HRM2U wrote:

CEK....not only foot the bill for a new ship but prepare for a wedding. 

With Kym's body there are tons of dresses to look at.  And LUV can find some really awesome cakes.  I wonder what kind of cakes she can come up with.  I did see the shark ice cubes so they could be part of the wedding.  Whatcha think?  Let's have some fun with this.  (whether you're a shipper or not)

BTW  the first pic you posted showing the palm trees  reminded me of my holidays.  I just got back from Cuba and boy do I miss it.  What a fabulous holiday I had.  2 Weeks of laying by the pool or playing at the beach.  I don't normally drink but those little rums creams went down real well.  They taste like a banana milkshake with a kick.  LoL   I'm also taking a vacation in November.  I'm going to Mexico.  I've never been there so I'm really excited about it. 

Where do you go for holidays? 

Oh HRM that sounds like a wonderful idea...something to keep our minds busy and having fun at the same time...Kym would look good in just about anything and Robert is to me not a bad looking guy...they just look so happy together to me....

My daughter wants to go to Cuba so bad...I will tell her what a wonderful time you had...
We usually go do Disney or do something Disney for holidays...we have been on a cruise to Bahamas and a couple other places.  We went to Hawaii, my daughter got married there...I would love to go out west at some point and Bermuda too...I hear it is really nice..

april6263 wrote:

Wow......I just stopped by to check on things and......well....ummmmm.....my hands are held out to you all......can we all take a deep breath....OK one more deep breath.....now squeeze each others hands. I have avoided the whole Make, Meryl, Peta thing because I knew it was a touchy subject but well I think we need to discuss it. I have a whole different perspective on it than I would have just a few months ago. A few months ago my stomach dropped at the thought of Maks and Peta but then my world as you know came crumbling down, and something amazing happened too.....some amazing women immediately dropped EVERYTHING to come running to offer me support. I realized then that it didn't matter what our points of view were the amazing thing about this board was the heart you all have. When I think back on all we have come through together, cek's back, Annie's grief over her daughter, the loss of Kos mom, Gabriele's fire threats and struggles with her son, Eastcoast's knee injury, Kalebs hearing and well I could go on and that's not even the stuff we faced on ABC and well I guess my point is if we can go through all that and still stick together we can make it through this. I don't want to see the board split and I won't take sides, I will simply say that this board was founded to be a place where different points of view could be accepted even when we disagreed and I for one would like to see it continue. I believe we can....when you compare what we have here where our biggest problem is a bit of sisterly snipping to all the horrible troll stuff we had on ABC and the massive troll attacks the tumblrs have....lol...well it really isn't so bad and the answer is really simple if you want to see more stuff about any subject on the board post it, whatever is posted more is going to be talked about more.....its human nature and mostly as far as the m/m/p/f thing goes .....well listen to The Beattle's "Let it Be". ...and as the words of that song say one day we will have our answers.....and like HRM says lets get back to having fun.....life is short and I know this is sad but take it from someone who sat in a pediatric ICU at 2:30 in the morning praying their kid would just wake up and heard the mom 2 doors down suddenly wailing no as she lost her son.....and knew if she just turned on her computer some wonderful friend (maybe even In Australia) would be there ...that kind of connection (the kind we all have) is rare and an amazing gift that was given to us by MnM......lets please hold onto that....and value it...like all families we are going to have times we squabble and disagree but that's the spice of life lets just talk it out and then hug it out, and move past it....and get back to having fun.....but lets please not give up on each other.....life is really too short....I hope you all choose to stay here and that the ones gone choose to come back....and just know even though I'm not here as much I am still holding hands....(((((GROUP HUGS)))))......and ...lol....OK this may be playing dirty.....lol......but please Don't make me tell my daughter, whose battling cancer that her "Aunt's" are getting a "divorce"..... LoL.......love you guys and come on smile everyone....don't make me come back and sing " Tomorrow " for you....lol....I will you know......but fair warning my impression of Annie is not that good.....lol.....I may need our Annie to help me sing

BEAUTIFUL, "REAL" post April.  Made me cry.  LOVE YOU!!!!!

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So, would it be okay for those of you that don't wish to see Peta to have a "Warning/Disclaminer" before the post?  We want EVERYONE to feel comfortable here.  Again, everyone's imput on this subject is welcome.  We must.......no need.......to hold this group together, even if it is just supporting the "sisters" and not the shipping or the likes or dislikes of others.

 

LuvSeason18 wrote:

april6263 wrote:

Wow......I just stopped by to check on things and......well....ummmmm.....my hands are held out to you all......can we all take a deep breath....OK one more deep breath.....now squeeze each others hands. I have avoided the whole Make, Meryl, Peta thing because I knew it was a touchy subject but well I think we need to discuss it. I have a whole different perspective on it than I would have just a few months ago. A few months ago my stomach dropped at the thought of Maks and Peta but then my world as you know came crumbling down, and something amazing happened too.....some amazing women immediately dropped EVERYTHING to come running to offer me support. I realized then that it didn't matter what our points of view were the amazing thing about this board was the heart you all have. When I think back on all we have come through together, cek's back, Annie's grief over her daughter, the loss of Kos mom, Gabriele's fire threats and struggles with her son, Eastcoast's knee injury, Kalebs hearing and well I could go on and that's not even the stuff we faced on ABC and well I guess my point is if we can go through all that and still stick together we can make it through this. I don't want to see the board split and I won't take sides, I will simply say that this board was founded to be a place where different points of view could be accepted even when we disagreed and I for one would like to see it continue. I believe we can....when you compare what we have here where our biggest problem is a bit of sisterly snipping to all the horrible troll stuff we had on ABC and the massive troll attacks the tumblrs have....lol...well it really isn't so bad and the answer is really simple if you want to see more stuff about any subject on the board post it, whatever is posted more is going to be talked about more.....its human nature and mostly as far as the m/m/p/f thing goes .....well listen to The Beattle's "Let it Be". ...and as the words of that song say one day we will have our answers.....and like HRM says lets get back to having fun.....life is short and I know this is sad but take it from someone who sat in a pediatric ICU at 2:30 in the morning praying their kid would just wake up and heard the mom 2 doors down suddenly wailing no as she lost her son.....and knew if she just turned on her computer some wonderful friend (maybe even In Australia) would be there ...that kind of connection (the kind we all have) is rare and an amazing gift that was given to us by MnM......lets please hold onto that....and value it...like all families we are going to have times we squabble and disagree but that's the spice of life lets just talk it out and then hug it out, and move past it....and get back to having fun.....but lets please not give up on each other.....life is really too short....I hope you all choose to stay here and that the ones gone choose to come back....and just know even though I'm not here as much I am still holding hands....(((((GROUP HUGS)))))......and ...lol....OK this may be playing dirty.....lol......but please Don't make me tell my daughter, whose battling cancer that her "Aunt's" are getting a "divorce"..... LoL.......love you guys and come on smile everyone....don't make me come back and sing " Tomorrow " for you....lol....I will you know......but fair warning my impression of Annie is not that good.....lol.....I may need our Annie to help me sing

BEAUTIFUL, "REAL" post April.  Made me cry.  LOVE YOU!!!!!

----------

So, would it be okay for those of you that don't wish to see Peta to have a "Warning/Disclaminer" before the post?  We want EVERYONE to feel comfortable here.  Again, everyone's imput on this subject is welcome.  We must.......no need.......to hold this group together, even if it is just supporting the "sisters" and not the shipping or the likes or dislikes of others.

 

OK Luv I just said the same thing...Made me cry too!!!!  TWINS

april6263 wrote:

Wow......I just stopped by to check on things and......well....ummmmm.....my hands are held out to you all......can we all take a deep breath....OK one more deep breath.....now squeeze each others hands. I have avoided the whole Make, Meryl, Peta thing because I knew it was a touchy subject but well I think we need to discuss it. I have a whole different perspective on it than I would have just a few months ago. A few months ago my stomach dropped at the thought of Maks and Peta but then my world as you know came crumbling down, and something amazing happened too.....some amazing women immediately dropped EVERYTHING to come running to offer me support. I realized then that it didn't matter what our points of view were the amazing thing about this board was the heart you all have. When I think back on all we have come through together, cek's back, Annie's grief over her daughter, the loss of Kos mom, Gabriele's fire threats and struggles with her son, Eastcoast's knee injury, Kalebs hearing and well I could go on and that's not even the stuff we faced on ABC and well I guess my point is if we can go through all that and still stick together we can make it through this. I don't want to see the board split and I won't take sides, I will simply say that this board was founded to be a place where different points of view could be accepted even when we disagreed and I for one would like to see it continue. I believe we can....when you compare what we have here where our biggest problem is a bit of sisterly snipping to all the horrible troll stuff we had on ABC and the massive troll attacks the tumblrs have....lol...well it really isn't so bad and the answer is really simple if you want to see more stuff about any subject on the board post it, whatever is posted more is going to be talked about more.....its human nature and mostly as far as the m/m/p/f thing goes .....well listen to The Beattle's "Let it Be". ...and as the words of that song say one day we will have our answers.....and like HRM says lets get back to having fun.....life is short and I know this is sad but take it from someone who sat in a pediatric ICU at 2:30 in the morning praying their kid would just wake up and heard the mom 2 doors down suddenly wailing no as she lost her son.....and knew if she just turned on her computer some wonderful friend (maybe even In Australia) would be there ...that kind of connection (the kind we all have) is rare and an amazing gift that was given to us by MnM......lets please hold onto that....and value it...like all families we are going to have times we squabble and disagree but that's the spice of life lets just talk it out and then hug it out, and move past it....and get back to having fun.....but lets please not give up on each other.....life is really too short....I hope you all choose to stay here and that the ones gone choose to come back....and just know even though I'm not here as much I am still holding hands....(((((GROUP HUGS)))))......and ...lol....OK this may be playing dirty.....lol......but please Don't make me tell my daughter, whose battling cancer that her "Aunt's" are getting a "divorce"..... LoL.......love you guys and come on smile everyone....don't make me come back and sing " Tomorrow " for you....lol....I will you know......but fair warning my impression of Annie is not that good.....lol.....I may need our Annie to help me sing

Well doesn't THAT just say it all? Leave it to April. Hugs!!!!!
 

HRM2U wrote:

CEK40 wrote:

HRM2U wrote:

CEK....not only foot the bill for a new ship but prepare for a wedding. 

With Kym's body there are tons of dresses to look at.  And LUV can find some really awesome cakes.  I wonder what kind of cakes she can come up with.  I did see the shark ice cubes so they could be part of the wedding.  Whatcha think?  Let's have some fun with this.  (whether you're a shipper or not)

BTW  the first pic you posted showing the palm trees  reminded me of my holidays.  I just got back from Cuba and boy do I miss it.  What a fabulous holiday I had.  2 Weeks of laying by the pool or playing at the beach.  I don't normally drink but those little rums creams went down real well.  They taste like a banana milkshake with a kick.  LoL   I'm also taking a vacation in November.  I'm going to Mexico.  I've never been there so I'm really excited about it. 

Where do you go for holidays? 

Oh HRM that sounds like a wonderful idea...something to keep our minds busy and having fun at the same time...Kym would look good in just about anything and Robert is to me not a bad looking guy...they just look so happy together to me....

My daughter wants to go to Cuba so bad...I will tell her what a wonderful time you had...
We usually go do Disney or do something Disney for holidays...we have been on a cruise to Bahamas and a couple other places.  We went to Hawaii, my daughter got married there...I would love to go out west at some point and Bermuda too...I hear it is really nice..

I've been to Cuba 7 times and have never been disappointed.  I stay at the same resort each time.  It's called Melia Las Antilles.  It's amazing that thousand of people go there each year but when I arrive the staff hugs me and kisses me from cheek to cheek saying how good it is to see me come back.  Anything you ask for they will go well out of their way to try and assist you.  I've taken all the tours of Havana, with the rum factories, and watching them hand roll cigars.  I love the paddle boats.  It's such a feeling of freedom from the world sitting out in the middle of the water.  Due to my handicap I'm not able to do the Dolphin swim but others I went with have done it and loved it.  Definitely tell your daughter to go there whenever it's possible.  I'm sure she will love it just as much as I do.  Each time I go I take things for the kids.  This year I took 50 boxes of  crayons and 50 boxes of colored pencils.  I gave them to my favorite waiter Clemente and he delived them to the school in his area.  He sent me pictures of handing them out to the kids and the huge smiles on their faces.  Sadly enough you could actually see confusion on some of the faces as they didn't know what they were.  Can you imagine that?

I've travelled alot of the world.  I backpacked through Europe twice going to England, Wales, Scotland, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Sweden, Austia,  Belgium, Turkey, Chec Republic, Slavakia (it was one country on my first trip then divided on my second) Greece, Spain, France, Portugal, Morocco, and I'm sure there are more that I'm failing to remember.  LoL   I then had my car accidenet that left me quite handicapped so that put a stop to my backpacking days.   I've been in every province in Canada, and every state in the U.S.  I've lived in Louisianna and Puerto Rico.  I rode a camel in Casablanca and what a blast that was.  My husband passed away in 94 and I've been alone since travelling the world.  I really want to go to Mongolia but not sure if I'll ever make it.  I think it would be so exciting to ride a stallion into the desert and sleep in a tent. I know I should act my age.....LoL  

My son is getting married in the Mayan Riviera in November so I will be there for the wedding.  I'm really looking forward to it. 
 

Wow HRM you have been so luck to have seen all that you have seen.  What wonderful memories you have.  I would love to go to England, Scotland and Ireland.  My grandmother was from Liverpool, England.  

I will tell my daughter about the place where you stay.  She would love to donate things to the school as well.  She teaches English as a Second Language at the Old Dominion University here where we live and she loves it.  She hears lots of stories about the lack of supplies where some of the students that are here come from and she is always trying to find ways to help.  

I am sure you will have  a wonderful time at your son's wedding.  We so enjoyed my daughters in Hawaii...so many more memories there than being in a banquet hall with red carpet on the floors and gold velvet wallpaper on the walls...LOL  It was a wonderful family time with lots of beautiful things and memories....


I just looked at the pics on line of the place you stay in Cuba...it is lovely....

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