Whoa. It's been a while.
I'm going to try to blog more often even if the only person who reads these is my husband (hi Aaron!)
I am on vacation time still. Which is actually waking up at 5am and getting tired around 8pm. I woke up this morning at 4:30. Ugh.
I went on a cruise with my mom to celebrate our upcoming 40th and 65th birthdays. I had never been on a cruise before. They are weird. Weeeeeeird. I think I may like a more mellow cruise line better. This Carnival cruise was like a big floating Wal-Mart. It was just not my scene. My mom and I found our niche though. Early morning by the pool was really quiet. We'd drink coffee and lay in the sun reading. The pool would be empty so I could swim. We'd have breakfast...then maybe a pina colada. It was pretty cool. Right when it would get crazypants we'd be ready to go have lunch. We'd sit on the balcony and talk or read. It was really pretty nice.
We stopped in Honduras, Belize and Mexico. The first stop in Honduras freaked me out at the start. You stepped off the boat into this made up shopping mall town that was clearly created just for the cruise people. It was all fake and strange. The cruise people were like, 'this is so great! Look at that t-shirt!' and I was like, 'where is Honduras?' but as we went further in and finally got on the bus, things got good. And the rest of the stops were lovely. I love Belize so very much and Cozumel was gorgeous. We snorkeled with dolphins (if you dive down and pull a piece of sea grass out they will chase you and take it from you!! I did this over and over again.) There were a lot of "firsts" for me on this trip. First time scuba diving, ziplining, and driving a car in a foreign country. Ziplining is the coolest thing ever. I would like to incorporate ziplining in everything I do. We ended in New Orleans and we had a blast there too. Great food, a swamp tour, the voodoo museum.
My mom is rad. We had a good time. :)
One last thing about the cruise, I am not a skinny girl. I have never really been skinny and never will be skinny. I like shapes and sizes and think as long as you are active, challenging yourself, and don't put too much junk in your vessel you are doing okay. I'm not judgmental at all. However, I think maybe some people shouldn't wear bikinis. I want to say, 'good for you! You go big girl with your tiny bikini' but I just couldn't. Sorry. Please check out a one piece or a tankini. Beyonce does it and she is hot. Thanks.
I feel pretty rejuvenated. Refreshed. Ready to come back to work. This is the first time since February 2011 that I took a trip and feel like it was a vacation. A true vacation. I know, poor me, right? Oh no first world princess are your VACATIONS not living up to expectations??? I know, but still...
In February of 2011 things changed radically for me. It has been amazing and remarkable in my new job and new direction and focus but it is also intense. Europe last summer was AMAZING but it was work. My little trips here and there were great but they were family or baby shower or work. I am a girl who needs a vacation. I don't have kids and while demanding, my job is very flexible. I don't work 8-5 Monday through Friday. I have an amazing team of people who do their jobs and I can check in as needed. Aaron and I aren't rich but we do okay. We make enough to live simply and take a few trips here and there. I need to travel. I really do.My work pattern is like this: go, go, go and then drop. I used to hate this about myself. I'm manic, I'd say, I need balance. But really, I'm manic and I embrace that. I need trips that are exciting, adventurous, lazy, and joyful. It makes me better at what I do and who I am. I reflect and refresh. And then I come back with new ideas, goals, and oddly- a sense of balance.
I guess my point is, I feel pretty good. Got home and spent much needed quality time with Aaron. Went to Trader Joe's, cleaned the house, did some laundry, cooked some food, caught up a bit. I'm ready to rock and roll this summer.
Also, I'm looking forward to Curacao this September. :)
I'm going to try to blog more often even if the only person who reads these is my husband (hi Aaron!)
I am on vacation time still. Which is actually waking up at 5am and getting tired around 8pm. I woke up this morning at 4:30. Ugh.
I went on a cruise with my mom to celebrate our upcoming 40th and 65th birthdays. I had never been on a cruise before. They are weird. Weeeeeeird. I think I may like a more mellow cruise line better. This Carnival cruise was like a big floating Wal-Mart. It was just not my scene. My mom and I found our niche though. Early morning by the pool was really quiet. We'd drink coffee and lay in the sun reading. The pool would be empty so I could swim. We'd have breakfast...then maybe a pina colada. It was pretty cool. Right when it would get crazypants we'd be ready to go have lunch. We'd sit on the balcony and talk or read. It was really pretty nice.
We stopped in Honduras, Belize and Mexico. The first stop in Honduras freaked me out at the start. You stepped off the boat into this made up shopping mall town that was clearly created just for the cruise people. It was all fake and strange. The cruise people were like, 'this is so great! Look at that t-shirt!' and I was like, 'where is Honduras?' but as we went further in and finally got on the bus, things got good. And the rest of the stops were lovely. I love Belize so very much and Cozumel was gorgeous. We snorkeled with dolphins (if you dive down and pull a piece of sea grass out they will chase you and take it from you!! I did this over and over again.) There were a lot of "firsts" for me on this trip. First time scuba diving, ziplining, and driving a car in a foreign country. Ziplining is the coolest thing ever. I would like to incorporate ziplining in everything I do. We ended in New Orleans and we had a blast there too. Great food, a swamp tour, the voodoo museum.
My mom is rad. We had a good time. :)
One last thing about the cruise, I am not a skinny girl. I have never really been skinny and never will be skinny. I like shapes and sizes and think as long as you are active, challenging yourself, and don't put too much junk in your vessel you are doing okay. I'm not judgmental at all. However, I think maybe some people shouldn't wear bikinis. I want to say, 'good for you! You go big girl with your tiny bikini' but I just couldn't. Sorry. Please check out a one piece or a tankini. Beyonce does it and she is hot. Thanks.
I feel pretty rejuvenated. Refreshed. Ready to come back to work. This is the first time since February 2011 that I took a trip and feel like it was a vacation. A true vacation. I know, poor me, right? Oh no first world princess are your VACATIONS not living up to expectations??? I know, but still...
I guess my point is, I feel pretty good. Got home and spent much needed quality time with Aaron. Went to Trader Joe's, cleaned the house, did some laundry, cooked some food, caught up a bit. I'm ready to rock and roll this summer.
Also, I'm looking forward to Curacao this September. :)
Sounds like a great time and also, your bikini paragraph killed me; so funny!
ReplyDeleteSounds wonderful. It's always nice to take a break. I also feel the same way about cruises. I went on one when I was about 16, and it was not my scene either.
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