Hi readers,
After over four years without getting Covid, I woke up Monday morning feeling horrible. After going to urgent care, my four-year streak is over—I was diagnosed with Covid. I had so many plans for the week related to SoNovelicious and preparing for my Alaskan cruise and vacation that didn’t get done. Hopefully, the medicine I’m on will have me feeling well enough to fly on Sunday and then cruise for a week.
I had a bunch of links saved for Happy Friday Links today, but I just don’t have the energy to do much. So, today’s newsletter is a glimpse into the next two weeks of my vacation via pictures. I’ll share the photos of my cruise and sightseeing with you when I return.
On Sunday, I
to Seattle. The next day, I hop on a
to Alaska via the
After cruising for six days, we return to
Where we will be sightseeing in
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And we are going to
British Columbia to sightsee for the day. After spending a few days in the Seattle area, we head south to the
Area, where we will spend a couple of days in the
looking at all the
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Arriving back home in Texas on Saturday. Hopefully, I recovered from Covid and had a great time on the cruise and throughout the sightseeing after the cruise.
I hope everyone has a great couple of weeks, and I’ll be back on August 6th with some really fun links to share. Until then, happy reading!
Oh no! I have a few friends who've come down with Covid..I had it about two years ago and it was awful, even with the vax.
your trip looks divine! Can't wait to hear more about it.
Waving at you from up north as you arrive in our corner of the country, Gayla! Trusting you’ll feel well fast—& can make the trip. 🧡