Cruisin’ (again)

So, I had an absolutely wonderful time and (aside from doing a few assignments to finish my last military education course for the next few years- yay!) it was so relaxing. BUT….. I’m not a fan of the being trapped on a boat in the middle of the sea with 2500 of my closest friends […]

Bienvenidos a Cozumel!

I’ll be upfront and say we were all completely spoiled by going to Grand Cayman first. Cozumel was beautiful in its own right, but so very different from our other port of call. Luckily, we made an awesome choice in resorts to hang out at (away from all the other ships full of people!) and […]

Grand Cayman

By FAR my favorite day of the whole cruise was our day in Grand Cayman. It was such a beautiful place and we had such great time exploring both the ocean and the beach. I think I’ll come back and just stay here next time… We were all so anxious to get off the ship […]

Cuisin’

Our first day at sea was about just hanging out.Trains and ice cream with Sandra and Carson– the usual. (I may or may not have eaten more ice cream than Carson on this cruise haha) Doesn’t he look like a little hot-shot pilot?! My favorite place on the ship- highest deck looking out over the […]

"A cruise in warm water in a sleek yacht is fun"

Only the audiologists will get that title (sorry!), but after a late night arrival in Atlanta on Sunday, I drove home, threw a bunch of clothes in the wash, unpacked, repacked, then headed out on the next adventure- a long awaited cruise!To be perfectly honest, I totally crashed this vacation at the last minute (booked […]

And Then….

And then it came, the end 😦 I took advantage of every last minute though. Met everyone at Pine State Biscuits (I know, eating Southern food in Portland when I’m coming from Georgia). Nina loved her belated birthday crown (only 6 months late) Mandatory sister picture This is why we did southern food in Portland- […]

Walking, Eating and Lots of Smiles

Was so happy to join in an annual tradition and do the MS Walk with everyone while I was in Portland. As torture, someone brought some puppies that needed to be adopted. How cute is this one?!?! (he’s only 9 weeks old!) Paige loved him most of all. I was so proud of Nina who […]

Nighttime Dreams and Daytime Wishes Come True

I’ll admit, some times I’m the crazy one in my family. I’m sure Aubrey thought I was when I pitched her the idea of going out to the Columbia River Gorge at midnight on Friday to take pictures of stars. Even if she did think I was crazy, she said yes anyways. SOOOO worth it! […]

Oregon Coast Adventure

Of all the times I’ve now been to Oregon, one of the things I’ve never seen is the Oregon Coast. So, it was on the top of the list for this trip.So early wake up necessitated some coffee- good thing Aubrey bought me some amazing fresh coffee! Here is where I jinx myself by telling […]

Home Away from Home

I think I would love Portland even if some of the most important people in my life didn’t live there. But because they do, going to Portland always feels a little (a lot) like coming home.This is the ugly PDX carpet- even as I walked through the desolate airport (after midnight arrival after so much […]