Freeze Frame

 

We just go back from the ice show (front row seats – we stood in line from 6:30, and the show started at 8 – and the performers play to that section). We have seen three different ice shows on Royal Caribbean – the Four Seasons, one whose name we can’t remember but a thief steals a gem and is chase throughout the show, and this Freeze Frame. It was fantastic.  The best of all.

And to answer a question posed from a former resident of 233 as to how many different types of ice are in the show: shave ice, ice cubes, iceberg and ice ice baby. These performers do stunts that Olympic skaters do on rinks that are 4 times the size of this one, and do them just as well.

Thanks to Teddie Love who led the folks at Crawfordville in worship yesterday.  She told me there was a visitor when they came to the door – a snake in an Easter wreath consuming some baby birds who had made their home there.  I told her I was glad I hadn’t discovered the snake or I might still be screaming, or at least running down the street.  But as I’m sure someone has said, there  might be a sermon in there.  Text: “As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness.”

And one more time, Happy Birthday to Rachel Marie!

We played the 3^rd game in our Rummy tournament today and I jumped back into the lead, the score is now 2-1.  Ah if only the Pirates could come out on top  of their score.  Soon?  Soon!

Well, we have an excursion on Ponta Delgada tomorrow, and I’m sure Mom won’t let me sleep until 8:30, so I’m going to turn the keyboard over to her for another look at today’s adventures. Heeeeereeeeee’s Bonnie!

Well, I was up at 6:15. We had agreed not to set an alarm and sleep until. Unfortunately my until was 6:15. Well, I got up and did my Bible reading, and I am still in Jeremiah. Then I played my scrabble game on my phone. After an hour plus I was bored with my game the snores were still rolling out of his side of the bed. I said enough! I found some clothes, got dressed, put a note on the computer said “went for a walk at 7:45” and left. I quietly opened and shut the door. There was almost no one outside. I got an elevator and rode up to deck 12. The weather outside was quite unruly. There were dark clouds ahead of the ship. The deck was covered with water, it had been raining. The wind was howling and it was rather cold. But not to be deterred I headed off. And joy of joys no one was up there with me except some crew. As I rounded the first bend a crew member approached and said “you can’t be up here, the wind is too strong” . I explained there was no sign at the entrance from the elevator that said the deck was closed. He kindly led me to a way to get down to deck 11. OOPS! Sorry I didn’t know. Well, if I couldn’t walk on 12 I’d walk around on 11. The only difficult part was skirting around the smoking area. Well I made enough rounds to get my mile and headed back downstairs. Oh, and I walked down all 9 flights of stairs

I arrived back at the room and quietly opened the door, it was about 8:15. There were still loud noises coming from the bed. So since I was sweaty, I decided to take my bath. As I was finishing up about 8:30 he arose! He then proceeded to get ready. As it was to late to go to the dining room we headed to Windjammer.  That was not much this morning. My hot chocolate was barely warm (the hot milk is barely warm and the hot water was tepid).

I had on my “save the chubby unicorns” t-shirt which has a large rhino on it. I got quite a few people who told me they loved my t-shirt. Score one for the old girl!

We went to deck 5 to find a table and played cards and in the middle mother nature called and I had to go to potty. When I arrived back at our table, he was engrossed in talking to someone, of course. After he stopped talking, we finished the game which I lost, ughh!

Then, up to the Windjammer for a bite of lunch. It was better than breakfast. We ventured outside into the cold and got an ice cream cone. Then, back to the room for guess what a nap😊.  We had laid down and I was snoring so loud, waking myself, I had to put my c-pap mask on. I slept to 4! Lazy! Then it was time to get up and dress and head for supper. Tonight was tropical night so I wore my flowered capris with a pretty pink top. He wore an Augusta National shirt which was also pink.

Supper was crispy coconut shrimp, French onion soup (which had small piece of onion and was luke warm), jerk pork chop, grilled plantains, rice and beans with vegetarian chocolate brownie for dessert. All was good. The pork chop was very spicy and the plantains were very good. They tasted like a sweet banana to me.

There was the ice show at 8. They said come early so we went to Studio B which was just outside our dining room and got there just after 6:30 and the doors were closed. So we waited. They finally opened at 7:15 and we were the first in the doors and down to the front row of the end set of seats. Right in the middle. Nothing was reserved and we had the best seats in the house. I had taken my crocheting and he had his book so we good. FANTASTIC show. Best ice show ever. They played lots and lots of our favorite music including songs from Mama Mia.

We are back in our room. Not turning the clocks to night but will tomorrow night. Off on an adventure tomorrow to take a tour on Ponta Degada and then explore. We are parked right in the middle of the city. YEAH!! Our tour is only 2 hours so there will be lots of time. The ship docks at 9 and sail away is 5:30.

He has a talk the next day so no show tomorrow night, he will need to study after supper.

Rachel Marie hope you had a great birthday.

Everyone be safe.

Love you all heading to bed very soon. I talked to Karen today and Frank started another round of chemo on Monday. Keep them in your prayers.

Mom, Granny and Bonnie