Sunday, August 31, 2008

~Welcome Home Sunshine~

Our friend Nick went to Egypt this past week. We decided to give him a welcome home surprise when he returned~


In case you are wondering what is with the "Sunshine" stuff, it's a nickname that was given to him so we decided to have a little fun with it.
We all made sunshine masks on a stick............
Me and Ciara~
This is my dad~
We even made decorations for the dogs to wear around their neck~
Ciara made sunshines for the flower garden~
We hung some signs in front of the house and in the trees~



We even made cookies with yellow frosting! Ciara decided to give it a special touch by adding sprinkles!


Sam was monitoring Nick's flight and let us know when it arrived.

Here we all are with our sunshine masks on!~


We burned the song "You Are My Sunshine" on a CD and Ciara, Troy and I waited in my car for Nick's arrival and then played it really load~


I think Nick was pretty surprised when he came home!

Welcome Back Nick - Glad you made it home safely!


Friday, August 29, 2008

~Cruise to Progreso and Cozumel~

This past week we set sail on a Carnival Cruise that stopped in Progreso Yucatan and Cozumel. There were 12 of us in all ~

Our Carnival Ship the Fantasy~


Each night our stateroom attendant came in and turned down our beds and left us with an animal made out of the towels. We were also left with the Carnival Caper which is a pamphlet that lists the next days activities taking place on the ship along with some chocolate!

On Sunday morning we got up and had breakfast in the main dining room. I ordered a banana and they cut it so nicely for me.

Sunday was a day at sea so we just hung out at the pool.


They had an ice sculpture carving demonstration on the main deck.



The final product was a sculpting of a fish. Can you believe he did this in only 15 minutes?


Karen and Jen posing during the cocktail welcome reception~

The three musketeers - John Adam, John and Sam~
Julie and Arlene~
There was so much silverware on the table at dinner (most of which we didn't use) and everyone was getting confused as to which was theirs so John decided to keep his in his coat pocket.
All of us at dinner~
Sam and I~
On Sunday night they had a Gala Buffet which consisted of fruits, meats, cheeses, and LOTS of desserts!
Sunday nights towel creation~
Our first port of call was Progreso Yucatan. At this port Sam and I spent the day at an all inclusive resort beach club. But first, we had to take a picture of us with our ship when we got off the boat.
Here I am enjoying the special drink of the day while just relaxing in the pool.
This little guy was sitting on the bar collecting tips for the bartenders.
Arlene, Jen, Karen, Ann and John waiting for the dining room to open for dinner.
Monday nights towel creation~
On Tuesday we stopped in Cozumel, Mexico! I was really looking forward to this port because I got to do something I have wanted to do for such a long time.
Yep, you guessed it - I got to swim with the dolphins!!! This was an experience that I will never forget~

After our dolphin swim we met up with the rest of the group at Senor Frogs, a bar that was across the street from where our boat docked.

They only had one size drinks - and they were yards which was equivalent to about 4 regular size glasses.


"Please jaws don't eat me"............lol


Brandon, John Adam, John and Sam~


Sam and I~


Tuesday nights towel creation~

On Wednesday night at dinner we celebrated Jen and Mike's 1 year anniversary!


............and Brandon's Birthday!

These were our 2 waiters that took care of us each night during dinner - Marlin and Arif

All of us with Marlin and Arif~

Wednesday nights towel creation~

On our last night on the ship we all decided to go see the late night comedy show in our bath robes. Well, almost all of us anyway - Brandon and John Adam never showed up :-(

Me and my wonderful sunburn I got on the last day~