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It's cruise day!!! Happy Sailing @Rags1 and family!

The included breakfast at the hotel. Leaving for the O-Asis in about 
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Following! We are kindred spirits - we booked the Oasis of the Seas Star Class - Star Loft for our daughter's high school graduation gift! We will be sailing January 2021.

So I started this whole thing by quoting Garth Brooks.  Tonight it’s Tom T. Hall.  Y’all sing it with me...”I was sitting in Miami, pouring blended whiskey down..”. And I did.?  Lots more to share about today, including our shuttle to the hotel with the most talkative and funny guy every.  We are now tucked into our two bedroom place at the Staybridge Suites which is comfy and ok for the 5 of us.  We’re all ready for some sleep and ready to be on the ship!  We are due to meet Allan at 10:15 to begin the food and fun frenzy!  Thanks for coming along.

Laughing at the pic that you just posted with the M&Ms.  You packed your own stash?  You should give it as a present at the end of your cruise lol.

Joining in for this one...thanks in advance for all the food porn you will post (hint hint)!!

One more flight note:  American Airlines knows exactly squat about Star Class. ?. Off to Miami now. 

Welcome to Dallas!  One step closer. By my standards in was an excellent flight - we had an equal number of take offs and landings.  I watched a “free” movie that AA had, Angel has Fallen.  Action flick with probably 3000 rounds fired, bodies everywhere and lots of blood.  Having served nearly 8 years in the White House I can confirm it portrays a typical day in the life of a Secret Service agent. ?? Had a gentleman fall ill about 30 minutes out of Dallas so we were met by paramedics at the gate. He appeared to be not too serious and left under his own power. As luck would have it he was seated next to Katie so he had his own private nurse until we landed.  Had lunch at Friday’s and are now waiting to board the flight  to Miami. More from Miami in a couple of hours!

Waiting for @Rags1 (insert Jeopardy do do do, do do do here) to post...
Details!  We want details!  Well, you can leave out the bathroom routine details...but all other details are welcome!

Hope you stay at the Intercontinental and requested bay side.  I’m one of those weirdos that can’t sleep the night before and love watching the ships come in and witness the sunrise.  In fact, that’s why I’m awake now, checking out the port cam. ?

I got these two guys for Taylor when they were really tiny. They would go to sleep in her lap. Now she has grown and moved away. And they have grown into big old ugly goats that I feed everyday. That’s the story @WAAAYTOOO. Say hello to Sammy and Oreo. You can guess which is which. 

Waiting for @Rags1 (insert Jeopardy do do do, do do do here) to post...
Details!  We want details!  Well, you can leave out the bathroom routine details...but all other details are welcome!

Waiting for @Rags1 (insert Jeopardy do do do, do do do here) to post...
Details!  We want details!  Well, you can leave out the bathroom routine details...but all other details are welcome!

Waiting for @Rags1 (insert Jeopardy do do do, do do do here) to post...
Details!  We want details!  Well, you can leave out the bathroom routine details...but all other details are welcome!

We will all be waiting with bated breath!  Very excited to see your pics and dialog.  No pressure that we will all be living vicariously through you...?
Safe travels!

We will all be waiting with bated breath!  Very excited to see your pics and dialog.  No pressure that we will all be living vicariously through you...?
Safe travels!

We will all be waiting with bated breath!  Very excited to see your pics and dialog.  No pressure that we will all be living vicariously through you...?
Safe travels!

We will all be waiting with bated breath!  Very excited to see your pics and dialog.  No pressure that we will all be living vicariously through you...?
Safe travels!

Well it is almost time to get this party started for real!  In 15 hours we will hopefully depart Palm Springs, Ca aboard the always wonderful American Airlines. I decided to take the day off today to wrap up last minute “stuff.”  Did some cleaning so our house sitter won’t know how we live. ?  Went to get hay for our two Tennessee Fainting goats. Yeah, really, two goats.  Then I sat down to check in all five us for our flights tomorrow.  Nothing tougher than getting M&M’s on the Oasis except maybe doing that 5 person check in!  I think it took longer than tomorrow’s flight to Dallas will.Then just to make sure that i am super impressed with the food on Oasis, I had a frozen Stouffer’s meat loaf for lunch!  I’m all packed and ready for an 0430 departure from the house in the morning.
Stacy and Kaitlyn are out getting their nails done.  Taylor is still at work for another couple hours.  We will meet the twin at the airport in the morning.  I’m going to relax now with a Jack/7 and let the 3 dogs, 3 cats and the two fainting boys know that were leaving them behind for a bit.  But they’ll be in good hands.
I will email Allan once more tonight for any final updates. I’m glad some of you are going to follow along on the trip, it’ll make it more fun to be able to share it.  Tomorrow I’ll begin posting much more often and with pictures.  I know you’re all on the edge of your seats waiting for someone to post a picture of another airport.?  It’s almost time to ‘Slip on Down.....”

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I just checked the Mars, Inc website. Seems as though they do not sell pretzel M&M’s in Palm Springs, Ca or on the Oasis of the Seas. ?

I have literally been watching the weather forecast myself and our cruise is Two weeks away...and of course while I’m doing this one of the owners comes in person to ask me a question!?. And I’m checking already because I had the bad judgement to book a cruise when it’s a full moon for the flight in...???
do they not have Pretzel M&Ms where you live?  ?

I have literally been watching the weather forecast myself and our cruise is Two weeks away...and of course while I’m doing this one of the owners comes in person to ask me a question!?. And I’m checking already because I had the bad judgement to book a cruise when it’s a full moon for the flight in...???
do they not have Pretzel M&Ms where you live?  ?

Traded emails with Allan today inquiring if the entertainment schedule has been firmed up.  He sent a tentative line up for next week with the caveat that it was “being reviewed by the CD and staff and will change.”  I’ll share that schedule with you as soon as I know it’s really going to happen.  Seems strange to me that the entertainment schedule is still tentative this close to the cruise, but what do i know?  
We’re really counting down now to our departure for Miami Saturday morning.  My mind is already on the cruise.  I sat in a meeting today about a building project.  Others in the room thought I was using my IPad to research local fire codes when in reality i was looking at the weather forecasts for our ports.  ?  Two more work days....
Did some last minute shopping on the way home.

Glad you’re here @jensspark!  Hopefully you will be able to find something helpful here - if I ever get serious?