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After my time of reflection I decided to go the hot tub in the cold, windy weather. While I was there I decided to have a strawberry daiquiri – before lunch. It was quiet and pleasant and there was a movie playing on the big screen. I then dressed myself in borrowed clothes from friendContinue reading “Aunt Carol’s first pedicure”

When I chose “unleashed” I thought of it as unleashed from the straight-jacket and muzzle but there is another meaning – unleashed from the past with the privilege to discover who I want to be in the next phase. My volunteer carpentry with Habitat for Humanity and Nashville Tools for School anchors and fulfills meContinue reading “Sea Day – perfect for decompression and reflection”

Aunt Carol on the balcony of our mini suite and me with a bottle of champagne to start the decompression process. We arrived at the terminal at 1230, our scheduled time, only to find out the scheduled times for entry were meaningless. Everyone was arriving at the same time. We were one of the lastContinue reading “All’s well that ends well (or it will be)”

Remember what I said about bad things happening in 3’s – well we are in the multiples of 3 by this time. At James suggestion, I called Fed Ex and found out that there was no way for my bag to get from Nashville to SF in time for the cruise. James went to NashvilleContinue reading “Made it to SFO”

I forgot to set alarm for 415 AM but fortunately woke up at 427 so we were out of the house at 5 AM and to airport before 530 AM. One bag checked, and went to the Allegiant desk to see if they would call Nashville and check about my bag. They did and bagContinue reading “The saga continues….. Karen to the rescue”

Upon awakening after a fitful night of sleep, I checked my AirTag and my last luggage location was 2 hours earlier at Nashville airport. I called James to see if that could me it was in the FedEx plane. He thought it might and I felt a bit optimistic. 2 hours later the bag wasContinue reading “Cautiously optimistic about luggage; Another wonderful birthday dinner”

Aunt Carol is 13 years older than I am and has been like a big sister to me. Last summer when I was visiting Iowa, I asked her what was on her bucket list and she said she wanted to cruise from the West Coast to Hawaii, stop on all of the Hawaiian Islands andContinue reading “Aunt Carol’s Bucket List Birthday Cruise Adventure Begins – A Bumpy Start”

As much as I hate the Tennessee summer, I have to say that the weather in the fall is amazing. Unfortunately I was recovering from the trip for several PERFECT cycling days. I did Habitat builds on Friday and today. No need to sweat or excessively hydrate like in August before I went to Poland.Continue reading “Habitat grounds me”

I got back to Kay’s in Spartanburg about 730 PM Sunday evening – about 21 hours after I had gotten up to go to the Krakow airport. I napped on the plane a bit but tried to stay awake. I forgot to use my No Jet Lag pills at the beginning but started in theContinue reading “The last leg of this journey”

When I decided to be a part of this small effort to help Ukrainian Refugees in Poland (and support the Polish people providing the support), I really had no idea what this experience would be. I had never tried to raise money before. While Teresa had told us US dollars go a long way inContinue reading “Another early morning of reflections”