It sucks rocks. She is one of the nicest people I know and I've known her for 20 years. I have always enjoyed visiting her and her husband on the 4th of July every year. When I get back from my trip I'm going to see if I can go visit. Luckily her sister lives next door and her daughter is not far. Hopefully her husband will be able to handle the situation, which isn't going to be easy for him as his short term memory is slipping away. That sucks, too.
On a lighter note, I leave today for my daughter's and tomorrow we leave on the first leg of our trip. It will be good to get away. If the cruise line is being generous and letting the wi-fi be free I'll write. Else I won't and you'll hear from me when I get back.

ciao

It's beautiful outside. Cold but beautiful. Apparently it snowed some last night and the snow settled on the ice already on the trees. With the sun shining the trees look like they are covered in white lace. I'd include a picture here but my camera is packed and I'm not unpacking it.
Day after tomorrow my daughter and I will be on our way to warmer climes via cruise ship. Perhaps the warmth and sun will lighten my mood. For whatever reason, I get somewhat depressed at the end of January and during the month of February (I call it Febru-ugly). Getting away from here for a while helps since when I get back I have the feeling that Spring is just around the corner. Just how far away that corner is is a guess (I've seen it snow here in April), but it's there.
Looking forward to warmth and sunshine......

Brrrr

It rained last night, then froze. The trees are covered with lacey ice crystals. While beautiful, it's also dangerous. Because we have had so much rain, the ground is saturated. I'm waiting to hear the craaaaaaack, boom of a shallow root tree falling. At any rate, guess I won't be going anywhere this morning unless it warms up enough to melt some of the ice on the roads. Remember, I live in the country and not all roads are salt and sanded. If I do venture out, I'll take the truck (4x4).

Something to think about: go to YouTube and look up Sky Pilot's "What Do You Bring?"

Have a warm cozy day.

Some things to ponder....

Marshall's Memorandum to Vice-Presidential Aspirants. There were two brothers: One ran away to sea, and the other was elected to vice-president - and nothing was ever heard from either of them again. (Vice-President Thomas R. Marshall)

Baker's Byroad. When you are over the hill, you pick up speed.

Conservative/Liberal Razor. A conservative sees a man drowning 50 feet from shore, throws him a 25-foot long rope, and tells him to swim to it. A liberal throws him a rope 50 feet long, then drops his end and goes off to perform another good deed. (U/TCA)

Worry

Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday. What?! Me worry? Nah, what's the use of doing that? All it does is put more wrinkles on top of the ones you already have. 'Course if you worried enough you might not eat, thereby losing weight (even if you don't need to). Then you'd have to go out and buy all new clothes 'cause your old ones wouldn't fit any more. So then you might not have the money to take that trip you wanted so much. So then you'll start worrying again about how you're going to be able to save enough money for the trip. And then you'll start losing weight again until.............you no longer exist.

OMG...where did that come from? I promise there was nothing in my coffee (at least nothing I put in there).

Have a fun day.

woo-hoo

The sun shines yet again! It's still nippy out there, though. Only in the mid 20's when I arose. I am happy to see the sun. I'll be even happier next week when, at this time, I will be on board ship, ready to sail off into the sunset heading for warmer climes and more sunshine. This voyage I am going to try for a tan. I'm tired of looking at my pasty skin in the mirror. 'Course, I don't like looking in the mirror anyway but, it's necessary if one wishes to coif.
Off to buy yarn today to make a baby blanket for daughter's best friend. Since she is having a boy I reckon I'll play it safe and buy blue. It's going to have hearts. Awwwwwww. No need to gag. It will, at least, give me something to keep my hands busy when I'm lolling in the sun, especially since the class I'm taking isn't until 2 days before we get back. One of these days I'm going to learn how to put pictures on this here blog and then I can bore you to tears with all my accomplishments and places I have travelled.
It's off to go do something, even if it's wrong so y'all have a clear day.