• Travel

    Carnival Horizon 2022 – Little Havana and more

    June 27, 2022 - By 

    Today is the last Carnival Horizon post! This post is covering the day we got off the ship and what we did afterwards. Disembarkation day is never fun, but it really seemed to go better this time. The day before we picked up luggage tags. If memory serves there is an early group and later group. We picked the later group. However, I think everyone has to be off the ship by like 11am. I know its been forever since we’ve cruised, but again I thought it went easier and much less chaotic. We were off the ship, collected our…

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    Carnival Horizon 2022 – Amber Cove

    June 10, 2022 - By 

    Hey y’all! Back for another cruise post. Today I’m sharing our time in Amber Cover the Carnival port near Puerta Plata, Dominican Republic. When we arrived in Amber Cove, Dominican Republic, Rob and I headed to find our tour guide. We had booked The Best of Puerta Plata excursion. This is a tour that drives by many highlights of the city. You are able to get out for several of the stops as you’ll see below. Looking back at our ship Following our tour guide to our bus. Watching as we drive to our first stop Puerto Plata Cable Car…

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    Carnival Horizon 2022 – La Romana

    May 13, 2022 - By 

    Here’s probably my favorite day off the Carnival Horizon. The day we were in La Romana, Dominican Republic we got there around a 11, so we had time in the morning to go to ‘sit down’ breakfast. It was nice to not have to get up super early and just be able to go a little slower that morning. Here we are waiting for clearance to get off the ship. We were all excited for an excursion day. No renting a car in the D.R.!! The excursion was called Monkeyland & Dominican Flavors for Families. We loaded an air-conditioned bus…

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    Carnival Horizon 2022 – Day in Bonaire

    May 5, 2022 - By 

    I really hope you’re enjoying all these cruise posts. Travel posts do take quite a long time to put together, but I love having them to look back on and remember our time. Today I’m sharing about our day in Bonaire. Views from our ship as we wait to get the all clear 12°8’53.34″ N 68°16’39.76″ W Bonaire is an island in the Leeward Antilles in the Caribbean Sea. Its capital is Kralendijk, near the ocean on the lee side of the island. Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao form the ABC islands, 80 km (50 miles) off the coast of Venezuela.…

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    iSpy #65

    April 2, 2022 - By 

    This week’s pics are actually from our trip that we got home from on Monday. It is so hard to come back from being gone 10 days, so I’m struggling to get unpacked and everything. trees Palm trees in Aruba scenery outfit – quarterly This is a new dress (in the suitcase that my in-laws brought) that I wore for one of the formal nights on the cruise. My dress shoes I had planned to wear for this night were in the lost suitcase, so I settled for these shoes that were in my carry on. Starts with D D…

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    Watching & Listening – March 2022

    March 31, 2022 - By 

    WOW! Here we are wrapping up another month. Here’s what I watched this month. Jump to: Movies  |  TV Shows  |  Music Movies Begin Again – (Netflix) Not really sure how I feel about this movie. I watched it on the plane coming back from Miami and while I fell asleep for a bit, I went back and watched the bit I missed. It stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, and James Corden. Anyone else watched this one? TV Shows New Shows This Month True Detective – Season 3 (HBOMax) Pieces of Her (Netflix) The Thing about Pam (NBC)…

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    iSpy #64

    March 26, 2022 - By 

    Today I’m in the Caribbean Sea heading back to Miami enjoying our last day at sea. So these pics are from the weeks leading up to our cruise. lined I love spring. These pretty yellow flowers lined the branch and I had to stop for a picture. spiral This tree fungus growing on this dead stump looks like pencil shavings spotted Rob and I were on a walk a couple weeks ago and I had first noticed a medium sized hawk flying and then perched on this tree. Then, Rob spotted this bird and then I realized it was an…

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    iSpy #63

    March 19, 2022 - By 

    This post has been scheduled out because today I’m in Miami and will be getting a ship here in a few hours. Front Yard – Quarterly Propped I don’t ever prop my feet up on my desk, but I did for this pic to show off my new camo pants from Old Navy. So comfy. Starts with C C is for Construction. This is the construction of a new Publix grocery store a block from campus. Through Empty bookshelves Your Choice Spring brings weeds…This weed lurking from the stairs leading to my front door makes me smile. You are invited…

  • Life

    Week 10 [2022]

    March 15, 2022 - By 

    Last week we started the week off with Alex’s 18th birthday. He wanted to go to Mikata, which is a Japanese Hibachi Steakhouse. Drew joined us of course. Drew’s girlfriend Caitlyn was on a work trip in Virginia. Anyway, we all enjoyed steak, chicken, and shrimp with fried rice and veggies. So good. Then, we went home for cake, ice cream, and presents. I know Alex isn’t looking at the camera here. He’s actually looking at Drew for some reason, but I love his smile and the way Kayleigh’s tongue is out. One of the gifts we got for him…

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    iSpy #62

    March 12, 2022 - By 

    weather – Quarterly – This week has been rainy and gloomy. opposite This was difficult. So snapped this shot of the Auburn Hotel and Conference Center on the opposite side of the road from my building. statue Here’s a statue on campus over by one of the entrances to the football stadium. This is Coach Shug Jordan (pronounced jur-dun), which the stadium is named partly after. behind the scenes Wasn’t sure what to do for this one. I snapped this picture of above the cubicle wall of one of my students at the Circulation desk. your choice This was last…

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    Week 8 & 9 [2022]

    March 7, 2022 - By 

    2 weeks ago started out with a trip to the orthopedic for my shoulder. It hurts kind of all the time now, but especially when I lift my arm out. I ended up getting a steroid injection and am now doing a few appointments of physical therapy and my favorite place. It has just been one thing another the last few months with me. I also finally got my tomato, pepper, and herb seeds started inside. I got my haircut. Here it is straightened. One night we were in Rob’s home office and he was rearranging some things to make…

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    iSpy #61

    March 5, 2022 - By 

    Window View – Quarterly Topped off There’s a dead tree leaning that has been “topped off.” On time It’s about the time for bugs to start appearing. The other day after my walk, I looked down and saw this little one on my shoulder. Starts with P P is for poinsettia. I can’t believe I’ve kept these poinsettias alive this long. Your Choice My favorite sign of spring You are invited to the Inlinkz link party! Click here to enter I’d love you to join along with us next week! Challenge yourself this week to step out of your comfort…

  • Life

    Currently::March 2022

    March 2, 2022 - By 

    Hello March! Here we are for another Currently post. collecting Hmmm…new clothing items for the cruise at the end of the month. craving a vacation. So excited to have a couple trips planned this month and next! picturing myself in a tropical place with a fruity drink enjoying being away from all the hustle and bustle of life! playing Wordle. I have resisted playing this game until recently when Rob talked me through some tips and now I play it everyday. I don’t share my results on social media though. wishing for peace on Earth in all areas of conflict.…

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    Prime Purchases – Jan/Feb 2022

    March 1, 2022 - By 

    Today I decided to link up with Tanya at The Other Side of the Road. This is my purchases from Amazon for January and February. Clothes I have a couple shirts with long spaces between buttons and if you’re not sitting perfectly straight it can gap. Another one that when I lift my arm up you can see too much skin, so I got these to wear underneath so I don’t have to worry about showing skin. haha! Camisole Rob needed some new jeans. Since we don’t have a JCPenney anymore (which is where we always got his jeans), I…