Valentines Day

 

I suppose you thought that you were going to get a blog about San Diego on this link, but we covered San Diego in the LA blog leaving space in this one to cover Valentines Day.  Valentines Day was a sea day.  There was not a huge deal made of the day on the ship.  We however were not to be deterred.  I have my tails from orchestra performances along with several colored cummerbund and bow tie sets including a bright red one.  Jen has a spectacular red sparkly evening gown.  We wore these outfits on Christmas Eve, but most of the people who may have seen us then are no longer here, and a number have joined the boat after Christmas. 

We were invited to dine with another couple.  We informed them we were planning on dressing for the night and the inviter said great.  We got dressed and started by attending the open bar (free drinks) in the large lounge.  Several people commented on our outfits as we passed and some came over to us in the lounge just to compliment us.  We danced a dance.  More compliments.  We walked to dinner and more people took a moment to say something.  We met our dinner partners and the husband, Charlie, was wearing a tie apparently for the first time in five years.  Running the gauntlet of waiters who wait in a line against the wall at the entrance to the Grand Dining Room to escort guests to their table was fun.  There were probably ten to fifteen on the wall, most of whom recognize us by name, all of whom were commenting.   I think we even got a wow.  We had a very romantic evening.  The word stunning came up more than a couple of times, especially in regards to how Jennifer looked. The comments continued all night, and even the next day.   People were so generous.  What fun for us.  We remain surprised by the number of people who we don't recognize at all who took time to say something the next day while we no longer had on the outfits and were well hidden behind our masks.  Unexpected.  Special.  Hope you had a wonderful day as well.  We’ll share a couple pictures from the evening.  Enjoy.

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