It again has been too long between blogs. But here I go again, making an attempt to talk about my life to anyone who has the time to read about it. Just a day ago I returned from the trip of a lifetime. My family and I went on a cruise to Alaska. I have waited ten years for this trip and although it was not the trip I was expecting it was monumental. Let me explain.. After my cancer diagnosis ("you have 6 months to live") I swore that if I lived tens years I would go somewhere fabulous. Fiji was my first thought but as the tenth year came closer I realized how astronomically expensive a trip to Fiji would be and how much I dislike hot, humid weather. So Alaska seemed to be the perfect option....saving and scrimping for this trip was an all out effort. Times have been challenging. But I squirreled away bits of money here and there. When the time came to pick our excursions for the trip, I was pursuaded not to look at price but the adventure. So I opted to go on a back country jeep adventure (complete with indian canoe paddle trip across an artic lake) and a helicopter ride that would land on the Mendenhall Glacier. I was so excited that I had made the decision to do these once in a lifetime adventures....only to have them cancelled due to poor road conditions and bad weather. Wow..traveling 2000 miles and shut down!!Bummer. But we managed to find other fun things to do. Hey, we managed to find $32.00 in gold while panning and saw the fabulous sled dogs, ate enough fresh crab to make anyone jealous.. Alaska is beautiful...but the most wonderful part of the trip was being with my family..My husband, daughter, son-in-law and my brother. This is our first trip together, but I hope not our last.. Princess cruises are absolutley amazing..I did nothing but eat and play for seven days. I cannot wait to plan my next trip..Lord please do not let this take tens years.
