Cruisin'

Mike and I were able to go on a cruise to Mexico in October for our Anniversary (thanks to Uncle Sams tax return from last year). It was SO nice! We went to Catilina Island and Ensenada, which gave Mike the opportunity to see the ocean for the first time and to leave the country for the first time. We drove out to California over conference weekend, spent the night in Vegas and took off the next day to the ship. We had the most "romantic" stateroom complete with bunk beds! Yes, we are cheapo's. The beds were amazingly comfortable though :)

The cruise was really cold the whole time so we didn't do any excursions. Since most of them had to do with being in the water, we opted out. We did however, make many excursions to the dining room (can you say all you can eat Frozen Yogurt?). On the formal night, the waiter brought Mike 2 plates of crab and we ate lots of tiger shrimp. I swear I gained at least 6 pounds on our trip!! I didn't weigh myself for at least a week or two after just incase.

I did make it to the gym once on the cruise, but there is something about running on a treadmill... that is on a ship... that is on the ocean. The gym was on the very front of the ship and all of the treadmills/ellipticals faced the front windows. I could see the bow of the boat going down and up and from side to side. Feeling the boat moving and seeing the blinds in the windows moving slightly... made me feel like I was running sideways and about to tip over. I was due for some motion sickness pills after that little jaunt.

My favorite parts of the trip were sitting in the dining room really late at night and talking to Mr. Berry as we sipped on hot chocolate, or going on walks on top of the ship late at night. Mike also bought me a massage in Mexico (which I was thinking might be sketchy based on the surroundings of the shop) but it was $20 for 40 minutes and the best $20 he could've ever spent! I had never had a massage before, but it was SO heavenly. I also loved the car ride there and back because we were nerds and listened to Harry Potter 7 the entire time and had discussions about it. It was so nice to spend time with Mr. Berry and to have no cares in the world for a little while. We'll have to go again sometime, but with friends. Any takers? :)

What the Berry's have been up to

I figure it's been a while and I need to catch up. Here are a few things that have been going on since September... or whenever I last posted.

-- After a lot of thought and prayer, Mike decided to change his major and his career path and is now going into Geophysics. I think he will do so FABULOUS! He is super smart and loves anything and everything that has to do with science. It's going to take him 2 1/2 more years of school (blah!), and then another 2 for his masters degree, but I'm happy that he's excited about it and that he knows what he wants to do! Time will fly like it always does and he'll be done in no time! He thought he wanted to go the insurance route for a long time, but that was way too stressful for him. He was always worrying about work.. and I mean ALWAYS. Commission jobs will do that to you I guess :) Anyway, we're happy with that decision and feel like it's going to be what's best for Mike and for our family. In the mean time Mike is still going to be working for Farm Bureau part time and has another job he started a couple of weeks ago that will be perfect with school since he can basically make up his own hours. Mike will be driving with me to Logan next semester so he can go to classes and I'll drop him off at school like his little mother (precious!) Now we just need to figure out why God wants us in Brigham City since Farm Bureau is what brought us here. I'm pretty sure we know why, but I'm sure there are even more reason that we don't know about yet :)

-- We paid homage to our Mexican ancestors and went on a cruise in October for our anniversary.

-- Mike got called to be the assistant scout master in the ward and I got called to be a Laurel advisor. It's kind of weird to drive to mutual with each other :) We're both loving it and and we're learning a lot.

-- Got a new front door for the house

-- Painted more things in the house

-- Had an amazing Thanksgiving with the Merrell's

And we're happy as clams. Life has it's rough edges to it, but we're working out the kinks and so far so good.