Meet Rudy!

This is our new travel mascot, Rudy! He gets to go with us on our Princess cruise to the Panama Canal. He is very excited and insisted on standing on his new suitcase with his countdown sign. We will post pictures of him on the ship and at various ports of call. He will be introduced on Facebook, too. He promises to behave and not eat too much. Do sock monkeys need a passport?

New Red Shoes

When I look at Allan's new leather reclining chair, I feel the same kind of excitement you get from a new pair of red shoes. Just like the shoes pull an outfit together, this chair really pulls our living room together and makes it pop! Wow!
Thank you, Bill and Carol. We will enjoy this chair for years to come, including tonight, watching the Super Bowl.

Cruise Ship Tracker

Came across this tracking tool for cruise ships last week when I was looking for the Coral Princess ship in real time. We have booked a ten day excursion on this ship in March. Kinda cool to be able to see which port she is in or the map of her position if between ports of call. Give it a try!

Here's the link. If you can't click it, copy it and paste into your browser. Enjoy!  

http://www.seascanner.com/schiffsposition.php?schiff=Coral+Princess

Hearts and Flowers

Had to have this red glass clearance lamp from Pier 1! Knew it would look great in my foyer. Next, I was on the hunt for some red tulips. Nothing says Valentine's Day like red tulips. Found this water garden arrangement at HomeGoods for under $40! Had the plate -- and picked up the conversation heart candles from Michael's for $5. Now the house is ready for St. Valentine's Day!

Allan brought me roses the other day!

It's here!

The call came before 8 a.m. this morning. The geek squad was on its way. We had the mount and cables, and they had the plasma set and everything else. We had a flawless installation and a friendly crew. Now we just need to learn how to switch it on!

The before ...

Our geek squad crew, Chris and Matt ...

Learning what button to push!

Finished and even found the Christmas music channel!!!
Merry Christmas!

New Television

We purchased our new TV yesterday from Best Buy - a 51" Panasonic Plasma HD set. It will be installed by the Geek Squad next week. Yesterday I contacted Bright House about adding cable TV. So it looks we are on our way ... stay tuned!

UPDATE: 12-13-2012 .Geek squad shows up this morning to install our new TV - sans wall mount. Seems the newbie salesman did not sell us the wall mount we had picked out at the store with all the other equipment and services. Allan and I are on our way back to the store this morning. Allan is not happy.

UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: 12-13-2012 We are now rescheduled to be installed on Wed., Dec 19th.
We now have our new wall mount PLUS miles of new cable, blue-ray disc player and proper surge protector. All thanks to Maxie at the Tyrone Blvd. store!

Christmas in Florida 2012

Decorating for Christmas means using what I have and only adding the necessities. Like lights! Lots of lights!

Mom gave this to Allan one year!

My cherished ornament collection

My Santa table

Merry Christmas, everyone.