Year 2 Day 290 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/12/2023. Day 8 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. 21 days of fun in the sun is over. Be sure and read to the end of this page for my review comparing our cruise on the Wonder of the Seas to the MSC Meraviglia. The cakesContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 290 – Day 8 of 7-night (At Sea) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
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Living the Dream Year 2 Day 289 – Day 7 of 7-night (At Sea) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 289 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/11/2023. Day 7 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. At Sea Day! What an awesome, awesome show last night. They were the best performers. I would highly recommend seeing “The House of Houdini” show if you cruise on the MSC Meraviglia. I would love to seeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 289 – Day 7 of 7-night (At Sea) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 288 – Day 6 of 7-night (Cozumel, Mexico) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 288 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/10/2023. Day 6 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. We are docked in Cozumel, Mexico this morning. Cozumel is the largest island in the Yucatan peninsula, it receives over 3 million cruisers. Punta Langosta, International pier, and Puerto Maya are the three main Cozumel cruise portsContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 288 – Day 6 of 7-night (Cozumel, Mexico) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 287 – Day 5 of 7-night (Belize City, Belize) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 287 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/09/2023. Day 5 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. We are in Belize City today from 8am to 5pm. This is a new port for us. It is a tender port. Last night we set our clocks back one hour. Belize is located in Central America,Continue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 287 – Day 5 of 7-night (Belize City, Belize) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 286 – Day 4 of 7-night (At Sea) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 286 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/08/2023. Day 4 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. At Sea! It is a nice sunny cool day. It is amazing how many people are walking around with drinks at 9am. Way too early for a drink. Mornings are coffee time. This is how you seeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 286 – Day 4 of 7-night (At Sea) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 285 – Day 3 of 7-night (Ocean Cay, Bahamas) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 285 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 2/07/2023. Day 3 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. Nassau, Bahamas today! We are at Ocean Cay, Bahamas today. At 7am it is pretty cloudy. The temperature is supposed to be in the low 70’s today. Nice for winter, but it is debatable if I willContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 285 – Day 3 of 7-night (Ocean Cay, Bahamas) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 352 – Day 4 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 2 (at Sea traveling from Galveston, TX to Progresso, Mexico) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)
Year 2 Day 352 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 4/16/2023. Day 2 (at sea traveling from Galveston, TX to Progresso, Mexico) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise. I found the Avocado toast breakfast station in the Windjammer! Delicious!!! All the breakfast food and choices were good in theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 352 – Day 4 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 2 (at Sea traveling from Galveston, TX to Progresso, Mexico) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 351 – Day 3 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 1 (Boarding in Galveston, TX) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)
Year 2 Day 351 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 4/15/2023. Day 1(Boarding Radiance of the Seas in Galveston, TX) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise. We had breakfast at the Hilton Galveston Island Resort where we spent the night last night. Okay call me cheap, but $47.63 beforeContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 351 – Day 3 of 30-night KY to LA and back (Day 1 (Boarding in Galveston, TX) of 21-night Radiance of the Seas Galveston TX to Los Angeles, CA cruise)”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 350 – Day 2 of 30-night KY to LA and back (driving Little Rock, Arkansas to Galveston Texas)
Year 2 Day 350 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 4/14/2023. Driving Little Rock, Arkansas to Galveston, Texas. Our room last night in the Hilton Garden Inn North Little Rock, Arkansas was huge. The hotel was nice and quiet and close to all kinds of restaurants, and stores. The bed was OK, a little soft forContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 350 – Day 2 of 30-night KY to LA and back (driving Little Rock, Arkansas to Galveston Texas)”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 349 – Day 1 of 30-night KY to LA and back (driving Science Hill, KY to Little Rock, AR)
Year 2 Day 349 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 4/13/2023. Day 1 of 30-night KY to LA and back. Driving Science Hill, KY to Little Rock, AR. We are driving to Little Rock, Arkansas today. Left Home at 6am and 20 minutes later it is 5:20am. Traveling Southwest. This will be our first time inContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 349 – Day 1 of 30-night KY to LA and back (driving Science Hill, KY to Little Rock, AR)”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 284 – Day 2 of 7-night (Nassau, Bahamas) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 284 – “Living the Dream”. Monday, 2/06/2023. Day 2 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. Nassau, Bahamas today! Okay we have officially found the worse internet at sea. It is slow slow and slower. Here’s a video of our balcony stateroom 14193. I love the windows in the Marketplace Buffet on theContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 284 – Day 2 of 7-night (Nassau, Bahamas) MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 283 – Day 15 of 14 (to Port Canaveral, Florida) on Wonder of the Seas and Day 1 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.
Year 2 Day 283 – “Living the Dream”. Sunday, 2/05/2023. Day 15 of 14-night Wonder of the Seas Caribbean Cruise and day 1 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise. Changing ships in Port Canaveral. I Love the photographers on The Wonder of the Seas. We are provided two free photos per cruise because we areContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 283 – Day 15 of 14 (to Port Canaveral, Florida) on Wonder of the Seas and Day 1 of 7-night MSC Meraviglia Caribbean cruise.”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 282 – Day 14 of 14 (at sea traveling from Amalie, St Thomas to Port Canaveral, Florida) on Wonder of the Seas
Year 2 Day 282 – “Living the Dream”. Saturday, 2/04/2023. Day 14 of 14-night Wonder of the Seas Caribbean Cruise. At sea hanging out behind some islands hiding from the wind with other cruise ships. Look at this cool picture of Steve. We were doing our walking this morning on the track, and he disappearedContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 282 – Day 14 of 14 (at sea traveling from Amalie, St Thomas to Port Canaveral, Florida) on Wonder of the Seas”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 281 – Day 13 of 14 (at sea traveling from Amalie, St Thomas to Coco Cay, Bahamas) on Wonder of the Seas
Year 2 Day 281 – “Living the Dream”. Friday, 2/03/2023. Day 13 of 14-night Wonder of the Seas Caribbean Cruise. We are at Sea today. It was a beautiful day, in the 80’s. Tomorrow it will not be as nice. This afternoon we were notified that due to the cold weather front we will notContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 281 – Day 13 of 14 (at sea traveling from Amalie, St Thomas to Coco Cay, Bahamas) on Wonder of the Seas”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 280 – Day 12 of 14 (Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas) on Wonder of the Seas
Year 2 Day 280 – “Living the Dream”. Thursday, 2/02/2023. Day 12 of 14-night Wonder of the Seas Caribbean Cruise. Today we are in Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas. We arrived at Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands this morning. This is the capital city of the US Virgin Islands. We opened ourContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 280 – Day 12 of 14 (Charlotte Amalie, St Thomas) on Wonder of the Seas”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 279 – Day 11 of 14 (San Jaun, Puerto Rico) on Wonder of the Seas
Year 2 Day 279 – “Living the Dream”. Wednesday, 2/01/2023. Day 11 of 14-night Wonder of the Seas Caribbean Cruise. Today we are in San Jaun, Puerto Rico. We have found that if you sit farther away from the buffet area in the Windjammer it is a little less crowded. So now we sit nearContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 279 – Day 11 of 14 (San Jaun, Puerto Rico) on Wonder of the Seas”
Living the Dream Year 2 Day 278 – Day 10 of 14 (Labadee, Haiti) on Wonder of the Seas
Year 2 Day 278 – “Living the Dream”. Tuesday, 1/31/2023. Day 10 of 14-night Wonder of the Seas Caribbean Cruise. It is our second day at Labadee, Haiti for these 14 days. This is Royal Caribbean’s private beach area. So, we proceeded off the ship and spent the day at their private beach area withContinue reading “Living the Dream Year 2 Day 278 – Day 10 of 14 (Labadee, Haiti) on Wonder of the Seas”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 253
Year 2 – Day 253, Friday, January 6, 2023. The closets are getting completed. It will be nice to start organizing them. This is the middle level bedroom closet. Look at that huge storage space in the back. This is the second bedroom on the upper level. There is a lot of trim in thisContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 253”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 252
Year 2 – Day 252, Thursday, January 5, 2023. It is a cooler sunny day today. Not much was accomplished on the house. We did lots of errands though and I visited a new beauty salon. Love their signs. Look at this dog riding in the back of a pickup truck. I wanted to getContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 252”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 251
Year 2 – Day 251, Wednesday, January 4, 2023. Had to fix my calendar first thing this morning. Maybe this year will be better than the last. WHAT is that. OK, I took care of it. Maybe is gone. Every year is better than the last. Don’t live in the past. Each year of yourContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 251”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 250
Year 2 – Day 250, Tuesday, January 3, 2023. I love my new 2023 calendar. I want to read ahead, but I am not. I want to be surprised every morning. Cloudy, dreary depressing day today. It is warm though. That plywood foyer underlayment is now screwed down. Steve is working a little slower sinceContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 250”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 249
Year 2 – Day 249, Monday, January 2, 2023. Minimalism is the way to go. The less you own the easier to keep your life organized and stress free. I love the clean open space look in the sitting area. I am going to start collecting memories. The first word I saw on my calendarContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 249”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 248
Year 2 – Day 248, Sunday, January 1, 2023. Today is the beginning of a new year. Happy New Year everyone. It is a warm nice day. We bought the material needed to tile the foyer today. In the next two weeks the foyer area should be completed. Christmas is cleaned up and the nutcrackersContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 248”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 247
Year 2 – Day 247, Saturday, December 31, 2022. We have decided that Steve needs to be healthy and live to 119 to finish all the projects we have planned. We are loving Heidi the Roomba. She always starts on time at 8am and runs till she runs out of energy. We decided today sheContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 247”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 246
Year 2 – Day 246, Friday, December 30, 2022. This morning, sitting here listening to Heidi vacuuming away, the washer and dryer running, me preparing to go to the store in my SUV, our refrigerator running and keeping food safe to eat, and our ovens, microwaves, and ranges ready to go. I realize how amazinglyContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 246”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 245
Year 2 – Day 245, Thursday, December 29, 2022. Day two of our holiday week. We are enjoying the 62-degree temperature and most of the snow is now gone. We put the bird feeder up a few days ago, but Kentucky birds have no idea what it is. No one has been eating from it.Continue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 245”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 244
Year 2 – Day 244, Wednesday, December 28, 2022. A slow day at the Tremper’s. It must be a holiday week. To view the complete year 2 daily diary – Click here: https://deestimes.com/living-the-dream-year-2-may-1-2022-april-30-2023/ Today’s product recommendations are for preserving your memories. 1) We have many pictures, and we like to display some of them. TheseContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 244”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 243
Year 2 – Day 243, Tuesday, December 27, 2022. Another early morning Lowes trip. This time to a store an hour away. We needed a 12-foot handrail and more balusters. Our local Lowes did not have what we needed. The handrail is needed for the stairs going from the foyer to the lower level. WeContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 243”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 242
Year 2 – Day 242, Monday, December 26, 2022. Later in the day yesterday we had another zoom Christmas with our daughter and her family. I was so excited to see them, I forgot to take some pictures. What a bummer. We miss them so much. Stomach virus has really hit their house, and everyoneContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 242”
living the Dream – Year 2, Day 241
Year 2 – Day 241, Sunday, December 25, 2022. Merry Christmas. Steve and I spent a relaxing day in our warm cozy house. We opened Santa’s gifts first thing. It is so annoying; Steve can guess every wrapped present before he opens them. He thinks he can read my mind. It was a lot betterContinue reading “living the Dream – Year 2, Day 241”