Settling in

Settling in seems to be a rather predominant energy at the moment, both nationally and in my life too. Judy is here and we are getting back into the swing of things, and creating a new home environment for ourselves in this tiny cabin. All is well, and will just get better.

Must keep this brief, but more to come.

One more day....

Judy arrives tomorrow, and I'm about to jump out of my skin. I've scrubbed down the cabin, bought new sheets - not the 700 count thread sheets I wanted, but they're better than the starchy white sheets that are stock in the crew cabins. I also bought some nice sherry and chocolates for her.

Tonight she stays in a hotel in Miami, then she flies to St. Maarten to meet the ship. I'm going to pick her up at the airport of course.

Oh, now for the election last night, its nice to see some sensibilities remain within the minds of Americans. I think we just might something to look forward to.....

Oh, for those of you craving a bit of the crazy ship life, here's an excerpt from a conversation that occurred outside my cabin at 4 in the morning between a woman from Scotland and some American guy, the names have been changed to protect the guilty.

Woman: come back to my cabin, we can have some fun.
Guy: I have a girlfriend back home.
Woman: My cabin is right over there come on.
Guy: No, your drunk.
Woman: So. Come on, please
Guy: No, I gotta go.
Woman: Oh god, please, just for 20 minutes.
Me: (pounding on the wall) For the sake of all things sacred, just knock boots and regret it in the morning and let me sleep.

They both carry on for a while longer, and I finally fell asleep.The whole affair was a bit pathetic.

Finally....

Finally, Judy is joining me on the Carnival Valor on Thursday. It took forever and about 3 airlines tickets purchased and then discarded as plans changed. Now, however, everything is locked in and we'll be meeting in St. Maarten, in the Netherlands Antilles. I've been getting the room ready, and I'm search for all of the accessories that make life more livable in such small quarters.

I'm both excited and relieved...