In a tropical state of mind

I know I am slow to get this up and I apologize to those of you who have been waiting... so here they are- some of the pics taken during our cruise to the Bahamas. I have been threatend with bodily harm if I post certain photos taken during one of the more exciting nights, so in order to protect myself, I have chosen to not put these up at this time. I still reserve the right to use them in the future if needed, so you may want to stay tuned... roflol!




Random pics from the '08 DeMercy Dental Cruise

7' Manta-ray in Atlantis' aquarium


Hey Mary! Are you going to swim all the way back to the boat to get to the all you can eat dessert bar?
I just love palm trees against the blue sky with fluffy white clouds.
Yours truly lookin' like a dork as usual.
It was Rachel's birthday, so we celebrated by going on a cruise!

Norma and Sharon mugging for the camera

Sovereign of the Seas at port on Nassau, Bahamas. It is the oldest ship in the fleet and will retire at the end of this month.
I took this one at Coco Cay, Royal Caribbean's private island... pretty water, huh!
Sharon is ready to shop at the straw market... this is her first trip outside the States and first time on a cruise ship... and as you can plainly see, she is having a fun time!
Rachel, Mary and I pose before heading over to Atlantis.
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...and here is our Boss... the man, the legend (in his own mind) HAHA!! Dr. DeMercy and Tammy are fun to work with and they treat their staff very well and treat us to trips each year when we accomplish our yearly goals... we have only missed one year in the seven I have been with the team!


This is the closest I could find to the color of the waters in the Caribbean... so hard to describe, so I just took a pic! Isn't it pretty????

Hoped you enjoyed our cruise as much as we did! And I didn't even get sunburned... well, at least not where I put sunblock! So I missed a couple of areas, give me a break!

Who's got gas?

So I go on vacation to the Bahamas for a weekend, safely away from Hurricaine Ike, and get back to Atlanta only to find that there is a "problem" with the gas supply. Well, to be honest, it's more like a "crisis"... there is no gas to be found! Well, maybe that isn't being completely honest, but the stations that do have gas have hour-long waits and some stations are rationing.





I tried several stations here in my town to no avail...

I tried all different kinds of stations...

.... but no one seems to have any gas!

Everyone has taken down the fuel prices and we are at our vehicles' mercy...

Can we make it until the tankers bring in more gas???

Govenor Sonny Perdue has asked for an emergency waiver. Apparently, we here in the Atlanta area are only allowed "clean" fuel... due to the high pollution in our great city.


We need "dirty" fuel.

any fuel....


Heck, I'd take a horse and buggy! ( maybe the Amish aren't so naive) !!

I might just have to bring along my 6-foot garden hose so I can siphon a bit from the car parked next to me at Walmart.... (did I say that out loud?)

Well, I guess if I do run out of gas, I can always just stay home (which is what I have always wished I could do anyway) Hey! This fuel-shortage thing isn't such a bad idea afterall!



Now I might just get around to getting those cruise pictures posted on this blog.... WA-HOO!!!

Cruisin'

Well, I am off to the Caribbean for the weekend... ah, the life of the rich and famous...
Just kidding..
Actually, our wonderful boss is taking our office on a cruise tomorrow to the Bahamas and we are all planning on having a fantastic time! Of course, there will be lots of photos to share on my return, so get ready for a more interesting blog next time!
Here's hoping Ike stays to the West and Josephine keeps sleeping head on the pillow!
As they say, It's 5 o'clock somewhere... and I think it's in the Caribbean!