December 8, 2018
I did my first talk today – the title of which is the title of tonight’s blog. It is one of my oldest talk, in fact, if may be the first talk that I wrote when we started cruising back in 2008. It’s the one that has my pirate jokes and tells the audience that one of the greatest pirates of all time came from Puerto Rico: playing right field, number 21, Roberto Clemente. The Great One is still appreciated.
I bought a lightweight jacket today. I didn’t bring one because of the weight of our suitcases and flying to Rome. But I’ve been cold – so what else is new – and I bought a nice jacket today. Mom looked at several but couldn’t find one she really liked.
Put this one down in the “people are strange” department, or maybe the “people are weird” department. There are folks who rush, stampede, and trample their fellow guests to get to the theater and claim the front seats and then sit like bumps on logs, never smiling, never clapping. Why bother if you’re not going to respond to the show? Tonight was “Motor City” – 45 minutes of high energy singing and dancing which we enjoyed thoroughly and responded appropriately. I think it is the same show we saw recently on one of the Carnival ships (the Carnival corporation owns Carnival, Princess, and Holland America, plus others) and I’m guessing they share the choreography. Anyway, back to my why, oh why. Here are these kids working hard and performing to a front row of bumps. Throw them out!
Tonight was the first of three formal nights, one of my favorite nights on board because I get to wear my tuxedo and Bonnie dolls it up. There were more gentlemen in suits and tuxedos on this ship tonight than there were on all of the formal nights of the last three cruises combined. And it was the Captain’s reception and the champagne waterfall. We missed the waterfall because we tarried long at Table 57. We are usually one of the last tables to leave the dining room, enjoying companionable table talk.
Well, I need to rehearse for Captain Kidd tomorrow, so I will turn the keyboard over to my beloved, the bride of my youth, my snookums, my sugar booger (and who said, “I just threw up in my mouth!”).
TTFN
ZUMBA!! Couldn’t go walking outside on the promenade or the jogging track. When we got up at 7, I looked out the port hole and there were waves coming up to and over our port hole. Yeah! NOT! It was cold outside the wind was blowing. So after our breakfast I headed to the Cabaret lounge where his talk was to be at 10. The Zumba class was starting at 9 so I joined in to the class. I did not go down to the dance floor but stood up and behind so I could participate but have a rail if I needed to grab on. The ship is rocking so I do need some extra support. It was high energy and moving fast for 45 minutes. I could not do the jumping or hopping but I kept pace as best as I could. It was fun. I shall try again tomorrow before his talk. I will take a picture of the instructor, Tobi. He is an officially trained Zumba leader. Interesting looking.
Well, after the class it was Dad’s turn. It went well. Had a good size class. After the talk there was a group of about 5 people who said they had heard his lectures on another cruise on a different cruise line. So we talked to them for a while. Nice folks.
Then, it was off to lunch. Today was oriental day. All kinds of sushi, noodles, rice, etc. I had a bowl of chicken tortilla soup and half of a pulled pork sandwich. Both were good though I only ate half of the bread. Then, for dessert I had a cinnamon roll with raisins, and it was fantastic. I wanted to eat a second one but I resisted the urge because tonight was formal night and there was to be a great chocolate dessert.
Supper was french onion soup, rum infused tapioca and fruit ( fruit was good Tapioca not so much, couldn’t taste any rum), and shrimp with rice and broccoli. The dark chocolate mousse was okay. It was really rich.
Dinner conversation was loud and joyful tonight. Good time had by all. Almost the last table to leave. They found out your Dad was the lecturer and wanted to know all about that. They said they would come tomorrow. Ted had ordered beef tenderloin medium but it came out well done twice, so he did give up and just eat it. Ted is a smoker and leaves the table at least 2 or 3 times in the meal for a cigarette. The waiters were upset that it wasn’t right and wanted to do it again. They are very nice. His wife Gitta leaves several times too but I think she is going to the ladies room. They have the drink package and do drink a lot.
Well, we are back in our room after the show. It was good. There are two singers, one female and one male, and 6 dancers, 3 girls and 3 boys. Both singers are black and have great voices. All of them are very good and high energy. We didn’t get our usual seats because some one was saving a seat. So we sat over on the side. We could see good but a lot of times we were watching the backs of the performers. As your Dad said some of the people who sit in the front seats really do look like they are miserable. They have grumpy looks on their faces, never smile, don’t applaud or show any appreciation for the show.
Well, we are having fun. Jennifer did you mail my Christmas cards? Hope you got all your class work done and have a week off. We met a man this morning at breakfast that had on an Alabama shirt and of course you Dad talked to him. Nice person. Later when Dad noticed he was carrying a Bible he talked to him again and we found out that he attended and graduated from Liberty. Small world.
Well, he has work to do and I have games to play and crocheting to do.
Love you all. Mom, Granny and Bonnie
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