Something exciting DID happen this month though, so of course, I'm blogging about it... and semi-bragging about it, which I hope isn't too snobbish. Like I said, it isn't every day something is worth blogging about.
Last week, Mike and I flew with our friends Chaz and Megan to Florida to hop on a cruise ship bound for the Western Carribean. It really didn't take a whole lot of convincing to book it since we started planning it last winter and mind you.. we live in Logan. It was not a hard decision at the time.
To start off the vacation, we drove down to Vegas (way cheaper airfare out of Vegas) to hop on a red eye to Florida.
Here is Mike planking by our gate.
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We got into Florida at 5:30am, ate breakfast at Chili's in the airport (kind of random) and hung out at the airport until 10am or so since we couldn't get on the ship until 12. We tried taking naps on the floor in the freezing baggage claim for a while to pass the time, but it was a tad difficult. Once we could board, we grabbed a taxi and headed over. My favorite part of the taxi ride was that the cab driver had the windows rolled down and it was WARM! It felt amazing.
The rest of the trip was amazing. We visited the Cayman Islands where we swam with sting rays and snorkeled. The next day we went to Falmouth Jamaica where I had the worst massage of my life by a hairy legged Jamaican woman on the beach, where Chaz was offered a joint for $20 and where we ate Jamaican jerk pork and chicken at the BEST restaurant ever called the 'Pork Pit'. After Jamaica, we went to Haiti which was so incredibly beautiful and fun. We were able to play at a water park and lay out on beach chairs. It was by far my favorite stop.
Now, prepare yourself for a plethora of photos.
Mike taking a selfie while jumping off a trampoline at the water park.
Chaz and Megan
The Pork Pit.... aaaaahh. So yummy.
I'm standing like a weirdo, but my tummy is happy.
The Dodge Ball Champions focusing in. Mike and Chaz even got medals.
If only all gyms had this view. I made sure to go to the gym while the ship was stopped, otherwise, it would have been a 2 minute workout before I called it quits.
Soaking in the 83 degree weather and the sunshine.
Usain Bolt's High School
Mike, Chaz and the Jamaican who tried to sell Chaz the joint.
Haiti
Jamaica
Once we got back to Ft. Lauderdale, we had 12 hours to kill before we caught our flight back to Vegas. Because of that, we dropped off our bags at the airport and took a free trolley into downtown Ft. Lauderdale. We walked down a fancy street with all types of restaurants and shops for the rich folk. We saw people just willy nilly driving Ferrari's, Bentley's, etc, around to run their morning errands or to grab their coffee. I'm pretty sure a Mercedes to them was the equivalent to a used Toyota for us. It was crazy.
After walking around for a while, we went to a yummy place called YOLO for lunch and made one final stop at the beach. It was 74 degrees when we left Ft. Lauderdale.. in DECEMBER! I decided while sitting at the beach that I think I would be content with living in Florida. I would gladly make the sacrifice. Wouldn't you?
