Cruisin'

I finally went on my first cruise ever with Kevin and Emmy and I had an awesome time! It was also the first time I've ever been able to see waters that gorgeous colored. We spent the first day just exploring the ship and trying to figure out how we would be spending our time. Since M's luggage was the only one that didn't arrive at our room yet, we all opted to just keep on whatever we were wearing for dinner. Originally I had thought that it would have been a small setting but we were brought to a giant table. Who would we be having dinner with for the next few days? How about 6 Russian grandmas, who barely spoke any English. It was weird at first and most of them seemed so angry and displeased with everything. But as the nights went on, a few started opening up and we definitely enjoyed their company. Em and I even gave each one a nickname. We had Grill (because she was totally eyeing me like a piece of steak the first night), Sexy (well cause she's really sexy), Angry (who did smile the last night), Sugar Free/Grinder, Camera Shy, and Pirate Lover. It was so awesome being able to order whatever you wanted. Trust me, Em and I took full advantage when it came to the desserts. The best was the cherry (which really were the size of my eyeballs) and banana flambes! I really loved the fact that I never had to drive myself nuts trying to figure out eating plans. Also, it was fun getting dressed up and trying to coordinate outfits on some nights.

We decided to attack the wall on the 2nd day. Nothing like wearing a tight crotch harness. Imagine being held up by your vajayjay (as Dr. Bailey beautifully called it). Since neither Kevin nor I had ever climbed before, we made Emmy go first. Can I just say that being short definitely has its disadvantages? I was pretty content with ringing the middle bell but the guy wouldn't let me down until I tried reaching the top. Woo hoo, we all reached the bell! Did I ring that bell! I must admit, my arms were sore for muchos days afterwards. There were a few times when I was in a bad spot where there weren't many things to grab onto so I really had to yank myself up.


There was even an ice skating rink on our ship! Of course Kevin made all the teeny boppers jealous with his mad skills. So many of the boys would look at him with their gaping mouths going, "Woah....how'd you do that??" I just wished that it was open all the time but you could only go on certain days and during certain times. I'm assuming it was because the ice skaters needed to practice for the show. We went to see the ice show which was amazing! At first it was a bit cheesy but it got much better. Especially when they brought out this crazy ring that they would spin in. I don't even know how to describe it. I'm not sure when we first spotted "Henry" but we squealed with delight when we saw him. Of course I wanted to snap a pic and one of the state attendants came out and saw us. He of course thought we were crazy and that we've never seen a vacuum before, but I explained to him that we'd never seen one this cute!

Alrighty, I will post more later on. If you want to see pics, just ask.