2nd Honeymoon = Booked!

In 18 days Ryan and I will be well on our way to what I'm calling our second honeymoon.  I mentioned in an earlier post that we decided not to do gifts, and to take that money and put it towards a trip.  I think a trip away is good for our relationship and much more memorable than some watches :)

I'm so glad we decided this because we'll soon be looking at this:

and eating this:

and doing this:

aaaaaand this:

this picture is a combination of relaxation and laying out, but I just thought this puppy was too cute to not post

After much debate (and when I say debate, I mean debate with myself.  Ryan didn't really care where we went), we decided on the Norwegian cruise out of Miami.  It's a 4 night cruise and there are no sea days. We stop at Freeport, Great Stirrup Cay (private island), and Nassau.  We plan on staying Friday night in Miami to explore the city before we fly back on Saturday.  A big thank you to Kim for finding this cruise because my eyes skipped it! 

We (meaning I) picked this vacation for a few reasons:

- We loved our cruise to Alaska.  It was soooo relaxing, and being that we don't have to pay for food the entire time, it's cost effective.  Yes, drinking and excursions add to the cost, but we think it's still cheaper than going to just one place for a week.

- We've only really been on 2 vacations together, and none of them have been tropical. We went to FL a few years ago, but Ryan got really burnt the first day and that pretty much took out any other beach days we could of had.  That trip was more to visit his Grandma Bev & to go to Disney, anyway.

- Norwegian is supposed to be a good cruiseline for younger couples.  The cruise will have bar crawls, White Parties, and lots of different entertainment.  This will be completely different than our Honeymoon, but I think we'll enjoy it.  We don't plan on drinking ourselves crazy all week, so don't worry.

- My work schedule didn't really allow us to leave for a cruise on Saturday or Sunday, so this was a good cruise that leaves on a Monday.

- We want to travel and see as much as the world as possible before we settle down with kids.  We would never be able to do a cruise like this even 5 years from now, so it's perfect timing :) 

I think I'm way more excited than Ryan, but once he starts packing I think he'll show more excitement.

By the way, I don't know if I've raved about priceline.com before, but if I haven't, I need to.  If I have, I need to do it again.  We were able to get a room at the Sheraton in downtown Miami for only $55!!!! Name your own price is amazing! On top of this, we have a rental car we're able to use Friday & Saturday for only $16!!!! How crazy is that!!!! Amazing!  Ryan will one day appreciate my thrifty spending :) Thank you daddy for showing us this :) 

In other news, my friends Cindy & Jared just welcomed their second little one into their lives.  Isabella Claire was born August 4th and she's perfect!  They have such a cute family!

Congratulations Barsanti family!! <3 We are so very happy for you and can't wait to meet her :)