black and blue

My arms are black and blue from pinching myself to make sure I'm not asleep and dreaming. I am tickled to death and can't stop grinning. This is a dream come true. I'm actually going on a cruise. And with people I love and wholove me and will help keep me from making a fool out of myself. Or if they don't keep me from making a fool of myself can enjoy the experience of me being foolish in front of them. I love you all. Now I'm going to get ready for church. Love, Miss Mary

Happy Belated Birthday Miss Mary! I just woke up and was reading some post and saw about your Birthday present!

YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN!

Carolyn~

Ummmm Miss Mary...did you not see the pictures????  There are some that will join you in that experience LOL.  I cannot wait to get you and the rest of those fun people on one boat.  The Fascination will never be the same LOLOLOLOL. 

Okay, details.....  Will this take place like Feb. 15, 2010?????
I hope so.  We were all sitting around a table one day on our cruise and were talking about you.  We all said we wished Mary Mapes was with us.  Okay, spill the beans!!

Oh well, I went on to read the other posts from yesterday and found my answer!!!  YES, YES, YES!!!!  Now if I can just get Jimmy to say "go ahead and pay the deposit".  I am working on him.

Well, Debbie, just as we disgussed that day, several of us thought that would make a wonderful birthday present for Aunt Mary so that is what she is getting!  We will be booking her cabin and making all the arrangements and all she will have to do IS SHOW UP!!!  I will make sure she does that for she will ride with me!  

We are not allowed to post specifics about the cruise on this board, but you can go here to read all about it:  http://www.obesityhelp.com/group/HelpingHands/

Love YOU!

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Feb 15, 2010. Some wonderful people on this board got together and presented me with the cruise. I have been so blessed. I admit to feeling envy when ya'll went on the cruise and thinking of all the fun being had without me being able to join. I was already planning and schemeing on how I could stow away next year. Now I won't have to hide out in the boiler room. I can just walk right up the gang plank like the other folks,
I haven't had time to come down from the clouds yet. I guess it's a good thing I've got a year to prepare because it will probably take me that long to wipe this stupid grin off my face. Love, Miss Mary

I am so excited!!  You know a lot of times people will tell you "we thought of you" and you really know you did not cross their mind.  But let me tell you on our cruise we did think of you.  Just like Becky said we all wished you were there!!  I think all of the past cruisers enjoyed watching the excitement on the new cruisers face.  That was me and Jimmy, Becky and Mike and Mama C.  I am not sure if it was the first time for Cynthia and Eve or not.  So next time we will be the old cruisers and you will be the new kid on the block.

You old cruiser you .  Oh Debbie...tell Jimmy I said that you all have to come please please please...it won't be the same without y'all and we have to have church in the lounge again.  That was just awesome.  Y'all gotta sing!!!  Love you !!

Baby Girl,
You can stop pinching yourself!! It is very real and there will plenty of pictures to prove that!!
Love You!!
Michele