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Family Fun Cruise – Days 1 & 2

Early Sunday morning Kyle & I arrived at our local airport to wait for a delayed flight. :( We ended up sitting in the airport for 2 1/2 hours before taking off.  <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOtReuaF-Jj0eps-iURte4MikIYCi3qQ_nhd4CVJzZmhzMcY1ZcnaeD6paonrT2xBCoxdNzxIxvCjYumTlh-VbVGSegEaWPnhiflfeVA1BbW5AtezfJ60-R6prv1XQ3nR-jgHWx3nMQbMS/s1600-h/DSC09353%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09353" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6QPNHTfEsM9EwfEQGMCSDMu-fhnBx31b7quSTI83dpgKoe1K3rGLRn2-tKTNG13faYPkrK8YgItDLJPTkc6eLl3bLlp0VMQaxzA_BBtuYQn2Hdwo-KZ3MGxVRTtqnZcxRB-VqWqR60qo/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09353" width="404"></a> We stayed positive though and were excited for our upcoming vacation!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBvSAfo0C-oA0JNuUolwV57POyIcqFEnLuYpEv-y-iYUOf-MVrrBJ9R5BmAIsPyHtkLkntSlmqGVDIfhcicyXBUMYG9ybjbhlpRIdVmt_b1879y34iBmQ-uMvPN41GPmZS4dJgykls0DWv/s1600-h/DSC09356%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09356" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpHqxdeYUIOzctO_QbH__aYjvYmJPpQ8cY3kuW9BH2ZndRiCDAlJG70AaIMOZ_mfoDI_mW5TU3FAX7dcBsK6dbCrkE5s2WZB9N9xqkgJeSwqBe0tyyEgYNCtLPn62EPtbKlKuVRxco3lN/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09356" width="304"></a> We missed our connecting flight and got to Tampa around 6pm, rented a car, and picked up my sister, Mindi, & her hubby, Preston. We hit up Giordanos for 2nd time in 2 weeks! <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/11/weekend.html">Chicago anyone?</a> ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1At2qpV2nq-zcbePPmMtWYPOgUXq3Xa_CUU7bt_4AbujyT3ZbUXwp82Y1maT6y4Nraj5TdhrylZESDptMUkQxYV97MlPA3nZey8fukblX5FhB-oNq0FUmoTXI5vaGrypDeu6-cB0LllC2/s1600-h/DSC09361%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09361" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg71vPHJRp4UdTSZLwu4OwOeTY52WlvVugoE9Ogk8KqZS1wDgqVf8OCmwHhv74V3S4_vRwyG9D7dBsLZ0KkrLN8SZdmj0zJVI4D70jc4FWcdSElVi6-Rokl0Nu5V8_hFzOfyfWaF3gBX8eh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09361" width="404"></a> Mindi & Preston were more than excited to try Chicago style pizza!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF82Oqxng-4ICpLDrdo8rNFs9ErZhAr8ej07fY1AjiXrjGjaMj06N7mtSZcoMmF0d-Xaz1Qwt7S389d_GCUrtagXgF_nrGHHI1nqPZlWTQsFKWtvYoJXjXNy-u0LoDyNoERpOgxII3ZkGe/s1600-h/DSC09357%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09357" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiry7jzh6xrqts_YsfRPhYCnrB2SMyc837u6kvjvzZe3EyV4A0HBLn3fj1ltDTlJdnqFDCbfdEyC3HhxzYrHAWJRFMK__uLsFRE4TOf8ttGE_eE8zkpCMfU81KkhQAh8Gvk56HROndZsynD/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09357" width="404"></a> And of course Kyle knew all the yummy, pizza goodness that was he was about to devour!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6M8g2CLqHn8TgGgIHcZUMFUFSfYS1Zr60VzLS6A-aKZc30JH5xp2g-KsZOI1btyySqUQjEgAeqQFQJnESP00B6yeCWzCahGYiEw5EV3NCZOjtU0_aWnRz6eog1a3uTCgiSV8U7rAOSRD/s1600-h/DSC09358%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09358" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7fvbeO2jlGz4_gfd0l52r8BAjjCIv410duYveRijqmgG8nSU3HIF59z_O2XI7RmRXt5MkDmcROM7nQXDrQGD_s_ewUOPVFdWB-9u3XIJvFfah2172CiDOhq0q5pVske5M0sDxRAYflVNO/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09358" width="404"></a> We met up with my sister, Stef, and her husband, Geoff. <img alt="_DSC1612" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkk3wAsKyvz10KIlRiyWTT07B-02_CtOKF_dHqt81x6PdTvb6pYnFuFzOwvY79AA06bZfsWQ6H0R8inO_ELJLMFQ4muT2kn1zqcbE4N4RaGb8wvXtl2NNU2YJqXIkVh9x5Z0Hpf6FxXeQY/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1612" width="404"> And my cousin Dar, and his fiancé, Julie!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13MuzqR5QxMgTacD-7NhcgIl-qysvachb63EKJFeGL5Z8vpEhqZ-UAUa0zmw4OGcWJYKi1X0H-1WiybsDWXE0lmlOcxA1Zv3I7ekMMKMcypa_qWALjieIbpU-lmAKsgi4Qk-4edQpcGZm/s1600-h/_DSC1615%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1615" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_H764WUZkciWrGNjML8_qcIJHjF-eD8Q0IesHSd-bVsZ6TVmtxTAgMH7rVr-z8Fo2mo7r3m2GQhVJyGzyLKvoo-kyI383QN6WXaS4HnUpgBUYZ8sdUILULp2EfqHYnfM7XrjqlLpNsIHT/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1615" width="404"></a> We all stayed in downtown Tampa for the night, just a hop, skip, & a jump away from the port!<img alt="_DSC1603" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNLMNq_qojw76JkLILiK86Wdo1a-Ra0MOKgHzpCj7t4DVrc19GRgANRetgkC0ewbGwroSnePuU7RGwh66aT7MdH3vR8_BqyHdzNUFXsj-OPjnT_dLRucQpGMBTl4GiCDujY6GMHM7A_OZb/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1603" width="404"> We all met up for breakfast the next morning and couldn’t wait to get on the boat!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW0jZCd9bhh0Xg1IbgWO4CVuJLI2YbDc660qlM_H7L3VhVNsw7blNUkJTLYPea3DxC0qKrMTB_MY-h4YYhLzrRW3UMXzuU5nLValHZ9Ic6legchvGunuuDzuf2IPcq8gxfV0eJtvsCV7V3/s1600-h/_DSC1636%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1636" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQKgpqmyPtVgN439teratE4xmrRuXM2H-cQWCcByMLUwmQGZJ0QolJEqsKEXAiSTLsPG26Eg3bfAiTm97TmbaZne6l0ybUBJw79zeRmuHDp7Yj79kO9xGOZJU0W27FWF4VxafZL_hAzam/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1636" width="404"></a> It was a short bus ride to the port.<img alt="DSC09365" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrnb8TMQAtcVc9KBsXr_Ph7e7cScCMN2FBC9v_dnO4tOOAb3ivXnL67xkrP6radldAZ3b8IiAWbfKk7H1p5yIj8i6FlAoa3z6d0-AgiZQpUXB-6TL8BDZQSxQiX355uq2x3RDt7aPPLc2E/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09365" width="404"> Everyone was all smiles!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIvWjMByTCzRFDYTneI_ujGXQPGs_0fxpWOunZlWblcolX5evB-1jjyCC0aAOSkG3iQ-f3ceN1OuHWP_duiUt5XtkWiKZqVt9BTQIhtYUuqeOLLFpGY_AbAV8rvHXntMyHUlvO_ZsvSC5U/s1600-h/DSC09362%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09362" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg57hyVdxVDvACtarVckB7vX9F2Hnnp7lKCMintPgewbNH_L6HTiWBSMfJ7C2HILfU6_RHyuZGYJcM2LpF5bA5ppa9MD7z7tfannsunRmWDZs4wyc87sX7foAK0tGqU2R-cwyOEIB0E2jPG/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09362" width="404"></a> Especially me & my Superman…aka Kyle! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWlE9ND31Z9OC52iueRM1kGS4k7CsPAEaqvE4bFwtDRI1NxdcAo2YiY3nRt4EAutFop25Gv6fK-yd1MSi5ghJbio3cOdMmzzoIc0z8XM_waP7WusCJnpNjOEdqcQ8U1QLrYVwVClHF5tG/s1600-h/DSC09364%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09364" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLSt9MN3xLFx2jJU2c_MkTVM-in1SoZxnmLTEjiAe3zIF5SZdCEClBY2BX45mr9WhllG6iBcZWKZsRUdA2nGVOnNX6dcaz32iQmTG633JGEVR4oky-a05XiqYFrEQOzEmxN4udjhSj-7fK/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09364" width="304"></a> Checking in was a breeze, this was the first view of my home for the next 5 days! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdd-ZwTAN889MfqwSWw2P4bxOXPa4lWx8pfP_eVOpdRUoVfp6MDhqs9uISZbfGIxXiioJgkrJtHJmrsBXhtQFEZd4gCUc_sCc3fTSpvzSKAlGDE9D2K_aiTE1dlvaBMs6rHWYuvVkHbKuB/s1600-h/DSC09367%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09367" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IU1H48JdCDmX9Adqc-oGpCN3My4mRLTVmq8aWW9JULIVr3q7lTrAUncTKN-UH8M24YF2cPwGXy8oE3yaDU3JGORxyCJjyKKAesBgckLniBQLyn-K85jIUgKJwenUGl9qQq4M-o2rYcoA/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09367" width="404"></a> We spent the first few hours exploring the ship. Check out our room!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Mr9qlnLAV87RhQwBicN_etiKs2jp32DNXG7VnsQkx_KduAfjzjOSZMof0kooD_hnjSAgM-CexkKGsunVXdH4xxmTZAmsY09jZCP_Jz8t8_e1SkpOQ0lTphhb0UIh_SKemvCkJ5fCLiQj/s1600-h/DSC09467%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09467" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRlHMnumMgSHxrlTUwXGq9S0OrHe_RY_UGkPVBFdXkd5ysWJZPAMVgFHr4BQJSLo_qSxTkd0f3RQWRWsu1qkDq5WgulfKG7BTLcR4lyEFkrIWzvsxZ6kMeXy4kHxgsCXz6knpfadld6Gh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09467" width="404"></a> The bathroom wasn’t quite big enough for my burly husband!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaeUWiHBZ7u73aEQaoRPVzcO2bcColdC5khPW5i5vIEuAs2dKXPR5fDPzSZ3fPNyM9Pp7mKQirVHaQMfIaUTkqW95m9ow2mDFY8PMH24UnHe_Erbb0nH0D6TzU3VZXfd2GPeifRr2l3Xst/s1600-h/DSC09468%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09468" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBR3tyhwEPVWrq4OV20CxKGDcHN6XDTBHXPJ0gPHfqpmnDVL3RiJkfNfxddRiPwu76c9NaMigYPZEykAxHBFDiJ7siKPLPQF0Xb0HPonoRl1iTAbLJKgV_qxPGN8P6P2vWHH_-9dyHOAAh/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09468" width="304"></a> We even squeezed in a few activities before we left port. <img alt="_DSC1681" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZ8u5NySMtNm8bzmX1LeJYlCYRIJlnQcLGI6bz8g1FuSY2-U8_OyxA6BnHOpTl_De_lYTsAyC2y0rJgVn0dOEfLunKKrhHZyUFzVVqYR0tQZBSAW8S0F2v9tDUqKHOIVfMw33shQTHzIj/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1681" width="404"> At 5pm sharp, we left the Tampa port…..<img alt="DSC09370" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCVeyn_CJ0bZnnx24OIj5qyWWgddpeFpO0rTK2VftHoEA0idmyDP9YD9t2r72ztx-NEyTlkPkabFv7SEs-qqNi4KIt1FggGtn3Oe3_A0jriveVpQ6dGjCUKFp3BZiX5SUbjXRNUxub7SZ/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09370" width="404"> and we had front row seats!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH5j-5piecMfyfKfAte9vw3kZyhGLIXSmz7ejNd023rqI3DTv1S4p5aca32gk1W-LbrHzcGQ_esfPSHib2_DwZ0mK-7TPycwGj-gIV5dTh9CQ_ZgVqq5EX7RxNqdtkmA53vR79aOBakfZM/s1600-h/_DSC1707%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1707" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicItElLYTb501_OAHNVGI8i3U-GA0vbxrlGMU5OxejMd2J7gUbqgYpIHrer995-4D0_LIp0_6HPjjdCNuvKlcjxiJcek324qUeot8bav_AIjZ7zChCn7bw356JjZX1nYworyUn3j4KmrU3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1707" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX7QpMZDTEDpMQ1D249VIdi41yKHNq5vb1P0Ta1wUIQiEprzw-oamj6f8y3uMDf-2qfnG_JWFlGagsW3QI03LtDjez_raDvLkpamnzEEJYnIEwU962013lrf9MpH0k8ZOs8SZcXp7X7ohf/s1600-h/_DSC1778%5B5%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1778" border="0" height="278" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0EdYRgn4LnLuHUy8JfJvKdNUdLetV1ha9vH7i7yT3NwHU9VxjMBjAVY1WF0ojtYTFFVR6engJTw3oKNDhRLaREvB08LRHbSiMJi75wgAWgbKDHU8VUxffmkFZi7ntNtPFoDkvBwApzImA/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; 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border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1800" width="404"></a> Brent & Shelly were the last couple to join our group, 10 of us total!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMlHI6jTUsFeSQ3ybO8jrfB3DW6Lw2CFhGvamdKjzhw6bKp3ebRHnSRs6Q09herY-c_8-g1RtY2AXMojD4PmLJV79cElfVoZ6FYHOBVtFs4yPTL0okMSRzvo93gaLgBsM9II1osRupy7YR/s1600-h/_DSC1803%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1803" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAQIBfWdSyGgR_gNr1-iAI4aLX29RtFK2iFvQ6zOrwDZriEuGj42Sbla0wAOWV4fpTCbOUFzB2bVtS2XkVv5olEX1OUloVwlksogXEf9xYk9kWzFhRktoOSWo9_BVbDg0ZCeK3dS64YFI1/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1803" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj65bFUAxY0-NXG4AObXxX5jBevH88k43G9rheItC3cG150CESbCa_gG8d2PI7F5Sct0u2TPg65di34yZ3WqKl-dRwF6ar8-MfoxTeVRdHvFbfs9vye_7PPtbjy1C3gi7ThrEPTUxpknNVG/s1600-h/_DSC1805%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1805" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1FvdOJktlTc4QNTzW6wz_zqwNC8eFg5FD1OVH0s0Wrd-2Wp7ZgGROPa1MovHuSBBXgYVHIF-NeyyZ-ioI-STfhkkAu9qx_EDkMC-cZmqUK1JP-oWXu8x0p7hi4lm2y9rU0gNi2FHdXu_K/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; 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border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09377" width="404"></a> And maybe some not so healthy ones! Gotta splurge on vacation!<img alt="DSC09379" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJFCZVz9ZCFZ7FDnaKon8g1AGnT6HKDTR4x7xeF-cEfUkf123p4Uda9tdKTo9HePj5BT0hRL52-h4vn_Us2AD3xzclcfQD545uYQHx5jP4GfBTBzNj5WcPq4h92zDsHpEjahz1tqNWJnnP/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09379" width="404"> Dessert is our favorite course!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinLKKZp7wDn0hNJqb4y6vnLYUzsmjvRyqNTEVAGNwAy1wBXsvLKp2bpwJsJ1d-xEsZdhvHI2tg_H1-ZwjkbmcxM27LBhyphenhyphenp99HArN47h2EFcA7bJCip8oS_fZnYfhs7Xlzk3796WR6wMcvU/s1600-h/DSC09382%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09382" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHmMGhUL7rm88xSCG-W5Vx6fpXtq0tIiY5B0Urv0Y_GdJzE6_Zz7J60SzjJhR7Y-Qt5MVZc4id_EZ00E4rH2eK44LBfzYo9CK6HqSEGZxOyNjCxXBqx_xox5c0rOjF19s_nkVfbliskGdn/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09382" width="304"></a> After an excellent dinner with happy tummies, we headed to the front of the ship for the opening show!<img alt="_DSC1822" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJN3Mr-3Tqa6cmJ70UxGB11HCnoJs3tMZEQ30f4lHTXSIICN-O7HV0QS7mCzgGkbat0VO-IHHCtmbL6OCTRuQo1jqKcwwtQD9s4_MaLcRLhHH_iomRb_DWn5W0qHq5R6U51MIQTVKLklE/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1822" width="404"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3NrMj_7GjT-kvp6o3RjQeFel6rD_EbQe2cbNqzCY2mw-XCcJepIgJ_EbiWiOZLTru6PqhEOqxQmkfR2N3cQIJUwfO8E1AjwZzbuKXBMiJLI1hTP4hh88uW7LVfMlRgLx4rnpRllc_uBax/s1600-h/DSC09383%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09383" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hhjR4hXSjHPw9ZWT-zLHjznUSuCcqdVXSuug7LsZKJgerjrFy0dsQvLRYLlm6firZrJlyarWgCh6h8rvlfj_oMxwU46BOwW-VlxXxPDDa5zXdf1u__icEmunCLmCGCRN8m83eKjx9o-u/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09383" width="404"></a>           Day 2 – At Sea  We spent the majority of the day, RELAXING! We slept in, enjoyed a wonderful breakfast was a view of the Gulf, and soaked in the sun! It was glorious! Dinner day 2 was the formal one and I LOVE to dress up!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphvWphm9cYlURJ-T5Uk72ZKbCeGq8NMmCO-c2kltn6Pot_C58w0aTbR0RDb9El_jmZdzd49TAZN6_yt6fJ16kttGXaSFSYwONr9IXUtHUrxR-It_6qvqpjb7kCO1nz8ygB-k3yM9R0-zH/s1600-h/_DSC1830%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1830" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQkL0s4gP-RrDsf8QA07XuuXhc196T8rrrq5nlHWinKL_AkxbZojY7hXVcC-El-IJnh_ATZF_485SRjQWo6Ncg6-ZPWkd5pegF7YxGFUEeO345IzsGIZY544U2s6bMU7ElRaEVbwqfRoOq/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1830" width="404"></a> I picked up my dress at Younkers, a size too big, had it altered and still only had $17 total in it! LOVE good deals!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjRP2oh-M5flU_AKYSiqGzgojqTJ7PHA0Hshhyphenhyphenf7Y3CSf0EGnQKPCKGFIa2xreHp3k7Fd79uYs0AhythiDFGf49HRtrPXjEtzPTVz0q5d4gmll7b8gqZKyGiNIdWzE3HDLiV8LUeD8nyn_/s1600-h/_DSC1832%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1832" border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbNK91StLRyrOIBy1EQP4PxHVr60eowoVXonJuErh1uOElzmeGMQ8kFb0sO_KsOkyf-JkBS4gX06fPPdeNSxOaXBv8zcFLu3rCVrAWtW9BoKGJKpd1zYsdEzY_O5HUs1gEhyPMeTtOUlt2/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1832" width="304"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK-y9XoJ-tUJWawEoet6l2EEYd-jKqIvbFxZHwSevO_kDICY1O7vjGf11Yz0ufU5At-4RfSE4oefWIPrWrEN5jq3CvKskwK-c9NiDb-nNJyeR670VZW-zXsgcG2wecB_oA-AqPehoTegBS/s1600-h/_DSC1833%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1833" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrapS0GXBhBzJpsDFbPdD5TZGOj3JDlBAdD5PrYucKYkRQ2g3k9MvJJMPhLi3qbOcXCH8QyapkzI5SGGTlpf9y2rdr4TL6kMCmOdQ7Pym2WkPkDqoL7gE720ISVV7Pr1R5ejTSZcP7i-8h/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1833" width="404"></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwS39ymdeYCmmlVv2MrH4B-o2eCMC4YjLaKvBGNVruEaS1v8RVFOB7BjU-z4Hz3SAnN7NexE6_IVffumXhA7VoDamd33ogfdC4nytrq0r8B3RC0_XQ6_CHlOvlXODjHXleUCPQ5qYqWefK/s1600-h/_DSC1845%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1845" border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdX8xGF-N6HR1Dyu3W8WB7JUhsIHFT3i5B2_Ca6svr801GWJzOuFPyRpuzvhJT59NbLEVxkYgA3zjM002PMWc4BPrSJ8nWhHzkAgHAuCkBmHRdcNHeDTwx6Spni-Iz2FPsNfqSDZbXzMhr/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1845" width="304"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKr2ytTme9qgP7cFzrrHXSa_yBksdutaPgZ4TKJ8iCrwZhWrhC5tFx2H-Tt4cB7CbAdJkBwAcOHu5t-58MNIxDsispDWkNARrtU1KgvFMl9C6kvGdxhRZzTk_CUnhiUZ8l6E5HIFrLrpBJ/s1600-h/_DSC1847%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1847" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1IrWeD4tQ2xKmWbq_jjQITuWH56M3DfzOQab3zJaQv1CnKro0pTGlyo1t14CCFJZNiVvvwKc68bp1dz3U6gNVShHk1ufe6WdXEvmjD_bZeaYHX7JdgKpaCF3nakubHJKoP9iE9QTiriZz/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1847" width="404"></a> We met up at the President’s Reception before dinner for some complimentary champagne! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6xhPyK4kVOQ2eYC2ImZzv8b3AlJP1KsMFmNbWczKQDuK2VhB82xzkI1v2p8S_TmXZ099b9qfqtQVOeUKArOavN8_vUG4heV79gGN7RNx47UB4snzTDtsoDWSZyFKSt-GDUvillFgZFKy/s1600-h/_DSC1843%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1843" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70ZXfOR4sJOGIVNYE2JoKc27J3SQaWmCHxvb1N99W5PBGqc_nyjuxZ3niB-nO5FGHy0KOOT5nEmzliWlxcaZEmIcFJp0Zf8TC7vEheqN5s8txqxEhuE6O-Gw3az7yH74a0BKx4hXPZ2Nc/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1843" width="404"></a> Who can say no to free drinks?!?!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYvmaAGygq-x3c8Ml9Y-VUtaGTxi8SNUWIYvJyz6FOkdRL36f0r0s0DgyzPuFs-MpfR_XKRU2MBHIzEu_eZ90zMN-PDnRhVmPqPBeCUFKBz8BlZNK5gLAX0zxayxDYX4hlP2UV4dVG2TbR/s1600-h/_DSC1849%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1849" border="0" height="451" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCQ6DODctj3NZq01-ALnJnBEt41UlBiRh0JlX9ENpek7Le6F1i3bgiCc8ESHg75KopVFo6KH5dlzh5VsjoEG8Y6LjCBSu6tMqKAeFcTsjHGinMUtTOVzm6AhsBjBoUDKHpHmyRsy4enxF5/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1849" width="304"></a> It was SO fun to go on the cruise with my sisters! One little sister was missing though! :( Next time, Wendi, right?!?! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAPngQHbJaB4NTX2Ypib_QksQ8IVD9j0LEBBUSoDbq0-eJa-PgQEmVl-FRE7xgMHMT3tadILyv65rPgQWsyUvPGBPrG7TiIKj6ct0RGkMRobAt6ZfcvBAGxisCY4pcvMf75Xdfoi_ZLn3/s1600-h/_DSC1848%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC1848" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo4Vm9HYARYisGi-KZKI1alGQ1KrId_A2LAF4JNWGOw5QPA7MKWDj8uJ5bQu2AdyH13aVKK0bT3pRpzSxbFgsa7P59jSdGBPcMlyoTd3DKXo299BQePZxoakNt4Q-FzvLhBw_rRc9t_EKI/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="_DSC1848" width="404"></a> Once again, the food did not disappoint!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHeFum8WL8tQPS56PTxFI5G7PFlzeudNpm3u_tCumNdL5NgK-TeD1t14wb30dg5XyqXYnTTbe1asnGq18GsrWC1arq0yrkPHTdhgxGMve0h7MCijB2qRuaIwk6twZjFS-uJy2c9FfrHpC5/s1600-h/DSCN3742%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3742" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif4DkB_Wo15RrBmXSEW5HViY5QvbmJ1MI64iUSmGCrdD-dwuN7BwSbJtQUlvmf150i5Bum9U4tEBaYThfdyWDWHUo7hakiDAOmVvA185-a57eqHLmB42Qu7N0st0TABDY84TariEqQBYpb/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSCN3742" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUaw1Km0vt7AqFGDQT1_x1-C50_l7HzXkWOvh-iMQ2HWROmJ-dOODwK2WEJ6M6aiq1rT6iphsmUnVrDzUAk9WBm-XUw_WE3UaAJwkpgVVzgG79__Q0PkSNKXTHCNt4vbfGlm9El10Fr4fX/s1600-h/DSCN3744%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3744" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNMN7uf95_5FDssSg42WAHzPSDt8DWSp2W55_VQ7vjyBiyCQA4ZCW8J8uFPeg1ukOPlIbMPTZ2Nb0Ivg41MdjzJUUdyWJoaYNnRy1P50MW04560a4ofUfZbJt1KvsQUW5VMVTK-WtZkBJ3/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSCN3744" width="404"></a> But of course, dessert was, as always, my favorite!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEZHsUxUcXdAeKwtocpuvN8xSmDMJtR5BA5OPeO0fjSdEzF-vSGyGGDIOIf2n1WAbTTgQiMedshWHj-_gvNPfOxT6bv_geajVBc8sS44xBZr7pgaZKY10vjiJTXMRB-g_g95FF4tbcZdgA/s1600-h/DSCN3745%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSCN3745" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqD3UieLX2LxJZafIlMaTd_i-G1kK-x24oSzoCMoHBDkJyIlF-RE5LUWJ8-kBPoKbAQoRvQIV8R2EEZuwL8JlSzQIKUE0QzTtYLcsEzg9gQ4XbhTMGKa_lVhyphenhyphenDw42v2Ojwfpx-Y-N-Fqi/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSCN3745" width="404"></a> And I love that you can order more than just one! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xQQgZruGBlDJcRY9yeAV7BUtA1gbhwjSXBW91fQshvTzhdWlzZE2q0f6Z-KxzD6u97Qu7cp6gtL9JcaRQm2TGz_-aJvGvTEfkIJiH3VFdE0a-qBCu4KEdP5psjsQ211tNENnPPxcvur7/s1600-h/DSC09385%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09385" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Q1gT3260-JXgbyj31OJoDpZOhMSkgfTOBchVD3vP0ldd8HYS0IpNgpsleNZTNuJEV8LrzciM_rqgK_EvAJsOApd9LtmHbWgsK9uGS3nodcM5Z7Ta-7l4wjnzVt84rOQo4fw_BjwWk3Ck/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09385" width="404"></a> Heaven!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvGA4uBeH65ufCKJHn3THzb2MQoRc246CLxauUBBdAPY0ImeWrIPh_Se1di6OgoOtzdrKpDNayAYQfHdrJKJA_451ad772SLkmgvvTM1aZXKF5PCNCajKihdDgHxzY4p2kzgzU7yCDKjDY/s1600-h/DSC09384%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09384" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiRbr8UjeBH_a6Imj9HB0hLSQ4-nYJcQCzHyHvRTd1xx3HD6_FusOSmIBVaCmihxkKQ9N9Q8vOFJ2a7HecF5bAIC4V5rrcItvkxvVNEn5TY68DR8g5hSYfhrWLeFh3kdCJsxNkVf7vxmhd/?imgmax=800" style="border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-bottom: 0px" title="DSC09384" width="404"></a> I ended up calling it a night after dinner. I know, I know, party pooper! I was feeling a bit under the weather. The rest of the crew enjoyed the show & some dancing! To save you from picture overload, I’m going to split my cruise re cap into a few posts. Check back tomorrow for more!

Family Fun Cruise – Days 1 & 2

Early Sunday morning Kyle & I arrived at our local airport to wait for a delayed flight. :( We ended up sitting in the airport for 2 1/2 hours before taking off. We stayed positive though and were excited for our upcoming vacation! We missed our co…

Family Fun Cruise – Days 1 & 2

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