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My door is always open!

I make that pot about once every 2-3 months. It holds 16 quarts of sauce (nope, Nonna never called it gravy). Freeze it in containers. There’s 8 lbs of hamburg/sausage/ground pork mixture in there, some loose and then about 50 meatballs. Nonna also used chicken thighs and short ribs and made 2 of those pots at a time. We are a very Italian family! @asquared17, I will bring you a container when we go shopping!

And it’s sauce day at my house!

“am very upset after having returned home to see the certificate/specifics on the ring. At the time of purchase we were told the center diamond was 1.5 carats. In reading the statement of value, the primary stone was .5 carats and outside mounting was .65 carats, NOT 1.5 carats as we were told for the PRIMARY gemstone.” Maybe if you had read this before you left the store. Also surprised someone who purports to be knowledgeable (and already owned a Diamond that would have been 1/2 the size of this one) couldn’t see that it was a full carat less than they were told. Caveat Emptor!

Ok I want you all to know what a wonderful person @asquared17 is. Taking this fashion challenged woman under her wing!

@asquared17 I bought a dress . Any way I can send you a picture privately?

I love the vaporub stick! Easy to use without getting it all over my fingers.

Not much of a drinker myself but on a cruise I do try!!

Based on @SweetPea’s recommendation, I booked Big Bastard’s for our St Maarten stop. OK, back to your regularly scheduled live blog!

So it took you over 2 1/2 hours to travel while an Uber or shuttle would take 30/45 minutes??!

Ok doesn’t make any difference if the snake is or isn’t poisonous! Just to give you an idea of the breadth of my phobia, we frequently stayed at Portifino Resort at Universal. I loved the walk between the resort & the parks especially at night. Then I read an article about snakes falling out of trees. Nope, never walked that path again. At a hotel in Sarasota outside at the pool. Black snake near the fence on the other end of the pool. You guessed it, only ventured outside to get to the car and then made hubby or daughter walk in front of me.

Looking at these two ports & absolutely nothing interests me. I am not an “outdoors” type so hiking lush tropical areas isn’t for me (and I am DEATHLY AFRAID of snakes). Hubby might like a catamaran sailing & I might be willing to do that. Is the a town either local shops & restaurants we could stroll around?

Is there any way we can make this a sticker? Such great information!!!

Yeah sure, that’s what we’ll call whatever it is I attempt to do!

I have often opined that my husband needs Garanimals for men. “No dear, the olive green shorts DO NOT go with the blue & tan shirt”!!!! My wardrobe may be hopelessly outdated but at least it matches!!

@WAAAYTOOO, warn Dan! Just got my new snorkel, mask & water shoes!!!

Ok I live in CT. Where can we meet? I am willing to travel!!!

Can you PLEEEEEESE TAKE ME SHOPPING!!!

Go to the current sailing on your ship. Menus will be there. Click on the torso at the top click on select a different sailing scroll down to add a different cruise browse our ships Click on your ship & select the current cruise

Didn’t you already select rooms when you booked?

Oh I forgot about the shoes!! My 3 pairs of flip flops take up a lot of room! Then that darn hubby wants to take a pair too

And that’s why I hate to shop for clothes! It’s like a bad acid flashback!! 25 years of trying to make “Karen’s” happy.

Pack horse! I think Roger & I will manage the 10 day Explorer with a 24” checked bag & a 21” carry on. You know how much I hate clothes shopping! @WAAAYTOOO will have to ignore how many times I repeat outfits!

Joining the group here as I am becoming more interested in Celebrity (and of course I @asquared17!!).

Great! @WAAAYTOOO will be there too! Actually she has noon reservations but I’m sure we can all get a table together.