Swiss and more

 

This is the Tacoma Swiss club.. 

A closer look... you know the Swiss Edelweiss 

A look inside the kitchen 

Just one of many trophies  

That's my girl, blowing kisses ..and her hubby

 Blond grandson Sebastian  and his buddy Mason

     and  our daughter in law, waiting for the CRAB

Sorry, no picture of the crab and brats and clams
This is an annual fundraiser, and not a Swiss menu.

But here is a picture of Terry..

She came prepared with crackers ( crab crackers) to share....then a plastic bag to take home left overs and then another bag for the cookies.   
She comes every year, so she was prepared and so willing to share.  She also brought her own little butter warmers. 

"  Hi Terry, maybe see you next year "

I live an exciting life 

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Random ....

 A few final fun shots.....

View from our balcony 

a souvenir for my girls

It is a safe walkway,,, 
but better not to look down 

The model..outside...and inside..

The pool of another ship 

As close as I got to a dip in the Atlantic

This is how the butler says it is the last night
and a little  envelope under the pillow

Back to the skies of Miami 

We had a great week..on the Atlantic Ocean 

Well,  much, much more, just drop by for coffee, treats and as many pictures as you can handle.

I live an exciting life.

Music

 

In my heart there rings a melody..

This is Sandi Patty with her husband 
                       and her music team

Three levels of decks...and hundreds of us...
        Sandi is on the bridge between two decks 

Gathered to sing favorite old hymns...

It was beautiful... 

Yes, that is Sandi Patty and me... 

On to other music..

Yes,,, she was there....and her hubby too

We had  watched the movie of her family story, so this was a great new chapter in her life. 
  ( Unsung Hero )

Later we heard..

Singing with all her heart....and shared her story.. Struggled with aggressive cancer, and is now in good health.   Gives a different perspective to their beautiful  ministry.

He has an amazing gift of music. 
       ( don't know his name, wrote it down   somewhere )

Didn't seem to need any "music" he just smiled and sang and played ....and we sang along  

Another group we enjoyed, The Isaac's, are three generations strong.  Yes, they are Jewish, and long ago, the family had moved to a city without a synagogue , so Grandma went to the nearby church. 
And she got saved. And her children got saved.  And now they all sing to honor the Lord. 

And it seemed like we could hear music all over the ship.

A very memorable week.

I live an exciting life

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Pause... home from the cruise for a few days and down with an ugly flu bug.... but I can  "think"
about food now....3 weeks later....

A major part of a cruise is..

Food !

And what food starts the day?

That's the one.   And right to our door and out to our balcony... That's the way to start the morning, and your Bible on your lap.

We did a little pre ordering at home, not knowing the whole menu, and on day three this is what came...

Now we know there is always bacon at the cafe upstairs and it opens early.   We usually found a window seat and enjoyed several choices from a very diverse display 

Egg dishes, made to order..

The  lunch was also available in the cafe

               Dinner...

In no particular order....

This is the table we were assigned to.. at the 8:15 dinner hour.   Most evenings we were alone or with one, maybe two other couples.   Tonight, white night, it is Teresa and Brian.  

Another meal highlight....

Crab cakes

 

Theme for tonight....Italian 

French Onion soup 

Darrell's choice... ↑

Mine,   Clam linguine ...very good 

Desserts....

Picnic on Ocean Cay 

After dinner that night, our final night, couples gathered on the highest level of the ship  to sign marriage renewals... A lady from  the Guinness book of world records was there.. and the record was broken 

Who

FamilyLife

What

1,593 pair(s)

Where

United States

When

20 February 2026

To celebrate together.....

I live an exciting life

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