Today we had a relaxing morning in Venice in anticipation of the start of our cruise. We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast at the hotel and it was a beautiful morning for a walk along the Venice waterfront. There was a wonderful park near our hotel where we sat and people watched for a while.....lots of families out enjoying the beautiful day!We boarded our ship, the Norwegian Jade and spent much of the afternoon walking around the ship finding out where everything...

After a long morning of traveling, most likely getting off at the wrong stop and causing a much longer ride on the slow bus (all the better for sight seeing I guess!!), we're here and ready to start out adventure. Tonight we met the rest of out group for dinner along the waterfront. It was heavenly!! And of course, when in Italy, you must have gelato.......the flavor tonight.....Kit Kat. YUMMY. We took a little walk on the waterfront, but it's been a...

Today is the day! We're at the airport watching the snow fly and waiting patiently to start our adventure. Today is a travel day, so the most excitement we're going to have is 4 hours in Minneapolis!! But that's ok, it will give us plenty of time to stretch out legs before that long flight to Paris and then on to Venice. Thanks for all the well wishes! More tomorrow from beautiful Venice! Ciao!

I have been waiting for this day for almost a year! At times it seemed like it would never get here, but the last couple of weeks seem to have flown by before I knew it! Tomorrow is the big day and I'm so excited! Let me introduce you to my traveling buddies who are going to make this one of my most memorable trips ever!First we have my roomie, Diana. Diana and I have been friends forever and I'm looking forward to introducing her to both her first ti...

Today's entry is going to be short and sweet......I was a beach/pool bum! With all the running and learning we did this week, today was a good day to test out the beach, ocean and pool to make sure that my clients are ok at this resort. The news is good.....the Marriott was awesome and I couldn't have had a better day. We took off from Kauai at 8:35 pm and with minimal trouble, I landed in Fargo this afternoon (Sunday). For anyone looking for an aweso...