Dear Delysia,
I am so sorry that I haven't
written you in a long time. I got back from my cruise to the Mexican
Rivera! I traveled with 5 other people: Ian, Stephen, Jay, Boo Boo and
Jules. I was gone for 8 days.
I left Dec 16th, to go to California and visit Traci. Jules and I went together. We woke up at 4:30 am to leave around 5 am, because the weather was horrible. It was raining/snowing and the temperature was really low, so we could have ran into ice on the roads. Luckily, we didn't run into ice, but we did run into rain and lots of it. Jules only brother, who is married, took us to the airport, instead of her having to pay a huge amount of money to park her car for a week.
We made it to Long Beach and were starving. The weather was rainy! Traci had told me of a cafe that made Unicorn cake and Unicorn hot chocolate! OMG! It was so good! Granted, we hadn't eaten for like 6 hours, because it was like 10 or 11 am. So we didn't finish the cake or the hot chocolate because it was straight sugar! So then we went to a Hibachi restaurant and ate some really good food there. After we had eaten real food, we felt so much better. Then I dropped Jules off at the hotel, I took a nap. Oh, and we went shopping for spices and exotics. I bought some saffron for Traci and his favorite dish from Spain that requires Saffron. Yet, he hasn't used any of my Saffron that I have bought him. So, I guess I need to not buy him anymore of that spice until after he actually uses it!
Then Traci and I went to dinner, ate some food, talked about life. Then his friends asked us to meet them for ice cream. While Traci and I were walking to his car he told me that he had 3 rules:
1. I can't call him Traci while with his friends.
I left Dec 16th, to go to California and visit Traci. Jules and I went together. We woke up at 4:30 am to leave around 5 am, because the weather was horrible. It was raining/snowing and the temperature was really low, so we could have ran into ice on the roads. Luckily, we didn't run into ice, but we did run into rain and lots of it. Jules only brother, who is married, took us to the airport, instead of her having to pay a huge amount of money to park her car for a week.
We made it to Long Beach and were starving. The weather was rainy! Traci had told me of a cafe that made Unicorn cake and Unicorn hot chocolate! OMG! It was so good! Granted, we hadn't eaten for like 6 hours, because it was like 10 or 11 am. So we didn't finish the cake or the hot chocolate because it was straight sugar! So then we went to a Hibachi restaurant and ate some really good food there. After we had eaten real food, we felt so much better. Then I dropped Jules off at the hotel, I took a nap. Oh, and we went shopping for spices and exotics. I bought some saffron for Traci and his favorite dish from Spain that requires Saffron. Yet, he hasn't used any of my Saffron that I have bought him. So, I guess I need to not buy him anymore of that spice until after he actually uses it!
Then Traci and I went to dinner, ate some food, talked about life. Then his friends asked us to meet them for ice cream. While Traci and I were walking to his car he told me that he had 3 rules:
1. I can't call him Traci while with his friends.
2: I can't refer to Traci as a puppy or woof woof.
3. I can't talk to Traci in a baby like voice.
I laughed so hard and resisted him on all of these requests! I can't help but talk to Traci in a little bit of a baby voice, because he is like a puppy. Because he is like a puppy, I naturally talk to him like a baby, because he's so 'dorable! I also like calling him Traci because that is his nickname! He told me that I can't because that was just between him and I. He didn't want his friends to call him Traci because two of his friends would call him Traci. He said that my friends and I can call him Traci, but not his friends! Traci was being so mean to me! LOL. I told him that I could totally not talk in a baby voice, not woof woof and not refer to him as a puppy, but I'd have a hard time not calling him Traci. That is just his name! giggles... But it ended up that his friend bailed and got real food and we had already ate. So we went back to his place, chatted a bit more, and waited for Boo Boo to fly in from Texas. I took Traci so he could help me drive to the airport and drive back home. He is a little bit of a bossy driver and was yelling a lot, but we made it alright. I love Traci. He's so 'dorable!
Oh, before we went to pick up Boo Boo, Traci and I went shopping for food. Traci is very picky about food when he's buying. He reminds me of a farty old man. He's just particular. Yet, most of the time, he'll eat almost anything. He would just prefer to eat veggies and that is it. Traci is so funny. He makes me laugh.
Then Boo Boo and I stayed, slept, drove to the Long Beach Airport to drop off my car and wait for her mom to pick us up. Boo Boo's mom has adopted me, so she calls me her son. She took us to brunch, we talked about her kids: she only has daughters. Then they got to talking about how Sis. Cooper felt like she was a bad mom. I started to feel a little bit sad and started to cry a bit. Sis. Cooper said that I should cry and asked why I was crying. I told her that my mom had at times felt like she was a bad mom too and that she did her best to be the best mom she knew how. I just felt bad because I know how much that thought can hurt by seeing my mom be hurt by that idea.
After brunch, we met up with the other guys because the drama was: Stephen left his passport in Chicago. So he was trying to get it from a roommate or his parents sending a birth certificate. He finally got a hold of his roommate who over-nighted it. We had a hotel for them to deliver it too, but it was never delivered. So they had to find the package at two different UPS stores to find it. At least it was in California. We learned that Stephen couldn't go on the cruise without the passport. Praise the heavens they got his passport and he came with us!
We waited in line forever and Boo Boo and I waited for awhile at the ship to board. I couldn't board without the boys and Boo Boo couldn't board without Jules. We then walked thru lines and made it. We ate a delicious meal and watched as the ship sailed away from the harbor. The night sky was beautiful. We couldn't see the stars because it was overcast, but the lights from the city slowly dimmed as we passed into the darkness.
Man, that first night was rough. I could feel the rocking of the ship. You could really feel the rocking of the ship. I could see in the dining room, the stationary chandelier shaking. It was bothering me so much! LOL.
Then we went to bed. I slept with the boys, I didn't feel like it was right for me to sleep with the girls. Jay snored, Ian can't sleep without complete silence and darkness, I snore as well and Stephen can sleep through anything apparently.
The next morning I woke up early, walked around the deck, watched the sun rise, felt the wind blow on my face and be lost in my thoughts. I really like doing that, loose myself in the ocean of my thoughts and feelings. It was nice to just feel the wind, the humidity and the warming sun beat on my face and back as I walked around the deck. Then we played around with the group, we played a lot of games, talked, swam, sleep, and ate a lot of food. The ship was huge, it had 10 decks. The eating quarters were found on the top decks. There was never ending food, the soda was extra, so was herbal teas. The gym was really awesome, with the showers in the locker room having rain drop shower heads, and shower heads on the side of the walls. I loved that. I showered in the gym as often as I could. It was just an amazing drowning experience. I also enjoyed the sauna and steam room! I also spent a little bit too much money on the spa treatments! LOL, but I was there to have some R&R. So I splurged. I got a hair cut and shave. I also got a pedicure and a massage. I made friends with the pedicurist: Natasha and Amy. Natasha was from Jamaica and Amy was from the UK. Natasha was hilarious and was a single mom, but was totally ok with supporting them from afar. Amy was single and funny.
......................This was the first two days before we made it to Cabo San Lucas..........
I laughed so hard and resisted him on all of these requests! I can't help but talk to Traci in a little bit of a baby voice, because he is like a puppy. Because he is like a puppy, I naturally talk to him like a baby, because he's so 'dorable! I also like calling him Traci because that is his nickname! He told me that I can't because that was just between him and I. He didn't want his friends to call him Traci because two of his friends would call him Traci. He said that my friends and I can call him Traci, but not his friends! Traci was being so mean to me! LOL. I told him that I could totally not talk in a baby voice, not woof woof and not refer to him as a puppy, but I'd have a hard time not calling him Traci. That is just his name! giggles... But it ended up that his friend bailed and got real food and we had already ate. So we went back to his place, chatted a bit more, and waited for Boo Boo to fly in from Texas. I took Traci so he could help me drive to the airport and drive back home. He is a little bit of a bossy driver and was yelling a lot, but we made it alright. I love Traci. He's so 'dorable!
Oh, before we went to pick up Boo Boo, Traci and I went shopping for food. Traci is very picky about food when he's buying. He reminds me of a farty old man. He's just particular. Yet, most of the time, he'll eat almost anything. He would just prefer to eat veggies and that is it. Traci is so funny. He makes me laugh.
Then Boo Boo and I stayed, slept, drove to the Long Beach Airport to drop off my car and wait for her mom to pick us up. Boo Boo's mom has adopted me, so she calls me her son. She took us to brunch, we talked about her kids: she only has daughters. Then they got to talking about how Sis. Cooper felt like she was a bad mom. I started to feel a little bit sad and started to cry a bit. Sis. Cooper said that I should cry and asked why I was crying. I told her that my mom had at times felt like she was a bad mom too and that she did her best to be the best mom she knew how. I just felt bad because I know how much that thought can hurt by seeing my mom be hurt by that idea.
After brunch, we met up with the other guys because the drama was: Stephen left his passport in Chicago. So he was trying to get it from a roommate or his parents sending a birth certificate. He finally got a hold of his roommate who over-nighted it. We had a hotel for them to deliver it too, but it was never delivered. So they had to find the package at two different UPS stores to find it. At least it was in California. We learned that Stephen couldn't go on the cruise without the passport. Praise the heavens they got his passport and he came with us!
We waited in line forever and Boo Boo and I waited for awhile at the ship to board. I couldn't board without the boys and Boo Boo couldn't board without Jules. We then walked thru lines and made it. We ate a delicious meal and watched as the ship sailed away from the harbor. The night sky was beautiful. We couldn't see the stars because it was overcast, but the lights from the city slowly dimmed as we passed into the darkness.
Man, that first night was rough. I could feel the rocking of the ship. You could really feel the rocking of the ship. I could see in the dining room, the stationary chandelier shaking. It was bothering me so much! LOL.
Then we went to bed. I slept with the boys, I didn't feel like it was right for me to sleep with the girls. Jay snored, Ian can't sleep without complete silence and darkness, I snore as well and Stephen can sleep through anything apparently.
The next morning I woke up early, walked around the deck, watched the sun rise, felt the wind blow on my face and be lost in my thoughts. I really like doing that, loose myself in the ocean of my thoughts and feelings. It was nice to just feel the wind, the humidity and the warming sun beat on my face and back as I walked around the deck. Then we played around with the group, we played a lot of games, talked, swam, sleep, and ate a lot of food. The ship was huge, it had 10 decks. The eating quarters were found on the top decks. There was never ending food, the soda was extra, so was herbal teas. The gym was really awesome, with the showers in the locker room having rain drop shower heads, and shower heads on the side of the walls. I loved that. I showered in the gym as often as I could. It was just an amazing drowning experience. I also enjoyed the sauna and steam room! I also spent a little bit too much money on the spa treatments! LOL, but I was there to have some R&R. So I splurged. I got a hair cut and shave. I also got a pedicure and a massage. I made friends with the pedicurist: Natasha and Amy. Natasha was from Jamaica and Amy was from the UK. Natasha was hilarious and was a single mom, but was totally ok with supporting them from afar. Amy was single and funny.
......................This was the first two days before we made it to Cabo San Lucas..........
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