GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS

The Law Enforcement memorial was today. To remember those who sacrificed all so they will never be forgotten, and to honor those who ever day put their lives on the line to protect those who others would prey upon.
I am so proud of my son and yet am still in disbelief that he is an officer. He has promised me that although this is a wonderful memorial his name will never be on it. I will hold him to that,my husband has made the same promise. I am very lucky to have two such honorable men in my life, and though the hours are long and the frustration great at times their integrity and their willingness to serve and protect keep them doing what they do.

Memorial

Scattered thoughts...

My mom always use to say she didn't sometimes "have a minute to gather my thoughts", now I realize what she meant. Life goes by faster the older you get as a teenager the days seem so long but now it seems like yesterday I was 15 and now I have a granddaughter that age. So my next blogs with pictures will not be in any order. This kind of bugs me because I like everything in order from the beginning to the end, but that really isn't how life is.....it is sometimes just "scattered".

At last

And so this ends the Baltic cruise pictures... this was a wonderful trip and I am so grateful and still in disbelief of everything I experienced.

For Mercedes-Tivoli Gardens amusement ride

Mercedes you would be on your own with this ride Grandma Kathy is not THAT brave

Copenhagen

Another city I really liked.

Berlin Germany

Not my best experience in Germany, my advice if you go just take the train and then get on one of the hop on hop off bus tours. The train was specially booked for us through Crystal Cruises and it was great but there was a woman in our car that talked, I think it was two hours there and two hours back and thought she knew more than what she did. Frank and Lyndon were measuring the window at one point thinking about throwing her off....we can laugh about it now.

Helsinki Finland

I loved Helsinki Finland I could spend a few weeks at least in this country people are so nice and relaxed.

Peterhof and Crystal's Gala Buffet

It is hard to believe I saw all this and yet, I can close my eyes and feel the day. I am so lucky.

The Cottage - St Petersburg