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 :) 

Random Thoughts

-The customer service industry is screwed.  So many customers expect so many ridiculous things I can't even handle it sometimes.  No, you don't get an extra discount on your phone because you've been with us for a long time.  No, you don't get a discount on your monthly plan because you pay your bills on time.  I pay my car payment on time every month, but I don't get a discount off of the car.  No, telling me that I did something wrong when in actuality I didn't have anything to do with the initial problem will not make whatever you're trying to get right.  I am not the CEO. Ugh.  I appreciate the customers that understand policies, and I'm glad there are more nice people in Kansas than nasty ones!

-The movie Crazy, Stupid, Love. is crazy, stupid good.

- I want Zoe to have a brother or sister.  Ryan still won't cave.

-The show Toddlers & Tiaras is depressing.

-Ryan and I will be on vacation together in 25 days.  Can't wait for our second honeymoon <3

-My boss is crazy.  I hope he doesn't read my blog.

-I miss my family and I miss my friends.

-I've read really, really good books lately.  I need more Nook friends so I stop spending $12/week on new ones.  Don't read the Jaycee Dugard book because it's really, really sad. People are crazy, but I'm so glad and so surprised to see she seems so "normal" for having so much wrong done to her for so long.

-Margaritas are so, so good in the summer.

-So many friends are having kids, and Ryan and I still aren't close to being ready.  I think once we have a house, I'll be ready as ever.

- I love, love, love my car. Love.

- My parents still amaze me in so many ways.

- I hate I can't see my niece Rena every day.  I hate I can't see my Goddaughter Riley and Elly all of the time.  I hate I can't see Jayden or Taiten or any other cute babies I know and love. I hate I can't see Graden and Abby grow up. I hate I'm missing all of them grow up.  I pray every night Ryan gets transferred to Charlottesville ASAP.

-My DiSC profile is "Inspirational".  I lead a team by inspiring and motivating.  My boss had me do a DiSC test and I had a 55 page report sent to me explaining all about me.  It was spot on.  Me in a nutshell: stubborn, sarcastic, hard working, fault finding, emotional, always right, and independent.  I handed the report to Ryan and told him this is my User Manual for the year.  He didn't read it.

-Monacan High School's 10 year reunion is next year.  10 years.  Graduated.  From high school.  I'm so, so old!

-More people should relax by taking bubble baths.  I am included in this "more people" equation.

-Zoe wakes me up in the middle of the night whining wanting to get water out of her water cup.  How did I let her get so spoiled and how do I make sure I don't do this to our kids?

-Why do people join Twitter?  An even better question, Why am I on Twitter?

-It's hard to believe Fall is just around the corner.  Fall is my FAVORITE season! Can't wait for it to cool down a bit!