I know, I know Cinderella wasn’t really true. It was just a fairytale that gave little girls something to dream about; a good looking guy, some great shoes and a house you don’t have to clean. The story ends with ..”and they lived happily ever after” leaving whatever that means in the cartoon world up to your imagination. The program has kind of been my Disney, giving me as wonderful a happily an ever after as any girl could wish for. I just spent 7 wonderful nights on the “8th” wonder of the world, Oasis of the Seas. Can your life really be magic if you are all alone with no witnesses? I don’t know, but I do know there are plenty of witnesses in my life who can see what God can do for all of us.
I was blessed to have been on this cruise with a sponsee and family from Denmark, a bunch of my lovely Gratitude Cruisers and one incredibly generous man who gifted me and my sweet hubby the whole trip in a Grand Suite. We have never taken such a luxurious trip in our lives, and it was so indulgent, I didn’t want to miss a minute of it so I didn’t get off the ship once! I told him I wasn’t getting off the ship unless it was sinking and I meant it!
The show “Come Fly with Me” was filled with dancers and props that would make Broadway proud. A full size plane came wheeling onto the stage as acrobatic dancers and aerial artists swung and sang in clouds of smoke and sparkle.
The ice show “Frozen in Time” was just as magical with costumes and props as elegant and clever as any wardrobe designer could create. In one duet, the female dancers comes out in hefty long peasant costume. During their duet, I would say she changed her costume in a three second swoosh of a drape not less than 20 times. It was amazing as you never saw where the old costume went and it was done so quickly. The ice acrobatics took your breath away as skaters were swung and twirled within inches of this miniature rink.
The ship is a feast not to be minimized by small chatter. You must go onboard to see what cruising has become and join the 21st century by experienceing this technological wonder. We ordered room service on the huge flat screen TV in our room and within 10 seconds a staff member called to verify the order. Many more wonderful details can fill a book.
When I crawled into the rooms so many moons ago, I knew my life was over. I was glued to the wrong end of the telescope where it is all distorted and you can’t see and you can’t move and you can’t even envision what it looks like from the other end. It took thousands of alcoholics in recovery, people in the God zone, in the rooms, in the day, in the night to pull me around. It was scary, I didn’t trust anyone, I didn’t like change, but gradually they got me. They covered me with so much love I had to move toward the right end of life and start to live it a tiny bit at a time.
My life is so full, so rich, so full of adventure and surprises, I can’t wait to see what is coming next. I know there will be heartbreak, but I also know I still couldn’t begin to dream up what God already has already had in store for me.