Cruises are Delightful

Cruises are the bomb. You probably already know that, but if you don't... well, now you do. We sailed to Ensenada. Honestly, why Ensenada is a cruise destination is a bit of a mystery to me, but it's not really where you go. The boat is just so fun.

Hey, look, it's Nils sleeping! Check out our port holes. That's right, two of them. We were overly excited about them. 

We don't get out much.

Why is the boat so fun, you ask? 9 WORDS. ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT-SOFT-SERVE-ICE-CREAM-CONES.   This was my 3rd one in a row, so I took a picture. A guy walked by me and said, "Did she really just take a picture of an ice cream cone?" I said, "Yes I did. It's my third one." He said, "Congratulations." I said, "Thank you." I think he was mocking me. Rude.

We arrived in Ensenada, and we went snuba diving. Snuba is a cross between scuba and snorkeling. Nils found a snuba guy online. I was a little bit scared that he was going to pick us up, drive us an hour away and murder us. I dunno. But he didn't, so it worked out well.

Anyhoo, he picked us up, drove us an hour away, taught us how to snorkel and then how to snuba. You breathe through a scuba regulator and have a weight belt on. The air tank is on a little kayak, and you're attached to it by a 30 ft. hose. Nils loved it and had a grand time. I thought I was going to suffocate and die, so it didn't go so well for me. I was also stabbed on my foot by a sea urchin. But I like snorkeling. I could snorkel all day. After Nils snuba'd, and after I flailed and gasped for air, the snuba man drove us back to the city and bought us fish tacos. Coming from a couple of fish haters, they were fantastic. For real.

Shut up, we know we're hot.

Don't we look so in love? Cruises make love grow.

We had a lot of fun. It was the perfect amount of time to get away, too. We truly enjoyed our time alone, and when it was over we couldn't wait to get back and see the kiddos. Thank you again to Nana & GrandPar, and Grandma for taking care of our crew. They had a great time as well. When we got back to Utah to pick up Ava and Aani, my mom said, "Well, I hope you enjoyed this ONCE IN A LIFETIME experience." Ha ha! She so funny! I guess next time we'll just have to leave all 4 with you, Par and Jenny. :)

Back to Life

We got home Tuesday evening from our trip, and yesterday we went to Lagoon, because we're lunatics. I'm so dizzy today. I'm still getting my land legs back, and all the spinning and upside-down-ness from roller coasters yesterday didn't help expedite the process.

Yesterday was terribly stormy. It rained, the wind blew, and it was cold. We were unprepared so my mom took Ava home in the afternoon. The rest of us bought some sweatshirts and toughed it out. The great thing about Lagoon when it's cold, rainy and windy is that everyone leaves and there are no lines. The bad thing about Lagoon when it's cold, rainy and windy is the hypothermia. However, the kids never once complained about being cold. Their little chins may have quivered a bit, but they didn't seem to mind. We were the last car in the parking lot. Anders and Addie slept until 10:30 this morning, so I feel we got our money's worth. The last time we went to Lagoon, I was days away from delivering Aani. It was fun yesterday to watch her run around like a big kid from ride to ride. My how time flies.

I'll write about our booze cruise as soon as things stop spinning. Later!

A week from now...

I will be on a large boat with Nils, sans children. The kids are being divvied up between grandparents, to whom we are most grateful. We've always wanted to go to Hawaii for our 10th anniversary, but that wasn't in the cards. Hospital bills, however...yup.

Anyhoo, we're going on a weekend cruise to Mexico, just the two of us. Nils surprised me with this news on our anniversary. He is indeed the romantic one. I'm excited, but mostly nervous about leaving the kids- especially little Ava. She's my biggest fan. She's sort of obsessed with me. I hope she does alright with Grandma for 4 days. I haven't been away from my kids for more than a few hours, so this will be strange. And wonderful. But there's no cell service in the ocean. I'm breathing into a paper bag.

We shall Snuba. I'm breathing into a paper bag again. No, seriously. It'll be great, won't it? Spending days alone with Nils is something I can scarce remember doing. Since I like him quite a bit, I think this will be enjoyable. Namaste.

I signed up for my very first (sprint) triathlon in August! I feel lucky to have friends who inspire me to do things like this. I know I can do it, and I know I'll love it- sometimes you just need a little push. I'm very excited.

Nils and Anders are on the Fathers and Sons camp out, and I have two little girls sleeping on my floor and one in the room right by me. We partied the night away with Kipper the Dog and mint chocolate chip ice cream cones. Yeah, baby. I have to give my girls credit- it doesn't take much to please them. Anders, however, is a different story. I could write volumes. But I shan't.

'Night.