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To Fire or Not To Fire?

7:44 PM Tukiyooo 0

That is the question, isn't it? Or at least, that's the question that U-M Athletic Director David Brandon has to mull over in this next month or so. But each Michigan football fan has, in their own mind, made their own decision about head coach Rich Rodriguez. Most of the fans I know are ready to see him go, while a few are still hoping for "one more year" to prove himself. Me? I am on the fence. I know you hate to hear me say that, but I am. I can see valid reasons from both sides, and it makes my choice hard. Luckily, I am not the Athletic Director, so this really doesn't mean anything besides arguing with acquaintances every once in a while. But here are some of the pros and cons about the whole situation. See it from my view: whatever happens is good for the school and the program. Situation #1: Give him one more year. After two years of nothing after Ohio State, Rodriguez got Michigan to a 7-5 record and a spot in the Gator Bowl on January 1. If nothing, this is a major jump. Now January 1 bowls are not as prestigious as they used to be, but it still has some clout. You are guaranteed a major audience of males who have the day off and are committed to watching whatever football game flies across their flatscreens at a particular time of the day. On January 2 people will be talking about those bowls. And nothing beats the GIANT patch they get to put on their uniforms, right? (I mean, seriously! I could take four of those patches and have four placemats for my dining room table!) The Michigan team we saw had its weaknesses, sure, but those are defensive and special teams problems. The most logical solution would be to fire those coaches, Greg Robinson and Tony Gibson (who also doubles as the defensive backs coordinator - it's like two firings in one!) and bring in some incredibly talented defensive minds to take over. In this season, you could say that Michigan beat every team it was supposed to beat (UConn, Purdue, Notre Dame, Indiana, etc.) and lost to teams that were better than them (OSU, MSU, Iowa, Wisconsin, etc.). The only game that does not fit into this mindset was the Penn State game, which was just plain horrible on every level. But that was really the only one. Our offense has a solid foundation. Give quarterback Denard Robinson some receivers that consistently catch the ball, as well as one (one!) main running back, and the offense can put up the points. The defense and special teams need major overhauls, but anything next year would be better than this year for both areas, right? The biggest problem for firing Rodriguez would be that the players are on his side. Like, majorly. If Brandon were to fire him and bring in a new coach with new ideas, and that trust between player and coach could disappear. Trust me, if these 18-23-year-old males are willing to hold hands and sway to "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban because their coach encouraged them to, these guys would do anything to keep him as the coach. I remember losing some core players from Lloyd Carr's tenure after Rodriguez came on as head coach and thinking, "Man, what if those guys had stayed?" But this was no longer the team that they had signed to play on. It wasn't Carr's system anymore; it was Rich Rod's. And because of that, they took their talents elsewhere. I can't imagine what may happen to some of our core players if a firing were to occur and someone they didn't like took his place. But still... Situation #2: FIRE HIM NOW! The old "traditions" held up in high esteem by the likes of Yost, Crisler, and Schembechler have all but disappeared. Rodriguez has insisted on starting new traditions which don't have the same Michigan luster. If a Michigan fan were to have gone into a coma in 2006 and then woken up before the Wisconsin game this season, he would barely recognize that football team on the field. I don't care that they're going to a bowl; I don't feel like any progress has been made. It just feels like they've plateaued. They aren't getting any worse (I mean, could that defense get any worse?), but there isn't that spark to be better, to get an upset win, to pummel the little guys instead of letting them hang around. We haven't beaten Ohio State in SEVEN YEARS. We need a coach that spends the entire season obsessing over that game! It almost seems like Rich Rod treats it like every other game. Newsflash, coach: IT'S NOT. Our little brother, Michigan State, has pounded us the past three years. It has been embarassing! They give us the standard Dantonio approach, and we still look like scared deer out on that field. I mentioned previously the lethargy that reigned at the end of last year. Well guess what? The lethargy returned during the Iowa game, and it never left. Do these players know the meaning of "getting psyched" for a game? Do the coaches instill any excitement on these players, or have they already given up before "The Victors" is even played? RichRod was quoted as saying, "What do you want, me to go jump out there and hold hands with all the Buckeye fans and sing 'Kumbaya'?" And then he goes and holds hands and sways to "You Raise Me Up" by Josh Groban. I wonder what the Michigan State band is going to play when we march out onto the Spartan Stadium grass next year... Wake me up when he actually recruits a decent kicker. So What's an Athletic Director to do? Does he use the Gator Bowl as the deciding factor? Or does he make the decision before that? Does he get down on his hands and knees and beg Jim Harbaugh to come back to his alma mater? Or does he just toss a coin? One thing is for sure: Aren't you happy this isn't your decision?

To Fire or Not To Fire?

That is the question, isn't it? Or at least, that's the question that U-M Athletic Director David Brandon has to mull over in this n...

JOHN M. STAHL...a reappraisal and a reaffirmation

10:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U82ludouBXMb4xTJ8Se8r086J4KsWLeSstz0Qt8mF1_mmOTAERKbKY5HOTnpuTV5ZDX9JhxMx6R1uWq15yvC5NVZYlGhxfBIrUlRiGsi64sqcjcgEQ5SjNlQbDm-rjalxZd_DUdtRzqn/s1600/1+stahl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7U82ludouBXMb4xTJ8Se8r086J4KsWLeSstz0Qt8mF1_mmOTAERKbKY5HOTnpuTV5ZDX9JhxMx6R1uWq15yvC5NVZYlGhxfBIrUlRiGsi64sqcjcgEQ5SjNlQbDm-rjalxZd_DUdtRzqn/s320/1+stahl.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"></div>by guest contributor doctor sabelotodo Author's Disclaimer Not until I started researching and reading did I realize the extent of the tremendous amount of heresay, recyled disinformation and vague references that exists in the written media about director John M. Stahl - both online and in book form. I prefer to write (cryptically) off the top of my head but felt lacking in sufficient details concerning the film legacy of Mr. Stahl. I love film but dislike film criticism...trust me...you will not see mise en scene mentioned... <a name='more'></a> <div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoBy5-LF9ZZAfk1yxvwbn0S4uiNdF9iL6CfIph26aaAu3Q-JRD_emLwGTRoeDptoR1CpmLh3sNKGxHFlCWgyDk798mfWzsSVbyy4BXunwAsf4EMhPalxKxCHfaId780OPXDt9ThNwWXTP/s1600/4+stahl+stahl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoBy5-LF9ZZAfk1yxvwbn0S4uiNdF9iL6CfIph26aaAu3Q-JRD_emLwGTRoeDptoR1CpmLh3sNKGxHFlCWgyDk798mfWzsSVbyy4BXunwAsf4EMhPalxKxCHfaId780OPXDt9ThNwWXTP/s200/4+stahl+stahl.jpg" width="116" /></a></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;">A Brief Biography</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"> </div>John Malcolm Stahl was born unceremoniuosly in New York City on January 21, 1886...attended public schools until 1901, when he left to become an actor...he worked in this vein on stage and film until joining Vitagraph Studios in 1914 and then the newly founded MGM/Meyer studios in 1917...throughout his tenure, he directed numerous films of little consequence (most have been lost or forgotten). He founded Tiffany-Stahl Pictures in 1927, but sold his interest in 1930. His "big break" came in 1930 when he joined Universal Studios and began making a number of successful and quality films. Stahl married Roxana Wray in 1930 (his wife until death)..then came the disaster of Parnell (1937), which ended his work with Universal. He he continued on working for Fox Studios and free-lancing, his sole success being Leave Her to Heaven along with some minor films...he retired in 1949 and died the following year. John Stahl was one of the founders of AMPAS (the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (for whatever that is worth)... Introduction <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TZ7_MkqPqcYz_1zI6AWOUT2l2VKCYBFUnbJMVCEMn40_NSMT9ZdG9hrnVA-8KxXIwlvRRva_VA61TxhCwJk-kp9niEnnVmgYrYotOl973W3flx9EP7-p2_zXghhWnzi_NF-0SwAFiYcj/s1600/2+stahl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TZ7_MkqPqcYz_1zI6AWOUT2l2VKCYBFUnbJMVCEMn40_NSMT9ZdG9hrnVA-8KxXIwlvRRva_VA61TxhCwJk-kp9niEnnVmgYrYotOl973W3flx9EP7-p2_zXghhWnzi_NF-0SwAFiYcj/s200/2+stahl.jpg" width="140" /></a></div>The first time that I heard a reference to John Stahl was in the 1970s. It was a direct quote claiming that "he had been out-Sirked by Douglas Sirk." I found this interesting (knowing the films of Douglas Sirk) but like most, I was not familiar with the name John Stahl, despite having seen his Imitation of Life (1934) and Magnificent Obsession (1935). I became aware of the full impact of this statement over the years, i.e., in remaking three of John Stahl's films as a tribute, Douglas Sirk had unwittingly buried the former in the tomb of obscurity. Prior to 1936, I think Stahl enjoyed a good reputation as a reliable, competent, focused studio director. Parnell was his undoing (as director and producer he was solely responsible), and the critics and wags began to pile up the negatives: "studio director,""unoriginal,""a woman's director," "a one medium director," director of "weepies," "tearjerkers" and "soapers." Negative criticism led to neglect which was in full force by the time he made Leave Her to Heaven (1945). To the above I say... 1. William Wyler was criticized for being a "studio director" (I would like anyone try to do a better job on Ben-Hur). 2. George Cukoor was also called a "woman's director"...so what? He was a good director period... 3. John Ford directed mostly westerns. 4. Being "maverick" and "original" does not guarantee quality or success... I also think that part of the public and critical neglect of Stahl was due to his reputation - he was a real nice guy, not a womanizaer or a drunk...got along well with the studio brass...actors and actresses loved him (especially Greer Garson)...he was pleasant to work with...productive...responsible. Yes, he directed melodramas...yes, he addressed strong issues on the social and sexual mores of women...yes, he featured independent (sometimes driven) characters...but this hardly justifies criticism or neglect. The following is a quote from Hal Erickson at All-Movie Guide: "it was during this time that Stahl developed his directorial "signature"; hot house melodramas and baroque romanticisims with emphasis on strong, self reliant female characters"..this was the kind of blather that I waded through. 1. Hot house...What does that mean? over-the-top...yes...sauna, no! 2. Baroque...I think that he is referring to Douglas Sirk! 3. Self reliant females...that smells of Ayn Rand... Selected Films <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTlxJL8P8SDWd6rNv0wnrsHLP3ND31uhO0AsUsCF6l-fZy1J9VJmTdCqXLiP5HBb3tQx0BtL4irYb4TKSD-KuAdl7DCt_MAllivCZcMNOn-NO9_-IKuoko2hf4q4TNjOHnAa7abh1oK5x/s1600/5+stahl+backstreet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXTlxJL8P8SDWd6rNv0wnrsHLP3ND31uhO0AsUsCF6l-fZy1J9VJmTdCqXLiP5HBb3tQx0BtL4irYb4TKSD-KuAdl7DCt_MAllivCZcMNOn-NO9_-IKuoko2hf4q4TNjOHnAa7abh1oK5x/s200/5+stahl+backstreet.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>1. Back Street (1932)...from the Fannie Hurstbest seller. The story of unrequited/star-crossed/ill-fated love, as Rae (Irene Dunne) chooses to be the mistress of Walter (John Boles) for 30 years. Good performances in a rather convoluted story. With ZaSu Pitts, cinematography by Karl Freund...remade poorly in 1941 and 1961... 2. Only Yesterday (1933)...again featuring John Boles and the screen debut of Margaret Sullavan. In 1929, a once wealthy businessman reflects on his past and an affair in 1917 that produced an illegimate child...he had ignored the woman who had his child and now feels remorse when he finds her dying. With a chilling montage of images of the Great Depression. As with Back Street, a definite pre-coder...featuring a strong supporting cast including Edna May Oliver and Billie Burke. 3. Imitation of Life (1933)... from Fannie Hurst once again...perfect cast with Claudette Colbert as Bea Pullman, Louise Beavers as Delilah Johnson, Warren William as Stephen Archer, and Rochelle Hudson and Fredi Washington as the daughters. Storyline...widow hires maid whose recipe becomes "Aunt Delilah" pancake formula = $$$ and disappointment. This film tackled real issues of segregation, the position of women, class structure, passing for white and the destructive power of wealth. Often described as dated, this version of Imitation of Life is superior to the flamboyant/unbelievable/vapid 1959 remake with Lana Turner... <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUyaaZysYKUDTDu8RWYJHilWXH3Hf828bh1ukTLAjQKN2Qlfz1QOb7y2fBXb1Ef0ouuepWu81aBlXgNwMG7jKlUBN1DtaErCcRQ7QbkPF7NLkwltF8_6SLgtN1qRKfiQVrotUh_pu91er/s1600/3+stahl+mag.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; cssfloat: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ox="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijUyaaZysYKUDTDu8RWYJHilWXH3Hf828bh1ukTLAjQKN2Qlfz1QOb7y2fBXb1Ef0ouuepWu81aBlXgNwMG7jKlUBN1DtaErCcRQ7QbkPF7NLkwltF8_6SLgtN1qRKfiQVrotUh_pu91er/s1600/3+stahl+mag.jpg" /></a></div>4. Magnificent Obsession (1935)...Yes, I know...from the over-the-top novel of Lloyd C. Douglas...rich/drunk playboy Bobby Merrick (Robert Taylor) causes death of the doctor husband of Helen Hudson (Irene Dunne). He feels bad, tries to apologize and as she leaves, she is struck by a car and is blinded. Merrick now feels really bad...tries to reform his ways...visits her...when she discovers his identity, she rebukes him once again...he mans up...becomes a physician and a renowned eye specialist and blah...blah...blah...I know it is hokey...Taylor is "stiff" as usual, but this film is so much better than the remake with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman. 5. Parnell (1937)...the story of "the uncrowned king of Ireland"...a good pedigree...Myrna Loy and Clark Gable...cinematography by Karl Freund...screenplay by John Van Druten. Unfortunately, it was a giant flop with the public and critics...beautifully filmed but schizophrenic. Is it a bio-pic, a star vehicle or a costume drama? As producer/director, Stahl was completely responsible for this mess that led to his dismissal from MGM...please...do NOT see this film! 6. When Tomorrow Comes (1939)...a minor comeback for Stahl, as Charles Boyer and Irene Dunne renew their screen chemistry from Love Affair (1939)...from a story by James M. Cain, of all people...good film...improbable plot...remade by Douglas Sirk as Interlude (1957). 7. The Keys of the Kingdom (1945)...from the A. J. Cronin novel...screenplay by Nunnally Johnson...music by Alfred Newman..and a great cast headed by Gregory Peck in his first starring role..we really see the screen presence of Peck in this film...from his visage...mannerisms...and speech...this was 18 years before To Kill a Mockingbird. 8. Leave Her to Heaven (1945)...flamboyant and morbid, to say the least...Gene Tierney is both stunning and creepy as Ellen Berent..Cornel Wilde is adequate as her hubby Richard Harland...with good support from Jeanne Crain and Vincent Price...how this movie got by the censors is beyond me: featuring a wrongful death (click below to view)...a deliberate fall to cause a miscarriage and suicide to implicate a rival in homicide is enough plot for three movies...this is one unique movie and represents the mastery of Stahl...famous quote: "there's nothing wrong with Ellen, it's just that she loves too much..." <object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tXHJqXyvJc0?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tXHJqXyvJc0?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object> Summary Well, that is the best I can do...I have been a champion of John M. Stahl for 30 years...his fall from grace was multifactorial...the disaster of Parnell, benign neglect by critics...the ascendency of Douglas Sirk..and the unjust labelling as a studio director...I hope you will visit his films!

JOHN M. STAHL...a reappraisal and a reaffirmation

Gene Tierney in Leave Her to Heaven by guest contributor doctor sabelotodo Author's Disclaimer Not until I started researching and readi...

The Asian Journals Of Bishop Dan: Part 8

5:00 AM Tukiyooo 0

My last day in Santiago was dominated by the retreat I facilitated for the clergy and the diocesan staff. My self-review is that parts of it went quite well. The preface on post-colonial theology generated good discussion and report back in the plenary session. I then did the theoretical presentation for my exercises on psycho-synthesis and bio-spiritual focusing. The response was mixed. Some folks were nodding and definitely engaged if not downright intrigued. Others were bored. The first exercise went ok, but just ok. The second went better and they had great one on one dialogues afterward. By the time we got to the transpersonal self guided meditation, almost everyone seemed deeply engaged. It felt profound. Then the free association of God’s children meditation went quite well and the loving kindness mediation seems worked exceptionally. It was moving when they meditated on the blessing, “May all persons in the Dioceses of Santiago and Nevada be filled with loving kindness. May they be well. May they be peaceful and at ease. May they be happy.” So once we got past the theory, which some liked even that, it went well. The deans met with me over lunch again and we continued to plan how to build a network between our dioceses. They told me more about how the deaneries work in the Philippines. The deanery is a key unit of church life here and the deans have a substantial role – more so than in Atlanta or Nevada. They really make things happen, like youth ministry. The ECW meets for the deanery and at convention. ECW lives beyond the parish boundaries here more than in Nevada. I learned much and was prodded to do more with what I already know. There was a wonderful farewell. The clericus gave me a large woven cloth. They also gave me the banner welcoming me to the diocese in Ilocano. There were many mutual expressions of appreciation for each other. I kept promising to return until I realized how much like Douglass MacArthur I sounded. After the retreat, two young adults, Andy Burns (a YASC engineer) and Jocelyn Ittiw (an agricultural engineer doing community development work) interviewed me. Good questions. I over answered them because I enjoyed the young people so much. I want to be them when I am reincarnated. This has been a fantastic visit. I feel changed by it in ways I cannot describe. I regret having to leave tomorrow though I do enjoy Manila as well and look forward to meeting the Prime Bishop. I am also just exhuasted. But I fly away laden with loving gifts -- a Philippine vest, wood carvings from Ifugao, a framed ceretificate from the dedication of St. Joseph the Worker, as well as the woven cloth and the banner they gave me today. The generosity of these good people exceeds even thier reputation.

The Asian Journals Of Bishop Dan: Part 8

My last day in Santiago was dominated by the retreat I facilitated for the clergy and the diocesan staff. My self-review is that parts of it...

Wordless Wednesday

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Wordless Wednesday

*Abby’s in the Christmas spirit*

The Asian Journals Of Bishop Dan: Part 7

6:29 AM Tukiyooo 0

This was tourist day. Bishop Alex, his adult daughter, Maria, and Padi Nancy picked me up just past 8. First a definition of Padi: It means Nancy is a priest. No Padi is not derived from Padre – no etymological connection whatsoever. It is not Spanish, but Ilocano – a Filipino language from the plains area around Santiago. It is a gender neutral title for a priest. Filipinos have the most gender inclusive version of English I’ve ever encountered. They use the masculine and feminine pronouns with total disregard for the gender of the person being discussed. It’s a little confusing to an American, but quite delightful. As I was saying, before language took me astray, three wonderful people picked me up this morning and drove me up, up, up into the mountain forests. We stopped by one church and then dropped in at another, Padi Nancy’s, St. John’s in the Wilderness, to have coffee. Then on to the Banaue rice terraces, the 8th wonder of the world. Along the mountain sides, they have constructed earthen terraces. Irrigations systems which I cannot get my mind around keep these terraces flooded with water just like rice paddies on the flat lands. So they raise rice on the mountainsides. They are huge. It is an engineering marvel. Now when do you suppose they constructed these rice terraces? The oldest ones are from about 2,000 B.C.E. They were centuries old when God spoke to Moses. And they are still in active production. I couldn’t see all of them because there was rain and heavy fog. But the rain and fog were pretty amazing to this desert rat. The foggy mountains were mystical and mysterious. The rain was cold and made sitting on Padi Nancy’s porch drinking coffee all the cozier. On the way back down the mountain, we stopped off at the Las Vegas Café. However, there was not a buffet. By the way, I said something amiss in a previous post. I said I had stopped for lunch in Turo Turo. Well, it was actually San Jose. Turo Turo is not a place but the name for the Filipino version of fast food. It means literally point point. There is no menu, just a deep bowls of food and you point at what you want. When we got back to Santiago, I had dinner with the 6 deans. We had a good talk about the joys and challenges of their ministries and how deaneries work in this diocese. They are a good deal more active than our deaneries or even our mission districts. They have formal structures with officers etc . And they are responsible for implementing diocesan programs. The deans’ main interest they wanted to discuss was forming congregation to congregation partnerships between Santiago and Nevada. They are not looking for financial support. Quite the contrary, self-reliance is one of their core values. They are looking for a spiritual partnership. They want to know our people and be known by them. It’s about friendship in Christ. We are going to exchange lists of congregations with brief descriptions, then set up small committees on each side to match up congregations and give them some direction for how to start the relationship. How to continue it will be up to the congregations. They are very enthusiastic about making these relationships happen.

The Asian Journals Of Bishop Dan: Part 7

This was tourist day. Bishop Alex, his adult daughter, Maria, and Padi Nancy picked me up just past 8. First a definition of Padi: It means ...

Some things work, some don't...this one didn't

7:49 PM Tukiyooo 0

Askfirmation versus Affirmation? Well, it was a swell idea, but it didn't work for me this morning. In fact, it had the reverse desired effect. I woke up at my usual 4:40 a.m. intending to get up and get to the gym by 5 a.m. Instead of my normal self-talk of "get up, get going and just don't think about it", I had a debate with myself. I thought about how I didn't have to go workout, that I could think about it, and asked myself "when would I work out today?" After falling back to sleep and waking up at 5:30 a.m., I thought about it some more. The bottom line, I made it to the gym by 6:20 a.m. This is unacceptable. If you think I'm being too hard on myself, trust me, it's really easy for me to fall back into old, bad habits. Although I've been exercising consistently for three years, it doesn't take much to convince me it's not a necessity. I'm easily swayed. Look Diana, shiny object! Exercise is a necessity for me. It's the only thing I've done consistently for three years. I try to eat right most of the time, but obviously I mess that one up pretty often (or I'd be skinny by now). As far as when I exercise, it's not up for discussion. I exercise in the morning. Period. I need to be at the gym by 5:30 a.m., or 6 a.m. at the very latest. This has been working for me so I don't know why I thought it was necessary to change things. Some things should stay the same. The Big Climb I know I keep talking about this but I'm really excited the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/Super%20excited%20about%20The%20Big%20Climb%20~%20http://www.llswa.org/site/PageNavigator/BC_homepage.">Big Climb</a>. So far I have 20 people signed up to participate as part of a corporate team, and today was the first day I posted it. We're going to plan a fundraiser breakfast. I also found out today I might be able to get my company give matching funds. Maybe. I'm setting a fundraising goal of $5,000. I know that's pretty high but that's what the Light of the Night group was able to raise for cancer last summer. I hope my team can the same. Facebook & Twitter Since I want to get the word out on The Big Climb, I'm going to join the 21st century and start posting on my Facebook and Twitter accounts. I've had these accounts set up for a long time, but basically I'm just a stalker. I never post anything, I just read about other people's lives. Hopefully this will help get the word out about the Big Climb. The links to my Twitter and Facebook are in the upper right corner. Please friend me or follow me or whatever the heck you call it. I'd really appreciate it!

Some things work, some don't...this one didn't

Askfirmation versus Affirmation? Well, it was a swell idea, but it didn't work for me this morning. In fact, it had the reverse desired ...

Family Fun Cruise – Days 3, 4, & 5

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Just in case you missed days 1 & 2, click <a href="http://weightloss-stories.blogspot.com/2010/12/family-fun-cruise-days-1-2.html">here</a>. Day 3 – Costa Maya I woke up at a perfect time Wednesday morning, I worked out while the view of Costa Maya came into sight!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirB8OhmLj52NAxm-ONJBhr-luBsADLyiiuD90lJOUbcdK3StJhi4wsmcSAZQQenl_9cC0Si_nRqETGiO2-sHkuG0roqDMKuCRnN-Px8aeKh1nS9XEkk3NPCLFUJfCYZjGNbiHu4GoX6kbi/s1600-h/DSC093863.jpg"><img alt="DSC09386" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgg2KH5vN1sbJLfCkjqaoNINs__mMd0XgPoqxx8sCoxtu85ViMfzFuJm-VD29SCBN0T_ZMNybY_is9rc92U3YKR3Z9fKv2x5CG2U_hfKFBA2UkLqecKVwuYOi69EyziTc_GUaV51FDUAuN_/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09386" width="404"></a> <img alt="_DSC2021" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRolDDSH6-y63vGgUeVn2nLtYF5wjJL0S8u7V9VIh_ll4aZXHLyR_u0IkALJcoKNEoTC1a16-a-ooyMGAVdZxSvSxGzVRZmwYmMx2zw2wJqdBtfYyBRpqz6dTgPH6iFBlQXMKpnWGXP7J1/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2021" width="404"> This tiny little boat helped us dock!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaZusk_C8WjBZqshEh9M7YtzJvLTib3nhu4lwhRfFFOyv2hFrp3Cn5AoOLOBRUjqUXQ3uBV-dLCBXPKdy7GXPmMcEtyNSiFjBfuKagqwMaNoITntuHxFfKKeIRRIRNv7PK08WdKypeOSDS/s1600-h/DSC093953.jpg"><img alt="DSC09395" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5InNOkJkQ1BR6awDEpLwEq_ABdtH6seNGidBPBK8InYWsPK-YbsvEeeALQNn_RG7xc6MBPMUX4XHEc-oC-c4uPmKdPJyFBfmKqUwhZuGT32nT_EhkFCFuHb6FjC38qS1lPq0G1zCpBxY-/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09395" width="404"></a>  Check out the rainbow that welcomed us! <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="400" border="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4khyphenhyphenTOr7CfXk0KEx0DzG_k_ichYazv8IMtNifsV7JoTEyGmPHRw9ec4fY-dsZf8B9PF_j64HqOHKo0h7vgtNs3fkcvEGrUnTe7aCVhCWRIcWCz7_i9MnMB2UDRIwmvdf0K7UrRX1-ODh/s1600-h/DSC093934.jpg"><img alt="DSC09393" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHf6eI28RxkHFfvG8DielrpKaWYwkOrNOq5IjSvyFBhpr4tNhBhbcNiikLWQYK8JOpx18vDzq6uPI3ZRv7Df5z88zJvFOtu76J-zN-O6ont70RQpxjaLk6hr5kSJ3JW-CRAaQtszbz22m-/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09393" width="254"></a></td> <td valign="top" width="200"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioO8_vh4iqm7T6h92fD17rgLIMWXAoTWOuqAhYmaM2IeRFPr1d5WxT-srX3nWbNepjZpHsAhfnoFV5-0CULs9wao1Ye1LZDE4sFP15l8dCmvNtEz2Z4AKkEJ9J6ZvKrycB_KRNpcVgALff/s1600-h/DSC093924.jpg"><img alt="DSC09392" border="0" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYQ3BH7omYlsjgyZx1y0uAPZcGFMkld0fGcYmWU0rat60kIB2nh4yU_Eu8l3PrAicqU4gPDsCaR4O15u73Jhv5co5QvtnGkB0II5_y-uwNobCWXPdiHtrUMd4bZzcwSnO_STjAnO7dWd1u/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09392" width="254"></a>  </td></tr></tbody></table> I almost forgot how big our boat was, until we got off! Wow!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4riF5TO0Yk8M00D4fY_339cGHeTTev9UcTmT1PIgRSZA9nZpdjZGU-EM8JySlHu8aP27oOqOGV5JUBdSZJKsC5-8wBKiHHcqo4eaPxUMy6hkFEGxnUQBLy7RoG2VxU0trWonI6cErXrwN/s1600-h/DSC093996.jpg"><img alt="DSC09399" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs7A4CuLrez0UA7ky-ZYTKPadF8MvU9gNC-aDblHaFO-xLkCpkZo_FS2Jo3M3hDRrR6T7DhAmpX3a4p6R9hplARRbhZCNldhOBIZyuP9ooW-6MCPli421Sb5043PMFkgrmX1G9_lzWzgJA/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09399" width="404"></a>   <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIZHLtab-T2VQN4_cnz1O4NJ8Z0nWSZnaZhUw76oBIl8_ocXCOBadfCFq9cz4EbBaUQUqI6T0UH20qQFD1N2aV7HLoRvMudwjSM0S7tBAv1SMoVEh7GdAADmAa9agWF0J26MFKI3H8QO_m/s1600-h/_DSC20326.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2032" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTDBmPdBqRIEcRbNQgHy-Jc02dRtO34jVJqG1yXaDcYI4VS5Flu4ijgPF-nid9m3dBUboVjjPDbqwR7CCoJLX63EylpCLp4lMrqxbOdPzrsMaUMRcMEHH-I3nrSsHXeF5F9SZFR4QfboSr/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2032" width="404"></a> We first scoped out all the local shops!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAkx9ep16C4mQ-A_qHbLdcVr6ElLzu_h2Jd-dTQI3m9soXaf2tTatue6nzKhafDxyyOj_9tfaXFilNEVTCqmyTGUxoBM9KzvNJZSUHu_Z2sopiVTGADOYN6oo-anlLba2nJMhwk2V90eXT/s1600-h/_DSC20413.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2041" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyReiwu9TwaafYty-yiR0nxm44X6u9xo5WkDxbkTHyGuTso1xQ7PEXNCp4DIorOJUShBcDPfJnOPzJTea8ibV_7GWEPNbqpUnZ5mL8Rj6WzgP3siss7hJZKRR9IdyE0o8EnMC6fuU8cd11/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2041" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSxJcASnHJBOWYNOU87u4-GDo6VygS9NEizzCezQBe4R0-LSSf6v4sKVbmNsNBp-PZ_rbqhWpqN3F-8HQuihmXoR9e5A8wH7V317Xc8M6xiioYdFd41hLp9Yv-kOixVIBR8m1q-dlaCzBc/s1600-h/_DSC20393.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2039" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdNeiNrsXYWRfp56mCqb9RfefBQOaDPS1L9L27MHiina0snyVwIzu9pOauB0SZR29FHPOozya-AcpDsG5bL2F9Gl9yD0b4Yeg7r08fE-bceBgxYPRL0GmKR8WJ89LqxdKbCNs54fvXbDWl/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2039" width="404"></a> And then found the pool in the middle, with a view of the Gulf & our boat!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1Sk6oCjgxQudqMmfnT3E0u00FBWmvc9mX2V1fcA29iYcJ6_RaXdVVNYIYBcppkpDQuhvYDMDjjV_wXfQighhYad-hY8yLS1dNvsK-gZ3qJhem610xminOq1nVM8W0F8V-wcnjBroTVxI/s1600-h/_DSC20383.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2038" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPcGEEuKklQSQaP_hjggRcOKbq1ORMI8XB14QI4hD_u7cW88zANHLboyY5934Gsqt4Sc97nNK25MPQy0ZNHkHO21NHFji5Xz_xxgSF8XFgv4XjOJz6KucxaLRftAksNvnZpmu5hjmkv9jX/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2038" width="404"></a> We enjoyed a dolphin show! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06vg7XqzIezw45pKeiSPkVUQkX5-MbKNuIVn3c6VY_9sG87XFv8dEIUU5yZ0tG1gVFDNafSGSkGFVNv6IRnXnIRQzw70LyooGlh9NA1Aj15zLztOA8pEELiCXe8cCrN1y5xC37netT6mO/s1600-h/DSC094033.jpg"><img alt="DSC09403" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5xRwZK24-PBYFInn4ITY5lnd4FtXr_XDtBeRGBve_EX4eitp5uDg7BdkyJCxCWh6BK0mzVBcwop-l5LXnMl3YvCjfd4pqh1F7JVqUy0iWaa1BtMy1jCug5z7tg20vsPz0QSKaVrHky-i/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09403" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjigUT7QY3MccdSa78vCDH4f_C4OEdHpp1bj_Cj0LaVJy2kAUW8UNBMOHye0XHtUG9G_Edgx4yx1cYhyphenhyphenfBH-t7HSk6-XAjAvWq-q0zwEii-dIIdGEkoqR23zHTlqRbBf3VmaBGNYKOhUVz6/s1600-h/DSC094073.jpg"><img alt="DSC09407" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD_OAiFTW-c3dKMRWH6gr9sW5D7xpDI-sZN_p7Cma3ZKnsz2LNoiyc9ZnfhFA347oYpKreZcc4U61J2kp-E598bkgd8yU7yT4T_J3HriWUBBD_5kzNrit7mGM_eMYtO8gIhdZpruVgcvrY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09407" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqa5urrSDe6T9K_OdA-116Ejk-FeFhF-kb9j5NhwJlrZGiFRS6FjV5pzIuBH6Z7PWRayzWAaEy3VxeTww-DBT3D295eCaEhFdbcn1k5spd8bIHYYQ8Hn0MnJnktTvySMlfY3RYt-ETQLt0/s1600-h/DSC094083.jpg"><img alt="DSC09408" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP1r_oMvwB23nG3pWRg4b4jv_WUTPMaFK9GaFh6z2GYRcoUuPv3Z1j4YhOX8NcdE7XdlOTDX5ozk6yFkbCMz8fxC3PXX6EmOe0oSzW9J-iK8je_EEZOVmev28TlVktIKfeLyG6MFRFmbj8/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09408" width="404"></a> We spent the afternoon in the pool, ate some yummy Mexican…<img alt="DSC09413" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjReDq4Xa-wbjqlYHM1bviuZPQzJiK2WtCCjIqaorGLqrt-KsG33y7ZsrUPp8m8c1WFseJWktLTAtxWVFPQFrX_tYaF_zAvK12eMgt_jSs784v-uEcEquuP5haul6f5bRMBrhTH7fpWpoOU/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09413" width="404"> and just lounged!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAV6g21eJDVedC765p2Z0-XNlmsvQ3nf-2DsGgMhXY7O1xmIhkZwhSCRBGXgL_ffF7iB5itNeH21El1tO2vPuAcdHDBlF3Yz_90lNa7wkThqsl7lglqXD1RUF9I3FprOW6M6gEgMPFPneY/s1600-h/DSC094103.jpg"><img alt="DSC09410" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpUtwcmbeo_8VoMyEswiwEg7pxgpA0mrGe0UM9OJ6IgNt-EciM_xi6gSEESrdaMOQ48PB-j4gm6zayOGypOFgNd3MqhmtKHFdvwWJGt6WIqpRH6zwiOYleUa-64F8rAxMXjQEfgyhwBHY-/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09410" width="404"></a> Gotta love vacation!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiNONUiuw4IvH_kzeJqMSa3Nb6TGQB40WIJMRKVijwdiS7EmiRTNvxwUyiTVAqJ9EIDSSEZ2fH-0w0FfsFQk8AHWzf3JioAqowCdNtZ7FD1irV8oqeqqNLQavlvHxvrpjh72br9NnhLCSg/s1600-h/DSC094113.jpg"><img alt="DSC09411" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSaS1YfmM4Hzz9JxGTLfmgtSxQccPTWMQeG3REwd7AZSm_9htGcpU2wXv9V6QMqnTuHT_bxBBjb7-VGhDHfF7_xwU7a2B444qKy4gnkPeqmMRxUL_fd3bRlMTSNP3P9tII5Z6DQIK_oKBO/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09411" width="404"></a> We were wore out from the sun, but made it back to the boat, can’t miss dinner! These were the wonderful people who took care of us each night at dinner. This night all the wait staff came out singing & dancing, it was too fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNkAJ4Mm0YslMk7_EFV6dLfQ-RbUjj9jyf0luaSPqz4YuI35gyIwfZyiYD5l5fidfeegCU4GI-nCsDpWq6Y0KVvlqcA19oIyC049HKO4kMGCcL2sKvsLXwq1fSKoR6IGdAM-mI6toOON8/s1600-h/_DSC21073.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2107" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17o6KePXBm1VBFyOrTlZ8XI5VV1dfrjqCgDC_QKsq9-WRqrXP4hXnf6rxBTQagBLuRK6Sjpw9fv_nRreW3_qD2qDqG1GjyP7MwiU-mjOFdQaKiDzQNl5oBxpKdv_ZF_7IIb3Ryl0zcpFA/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2107" width="404"></a> Of course we had to join the party!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-KYRuYJILRH8HFe6-RnDO4VGk7Rf4irMO-hRR9NHmNMQr41y5iU2L6L0QjV5_bw3dWobOqOZ14hkmynI9CafCr6K_vxY0aHtwg50xZFg0hsRe18JjEmZo8EzREQhujA-CZyqNfKkXaV-3/s1600-h/_DSC21123.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2112" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4hrxpNteEcN4Gy5qq3t19QY82QGXFaavTTRhkhGcidwB6y157PM0Vl4wnlXuISXjWwfoZpUHkyW1g1VBtsuCPeGuc4Lwb7D1IZqgE5pN4X-EKkX8G-xO8-sVkPl4NMNku8jK8ambDqt8o/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2112" width="404"></a> So glad this is a food blog, I know you guys appreciate good food, otherwise I worry you would get bored with all these food pictures!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjQkkK7Hdf3Z7MUqgsyohFr5VAjQnlRuahWcN7eAbSnpE4bugAAuwE9Hkoep5K_U42R8qmqKEOAnKKs27zDNfns9M3ev1T6em9PKCYVcS2cA7bWlhDUFgRstmf3ydd3u2ifKSIZ2Dq6IpR/s1600-h/DSC094143.jpg"><img alt="DSC09414" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuSw3S2ZQqfMPZdW95IXDEBWw5i4b7cnJZZ60R7DJkHW13fCpS6v8BTAjN2gRwmnfQGmolIxOcnS0-nZD6HyhSNbCx_oNhsW0Yq3Cs5GRtkLWw5vE4u4_hmZGy4V35zhlglfpl-lXnENqn/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09414" width="304"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKNKG8dC9UR5mctXaBqB1jyfLLtpjPhRnoUnR57BD-e0cvnkApw73KeK2fn70OJRMmwRpra6KM_oacnIBpMJ2PtR6VdX4mCyDawCuC3HlNubm-GXV2YVaOdjbwp-lSn9z07iB-CTn0iULX/s1600-h/_DSC21184.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2118" border="0" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC5FJR20hGjyydLsuMwWQgUAbBMl2IiMoo1Xfp79RlAE_rLmDOl7TIgSNmaQ2jxapJDBvS2B4LmOlbOLsq3u9gCNPkSNjIkxUUYj6yPgXXirWUJ7HpHoTzc0a-H3YJNIGO9TBn5EJQlcZd/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2118" width="332"></a> Yes I was one of those nerd-y cruise passengers that wore the Royal Caribbean lanyards, but it was so convenient to keep my SeaPass card & Cruise Compass (our daily list of activities!) for the day!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVYR9QeoUp9JO_BQHxBGuVEtEcNQRPToLruqQ-5AXH-DUeD1lDWlGFimS05Kj4W0UbN5UEgRAGC7oT-CNRxQkwGOoq08vOhW0IPZBijDbp5mknQWSqrSbuPV9TtdLu5LHAsYnI2LGEe4jj/s1600-h/DSC094153.jpg"><img alt="DSC09415" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRTiDkAesA8yYhxYfTCMavHx7diRmJBZcs0NaPfDk5uc43Ya-AO57N6vKHJeXW7jSuCo95FLMP-CtEc3Q__OT2cdvepFhyphenhyphenhNHuIKCi0YuwKMoKS7lCGpSS5FiuG9n7S4DrJQEvnCByBUw5/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09415" width="404"></a> It was so fun to get to know Julie, my cousin’s fiancé. They got married the weekend after we got back from the cruise!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiScYDKx1EmUA0BEoY08bamwyNUu_37DzMGODLVbVDpRX2z4kMjZBbrOiYOl36pg5fnYusFIC1MzGwNtW9-uzsaoyt4ztce6iVm1G8tfxBFVREO3nuKh5-MSYjSFSDWpjHyApE4Fa_weYvo/s1600-h/DSC094163.jpg"><img alt="DSC09416" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-8Roh7cNVRdKOaP2VB-aLsu2cVA0mx2Hle1BqDGYFuzhkVZ-hwVgGymh9JteMXCt0M4Rkx0NDIL3MgXesLNUwkbaEQyLURUdbOLjWUfmsiEYSWMHKwgHt_udfwJTBHi3K324NDW1FVl2J/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09416" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGb307qHVz7pXejAFS0mBPSMRfPLrYLP-fy40HukEq8OLpO-EJ736ATvQoN90Exz1QqE54NWuA816aYFKSGm0pqd5vjTJvQiffGh3gdQXHk3BnVVIYVje85m4xMFZ6M5bM347Vv_kYCkvi/s1600-h/DSC094203.jpg"><img alt="DSC09420" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzDg8FkkLhqIJZFyistqERq7hoC17FEhtb8t07hWcKRebi8g7KRFJ1WtgUATXS6Ky5YImiaFB3MSjSLYkQ7OPp4_IT28N2w7jWxNPJIeU2zuKlJoy0q9fNrn7jHQ-wJJEH7WJ6yE0kiuNF/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09420" width="404"></a> We all got a good laugh out of this random guy that decided to join Brent & Shelly for a picture…Brent & Shelly didn’t know till afterwards when I showed them the picture!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO5xmqYTMsCXKmXSAz9DU2uIARM7L4aSXm0HKA9MWtyg8oLpXvJgrBNz7ABjOBmAwyB3GGxA9t8ZSNzsRP6EKXKSW6UqohbpEM4e3HBOWpa8j22VnUmwthTU-hL5vHa9zK-O3f82CnGzCv/s1600-h/DSC094183.jpg"><img alt="DSC09418" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgowcfU7sDbLSwYZ4bhvCyy95lK6lfYSBo403G2NvZ9hZtxFSwZHmQaTbjtg1f3Tj1t81rSFWuVwL2D_B5YkATnISFRXzrmIa9PUZT4KLJ8lyufHnjnRvLXQ2TKrMbM8DoXegY92044AJhX/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09418" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntVpk7C7vIm53gZDoVSjMKe3Q0IJ_Vh7DOh2Upv6RqJXgRYTRxb9xLyygbogZeGP6qvr1wKv_SRAJ3ZVZxCT6qPmIgUkniXLUYlSSoR-8pxCgu3puAehgOVz7e0_2Fwvo3Q0wVOdcfO2S/s1600-h/DSC094173.jpg"><img alt="DSC09417" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4WIU8JtJYlq5NEl5wzaqui_bwF1GNZtpdMnrs6SwXvmfvf9cijeianPAB9YBdd3awxCMsHtVbWAE2VdLSWOXQr68nEl1GuZ-XJsHH1N9_RJCHH1VfWuWhIwYYLBCss50jqJiwPp5X1WrQ/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09417" width="404"></a> I think it’s funny I mainly only took pictures of dessert! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0hebjfsNOociM1WzZ-8d7-9UJax7fDP7gScEBNi9GWqliAlOUbPeECUu8ZawINpmly-MN9EsmvhWv8rv8mXHL2Z7CaRqE-B0iW47pTnFjNMrksOKqwJQE-9Bjq3llZi2pua5-1lmrzPgH/s1600-h/_DSC21223.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2122" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEx-piPxSdt6ch6nOTGc9qhjBgZMBXGwxmroxYJYdnrv0sYwnn4Y502eN2GE2GlUTcjBgul8TEPv9pe8AzfEQaaCJH08HWV6QyYG9Qc43GOmTvKiG-bmUkNrOg9tKjeA0n1W_hlsQiwmhY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2122" width="404"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaoQ4OBUOzfCFRTqeXSrfoCtpuluC-yDnhIT73K6e-PY1-eS6Bxpk8o2_4LZEWd1QEEQefGB6EXU8Y6aYbBiVQ1P-6SGGpaZNNKLDSdH5kTchdJRG48vCK9l-jlBIiaNPp3o8akPNpaIr6/s1600-h/DSC094233.jpg"><img alt="DSC09423" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7NA6bUVBloPboMY_4FEUMHKhhtYRc2Z3J4J-SuxrqSGSh_jVhZf5aN79A9fkIYgHhkwEjBRN7D6zXZQ82fsdh8n-sMTr85bvYocNYnog3Kwcszt-yqMKtE3UgkUoNmtX6B9QewNXmTWMl/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09423" width="404"></a> After dinner we hung out in the Centrum, enjoying the tree that was put up while we were at Costa Maya for the day.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXQjkKYXCBMFDsfiLCyRSIlnS06RaR9ISvB9dwT35DnaBkg7UHW1e8fieS_OaouELmXnjTSTGbtqanRG69IIxmQTiYfef80yjiy0dBhsQ0Q_o8OqJPhGdJcGmiYCezCNlLhW04vALehR-V/s1600-h/DSC094333.jpg"><img alt="DSC09433" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW2mN8_tM_QR5q8nrf72TDIzeile00htI23JSw2l4_3sPUGEmvW7wI7PsFAWu6bDspq4lSVHer7osNh7dGPIDeNqUULcrI9SGKJUVYYkkGW4tk_A-Hjssfg-zmnPPIFn2f25LvGO7W_F97/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09433" width="304"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCV9Ny6zHoq9ztb-at62_KHLIBC11zYKoShf8VCsuLqwdPb8fZi4H_6IItrvghrygu5g7TWTa5n7J8IYW4LB3QaxSbuPI6HPixNSA52zYVRUVl1PU-EzbcjVxpIEKWEWG9xJMtDHhRtAIn/s1600-h/_DSC21265.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2126" border="0" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBMijgi2uuwS38g9BNf-zMo2nlJj5n-SmT5VDMVyFVaIDrdIii1cZdI8N_xGGA5XbfF4ckLaLQ7ExCyuCWbQHo8zl_thcbbNsP93QzNmuOoNzxigs_MoHAv33_Iv0n_h0XwcuZrm_jxper/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2126" width="304"></a> Us girls sat & chatted the evening away…<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbYZsjdTJBZCkKlgbmrUvx3nu6wLgVY-vWQE9qhdA6lQkmzcqdacM-HzBcS0j_rrz09f8ckkk9Wq6-x2KVLBevyy723ZV1Ly36o_PO-hmpZIQNG7nBC5-a3yoXbw2DLiDAGPMJn559q4a/s1600-h/_DSC21373.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2137" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxHk7JuA7ZLLYjmgHsDGuXQ2Qbo_CR3UnHVIC_ydOIPmtzDsIk6pXHWNT__2fzaSMn-Lya0TFDawv2a_IY9Z8lOitZaqM_zNYXIBgohXKrr_ta0ooStMPTDraX0e0HALiKzW6gaWyJzTB/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2137" width="404"></a>    <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL6s-meYbjG03SvX0LrM7wRxN0uphVpKQkdbNiFtJnkTBsvtpiZN8acrqfRmjXQTpAqDZAkyHuNpBGjKLt5cP-1KxMB5IjuGIvMirpCEdOiEp4W0MrJ3t80RSbUc0hZ_S4VPscT5jVTew2/s1600-h/_DSC21413.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2141" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFrPaHJpEmz-8EKVER7_PV9N8y6rlC0nXtcj5yh9j7RtG5c57Anj2xUA1CEm6KBzAyCpZRMOeWIyXuqyrPV1TFSay-jKjSu-p3KxQ7GgAR5sRmfDtaJFgcNFzrQLTlLg5q9lil734OtwjN/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2141" width="404"></a> The boys did…well boy things! ;) Drink beer & gamble!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAUOKHximJx_6AERlBqPjtLrOmHK87PzveZnxL8hrI01Xg73qRVV0N9Y2fhkOICt1drzR3hmnF5TSx1ypL5xz5lyn2WGdixn475REn81XTASJVjik63sl1j6RjU4lZZFGKRCDuMn-5z0W7/s1600-h/DSC094363.jpg"><img alt="DSC09436" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXq3pHODww0lTC3lpndIQieHuIdqkJW8LdkRDPTmco4lyQemRI93UH62_p01f7DV6-AW8Zg_RHzh6vX4LWxAwNw5Q6GLvwT7-KEZ6lKZ7VAxtDlRIAyz2hhS42FHAHn78-Wh40ntRIuZh/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09436" width="404"></a> In the spirit of gambling, we played a friendly game of Texas Hold ‘em! Julie & I were the newbie’s at the table, but check out all those chips I have! Beginners luck?!?!?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MUcvhRY9q5kbhM624fFJOrLCNTbIA82mc40c6V61JC3cFILHC6hxgP0BeKxgp1mRnrFToroJISJuz_xBU3mwyJLBvyBtadQbMIMKUeuBBDNEfCqMTFfwXbq1RYCfjmDXyikI9bHd0IIs/s1600-h/DSC094383.jpg"><img alt="DSC09438" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS_IkPrZdZL6aTUreZPqfHMBRtaqN_xh_uE73JZjDTSRliv42NtiPQoQqlpuY60eKo-iAFXQUYDKddWJK9H62PozvEtQxNqHw_hAg8pWCgsvRE7aeCESFYP6Y4Ziza0osoesXpSFiE6KrY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09438" width="404"></a> Day 4 – Cozumel, Thanksgiving Day This was the extent of my Thanksgiving…lounging on the beach & in the Gulf! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjwlngRMNtfutqG44SNZAjI4FSzkmVUMg6ITcX0ouaB0nmPPc8joQCm74y5C8nwWPWUxriNE_e0PpFpnEGPQl-q8odf7S2O8G2ukreleIVArdmavgGMKQ7GKhoawT5JeYvMIga6NkU0hYZ/s1600-h/DSC094403.jpg"><img alt="DSC09440" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HvloNjJXTAirJmPrNfmtoLuuL0aYYPWGcDfXvZ_YsNg5qzwc6vTs4MDxkdEz8IuHHbCyn1tYxWjbF1dSY1AjSr6iDjqtGpukTWZ-s0-Y8IbWacZvXDMNiY-8b8vMcLoigrY6ufi2ixoj/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09440" width="404"></a> It was perfect!<img alt="DSC09449" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgugu5fX4W6mYJq8lPguw133RfDofdx9RYAQqvSiBSAaf8HIh3sgBQA4Ux1IIAWy9UFWwogGGb4LUaxNV7y3_L2t_DGY40rIUKXeWVrh8E6lJDUxuLxPjDFRNiZwPvgQuXW7YCSyzFQaRtY/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09449" width="404"> So it’s not the traditional day with family, but we were both ok with that! I mean who can say no to lounging in 80+ degree weather!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_ims2EB7B3Rang2upRvetzpw8Wb_pKaC4e9GgBv8b80GE9cp2FEQK7uegOJ1QZbG_lXLLBJEAv_52VvkO2NtfuDUjyAEdKuOpQ4yQtaKRKBOQq5Nms_LfAiAKmA3PbKDY1ZxOUjFBLmvR/s1600-h/DSC094413.jpg"><img alt="DSC09441" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNX_8gs3cxYbL-o4r4PHWF4noYdmS0ppapqsz-m5gO15YChNMqiQL-jzYmae6uZ6ZMfPkBtj2vY8u5eaEa8tgLgOwem2MOb68II8_3X2O2CIwBcrd1u9pulXj41Xsw6v5clQx9CdtbODQR/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09441" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbsYGGIbymJPRZFwft7a1r6JQMexKu8RT8YhcSd7AkKUBUSFyOJOzAwMMQUObc5qJEJ0i3ytgqZ4EGhLewdeQAgrYnNthtMxiYY3GLGKOryMnuKAiAk-MkXBguISfFqVjqTyEptXp18Gwn/s1600-h/DSC094433.jpg"><img alt="DSC09443" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh84Z0vr4NfEZ_QRDxwcrp0QsSqpVN4tyZdyDH44Gv10jYWNLyRzrDQ6LXHsncNao6PgqD0EuiFQi7D12Q9uKyl2burYtoLq4XDHW74gSSV5gS5pRSzZHCe0tciv0EiS0Yh3IdrkGD3CVTH/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09443" width="404"></a> For lunch we sat by the pool & bar, water fall included!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaHmEtNUcy-QXNVfsklX7qeVRDb9kS0RkOueY8d4kuu4ZCV1y4JQnH7A_R2pRBHS3eg3sAb5apWrsu8bwOEYKWBcx9V_JP_xFh6x8XnXQrU_1LHDHpwf6rUj6ff5djsSxUYL90W9eZurxY/s1600-h/DSC094503.jpg"><img alt="DSC09450" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3S2o4f5Fp9G-0UUJ6KF5LWE7uyyrPY6zh8CwQlyeFB1-QjlQdNbJ8lVSiTWTHIyFLIJxjKJyOMAneXg-CGUaUxXCuA4knXhBrVHu092sFxFFSNSK5fvGMKUwS6oloOq0QccgDvmRKwn_v/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09450" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMtO6G8fc-D9J6fwr7W5LUrumxMy-JEAxHeB9VNp-8d10m4SqIMYDrkx8NBNdojWJZaXyB1fxg5r_A7AWFHtd0TuPMb9sRjNk9mFwb9EMobnR_w9QjwVMdpbZgA-Iz76mT0732C3I9ImjD/s1600-h/DSC094463.jpg"><img alt="DSC09446" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwGsLYN9pTtulJdreFoqjl9LwSdgTN3KgCR45vwiBhNAPUX4iDHUsBeTiFmkJvFhUW7T7P5b-i-EXve22xiEWW4zrms3_UkVua9isDg7DaPQbnRvlJOwdBxCQRuQ5xyKbDn_K-02DcMjX/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09446" width="404"></a> Cheers to Thanksgiving vacations!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqUkPPY0TC5fsWzqyuY0ZLM42zG353pHdKq6PpflPzWzIGwBR6m_qOnHK4FM5Rttl97-1f6CCtPnreb2zL2X3VmpkY-FWw9XNVliVyu-RrcSkOIhuuxy9Oqr64ty_e6t-JVCn8jucZuhs/s1600-h/DSC094473.jpg"><img alt="DSC09447" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfe_uW0ky2rASp5q5agoa5kjQJ3UTj1Rq1oPngc_QHIRSzbde-bAgVU8oQDwPQg8XEZBjaQ0LNOxWOrPQ_6hLmriUBqnpEDMRrP7nlEDt8mLhyphenhyphenZ1gOR_j-cemMalnXbGklRk_gvj8XJxW/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09447" width="404"></a> Do nachos count for Thanksgiving dinner? They were delish!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAIMDI6bTw5rajL3oaYg9EIouO1LDjLZzibl1j_jckeIn9aeFzUn27IG_KvNZeH2uY_k3q0F98-uvsXt4QepgojzeVTnSuPfMMjNgoGK3GjlCaKVVrkhuxmvgFvxEtTszHASOtPWOSD1WV/s1600-h/DSC094533.jpg"><img alt="DSC09453" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRcl_55tPRqi99Y0tHk4beL1nARyhNBuDLuCeQ6AegjHcIMFCbZ7168UaGqeHQyToksadJbfw6vS0ximwhofAGDWlekYeAAyu1kQDV-LAC2y5V2Tyu2GJ2a2EsklEAp6U7rsNCDf768nR/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09453" width="304"></a> So when we pulled into port Thanksgiving morning our Captain said we were docked next to our big sister, the Liberty of the Seas, he wasn’t kiddening! I thought our boat was big!<img alt="_DSC2146" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyKAADVRzpvLa4AK-c3ZfPgE2-iRCUIBzSXBJ4LnwNRyg7YGZN6GbOVi-Ttznk5CsiSCL3VkKb2E7OyXbvoKl1nsmBc8VrZfYZh81GcKbrtN-GRzHbk5Xg6eoQG-ZBWG33qgCB9RvOG_xm/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="_DSC2146" width="404"> It felt like we were walking in between 2 sky scrapers, rather than 2 boats!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgknVm7PlEBhRK6wFu_YVXoPSNh0ixMr1RxgY1iWy05RWVPJFV4zUBb850WyfrnXPRdmoL6BDJiuBZEl59oW2mc5R-VC9FQI19UPVYxODQXplL0s2kKHrWJLsETXyPn5y7Xg0uIafxw59n1/s1600-h/DSC094643.jpg"><img alt="DSC09464" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeGnaunjlxemwtk9oeRyvOhdQ4f0MEL7FH9gxwRa0VORjS4SXYu_DRKNyjRA2xh2sp546o8yVvP1zVGj1Zl5hScZ1m0toMJNpMUVBImyL9V0glJhZaHGM_si-2gZwgmNo1mwhoKcrpJuVN/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09464" width="304"></a> When it was time to get back on the ship we headed to the front to see how everything all worked!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqIw5OxOO1PzjB8-M8sz4AWfiXrTzNgQn44elPH6IwRM-Ht6-AqCr0Cg7d58Og4hhBBINEzs_8spthdZnsIx6T4S0ibjDw7FUqsVG8S_mgrmtin2uWBWq-eFUWhNmj2k57mOtC3unsHePj/s1600-h/DSC094743.jpg"><img alt="DSC09474" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwXZBIBWlqTUmIPX7k27z-FW85X5BDq7NXKJG5GGmjjGVNGLbheEMWrsohfiGthFxEgUPst7g79qtnn3ZOoQoxr-u8xIbcDoPqnkZErbZGszJEqqFlscDrj2bGLuiPYSlW7ckFgWAJckho/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09474" width="304"></a> Look what we saw, a boat that almost sunk that was getting pulled into shore! That sucks!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFanLrXl63ofdv_xNmouWG2o9BiAT2lnSkKlywzuZE9kSmLCJiCi0KjWvrtO9PAYUD6U4Q3TphOCyBme3vxG2kRqJAx-hqpI0yuhVP9zcMfbx1KSvp0ZduBBPoF-CFtkJBy58qXaJVy1GL/s1600-h/DSC094763.jpg"><img alt="DSC09476" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2dqYnvjR53lPCCJBnoVBQCsrgJHMCYoNo2eQlu8cl4X_Mxatc8Au0zmCTIndaomdTIC3SPQRBpYmLQvoZVca9qHQOjZqVr70n5pN-yME4gn8fkuZ5s3eaet56sv0WDrezmoFKGHTQwV8H/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09476" width="404"></a> See those ropes, they are actually HUGE!! And those 2 guys laying down were just waiting for there cue to un hook us!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-ghGpxlswOoy989lPs88ntOxHRqgtUqsL_5po9dnm8ti19BkujYDKdkWzdoa1pJxvg8EzzAFAywqEEpslYNBexxOLtjFq_rODjbrtfFg6kkB9t1TlpNZSTr1_Lm-EF8ya0Hj2rTDeVd1d/s1600-h/DSC094773.jpg"><img alt="DSC09477" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomoX9oJ_o-LUoslPPop3tFU2kl_xEON-smiDQITBvXey50c7rJ7wplJSdg9B7JxEsvNHSVeldK7nYllKbE5ERQyOMWf73J-j23mQLcju5sdMkqLK5XbSgyB1mk8CM05vgWHUum0qwwbkd/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09477" width="404"></a> We watched us leave port and waved goodbye to Cozumel. Then it was that time again, to eat! ;) They had traditional Thanksgiving options on the menu! I went for the ham, it was BY FAR the best ham I’ve ever had!!<img alt="DSC09482" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfy2VIHnNdjZhGxyvqGod6dYO98YFixtOyXS24f33GSNq5ulZL7zu6sGo6BtdU0iNBUYhy9wlFAOHRaZ20M1tZNa3j8zkeXJDwEiB_R-dAq5IetvAeLklSVRDPcn6sXfjZmdWeYN5S4F4D/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09482" width="404"> Kyle went for the turkey, he said it was awesome!<img alt="DSCN3862" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB8h1VqXnxHYr7DS6rYYre0LZYKDvI8X97i9KMXlhW6KSI16DWb_cflg9wQDBlqDQ4C-YqyJYWL1_ViAAEZUXGbgzjjhzIBrReKg5OMptBoppYoYqXLUFHF2WszR8WZr4Wpd36FnDBKkJc/?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="DSCN3862" width="404"> I’m so thankful for this wonderful man and that we had the opportunity to go on this vacation with family & friends! We are truly blessed!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4qlJk_DC6keVKDyfdA1ec9rYd4jYDfEZW7Vqx0N9QWrsqPDGdIG1A9s9ISpQFTQ67w6nZIzwiZko-dgdTEIaYztlL81cK6TMhwddiTscwn4g0_oWVvSTwxAjgGNTzUVycuQ4Gd5HhRbQP/s1600-h/DSC094833.jpg"><img alt="DSC09483" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLnzgRhkFxXUuoPnRTu5Ebzj1SamFquCtB1iu_C_3ftdwguA-0fueurASiYDcNjX3jpYd76NWf7x0KTNZGRaggklNGnq8hrCk34llO9y-ogMf4axvpWOvf4agamH4Xbek-9Q2p0zi6oYhD/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09483" width="404"></a> No Thanksgiving dinner is complete without apple pie a la mode!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2hSJ-IStKaleMapcGjd98KAOzCWl2Bb-H_4mmyylrRHDLn7bGNhk1iahta4OEzIjv52uyY7yybuLaNzTouJcpSd5BR2R5YViOgAIj7GC87eoFu_oISeII5NG-SOMgHyWbyOo93zstMcC/s1600-h/DSC094863.jpg"><img alt="DSC09486" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhheXVulS55_XcDwC8v_z5b5BIEeex1mJtuNQJEKqbq7zD2FeD-oYHJqCc6VDkbPMLHvza1wmoxqIz4-mAvdrY7o5XEDjrlibr-5szS9XXvgMhb9IgML-LYrxymDPTqMz101X2NQPhLjHQC/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09486" width="404"></a> Or pumpkin pie! ;) Yep, once again I had multiple desserts!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp0K0CJXIlWXowmvkso3mIafbm3yNMjLC-Qvq_qnHX0ZLKPp-Wtt0jNmkTHsQ4aSQpE734nGfq2X3YLpijxN0_fiMu-k4vg5sZWbezwY1QAJ5BuW7SL32trMDPu7HfDNIgNHiadB98-pFG/s1600-h/DSC094873.jpg"><img alt="DSC09487" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTWVONcMTh0y6Si2ZD20aPCyP1YhW7njGqB8Qp5F8r61bhjTARGYz-9bPbUK5Nx4fgVKonmjwZ-O5aeBXdQkXscA-8mdLUnrToKneieh77y9hfByhHQUajIBznjqmEM-GcGU2CaxOc5dQM/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09487" width="404"></a> The show that night was the Love & Marriage game!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlL2CpxnysceHTl2UcgEDrRH4LpmY9lAIPRhjVK6ZwkRQIRAR3DyXzL2rB3vW8q-dSMu9E9POpxtJAAm66HWPknvz-Ub8RIaGgV3_WExmkpUMMDfUcy4AHLQ2a8inMguDxhvUc23hHxGRl/s1600-h/DSC094893.jpg"><img alt="DSC09489" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7I28VsbeBFRLD3iyta9YVDNQw4oNeUp3iYklBswcEdtFLmfMkrziz21WM4RRxps9E5CRADFzgJUnqWjzxIvcNgSTC1HPrYvtOaWdGtqoNH57OA5aW1X1DPRGtIOb184p5kiclNvs2Sxnd/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09489" width="304"></a> The questions & answers kept us entertained!! I even quizzed Kyle in our seats!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyzQsGZL1dDiW1wrAygISTtxrtowj6M5cra8ke-e6tZac_AoaK7MrDRv4GCBoSYGmE1unDCmbaA96rfj8Xs8mjOgfZCrwJQPH2y8ykUCOrdN1ocx104YzKK-9WxhP1gokdoiUlM4ftbFg/s1600-h/DSC094913.jpg"><img alt="DSC09491" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgudME1TFPz8TryvmqRmkWo90XSOINTKqPYT3qSxG7yNcTNR1sslBMCbbbxxEwXsjR74uqVcDeDgGXuBVYTiC489kdfto7naSu6h9a6vE0bB7WTWUiH2FC-fZLHXbF2o0jGzxyWZq_nqFeo/?imgmax=800" style="border-top-width: 0px; display: block; border-left-width: 0px; float: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; border-right-width: 0px" title="DSC09491" width="404"></a> Day 5 – At Sea Friday came & was bitter sweet! We looked forward to a fun day on the ship, but it was our last. :( We spent the day at the pool, in the sun, and of course eating! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3Ha78Z_ZZbnunXEM7lqBhua-8dVq1esMToOCDmRpe9IhOR87wZ9oElKh87zfEj3t_1KewcKZ_jm9phLckrVHLHrV8__26KiwCmd7G-TsVMgHma-QCb6Siw4LFXAFVAXzJx-9sNLqhYsNZ/s1600-h/_DSC2347%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2347" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRzI5q6P4Jc-HrSPNKwaA9KXuzy6YZlMeAmADdbOuv8IinOFQjUwsullFduT_jEnU6KIWNV3Rpe-fWYXo3hokkWX44WBkfLWyme0LtxTae43FRXJy_ELT6BoXfCFs6qc-M_HmqNKgCqbCu/?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="_DSC2347" width="404"></a> So jealous of my cousin & his new wife, they went with us on the cruise for a week, came home for 4 days, got married, and this week they are on their honeymoon in Jamaica! Sounds like an amazing 3 weeks!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpuD9OqdVLTV3c38ORonpOhH4jN8jNraTLJbGQvAKTjSOZEfnKpki6WT2cjnSO8Q-6acGANozqr6jqobbvuaFxA1I6Q33ocebzVldpytF0y_eZwIvCo9XLu25Ak-1ggDkKad9vNqKQhJ6r/s1600-h/_DSC2348%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2348" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoGMdho5pz-LaAYhuFS5xhm1HrKaoeXPCfpujcoxHtmKHVlWSCsxu9qYWPg3qOsCPNvFB4FC4rt8kFlA4GNBI1Wf6CdDpZW-QkFODhSlmXGNWzZRVs96P0jjoKU71Qcbz8L0t101q_11a/?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="_DSC2348" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAL5K9Q3u3v7OkyctDyUX4qTxePRvvgNuOb7u0lb-NIXmbyGGA9k-1T_F0K0lZdnF8hGtasyPQmY05U8agk8H88YRLhA9Yy-bW9_2Ve7HD1_baEWxSR-tKVNt2Y9amo1zat6qtr4jP1JAd/s1600-h/_DSC2349%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2349" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFrxETnyHjuLl2IP9bPoyhrxvWKcs092jKY22u-pTdoKSHPlLMGzC1NBiV7De8t7XKARdF7wdRxpmRrxD2E9nSzOubf2kH2eT9cHg4wTB0yl5yHy-mm9XK-fYTHwPOcMiuooTnu3hsyMvb/?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="_DSC2349" width="404"></a> Our last dinner together on the cruise. :(<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIEwx_2zU_wjpfOmwBd0j0sTuoU5kAR8TFa5SoDz3Eq5A-Sh2FyOQRcGy_9yaJEOuseUqP4_dbvCIQxbXadM_Ff-Q2hqnCCXymdznoKgakAHxNHeu93_OzqND_J0xUcBlHqrddmxiYPspk/s1600-h/_DSC2350%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2350" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWO-fJw3dwv7rdkMRx7YBhynGc1Oy6Vu4kuQ4rEMvx89lZevzZOsLbYYxiy876e28ESekrDPgLi_NuCQhokm8O6n9ZPfziU9y5Y9NUlzoJWsdaSTnhCatk8C-MLpgHE1yPKVCGUUimarra/?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="_DSC2350" width="404"></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfxaqHytG51bJZOHJiW1xM05rzTGdtBqNmmzguvowBH9BAwFEgTiF88huYEoI3DTV49-jtFZMRmpqcBIgfl9eSC5J9BMf6jJG8-A_1eAqJxoSmcp-8a3pkfQzSpapAgtb_foH-yBnWAHAn/s1600-h/_DSC2352%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2352" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_lalR1ZFgrlIyDMUvooqo4LuUh-VA42p8zjqDvfZJpoqLlF1Qb4EiLFwCPDEkR8sfF0bGi1OAf388RBfYASy7kqrDNiDl91pbQvaYgc64ORXCuLAXF8HekNOFXCAvw8SECNl3QvSn5PU/?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="_DSC2352" width="404"></a> I think the chef saved the “fancy” foods for the last night! Mindi was excited to have lobster!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirsW4yHnZytRnWfgQGpk7FPbUbyZ1ajlvC5wceKfgnSRmR0ONaXCUb7445ceyTaphz9oMIJ0EI7XcRsferG8No3z7RPQRlhztugjvrMu2Cc6Fq8r7mMXx5747q9npgJ1-OzJPzCh1bTVyC/s1600-h/DSC09495%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09495" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8HhLCIYktMdOmlt4-dEzJzHpjpynSOZiMitEB04lLKq9D4aW7DjMfUNFxtTh6RhVo9qOt0vyDpyMQAsM5tJ717LziziX2CsJTTmfRLktAWPLLEbiZM39MH8x2lOrwCNLYpqOnftASjxSC/?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="DSC09495" width="404"></a> Going in…and she liked it! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTHDKy8k07npIzKcYLLRGB9LRQ2JLCuD2rgC264s6-OoreiWfuuLc7we-Yx7yKNkqVFW4ab2qqFX0Vazr0qvIgnI6fajoW0XDZxVk40_DcAmdKAZrCX6kBN-9QmDSqeRHjDjBDpnarP55/s1600-h/DSC09496%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09496" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Lmgt78-AeCiynZiJh32ES8xXY38KRofg9HumorY-YcLCnwFYTeOIkcBprzKIdN-LZg_tIoRj_rOvu8Rw9LfOhP-3_zuIKyA3vFHVdlB8YokPDGqzmI3nByy7n1QJrgexl3v2CworLr0r/?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="DSC09496" width="404"></a> Us cousins like to be silly! Keep things fun! ;)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TIHxROFErnWqk-591Y_pJ9YbZ8F8x5kXAASxujMJVemEh5EgyLNU-WBearMobl5x2lxzcR5S6qoN4KuAhbhHTlHkICHKERK58u0BzNvH_L3fnMYNsmrJkDC3ufGuz_Vz2FeASSKmbEpD/s1600-h/DSC09497%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09497" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2S6j3-MX1lLUQ1i9ZjQa6P8a_cRLsCurqB00rnc4B1EDk07z-ehDM4tEujXI9KhKMywCmYsvbMGLGHC5ogdgRjbHnsiJLoBQnNEhJzp65RfOyvXfa2_24wZBIs5ZBuk2SOaKfY2yuKq1O/?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="DSC09497" width="404"></a> The waiter even took the lobster out of the shell! What service!<img alt="DSC09498" border="0" height="404" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfIwDlDgPwFTh35y5Pm3nrOFZeDxPHUl8bVDAJY9004ipfWrZ5HZulEsaSLpnoADtRcSz4XzgHFZ529UcnE5YZduYKEBqqKx3kgaPP3lovdjZR5_8hhFEReicEwZnBKxfsSZg3Mo-dO33/?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="DSC09498" width="304"> Kyle & I aren’t sea food fans, but he decided to give it a try! I think that’s an “I’m not sure about this” smile!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaHpBD5jFGrCcChynij6Tcs9xs2gCqaLetyBpTDbmQCbVTDvwJSuDeOtox4SMMDxL_LBpUjNqDgCjdeZlOPNXvS-wei-GheeYoBpWlyQkrcQKgdE3yKLUlO7Sfbh3aEfub06KG6i_rB9zo/s1600-h/DSC09499%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09499" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFq_LJvsCgNjJRBhrb9oSou1rXUYQhmQrmqdDJRzQkVj_EZU-HOCLp7valz8lb8qFBAz5gJ7Az4JU8JuEVetKtlexCptOhHLMd64YnKtuOITqBwy4cXxeSkFS4c_q0YbM9TmYQaRNAiy4Z/?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="DSC09499" width="404"></a> Still smiling….not for long though! He wasn’t a fan!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge-IiDZx3ls_DDcZjM8moplm1nyUJvm6tjlOgN5APUpa1pdEVlVaQmd68z-w_PzInora1o8w_ORCG63LJlrs2ePoD72uvfDd4SLtPfISksXoUqwLmpdIstHq79X4StTeYO7hyphenhyphenY9f36hFby/s1600-h/DSC09501%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09501" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifqs1du8DB3P22K7g2L22quT0Qru_fjzkTYaq8o-QnlwO9qbNNocBApHl0KfmozVJR2ydD3JYQVZwEauI-iJqUucTBA9Ou70hg8TKJkJdl1-utAIWsvrEfyR3pTQBDCk1J5GNYX68RLwWE/?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="DSC09501" width="404"></a> We decided we’ll stick with dessert! A triple threat this time! :)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9eUWOLVHH7Penmsie7Su1q6ZlFAoj7gwhq3te7-_OfI1C5VS8GDbLqHvNlMtTaEEBp0MQTk8SppU4wJbApAfOT6DqBKL6nQpvgJIoeHm8XuYXdGaxdN4yrm3eYJV3CSA1Hi6O80Gw2rgz/s1600-h/DSC09502%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09502" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikr24NJxfkptOBKGr3E1bt41jBxd_IHExNlfF1PVR54Ke9eKijwVD8RZFFRTwtW_CF8y8qCaap5kwFW7eaiwUk4CYe-h7mGrmRCpzoTM1TjT7VKSLayMb8EyNt12VIT5XAzays4BqFjFhb/?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="DSC09502" width="404"></a> There was a variety show for the last night! Music, singing, & dancing! Very fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQXHDS8qhf0A_YeeTaEH8apyfIqtrXp8PIoOli-azamB4lPzYjw9lMLHl1jUsB-fovcbEdBHEr9rRRaupJRGn_SCWkdlZp-Vbto-OR6SNSLBaBEQLaBruPm7clHzC4cFsj8Cnfjwi_ixlQ/s1600-h/DSC09503%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09503" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmq1Oj0Rwz_fMX56x4_VV19onmEKjdySevP6IarsNjl4_-csJKZG50gc4Gq3ZzmVwLXssn-iVHBMMErXuWES1zNKB9d_lVSEo7hYsCBQOty9Pzzz1ZD8yAa7-v8IHvAATMu54f6lHFuk8v/?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="DSC09503" width="404"></a> And a former Olympic gold medalist who did circ de soleil, but comedy too!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXCeVliYImjqoQZJ1KKTXZgL-2UHwv-QZ96WtAnfcv-Xk-8uiefNH6Jatr532gHFPQAB_snCy8o4yvX38CZGP0-vPi4axB_q0YShJ6N0KNqiWswn0sZMM9RI7ULNb6-wEJmdtjRMKMNuHf/s1600-h/DSC09508%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09508" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhglVqCfaz-l-jmMPhQH-pKYJlNbbHG9Ixj3llHZ9urRk0bPrQ3d4Fp2TUjMK4STe3ZFlySzLsbUM2nZE0cKhlREUyHhLpbA72KGuBfHB9h_NiUKg2EjZxXxBcz76lpN-5rwGBC-k8eCsbT/?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="DSC09508" width="404"></a> This dude was pretty impressive!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl4M6Pdtx1AVCEfnwsF7YGi_ixY1GtJUxXRCQ3w-VNaB5p1eaZ5vf9-hRNDDIMcnVxKHjKWyj-YqS5v1MPeyXoWFiSWoWMNOkzTmRz1IH8kGkiBuzGeKuByUcUumBt-mLT3e-UevikbLUV/s1600-h/DSC09510%5B1%5D.jpg"><img alt="DSC09510" border="0" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsn-ggu1pkxtCG-ZNQhlPnU9xSMlwlVEVhiUGio-m3DeHITBY1FtDZtK8x5WWpolHcSL5EHAC-KbzyuvBN8R-wQN7vZR0Ye8JkhDwaeVflwHy1PQ5L-vj4wX2Vu9BFsdpzPwSp9CabZtEK/?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="DSC09510" width="404"></a> Such fun memories!!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTj3FNOh4gs1EsgkLOgeKff1nCgFckGfxwXL2P8Dg7ELnU2IXn1bAokkfYfsG_gaaGgSk0mlOc0k8PVQdihe554bIIp35Jjxy3EA19z9IpvK3dF9BYEBmhS336IKGm6E5rieQkZp2caU5t/s1600-h/_DSC2385%5B3%5D.jpg"><img alt="_DSC2385" border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB36e_pRy1X-e7BQiNLTTkRrnsa1JybpTcQwQoK9_Z-vcrEotjyraet2rpDRpA0LBjkPbW9f6LEyG8Ke0bGwqcQrOe0qFIUqG4dSckfkq3sCvabNGj9hiDiqJFHCEe36bw0NcK4V_PO5AD/?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="_DSC2385" width="404"></a> We docked the next morning at 7am and got off the boat by 9am and headed to the airport. Can’t wait for our next group vacation!!<img alt="_DSC2377" border="0" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhENynHRzwhrdP10NPyVbVsyoAtqnFRp1yYhvPgjVzQ15BE49XU1a3Y7kJPI6T8Ek71-0jcd5Ay24IhDfab_4Cc5SxMr1RgHpVmELZ3OHIRkvsdFtSMFj8u2H-DLb-bPq8e9JMhlLh6gm9x/?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="_DSC2377" width="404">

Family Fun Cruise – Days 3, 4, & 5

Just in case you missed days 1 & 2, click here . Day 3 – Costa Maya I woke up at a perfect time Wednesday morning, I worked out while ...