Day 1

 

Some of the art is weird :)

Elevators.

Windjammer Buffet.

Clear bottom, a mere 14 stories high.

I found a duck.

It was a great 1st day.

We're tucked in early.

The balcony door is open and we're just leaving the dock now.  So pretty watching the city lights.

All Aboard!

 

My side is caved in.  Arg.  Not sure about the comfort level on this one. Everything else is awesome.  The ship is quite elegant.

Sexy pose?  Lol.

If you need me for the next 12 days, I'll be here in the tropical heat solarium.  No kids in here.  The hot tubs have potential :)

We were some of the first on board.

Only one ship in port.

RC Anthem of the Seas.

Boarding today was hands down the easiest and quickest ever.  10 minutes tops.

Thanks Mom for the toes.  

Not only was it easy, early boarding, we were settled into the solarium with our luggage prepared to hunker down and wait for our rooms.  We were 10 minutes in and they announced rooms were ready.  In our room by 11.  Unheard of.

Decent wifi right this minute while the ship is quiet and the hoards are still loading.  

Early this morning just after her arrival.

We're unpacked.  Off to muster and then lunch.  It's all good in our world.

Seattle and baby Gorillas tomorrow!

True

 

So true.

Bullseye

Bullseye was a gift today.  So cute.  We're behind in movies.  Perhaps we'll finally get to Toy Story 5 now that it's on Disney+.

I have been gathering for the Hawaii trip for months.  Our room had several doom piles. We dumped it all on our bed this morning and stayed put until it was all sorted and packed.  Phew.  They are all so filled with the zippers hard to close.  The big suitcase is snorkel sets and my medical supplies.  28 night time briefs, 120 day time briefs and four packs of wipes.  Traveling is not so easy anymore.  My new reality.

There are storms in Hawaii and the ships tend to run cool.  So we had to pack for warm, cool and possibly wet weather.  

Eric just mentioned the other day he wanted to find a geode.  Luk and I found some at The Hand of Man Museum so we bought him one.  Cheating. 

So pretty.  Now what does one do with it?  Another rock for the rock collection from yesteryear that is in the basement I guess.

These are so tiny!  

Oh no.  Lol.

Happy Birthday to Killian.

Eric and Kai were supposed to come but as we were leaving to get in the car I realized Kai was sniffling.  He is like a very small child when he is sick.  Not able to tell his nose is running.  Not able to use a kleenex when we tell him he needs to.  Since we're leaving Tuesday I didn't want to be in the car with him or holding his hand in tight quarters in the museum.  So we did a quick pivot and he and Eric stayed home.

Luk and I had a good time.

Debbie's picture.

Yesterday was Autumn Moon Festival.  We celebrate every year.  This year I didn't book anything or invite anyone. I didn't have the energy.  It ended up being us, the boys, Fei and Debbie.  Quiet for sure!  We did eat round food and managed tea, peanuts and cookies.  No moon cakes since none of us really likes them.  Lili also has a bit of a cold so I wouldn't let her come home.  Jia just opted out.  We were planning to have a propane fire on Mill Bay Beach but the rains came.  In the end....we forgot to even go watch sunset or look at the moon!!

I didn't know what to dress as for Halloween Jeep events.  I bought 4 costumes.  Then we just found out there is a Halloween night on the cruise so these light fabric ones are perfect to pack.  My original thought was they would be easy to drive in.

So I can twin with Onyx if she is the chosen Jeep for Halloween.  I bought squirrel ears and tail incase I'm twinning with Squirrel.  I'm only a tidge unhinged.

Luk is 15!

 

Our day took unexpected turns so we had to pivot.  The requested family dinner became burgers at A&W.  Family dinner tomorrow :)

Tonight we three went to see Brent Butt from Corner Gas.  So hillarious.  My guts were hurting from laughing so hard.  Go see him if you get the chance.  And for the fans...he has written a new show! It's in talks and up to the lawyers being involved stage.  He plans to be acting in it too. Very exciting.  

He hauled plus his own gold pan so he can join Eric in the quest.  Eric keeps his pan under his seat in Oscar.

Luk asked for nothing this year.  

Happy Birthday Luk.

How is my baby 15 already?!

Tight and Technical

 

We were out Saturday with Ryan and Stephanie.  Their boys got me this squirrel.  Too cute.  We didn't take many pictures.  We were poking around trails to get to the Chemainus river.  We found some cool spots.  Some fun challenges.  I was in Oscar with Eric and I complained that a dip to a mud bog work around was too steep at our approach angle.  He said "hunneeyy, I've done Rubicon".  So he's a pro now.  Haha.  That has kept me chuckling.

Squirrel's crew.

On Sunday we met Jen and Erik for a run.  A new trail.  That is barely anything.  Looked like driving on the forest floor.

Very tight.  Very, very tight.

Up close to the trees over and over for a few hours. Cute wee mushrooms growing up high.

Jen's JL is 4" wider than our JK.  Tighter for her.  She touched often. Lots of rubbing on her new rack.

Show off.

It was a fun day.  Almost relaxing. It was advanced for sure but no cliffs, nothing steep, no high speeds, just crawling tight and technical.

Today was my last appointment in Nanaimo for Tremfya.  Officially trained to do the shot myself next month.  I'm feeling super tired and my joints are hurting.  No rash yet though.  So yay.