My intentions were good earlier this week, but it seems like I just had so little time for so many things.  It took me until today to finish reading the September postings.  One more day and then off for 3....Labor Day weekend.  We&#39;re going with another couple to the East Coast (where the ocean is....no big waves on this side at the Gulf).  They have to do something at their Dad&#39;s place in Vero Beach, and then we&#39;ll hang out, whatever, and have dinner at one of their favorite places there.  We haven&#39;t been to Vero Beach, so it will be a new adventure for us.  Our favorite beach is Siesta Key, just off the coast of Sarasota.  Notably rated &quot;The 2nd most beautiful beach in the country&quot;.....and we love it&#33;  Have a timeshare down there for a week in May...met a nice group there from different places in the US.  Add us to the list of couples who celebrate a wedding anniversary and birthday together (but ours is a day apart).  When my husband and I were planning our wedding back in 1997, he wanted to get married on his birthday (June 28) so he would remember our anniversary date (how cute, huh? He knew what sounded &quot;mushy&quot; enough to touch my heart).  Couldn&#39;t get a reception hall, so we got married on the 29th.  He&#39;s living with it but now he says it was stupid of him, because he loses a birthday celebration&#33;  I could have told him that&#33;&#33;&#33;  We used to cruise at the end of June, but got tired of all the kids on the ship, so we switched to holiday cruising in December...celebrating New Year&#39;s Eve in a BIG WAY out at sea&#33;.  This year, our December cruise will be during my birthday on the Crown Princess.  Looking forward to it.  One of these days I&#39;ll be able to know who&#39;s who on this board....bear with me....the only person I know is Rose, since we met on a cruise last year.  One down....many more to go&#33;  Have a great weekend, everyone <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/laugh.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":laugh:" border="0" alt="laugh.gif" />