WELCOME FAMILY AND FRIENDS !

Welcome to our BLOG... !

A BLOG is a place to share information and commentary about the life experiences of a person or couple. This is an opportunity to share our lives with you, and so, we shall attempt to keep you all up to date on our life together.

ENJOY !

Our World Cruise 2008 has come...can't believe it ! The time has flown and we are starting the cruise tomorrow. We'll be away from Jan 2008-May of 2008. I will be posting frequently, so, please, check-in often and comment "whenever the spirit moves you", (as my mother used to say !). PLEASE, check the section about "how to comment"...it may help you when you choose to do this after reading a section.

It is my hope that, at any time, but, especially, during this cruise, we ALL will use this site to stay "connected" with oneanother, dispite the vast geographical challenge...and feel wonderful about the sharing of thoughts and feelings, altogether.

I shall post pictures from the ship and from various places we visit...but most will be on 'shutterfly' and you will be able to access them via this BLOG by clicking on the HYPERLINK I shall place within the posting. If at any time the hyperlink doesn't work, then type the address into your web browser to go to shutterfly and use the password to access the OTooleworldcruise2008 collection...whenever you would wish to do so.

We hope that you will feel welcome and think of this, sort of, as YOUR SITE, too.

a message from,
Nancy and Patrick



Friday, January 18, 2008

The World Cruise, starts today, officially

Hi Everybody...

I am writing to you, from Beverly Hills Hilton...(sort of feel like Jethro Clampette-remember him???) What a fab h0tel. It was just redone, and the elevator area has a HUGE salt water aquarium.....with the BEST fish...can't wait to do some snorkeling.

We had a lunch here after arriving from Irvine, where we spent two very special days with Steven, Cheryl, and their two beautiful children. Crystal was waiting for us, and was wonderfully organized and helpful to us, to make our check-in a breeze.

Tonight is the party, then we embark on the ship tomorrow late morning.

This is all sort of a dream, yet will be even more special sharing it with you all.

Cheryl's mother will meet us in Honolulu and treat us to some personal sightseeing...The Arizona monument, a special lunch and then later in the afternoon...a luau. How very kind of her to do this for us...we so appreciate the personal touch. Meanwhile, we'll settle in, unpack and re-acquaint with those we remember from another time onboard, and begin to meet new friends. What an adventure.

Guess this is all for now...just wanted to say"hi" and soon to be :"Aloha!".

love from us both.....
Nancy

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