Tag Archives: St. Maarten

What a Difference a Year Makes

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Patti Fralix

One year ago today began a series of events that rocked my world. The first happened on this day, March 7th in 2017. That event was a serious car accident. Although it was serious and kept me down for several … Continue reading →

Posted in change, conflict, family, gratitude, life, Relationships, thankful, tragedy, travel | Tagged 2017, car accident, change, compassionate, Difference, family, Fralix, grateful, gratitude, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Maria, lessons, life, St. Maarten, The Four Agreements, unpredictability | 4 Comments

Full Retirement Age

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Patti Fralix

I passed an age milestone this week. On November 29th, I hit Full Retirement Age, which for me, is 66 years old. The years keep coming faster and faster. While aging has its challenges, it also has its benefits, … Continue reading →

Posted in conflict, family, gratitude, life, Relationships, thankful, tragedy | Tagged 2017, 66, car accident, change, children, communication, depression, family, friends, full retirement age, home, Hurricane, life, ptsd, relationships, retirement, social security, St. Maarten, thankful | 2 Comments

Part Six of Our Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten Experience

Posted on October 31, 2017 by Patti Fralix

After surviving Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten, four days after the hurricane hit, on September 10th, we were evacuated by Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. We sailed on Adventure of the Seas to Aruba, disembarking and overnighting there. The next … Continue reading →

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Evacuated from St. Maarten by Royal Caribbean’s Adventure of the Seas Cruise Ship

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Patti Fralix

Part Four of our Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten Experience We had arrived at the cruise ship port only to be told by the guards that the ship was full. This was one of my lowest points of our hurricane … Continue reading →

Posted in conflict, family, gratitude, life, Relationships, Uncategorized | Tagged Adventure of the Seas, Aruba Hilton, communication, cruise ship, Curacao, evacuation, family, Flight, friends, gratitude, humanitarian, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, life, persistence, relationships, Royal Caribbean, St. Maarten, Survival | Leave a comment

St. Maarten Hurricane Irma Evacuation Plans

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Patti Fralix

This is Part Three of Mike and my Hurricane Irma experience in St. Maarten Our local friends, Ron and his family, leaving our resort the morning we were to be evacuated Hurricane Irma had … Continue reading →

Posted in conflict, family, life | Tagged Adventure of the Seas, ambiguity, change, communication, conflict, cruise ship, customer service, evacuation, family, family relationships, Fralix, friend relationships, friends, good customer service, hope, hopelessness, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, internal conflict, life, life changes, patience, Royal Caribbean, St. Maarten | 2 Comments

Evacuated from St. Maarten

Posted on September 25, 2017 by Patti Fralix

Our Royal Islander resort, a few hours before Hurricane Irma arrived. Part Two of Our Hurricane Irma Experience Mike and I finally arrived home from St. Maarten on Friday, September 15th, nine days after … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, life, Relationships | Tagged adversity, ambiguity, change, communication, confidence, conflict, effective communication, family, friend relationships, friends, friendship, friendships, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, life, life changes, Looters, My story, relationships, St. Maarten, stranded, Survival, tourist | 6 Comments

Hurricane Irma in St. Maarten

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Patti Fralix

“Don’t worry about the car; just stay safe.” This was from a representative of the car rental agency in St. Maarten from whom we had rented our car for our two week stay there. Mike and I had gone by … Continue reading →

Posted in family, gratitude, life, Relationships | Tagged ambiguity, change, communication, confidence, conflict, evacuation, family, family relationships, friend relationships, friends, friendship, friendships, grandchildren, gratitude, Hurricane, Hurricane Irma, Hurricane Matthew, life, life changes, organization, relationships, St. Maarten, Survival, thankful | 4 Comments