Pop (Cruise) Quiz!

In order to try and not make showing you my vacation pictures totally excruciating (too late), I have put them together in a lovely quiz format for you to enjoy. So sharpen your number two pencils and don't forget to blacken the oval completely on your answer sheets, because here it comes, ready or not!


As we were leaving Port Canaveral, I was:

a. reveling at how glamorous I am
b. flaunting my amazing hair
c. having Jacob think it was hysterical to take pictures of me when I was completely not ready


This chair underneath muster station number 8 is where:

a. I sat for three hours trying not to throw up from being seasick on Friday night
b. I met my drunk Indian boyfriend
c. both a and b


My choice for breakfast the next day shows:


a. Just how much I love cereal
b. That I had happily recovered from my seasickness and was feeling hungry
c. I am a logical human being with reasonable limits


Jacob's choice of breakfast food the next day proves:

(yes, miso soup with seaweed)

a. he accidentally went to breakfast in the Japanese restaurant
b. he apparently had not eaten in 3 weeks and would therefore eat anything
c. he's mentally unstable

As we came in to the port in Nassau I was thinking:

a. I'm living in the wrong place
b. The water is SO BLUE!!
c. I wonder if anyone would notice if I accidentally missed the boat and never came home...



Jacob was thinking....



a. Wow, Nassau is pretty cool looking
b. I can't believe I'm not in America anymore!
c. How much you wanna make a bet I can throw a football over that island...


These signs on the Nassau #10 jitney/bus:


a. show that Bahamians have a good sense of humor
b. show that Bahamians have some very bad habits
c. inspired Jacob to make new signs for his classroom



I saw this shop:


a. In Geneva
b. In Zurich
c. In downtown Nassau.....which makes perfect sense



I chose to visit this zoo while in Nassau because:


a. It was highly rated on tripAdvisor.com
b. I wanted to feed apple slices to parrots right out of my hand
c. Jacob and I wanted to walk through a neighborhood down a long street in a foreign country and feel like we could be mugged at any moment because there was not a soul around for miles


Jacob took this picture:


a. to show that I am good with birds
b. to prove that I wear that green shirt all the time
c. as an excuse for me to show off my guns


Jacob finally got a parrot to land on him by:


a. holding the apple up in the air instead of flat on his hand
b. threatening the bird's family
c. using The Force



On a scale of one to ten expressing enjoyment, Jacob looks like he was where on the scale when taking this picture?


a. 2
b. 1
c. a number so low mathematicians have not yet calculated it


The best part about standing in the ocean was:


a. I was on foreign sand for the first time in my life
b. the water was cool and refreshing
c. It put a good 50 yards between us and most of the crazy weirdos on the beach


In this picture Jacob is eating:

a. a bowl of exotic melted cheeses
b. a Marie Callendar's mini pot pie
c. Escargot drenched in butter and garlic sauce (yes, I had some too - not bad!)

I got to steer the ship for the captain because:

a. he was busy judging the belly flop contest at the pool
b. he knows I watch a lot of SpongeBob Squarepants and am totally qualified
c. he left the wheel unattended and so what was I supposed to do, hmm?



The view of the inside of the ship looking down from deck 9 shows:

a. they really love stairs
b. they really love brass
c. they really love any opportunity to make more money off you


This towel animal that was carefully crafted and then left hanging from our ceiling in our room from housekeeping had which effect on me:


a. made me smile
b. made me laugh
c. scared the crap out of me when I went down to the room by myself and Jacob did not warn me ahead of time


I am showing you this picture of our room solely for the purpose of:


a. showing you how neat and tidy Jacob and I are when we travel
b. educating you on what a handicap accessible room looks like on a cruise ship
c. making Kelly and Brian crazy jealous because our room had a COUCH!!!

OK, just one more of our bathroom for Bri and Kell :)


BOO-YAH!



Jacob wanted to make it to the top of the rock wall:

a. to get a great view of the ocean
b. to see how Obama feels (you know, always looking down at people)
c. to ring the bell to show he got great service at Long John Silver's


After taking this cruise with Jacob I realize:



a. I love Jacob and he is a good sport
b. I definitely want to take another cruise
c. P90X Round 2 Starts Monday :)

Tuesday Trivia

Well, it's Tuesday (apparently) so here's the top ten! Okay, it's not exactly my usual top ten, but I need to download a few thoughts from the weekend and this is probably the least painful way to do it. Humor me.


TOP ELEVEN THINGS I LEARNED ON MY CRUISE:

11. There are some very, VERY unfortunate tattoos in this world.
10. While there are many women in this world that would not dare put on a bikini in public in their present physical condition, there is another very, very LARGE majority of women who apparently don't care. At all.
9. There is a law irrevocably decreed in heaven that you cannot work on a cruise ship and be a white American.
8. The long lost twin of everyone you know can be found on a cruise ship (For example, I saw the twin of Brooke Towns, Christina Spafford, of my college roommate Jen, Moe the bartender from The Simpsons and Natalie from The Facts of Life
7. Be nice to all cruise ship employees. The bouncer at the club could later be your waiter at dinner and then the guy fastening your harness on the rock wall and then working the front desk, or the guy playing the drums in the calypso band by the pool at sunset. You can't escape them.
6. It is utterly shocking that Budweiser has not built their own cruise ship by now. It seems like a no-brainer.
5. The guy who invented Dramamine should have his own postage stamp or at least a golden bust at every pharmacy. He completely saved my vacation!
4. If the magical Internet offers you the option of a handicap accessible room when booking a cruise- TAKE IT! The cruise Gods are smiling on you.
3. Drunk guys will still hit on girls who tell them they are married and celebrating their 11th anniversary on the cruise with their husband
2. The national bird of the Bahamas is the Flamingo, even though it is not native to the country. What? I enjoy a good fun fact just as much as anyone.
1. Jacob enjoyed this cruise an additional 29% simply by the fact that all the ship lingo and jargon mirrored that of the Star Trek Enterprise. (Captain, quarters, engineering, decks, bridge, docking, registry, being chased by the Romulans out of the delta quadrant using evasive maneuvers...) We were disappointed however that there was no actual red alert system :( Just a goofy tone that sounded like the captain was going to tell you to put on your seat belt. Sigh....

We even found Ten Forward! Nice work Ensign Sweeney :)

A Change in Lattitude

So actually over the weekend, I FINALLY went on a cruise :) Jacob and I took the plunge and left on Friday to the Bahamas. I didn't really tell anyone about this; I kinda wanted to be off the map for a few days (and that part was amazing!). We just got back this morning and I think I might need a few days to get rid of the rocking back and forth feeling. A full write-up will be coming soon (featuring the limited pictures I managed to take) if you care to see what it was like, but in the mean time, I have to go run 71 miles to work off all the food I ate...

Eleven

To a Tee

I came across a website this morning selling some pretty funny t-shirts that I had never seen before. I would wear any of these:

(P.S. I don't own any of these pictures or the artwork, they came directly from www.bustedtees.com and if you visit the site, proceed with caution, not everything is clean...)

The Truth Hurts (unless you make your own airbag)

Am I really such a bad shopping cart driver that my children feel it necessary to make produce 'air bags' for the car cart? I mean, I've have had a few close calls, and occasionally taken out an eldery shopper or two, but come on, cut me some slack!

A Festival That's Better Than The Restival

Nope, not dead :) My sister-in-law Misty and the girls (Addie and Laurel) are here from Maine for a visit. Luke and Cindy have been in total heaven for the past few days with some non-stop cousin time.

Thursday we all went out to eat at Sonny's (oh YUM) and then Friday we hit the Strawberry Festival in Plant City. I had forgotten just how much of a big deal this is here. Huge country stars come and perform (Reba, anyone?)- they have rides, crazy food, pig shows, sea lion shows, 4-H exhibits- you name it! And every single March I say I am going to take my kids there but I never do. Well, I FINALLY did this year!! The last time I went with my family, Brian was still in the NICU at Lakeland Regional because he was just born premature the month prior. He's 24 years old now. Yeah, it's been a long time. Here's a few pics of our day...

Misty and the girls...

My favorite food booth was the one called "Deep Fried...." and then it had pictures of about 12 different things you could have them deep fry. Among the options was twinkies, cheesecake, pop-tarts, milk way bars, butter, ding dongs, and Reese's cups. We did have the deep fried Oreos and they were AMAZING. Hot out of the oil with a golden crust, dusted with powdered sugar and drenched in chocolate syrup. Heaven :)

And here is me eating the chocolate covered bacon. It was AWESOME. Mostly because of the chocolate but also probably because I haven't had real, non-turkey bacon in over a year. It was so very thick and hearty. And the best part was when Cindy came over and dipped some of the bacon in the hot, melted chocolate and it dripped off a lot of chocolate into the blowing wind, which carried the drips and landed them all over my white shorts. And I mean, ALL OVER. And from now on, I am spreading Nutella on bacon. Skip the toast.



Normally the Strawberry Festival is not so hot, but it was SCORCHING! These fans actually were useful for more than just hi jinx from Grandma and Grandpa.

Rickety rides sometimes make me a little nervous...

World famous shortcake!

Mom was feeling very daring and attempted the Crazy Mouse roller coaster that not only goes on the track, but spins at the same time. Look at her face, she LOVED it!

Luke was plugging his nose almost before we even got into the cow and pig tent. He is not a fan of animal smells.


This is my favorite picture of the day - Luke's face is classic.

Anyway, we had a very fun time together! It was great to finally go back. And just because I had not yet had my fill of festival frivolity, the next morning I went down to run a 5k for the Bartow Bloomin' Arts Festival. And how did it go after eating all that crap the day before? To be continued...