And the LIBERTY bring home the title at Barclays!! What an amazing day for me! I was baptized earlier in the morning at Grace Baptist Church which I’ll cover in another post. All my children were there which was great. Then Kelly and I went to the WNBA Finals for the second year in a row but the outcome was much different this year. Last year they lost to the Aces at Barclays. But this year they won in a nailbiter and to be at the game was truly special. We’ve been going to Liberty games since Becky Hammon and T-spoon were players, so we are definitely not fair-weather fans. We also went to the Commissioners Cup earlier in the year. Love the LIBERTY. It was a long day and a very special one.

I took two cruises in 2024. I’ve taken a lot of cruises in my life and this year was the first time I took a cruise and no one from my family went with me. I think they were more upset about it than I was!

My first cruise was with my friend Christine and her daughter. I had a great time and definitely missed my family. It was a 10 day Caribbean Cruise and it was wonderful.

The second cruise I took with Kim – a 17 day repositioning cruise from Portugal to South America. We visited 8 different ports and spent 10 days at sea. This was the longest cruise I’ve ever taken it never felt long. I had a personal training session and we spent Kim’s Birthday in Argentina.

For both cruises I packed very carefully to make sure if I needed to I would be able to manage my luggage. However, that was never an issue. Both cruises ran very smoothly and I had plenty of help – but if not I was prepared.

I never would have imagined–4 Generations of my family spending Christmas overseas!! We did more than imagine it— we made it happen. This was my third time in Barcelona. I went once with husband on a cruise, then i took my 2 youngest granddaughters–Maya and Kimmi, and Kelly met us there also and now there were 18 of us that went this past Christmas! A true multigenerational, blended, family and i’m sure my husband was smiling down on us the whole time. My highlights and recommendations from the trip are:

1. Travel wise we used Delta Vacations to book the trip. As compared to booking separately we definitely saved money by booking through them.
2. We stayed at AC Hotel Victoria Suites. It was centrally located, close to the metro and very reasonable. Also because it was a suites hotel we were able to maximize the number of people in a room. There was also a restaurant in the hotel that was a good spot for a late night drink and we used one of their rooms on Christmas Day to do a gift exchange. https://www.marriott.com/en-us/hotels/bcnsu-ac-hotel-victoria-suites/overview/
3. The first night we ate at Quesarium Bar. I don’t drink but those that do said the drinks were fantastic and the food was excellent. Also the staff was very accommodating. https://quesarium.bar/
4. The other big highlight food wise for me was Flax and Kale https://flaxandkale.com/en. Me and Kelly went here on our last day and it was a perfect way to wrap up the trip. They had a wide variety of vegetarian options which you know was right up my alley.