Here is our Ship. The Sun on the Norwegian Cruise Line. It was so much fun!
It was a short trip 4 days and 3 nights that traveled from LA up the cost to Vancouver Canada. This is a picture of Vancouver as we were getting ready to port there. It was a beautiful city. We did however see the down side of the city with the street people. Dana gave a handout to one of the women which started a fight between two women. I am assuming that one owed the other one money. It ended with one woman hitting the other one. It was a bit tense and scary. Next time no handouts Dana!! We had such a fun time....all we did is laugh, eat and sleep and watch movies...OK EAT, laugh.....Either way it was a treasured memory!
Here is a picture of my Darling Mom Loraine affectionately know to us as "Rainer" guarding our luggage at the airport. My Mom is so funny. I think it is a combination of her being naive, being old and not hearing really well and trying to humor us..... but whatever it is she is the main attraction wherever we go! I call her remarks "Rainerisms"...Here are a few of my favorites:
Can you believe that I did not get one good picture of all of us together on the cruise. We had two state rooms that were adjoining. it was a huge slumber party for 4 days. Here we are in one of the staterooms. Mom, LaNae, RaeAnn and Dana.
At breakfast. RaeAnn, Dana, empty spot for ME, LaNae and Rainer.
We took a city tour of Vancouver the last day of our cruise and then stayed over night in a GREAT hotel. Here we are at Queen Elizabeth's garden in Vancouver. It was so beautiful!
The whole garden was this beautiful.
This great clock in Gastown operates on steam from under the streets that runs the heating system. Every hour and half hour it plays some great music generated by the steam. It is hard to see but steam is really coming out of the top of the clock.
This is China Town. This was a fun and very interesting experience. They had everything from fresh veggies and seafood to dried and salted everything!
This was one of the most interesting "dried" foods we saw. Dried, flat,smashed lizard...so appetizing. Both RaeAnn and I wanted to bring one home to our boys....however we would never get back into the country with it. We both decided it was better to come home legally.
Her is a picture of my darling kids and the GREAT gifts I picked out for them, Grant in his silk Jammie's. Camille in her darling embroidered flats. Blake in his groovy biking glasses.
It was also fun to celebrate my birthday on the ship. Each of my Sisters took a turn buying breakfast, lunch and dinner for me since it was all included! ;) Actually we went to a great steak restaurant where we had steak and lobster and huge prawns. It was so yummy. They gave me a birthday cake and the staff even sang "Hoppy birthday" to me. I think the English version is "Happy Birthday" It was historical. I got some great earrings from Lanae (yes, I did manage to loose one before I got home with it!!) a Shirt from Dana and money from Mom and RaeAnn.
I loved the other one so much and they had great prices...well great for LLadro's so... I splurged and got another one for Mother's Day. I figured that Steve would be thrilled that I already had that gift covered! :) Don't we all do that?? I now have a collection and it is up to three. Tyler brought me one home from his mission to Spain. I hope to go to Spain one day and get a couple more to add to my COLLECTION. (By the way Steve was thrilled to know he has Mother's day covered!)
Here is a picture of my Darling Mom Loraine affectionately know to us as "Rainer" guarding our luggage at the airport. My Mom is so funny. I think it is a combination of her being naive, being old and not hearing really well and trying to humor us..... but whatever it is she is the main attraction wherever we go! I call her remarks "Rainerisms"...Here are a few of my favorites:1. Rainer: Man these people in Canada really travel a lot.
Us: Mom we are at an airport!
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2. My sister LaNae FELL off the bed and cut her foot. A SERIOUS injury as she calls it. Anyway she went to get some neosporin and band aids at the gift shop.
Mom: Where did you go?
LaNae: To get some stuff for my foot.
Mom: Did you have the leave the building?
LaNae: Mom we are on a SHIP!
Mom: Well, I thought we were still parked!
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3. LaNae e-mailed Steve to let him know which LLadro figurine she got me from him for my birthday and she said he wrote back and said to give Stacey a "wet kiss"....(Please Steve) Mom said "What affects the kids"?... Wet Kiss Mom...nothing about kids.
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4.We were watching a DUMB movie called He's Just Not That Into You. In the movie a girl upset with her husband throws a mirror and shatters it on the floor. Mom woke up out of a dead sleep and said, That's seven years bad luck and went right back to sleep!
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I could go on but WHY??? You gotta love Rainer! She always makes us laugh.
Can you believe that I did not get one good picture of all of us together on the cruise. We had two state rooms that were adjoining. it was a huge slumber party for 4 days. Here we are in one of the staterooms. Mom, LaNae, RaeAnn and Dana.
At breakfast. RaeAnn, Dana, empty spot for ME, LaNae and Rainer.
We took a city tour of Vancouver the last day of our cruise and then stayed over night in a GREAT hotel. Here we are at Queen Elizabeth's garden in Vancouver. It was so beautiful!LaNae and me at the tulip garden.
The whole garden was this beautiful.
This great clock in Gastown operates on steam from under the streets that runs the heating system. Every hour and half hour it plays some great music generated by the steam. It is hard to see but steam is really coming out of the top of the clock.
This is China Town. This was a fun and very interesting experience. They had everything from fresh veggies and seafood to dried and salted everything!
This was one of the most interesting "dried" foods we saw. Dried, flat,smashed lizard...so appetizing. Both RaeAnn and I wanted to bring one home to our boys....however we would never get back into the country with it. We both decided it was better to come home legally.
Her is a picture of my darling kids and the GREAT gifts I picked out for them, Grant in his silk Jammie's. Camille in her darling embroidered flats. Blake in his groovy biking glasses.
It was also fun to celebrate my birthday on the ship. Each of my Sisters took a turn buying breakfast, lunch and dinner for me since it was all included! ;) Actually we went to a great steak restaurant where we had steak and lobster and huge prawns. It was so yummy. They gave me a birthday cake and the staff even sang "Hoppy birthday" to me. I think the English version is "Happy Birthday" It was historical. I got some great earrings from Lanae (yes, I did manage to loose one before I got home with it!!) a Shirt from Dana and money from Mom and RaeAnn. Then they gave me a gift from Steve and the kids....It was this beautiful LLadro figurine. It couldn't have been a better gift!
I loved the other one so much and they had great prices...well great for LLadro's so... I splurged and got another one for Mother's Day. I figured that Steve would be thrilled that I already had that gift covered! :) Don't we all do that?? I now have a collection and it is up to three. Tyler brought me one home from his mission to Spain. I hope to go to Spain one day and get a couple more to add to my COLLECTION. (By the way Steve was thrilled to know he has Mother's day covered!)
My sister Dana decided that she would WIN a LLadro. She called them LARD-O's..which we all got a kick out of. The only way you can WIN anything on a cruise ship is in the casino....just ask her how well she did. I think she actually LOST hers. I lost $20 in five minutes and was so done.... now LaNae was the only winner and we all benefited form her winnings. Dana even lost some of LaNae's winnings. RaeAnn of course is STILL little miss perfect and did not support that little vice. My favorite quote of RaeAnn's.."Why does Dana like it so much when she is so BAD at it"? I think I remember the brethren say something about not gambling...hummmm;) Needless to say Dana came home without a LARD-O!
I got home late Monday night and look what I came home to....A CLEAN house, a beautifully mowed yard with FLOWERS planted in the beds, my urns planted with new topiary of hibiscus and everything freshly mulched! It looks beautiful! I have great kids!!! What a fun surprise to come home to.
How darling is this. The kids know I like to plant begonias but Grant loved the marigolds so they let him plant one in each bed! I am thinking that it will be my new tradition! Thanks kids I love you!!
What a great trip and fun memory. I am so lucky to have wonderful Sisters. We all get along so well and they have sure blessed my life.
How darling is this. The kids know I like to plant begonias but Grant loved the marigolds so they let him plant one in each bed! I am thinking that it will be my new tradition! Thanks kids I love you!!
What a great trip and fun memory. I am so lucky to have wonderful Sisters. We all get along so well and they have sure blessed my life. 
