Bon Voyage.

Vision of the Seas passengers and

crew members are lucky, lucky,

lucky!!  Tim Tietjen will be their

resident jazzman for the next

seven months!!!  As HARD as it

was for all of us to let him go, we

are so thankful that he had this

awesome opportunity!!!  This time

around he really wanted a smaller

ship.  This ship does ten-day cruises

in the eastern and western Caribbean

with a 15-day crossing through the

Panama Canal.  He will visit Russia,

Italy, France, and Spain.

One.tough.decision.

Tons.and.tons.of.prayers.

Missing.him.tons.already.

Break a leg, Tim!!!

We.love.you.to.the.moon.and.back!

Celebrating OUR Tim.

 After church we headed up to BEAUTIFUL

Mt. Charleston to celebrate EVERYTHING

with Tim.  After MUCH prayer, tears, and

deliberation Tim has accepted a seven-month

contract aboard Vision of the Seas cruise 

ship.  It is a WONDERFUL opportunity. 

He will be in both the Eastern and Western

Caribbean.  He will also be doing a fifteen

day crossing through the Panama Canal

to Russia, Norway, and France.  He will

be leaving Thursday.  With everything that

is going on within our family, this was a

very difficult decision for our Tim.  We are

excited for him and for the many opportunities

ahead . . . 

 So today we celebrated Tim's Happy Birthday,

Merry CHRISTmas, Happy New Year,

Valentine's Day, and Easter.  We will miss

him so very, very much!!!

Holy Smoke, Tim, you certainly are getting

old!!!  Happy, happy 2-6!!!!!

Love you to the moon and back!!!!