Ok, here's the section with all the gory details of the trip that I didn't talk about yet. My dramamine medicine ran out the first night and I didn't realize that I needed more until it was too late. At dinner time, I took two steps into the restaurant and felt dizzy, nauseous, tingling in my whole body, and ready to faint. I turned around and sat on the ground nearby wondering what to do and how I was going to survive five days of this. Oh man!!! I went back to the room and crawled into my bed, ate a few bites of something and took medicine. The next morning was a vast improvement and the vacation became fun for me.
Ooh, don't let me forget to mention that I had to change Zoe's diaper while wearing a sequin dress and high heels under a stairwell with no wipes and one diaper. Yep, that was fun. The bathroom was far away and we were in the middle of dinner on formal night so I cut a few corners. Another highlight was constantly taking extra boxes of cereal for the girls to snack on. At any given time, I had four boxes of Cheerios, Lucky Charms, or Fruit Loops in my bag for the squirrels to eat. I felt like a thief!
The nightclub was great, my friends and I danced up a storm and acted silly when the 80's music came on, complete with "Thriller" and "Footloose". The penny slots kept calling my name, so I went and tried my luck with great results. After stating that I wanted to be able to scream and shout about winning, I hit two times in a row and earned myself some spending cash! That was exciting and I felt very satisfied.
We were very blessed to go on the trip and share that special time with our family. Regardless of all the little hiccups and speed bumps, we had fun and helped two people join together in marriage on a very beautiful and special day.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
The Condensed Version of the Last Four Months
Two birthdays and a vacation later, there are many adventures to catch you up on. London and Zoe recently celebrated their birthdays with friends and family and I learned that blue icing is not my friend when it comes to laundry. The girls were very excited to go on a big ship and I got a gazillion cool pictures from the trip. It was a great experience, with lots of ridiculous mishaps along the way.
Camp Carnival, the kids club on board, not such a success for us. Scott and I would drop them off, take the phone with us that is handed out as an electronic leash for parents, and look at each other with a doubtful expression. Would we really get a break? How long would it last? The first day our phone rang within an hour and we were summoned to pick up Zoe. Ok, no problem. Shortly after, it rang again and this time it was London. Hmm...not what we had envisioned when people said "Oh, they'll have so much fun you'll barely see them!" We retrieved the sibling and headed off to dinner with the girls in tow. They actually did very well sitting in the nice restaurant and having a four course meal. Scott and I ate hot food, can you believe it??? I must give kudos to my husband's parents because they helped out so much the entire time and made it a lot easier for us with the girls.
When we arrived in Cabo, I had to get onto a tender, a small boat that holds about 30 people. I was mortified and pictured myself being sick as a dog, but surprisingly my dramamine worked wonders and it was fun! The wedding was at a gorgeous resort on the sand and London did a fantastic job as flower girl. During the ceremony, she wandered around the sand and picked up white coral that she kept in her basket. It was really sweet to watch. Zoe didn't make it down the aisle due to nerves, but she warmed up to the crowd a little later.
The next day was FREEDOM!!! Scott and I went to the beach and planted ourselves on two lounge chairs while listening to Bob Marley and staring at the horizon. We even managed to go jet skiing together and my husband kept scaring the crud out of me when he went too fast. Sea lions swam around us and we saw a giant rock with the big male surrounded by his group. We had fun together, the best thing you can ask for.
Camp Carnival, the kids club on board, not such a success for us. Scott and I would drop them off, take the phone with us that is handed out as an electronic leash for parents, and look at each other with a doubtful expression. Would we really get a break? How long would it last? The first day our phone rang within an hour and we were summoned to pick up Zoe. Ok, no problem. Shortly after, it rang again and this time it was London. Hmm...not what we had envisioned when people said "Oh, they'll have so much fun you'll barely see them!" We retrieved the sibling and headed off to dinner with the girls in tow. They actually did very well sitting in the nice restaurant and having a four course meal. Scott and I ate hot food, can you believe it??? I must give kudos to my husband's parents because they helped out so much the entire time and made it a lot easier for us with the girls.
When we arrived in Cabo, I had to get onto a tender, a small boat that holds about 30 people. I was mortified and pictured myself being sick as a dog, but surprisingly my dramamine worked wonders and it was fun! The wedding was at a gorgeous resort on the sand and London did a fantastic job as flower girl. During the ceremony, she wandered around the sand and picked up white coral that she kept in her basket. It was really sweet to watch. Zoe didn't make it down the aisle due to nerves, but she warmed up to the crowd a little later.
The next day was FREEDOM!!! Scott and I went to the beach and planted ourselves on two lounge chairs while listening to Bob Marley and staring at the horizon. We even managed to go jet skiing together and my husband kept scaring the crud out of me when he went too fast. Sea lions swam around us and we saw a giant rock with the big male surrounded by his group. We had fun together, the best thing you can ask for.
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