Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
To all my friends and family
Hope this year brought you lots of health and happiness.
Just a recap of our adventures this year.
In January, we took our first cruise on the NCL Cruise Ship from New Orleans, where we visited Cozumel, Roatan Bay Island, Honduras, Harvest Caye, Belize, and Costa Maya, Mexico.
In February, we took a cruise on Carnival Spirit from New Orleans to Cozumel and Progresso, Mexico.
In April, we did several Walking Tours: the Huntsville Walking Tour, the Walking Tour of Courtland, and the Museum Tour.
We also attended our great-grandson's T-Ball game.
I took Ava to several museums and bought a new computer.
In May, we went to the Cullman and Moulton Strawberry Festivals.
We went to Atlas Tee-Ball Games.
We took Ava to several museums, including the Space and Rocket Center, the Train Depot, and the Muscle Shoals Municipal Art Display.
Attended Ava's School Program.
Went to a baby shower.
Attended the Front Porch Story Telling Festival.
Hubby and I took our third cruise to Alaska on the Norwegian Encore in June.
We flew into the State of Washington, boarding the NCL Cruise Ship for seven days.
We visited Juno, Skagway, Glacier Bay, Ketchikan, and Victoria, BC.
We attended Atlas's fourth birthday Party and Hazel's third birthday party.
At the end of June, we took a seven-day bus trip with Diamonds in the Rough to Niagara Falls, Canada.
In July, we took several day trips with AVA: Pulaski and Lynville, TN (to see the train depot), and Corinth, MS(Corinth Museum & Depot, Welcome Center, Civil War, and Coke Museums). We ate lunch at the old Borrums Drug Store.
We also took AVA to the Jesse Owens and Oakville Indian Mount Museums.
My husband and I rode to Granville, TN, to tour several museums dedicated to Andy Griffith and Lucille Ball.
In August, we took AVA to the Savannah Museum, then to the Battle of Shiloh and Museum; from there, we rode to Iuka, MS.
We attended the Killen's Founder's Day in Killen Park.
We rode to Lutts, TN, to see the sunflowers and zinnia fields.
We took a bus trip with Diamonds in the Rough to South Dakota at the end of August.
We visited Mount Rushmore, the Journey Museum, Wall Drugs, the Corn Palace, the High Plains Heritage Center, the Crazy Horse Memorial, and the WWII Museum in South Dakota.
We toured Deadwood and the Black Hills.
We took a train trip from Chattanooga to Chickamauga, Ga, in September.
In October, we attended the Oktoberfest Festival in Cullman and St Florine.
We participated in the Banana Pudding Festival in Centerville, TN.
We did our fourth cruise on NCL Gem out of Quebec.
We flew into Montreal, and the next day, we took a three 1/2-hour bus ride to Quebec, where we boarded the NCL Gem for a seven-day cruise.
We visited Prince Edward Island, Sydney, Nova Scotia; Halifax, Nova Scotia; Bar Harbor, Maine; and Portland, Maine. We took a bus from Portland to Conway, New Hampshire, to ride the train.
We flew home from Boston, Massachusetts.
We took AVA to the Renaissance Faire, the Fall Festival, and the Trunk-or-Treat event at Shiloh Church of Christ.
In November, my friend and I rode the AM Track Train from Tuscaloosa, AL, to New Orleans.
We took the trolley to the Audubon Park and the WWII Museum in New Orleans.
We took a taxi to the Cruise Terminal and boarded the Carnival Liberty for a seven-day cruise. (This was my fifth cruise this year.)
We visited Montego Bay, Grand Caymans and Cozumel.
We rode the AM Track Train back to Tuscaloosa, where Hubby picked us up.
Hubby and I rode to Decatur the next day and bought a new car. (A Hyundai Sonada Hybrid)
That Friday, I woke up with Bronchitis but did not go to the doctor until Monday.
She gave me a Steroid shot and several bottles of medicine.
I went back to the doctor a week later, still coughing, and got another shot and another round of Medicine.
We celebrated Thanksgiving with family at our house, and everyone had a great time.
In December, I attended a Christmas party with new and old friends at Zoey Bells, and my Hubby and I attended Haynes's fifth Birthday party at the Launch Pad.
I attended our CBS Christmas Party at the Church.
Attended our Wednesday Night Zoom Bible Class on December 13.
My daughter and her Husband are coming home for a week for Christmas, and we will celebrate Christmas with the whole family.
And on New Year's Eve, I will be celebrating with my sisters.
Another year has come and gone.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all my friends and family
