I've been thinking about this for a while but I haven't done anything on it. I don't think I'm going to keep the blog. I mean, it's taken me over 3 months to do our cruise and honestly I'm not even 1/2 through it.
Also.. aren't blogs like where mom's post about their kids and all the ideas they found on pinterest? 2 things I do not have. Well I've been on pinterest like twice. I just don't get it.
So....there it is.
Monday, August 26, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Barbados
The next stop was Barbados. We wanted more beach time and went to the Boatyard, a recommendation from our cruise director. It was pretty close to the pier and is just part of a restaurant. The sand in Barbados is beautiful. It has almost a pink tinge to it. We didn't like being hassled to buy stuff and it was a little more 'commerical'. That being said, it was still beautiful and we had fun. We relaxed, swam, played on the toys that were in the water for us, ate, and then called it a day.
The pier is also in a very commercial area so we didn't wander around much there. That was the night we had reservations in the steak house of the ship. I went and got my hair done and John had a shave. He loved it. The restaurant was nice and of course we had a good time. The picture of the cheesecake doesn't even do it justice for how big it was. We were convinced after the other 5 courses or whatever that John could still finish it and he got about 2 bites away and quit. We were disappointed.
To reference the other pictures...we had the late dinner so we would generally get back to the ship about 3 or 4 and then we'd grab a snack which included a 'few' ice cream cones. Then we would normally wander around on deck to see what was up and watch as the boat left port.
The pier is also in a very commercial area so we didn't wander around much there. That was the night we had reservations in the steak house of the ship. I went and got my hair done and John had a shave. He loved it. The restaurant was nice and of course we had a good time. The picture of the cheesecake doesn't even do it justice for how big it was. We were convinced after the other 5 courses or whatever that John could still finish it and he got about 2 bites away and quit. We were disappointed.
To reference the other pictures...we had the late dinner so we would generally get back to the ship about 3 or 4 and then we'd grab a snack which included a 'few' ice cream cones. Then we would normally wander around on deck to see what was up and watch as the boat left port.
Day 4 Sea Day
Alright, I will try and work through this some more. This is why I need to be royalty and have a biographer for me.
The next day was our only sea day. We went out fairly early so we could get chairs in the adult only section. We spent several hours out there just relaxing. Stephanie had a spa appointment at some point. We did go take naps that afternoon and then we wandered and played cards until dinner. It was the perfect day at sea.
The next day was our only sea day. We went out fairly early so we could get chairs in the adult only section. We spent several hours out there just relaxing. Stephanie had a spa appointment at some point. We did go take naps that afternoon and then we wandered and played cards until dinner. It was the perfect day at sea.
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Day 3 St. Thomas
I really need to get this cruise blog post finished before I forget what happened!
So our first stop was St. Thomas. At the suggestion of our cruise director we went to Meaghans Bay. That might be spelled wrong, but I am too tired to Google it. It was beautiful, but it's a bay so not really any waves and the beach was long but short and lots of people! I can't even imagine what it would be like with more cruise ships there.
We spent a few hours there and then went back to the main street to shop. We did try to find a Foot Locker. That was a wild goose chase and all we did was get scared and hot!
Based on the pictures that night we watched a movie on the big screen outside for a little bit. I think this was also the night that John and I went back to the piano bar till about midnight because it was a piano bar and the talent of those people amazes me!
So our first stop was St. Thomas. At the suggestion of our cruise director we went to Meaghans Bay. That might be spelled wrong, but I am too tired to Google it. It was beautiful, but it's a bay so not really any waves and the beach was long but short and lots of people! I can't even imagine what it would be like with more cruise ships there.
We spent a few hours there and then went back to the main street to shop. We did try to find a Foot Locker. That was a wild goose chase and all we did was get scared and hot!
Based on the pictures that night we watched a movie on the big screen outside for a little bit. I think this was also the night that John and I went back to the piano bar till about midnight because it was a piano bar and the talent of those people amazes me!
Sunday, June 30, 2013
Day 2 San Juan
Sunday morning was Mother's Day and we were in San Juan. We ate breakfast at the hotel and then gathered up our stuff and headed down to the pier. Everything we'd read said it took 45 minutes to get to the pier. So we planned on going fairly early. Well it took about 15 minutes. So we were at the pier really early.
We were debating about what to do since we had all our bags and didn't know if we wanted to drag them around. We got lucky that we didn't have to wait long and then we were able to go check in. It worked out amazing because they took our bags, we got our room keys, and then we were able to go back out and wander.
I don't know if it was because it was Mother's day or because it was Sunday but a lot of the stores were closed. So we mostly just walked around. We got to see the fort, but we didn't go in because we didn't want to pay for it. We also found a Starbucks!!
We ate at a local restaurant called the Manolin. It was pretty good. One thing I learned is that they really like plantains in San Juan! We went back to the ship about 4 and found our rooms and wandered around the boat.
We were debating about what to do since we had all our bags and didn't know if we wanted to drag them around. We got lucky that we didn't have to wait long and then we were able to go check in. It worked out amazing because they took our bags, we got our room keys, and then we were able to go back out and wander.
I don't know if it was because it was Mother's day or because it was Sunday but a lot of the stores were closed. So we mostly just walked around. We got to see the fort, but we didn't go in because we didn't want to pay for it. We also found a Starbucks!!
We ate at a local restaurant called the Manolin. It was pretty good. One thing I learned is that they really like plantains in San Juan! We went back to the ship about 4 and found our rooms and wandered around the boat.
Friday, June 28, 2013
Day one and a Test
I've put it off long enough. I need to write the post about our trip. I decided to wait until I'd made our photo book because that is more important! So here it is. I'm going to probably only get one day done tonight because I've been messing around with collage programs.
So we took a cruise in May. We went with Stephanie and Bart. We left Saturday morning and flew to Miami and then to San Juan. We got to San Juan about 8:30 pm which isn't too bad and allowed us to get settled for the night. We stayed at Embassy Suites and it was so convenient; right by the airport. We didn't have any issues with cabs or anything.
It's important to note that we decided to do this whole trip with just carry on luggage. We didn't have any issues except on the first plane where our bags didn't really fit, but they fit on all the other planes, so it must have been an older plane or something.
We just went to the hotel and we ate at one of their restaurants and wandered around.
PS - thank you to Jena for helping me with a collage program (not what I used here, couldn't commit to the price tag right now)
Saturday, May 25, 2013
And then?
I looked back over my last post and tried to remember what happened from 4/20 to 5/10. I can only come up with one thing! After a check of my bank account I guess I can give a quick accounting of what happened.
I believe the weekend after Pat's Run we got the dogs groomed. We dropped them off and then met Stephanie at US Egg for breakfast!
After that we ran a few errands and then Stephanie decided to kidnap me and do some last minute cruise shopping. About 6 hours later we met the boys for dinner. We hit Chandler Fashion pretty good and hard!
The following weekend we started to cut down the tree on the side of the house. It's leaning and is right on the fence, etc. It's about 20 feet tall or so though. We only got it partly done before we decided our garbage pile was big enough and we needed to finish the rest the following month. Then we pampered ourselves a little and get pedicures before the cruise.
There were some other boring things like checking out a new gym and going to Nando's for Cinco de Mayo.
The last thing before our big cruise was that Cassadee Pope came to Tempe and did a free concert. I love the Voice and I loved Cassadee from the very beginning. So even though it was a Wednesday night I dragged Stephanie and John out there. It was a short concert but it was good and I'm looking forward to her new music.
I got a little bit recorded. There as some background noise because we were at San Felipe's eating some dinner.
http://youtu.be/_sDM5H_SrVc
http://youtu.be/KpLO0Ho3skE
It don't let me load the video and I don't know why but here are the links.
I believe the weekend after Pat's Run we got the dogs groomed. We dropped them off and then met Stephanie at US Egg for breakfast!
After that we ran a few errands and then Stephanie decided to kidnap me and do some last minute cruise shopping. About 6 hours later we met the boys for dinner. We hit Chandler Fashion pretty good and hard!
The following weekend we started to cut down the tree on the side of the house. It's leaning and is right on the fence, etc. It's about 20 feet tall or so though. We only got it partly done before we decided our garbage pile was big enough and we needed to finish the rest the following month. Then we pampered ourselves a little and get pedicures before the cruise.
The last thing before our big cruise was that Cassadee Pope came to Tempe and did a free concert. I love the Voice and I loved Cassadee from the very beginning. So even though it was a Wednesday night I dragged Stephanie and John out there. It was a short concert but it was good and I'm looking forward to her new music.
http://youtu.be/_sDM5H_SrVc
http://youtu.be/KpLO0Ho3skE
It don't let me load the video and I don't know why but here are the links.
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