Cruise

Last weekend Dave and I boarded the Carnival cruise ship in Long Beach.

Our very FIRST cruise!!

It was a 3 day cruise that left Friday afternoon, and returned Monday morning. We were excited to spend some time together, just the two of us. The cruise was so last minute, and thankfully my parents were able to come up and stay at our house with the kiddos all weekend long. We had been trying to plan a weekend away to Catalina, but with summer rates now in effect, and us being locals it seemed kind of ridiculous to go now. Then we found the cruise that was less than us staying two nights at Catalina, and included all our dining, and a stop at Catalina Island.

Perfect, book it, and off we went!!

We boarded the ship and made our way to our room, we had lunch, and then back to our room for a nap before dinner. Yes, no interruptions and non stop relaxing, it was so great!!

Saturday morning we had a quick breakfast and then off the boat in Catalina. We walked around a bit, then decided to rent some bikes to get around a little easier. We had lunch on the island, fish n' chips and clam chowder, num num!! Then we went snorkeling, and it was amazing!! It was my first time snorkeling, and Dave and I were proud to be the only ones wearing spring suit wetsuits (short sleeved, and shorts) vs. the full length long sleeve ones. We figured we were locals and used to the water temp, and it really didn't bother me at all, plus were able to dive much easier. I should also mention that the weather was rather chilly and overcast. There were tons of fishies, ghirabaldi, and sheepshead, and some perty blue ones too. We saw lobster and sea snails, and so much more. I could have stayed in the water all day long.

We spent the rest of the cruise walking around the ship, in the hot tubs, watching shows, eating or napping. It was so much fun spending time with just my sweetie.

By Monday morning we were really missing the kids, and ready to get back to normal life. We had an early breakfast and left the boat before everyone else woke up. We were back home by 9am that morning, and an hour later Natalie was asleep in my arms, while Caleb cuddled next to me on the couch. What a great welcome home!!