It is going to be a very busy weekend, but here is the story I promised in my last post...
When Noel arrived on Monday afternoon he started to sneeze. A lot. I was quite nervous that he might be allergic to the cats. In typical Irish fashion he gave me the, "Ah, no I'm grand" line, but I was worried. SO, I sent Morgan with him to Target for some allergy medicine.
While they were at Target, the guest room was empty and I could use the computer to check my e-mail and read blogs and such. I feel a bit like a junkie that I have to send my guests to the store to have the time to catch up on these things, but so be it!
Then Morgan calls from his cell phone. You must remember that the Irishman has not been driving for that long. I think we have just passed the one year mark on the driver's license. When the phone rings, I fear the worst. It turns out this time his brother had sent him a text message asking Morgan to call him. Wanting Morgan to focus on driving and getting medicine for Noel, I agreed to call Robert. (Especially after my darling husband tells me he almost crashed the car when the text message came in...I didn't want details!)
Robert is just out of college and still lives at home, so I dialed the family home in Blackrock and waited for the familiar, "Hu-lo" of my brother-in-law. I was starting to get worried when it was a female voice that answered. Panicked, I started to do the math. My mother-in-law was doing the same. "Paul, Paul what time it is here?"
It was 2:30 IN THE MORNING!
I called my mother-in-law at 2:30 IN THE MORNING!!!!
Robert forgot to mention in his text message that he is in Dublin at the moment and NOT at the family home in Cork.
I tried to explain this to my mother-in-law, who I woke up in the middle of the night. I was telling her how Morgan was at the store but got a text from Robert. She told me that Robert was in Dublin and then kept saying, "but I don't know how to send text messages." Poor thing. I tried to convince her that it was all okay. I am not sure I would be able to get back to sleep though if I were her.
Anyway, I called Morgan back and he tried to get me to then call Robert's mobile number. (Thanks to Vonage, we can call Irish landlines free of charge and cell phones at a nice reasonable rate so we try to always use that first.) I told him to call from his cell phone. I didn't care what it would cost, I was NOT making any other calls to Ireland at 2:30 in the morning.
In case you were wondering, Robert wanted to tell Morgan that he had just booked flights. He gets in Monday night at 10pm. The night before school starts. Morgan promised to look into the price of a taxi from there today for me. If not I'll do it.
Morgan's sister called on Tuesday and she'd heard about my phone call in the middle of the night. I'll never live this down!
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Thursday, August 14, 2008
Routines? What routines?
I starting FLY-ing in February. We'd had a rough couple of months and needed something. I shined my sink and got the house and our lives back in order. It made a big difference. We made little changes and got into a nice routine.
On the way home from work today Morgan admitted that he misses our routines. We went on the cruise and have had company (that we love by the way!) and changes in work schedule and the Olympics to watch. It is all great, but not routine friendly. No regular bed time, menu planning, and the like.
Which would be why I have not updated much. That and I have had guests in my guest room/computer room. So instead of writing my paper tonight, I am going to catch you up on what non-routines we've been up to...
I can't remember if I wrote about Morgan's sisters leaving, and I am too lazy right now to look back at it, so forgive me if I repeat myself. We hit all the usual haunts while they were here: the pool, the mall, Cheesecake Factory, PF Changs, Carrabba's, etc. I really look forward to the summer visit. It is nice to out number Morgan... bring on the chick flicks!
This weekend I did some major cleaning and cooking. Morgan was again captivated by the ever popular Padraig Harrington at the PGA Championship. He watched it on the couch with his cell phone and the landline phone right next to him. Every 20-30 minutes he called his father in Ireland and they would talk about Padraig's latest shot. It was comical to watch. For a while. Then I remembered that it is still golf and I could go read my book for a couple of hours and still catch the end. Small doses!
Monday I had a mentors meeting at school and then picked up Noel at the Tri-Rail station. Noel is one of Morgan's friends from college. He is Irish, but is currently working in Oslo, Norway. He leaves tomorrow night to catch up with some friends from his previous job before heading back across the pond. Right now he and Morgan are downstairs now playing the new Olympic game on the Wii. I am about to head down to see the actions behind the shouts!
School starts Tuesday, so I have been busy getting my classroom together. It is getting there! I have cleaned areas of the room I had not properly gone through in the last 5 years. I am quite pleased with myself!
My brother-in-law, Robert flies in Monday night. We usually look forward to having guests because it is the only time we eat out...but I think we are both looking forward to some home cooking!
I think that is about it for now. I'll save my story about my embarrassing phone call to Ireland for the next post...
On the way home from work today Morgan admitted that he misses our routines. We went on the cruise and have had company (that we love by the way!) and changes in work schedule and the Olympics to watch. It is all great, but not routine friendly. No regular bed time, menu planning, and the like.
Which would be why I have not updated much. That and I have had guests in my guest room/computer room. So instead of writing my paper tonight, I am going to catch you up on what non-routines we've been up to...
I can't remember if I wrote about Morgan's sisters leaving, and I am too lazy right now to look back at it, so forgive me if I repeat myself. We hit all the usual haunts while they were here: the pool, the mall, Cheesecake Factory, PF Changs, Carrabba's, etc. I really look forward to the summer visit. It is nice to out number Morgan... bring on the chick flicks!
This weekend I did some major cleaning and cooking. Morgan was again captivated by the ever popular Padraig Harrington at the PGA Championship. He watched it on the couch with his cell phone and the landline phone right next to him. Every 20-30 minutes he called his father in Ireland and they would talk about Padraig's latest shot. It was comical to watch. For a while. Then I remembered that it is still golf and I could go read my book for a couple of hours and still catch the end. Small doses!
Monday I had a mentors meeting at school and then picked up Noel at the Tri-Rail station. Noel is one of Morgan's friends from college. He is Irish, but is currently working in Oslo, Norway. He leaves tomorrow night to catch up with some friends from his previous job before heading back across the pond. Right now he and Morgan are downstairs now playing the new Olympic game on the Wii. I am about to head down to see the actions behind the shouts!
School starts Tuesday, so I have been busy getting my classroom together. It is getting there! I have cleaned areas of the room I had not properly gone through in the last 5 years. I am quite pleased with myself!
My brother-in-law, Robert flies in Monday night. We usually look forward to having guests because it is the only time we eat out...but I think we are both looking forward to some home cooking!
I think that is about it for now. I'll save my story about my embarrassing phone call to Ireland for the next post...
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Cruise Part Four: Cozumel
I did not expect much from Cozumel. My grandmother talked about the wonderful snorkeling she'd done there, so we decided to try that. We looked at the excursions available and we were not sure what to do. At the talk, the cruise director talked about the Catamaran, Snorkel, and Beach Break. He said it was the party boat and you could hear them coming from a mile away. That is not our style, but the nice lady at the shore excursions desk managed to talk us into it.
Much to our surprise, it was one of the highlights of the trip. The crew on the catamaran was fantastic. They can have up to 100 guests on this excursion, but only 35 signed up which gave us all that much more space. They went over the serious safety information and then put on the music and let us go.
The snorkeling was only fair, but I have snorkeled in some world famous places in my life. I did see the largest school of fish I have ever seen which was impressive. After snorkeling they provided us with my favorite Mexican beverage and we got to enjoy drinks and music on the sun deck. I didn't think it could get any better...
Then we got to the beach. It was spectacular. They "parked" the catamaran on the beach and we walked down the steps and away. They had floats, beach chairs, and hammocks available to us free of charge. The only down side was that we only got to spend an hour there. It was amazing. The number of pictures we took here - one became the desktop background as soon as we got home!
After an hour we reluctantly got back on the catamaran after several failed attempts to bribe the crew to let us stay longer! It wasn't all bad though - we went back to the sun deck to enjoy the drinks, the music, and the color of the water. That is the life!
After leaving the crew of The Fury, we headed out to do some shopping. Back on the Valor, we had a quick nap before dinner. I played it safe with an appetizer of fried mozzarella, while Morgan was a bit more adventurous with the Tom Ka Gai. Our main courses brought grilled salmon for myself and a pork chop for the Irishman. I longed for his "Bitter and Blanc" dessert, but decided not to tempt fate with a chocolate headache.
There was no movie at the Seaside Theater because of the big party. It was part of the whole color competition that we wanted nothing to do with, so we took a stroll around the boat before watching Blue Crush in the room. It was a full day so we didn't mind an early night!
Much to our surprise, it was one of the highlights of the trip. The crew on the catamaran was fantastic. They can have up to 100 guests on this excursion, but only 35 signed up which gave us all that much more space. They went over the serious safety information and then put on the music and let us go.
The snorkeling was only fair, but I have snorkeled in some world famous places in my life. I did see the largest school of fish I have ever seen which was impressive. After snorkeling they provided us with my favorite Mexican beverage and we got to enjoy drinks and music on the sun deck. I didn't think it could get any better...
Then we got to the beach. It was spectacular. They "parked" the catamaran on the beach and we walked down the steps and away. They had floats, beach chairs, and hammocks available to us free of charge. The only down side was that we only got to spend an hour there. It was amazing. The number of pictures we took here - one became the desktop background as soon as we got home!
After an hour we reluctantly got back on the catamaran after several failed attempts to bribe the crew to let us stay longer! It wasn't all bad though - we went back to the sun deck to enjoy the drinks, the music, and the color of the water. That is the life!
After leaving the crew of The Fury, we headed out to do some shopping. Back on the Valor, we had a quick nap before dinner. I played it safe with an appetizer of fried mozzarella, while Morgan was a bit more adventurous with the Tom Ka Gai. Our main courses brought grilled salmon for myself and a pork chop for the Irishman. I longed for his "Bitter and Blanc" dessert, but decided not to tempt fate with a chocolate headache.
There was no movie at the Seaside Theater because of the big party. It was part of the whole color competition that we wanted nothing to do with, so we took a stroll around the boat before watching Blue Crush in the room. It was a full day so we didn't mind an early night!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Cruise Part Three: Belize
The last week before teachers report back to school has been a busy one! I went to Melissa Forney's Writing Superstars Extravaganza all day Tuesday and Wednesday. Add to the mix a two page reflection on a chapter to read in an ESOL book for a course I am taking and company in town and there was not much time for blogging...or reading! = (
So, we pick on our vacation recap in Belize...This was the one stop on the cruise we were most excited about. We'd booked tickets before we left for the private island beach break.
We went up for a quick breakfast before leaving the ship. We could see that the sun was shining and the water was a spectacular shade of blue. We filled our water bottles, grabbed a few mini-boxes of cereal to tide us over and headed down to the tender. We were having flash backs to our boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef. It was not quite that rough, but I noticed a few green faces!
It became abundantly clear to use that though the sun was shining, the wind was blowing. In order to truly understand the magnitude of this statement you must watch the video below. Let's just say the pictures and the video tell two different stories!
The colors were amazing. There were shades of blue and green like no other. We found two chairs in the shade under a palm tree. Morgan swears he couldn't sleep because he was afraid of falling coconuts. I have pictures that would prove otherwise!
There was a pier that went out to block off the swimming area. After resuming our usual positions (Morgan sleeping and me reading) we went for a swim. I would love to see what the water was like on a day with a little less wind.
After a while we moved the chairs into the water and relaxed as the waves tickled our toes. The huts scattered around the place really added to the tropical feel of beach number 3 of 4 on our vacation.
Back on the boat, it was the second formal night. I do enjoy getting all dolled up. I enjoyed a started of broccoli soup before my shrimp dinner. Morgan savored the escargot followed by spring chicken. We both had a cup of tea as we finished our meal with Baked Alaska. Yummy!
The Seaside Theater feature was No Reservations. I'd seem it with June and Chris in the theater, but it was new to Morgan. Nothing like a lack of options to get my hubby to watch a chick flick. He won't admit it, but I think he enjoyed it.
Next up: Cozumel
So, we pick on our vacation recap in Belize...This was the one stop on the cruise we were most excited about. We'd booked tickets before we left for the private island beach break.
We went up for a quick breakfast before leaving the ship. We could see that the sun was shining and the water was a spectacular shade of blue. We filled our water bottles, grabbed a few mini-boxes of cereal to tide us over and headed down to the tender. We were having flash backs to our boat ride out to the Great Barrier Reef. It was not quite that rough, but I noticed a few green faces!
It became abundantly clear to use that though the sun was shining, the wind was blowing. In order to truly understand the magnitude of this statement you must watch the video below. Let's just say the pictures and the video tell two different stories!
The colors were amazing. There were shades of blue and green like no other. We found two chairs in the shade under a palm tree. Morgan swears he couldn't sleep because he was afraid of falling coconuts. I have pictures that would prove otherwise!
There was a pier that went out to block off the swimming area. After resuming our usual positions (Morgan sleeping and me reading) we went for a swim. I would love to see what the water was like on a day with a little less wind.
After a while we moved the chairs into the water and relaxed as the waves tickled our toes. The huts scattered around the place really added to the tropical feel of beach number 3 of 4 on our vacation.
Back on the boat, it was the second formal night. I do enjoy getting all dolled up. I enjoyed a started of broccoli soup before my shrimp dinner. Morgan savored the escargot followed by spring chicken. We both had a cup of tea as we finished our meal with Baked Alaska. Yummy!
The Seaside Theater feature was No Reservations. I'd seem it with June and Chris in the theater, but it was new to Morgan. Nothing like a lack of options to get my hubby to watch a chick flick. He won't admit it, but I think he enjoyed it.
Next up: Cozumel
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Cruise Part Three: Roatan, Honduras
At the excursion talk on board, the cruise director advised everyone that Roaton was NOT one of those places to try to explore on your own. Then the shopping guru stood up and said not to worry about shopping at this port, you should go to the beach. They identified Coral Cay as the quieter of the two beaches. Now party people we are not, so we booked our tickets.
I LOVE this beach. Adore it! I did not want to leave this beach. We were impressed as we got there with the view and the glorious blue color of the water. We picked out a chair each under the shade of a palm tree. (After the previous days sun exposure we were being careful!)
As we were swimming away giddy about how wonderful the whole thing was, another gentleman swimming out just past us found a live conch shell. And then another. He was so excited he came over to let us hold it. A little bit later another snorkeler found a star fish. Someone spotted a sting ray.
Now, I know some of you enough to know that you are thinking that you could do without the ocean creatures. I will tell you that one of the two of us (he shall remain nameless) is also not a fan of non-human creatures in his swimming area, but it was so beautifully crystal clear and the aforementioned creatures were there but far enough away that we didn't have any unsolicited close encounters, so it was pretty spectacular.
We swam until we got tired of it. We took turns with the camera. Morgan slept. I read. We went for another swim. We enjoyed the tropical music in the background. It was unreal.
They had shuttles back to the boat every hour. We'd planned to leave fairly early in the afternoon, but in the end we stayed as late as we could without missing dinner. (I LOVED the beach, but I am yet to meet a beach worth missing dinner for!)
After a while we tore ourselves away snapping pictures the whole way back to the shuttle. All evening we looked back through the pictures and talked about how this was only beach number 2 of 4. I loved this vacation.
Dinner started with veggie tortellini. Morgan started with the fried shrimp. We both dined on the Fillet Mignon and finished up with apple pie. After a quick stop in the cabin to change and check our the towel animal/newsletter we went up to see Borne Ultimatum. What a day!
Next up, Belize.
I LOVE this beach. Adore it! I did not want to leave this beach. We were impressed as we got there with the view and the glorious blue color of the water. We picked out a chair each under the shade of a palm tree. (After the previous days sun exposure we were being careful!)
As we were swimming away giddy about how wonderful the whole thing was, another gentleman swimming out just past us found a live conch shell. And then another. He was so excited he came over to let us hold it. A little bit later another snorkeler found a star fish. Someone spotted a sting ray.
Now, I know some of you enough to know that you are thinking that you could do without the ocean creatures. I will tell you that one of the two of us (he shall remain nameless) is also not a fan of non-human creatures in his swimming area, but it was so beautifully crystal clear and the aforementioned creatures were there but far enough away that we didn't have any unsolicited close encounters, so it was pretty spectacular.
We swam until we got tired of it. We took turns with the camera. Morgan slept. I read. We went for another swim. We enjoyed the tropical music in the background. It was unreal.
They had shuttles back to the boat every hour. We'd planned to leave fairly early in the afternoon, but in the end we stayed as late as we could without missing dinner. (I LOVED the beach, but I am yet to meet a beach worth missing dinner for!)
After a while we tore ourselves away snapping pictures the whole way back to the shuttle. All evening we looked back through the pictures and talked about how this was only beach number 2 of 4. I loved this vacation.
Dinner started with veggie tortellini. Morgan started with the fried shrimp. We both dined on the Fillet Mignon and finished up with apple pie. After a quick stop in the cabin to change and check our the towel animal/newsletter we went up to see Borne Ultimatum. What a day!
Next up, Belize.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Cruise Part Two: Grand Cayman
As I'd mentioned before, this was our second time on the same ship. Our last cruise made three stops. This time we hit four ports of call. Now those of you who have cruised before know about the debate between paying for an excursion and doing it on your own.
To understand our situation, there are two things you must know about Morgan and myself. We are not the most adventurous, and we can travel on a budget. Seriously. We will do what we need to to get the most out of vacation. The stories I could tell about Australia...
Several years ago I went to Cayman on my family's cruise for GB & GB's 50th anniversary. On that occasion I joined my cousins for snorkeling, the beach, and lunch. So, thinking about my experiences at this port of call and the expense of paying for 4 shore excursions, we decided to not do an organized trip. Our goal for this trip was to crash out on as many beaches as possible. I think we chose well!
We started out walking around. Morgan wanted to open an account in a Cayman bank, but he settled for a picture outside one of the many banks. (See the above budget reference!) We walked around and then took the $4 taxi to the beach. Nice!
The weather was ever so slightly rough, but the beach was lovely. We got to try out the "beach" setting on the camera. (Have I mentioned how much fun I had with the new camera?)
In typical fashion, Morgan fell asleep. In typical fashion he denied really being asleep. "I'm just resting my eyes..." Well, I have the proof!
Oops! Grand Turk was our last cruise. Let's try that again!
Notice a difference? That's more like it!
We really liked the sand at the beach in Cayman. We went to four beaches on this trip and became quite particular! As Morgan mentioned, it was roasting hot. Thankfully we'd brought our own PBA-free water bottles and filled them on the boat.
Even though we put on our sunscreen, we were both a little red in spots. I was in a panic. This was beach #1 of 4! The rest of the week I used the good factor 40 we bought in Australia! I made it back to Florida looking nicely sun kissed and not fried. (I consider that an accomplishment.)
We got back to the boat in time for lunch and then...the always much anticipated dinner! Tuesday night brought French Onion soup. I enjoyed the pork, while Morgan feasted on braised beef ribs. We finished it off with New York Cheesecake before heading out to watch Elizabeth on the Seaside Theater.
Back in our cabin I again fell asleep watching 27 Dresses. It is one of those movies that I have really enjoyed, but only seem to watch when I am exhausted and not really up for a movie. Maybe next time!
After a great day in Grand Cayman we were off to Roatan, Honduras.
To understand our situation, there are two things you must know about Morgan and myself. We are not the most adventurous, and we can travel on a budget. Seriously. We will do what we need to to get the most out of vacation. The stories I could tell about Australia...
Several years ago I went to Cayman on my family's cruise for GB & GB's 50th anniversary. On that occasion I joined my cousins for snorkeling, the beach, and lunch. So, thinking about my experiences at this port of call and the expense of paying for 4 shore excursions, we decided to not do an organized trip. Our goal for this trip was to crash out on as many beaches as possible. I think we chose well!
We started out walking around. Morgan wanted to open an account in a Cayman bank, but he settled for a picture outside one of the many banks. (See the above budget reference!) We walked around and then took the $4 taxi to the beach. Nice!
The weather was ever so slightly rough, but the beach was lovely. We got to try out the "beach" setting on the camera. (Have I mentioned how much fun I had with the new camera?)
In typical fashion, Morgan fell asleep. In typical fashion he denied really being asleep. "I'm just resting my eyes..." Well, I have the proof!
Oops! Grand Turk was our last cruise. Let's try that again!
Notice a difference? That's more like it!
We really liked the sand at the beach in Cayman. We went to four beaches on this trip and became quite particular! As Morgan mentioned, it was roasting hot. Thankfully we'd brought our own PBA-free water bottles and filled them on the boat.
Even though we put on our sunscreen, we were both a little red in spots. I was in a panic. This was beach #1 of 4! The rest of the week I used the good factor 40 we bought in Australia! I made it back to Florida looking nicely sun kissed and not fried. (I consider that an accomplishment.)
We got back to the boat in time for lunch and then...the always much anticipated dinner! Tuesday night brought French Onion soup. I enjoyed the pork, while Morgan feasted on braised beef ribs. We finished it off with New York Cheesecake before heading out to watch Elizabeth on the Seaside Theater.
Back in our cabin I again fell asleep watching 27 Dresses. It is one of those movies that I have really enjoyed, but only seem to watch when I am exhausted and not really up for a movie. Maybe next time!
After a great day in Grand Cayman we were off to Roatan, Honduras.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Cruise - Part One
As promised, here is the first part of our vacation. It was a seven day cruise and we had a brand new camera, so I am not going to try to fit it all in at once. Besides, it is summer. I have nothing else to write about! = )
Our vacation started like it usually does. We were up WAY too late the night before packing and promising that this would be the last time we wait until the last minute to pack. You'd think we'd have learned by now! Morgan was particularly stressed...all because of Padraig Harrington. We would be leaving for Miami during the final day of the British Open. Morgan actually went to 7:30am Mass so that he could watch Padraig tee off. (His sister and I went at 9:00)
We got to the TriRail station just as the train was coming. We let June & Christina use the car for the week, so we took the train to the airport and then took a taxi to the port. They built a nice new terminal since the last time we cruised. Check in was uneventful.
As soon as we got on board Operation Find-a-TV began. As luck would have it, the Bronx Bar was showing the British Open and Morgan got to see Padraig win. What a way to start the week!
Now dinner on the ship is one of our favorite things about cruising. We look forward to it each night. I had a wonderful asparagus soup and tilapia that looked a little scary (garnished with peas, yuck!) but was absolutely tasty! Morgan started with a pasta dish and had the New York strip as his main. Desert brought creme brulee (one of my favorites!) and black forest gateau.
Monday was a day at sea. Morgan slept in. I read the instruction book for our new camera and played with the features. I am very happy with our purchase! We had a late lunch because we started watching Alvin and the Chipmunks in the room. We decided it was our vacation and we could do nothing if we wanted to!
As is the case for all of our summer vacations to the Caribbean, we had a run in with a hurricane. For most of Monday we were feeling the outer bands of the Tropical Storm Dolly. The adult pool on the Valor has a retractable roof though, so we sat by the pool and pretended the weather was nicer.
We learned last time that you can view the dinner menu on the TV in your room. It was the first thing we did each morning. Sad, but true! Monday was the first formal night so we spent the rainy afternoon getting all dressed up. I started with a pumpkin soup while my other half began his meal with stuffed mushrooms. We both had lobster - Morgan had been anxiously awaiting this meal! Cherries Jubilee (J) and Caramelized Apples (M) were enjoyed with some tea.
We went on the same ship two years ago on a different itinerary. One of the best changes they'd made was adding the Seaside Theater. Morgan hates the after dinner shows. It doesn't matter if it is a musical production, a comedy act, or a juggler it is not his thing. So the Seaside Theater was perfect for us. We went up to the top deck and sat out on the chairs watching a different movie each night. The week started with the light hearted movie Game Plan.
We went to bed fairly early with visions of Grand Cayman dancing in our heads...
Our vacation started like it usually does. We were up WAY too late the night before packing and promising that this would be the last time we wait until the last minute to pack. You'd think we'd have learned by now! Morgan was particularly stressed...all because of Padraig Harrington. We would be leaving for Miami during the final day of the British Open. Morgan actually went to 7:30am Mass so that he could watch Padraig tee off. (His sister and I went at 9:00)
We got to the TriRail station just as the train was coming. We let June & Christina use the car for the week, so we took the train to the airport and then took a taxi to the port. They built a nice new terminal since the last time we cruised. Check in was uneventful.
As soon as we got on board Operation Find-a-TV began. As luck would have it, the Bronx Bar was showing the British Open and Morgan got to see Padraig win. What a way to start the week!
Now dinner on the ship is one of our favorite things about cruising. We look forward to it each night. I had a wonderful asparagus soup and tilapia that looked a little scary (garnished with peas, yuck!) but was absolutely tasty! Morgan started with a pasta dish and had the New York strip as his main. Desert brought creme brulee (one of my favorites!) and black forest gateau.
Monday was a day at sea. Morgan slept in. I read the instruction book for our new camera and played with the features. I am very happy with our purchase! We had a late lunch because we started watching Alvin and the Chipmunks in the room. We decided it was our vacation and we could do nothing if we wanted to!
As is the case for all of our summer vacations to the Caribbean, we had a run in with a hurricane. For most of Monday we were feeling the outer bands of the Tropical Storm Dolly. The adult pool on the Valor has a retractable roof though, so we sat by the pool and pretended the weather was nicer.
We learned last time that you can view the dinner menu on the TV in your room. It was the first thing we did each morning. Sad, but true! Monday was the first formal night so we spent the rainy afternoon getting all dressed up. I started with a pumpkin soup while my other half began his meal with stuffed mushrooms. We both had lobster - Morgan had been anxiously awaiting this meal! Cherries Jubilee (J) and Caramelized Apples (M) were enjoyed with some tea.
We went on the same ship two years ago on a different itinerary. One of the best changes they'd made was adding the Seaside Theater. Morgan hates the after dinner shows. It doesn't matter if it is a musical production, a comedy act, or a juggler it is not his thing. So the Seaside Theater was perfect for us. We went up to the top deck and sat out on the chairs watching a different movie each night. The week started with the light hearted movie Game Plan.
We went to bed fairly early with visions of Grand Cayman dancing in our heads...
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