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.
January, we took our first cruise on the NCL Cruise Ship from New Orleans, where we visited Cozumel, Roatan Bay Island Hundours, 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 went to our great-grandson's Tee-Ball Game.
Took Ava to several Museums and bought a new computer.
In May, we went to Cullman and Moulton Strawberry Festivals.
We went to Atlas Tee-Ball Games.
We took Ava to several museums: Space and Rocket Center, Train Depot, and Muscle Shoals Municipal Art Display.
Attended Ava’s School Program.
Went to a baby shower.
Attended the Front Porch Story Telling Festival.
June Hubby and I took our third cruise to Alaska on the Norwegian Encore.
We flew into the State of Washington, where we boarded 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 bus trip with Diamonds in the Rough to Niagara Falls, Canada, for 7 days.
In July, we did several day trips with AVA: Pulaski & Lynville, TN (to see the train depot), 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.
Hubby and I rode to Granville, TN, to tour several museums about Andy Griffith and Lucy 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 Sunflower and Zennias fields.
At the end of August, we took a bus trip with Diamonds in the Rough to South Dakota.
We saw Mount Rushmore, the Journey Museum, Wall Drugs, the Corn Palace, the High Plains Heritage Center, The Crazy Horse Memorial, and the WWII Museum in Kansas, MO.
We toured Deadwood and the Black Hills.
In September, we took a train trip from Chattanooga to Chickamauga, Ga.
In October, we attended Oktoberfest Festival in Cullman and St Florine.
We attended 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 and Portland, Maine. We took a bus from Portland to Conway, New Hampshire, to ride the train.
We flew home out of Boston, Mass.
We took AVA to the Renaissance Faire and the Fall Festival, Trunk n Treat 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 trolly to the Audubon Park and WWII Museum in New Orleans.
We took a taxi to the Cruise Terminal and boarded the Carnival Liberty for seven days. (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.
The next day, hubby and I rode to Decatur 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 medicines.
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 at Zoey Bells with new and old friends. Hubby and I attended Haynes's fifth Birthday party at the Launch Pad.
I attended our CBS Christmas Party at Church.
Attended our Wednesday Night Zoom Bible Class on Dec 13.
My daughter and her hubby are coming home for a week for Christmas, and we will be celebrating Christmas with all the 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
