vacation

Next week is vacation. I'm going on a cruise with my sister, my niece and her family and a lot of my niece's in-laws. My niece's in-laws are Guyanese ( hope I spelled that right). They are fun, party people. They all speak with this lyrical Jamacian type accent. They are mostly short and dard skinned and dark haired. I, on the other hand, am tall and blonde. So I kind of stand out among them. My niece's sister-in-law's sister is the mother of children I have had in my gifted class.

My sister hasn't had such a vacation since she was in her teens and my brother took her on a cruise, about 35 years ago. I kind of talked her into this after my other sister's house, in which this particular sister lives too, burned in late June. They have all been displaced, until the house is repaired. So I had my sisters with me a few days and the younger one and I decided to take this cruise. I'm more excited for her than I am for myself. I've been fortunate to be able to travel a bit in the last 15 years or so. Prior to that I had not left the tri-state area until I was 34. A 15 year wedding anniversary as well as completing my BA. present to me from, pretty much me! I let the then husband come. (grin)

Can't wait!! CAN"T WAIT!!!!