1. It's cold! The weather was warm & wonderful for the entire time. The decks were very windy for a few days as we outran the hurricane. When we were docked in Roatan, the sky was overcast & threatening - but it was still warm! Now, I am cold every day & even wear my sweatshirt through most of class at the gym! (I am the designated Fan Girl usually so this is a change.)
2. No one cooks or cleans the dishes up for us! Every night at promptly 6 p.m. we would show up at dinner & Imade (our waiter) would bring us dinner (and offer another choice if he could tell we weren't pleased with our original choice). On our first night home, it was a shocking change to have to think of what to cook & actually cook it! Also, we had great dinner companions (Jan & Walter from Florida) that were fun to talk to every night. We even saw Gilligan's Island out the window next to the table.
3. Nothing very new & exciting out the window when we wake up every morning. We were lucky enough to see four different ports of call - I am still counting Roatan because at least we saw it from the window! In order the pictures are Tulum (Mexico), Belize, Roatan, & Freeport (Bahamas).
4. I don't get to spend enough time with my husband. We were together 24 hours a day almost every day. It was wonderful - Scott is such a fun traveling companion! We didn't have to divide & conquer to get everyone where they needed to be all at the same time.
5. We ARE the fun & games committee at home. We miss the cruise directors & staff planning fun activities all day long. We played charades, bingo, and trivia games. I even went to a little scrapbook class. We could have done 100 other things - there was almost always a decent selection of things to do.
6. When we go to bed at night, no one has turned down our sheets, left us chocolates, & a to-do list for the next morning. Also, no cute towel animals.
7. No cigarette smoke clogging our noses & lungs every time we took a wrong turn or tried to get somewhere that was only accessible through the lounges or casino. (This is definitely a positive!)
8. No more wardrobe excuses - all of my clothes are present & accounted for. I don't have the excuse of saying that my [-----] is at home so I have nothing to wear. Everything is right here.
9. Piles & piles of pictures to scrapbook. I chose my favorite 188 pictures to Costco to have them printed up. Now I have a list of pages to scrapbook & great memories to relive! (And a deadline so I don't forget!!!)
10. Three beautiful children are within reach to hug & kiss & love almost all day long.
2 comments:
Man, it can be tough to leave such paradise. At least you did not come home feeling like you need a vacation from your vacation. I often feel that way. It sounds like you had such a wonderful time. I am sure your kids were thrilled to have you home.
What is your schedule look like this week?
Shaun
I didn't comment sooner but I do have to say that your cruise looked like lots of fun! I wish we had high speed internet so we could see the "big" file.
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