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Happy St Pat's Day! If I had been born a day later my name would be Patricia. That was the deal between my parents. My mother wanted Patricia and my father wanted Elizabeth. Because my mother had named their prior child, my father got first dibs unless I had been born on the 17th.

Yesterday was another day out of a dream. We were mostly at Jost Van Dyke Island in the afternoon stopping at a few local bars. We met the owners at Soggy Dollar because they are friends of people we know in Florida, then went to a bar with no one else there where you make your own drink however strong you want it and pay them when you leave - all honor system. The food was amazing again. DD did like the grilled Mahi Mahi and salad for lunch as well as the tagliatelle carbonara for dinner followed by a coconut birthday cake. At least breakfast and lunch were quite healthy with the fish.

This is a small boat: A 64 foot catamaran with 4 cabins. There are 2 decks to hang out on and lots of sunning locations. We are on the boat with 2 other couples from Florida, a captain, steward, and a chef. Truly a trip of a lifetime. We spend the days in bathing suits and coverups. No shoes anywhere - not on the boat or at the bars on shore.

Our cabin is in the drawing below on the bottom right side. All cabins are en-suite with a small shower and lots of cabinets/drawers. The couple who arranged this are in the bigger suite with the bathroom open to the room and a larger shower. Our room is fine for us.

Have a lucky St Patrick's Day!

Are you like Peps with just about 10 work weeks left?

Greetings all

Today's check in almost didn't happen. We had a super wind blow in at about 2 pm and we lost power. Stayed off for about an hour. All is well now but DH was scurrying about plugging the fridge into his giant battery pack. Studio buddy came over as her power was also out. Hers is likely to stay off longer as it is out in the boonies.

Before the outage we had been on a family zoom call that was a baby shower for nephew and wife. This is the couple that went through all the ivf stuff. Baby is due in a month but they are going to induce her in two weeks. The reason is not clear but they said she is not growing quickly so it's better to have her come sooner. Don't get this but they don't seem worried. So that will be fun. They are naming her Vivian which is a common name in DH family so that is sweet.

Liz that breakfast looks great. I had no idea that was a smaller boat. Not a cruise ship. Looks very fun. And we will all eat the salmon. But old time salmon loaf from canned fish usually has bones and is gross. So your Dh is excused from eating it. When I was a kid the only fish we had was rectangular fish sticks or tuna noodles.

Glad you are home safe DD and that it was a good visit.

In my old age I actually look forward to Mondays because all my regular tv is back and the kiln opens and the cycle resumes. Never thought I would like Mondays. DD and Peps someday soon you will.

Paula good luck with the plastics consults. Big step but you have earned it. And don't forget: old cake is not good.

More shrimp tonight. Not sick of it yet. I made sort of shrimp fried rice with a lot of veggies.

Due to late day hair washing I am still in my bathrobe at 5;30 pm. Guess I had better get dressed up so I can feed the dogs.

Diane S

If you didn't come to party, don't bother knocking on my door. I got a lion in my pocket, and baby he's ready to roar! ~ Prince

Good luck with the consult! I'd love to have my face freshened up but am not sure it makes sense at this point.