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I had this neat idea that I’d post all the pictures and the lovely tales from my time out West last weekend, but it didn’t work out that way. Between catching up on sleep, doing laundry, working, catching a Lynx game, and making sure Riley doesn’t forget me, I haven’t had much time to do [...]

I just finally booked this cruise for January 12-19 of next year:

Day 1 - Fort Lauderdale
Day 2 - Key West
Day 3 - At Sea
Day 4 - Grand Cayman
Day 5 - Roatan, Honduras
Day 6 - Cozumel, Mexico
Day 7 - At Sea
Day 8 - Fort Lauderdale

I’m very excited, because we’ve managed to talk five other people into [...]

Awesome: In the last few days, I’ve purchased two plane tickets (one to St. Louis in July and one to Fort Lauderdale next January) and started working on reservations for Awesome Cruise: 2008. When/if I ever lose this job I have now, I’m gonna be one sad, sad kid.
Not awesome: I’ve had tooth pain bad [...]

Hello. I have returned. I may have left parts of my nose and ear lobes that have peeled off, but it was worth it.
It was the best vacation I’ve ever had. I filled a memory card and a half with pictures and enough stories to talk about it for months.
It was hands down the best [...]

I’m packed, and am just finishing one load of laundry so I can have clothes to wear when I get back to work on Monday.
I’m still trying to decide between a couple of fonts for ye ol’ tattoo appointment that’s coming on the Tuesday I get back. That could be interesting.
I dropped Riley off at [...]

I posted before about how I had to get a passport for the cruise I’ll be on in less than two weeks, not that I’m counting down the hours until disembarkation or anything. I found out a few weeks ago, though, that since we’re on a cruise, we’re not getting any passport stamps. Four different [...]

Know how to make me happy, like ridiculously happy? Schedule something like this:
Discover sailing and snorkelling in the Virgin Islands. Your experienced crew caters for your every whim during your cruise. Sit back, relax and enjoy the ride or learn some sailing basics. Feel the exhilaration of sailing in the Caribbean. You can help trim [...]

To say I was excited when I opened my U.S. Government Official Mail yesterday would be an understatement. I don’t know why I was so giddy about it, but I sure as hell was.
I guess five years ago, while I was making $6.50/hour as a sportswriter for my local newspaper, I never really thought I’d [...]

We finally booked our flight to at least get to Florida. It was cheaper to buy a damn one way ticket to Fort Lauderdale than it was to do any type of round trip flight we could find… and we were getting a little worried, since it’s just over six weeks away and flight times/prices [...]

In a little over six weeks, I’ll be going on an 8 day Eastern Caribbean cruise with Jenni and Stephanie. The cruise is paid for, but right now, we don’t have a way to get to our big boat!
We embark the ship (I’ve been studying my ship words) in Fort Lauderdale (FLL) on March 25th. [...]