Today Bubba, grandaddy, and I went shopping for groceries. I wanted to go with him because he would be seeing people that he would usually see with Gma. I wanted to make sure that he wasnt alone when they talk to him. Bubba drove the van and I was the passenger. He is a really good driver, a little heavy on the gas, but a good driver. We went to Piggly Wiggly first. He was greeted by everyone we saw. He knew them all and they all knew him. Each one offered their condolences to him. I knew my grandparents are loved but I didnt realize I guess how much and by so many. We got our groceries and then went to Dollar Tree. We were only there for a little while. When we checked out, I saw he had Butterfingers in the cart and mentioned it to him. He said to me, My wife never questioned what I put in the buggy. I then shut my mouth b/c he is the boss!! :O) We went back to the house and unloaded the van. I enjoyed our little shopping trip with bubba.
Happy Shopping!
J-Tru
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Yes, Its been a busy month....
I realized that I havent blogged at all for the month of December. So what all has been going on in the Truesdale world....
At the beginning of the month g-ma was in the hospital and things were looking bad. She is home now and hospice has started. She is such a fighter and has such an amazing spirit. She is not able to walk or be mobile at all. She is eating some, mostly pudding and grits. She is talking to us but at times she talks about things we dont know about. Its hard to watch her go through this, just so happy that she is still with us.
Lots of shopping has been done this month. I went to the Holiday Market with the Beta Babes and bought a few little things. More shopping was done with Amanda and Jennifer at Sandhills for our girls day out. It was nice to have a day with the girls since we dont really get to see each other that often.
We went to Lancaster to celebrate my mother in law birthday too. It was so nice to see her and spend some time with her. We ate a new place, Smokehouse, and it was yummy. Lots of good food--bbq, shrimp, etc. LOTS AND LOTS of it!!!
Rob and I went to our Home Group Christmas and we enjoyed lots of food and fun. We all bring some snacks, a secret santa gift and just sit around and have fun. I love this group of people, blessed to have a great group of Christan fans.
We also met with the Branhams and had Christmas lunch and exchanged gifts. It was fantastic to be with this family who I feel are my own family as well. I love them!!!!
So on the weight watchers front, its been rough. I am playing with about 2.5 pounds. I gain, I lose, I gain, I lose. I am at a total of 73 pounds gone and am trying hard to get to my 75!!!! I will get there. Having lots of parties and sweets around the house is not helping but I am going to the gym like a mad woman so hopefully this will help!!!
So, December so far has been super busy but I have loved every minute of it!! Time with family and friends gives me so much joy.
Remember though that Jesus is the Reason we celebrate!!
Merry Christmas!!
J-Tru
At the beginning of the month g-ma was in the hospital and things were looking bad. She is home now and hospice has started. She is such a fighter and has such an amazing spirit. She is not able to walk or be mobile at all. She is eating some, mostly pudding and grits. She is talking to us but at times she talks about things we dont know about. Its hard to watch her go through this, just so happy that she is still with us.
Lots of shopping has been done this month. I went to the Holiday Market with the Beta Babes and bought a few little things. More shopping was done with Amanda and Jennifer at Sandhills for our girls day out. It was nice to have a day with the girls since we dont really get to see each other that often.
We went to Lancaster to celebrate my mother in law birthday too. It was so nice to see her and spend some time with her. We ate a new place, Smokehouse, and it was yummy. Lots of good food--bbq, shrimp, etc. LOTS AND LOTS of it!!!
Rob and I went to our Home Group Christmas and we enjoyed lots of food and fun. We all bring some snacks, a secret santa gift and just sit around and have fun. I love this group of people, blessed to have a great group of Christan fans.
We also met with the Branhams and had Christmas lunch and exchanged gifts. It was fantastic to be with this family who I feel are my own family as well. I love them!!!!
So on the weight watchers front, its been rough. I am playing with about 2.5 pounds. I gain, I lose, I gain, I lose. I am at a total of 73 pounds gone and am trying hard to get to my 75!!!! I will get there. Having lots of parties and sweets around the house is not helping but I am going to the gym like a mad woman so hopefully this will help!!!
So, December so far has been super busy but I have loved every minute of it!! Time with family and friends gives me so much joy.
Remember though that Jesus is the Reason we celebrate!!
Merry Christmas!!
J-Tru
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Better Late Than Never...
I haven't updated my WW info in a few weeks. I have not been to weight watchers since 11/10/11 due to out Cruse and then Thanksgiving fell on our weigh in day so it was closed. Here is the update so far:
On 11/03/11, I weighed in and lost .8 pounds and my total was 73.4.
On 11/10/11, I weighed in and was hoping to hit my 75 pounds BUT i was .2 short. I lost 1.4 pounds and my total is 74.8.
Now, since the last weigh in I ate lots on the cruise and also for thanksgiving so I am expecting a fairly significant gain when I go this week. Fingers crossed its not as bad as I am thinking but I will get it off again!!!
Enjoy!
J-Tru
On 11/03/11, I weighed in and lost .8 pounds and my total was 73.4.
On 11/10/11, I weighed in and was hoping to hit my 75 pounds BUT i was .2 short. I lost 1.4 pounds and my total is 74.8.
Now, since the last weigh in I ate lots on the cruise and also for thanksgiving so I am expecting a fairly significant gain when I go this week. Fingers crossed its not as bad as I am thinking but I will get it off again!!!
Enjoy!
J-Tru
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Top Ten from our Anniversary Trip on the Carnival Dream
10: New favorite cold beverage is "a kiss on the lips"
9: On -board entertainment, props to Jaime and Gumbie
8: Free flowing soft serve ice-cream and cones
7: Our steward, Leonardo, and wait staff, Big D and Budi :O)
6: Making salsa authentically and enjoying pure vanilla ice-cream
5: Warm Chocolate Melting Cake with Ice-Cream--NIGHTLY!
4: Eating authentic food in Belize--rice and beans made with coconut milk
3: Snorkeling, dodging the reef in the current and waves!!
2: Bus ride to and from the Xunantunich Ruins in Belize
1: Climbing to the top of the Xunantunich temple, El Castillo.
There was lots more but we tried to narrow down a top ten.
J-Tru
9: On -board entertainment, props to Jaime and Gumbie
8: Free flowing soft serve ice-cream and cones
7: Our steward, Leonardo, and wait staff, Big D and Budi :O)
6: Making salsa authentically and enjoying pure vanilla ice-cream
5: Warm Chocolate Melting Cake with Ice-Cream--NIGHTLY!
4: Eating authentic food in Belize--rice and beans made with coconut milk
3: Snorkeling, dodging the reef in the current and waves!!
2: Bus ride to and from the Xunantunich Ruins in Belize
1: Climbing to the top of the Xunantunich temple, El Castillo.
There was lots more but we tried to narrow down a top ten.
J-Tru
Saturday, November 19, 2011
On the road again....back home
Saturday, 11/19/11:
We got up pretty early and we were in port. It was nice to be back in the good ole' USA but I was going to miss the Dream. We took our showers, got dressed, and then made our way to the theater where we had to wait to get off. Our debarkation time was to be 8:20 am but we didn't make it off until almost 10 am.--i was really wanting a McDonalds biscuit but that was not going to happen now. We got through customs and getting our luggage pretty quickly though. We made it to the car and then it was time to head home.
Rob drove the first leg of the drive home. We stopped and got a snickers, combos, and drinks to tide us over since we missed breakfast. We then headed on up I-95 North. Rob was getting really tired and I was trying to not sleep but it was hard. I did stay awake though once I saw how sleepy he was. We swapped driving at the Georgia state line.
I drove the rest of the way. We stopped at Krystal Burger for lunch and I showed Rob how awesome those little burgers are!!!! SOOOO good. Wish we had those in SC--well maybe its good we don't b/c I would eat them all the time. The drive was long but we made it back and then it was time to crash---but wait we had burst of energy when we got home!!!!! We separated our clothes, started laundry and got some things done around the house.
Then it was time to crash!!!---BED TIME!!
The end of vacation was here but the memories will last forever.
J-Tru
We got up pretty early and we were in port. It was nice to be back in the good ole' USA but I was going to miss the Dream. We took our showers, got dressed, and then made our way to the theater where we had to wait to get off. Our debarkation time was to be 8:20 am but we didn't make it off until almost 10 am.--i was really wanting a McDonalds biscuit but that was not going to happen now. We got through customs and getting our luggage pretty quickly though. We made it to the car and then it was time to head home.
Rob drove the first leg of the drive home. We stopped and got a snickers, combos, and drinks to tide us over since we missed breakfast. We then headed on up I-95 North. Rob was getting really tired and I was trying to not sleep but it was hard. I did stay awake though once I saw how sleepy he was. We swapped driving at the Georgia state line.
I drove the rest of the way. We stopped at Krystal Burger for lunch and I showed Rob how awesome those little burgers are!!!! SOOOO good. Wish we had those in SC--well maybe its good we don't b/c I would eat them all the time. The drive was long but we made it back and then it was time to crash---but wait we had burst of energy when we got home!!!!! We separated our clothes, started laundry and got some things done around the house.
Then it was time to crash!!!---BED TIME!!
The end of vacation was here but the memories will last forever.
J-Tru
Friday, November 18, 2011
Final Fun Day at Sea....
Friday, 11/18/11, Fun Day at Sea:
Today was our final day at sea and on the Dream. We woke up around 7:30am and went to breakfast. There were hardly any lines for the buffet this morning--I guess normal people sleep in on vacation!!! Since it was our final day we didn't really have any plans so we were just hanging out today. We were near the pool so we decided to go to the sport desk and get some putt putt clubs. We went up to the 12th deck and the wind was a whipping!!! My hate almost got lost to the ocean but luckily I grabbed it. We played our 18 holes and battled the wind doing it. The final score was, drum roll please............................JILL 47, ROB 48!!! That is right, I WON!!!!! :O) As always we had to play another round to make an official winner--gotta play at least two! Rob putted first this round. After the first ten holes I was beating him by eight strokes and then margin shortened by five. I had one bad hole and he had several holes in one. I did come out on top though. The final of this round was Jill 43, Rob 46. So I am the Dream Putt Putt Champion of the Truesdale Household!!
We went and had a cold refreshing drink after our putt putt rounds. We headed inside to the Promenade deck and watched a corn hole match. I also went and picked up the pictures we had taken last night so we could choose one or two to buy. They were all so good that we had to get FOUR of them. They were just too good to pass up.
We went to the Lanai for lunch today, it was BBQ time. I had two sliders, a quesadilla and Rob had two hot dogs and he said they were awesome. After enjoying the grilled goodness I wanted some ice cream, so off we went. Once we got there I remembered they were having a Chocolate Extravaganza from 12 to 2. So of course we enjoyed that. i got us some yummy pieces to try. We tried three types of cake, chocolate wontons, churros, and chocolate covered candied orange.
After the tasty desserts, we went back to the room to start packing up some of our stuff. We got most of it packed and then went to the Love and Marriage show for a break. It was a good laugh. The older couple had been married for 64 years. They newlywed couple were actually there grandson and his new wife. We laughed hysterically and learned that Bud is a boob man. After our laughs we went back to pack some more. We finished up and then got ready for supper.
Tonight the boat was a moving--not just fast but also bumpy. I was a little nervous about that but tried to keep my mind off of it. --DIDN'T WORK!! We went to the Liars Club show where we had to guess which person on stage was lying and who was telling the truth about the definition of the word given. It was funny but my mind was preoccupied with the boat b/c the equipment on the rigging above the stage was swaying and creaking. After the show we went back to the room.
It was time to put on our jammies, get our luggage our of the room and watch tv. While we were doing this, Jaime--cruise director came over the speaker to tell us that the reason we were experiencing movement was b/c we were going faster back to Port Canaveral due to a medical emergency with another guest on board. We should arrive at port early but this would not effect when we get off the boat. We were suppose to get off at 8:20am. I pray all is well with the passenger who was sick.
So needless to day, this was a great trip. I enjoyed getting away and celebrating our first year of marriage.
Ready to hit the road home tomorrow and get back to some type of normalcy, although I love being waited on all the time!!!
So here is til next time!!
J-Tru
Today was our final day at sea and on the Dream. We woke up around 7:30am and went to breakfast. There were hardly any lines for the buffet this morning--I guess normal people sleep in on vacation!!! Since it was our final day we didn't really have any plans so we were just hanging out today. We were near the pool so we decided to go to the sport desk and get some putt putt clubs. We went up to the 12th deck and the wind was a whipping!!! My hate almost got lost to the ocean but luckily I grabbed it. We played our 18 holes and battled the wind doing it. The final score was, drum roll please............................JILL 47, ROB 48!!! That is right, I WON!!!!! :O) As always we had to play another round to make an official winner--gotta play at least two! Rob putted first this round. After the first ten holes I was beating him by eight strokes and then margin shortened by five. I had one bad hole and he had several holes in one. I did come out on top though. The final of this round was Jill 43, Rob 46. So I am the Dream Putt Putt Champion of the Truesdale Household!!
We went and had a cold refreshing drink after our putt putt rounds. We headed inside to the Promenade deck and watched a corn hole match. I also went and picked up the pictures we had taken last night so we could choose one or two to buy. They were all so good that we had to get FOUR of them. They were just too good to pass up.
We went to the Lanai for lunch today, it was BBQ time. I had two sliders, a quesadilla and Rob had two hot dogs and he said they were awesome. After enjoying the grilled goodness I wanted some ice cream, so off we went. Once we got there I remembered they were having a Chocolate Extravaganza from 12 to 2. So of course we enjoyed that. i got us some yummy pieces to try. We tried three types of cake, chocolate wontons, churros, and chocolate covered candied orange.
After the tasty desserts, we went back to the room to start packing up some of our stuff. We got most of it packed and then went to the Love and Marriage show for a break. It was a good laugh. The older couple had been married for 64 years. They newlywed couple were actually there grandson and his new wife. We laughed hysterically and learned that Bud is a boob man. After our laughs we went back to pack some more. We finished up and then got ready for supper.
Tonight the boat was a moving--not just fast but also bumpy. I was a little nervous about that but tried to keep my mind off of it. --DIDN'T WORK!! We went to the Liars Club show where we had to guess which person on stage was lying and who was telling the truth about the definition of the word given. It was funny but my mind was preoccupied with the boat b/c the equipment on the rigging above the stage was swaying and creaking. After the show we went back to the room.
It was time to put on our jammies, get our luggage our of the room and watch tv. While we were doing this, Jaime--cruise director came over the speaker to tell us that the reason we were experiencing movement was b/c we were going faster back to Port Canaveral due to a medical emergency with another guest on board. We should arrive at port early but this would not effect when we get off the boat. We were suppose to get off at 8:20am. I pray all is well with the passenger who was sick.
So needless to day, this was a great trip. I enjoyed getting away and celebrating our first year of marriage.
Ready to hit the road home tomorrow and get back to some type of normalcy, although I love being waited on all the time!!!
So here is til next time!!
J-Tru
Thursday, November 17, 2011
One with the Coral Reef!!
Thursday, 11/17/11, Costa Maya:
We arrived at Costa Maya around 7 am and yes I was awake. I went out on the balcony to take in the view. I looked to my right and there was a nice little storm a brewing and it was heading our way. Luckily we were in the room and not on the man land when the storm came up. There was some lightning, thunder and LOTS of rain. People were still getting off the boat thought and heading into port. They were getting soaked!!!
Rob and I had ordered room service so we ate breakfast and then got ready. We were going on an excursion today that is the glass bottom boat and snorkeling. We went out on the balcony and it had stopped raining and there was a beautiful double rainbow!!! GORGEOUS!!!! I love seeing God promises! We decided that we were going to go on into the port area.
We walked around the port entrance area and looked at some shops but didn't buy anything yet. We also saw an area where there were dolphins so we watched them for a few minutes. I felt bad for them though b/c there were not in the ocean but in a walled area. It started raining again so we went to check in and see if our excursion was going to still happen. We were told it was still on go. So we found our guide, checked in and got ready to go. While were were standing there waiting, it started to POUR. I was soaked but happy.
We boarded the bus that would take us to our boat. We got to see some of the sites of Costa Maya and I took a few pics of the area. The roads were dirt roads so of course I was thinking we were going to get stuck but we made it through. We were taken to a dock and the bus went out onto the dock....CRAZY!!!!
We boarded out boat. It was a small white boat with plexiglass in the middle where we could view the ocean floor. We started out and there was a loud noise but we kept going. We saw some coral and fish through the glass, it was very pretty. Our guide told us about the types of coral we would see and also some of the fish. It started raining again while we were on the boat. After a few more minutes our guide starting handing out the snorkeling gear. I was not sure about it so I opted to not go. Rob was excited about going and was getting his gear on. He was the first one to jump in. I saw how excited he was and I decided then to join him in the ocean. So I got my gear on jumped in too.
I was so happy I did jump in. We saw huge pieces of coral, fish, spider starfish, sea urchin---beautiful creation. Our guide took is into some shallow water and that party was scary. The coral was huge and so sharp. The waves were pushing me along with the current. One wave caught me and I ended up hitting a piece of coral. I also lost my flipper but Rob got it for me :O). Everyone was a little nervous about the shallow part so he took us back into the deeper water--that was the best part. The deeper water gave us a chance to enjoy looking at the reef instead of worrying about bumping into it. The ocean was extremely salty too. I got some water in my mouth and it was like a HUGE bottle of salt was poured into my mouth. We snorkeled for about an hour and then boarded the boat to head back to shore.
We shopped a little at the shops near the port. We got magnet of course. We decided to eat in port and went to Senor Frogs. I had a coke and that was a TEN DOLLAR coke!!! Never again will we do that!! After our meal we went back to the ship b/c we were wet from swimming and needed to take our showers.
A shower and nap were just what I needed. Tonight was our second elegant night so we got all gussied up again. We were looking good. Rob told me I was the first lady tonight :O). Classic black with pearls. We had some pictures taken tonight too. It was just the two of us for supper so we had our little date night. It was nice to just sit and enjoy each other. Our waiter, Big D, danced tonight to Apple Bottom Jeans--too cute!
After supper we headed to the show. It was a country themed show tonight. Pretty good. After the show we headed to the comedy room. I went to the restroom when we got there and then when I came back out, Rob was gone but my stuff was in our seats. The girl beside me told me that hubby had gone back to the theater--I knew then that Hubby had left his NEW camera there. I was freaking out but praying he would be coming in soon with it around his neck. and HE DID!!! He told me he went back to the theater and it wasn't there so he checked at guest services and someone had turned it in....THANK YOU LORD!!! The comedy show as good and the laughs were needed after the camera incident.
It was late, so we headed to bed. Fund Day at Sea tomorrow and our last day---so sad.
Night,
J-Tru
We arrived at Costa Maya around 7 am and yes I was awake. I went out on the balcony to take in the view. I looked to my right and there was a nice little storm a brewing and it was heading our way. Luckily we were in the room and not on the man land when the storm came up. There was some lightning, thunder and LOTS of rain. People were still getting off the boat thought and heading into port. They were getting soaked!!!
Rob and I had ordered room service so we ate breakfast and then got ready. We were going on an excursion today that is the glass bottom boat and snorkeling. We went out on the balcony and it had stopped raining and there was a beautiful double rainbow!!! GORGEOUS!!!! I love seeing God promises! We decided that we were going to go on into the port area.
We walked around the port entrance area and looked at some shops but didn't buy anything yet. We also saw an area where there were dolphins so we watched them for a few minutes. I felt bad for them though b/c there were not in the ocean but in a walled area. It started raining again so we went to check in and see if our excursion was going to still happen. We were told it was still on go. So we found our guide, checked in and got ready to go. While were were standing there waiting, it started to POUR. I was soaked but happy.
We boarded the bus that would take us to our boat. We got to see some of the sites of Costa Maya and I took a few pics of the area. The roads were dirt roads so of course I was thinking we were going to get stuck but we made it through. We were taken to a dock and the bus went out onto the dock....CRAZY!!!!
We boarded out boat. It was a small white boat with plexiglass in the middle where we could view the ocean floor. We started out and there was a loud noise but we kept going. We saw some coral and fish through the glass, it was very pretty. Our guide told us about the types of coral we would see and also some of the fish. It started raining again while we were on the boat. After a few more minutes our guide starting handing out the snorkeling gear. I was not sure about it so I opted to not go. Rob was excited about going and was getting his gear on. He was the first one to jump in. I saw how excited he was and I decided then to join him in the ocean. So I got my gear on jumped in too.
I was so happy I did jump in. We saw huge pieces of coral, fish, spider starfish, sea urchin---beautiful creation. Our guide took is into some shallow water and that party was scary. The coral was huge and so sharp. The waves were pushing me along with the current. One wave caught me and I ended up hitting a piece of coral. I also lost my flipper but Rob got it for me :O). Everyone was a little nervous about the shallow part so he took us back into the deeper water--that was the best part. The deeper water gave us a chance to enjoy looking at the reef instead of worrying about bumping into it. The ocean was extremely salty too. I got some water in my mouth and it was like a HUGE bottle of salt was poured into my mouth. We snorkeled for about an hour and then boarded the boat to head back to shore.
We shopped a little at the shops near the port. We got magnet of course. We decided to eat in port and went to Senor Frogs. I had a coke and that was a TEN DOLLAR coke!!! Never again will we do that!! After our meal we went back to the ship b/c we were wet from swimming and needed to take our showers.
A shower and nap were just what I needed. Tonight was our second elegant night so we got all gussied up again. We were looking good. Rob told me I was the first lady tonight :O). Classic black with pearls. We had some pictures taken tonight too. It was just the two of us for supper so we had our little date night. It was nice to just sit and enjoy each other. Our waiter, Big D, danced tonight to Apple Bottom Jeans--too cute!
After supper we headed to the show. It was a country themed show tonight. Pretty good. After the show we headed to the comedy room. I went to the restroom when we got there and then when I came back out, Rob was gone but my stuff was in our seats. The girl beside me told me that hubby had gone back to the theater--I knew then that Hubby had left his NEW camera there. I was freaking out but praying he would be coming in soon with it around his neck. and HE DID!!! He told me he went back to the theater and it wasn't there so he checked at guest services and someone had turned it in....THANK YOU LORD!!! The comedy show as good and the laughs were needed after the camera incident.
It was late, so we headed to bed. Fund Day at Sea tomorrow and our last day---so sad.
Night,
J-Tru
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