motd Sunday October 23, 2011

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I'LL BE BACK, HATTIE...

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Today is kind of a "sweet and sour" day for

me. After I finish my last bit of packing, I'll

spend my last hour-or-so at home with Hattie, my

special and sweet Dalmatian. This is the "sour"

part of my day. I mean, I have to leave my precious

Hattie for seven days and yep, it'll feel more like seven

years being

away from her!

Today, our beautiful Carnival cruise ship

leaves port for the Mexican Riviera on our Hooray

For Hollywood Cruise To Lose.

Hattie and are like, well..."married." I'm telling

you, she's my true love. I really don't have anyone

else in my life like her. She shows me so much

unconditional love, kindness and devotion. I'm

telling her where I'm going and making sure she

knows...I will be back. Before the car

pulls away from the house, Hattie's will be the last

sweet face I see. Okay, let me stop crying now

because here comes the "sweet" part!

Today, our beautiful Carnival cruise ship leaves

port for the Mexican Riviera on our Hooray

For Hollywood Cruise To Lose. Boy, the

ship's crew is going to be amazed at how much

wardrobe I have to bring along for this fabulous

voyage!

We'll board the ship about mid-morning and I'll be

escorted to my cabin where I can begin my

unpacking. That should take at least an hour.

Then I'll spend some time in my room going over my

notes before heading down for our Bon

Voyage Party in

the beautiful El

Morroco Room. It will be our first event on

the ship and the first time many of us get to meet

before the ship sets sail. And oh, I can tell you,

there's gonna be a whole lotta hugging and kissing

going on with my Cruisers.

During the party, we'll take lots of photos and I'll

introduce everyone to my staff. Each of my staff

members comes up on stage, says hello and introduces

themselves. I want my Cruisers to know my staff and

I'm sure they'll get to love them every bit as much

as I do.

Now every day on the cruise, we'll honor a different

major Hollywood studio and talk about some of the

movies they've made. Today on day one, we'll give a

big shout out to Paramount,

the oldest studio in town and the only one still

actually headquartered in

Hollywood. Paramount's long list of great

movies includes Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

But the list goes on. There's Chinatown,

Forrest Gump and

Cameron's Titanic.

After dinner, we'll meet up again for

orientation where I'll go over all of the many

things we'll be doing this week.

We don't have a lot of time in our Bon Voyage party

because we all have to take part in the mandatory

lifeboat drill before the ship can set sail. After

the drill is done, we'll meet in the Gold

Pearl dining

room for our first meal together. After dinner,

we'll meet up again for orientation where I'll go

over all of the many things we'll be doing this

week. We'll review some things everyone should know

about the ship as well. Then we'll talk about the

basics of healthy eating and exercise. (They'll

learn a lot aout that this week.) I really want

everyone well prepared for the busy week we have

ahead.

Tomorrow is our first full day at sea and I'll get

to teach my first big exercise class. (Oh, I can't

wait!) What a week this is gonna be. I hope you'll

join us, keeping up with our journey by coming to

read my daily messages. Hey, I want you to have a

weight-loss at the end of this week, too!

After orientation, I'll have everybody head back to

their cabins to get a good night's sleep. I'm

telling you, they're gonna need it. Because

tomorrow...we really get busy!

Love,