Carnival Vista

On Saturday, we flew to Ft. Lauderdale with a layover in Denver.  We stayed at the Comfort Inn and Suites in Ft. Lauderdale.   It was pouring rain from Tropical Storm Phillippe.  We went and ate at Miami Subs.

On Sunday, we boarded the Carnival Vista in Miami.  Our Cruise Director was Steven Schwartz.  Our cabin is on deck 8.  We went to High Seas Karaoke, Gender Showdown, and the Welcome Aboard show.  We listened to the band play Golden Oldies.

I made this decoration for our cabin door, out of jewelry organizer.

On Monday, we had a day at sea.  We went and watched the disco dance class and the shopping talk.  I played Friends Trivia.  We ate lunch at Guy's BBQ and Seafood Shack.   It was a our first formal night. The waiters danced to Celebration from Kool and the Gang.  The show was Studio VIP, which featured Disco music.  We listened to the band play Motown songs.

On Tuesday, we docked in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.  We went shopping.  It was also Halloween.  My Costume was Hermione from Harry Potter.  We went and saw the comedian, Scotty K.  We listened to the band play Acoustic Jams.  The show was Love and Marriage and there was a surprise engagement.

On Wednesday, we sailed to Grand Cayman.  We took the Amphibious Bus tour, which a bus that goes on land and sea.  We got to feed the fish and had a nice stop at Seven Mile Beach.   It was our second formal night.  We listened to the string quartet in the atrium.  The waiters danced to I Gotta Feeling by the Black Eyed Peas.  The show was Flick, which was movie songs with magical special effects.  Dad and I went and watched the movie, Arrival, on the big screen.

On Thursday, we docked in Cozumel. We went shopping.  The show was America Rocks!  Dad and I learned the Thriller dance.  We got free neon bracelets as our prizes.  The Deck party was 80's Rock and Glow.

On Friday, we had a day at sea.  We ate breakfast in the dining room.  We went to the Q & Awesome with the cruise director.  We went to the shops one last time.  We watched the Hairy Chest competition.  We went to the VIFP party.  We went and saw the comedian, Scotty K again.  At dinner, our waiters surprised me with a birthday cake and sang to me.  The show was Lip Sync Battle.  We went and watched 80's Trivia with Schwartz.

On Saturday, we disembarked the ship in Miami.  We stayed at the Doral Inn and Suites in Doral, close to Miami Airport.  We went to the Sawgrass Mills Mall.  We ate dinner at Chevy's Fresh Mex.  We drove to South Beach and saw the Vista was still in port at 9 pm.

On Sunday,  We drove down to Key Largo and went to Shell World.  We ate dinner at Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza.  We drove past Carnival Headquarters.

On Monday,  it was my birthday.  It was also the 25th  anniversary of my Grandpa Blaine's death.  We stayed at the Super 8 in Dania.  We went to Miami International Mall and drove past South Beach.  The Carnival Victory and Sensation were in port.  We ate dinner at Kelly's Landing in Ft. Lauderdale.

 On Tuesday, we flew home with a layover in Denver.

Halloween Wall Art

I took a jewelry organizer bag and glued eyes on it. I bought a bunch of stuff from Dollar Tree. Then I made the ghost out of felt

Ghosted

We got ghosted, someone brought us a candy apple.

An Octopus Can Change Colors

I learned, from watching Blue World, an octopus can make his or her colors change depending on the environment he or she wants to hide in. They turn pink while sliding around the coral,  pale when sliding across the sand, and also red. There was also a fish that waits to make prey come to them, by disguising itself as coral.

We as humans have a bit of a chameleon complex as well.

Humans change their colors.  We constantly try and change the shade of our skin.  We tan in the summer and are pale in the winter.

We wear different colors of eye shadow, blush, and lipstick to bring out our best features. We wear foundation to take the redness out of our face and make our freckles extinct.

We change our clothing to match the seasons.  We wear red and green in December, black and orange in October, and pastels shades in the spring for Easter.  We wear plaid in the Summer and when going camping.  We wear American a during the Fourth of July.  We wear sequins and glitter when going somewhere fancy, like Vegas, or a formal night on a cruise.

I remember watching a show about New York, and an artist said all artists and New Yorkers must wear black.  Every artists know how important colors are and what they can do to enhance their creations.  For an artist to wear black, is like trying to not interfere with the beauty of the world.  To let the world speak for itself and be an asymmetrical part of the design.

Every fashion magazine tells us what colors to wear and what colors to buy.  We have to wear lime green this season, we have to have a rose gold iphone and sky blue purse, so we can blend.

Halloween Decorations

I bought some ghosts from Dollar Tree and filled their heads with tissue paper.  Then I hung them from twisty ties outside and inside our house.

Noticed there was a wasp's nest in the tree.  Yikes!

I bought this bat at the D.I.

I bought these decorations at Dollar Tree.

The ones from The Disney Store:

The Leaves, They Are A Changin'

One of my favorite times of year, is when the leaves change colors.  I love all the fall colors, especially the yellow ones.  

Route 91

There was a shooting in Las Vegas at the Route 91 festival, in which at this time 50 people have died and 400 wounded.

Vegas is one of my favorite cities.  I enjoy the architecture, the lights, the food, and the shopping.  I have gone there multiple times a year all my life, either staying for a couple of nights on the way to Disneyland or staying the week in a RV Park.

I was in Vegas last year during the Route 91 festival.   I remember all the thousands of people in their cowboy boots walking the strip to the concert venue.   As I drove past, I could see the line dancers on stage.  I could hear the music playing.