Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 19 – San Juan, Puerto Rico

[image title=”img_5308″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2134″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Well, it had to happen and today it did. Our wonderful cruise of 2008, the transatlantic voyage, came to an end when we docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico and were forced to disembark from the ship. Unfortunately, it was not a pleasant experience. The Celebrity Summit docked […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 13 – Atlantic Crossing

[image title=”img_4775″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2100″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was our first full sea day as part of the Atlantic Crossing having begun the journey yesterday upon leaving Las Palmas and the Canary Islands behind us. The weather immediately improved and the seas were cooperating. Today was our first real chance to enjoy the pool and […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 8 – Day at Sea

[image title=”029″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2073″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today we enjoyed another day at sea after having visited Malagal, Spain yesterday. During the night, the seas picked up a bit. At the noon time update, the Captain reported that we would be experiencing a sea state with about 10 – 12 foot swells. The ship did […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 6 – Day at Sea

[image title=”img_4157″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2061″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was a day at sea as the Celebrity Summit begin its journey toward San Juan, Puerto Rico. Days at see tend to be our favorite parts of the cruise which is one of the reasons why we chose a transatlantic cruise for this years vacation. The day […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 2 – Barcelona

[image title=”img_3849″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2044″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Upon arrival at Barcelona we quickly moved through passport control and customs. I was a bit fearful as we headed (with our 7 large bags – I thought we were moving) to the taxi stand. I had encouraged Suzanne to arrange for transportation to the apartment ahead of […]

Summer Vacation in Michigan

While Michigan is not known as a summer resort destination, it turned out to be a great destination for our family reunion this summer. One of the best parts of our trip was our home base, my sister-in-law’s/brother-in-law’s place in Shelby Township. The house couldn’t have been a better fit for our group. There was […]

Vacation Finally Here!

Well, finally its here! A vacation. Right about now, we are jetting our way to Michigan for a little family reunion. I am in desperate need of a vacation as this will essentially be my first of the year. We did take a week back in March for a Pechuls family reunion, but I was […]

Baseball Season Comes To A Close

Well, its been a good, long, hard ride, but Sean’s baseball season has come to a close. The boys had a great year, finishing the season with a very nice record of 15 – 2. If you ask the kids, they will say it was 15 – 1 since they don’t count the loss to […]

Summer Dance Recital

This weekend was the annual Summer dance recital for Suzanne and the kids and their Alma Dolores International Dance Studio. This is a two night performance of the all the kids and adults that have been working on dances since the end of the year show. The first night is usually a fun, high energy […]

Another Victory

Tonight was another baseball game for Sean’s team. Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to make it. It’s only the second game this year I have missed. Still, the boys were victorious, pulling off another lopsided victory by the score of 16-2. This win runs their record up to 14 – 1. They are supposed to have […]