"I'd rather have an adventure than a new couch!"
~ Me (Ha! Bet you thought I was going to quote someone famous!)
It's been a little over a year since the day I first set foot on the Pacific Princess for the start of our Round the World Cruise. In the past 12 months, life has rocketed by us. We've had sorrows--our beloved church and community choir director died unexpectedly last summer and we feel his loss keenly. We've had health scares--the DH spent some time in the hospital for an emergency gallbladder surgery & my father had a hip replaced. (Both are doing well now, thank you, God!) We've had joys--lots of them--those quiet, precious moments that make life rich and "too wonderful for anyone to realize." (Tipping my hat to Thornton Wilder's Our Town a bit.)
I've tried to write a recap, a grand summary of what our world cruise meant to me, how it changed me, blessed me, broadened my scope. But the truth is, it's still doing those things. A day doesn't go by when I don't think about the people we met, the friendships we made, the astonishing sights we saw, the experiences we had. And I ponder about the places we visited and pine over how much I'd love to go back and see them all again.
Because no matter how much I love my home and family, I'm afflicted with itchy feet. I need to wander. Have since I was a child. Travel excites me, moves me, makes me feel alive!
Hence the quote at the top of this post. And lest you think I'm exaggerating, here's a picture of my sad little red loveseat!
I know. Saggy, ripped and scratched...I should be embarrassed. But the truth is, I tend to view all purchases in "cruise dollars." If I went to replace my suffering couch, I'd think to myself, "Hmm...one of us could go on a 7 day someplace for what this costs."
So I'm pleased to announce the couch stays. And we're going to go...to Norway this summer!
This July, the DH and I are booked on a 21 day cruise out of New York City on Cunard's Queen Mary II bound for Southampton, England, a week fiddling in the the fjords, and then back across the Pond! We can't wait!
Cunard is a new-to-us cruise line. It's near the top of the Carnival family of cruising, so we're looking forward to a different, more elegant experience.
If someone with a ripped up couch can claim to enjoy elegance...
But I mean to try to fit in with the bon ton when we board this 5 Star oceanliner (not a cruise ship. I'll explain the difference in another post...)
And in the meantime, my couch doesn't look so bad with a casually draped throw & pillow and well-placed little dog!
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