Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Mexico Cruise... 4/10 - 4/17/2011

With Nick being gone so much lately we really wanted to take some time together and reconnect as a couple. We decided that our 10th wedding anniversary was the perfect time to get away for a little vacation together. It took me a little convincing to talk Nick into getting back on a ship almost four weeks after getting home from deployment, but our Carnival cruise ship was NOTHING like his big air craft carrier, so he soon agreed. We are very blessed to have some really great friends who agreed to take care of our girl for the week while we were gone. The girls had such a blast with them that when I came back to pick them up they didn't want to come with me. (I guess I know who to call next time I need a break, haha)

From the minute we got on the ship we just felt so relaxed and comfortable. It was fun getting to spend time together again. There was so much to do on the ship though that we really didn't get much sleep because we wanted to do so many of the activities. We were able to take naps almost every day which is something we don't normally get to do. We were also lucky to make some really good friends on board the ship. At dinner the first night we were a little worried about who we would have to sit with because it was assigned seating and you had those seats the entire cruise. Our table was awesome though (even though we were the "old ones" at the table because three out of the four other couples were on their honeymoon) which made the cruise that much more fun. We hung out with our new friends pretty much every day after that first meal, which was nice because then Nick had someone to run to the ice cream machine with him every time he want another ice cream (which was A LOT) and I didn't have to go anymore.

This cruise is just what we needed and I am so grateful for the opportunity we had to do this!


Unfortunately our camera was acting up most of the time so we didn't get many pictures. Here are a few of the ones we did get. This is our ship in Cabo with the sun rising behind it.
Nick being silly and taking pictures of himself in our room.

Half way thru the cruise we were able to connect to the ships WiFi while we were in port and call the girls. Although we were have a blast, we still did really miss them so it was good to hear their little voices again and all the stories about how much fun they were having. Knowing that they were having so much fun too made it a little easier to be away.

This is one of the MANY soft serve ice cream cones that Nick ate. He would make us purposely walk past the lido deck (even if it was nowhere near where we were headed) so he could get another one. Good think he's so skinny. :)

In this picture I think I was sitting out on the deck waiting for him to finish one of his ice creams so we could go down to dinner.

One night after dinner and a couple of shows a couple of our friends stopped by our room (there were only like four doors down the hall) for a little visit. This is Jonathan, Angela, me, and Nick.

One afternoon it was a little too windy to be outside so we found a quiet spot to go play Apples to Apples with our group.

Another day we were just walking around exploring the ship and found this empty stage and microphone stands so Angela and I decided to put on a little "concert" for the guys.



This was our whole dinner table group, with our waiter, on our last night on the ship.

We have both decided that cruising is our favorite way to vacation because there is always so much to do, to are totally taken care of the whole time, and the food is AMAZING! I can't wait until the next one... :)

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