Bahama Mama

I just got back from a four day cruise to the Bahamas with my mom. I'm so lucky to live in Florida near the ports. After all the s-t-r-e-s-s of late, it was really nice to relax on the boat.

They rerouted us so we did the cruise backwards in order to avoid a storm, and it worked--we had beeaaautiful weather almost the entire time. We enjoyed pigging out on the chocolate buffet (who knew chocolate bread pudding could taste like little bits of heaven?), watching the men's sexy legs contest with awards such as "Flamingo Legs" and "Hairiest Legs," and wandering around the aquarium at Atlantis and through the shops in Nassau.

One thing a cruise does make you appreciate so very much is your own bathroom. While you are pampered at every corner on a cruise like your standard deluxe resort--room service on demand, a stateroom attendant that cleans your room not once but twice a day, delicious food and desserts, a 24 hour pool ... the bathroom makes you feel like you are in an RV/camping. It's easy to touch both walls without fully spreading out your arms, and the shower is so small you can't bend over ... and the one inch lip doesn't quite contain the water. haha Now that I've returned, I feel like I should hold swing dance lessons in my ginormous bathroom.

My Bahamas trip was not only sandwiched by two weddings (Matt & Jamey's then Chris & Heather's), but also between two trips to Disney. The day before I left, I took two friends from N.D. that were in town for my bro's wedding to MGM. They had never been to Disney before, so we had a blast riding rides and laughing as we dashed through the steady rain. Then, on the very day we returned, mom and I took a quick nap before heading off to Night of Joy at the Magic Kingdom to meet Amanda & Sean and hit the rides, including the newly updated Pirates of the Caribbean, complete with a very realistic Captain Jack Sparrow.

After being out for 10 days, It was pretty hard going back to the real world today to an inbox of 370 emails and an office that was beyond stifling as the AC went out over the weekend (for those of you that are keeping track—yes Again).

However, it's always nice to be welcomed back by great friends. Even through my tired haze, I had a great time with S&A at Disney, then got to dance the night away with lots of friends at C&H's wedding.

So, here’s to O-town. :-)