Live From Ft. Lauderdale...

Coming to you live from the Internet access desk in the Ft. Lauderdale...(I'm not telling you the name )... hotel lobby.

Can I just say, red eye flights ARE.NOT.FUN.

My problem with the almost no sleep for 24 hours thing may have been compounded by the 4 hours of sleep the night before. That, and waking up at 5:30 AM to get to a stressful eight hour work day in the Antepartum unit.

But. I am on vacation, and having a blast so far! We spent the afternoon at the beach getting tan (red), reading, and sleeping. We went out to eat at the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. (can you believe I've NEVER been there to eat? I KNOW!) then worked off some calories racing the length of the pool. I surprisingly even won a few times.

My 4th grade swim education resulted in a official-ish looking document, signed and dated, that proclaimed me a Minnow...I was ticked...I wanted to be a Shark. Lance was the BEST Shark in 4th grade, guess I just couldn't keep up.

So, I plan to be sleeping-in tomorrow, and then getting on the cruise ship.

What're all you nice folks up to?

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I'm Off.....Again....

Before I go on my second cruise in 2 weeks, I want to give a shout-out to my NEWLY ENGAGED little brother Shane and his beautiful fiance Joanie!


Aren't they SO adorable?

We LOVE you guys and are SO EXCITED for you!

(As if the all caps didn't clue you in already.)

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Cruise Collage...Part Five and Finale!

We had a few more days of cruising to get back to LA. We baked in the sun and wind, ate a bunch, worked out because we like to torture ourselves on vacation, and savored our last days of freedom.

On our ship monkeys ran amok...

...and sunned by the pool.

This monkey looks pretty cute to me! I think I'll take him home with me!

Mrs. Monkey is smiling because she is excited to get home to...

...her sweet little man.

Her Bubbalu.

We had an amazing time, huge thank yous to the Grandparents for taking care of our sweet Bubbalu.

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