Another HUGE Thanks!

Okay, so I know everyone's probably a bit tired of the "cruise" posts. I mean, really, 4 posts? But, I wanted to just send a big heartfelt thank you to Grandma & Grandpa M again. The peace of mind we felt during our vacation was the #1 reason were able to relax and enjoy ourselves, and we truly did! And on top of that you spoiled us with dinners and all kinds clothes and goodies for Nolan. We're just so blessed and so thankful!!!! We love you!

Day 4, Last Full day at Sea

We headed to breakfast on this almost final day and we were very excited to at last get a window seat! We also ended up sitting with two people from Missouri, who lived near Cape Girardeau, where I attended college. We noticed some clouds but put on our swim gear and headed to get some rays anyway. At first we thought we might be in trouble, because it started drizzling on us. Then, as if magically, it cleared up and the sun was beating down and we were soaking up the rays. After a couple hours we figured we were fair skinned enough that we had better get out of the sun. No sooner had we changed back into clothes, but the sky opened up and it stormed bad for pretty much the rest of the day until the sun was getting ready to set.

Brian and I at breakfast:

These pictures are hilarious, because it wasn't until later when we were going through pictures that Bri and I realized we had taken the same shots of our feet, unbeknownst to the other person. I swear sometimes he lives in my head!!

Here's a picture of us with the storm clouds rolling in. Or we were rolling into them, I'm not really sure. Here's a pic of the storm, this was as close to outside without getting myself or the camera wet that I could get.

Things you can do while you're at sea and there's a bad storm.

1. Gamble (if you're a big chicken like me, you'll prefer penny slots).

2. Sip hot cocoa and watch in wonder as a group of teenagers run through the rain. The wonder part being, are they not freezing? And how are they running without falling flat on their tooshes?

3. One last nap. Sorry, no pictures.

4. Revel in the beauty of the water right after a good storm.

This was our dinner group the last night. We went to a show right before dinner and then saw the best comedian after dinner. Then we headed over to the karaoke bar. Yep, that's right, karaoke EVERY NIGHT. One might wonder how Brian ever managed to get me off of the boat to come home (again with the adorable toddler, otherwise I might still be on the boat singing and dancing my nights away). Anyway, our table was by far the coolest table in the place!Here's the guys singing. And yes, that's Brian pole dancing with the microphone stand. Back away ladies, he is all MINE!And this. This is how we felt on the drive home. Boo, it's all over.

Day 3, Mexico

Saturday morning when we awoke, we were in Cozumel, Mexico!! It was actually drizzling when we were pulling into the port, but it cleared up and was gorgeous (and HOT) before we even left the ship. We signed up for a shore excursion, a beach deluxe day. It included a ride on a chartered bus (with other people from our cruise) to a beach resort that had all you could eat & drink, a pool, beach chairs and umbrellas, kayak's, a water trampoline, a climbing wall in the water and a whole section for kids that we didn't even see. There were also things you could rent additionally, like jet ski's. We immediately found some prime lounging chairs on the beach and set out to RELAX in a big way. After lunch we found our way to the kayak's and had a blast on one of those. We kayaked out to the climbing tower and we both tried our hand at that. With the waves it's sooo much harder than it looks, and I didn't quite make it, but Brian got to the top and jumped/slid into the water. When we got back to the port area we did some more shopping and then headed to the little Senor Frogs that was hopping! We stayed there until we had to board the ship, where we proceeded to our room for a much needed siesta! It was an early night that evening, but it was such a fabulous time.

This was right as we got off the boat, heading towards Cozumel.

On the bus on our way to the beach. The people who snapped this shot turned out to be a family from Niceville (our neck of woods)!

Pina colada's can be art, too!Brian with his pina colada!My self portrait, I know I look like a goober, but this pic captures how I pretty much never wanted to leave here (except to get back to that adorable boy who tugged at my heart strings every day).The climbing tower (tall white blob) and the water trampoline. This is why we opted to kayak out there. I would have loved closer pics, but was way too scared to bring the camera in the kayak with us!This is where we ate lunch. I love this picture because of the view of the water. See how there are two shades of blue? It's seriously unreal to me how gorgeous it is!This is the congo line at Senor Frogs. We showed up right as they were starting and didn't really know what it was, but we were ready to boogy. Well, as you go in the congo line, dancing, you stop and they give you tequila. It was definitely a little bit crazy, but how often could I say we get the chance to do that? This was a big part of the reason we needed a nap when we got back on the boat. One last picture of the two of us before we had to bid farewell to Mexico. Oh how we love thee.