CRUISING DAY 7: BELIZE me

The port of the day today: Belize. That is correct, the place Madonna mentions when she sings about La Isla Bonita.
Excursion of the day: ghetto cave tubing with the locals who call themselves x-stream.
Food of the day: plantains.
Word of the day: love.

CRUISING DAY 6: row row ROATAN

Our ship seemed to be following a storm, but that wasn't going to stop us from a day of zip lining through the trees in Honduras. You heard me, it was way better than the date Brad had on the Bachelor last season because we got to play with monkeys and snorkel on the island with rum punch (minus the rum).

Oh, and then I ate iguana for lunch!

Tastes like chicken.

CRUISING DAYS 4 & 5: COZUMELt my heart

Day 4 was a day at sea, meaning we spent it on the ship going down water slides, laying on the deck under the sun, eating food, watching shows, and sharing a room with snorers (ugh).

Day 5 was our first stop at a port in Cozumel Mexico. Sadly, we got off the boat a little too late and missed the ferry to the Yucatan Peninsula. 

 Luckily, we were able to take a taxi around the island to explore some Mayan ruins. At first, we were being eaten alive by mosquitoes when, out of nowhere, the fertility gods smiled upon us with an outpour of rain. No more pesky bugs, but soaking jean shorts equals fair trade to me. 

After leaving the ruins, we enjoyed some local mexican dining, bargain shopping, and charging of the gringos for using the public toilets (no me gusta).

CRUISING DAY 3: CARNIVAL DREAMing

Boarding the cruise was easy. Everybody in our group had a gold sign & sail card...except for the 1 virgin cruiser.
We all made our selves at home in our assigned cabins, ate some food, and got ready to cruise it up onboard the Carnival Dream ship for the week.

CRUISING DAY 2: I NEED MY SPACE

I suppose technically we arrived 1 and 1/2 days early before boarding the cruise ship. So today we visited Kennedy Space Center for a day filled with rockets, astronaut food, and a trip through space history. (Funny...I didn't see Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, or Kevin Bacon's photos anywhere when they talked about the Apollos and such.)

CRUISING DAY 1: SLC to MCO

I returned to Utah for a few days before leaving with some family on a cruise. woot woot!

Day 1:

We arrived in Orlando a day early to make sure our luggage arrives with us before the cruise this time (long, hot story from 4 years previous). Hit Ron Jon's, showed off my maple leaf in honor of upcoming Canada Day, met up with the Renstrom family, and sunned it up at Cocoa Beach. 

NO, THANKS

If there was such a thing as a 'No, Thanks' card, I would definitely send one to Enlighten Laser in Bountiful for the burns and Marienello School of Beauty in Provo for a bad hair color. Yeah, no thank you bad business!

FORT MCMURRAY-->SALT LAKE CITY

12+ hours traveling
11 dollar airport food court sandwiches
10 min straight of babies crying on plane
9 security checks
8 flight attendants
7 moving walkways
‎6 miles credit card reps chasing me
5 hour delay
4 plane changes
3 layovers
2 inflight beverages
and a cell phone turned on after 3 months...
And I finally made it to Utah!

SMARTIES

Every time I eat these Canadian/European/for sure not from the States Smarties I feel like I am getting a cavity instantly. Too bad they taste so yummy.

MR. STANLEY CUP

Low scoring sports games are usually not very interesting to me. Yes, this includes hockey.

BUT, when in Canada...

WEST EDMONTON MALL

The West Edmonton Mall, located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, is said to be the largest shopping mall in North America and the fifth largest in the world.
Inside there are lots of treats such as an ice skating rink, fire breathing dragon in the IMAX theater, water park, amusement park, mini golf, sea lion show stage, bowling alley, gym, food courts galore, hotel, chapel, and of course shops ( with my fave H&M!!!)

So we took a little trip to shop, dine, and roller coaster it up. West Edmonton Mall: check.

LAY SOD

Just one more skill to add to my future hot wife status:
I know how to lay sod.

And I'm NOT just saying I HELPED lay sod....

I am master sod layer.