My husband and I went on our first cruise in December to the western Caribbean...Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Cozumel! The islands and the people and the beaches were a wonder, but for me anyway it's true what they say. "It's not about the destination...it's about the journey." I loved being on the ship! The days at sea with no land in sight were the best. I felt free and at peace!
Here's the kicker! Even though hubby and I have been married 27 yrs, I was married and divorced twice before him, and with being adopted...well, I've had so many names it's hard to keep track lol. Our travel agent had me freaked out about having a complete record of name changes and a bc with a raised seal. I noticed my ammended bc did not have a raised seal, so I sent for a copy and long story short...they told me that the bc I have had since my adoption in 1953 was not valid!! WTF!!! Excuse me, but then who the **** am I? I was born in Iowa and adopted a yr later in Indiana. After much confusion and hassles they issued me a "delayed birth certificate". Anyone heard of this?? The real **** is I have my obc from Iowa and it has a raised seal!!! I took my loooong paper trail down to whatever it's called where you get the passports here and paid the extra money to rush me a passport. First (and probably the only) time in my life I could actually hand a government official MY, ME, MINE, MICKEY'S, NOT MARY'S...real and true birth certificate!! There just aren't words to express how awesome that was...