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HAWAIIAN CRUISE FEBRUARY 2013

MONDAY 2/4 I am writing this in looking back. It is Monday Feb. 4. Not a a great start getting to this point but getting better each day. The Tues. night before we were to leave I got horribly ill with stomach flu. No symptoms after Weds. but not feeling good.Thank goodness I had packed the weekend before. Took all my strength to get my hair done Thurs.We leave on Friday and I really haven’t eaten since Tues. Made it on the plane. Then landing at LAX we needed to get the hotel shuttle to the LAX Hilton.Waiting to get shuttle after a bit of a walk, I got light headed and fainted at the bus stop. Thank goodness for the people around me, I didn’t hit my head. Went down slowly. It was just that I hadn’t eaten for four day. Did eat at the hotel which was very nice and felt better. Now the group has a saying, eat, eat, eat, you don’t want to faint like Ellen. We had met our traveling companions, Dal and Ansel Hindley and Carol and Dennis Miller, as well as Sam and Sherrie Claggett. TUEDAY 2/5 Sitting watching people go by. I am on the Promade deck on a nice couch facing forward which is the best place for me to sit. I can see the sea outside also by a great window. Cool outside but not cold. It is very refreshing. I walked completely around the ship on the outside Promade deck. Didn’t need a jacket and just had my flip plops on. No strain at all. Takes about 15 min for me. Ralph and I had breakfast at the buffet this morning instead of our room. We went to the Casino but had no luck. Yesterday we kept busy doing not a lot. Had a formal night last night (filet) and went to a show. The show was ok. The night before was better. Heather Sullivan (?) was solo act and could really sing and play the piano. Standards from the great women singer-song writers of the 20th century, including Dolly Parton and Patsy Cline. Noon Captain announced 66 degrees and partly cloudy slight seas and about 800 miles from Hilo going about 25 mph. I am in Explores lounge watching the "horse races", wooden horses and dice are employed and you can will money and place bets. :) Back from a cheeseburger by the pool and reading my book on our balcony. Had to buy a sweater jacket with natical print to sit out side. Weds Feb. 6 At the covered wave pool. Super nice water. Enjoying it a lot. Last night we had scallops for dinner which were fantastic. Then we saw a comedian who was great, Carlos Oscar. He will be on TV The View in about 4 weeks. Ralph and I got up late 9ish and went to breakfast. Then to the Internet care. Met up with Millers and Hindleys at the pool. Lounging and enjoying. Hawaii 2013 Created using Notebooks by Droid-Veda LLP Feb-23-2013 OAHU Thurs. 2/7. 4pm In Honolulu! ! Went to the casino for a while after dinner last night. Early to bed because we had to leave at 7:45 am for our tour. Had a great tour guide around the city stopped at Kamahamaha statue downtown and saw the"punch bowl " cemetary and inactive volcano crater. Went to Pali Point for the view, super windy. On then to Pearl Harbor and the Arizona Memorial. Very impressive. Spent some time there then shopped at the shops next to our ship. We came into harbor this morning right next to the Aloha clock tower. Can see it outside our balcony. Just a great day. Weather warm and sometimes sprinkly but really nice. Saw a huge rainbow on our tour. Came back to rest and have dinner on board. Saw a great show of Hawaiian dance. MAUI Friday 2/8 7:30am. Stars were super bright last night. We are whale watching from our balcony as we have breakfast. There must be 5 out there. Two were very close to the ship next to a tender. 7:30 pm Met by SS to go to the tour. We were tendered over then met the bus. Off we went for a super ride along the magnificent coast then lots of switch backs going up 10000 ft from sea level in 37 miles. Took a little over an hour. It was a beautiful warm sunny day. At the top a tremendous crater and fantastic land scape, black and orange volcanic soil, black lava boulders. Just a bit cooler on top but sunny. Then to go back down the volcano with great views of sea, valleys and distant mountains. Never seen anything like it. Lunch was provided at Cassanovas in a little Maui town then looked around the shops there. Back through sugar cane and pineapple growing areas. Tendered back to the ship. Had dinner with SS and went back to our room. GREAT DAY! KAUAI Sat. 2/9 4pm Had another great day on Kauai! Watched the docking with a tug boat right into harbor early this morning. It was bright sunny and warm. Got on our bus to go to the canyon called the Grand Canyon of Hawaii. Much more lush follige along the way again up a volcanic mountain. Beautiful canyon was very impressive. Then down the mountain with a stop at a shop (of course) . Then back to the ship for lunch. Then went on shuttle to beach and shopping area. Got very warm. Had a nice dinner in the dining room with everyone there. Went to the casino, spent my money and came back to the cabin. Monday2/112:30 AT SEA, by the pool SUN HAWAII THE BIG ISLAND We left the ship about 10am for our tour. Saw a great deal of the island on the way to Volcano National Park. Sunny and beautiful day. Saw the huge Kileaua crater still smoking away. Saw steam vents around the park and stopped at a lave flow area that was rugged black lava rock. Then we went on to walk through a lava tube about a quarter mile through, dark, damp and rough walking. Lighted through it. It was in an incredibly lush forest with noisy birds. On the way back, we stopped at a macadamian factory. I had the most wonderful chocolate and coconut macdamian nut ice cream. Fantastic flavors together. Only rain we had was at that Created using Notebooks by Droid-Veda LLP Feb-23-2013 factory and that was the rainy side of the island. Got back on the ship about 3:30. It was a full day. Had a prime rib dinner with everyone then went to a comedy show which was really good, Troy? ?. Today we are back at sea and I am by the pool. Ralph did a load of laundry. Have a great leisurely day. The pool has big waves so it gives you a workout. Good movies on board, Lincoln and Argo. Just enjoying days at sea, sleeping late and casino time and eating! ENSEMADA MEXICO Friday 4:15pm Have had several days at sea.Don’t know what we have done but time went pretty fast. Got up late, went to casino, ate too much, etc. Was a bit cool for a couple of days. Today is warm and sunny. We have been on the balcony watch the ship dock and many sea gulls fly around. Packed for pick up tonight. Can’t believe it is time to leave. Had our Valentine lobster dinner last night. Today cashed $240 from two bonuses on slots! That was nice. Very good trip. Nice steak dinner tonight. All packed. Had nice breakfast in dining room before disembarking about 9:30am and getting through customs and on to LAX. HOME Sunday 2/17/134 pm Great to be home. Yesterday was a long wait in airports (LAX and Las Vegas) but all on schedule and home about 11pm. Will miss Albert and Englebert putting napkin in my lap and serving me dinner.Loved our trip. PERFECT SEAS AND WEATHER. Created using Notebooks by Droid-Veda LLP Feb-23-2013 Link to pictures of our trip on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4807179210328.2173503.1021595628&type=3&l=e5b76efc47..

JULES AND SANTA 2012

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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS

11/21 Ralph’s 69th birthday. Grant gave us tickets to the Sprint Center Basketball SEB Tournament in the Sprint suite. Nice food and drink. A KU game that was a blow out against St L U. Very nice night and good parking.

11/22 THANKSGIVING Had nice Turkey dinner with Kathy Grant and Jules. Quiet day which was fine. Jules is so cute in her turkey dress. Miss Personality. She liked green rice and pumpkin pie. Jules had been to see Grant’s grandmother Darleen and was the hit of nursing home.

11/23. 9am No plans today but to start decorating for Christmas.
7pm Dinner at Mr. SUSHI and they remembered our order but I changed mine to scallops and they were very good. Got Thanksgiving decorations down and will start on Christmas this weekend.

11/25 Went to the Summit Steakhouse last night for dinner club. Very good and more reasonable prices than former Rumors.
Tried to put up our old Christmas tree yesterday and just couldn’t cope with it one more time so this morning we went to Home Depot and got a new one that is PRELIGHTED!!!! Love it. So much easier. Went to Perkins for breakfast which was a treat. Saw the Sages and McNutts there. Worked on decorating the house for Christmas this afternoon. More to do tomorrow. Chiefs lostagain. Ralph making our turkey. Smells good.

11/26 Monday. Finished the Christmas decorating. Glad for that. Looks pretty good. Now turkey leftovers. But do like turkey.

11/29 5:30 am Thurs.Up too early because heard on radio (which usually puts me back to sleep) that the winning powerball wassold in Missouri. Welll. . . Not my ticket. One number of on the powerball. Need to go back to sleep.
Yesterday RESS went Vaile mansion.It was all decorated for Christmas. Good tour. Had lunch at Ophelia ’s on the IndependenceSquare. Very good too. Going to try to go back to sleep.

12/2 Sunday. Busy weekend. Kathy and I took Jules to see Santa. First went to Bass Pro at about 11am. Had to get a ticket for the 3:30 sitting. (Elf explained that last year fist fights broke out in the long lines). Ate lunch at Bass Pro (good). Then decided togo Independence Center to see what the Santa situation was there. When we got there just before Santa got back from break at 1pm, we were the first in line. Nice pic of Jules unhappy on Santa’s lap! Took the ticket back to BassPro and gave it to agrandmother taking her granddaughter to see Santa. She was happy.

Then Ralph and I went Eldorado for dinner Saturday night.    Today RESS went to Crown Center and had lunch atMilano’s then saw NUNcracker at the Heartland Theater. Enjoyable afternoon. Now Ralph is making steaks on the grill it is so warm.

Diane and Tim are in Heidleberg Germany with friends and having a great time. Snowing and cold there.

JUNE TRIP TO RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA

MY JOURNAL OF OUR TRIP

JOE NOW AT SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AS HEAD SOCCER COACH

DIANE AND TIM CAME TO RAPID CITY TO VISIT US

 SOUTH DAKOTA JUNE 2012 5/31/12

Thursday 11:00a Left after Ralph came home from work. It was cloudy and 59*. Stopped at Culver’s for lunch then on the road to Council Bluffs IA. Saw some damage from the floods last year but not too bad. 2:45p We got into Council Bluffs and played at Harrah’s where we were staying and won right away so had money to play with. Met Susan and Bill and played for a while. 6:30p Had dinner with Ralph, Bill and Susan at the restaurant at the top of the casino which was very good. 8p Susan, Bill and I went to the Horseshoe. Got back to the hotel about 10:30p.

6/1/12 Friday (211 miles) 7:45 We left for Rapid City SD. Stopped at Sioux Falls SD for gas (398 miles). 12:00p Stopped in Mitchell SD for lunch at Arby’s. Cloudy 63*. 2:15p We stopped at Vivian SD for gas (579 miles). After leaving there was a hard rain and the temp went from 74* to 60* then sunny again and in the 77*. 3:30p (Mountain Time) Arrived at the Days Inn in Rapid City on Jackson which is the same street that Joe lives on.75*. 6p Cleaned up and met Joe and Luke, his new assistant coach at Joe’s apartment. 7:30p We all met Diane and Tim at the Alex Johnson Hotel downtown after visiting in the bar of the hotel with some of Joe’s new friends. Then went to the Firehouse for dinner with everyone.

6/2/12 Saturday 10:00a We left with Joe, Diane and Tim to tour Custer State Park and area. We had a lunch at the State Game Lodge that I remembered from years before but they had “modernize” and it was different than I remembered but nice. We walked around Sylvan Lake which was beautiful and Joe bought a buffalo hat! We went to Mt. Rushmore and then to the Needles formations, Pigtail Bridges and the Zippers (Joe’s word for a divide two lane road) which were all beautiful. 6:00p We ate dinner with Diane and Tim at the Ale House and they showed us their room in the Alex Johnson. After we left them we went back to our motel which had a lounge and casino and I played a bit of video poker.

6/3/12 Sunday 10:30 We met Joe, Tim and Diane at Talley’s Silver Spoon in downtown Rapid City and across the street from the Alex Johnson. Great mom and pop place that was delicious. Joe had to go watch some soccer games and Diane and Tim left. Ralph had had a very red eye that was not clearing up so we went looking for an urgent care facility. Finally located one close to the Medical Center on the west side of RC. He was examined and treated for an eye infection and given a prescription. A Safeway was behind our motel so we went to get the prescription but it could not be filled until tomorrow. 2p sunny and warm 75-80* (747 miles) We got gas and decided to go to Deadwood. We went to the Lodge and both won! Always a good thing. 6:00p Got back to Rapid City and met Joe for dinner. We went to Longhorn and took a fast trip by car around SDSM campus.

6/4/12 Monday Sunny and warm, we have had great weather 10a Ralph and I went to the SDSM campus to see Joe in his office. Met some of the people around the gymnasium where his office is located. Joe took us to the Bookstore and we bought some things for ourselves and for Jules. We then went to the SDSM Geology and Paleontology Museum which was pretty impressive. 11:30a Ralph and I went to Talley’s for a great lunch (love that place). We also had eaten there years ago.  Joe had to worked so we decided to go to Hot Springs SD about an hour away to see the Mammoth dig. We had seen it years ago and enjoyed it again. It had lots more to see with labs and a small museum as well as the very large dig. 4p Got back to the motel so I went to the lounge and casino for a while. Ralph got his prescription. 6:30p Joe picked us up at the motel and we went to Botellini’s Italian restaurant in downtown RC. It was really good. Then we went to the shopping center to Target and Bed Bath and Beyond to pick up some things. Then back to the motel.

6/5/12 Tuesday 9:30a warm 80* (959 miles) Left for Hill City about 30 mins. south of RC. It had lots of nice shops and I had money from our wins so I bought a purse and some earrings. 11:30a Ralph and I ate at the Alpine Inn there which had been recommended. It had German and American food. Very nice old hotel. 1:00 p Joe met us to go on the 1880 train from Hill City to Keystone and back. It was interesting and fun and I think Joe enjoyed it too. 4p Ralph and I left for Deadwood SD and Cadillac Jacks. We had dinner at Cadillac Jacks then played the slots. Ralph won $600 and I won $300 at CJ’s. Wow! On a winning streak.

6/6/12 Wednesday warm and windy 9:30a had breakfast at Cadillac Jacks buffet and it was not very good. We had a two-for-one and still was $14 and not worth it. We played a little at CJs then Ralph took me to the Lodge while he went to TaTanka Exhibit about the Bison and Native Americans sponsored by Kevin Cosner. He enjoyed it. We went to Tin Lizzies for lunch and slots. Then we went to the Grand at the other end of Main St. We were not impressed with it. We went back to Cadillac Jacks and I won $640!! 6:30p went to the Gem restaurant at the Mineral Casino and had a great dinner and celebrated our 45th anniversary.

6/7/12 Thursday 69* partly cloudy (1050 miles) 9:00a We ate breakfast at the Lodge and had a great meal. 12:30p Stopped at Wall Drug and looked around.81* cloudy. 4:00p Stopped at Chamberlin SD and got gas. 88* cloudy. 6:30p Got to Sioux Falls Holiday Inn Express, ate at Red Lobster and went to motel and bed.

6/8/12 Friday Windy cloudy 68* 8:30a Central time, left Sioux Falls 11:30a 78* sunny Stopped at the Horseshoe Casino at Council Bluffs and didn’t have much luck. 12:30p At lunch at Wendy’s in Council Bluffs, sunny 87* 5:00 Home 1823 miles traveled.

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