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‘Back on dry land.  I’m so happy to be back home, and for once, Chicago is welcoming me back with a slightly warmer temperature than FREEZING!  I haven’t found my legs yet, though. I still keep thinking that the room is moving (for those of you who haven’t been on cruise before, sometimes you can feel the movement of the ship days after you get off of it - - mine is going on way too long!).  I was singing at our church this morning and felt like the entire church was moving from side to side, but we made it through J My doctor says that I still have some lingering problems from my bout of laryngitis a few weeks ago, so I’m going to take a week to get my voice together.   I can’t keep singing on tired or sick chords - - they’ll never get better. So, I’ll give my voice a little time to heal and then (hopefully) we’ll be good as new J. The room is rocking again . . . HAH!

Today we’re docked somewhere in the Caribbean ocean a short sail from the Bahamas.  It’s great to be in warmer weather although it’s not as warm as I’d like it to be.  I shouldn’t complain but the weather has been in the high 50s - low 60s and for me, that’s still close to freezing.  Coat needed!  Anyhow, I shouldn’t complain. I did fly here from CHICAGO!  My voice is still not at 100%. It’s still a little swollen and tight in there, but I’m hoping it shows up for our 90 minute show tomorrow night.  I haven’t sung for a couple weeks just making sure it can heal, but I’m not sure it has. We’ll see, won’t we!

I’m on the Smooth Music Cruise and our first stop was Key West. We rented a little golf cart and drove around the town. It was pretty quiet there in Key West, not the normal bustle, but it was great. It’s a quaint town, with these great little restaurants and homes.  A local (always go with the locals) suggested that we should have breakfast at a little restaurant called PePe’s. It’s the oldest restaurant in Key West and they’ve perfected what they’re doing.  I had (what my husband called) ”dessert” for breakfast. They made me French toast with peaches, blueberries and blackberries, crumbled graham crackers and some other sweet savory that won’t allow me to ditch the gym for a few weeks. I don’t even like French toast but this concoction was amazing.  I also had my poor husband drive by the Key Lime Factory so I could have their famous pie.  Now, I’m really not a sweet tooth, but this was worth it.  So, I had dessert for lunch too . . . and dinner! If you get a chance to go to Key West, check out PePe’s and the Key Lime Factory. You won’t be disappointed; your hips may be, but your taste buds will thank me J.