The Cabin

Here it is, our home away from home. As you may be able to piece together, it was very small. Luckily, we were out and about, so we avoided cabin fever. And I know it looks like a window there by the TV, but the curtain is nailed at the top, and it hides a wall. The pop on the desk is $2, and the bottle of water is $4! Crazy, right?

Needless to say, Devin and I enjoyed our long awaited honeymoon. I hope you enjoyed the pictures!

Full Day at Sea

Early Wednesday morning, our ship left Nassau, and we spent all day and night at sea. We were afraid we'd be bored, but the ship had lots to do. We went to a towel folding class (doesn't that sound so boring?), and really enjoyed learning how to fold bulldogs and elephants. The towel folding is kind of a big deal; the stewardesses fold animals every night. Our stewardess, Antonina, made a person the first night, but I forgot to take a picture. Then she made a monkey hanging from the TV. The last night, she saw Devin's glasses on the desk, and she put them on the creation in the second picture. We're not really sure what it is though. I was thinking a crab, what do you think? 

Nassau

I would like to preface this post by saying that I have absolutely 0 pictures from the first full day of our cruise, which was a day in Freeport. We were sorely disappointed to get off the ship only to be met by overly commercialized souvenir stands with products we've seen at the shops on Virginia Beach. Needless to say, it was more like the US, and there was nothing worthy of having its picture taken. We did eat local cuisine in Freeport. Seafood is a big part of the culture, as is a grecian influence. Devin ate lobster gyro, and I had crack conch. It was delicious!

Nassau was an entirely different place. It was definitely a city for the locals, not tourists. Devin and I took a historical bus tour. Within 5 minutes of driving, we were side swiped on a tiny one way street. The middle picture was shot through the bus window. You can see the sedan that hit us, and you can also see a van trying to drive around us on the curb. The drivers here are nuts! If you thought Utah traffic was bad, you haven't seen Nassau! Anyway, the police came and had us on our way quickly. The first picture was taken at the top of a site called the Queen's Staircase, and then I have pictures of Devin and me on the stairs. We also went to Fort Charlotte, and took pictures with the cannons. The beach was beautiful, and we of course got pictures on the beach. Unfortunately, it was on about 70*, so we didn't swim. I dipped under, because hey, it's the beach in the Bahamas; I had to! 

Vacation

Devin and I were so nervous about how the kids would handle the trip. There was lots of fussing, so we made lots of stops. In North Carolina, We stopped so that Devin could take a nap. Courtney and Mason enjoyed being outside in the sunshine.

 After Grandma Tartini took them to her house, Devin and I went to a mall. It was such a nice mall that most of the individual stores (such as Gucci, Louis Vuitton, and Rolex) had security guards! We felt so out of place in that big, gorgeous mall. We also went across the street to the, wait for it, Aston Martin dealership. I am not very interested in cars, but I know that aston martins are very nice. Devin got a picture with a charcoal aston martin, and a yellow lotus. Now we anxiously await tomorrow's embarkation on the Carnival Sensation!

In his mom's footsteps

The cutest little man I've ever seen :) I apologize for the poor image quality. Maybe a camcorder will manifest itself next Christmas.