Girls Cruise!!


Last week I was lucky enough to go on a last-minute girls cruise with my friend, Bridget.  Sam took a couple of days off work & his mom filled in the rest!  It was SUCH a great break & as much as I fretted about the lack of contact I'd be able to have with Sam & the kids while I was on the cruise, I didn't worry one bit once I was there.

Galveston cruises were all booked up so we took a little road trip to New Orleans.  We went on the Carnival Elation.  I was pleasantly surprised with my first Carnival Cruise!  We had a great time, despite the "rough crowd" and some creepy guys.  After sitting by the creepy guys the first night at dinner, we asked for a table change.  We, ironically, got placed with 6 Air Force Cadets.  They ended up being super fun & nice.  We had a great time at our new table!


Tuesday was formal night.  Always fun to get a little dressed up!


Wednesday we ported in Progreso, Mexico.  We decided to take a LONG excursion to the ruins at Chichen Itza.  My parents have been there & it was awesome.  We were a little disappointed because after a 2 1/2 hour bus ride (each way) we didn't even get to touch or climb the ruins.  They shut them down a couple of years ago because people were writing on them!  STUPID PEOPLE!  Also, I would have loved to have an LDS tour guide that knew the symbolism.  But it was still awesome to see the ruins.

Thursday we went to Cozumel.  We did a Dolphin encounter & that was DEFINITELY the highlight of the trip!  Our dolphin was named Marina & she was so sweet.  We got to spend 40 minutes in the water with her.  We even got to do a belly ride!

After the dolphins we did a little shopping & wandering (& were followed by creepy guy from the boat- yikes!)

All of that girl time, laying out, reading, sleeping, eating & fun was just what the doctor ordered.  Thanks for a wonderful time Bridget!  Doing stuff like this definitely helps me to recharge my batteries & come home a better wife & mommy!

Comments

Matt said…
Awesome trip!
6:56 AM
Whidget said…
Yay we had so much fun. Nice job with the blog!
2:34 PM
Our Family said…
Sheesh Lish! That's awesome! What a fantastic husband you have! It looks like you had a wonderful time! I'm jealous of the dolphin encounter!!! (well, among other things of course!)
3:37 PM
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