My Cruise Top Ten

10.) Coming back home... we had a great time, but by Monday we were both tired and wanted to see our babies again.

1.) Everything to do with this... Just being together, just us, alone time, no schedule, no chores, no distractions.

2.) We woke up early and were one of the first people to get on Coco Cay. So we had this unblemished view of the water (later it was crowded with people).

3.) The Night of 21 Deserts. This is part of how I gained 3 pounds in 3 days. The head server special ordered 8 pieces of Warm Chocolate Cake for our last night (we loved it the first night, with vanilla ice cream, it was FANTASTIC). But then the menu came around, and everyone saw at least 1 or 2 things they just had to try. Dave and I both had the chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream, and I had the Banana Nut Parfait, and he had the Key Lime Pie and the insanely decadent brownie and dark chocolate mousse desert. I could only eat one bite of it. We didn't get it all in the shot, but the table was covered with it. I sucumbed to peer pressure and ate escargot. I felt like I was on Fear Factor or something. It was actually quite tasty. Do I ever want to eat it again? NO.

4.) We woke up early our first day, also, and we were one of the lucky few to see the sunrise. It was spectacular. It was also VERY windy and actually chilly. Very glad my Mom gifted me with a hooded jacket right before we left.

5.) The Night We Matched Our Polo Shirts On Purpose. One of the best things about a cruise is that you can behave in ways you normally wouldn't. For some people, this meant public nudity..., for us, it meant matching Polo shirts. We are wild, yet preppy... :)

5.) Snorkelling at Coco Cay. We snorkelled A LOT... and we held hands the whole time. It was gorgeous, and so peaceful. Coco Cay was definitely the best part of the trip. We think we may not even get off the boat at Nassau the next time. Coco Cay was like the Disney-ized version of the Bahamas. It looked sort of like Sea World. But we LOVED it there. I'm not quite tough enough to handle the aggressive "salespeople" at Nassau.

6.) I loved our room attendant. He was so sweet. I especially loved coming back to a made bed, clean room, plus, I ADORED these little towel elephants he left us. Dave said I had to
"molest " them each time. So here I am, 29 years old, enthralled with the towel elephant. I am not ashamed!

7.) At Coco Cay, they had all these hammocks in the center, which were shaded by palm and pine trees. The weather was PERFECT while we were gone, not too hot, just warm enough, with blue skies, and a little breeze. I am wearing a swimsuit and a coverup in this picture, just FYI. Anna accused me of "showing my naked booty butt" when she saw this picture.

8.) The iguanas. We saw some people gathered around the water, and I walked boldly down where they were because I assumed they were looking at some fish. When I saw this big A** iguana on the rock, I shrieked in terror. Then we realized there were actually several in the area. I had to scream again when one of them started running. Those things can move! They were eating something out of a big Bud Light bucket. Later, during lunch, I could not even eat, because there were TWO CHICKENS just roaming around all the picnic benches. TERRIFYING. The iguanas, I edged close enough to get a photo op. But those chickens, I just could not take. We went back out snorkelling instead. Because, to me, the slight possibility of a shark, barracuda, or jellyfish encounter is better than a roaming chicken anyday.
PS. Also, could not believe how many people were just chomping down on some bbq chicken. It seemed very insensitive to me. I mean, can you imagine how that chicken must have felt?

9.) This is me laughing at myself at my "Monica" hair. Dave called it this because of that episode of Friends, where they all go to the islands for Ross' dinosaur conference, and Monica's hair gets crazier and crazier? Well, I did not pack any conditioner or any hair product. NO CONDITIONER! So after spending the day in and out of the salt water and wind, this is what my hair looked like before we went to dinner. (I used some restraints and put it up, I do have some pride.)

We had a BLISSFUL time on our cruise. We sailed out Friday, spent Saturday at Nassau, and Sunday at Coco Cay. We arrived back home on Monday. As you can see from my top ten, which somehow wound up at the top of this post, we were glad to get back home. Of course, we woke up today, ready to get back to the work/school swing of things, and Jonathan started vomiting profusely. Welcome Home, right????