I have to say that Terry and I did have a blast on the cruise. The Carnival Spirit Ship was beautiful and the ocean, ports of call, and all things cruise related were so enjoyable. One thing that people who know me understand about me is that I love to laugh. I love to hear a good story and also jump in with two feet in telling funny stories.
Somehow, ordinary things in my life make me laugh. I see them as hilarious. Terry used to tell me that I was stretching the truth to a fault. I felt pretty bad about that observation until one day I heard a teaching tape by Florence Littauer about the 4 different personalities: Choleric (bossy/leader), Melancholy (structured perfectionist), Phlegmatic (peacemaker/doormat), and Sanguine (fun-loving/descriptive). I happen to be a Sanguine with Melancholy tendencies. I love to have fun, but I want all my "ducks in a row". I want to be on time and that is important to me, but I love to drop everything to encourage a friend.
Before we read and studied Florence Littauer's book, "Personality Plus", Terry thought I was a bold-faced liar or at the least, a woman who stretched the truth to a fault. I have to say that I see brilliant colors and hear every accent and voice inflection when people talk whereas, Terry just sees color and hears someone talking. I honestly try not to embellish my stories. I tell them like I experienced them...colorfully.
Back to the cruise and fun-- My new-found friends "In" and "Cog" joined me, "Nito" (Names have been changed to protect the silly) were in the pool on the fan tail deck. I started telling "my stories" about the events of "The Mississippi Youth Camp" and "Terry's experiences with the underground electric pet fence." We started laughing and being very silly. My friends told their stories too and we laughed to the point of hysteria...maybe a mite less. We decided that we needed to go to our staterooms and get ready for dinner. As I was climbing out of the pool an elderly couple motioned for me to come over. They said something like, "Honey, you need to really watch what you are drinking."
I was very amused and said, "Well, I don't drink alcohol, just water."
They looked at me like they didn't believe me which made my friends crack up and laugh loudly. It was so fun! Man alive, I miss them!
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