Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Great Service


I am a big fan of delicious food and great service.  I rarely eat at fast food restaurants.  When I sit down and eat, I like it be on a plate (not paper) with a knife, fork and spoon (not plastic) and using a cloth napkin.  I like real glasses, except that I am pretty partial to my Tervis tumblers, and don’t drink out of plastic bottles at the table.  I love the Fort Worth Club for just that very reason.

I also enjoy feeding a lot of people.  I love to cook and do it pretty often.  I like to manage meals and not have leftovers.   I cook in large quantities but the food should always taste good no matter what you are cooking or for how many.  On a recent Princess cruise ship, I figured it would be really difficult to feed so many people and say that the food is not bland or fast food quality.  However, on that cruise, to say that there were thousands of people and the food was always delicious is really an understatement.  I am amazed at how the ship daily prepared delicious meals and yet managed to present the food in tasty servings on a consistent basis.  Several thousand folks on this boat  were being fed three or more times a day.  The meals were well seasoned; the servings were a nice proportion, and the combinations amazing.  Most restaurants serve a special type of food and don’t try to do it all.  Princess does it all.  The thing I am most impressed with is the consistency of how great the food AND the service each and every day. 

The service was amazing on the ship.  The wait staff was always kind and courteous.  They were very attuned to your wishes on board the Princess Cruises.  This is by far my favorite of cruise lines I’ve ever sailed.


Tuesday, March 12, 2013

A Most Amazing Day


Recently, I experienced one of the most moving days of my life.  I went to the USS Arizona Memorial today where 1,177 people are entombed as a result of the bombing of Pearl Harbor.  Can you imagine being stationed in paradise and waking up on Sunday, December 7, 1941 to all of the ships being bombed, exploding and on fire?

The other moving experience I enjoyed was dinner with an old friend of Ray’s from Bryson who is a resident of Honolulu.  She and I are very much alike in that we both like great food and good wine in a perfect setting.  She took us to a beach side restaurant in Waikiki.  I had the mixed seafood grill and it was perfect.  The fish in Hawaii is the most tasty and fresh ever!  I was in heaven that night. 

The end of the evening ended at Crazy Shirts which is one of my most delightful finds ever.  I bought shorts there about 10 years ago in San Francisco with my friend, Gail.  I still wear them to this day.  I bought another pair today. They are just the most comfortable blend of twill you can find.  They come in dyed colors such as beer dyed, wine dyed, crater dyed, coffee dyed and rum dyed.  I love them.  The tshirts are the equally as comfortable and last forever.

All in all……that was pretty much a perfect day!  I’ve crossed a few things off my bucket list!  Priceless!

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Having been raised with manners and class by a real Southern Belle (which by the way has nothing to do with money), I spend my time trying to make my company always feel welcome and comfortable in my home and at social gatherings I often attend!!!!!!!!