5 DAYS TO GO . . .

     MONDAY APRIL 18, 2011

     EVEN WHEN YOUR CRUISE IS OVER, IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE OVER.  HAVE A CRUISE NIGHT AFTER.  WE ALL KNOW LIKE ANY OTHER VACATION, THERE'S TONS TO DO WHEN YOU GET HOME.  THERE'S ALL THAT LAUNDRY TO SHOVEL THROUGH, PLUS GETTING YOUR LUGGAGE PUT BACK AWAY, AND ALL THOSE LITTLE THINGS BACK IN THEIR PLACE.  IT FEELS LIKE AN INSURMOUNTABLE MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB TO GET IT ALL DONE WHILE STILL LEADING YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES.  IT'S ACTUALLY ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR MIND OFF OF BEING HOME AND THE REALITY THAT YOUR VACATION IS ACTUALLY OVER.  WELL IT DOESN'T REALLY HAVE TO BE.
     NOW THAT ALL THE WORK INVOLVED WITH COMING HOME IS DONE, PLAN A IGHT AROUND YOUR CRUISE.  DO IT WITH JUST THOSE YOU CRUISED WITH, OR INVITE OVER FAMILY AND/OR FRIENDS.  COOK A CRUISED THEMED MEAL, WHETHER IN THE WAY IT LOOKS OR SOMETHING YOU REALLY ENJOYED ON THE SHIP.  DECORATE YOUR HOUSE WITH SHIP, CRUISE, OR JUST DISNEY PARAPHANALIA.  GET ALL YOUR SOUVENIRS TOGETHER; LITTLE THINGS YOU COLLECTED OR BIGGER ONES YOU BOUGHT.  AND MOST IMPORTANTLY, GET YOUR PHOTOS DEVELOPED.  OR UPLOAD THEM ONTO YOUR COMPUTER.  TURN YOUR PICTURES INTO A SLIDE SHOW, OR A MOVIE, OR USE YOUR PICTURES TO CREATE A MOVIE ON YOUR COMPUTER.  CONNECT YOUR VIDEO CAMERA TO YOUR TV AND SHOW EVERYTHING YOU'VE FILMED OR EDIT YOUR FILM INTO SOMETHING MORE.  YOUR PHOTOS AND THE LIKE ARE YOUR FOREVER MEMORIES OF YOUR TRIP.  NO ONE WILL HAVE THE SAME INTEREST LEVEL IN SEEING THEM THAT YOU WILL, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS SOME IN THERE THAT WILL MAKE EVERYBODY LAUGH. 
     FOR EXAMPLE: AS I'VE STATED BEFORE, WE'RE SAILING ON EASTER SUNDAY.  OUR HOUSE HAS BEEN DECORATED FOR EASTER SINCE AFTER ST. PATTY'S DAY.  IT WAS A NICE WAY TO HELP KEEP US IN THE MOOD AND SERVE AS A REMINDER TO WHAT WE'RE COUNTING DOWN TO.  THE DAY WE RETURN (4 DAYS AFTER EASTER), IN THE EVENING, I'M GOING TO TRY TO GET ALL MY LAUNDRY DONE WHILE TAKING DOWN AND PUTTING AWAY ALL OUR EASTER DECORATIONS.  IT WILL ALSO BE 2 DAYS AFTER MY SON'S ACTUAL BIRTHDAY, BUT STILL 9 DAYS BEFORE HIS JOINT FIRST COMMUNION AND FAMILY CELEBRATION PARTY, AND 18 DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY IN MAY.  SO I'M GOING TO DECORATE THE WHOLE HOUSE IN MICKEY MOUSE THEMED BIRTHDAY STUFF.  NOT ONLY DO WE GET THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, BUT THE CONTINUATION OF THOSE DISNEY SURROUNDINGS THAT STILL HAVE US GLOWING.  IN THE MEAN TIME, I CAN START GETTING OUR OWN PICTURES AND VIDEOS TOGETHER FOR A POST-CRUISE CELEBRATION OF OUR OWN.
     HOW YOU DO IT IS UP TO YOU.  THE POINT IS TO TRY TO AVOID THOSE POST-CRUISE BLUES BY JUST DOING IT (SORRY NIKE).  DO IT BIG.  DO IT SMALL.  DO IT YOUR OWN WAY.  BUT ANYWAY YOU CELEBRATE THE FANTASTIC TIME YOU JUST RETURNED FROM, YOU, YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR FAMILY WILL ALL LOVE IT TOO!
     SEA YA REAL SOON!   ºOº
TONIGHT'S MOVIE IS "CARS".  WITH YET ANOTHER SUCCESSIVE SUCCESS, PIXAR OUT DOES ITSELF WITH A MOVIE THAT KIDS LOVE EVEN MORE AND THE ADULTS ENJOY JUST AS MUCH.  SO GOOD THAT THE MERCHANDISING FOR THIS FILM RIVALS MICKEY AND THE GANG THEMSELVES.