We had such a nice time in Phoenix that we were sad to have the party break up. After a week of non-stop family events, my nephew and his lovely fiance tied the knot at the Desert Botanical Gardens in Papago Park on Saturday night, just as the sun was going down. His father is Chinese and that side of the family hosted a wonderful dim sum yesterday morning, which we attended on our way to catch our flight to LA.

So we are now comfortably ensconsed in our hotel, just biding our time until we sail tomorrow. We have King Tut tickets for today. It's a warm, mild day here in southern California and the smell of the ocean is really getting me in the mood to get on that ship!