Isn't it strange, Mary, how we all have different parts of our bodies that get cold. I just know that fleece jacket you had to buy in San Diego is going to just collect dust in Arizona!!! Lucky you!!! Wanda

Nick......... you cracked me up with the "one of the girls" comment. I can just see you trying to be one of the guys walking around with your sweater on, rubbing your hands together trying to keep them warm. Thanks for the laugh! Wanda

Mary, So glad you're back!!! You were missed!!! What a wonderful trip to go on! Sounds like you had a great time and did so well with getting your exercising in and eating the right things. I know you and Hal enjoyed spending time with your sister and her family. I bet you were glad to get back to Miss Milly! I've never been on a cruise but would love to. I've also never been to California and would love to see it... especially San Diego! Welcome back!!! Wanda

Had a wonderful visit with my sister, her husband, and their 3 year old boy. We flew into San Diego and then left the next day on a 8 day Mexican Riviera Cruise to Acapulco. Then when we returned we spent 3 days in San Diego going to Sea World, the Zoo etc. I think overall I may have walked 100 miles !!! LOL. The first few days we only took the stairs (9 flights at some points), then by the end of the trip took the stairs always going down but the elevator going up if our legs were too tired. We walked and walked and walked. In port we walked around too. So I definitely got my exercise. It was wonderful to see my sister. Haven't seen her in years, but talk on the phone every week. Eating on the ship was not a problem. There is lots of protein and good, healthy choices. I did allow myself a tiny bit of soft serve ice cream each day (and I mean a tiny bit). Everyone agreed most of the desserts looked far better than they tasted. They always had a SF dessert that the others said were pretty good -- since I wasn't sure if they containd surgar alcohols I steered clear of them completely. The food overall was great, and as I said finding good protein was not a problem. The weather was wonderful. In the 80's and 90's. It was such a thrill to be able to go to the little shops in port and be able to buy a dress or tee and know that it would fit. In all of our years of traveling I've never been able to do that before. One day we walked a mile down the beach to a little shop and I got a beatiful and brightly colored cotton dress. We came back to the ship and my sister fell in love with it. I offered to walk back to the shop and get it for her along with some tees for them to take to friends back home. She has arthritis very bad and can't walk distances. Her husband is disabled. So there was no way they could go. Hal and I walked back and got her the clothes she wanted. She was thrilled and we got a great walk. Before WLS I couldn't have made that walk once, much less round trip twice. At the San Diego Zoo, we didn't take jackets. I couldn't believe how cold I was (chilled to the bone in fact) because of the wind off the ocean and the shade (so much is in shaded areas). So we had to buy fleece jackets at the gift shop. Again, something I couldn't of done before WLS - clothes in the gift shops would of never fit or even come close to fitting. We walked for about 5 hours at the zoo and 7 hours (except for show times) at Sea World. My sister and her husband both got scooters at Sea World and didn't go with us to the zoo. Their son loved ridding on their laps on the scooters. So wonderful that the places had them to rent for the day. We celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary the day we set sail and they celebrated their 35th 2 days before. I had Carnival decorate our cabin with banners, streamers, and a centerpiece. Hal was so surprised and it really looked nice. We had cabins side by side and the steward was able to open and secure the privacy door between the outside balconies so that we could go back and forth. That way too their 3 year old had plenty of room to play and be outside. What a great way to watch the world go by. We spent a lot of time up on deck walking. Also went dancing almost every night. Had a wonderful time and can't wait to go again. Now to catch up with all the postings. Mary

Wanda, The last month I have noticed that I am much colder than ever before. We just got back from a cruise to Mexico, it was so nice to be really warm in Acupulco (in the 90s there). But when we got back to San Diego, we went to the zoo and didn't take jackets. I was freezing. Finally had to go buy a fleece jacket at the gift shop. The weird thing is that my feet aren't cold, it is my upper body especially my back and arms. Mary