Feb 15th, 2020 Day 43 of 128

Happy birthday to Mom!! We are so blessed to be able to spend this special day with my mom this year.  We have been telling people all over the ship that today is her birthday and she got a few extra surprises.  After Megan and I got back to the room last night we went down to mom’s room and decorated her door (the secret arts and craft project we’ve been working on).  It’s kind of a ship thing to do and we had a lot of fun repurposing Megan birthday decorations for Mom.  We brought her breakfast in bed to her room after letting her sleep in.  Then we went to a special Polynesia performance on the pool deck.  The weather is finally warm and sunny again.  Mom is such a lover of all things Hawaiian and it was almost like we had ordered up this time on the cruise just for her.   We got to listen to the performers and watch the hula dancers while we laid out in the sun in our bathing suits.  As the performance ended the ukulele payer came by and wished mom a happy birthday and then said, no let me do you one better.  He pulled out his ukulele and sang mom happy birthday in English and then again in Hawaiian.  Mom was moved to tears.  It was so special that him did that for her!!  We relaxed away the rest of the afternoon.  Megan and I went to arts and crafts class as well.  We went to the main dining room for dinner and the wait staff again serenaded mom with the traditional celebratory song they sing for each guest when they are celebrating a birthday or anniversary.  A great day of celebration. We also gained back another hour last night so we are official in the East Coast time zone. Tomorrow we are scheduled to arrive at Easter Island.  Weather permitting we will be allowed to tender off the ship.  Please pray happy thoughts for us that we are blessed with the chance to get off the ship and see all the amazing statues.  We are hopeful.  Hope whatever you are doing this weekend you are have a chance to relax, rest and stop and smell a flower along your path today.  These are the days that we are remembering the end of my beloved Don’s life and they are getting more and more emotional as we get closer to his angelversary  in a couple of weeks.  If you knew him, remember him.  That’s how we keep his memory alive.  Love and Hugs.  Debra