Our Caribbean Cruise 2010!!

I like the cruise but didn't love the cruise. I think I am more of an all-inclusive resort type of person. I felt really rushed while on the shore mostly because we couldn't really see it all. We had to rush back on the boat so they didn't leave us behind. I didn't see as much of Key West and Grand Cayman as I would have liked to. BUT.....we did get to go Kayaking in Key West, which was awesome!!! We also went snorkeling in Grand Cayman. Here are so pics from our experience. :)

the mangrove trees were enormous!!


In Miami and then onto the boat





I feel so blessed to have been in the right place at the right time for this picture

Mangrove tunnel we kayaked through

a beautiful sea star

Our nature kayaking trip was a blast. I got soaked but it was a blast! Thank goodness for underwater camera cases.

our new friends, Sarah and Burke

The boat


one of my favs


Erik and I on one of our nightly walks around the boat.


Me (my hunny took this and he did a great job!) :)


more friends that we had the privilege to meet, Josh and Daralynn


burning my legs to a crisp! LOL


the manta ray that was following us around

My self-portrait

My hunny snorkeling

Erik getting antsy to get in the water

the water was really choppy while we were in Grand Cayman

Manta Momma!

My hunny and I

Learning to dive with a snorkel on..... Wierd but fun

My sexy snorkel face

Erik's mad snorkeling skills :)


We had a good time but next time, I think we will go somewhere to stay for a week .

My Lily

I have been really struggling with this situation. We are moving and the house that we are moving into doesn't have a backyard right now, and when it does it will be very small. Our dog is big and she needs a large backyard to play/exercise. She stayed with family while we were on our cruise and they had a dog for her to play with all week. Since coming back home, she hasn't been the same. She mopes around the house. I would get her another dog to play with but she is sooo big by herself..... So we are hoping to find her a good home that is on a farm or acreage and hopefully there will be other dogs there.


this is Lily when she was new to our house :)



my poofy baby :)



My adolescent dog and my first baby watching T.V. together



Lily and her best friend Aldo.



Lily's always ready to play. ALWAYS!!! LOL



My first baby and I will miss her.:(

crazy stress but oh so excited!!

I have been stressed a bit with the selling of our house, buying a new house, packing my entire house, and moving by the middle of next month. It was supposed to be the end of next month but the buyers of our house want to move in alot sooner (they are getting very excited to be in a new house, I think). I was feeling really stressed out and I took it out on my husband the other day, and then I started to cry. The first thing that Erik asked me was, "Are you pregnant???" I laughed so hard that I snorted! :) I am very thankful for a husband that always makes me feel sane again after a mental breakdown.

To make things way more complicated, we are going on a cruise tomorrow and all I am going to do the whole time is worry about the packing that isn't getting done and my boys what are going to be staying with family. I really am trying to get my mind into the vacation and think of it as a getaway and not worry about anything. I am going to need a vacation after this vacation.

My test of patience!

I feel like it will never end! We put our house up for sale a few weeks ago and I feels like it has been forever and that it is never going to sell. I know I'm probably being impatient, but I just really want to be in the new house. Maybe we aren't supposed to move???? I just feel like maybe there is a reason that the house isn't selling; hopefully the reason is that the housing market is going to go down again and we will be able to find a bigger house for the price that we are willing to pay. If it's bigger that the one we have an offer right now, then it would be worth the wait. I just don't like waiting!!!!!! GRRRRR LOL

If this is a test of my patience then I think I failed miserably

Wedding of Tiana and Lucas