Grandpa

Last weekend we traveled over to Idaho to celebrate the life of my Grandpa P who passed away last week.

The service was lovely and it was great to see and spend time with our extended family, who we haven't seen in some time. For me the weekend brought back memories from when we were younger and spent time on Grandma and Grandpa's farm.

I really enjoyed hearing all the stories people shared about Grandpa; it allowed me to see him in ways that I never had before. He really was a great man and is missed.

Water shots

I finally got around to developing the waterproof disposables camera we took on our cruise. Out of the three cameras we filled with pictures, only about thirty pictures turned out. Yes, very disappointing. Still, there are a few that made the cut.

Here is the picture I took of Rob making out with kissing a sting ray.

On. the. lips. I was stunned that he actually did it. SO unlike him.

And here is the picture Rob took of me kissing a sting ray. Awesome, huh.

**edited to add**

Why were we kissing on these things? Well it's said that kissing a sting ray brings seven years good luck. We'll see...

Yep, we're hot in snorkeling gear, we know.

Stingray City in Grand Cayman. The most beautiful water EVER. It's so incredibly clear. Can't wait to go back!

Isla Roatan in Honduras. Great place to Snuba. The Snuba time went by way to quickly. It was more of a browner environment versus the bright tropical colors we'd hoped for, but it is the second largest barrier reef system in the world, so that was pretty amazing.

It was here that Rob was viciously attacked came into contact with some kind of sea urchin and broke out in hives all over. Nothing a trip to the urgent care clinic couldn't handle though. Plus, it makes a great story. He was so brave. ☺

Messing around in our hotel pool in Key West.

Lesson learned: we need to invest in a waterproof digital camera.

Utah. Good times.

We went down to Utah last weekend for a couple reasons.

#1: To see divalicious Erika strut her stuff in her cheerleading recital.

#2: To check out little Baby Bausten as he made his way into the world. Cute guy!

#3: And to put in a little face time with the rest of the fam and do all sorts of fun things...obviously!

Utah, it's always good for some fun!

Vamp lover

Over the weekend we went at saw Robin Hood (just eh). Nothing compared to the previous one, but that's not the point. The point is, one of the previews was the newest Eclipse trailer. It was the best part of the theater experience. It looks so good and I cannot wait to see it.

Yes, I am a Vamp groupie, and just know that all the rest of you Vamp lovers are dying to see the trailer as well. So, without further ado...

This Guy

Love him. Can't imagine my life without him.

Another year older, another year wiser and as good lookin' as the day I met him.

Scratch that. He's even hotter.

He's not much into celebrating his birthday. All he wanted to was to go to IHOP. Really.

Gotta love this guy.

Ship stuff

Last of the vacation pictures...just some shots of our days on the ship. Miami was rainy and cloudy the afternoon we left, but that icky weather didn't last for long.

Hands down, the best thing about the ship was our stateroom. We'd booked a mini suite, but were extremely surprised to find out that we'd been upgraded to a larger one once we'd gotten on board.

Our balcony was H-U-G-E. Our room was on the back right corner of the boat so the balcony wrapped all the way around our room. We were so spoiled with amazing views!

Isn't he pretty? And aren't I a great photographer? I did the sunset myself. ☺

Each night we'd come back to our room and there would be a towel animal of some kind left on our bed. One night we came back to this little guy, which the maid had put Rob's Cozumel hat on...we thought it was funny! One night on the ship there was a big watch show and Rob just couldn't decide which watch he had to have. Sweet guy that he is, he sprung for one for me as well.

Random, late night self portrait in the karaoke lounge along with a ship side sunset.

So, maybe you've noticed the abundance of thumbs up shots of Rob? Well, I'd made the mistake of telling him that only old people give the thumbs up sign, so he proceeded to give me a thumbs up in nearly EVERY picture I took on this vacation. Yes, he thinks he's funny.

For dinner there is assigned seating, and you dine at that same table each night. When we'd arrived on the first night we discovered that we had a booth rather than a large table, which mean that we'd be sitting across from another couple and we'd be forced to talk to them, and only them. We were certain that we'd be sat with a weirdo couple, but were SO lucky to have the best couple ever placed there instead. We had such a good time with them and still keep in touch.

Every night at dinner the waitstaff put on a show of some sort. One night it was an Italian song, another night they danced to some bootie shakin' song, another night it was a rave kind of performance...glow sticks and all. It was always entertaining!

Arriving in Miami early in the morning and a little bummed that the cruise was over. Hopefully we'll be back soon!