Tuesday, March 13, 2012

8 years of marriage and a cruise!!








 
Anybody who knows me well knows that my most favorite type of vacation is a cruise, so if I get the opportunity to go on a free cruise..I'll take it!  Leave the kids at home..I'll take it!!  As much as I love our kids (my little bundles of joy and challenges) it was so nice to get away for 3.5 days.  This was my 3rd cruise and it was the same type of cruise as our first where we just went to Ensenada Mexico.  It was so awesome to just get away from the challenges and business of life and just be a couple again instead of stressed out working parents. 
  We left the kids with my family.  They were so awesome to help us out.  I don't have any nieces or nephew to babysit, but if I did, you guys know I owe you one.  We got to the ship way too early, but it was awesome because we got to tour the famous Queen Mary ( http://www.queenmary.com/) It is a retired luxury liner built in the 1930's and retired in the 1960's.  They converted it into a motel, restaurant and museum.  It reminded me of the Titanic and had this very classic feel to it.  We took the haunted tour which was fun.  We really enjoyed the cruise with plenty of food and entertainment.  I have been really strict with my eating which is how I lost 50 pounds, but I just let myself enjoy the food and luckily haven't gained weight from the trip.  I'm getting back on track now. 
  We tried something new in Mexico, at least I did.  Jeremiah used to ride horses when one of his aunts owned some.  I have sat on a horse before but never ridden one.  It was scary when I first got on this powerful animal.  I thought he was going to take off on me.  I kind of got the hang of it and it was a fun horse ride.  We were up on some cliffs overlooking the ocean.  I might go on another horse ride again someday.  It was an awesome trip and much needed.  Jeremiah and I are busy working parents.  We love to spend time alone together so it was so nice to have this opportunity. 
  Today is our 8th wedding anniversary.  We started dating about 9 years ago as well.  I was 18 and Jerry was 22 when we first met in the Weber State symphonic band.  A few months after we met we were going to hang out and become friends but it quickly turned into so much more.  I had resolved to just leave boys alone and focus on school when Jerry came into my life.  It is interesting how fate works.  Here we are still happy, still going strong, still best friends.  Who could ask for more then to be with the one they love forever?