time away

Jason and I needed vacation (especially Jason since he doesn't get a lot of vacation time in the sun) so we booked a cruise on Royal Carribean. The last cruise we went on was 10 years ago and we really liked it so we decided for the money it was our best deal. Our parents were nice enough to fly in and watch the kids (see previous post) which we were very grateful for. It was just a quick 5 day cruise but Jason actually stopped dreaming about work for those 5 days so it served it's purpose and we got to spend quality time with each other.

The first stop was the private island owned by Royal Carribean.

It was so nice! We snorked and had a great time sitting on the beach until the down pour of rain.

The next stop was Nassau the capital of the Bahamas. It was okay...we went to the straw market, walked around the town a little bit, had lunch at Senor Frogs and took a little boat tour on the other side where the Atlantis Resort was but we didn't go in.

lady putting the girls names on their purses...the only souvenirs we bought

Then Thursday was a day at sea, we sat in the sun and got burned while we drank our pina colada and strawberry daiquiri. We had a great time just hanging out and spending time together.

It is always amazing to me to see the vastness of the ocean. It is so beautiful!

After the ship got back to port on Friday morning we had about 6 hours to spare so we rented a car and drove out to NASA and spent a few hours there. Jason had been there years ago with his grandparents and he was just excited now as he was then. After seeing all of this stuff it is truly an amazing thing that we have sent people into space...it took very smart people to figure all of that stuff out.

I love you Honey! Thanks for a wonderful vacation.