Our Cruise

Tyler and I celebrated our 8 year wedding anniversary, his 30th birthday (coming in a couple months) and if the truth be told, probably *my* 30th which isn't for 10 more months) all in one 5 day trip. The fact that I have never spent a night away from our kids, and the idea that I should before another baby comes along and I spend another 2+ years with a child laying beside me every night, also came up... So we ventured out on a cruise, along with Tyler's brother and his wife.

We had a great time! We started out in San Diego, and the plan was to make two stops, one in Cabo San Lucas, where we would spending the day snorkling, scuba diving, para sailing or whatever else we decided to spend our money on, and then Ensenada where we would barder with the local folk and shop til we drop. Thanks to the hurricane near Cabo, and rough waters, and a closed port, we were unable to stop there:( But, at least we got home safe and didn't get lost at sea in a hurricane! Oh, I beg to differ with anyone who says you don't feel the boat move. Or maybe it was just because the water was rough?? I felt it. And, while my group was one of the few NOT drinking, we couldn't walk straight to save our lives, so we fit right in with the drunks. We swam, walked, ate, played miniture golf, ate, went to live shows, ate, layed out, ate, danced, ate, slept, ate, visited, ate, watched the ocean along with tons of dolphins, whales, seals ect, ate and did I mention that we ate? The food was incredible! I had lobster, shrimp, chicken, fish, pasta, enchiladas, hamburgers, salad and fruit, clams, veal, lamb, steak, ESCARGO! (my first time ever), pizza, and every other dish you can think of. Plus breakfasts were awesome--I'm ALL about breakfast. It was heaven. Thankfully, I only gained 3 lbs. The way I ate, I'd have guessed it would be 30. And, I was retaining water big time the whole trip, which was weird?? Anyway, it was a good time and for the money and the amount of time and the FOOD, it is the cheapest vacation around. Seriously. (as long as you aren't an alcohol drinker. Now THOSE people had a bill to pay...)

Our Ship:


On board, ready to sail!


Our view, and Trav:


The main swimming pool on the ship:


Dressed up for dinner:






A demo of how we FELT most of the time:


Another dinner:





Our dinner group. We were randomly put with these people and THEY ROCKED.


Obviously, I didn't get the memo here


Dancing after dinner


Trav and Jill:


Well, it was a good story...


Waiting for the night show to start


At the Blow Hole at Ensenada:


It was way cool.


Last dinner, with the waiters. They were sweet:)


Darn! The small ones were the best ones, but they came through e-mail so you can't even see them:( Oh well....