The Cruise

After many years of talking about it.  We finally decided to go and do it.  We went on a cruise this summer.  Mom and Dad, Ben and Nat and Grandma came along as well.  We were so lucky to have Grandma James watch the kiddos for us while we were gone for 9 days.  Oh but it was just so nice to get away just the two of us (even though there were 5 others).  We had a great time just relaxing and spending time together.  We drove down to St. George on Saturday night and spent the night then woke up early and made it to Los Angeles in time to board at 1:00.  I have other pictures of us boarding the ship but I think they are on Steve's phone.

We spent the first day and a half at sea and then finally made it to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and spent two days there.  The first day we just walked around and went to this little place to eat.  The second day some snorkeled, and some of us just spent the day on the beach.  But both had a great time

 

 

We thought this sign was hilarious.  I still have to show the doctor.  I keep forgetting.

This is off the point of the peninsula.  When we were done snorkeling the took us on a little boat ride around the end of the peninsula and this is some of what we saw.

 

 

 

After two days there we went to Puerta Vallarta.  It was completely different, in many ways but still the vendors there trying to get you to buy there stuff.  Oh can I just say ANNOYING.  I hated it.  I would only go to the people that wouldn't bug me.  If they tried I would just keep walking!  But it was here that we went on a tour of the city.  We hired a guy to drive us around and he did.  We went everywhere.  We saw how tequila was made, we went into a drug store to buy Mom some Penicillin, we went to parts that I'm sure the government wouldn't have wanted us to see how run down and trashed it was.  We saw all the beautiful motels and resorts.  Basically all spectrum's of the place.  Our guide was so nice and such a gentleman with all of us especially Grandma.  It was a fun day but I was definitely worn out by the time we got back to the boat.

 

Ben, Nat, and Steve weren't tired though and were bound and determined to find a beach.  So they went through this motel and walked out the other doors onto a nice beach and had fun swimming a long for a while.

The boat itself was ok.  I got tired of it by the end.  I stayed up on my meds so I really never got too sick but the environment and decor of the boat really played on me.  I felt like we were in a casino the whole time and really didn't like that.  But we had fun hanging out, eating way to much foo (don't ask how much weight we gained), going to shows, playing games and eating more and more food.  And every night when we would come back to our room we would find some little animal made out of towels.  Some were dogs, monkeys, sting rays, hearts, frogs, and more.  They really were quite clever.

We had a great time.  I just wish I had remembered to clear my memory card on my camera before we left because I couldn't take too many pictures.  That's why there are more on Steve's phone.  When I download them I will upload them here.  But it was so nice to just get away.  It's been about 7 years since we had done that just the two of us and I must say it was very much needed.  We came home with new resolves and more determination to show our love to each other as well as to our kids.