Vacation rocks!

Well, hello there blog readers!

Can you feel my mellow vacation vibe coming at your through the keyboard? I hope so.

Needless to say, our vacation was wonderful! We had such a great time. I admit that I wasn’t 100% certain that we’d love being on the ship for 14 days, with five of the sea days being in a row. But we did love it and were very sad to see the cruise end. If I had more leave time I am sure I could have convinced the Knight to stay on the ship another week.

As you may recall, the itinerary had us starting in Barcelona, and stopping in Gibraltar, Madeira, St. Martin, Tortola and the Bahamas (Disney’s private island). The ports were fun and interesting. The sea days were a perfect mix of relaxation and entertainment. We did everything from animation class (learning to draw Mickey and others), to a lecture on hypnosis, to watching Disney movies in 3D, to dance classes. And yes, we managed to get a good amount of exercise from running around the ship’s 1/3 mile (covered), and taking spin and yoga classes.

The food on the ship exceeded my expectations. We thoroughly enjoyed the meals (2 lobster nights!), and especially enjoyed dining with our tablemates (and new friends). The shows were generally very good. One of our favorites was the comedy duo of Alfred & Seymour, who had us laughing almost continuously for an hour. There were also several groups providing live entertainment throughout the ship.

What? Are you surprised that I managed to summarize a 14-day trip in three paragraphs? Me too! :)

This weekend we’re flying back to Orlando to run the Wine & Dine half marathon with the lovely stepdaughter. None of us have trained as well as we could/should have, but I have no doubt it will be a great experience. We are going to stop and take pictures with the characters during the race and try to enjoy the festivities as much as possible. I say try because I am not known for being a night person and this race finishes waaaay past my bedtime. I am hoping that I’ll have the willpower to take it easy on Saturday before the race and maybe even nap for a while. We’ll see.

In the meantime, I’m getting caught up with work and all of the friends that I’ve missed for the past few weeks. I think I need to have a party so I can catch up with everyone at once. Hmmmm…. That would give me something to plan after all of this fun stuff subsides. Stay tuned.

Note: I wanted to post some pictures on here but I just haven't had time to do what I need to do to get that done. You know how the first week after vacation goes... They're all on facebook, so if you want to see them and we're not facebook friends, friend me or leave a comment and we'll figure out how to share the highlights.