Life is what you make it

I am wondering how some people have not yet learned that their lives turn out how they direct it. Vacations are no exception to this rule. I am in the Bahamas on one of those package deals that you get when you agree to listen to a presentation from a timeshare or vacation plan. We arrived on Bahamas Celebration, a cruise ship that travels to and from Grand Bahama Island. It is a pretty okay ship, not one of the new mega ships that I have been on lately but no rinky dink job either. You can do a two day sail to the island and back or you have the option of spending a few days on the island. We chose to stay two nights. Check-in was not the easiest but with hundreds of people checking out and hundreds waiting to check in, I think they did a terrific job. We arived before 12 and check-in is at 3 so they sent us to the beach and gave us all the amenities to use until the rooms would be ready. Why were people complaining about having to wait to get a room instead of doing something to pass the time? Personally, I don't mind waiting for them to get my room ready. I prefer to wait for them to change the linens and clean the room rather than to rush and fluff the pillows and straingthen the bed and call my room ready. The kids (14 and 9) spent the entire time in the pool playing volleyball with their new 'friends', I went across the street to the shopping district. I didn't realize that it was 3:30 when I returned and the kids had no idea how long they had been in the water. I met the same people coming from their rooms complaining that they just got into their rooms and were not pleased with the wait time. I smiled my signature smile and told them that there is so much to do around the resort and they shouldn't miss another minute of it. I don't think they liked my response:) I subscribe to the adage, "Life is What You Make It" and those who know me know that I make the most of my life. See you next time.