December 2021: Minnesota

 From Indianapolis, we headed up to visit our favorite Deephaven residents. 

We had a great time visiting breweries, hitting golf balls at Top Golf in sub zero temperatures, and playing Catan. 

December 2021: Christmas

 We had a terrific Christmas.

Glenn taught our niece and nephew how to make pretzels

We decorated cookies

We sang carols

We visited Conner Prairie

We snuck in a visit to Gwen, Brian, and Jackson

I made the whole family crack up when I accidently snorted during our family photo

Glenn made his famous Hawaiian chicken

We visited the Carmel Christmas market.

I was the best cheater at Cheater Monopoly

My nephew and Glenn had an epic Animal Crossing session

I finally almost won Mario Kart

Glenn's Thoughts on the Carnival Mardi Gras

 I am on the 12/11/2021 sailing.  For reference, this is my 55th overall cruise and 17th on Carnival.  First impressions of the experience:

The food has been great.  Big Chicken really met and  exceeded all the hype.  And great fries as well. Also had some very good meals at Chibang and Le Cucina del Capitano. Those are still complimentary. 

December 2021: Carnival Mardi Gras

December 11, 2021 

We finally got to sail on the Carnival Mardi Gras! We had been booked on the European Inaugural and the Port Canaveral inaugural. Then, everything changed and changed again. It was very exciting to finally board. 

We had an easy drive to the port. We arrived around 10:30 a.m. getting through checking and security was super easy. We were on board by 11:10 a.m. . We tried big chicken for lunch. The chicken sandwiches were really good. We toured around the ship trying the different bars. Our favorite was a bar that reminds us of New Orleans: Brass Magnolia.