Final day

Our last day on the cruise was an at sea day. We were so bummed we were already going home. The vacation went so fast and we were both going back to work and a lot of homework.

Taking final pictures of the ship. The captain and others walked a mile around the ship for the make a wish foundation and sold t-shirts to raise money. Our first formal dinner picture

The sports area of the ship. It had a flow rider, basketball, golf, and a rock climbing wall.

I won our put put game :)

The casino on the ship. Drew loved watching people loose money and watching the game in person he plays on his phone all the time (texas hold'em).

The Royal Promenade or mall where they had different sales every day, Ben and Jerrys ice cream, stores, the 24 hour cafes, and parades.

The dining room we ate in each night.

Our server Aileen from the Philippines. My brother went there on his mission and she was shocked when a "white boy" could speak Tagalog. She was hilarious and made dinner fun every night.

The last night she had one of the chef's make us this Philippino dish and it was delicious!

The sunset was gorgeous over perfect water.

The family minus Erin who was sick with our waitress Aileen and assistant waiter Stephen. They thought we were crazy because we didn't drink or have coffee and we ate a ton of sour dough bread every meal. Like we each at least ate four rolls each every dinner.

Drew loved his first cruise and we can't wait to go on another.

The last night's entertainment was a circus type of thing. They had dancing, acrobats, and singing.

Drew let us go all out the last night and get a strawberry daiquiri and Ben and Jerry's ice cream in a waffle cone.. amazing!

It was fun to go on the top deck and feel the breeze and listen to music at night.

When we were in Fort Lauderdale before the airport we stopped and ate Church's chicken. Drew loves this place from his mission and was so excited to eat there.

Our layover in Arizona

We had a blast on our cruise! We loved spending time with each other and family while experiencing new things. It was perfect because I could lay out all day with my sisters and mom while Drew and my brothers went off and stayed busy because they were stir crazy. I'm sad it's over but glad we were able to go and have the vacation of a lifetime. Thanks mom and dad!

Quick Note

I have been horrible with my blog since Christmas so I decided to post at work and then I'll post the cruise pictures this weekend. We just got back from our cruise yesterday and it was the perfect vacation I am sad to be home! The weather was great and it was so much fun being with my family. I am so excited Drew finally got to experience and cruise and find out for himself how fabulous they are! We are going up to the cabin this weekend for General Conference and I am planning on downloading all of our pictures and doing a major blog update. I have almost survived my first semester back at school and yes it's been as bad as I thought it would be. The work isn't hard but there is just so much busy work I can never get on top of it even when I don't procrastinate. I don't feel like I've really learned anything I didn't learn in nursing school but I am told one day I will be glad I went back to get my BSN. I do have to say though I have gained a whole new respect for moms who work full time and go to school! I don't know how they do it. I am working full time and going to school without kids and I feel like I am always wishing each day had 30 hours. Trying to finish all my homework before the cruise was a joke and so I am finishing up this week and then I will have time to blog! I miss the days of coming home from work and going out with friends or just watching a movie. Drew has been so patient with rare home cooked meals and running out of laundry.

Cabin Trip

Every year we go up to my family's cabin for the week between Christmas and New Years. We love sledding, eating, and playing games up there. This year we tried pulling sleds behind the snowmobile so we didn't have to pick the kids up at the bottom of the hill.

Kauner and Landon

Brynley and Cameron
This picture is my favorite.. they are best buddies and Cameron is getting the booggers with his tongue.

Nats and Drew

Drew and my snow angels

Decorating the gingerbread house

Cameron eating icing straight from the bag

Oh I love him!

Erin and Jay

Attempting to take a picture together and my nostrils flared

Again with the nostril flaring but we had no decent pictures

Nats and Cameron

Erin, Brynley and Cam

Bum sliding because the hill is so steep you go right into the tree.. found out the hard way

Painting nativity sets

I look forward to this week every year! I love spending time with my family and can't wait for the cruise... family and laughing for 10 days straight :)

Christmas 2010

Since I had to work Christmas I sent Drew with the camera to his family because I wanted to make sure everyone liked their presents.

While I was working Drew text me and said he was outside my unit to say hi. I was so excited he came to visit me. When I walked out his parents and Danielle and Clarissa were around the corner to surprise me too. They brought these veggie trays and candy bars for all the nurses in the NICU working Christmas. It was such a good surprise! They are so thoughtful and sweet to come visit me it made my day. Drew came up later to eat hospital food with me too.. what a sacrifice to eat hospital food on Christmas with me haha.

Bella is so stinkin cute!

Clarissa and Sophie

Drew helping Thomas put together the legos we got him

The picture frame all the kids got Richard.. they even planned another trip to Redfish because he saw pictures of last year on the frame.. so the present is benefitting us too.

After I got off work we drove up to Ogden to go to the last part of my family party. We ate dinner and talked with family then came home at 11:30 and opened our Christmas presents for each other. Not really the 1st Christmas married I wanted but we still got time with each other.

Our sunglasses from our stockings

Drew thought he needed as many swimming suits as I claim to need for our cruise so we settled with 2 new swimming suits.

I had such a hard time choosing stockings for us so we went with these ones for this year and maybe next week we can order the ones with our names on them.

I love the Christmas Season! Can't wait for next year!