Happy 5th Anniversary!

We went on a Western Caribbean cruise for our 5th Anniversary and had a great time. We really missed our little boy (thank you, thank you, thank you to his Grama's for keeping him and emailing us what he was up to), but it was great to get away just the 2 of us.

Saturday: I had to go to school before we left (YUCK!), but our teacher let us out early (which she NEVER does) so that was a fun treat. When I got home, Sean and Kim came over and we loaded up the car and headed out. Our ship left out of Tampa, so it was a short drive. The first day we just got situated in our rooms and milled around the ship. We had the 8:30 dinner so we didn't have to hurry at all. It was spring break for most of the cruise so we were entertained by all of the people watching.

Sunday: This was a day at sea. It was so nice just to relax and to not have a schedule to follow. We enjoyed eating breakfast and lunch buffet. We tried to lay out, but all of the chairs were taken, so we got towels and just laid on the deck. The sun was out, but it was really windy and cold. I took a nap (I did that every afternoon) and we really didn't do anything too exciting. Adam went to the gym later and I had a spa treatment (a ginger and lime scrub with a half body massage...wonderful!). That night was the formal dinner so we all got dressed up, got our pictures taken and enjoyed dinner!

Monday: The boys had a zip line excursion to go on so Kim and I were going to go have a later breakfast, but the babies were hungry so we went ahead and got breakfast and went shopping. We were in Costa Mia and there wasn't too much shopping so after milling around and Kim strong arming a little man into giving her a $38 dress for $15 (she is good! and the man might have been crying when we left, but I can neither confirm nor deny this), we headed back to the ship to change into our suits. We then headed back out to the beach to relax and explore. I found Kim this really pretty shell, but then the crab in it tried to attack her (he was HUGE! His pincher's could have pinch the life out of your fingernail!), she screamed and he got thrown back into the water. When the guys were done, we just hung out on the deck of the ship and watched people dance and a belly flop competition. I managed to burn the outside AND inside of my belly button. I don't really know how I did that, but I have some really good talent!

Tuesday: We all got up and headed out to a cooking excursion in Cozumel. It was so much fun. It was at a beach park about 10min from the port. We cooked an appetizer, main dish (which was grouper, which I'm not supposed to eat because of the baby, so hopefully this child will only have 10 toes. I didn't think about studying up on what fish I could eat before we left) and a dessert and then we got to eat what we made. It was a lot of fun. After that, we had a little time left at the park to play. Adam and Sean went an climbed an ice burg and then slid down and then Adam and I went Kayaking. Once back at the port, we did a little more shopping. The shopping wasn't as good as it is on the Eastern Caribbean, but I did get Sapphire earrings (a really good deal! We just kept walking away and he kept dropping his price) and a new chain for my necklace (now I have a complete Sapphire set: earrings, necklace, bracelet and ring!). We also got Jacob a guitar which he hasn't stopped playing with. After that, we were pretty tired and just rested until dinner. Adam didn't eat a snack in time and he started to feel yuck and that lasted the rest of the evening. I kept giving him a hard time about the pregnant lady feeling great and the husband getting sick!

Wednesday: Another day at sea. The plan was the sit in the sun all day and just relax. Well, it was windy and the clouds started rolling in. We made it until about lunch time and then it was just too cloudy and cold. This is the only day I felt sick and it was because I ate lunch too late. After eating and wearing my Sea Bands for about 15min, I felt great! Adam and I spent most of the rest of the day just relaxing in our room (something that we don't get to do at home). I didn't get as much sun as I would have liked, but I was very relaxed!

Thursday: Time to go home. It was a sad day. We had stayed up late Wednesday night and then had to get up early so we were all pretty tired. We got off the boat quickly and easily and then came home. It was so good to see Jacob (although he wasn't too excited to see us) and be home. When I got home and went to the bathroom, I "fell" on the toilet. The cruise toilets were much higher than mine and I was caught off guard.

Being back home is nice. We had a GREAT time and can't wait to go again (hopefully for our 10 year!), but we were ready to get back to normal. Adam didn't work on Friday and I'm still on Spring break so our vacation is continuing. I'm all confused on my days and I'm still feeling the ship rocking. I feel more sea sick now that we are home than I ever did on the ship! It was great to just be a wife for almost a week, but I'm happy to be home and wearing my mommy hat again!

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Goodbye

We are off. Just some packing and 3 more hours of school are between us and our cruise. We leave tomorrow afternoon for our 5 night cruise to the Western Caribbean. We can't wait! See you when we return...