M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E (now ya got that stuck in your head, don't ya?!)
The cruise? I haven’t mentioned the cruise!? Holy cripes where have I been? Yes, there is a cruise. A Disney cruise. We leave in aa couple months for a week's vacation. I can sum it up like this:
The perks: It’s basically an almost-all-expenses-paid vacation (Thanks, Dad and Judy!) in the Caribbean with options to parasail, kayak, swim, drink, play in the arcade, swim with dolphins or sting rays, go biking, hiking, walking, running, and even shuffleboard!! My whole family will be there including my stepbrother, his wife and three kids whom I haven’t seen in well, half a million years, so it will be joyful and fun and full of all kinds of hysterically embarrassing moments (mostly for my brother, he’s 26, single and the highlight of the cruise for him is the idea of bedding Cinderella).
The downside? Swimsuit. 24/7. Yeah, that says plenty right there. I’ve mentioned previously that I’m a redhead, right? (Read that: That I burn with the slightest hint of daylight hitting my sunlotioned slathered, beach robe covered body) And that I weigh somewhere around 4000 pounds right now (I’m a little worried about the boat being able to actually float once I board) and that all things considered my dream vacation would not include sun, sand or boats (but would certainly include my family – okay, that was a kiss up).
It’ll be a great time, the kids will have the most fun that they’ve had since, well, EVER. We will seize every single opportunity possible to embarrass my brother (which is difficult because he never takes himself too seriously) and we will hopefully survive the 1000 feet in the air parasailing nightmare, I mean adventure (!) that LM wants to do together.
I would be remiss, by the way, if I didn’t give a huge shout out to Wendy whose amazing photo blog and awesome advice helped me to pick out the best new digital camera for our family and just in time for the cruise! After doing enough research to be completely confused, we chose a Canon Powershot (the newest, latest, greatest) and you can all prepare yourselves to be inundated with nothing but photos once I finally figure out how to operate the doggone thing. But I assure you, it redefines ‘cool’. Thanks, Wendy!
The perks: It’s basically an almost-all-expenses-paid vacation (Thanks, Dad and Judy!) in the Caribbean with options to parasail, kayak, swim, drink, play in the arcade, swim with dolphins or sting rays, go biking, hiking, walking, running, and even shuffleboard!! My whole family will be there including my stepbrother, his wife and three kids whom I haven’t seen in well, half a million years, so it will be joyful and fun and full of all kinds of hysterically embarrassing moments (mostly for my brother, he’s 26, single and the highlight of the cruise for him is the idea of bedding Cinderella).
The downside? Swimsuit. 24/7. Yeah, that says plenty right there. I’ve mentioned previously that I’m a redhead, right? (Read that: That I burn with the slightest hint of daylight hitting my sunlotioned slathered, beach robe covered body) And that I weigh somewhere around 4000 pounds right now (I’m a little worried about the boat being able to actually float once I board) and that all things considered my dream vacation would not include sun, sand or boats (but would certainly include my family – okay, that was a kiss up).
It’ll be a great time, the kids will have the most fun that they’ve had since, well, EVER. We will seize every single opportunity possible to embarrass my brother (which is difficult because he never takes himself too seriously) and we will hopefully survive the 1000 feet in the air parasailing nightmare, I mean adventure (!) that LM wants to do together.
I would be remiss, by the way, if I didn’t give a huge shout out to Wendy whose amazing photo blog and awesome advice helped me to pick out the best new digital camera for our family and just in time for the cruise! After doing enough research to be completely confused, we chose a Canon Powershot (the newest, latest, greatest) and you can all prepare yourselves to be inundated with nothing but photos once I finally figure out how to operate the doggone thing. But I assure you, it redefines ‘cool’. Thanks, Wendy!
Comments
Am totally cracked up by the mere thought of your brother trying to get into Cinderella's, um, dress.
As for the swimsuit, I hear you on that one!
Here's what I finally convinced myself of - I WILL NEVER SEE THESE PEOPLE AGAIN! It makes it a little less embarassing. But, as I big girl, okay a fat chick really, (which I am saying about myself, not about you since I am guessing you are half my size) I feel your pain.
AND -- I'm so happy you chose a new camera. I can't wait to see some shots with it. You should take a bunch now and get used to how it works (please tell me you're using the LCD and not the OVF k??) ... and get some pics printed somewhere GOOD (shutterfly.com - my own preference ... or kodak.com or snapfish.com ---don't use Walmart as their color system STINKS) and see how they come out and then fiddle with settings if need be. You'll have a blast!