It's Time for the MINT Awards (or at least the Nominees) :D

To name a few:

Best Door Signs: Mr. Kimmi
Congeniality: Ngaire & Ken
Best Dressed: Jean
Most Talent: George "what a voice" Mr. MarnaLou
Best Pole Dancers: Paige & Suzanne
Best Smiles: Masaki & Amanda
Cosmo King: that's a NO BRAINER!!
Hot on the Dice: Lawrence and Tony "the snake" Mondae
Huggy Bear: Marty
Best One Liners: Gretchen
Disappearing Passenger: Tom "where did he go now??" Mr. Petlover
Rookie of the Cruise: Joanna "pure delight" Philips
Show Stopping Gorgeous: "workout" Julie
Trivia Queen & King: Ana Luisa & Peter "we kick ass" Mr. Gatowoman
Have another Cosmo:"Passed out before his salad arrives" Bill
Could have danced all night: Penny
Here there and everywhere: Suzanne
Born with the Best Genes: Clyde
Tour Organizer: Olivia
Cutest Dimple: Sheri
Funniest Tee shirt: Gil
Break the Poor Donkey's Back: Tony "The snake" Mondae
Where Did All the Lamb Chops Go?: Ngaire
Just couldn't get myself out of bed: Lawrence
We know what you were doing last month: Masaki & Amanda
Most Lost items in one week: Sheri
Give me just one more Pole: Suzanne
Beautiful Couple: Anthony & Paige
Best Quotes: Ray
Most Likely to Succeed: EVERYONE! If we can survive MINT we can survive anywhere!

Ah, there are so many more...these are but a few! MINTERS...what do you think?

Funny Marcie, very funny!! Did Amos find his way back yet???

Keeping us all laughing: MARCIE!!

Best Nurturer: Elizabeth Bloom (I picked up Pepe when he smacked into the wall on deck six and took him to the Harbor Master in P.V. the next day, but she babied him all night in her room...so she gets the credit).

Best Young Couple: Clyde and Jean...puts all of us to shame!

Best Old Couple: Peter and Ana Luisa...I guess I will get into Partying mode when the girls are in college 8) and when my hernia is fixed. In the meantime...sleep is King!!

....and not all of those lost items were inanimate!! <img border="0" alt="[Hammer]" title="" src="graemlins/hammer.gif" /> :eek: <img border="0" alt="[Hammer]" title="" src="graemlins/hammer.gif" /> :eek: <img border="0" alt="[Hammer]" title="" src="graemlins/hammer.gif" /> :eek:

Marcie you are so clever. I loved that post and it was all so true. Miss you already.

Too funny Marcie! We did hear "where's my husband?" quite a bit, didn't we?

Best MINT cheerleader: Marcie!

Masaki

I was wondering about Marcie's award!

LOL...thanks Masaki!!

Let's not forget the crew awards:

Best sportsmanship: Captain Jean Marie
Crew member made most uncomfortable by Suzanne: Safety Officer

Best Cosmo Maker (besides Todd): Felipe

Best Chef: Chef Tobias

Just wanted to add those few on... I could go on and on about this cruise, but I should go to bed...

Reality is harsh, I'm not adjusting well! Look forward to chatting with you all in the future. Thanks for some really great & unforgettable memories!!!!

Paige

Welcome Paige! Glad to see you posting!

Paige - LOL! Good to see you around ... hope to see more of you! I can't believe that we have to go back to work tomorrow ... (groan)

Masaki

Yes Paige!! Don't stay away...we need you! You're our queen of the Macarena!

I'm having a cold-cut turkey sandwich as my Thanksgiving dinner - this really is proving to be a difficult "get back to reality" week! The turkey dinner served on the final night of MINT looked really good.

Lawrence, NO, we can't have that. Check your e-mail.

Lawrence, getting ready for bed now, and I have still not heard from you! Please, we want you to be here tomorrow! Please don't ignore me because you say you "have to work" No one works on Thanksgiving Day! I have to work the next day, but I want you at my table tomorrow!

Oh I hope Lawrence comes! He will represent our "extended family" since we can't be together!

Hey guys,

I couldn't log in under my name, so I'm using my master's name (ha ha!) It's good to be in the LCT zone!! I hope everyone has big plans for tomorrow. Lawrence, I hope you take the invite!!! I am really slaving away-ordered thanksgiving dinner from Cracker Barrel. Anthony is on call, we have no family coming over, with the exception of a dear friend of mine. So, it will be a small thanksgiving for us. It doesn't matter if you cook all day or have someone else do it, it's being thankful for what you have.

I not only have my wonderful family, but have been fortunate enough to gain an extended family on MINT. Thanks you guys!

For those of you who weren't able to go on MINT, I look forward to meeting you on a future cruise! We have PG booked Sept. 10th & Diamond to Italy in October I think, but we're only going to take one. Sorry PIP guys, we cannot afford to leave the practice during that time of year- very busy with kids being out of school...

Speak to you all soon!

Paige
aka pole dancer! he he

Isnt it lovely to be in touch. Paige you were such a delight I am so glad you are posting. Keep it up.

Lawrence go to Olivia's she would love to have you.

Thanks Ngaire! It was great to meet you. You seem like a long lost relative of mine that I just reunited with on the cruise! You have a great personality & great taste in clothes!!! For those of you not on MINT, Ngaire & I had almost identical sweaters, worn on different nights!

Lawrence - go to Olivia's! No cold cut turkey sandwich for Thanksgiving ... that's just morally wrong.

Paige - you sure you and Anthony don't want to change your Diamond cruise to the 007 cruise (Voyager - Rome to Monte Carlo in October)?? :D

Masaki

The last ones just left, some of the young ones heading for the bars over the bridge in town. We had SUCH a good time, and all the while I was thinking how well Lawrence would have meshed with this group. All 20 somethings, smart kids, and he didn't show!!! Lawrence, a cold-cut turkey sandwich just doesn't cut it when you have an option. I really regret you weren't here with my family. This year the second generation kids outnumbered the older folks for the first time. They all stayed and stayed, and we talked forever. Wish you had been with us!

Hopefully Lawrence didn't sit home alone with a turkey sandwich. That would of been unbearable post cruise depression. My poor Daughters are in Wheatland WY right now. The wind is blowing over 60mph and it's around 25. Now thats a reason to be depressed.

Olivia, I really appreciate the invitation! I have the worst luck and am very disappointed that I wasn't able to work things out to get down to MD. Unfortunately I didn't check my non-work email since around yesterday early afternoon and haven't seen the most recent posts on this thread until just now. It's been a nonstop nightmare here (work-related) with a number of concurrent crises. I really appreciate everyone's thoughts, especially Olivia's. I don't have much in the way of "actual" family so hearing from LCT friends is especially heartwarming for me.

Bummer Lawrence - hope things settle down again for you!

Masaki

Lawrence,

Doug and I feel terrible that we didn't know....Since we are GA (geographically acceptable, we would have invited you to share Thanksgiving with us. Next year, ok?

Lawrence your buddy Tony wanted to call you and tell you to hop on a flight from Newark to Jax on Thursday - of course it was Thursday and I doubted you could pull it off - but you were in our thoughts - Joanna

Lawrence - sorry I havent logged in here either for a few days. Sheesh, NO MORE "work is a nightmare" holiday excuses. I can and would DELIVER to work, accompanied by a kick-butt zinfandel and jalapeno cornbread stuffing. Gary's family insists on 12:30 meals so I'd have an easy schedule to get there at 4 pm (my programmed time to eat Thanksgiving). Afterwards, we'll roll you into the Audi heading south to Olivia's in time for second helpings and the pumpkin pie. Cheers, Anne