EXCITED…WITH SOME TREPEDATION

Once again, I’m deviating from the posts I wrote last fall because today is a RED-LETTER DAY!!! I have made, confirmed and paid for a round trip plane ticket to Ft. Lauderdale Florida. Once there, I’ll board the ms Zuiderdam for a seven-day Caribbean cruise. Now I only need to decide and pay for whichever shore excursions I choose. I haven’t read the excursion brochure yet, but know the ship will stop at Half Moon Cay, Bahamas; Grand Turk, Turks and Ciacos; Amber Cove, Dominion Republic; and Key West Florida. I. AM. SO. EXCITED!!!!

          I am also feeling just a wee bit of trepidation. Actually, while I’ve never seen the movie Gravity with Sandra Bullock, how I’m feeling is kinda like I’m untethered in space. Why, I cannot actually determine. It’s not like I don’t have a passport. It’s not like I haven’t travelled in the past. John and I did quite a bit of travelling when we were young and then went to Kenya and China in the early 2000s. I even went on a Costa Rican tour all by myself not that many years ago.

          Still, somehow, this time it feels different and there are different logistics I’ll need to deal with. I believe I’ve found a house/doggie sitter who will take care of things here while I’m gone. I won’t have to make sure someone is checking in on John first thing in the morning and last thing at night, or calling him myself. I’ll need to find a way to and from the airport since John won’t be driving me. I’m sure one of the kids will do it, but my plane back doesn’t arrive until 2:15 am and I’m not going to keep anyone up that late.

          Thinking about it, I guess the word untethered pretty much says it all. I’m going on my own, just me, myself and I. I won’t be part of a tour group with someone shepherding me around and promoting face time with other guests. So, it’s up to me, myself and I to make sure I have an absolutely positively wonderful splendid time. If Me isn’t out there smiling and making friends and engaging in new experiences, then Myself can take over and lead the way; and if both of them decide they want to remain in the stateroom, then I will have to take charge…I can do that!!!

          SO. EXCITED. AM. I...okay, me and myself too!!!!