My Birthday

Well, tomorrow is my birthday. Turning the big 45. I probably shouldn’t mention it, but hey, you are only as old as you think you are. Luckily, tomorrow is one of our off Fridays at work, so I get to stay home, relax and spend some quality time on the computer. Okay, so I am […]

Travel and More Travel

Sorry for the absence, but the new job (within same company) has a bit more travel required. I just recently returned from a trip to Alabama and have another pending trip to Hawaii – yeah, that’s a rough one. Suzanne will be tagging along on that trip. Her parents are going to drive in from […]

Trans-Atlantic Cruise Pictures Posted

We have been working for several weeks now to get all of our pictures of the cruise edited and posted for you. We finally finished the process this morning, so we officially invite you to view our new 2008 Transatlantic Cruise Photo Gallery. We’ve included pictures of our pre-cruise stay and Barcelona, a tour of […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 20 – Flight Home

Today, the vacation really came to an end as we flew home from San Juan, Puerto Rico ending a wonderful cruise and overall vacation. We had a lot of great family fun on this trip and had many chances to increase our bond as a family. Cruising has been really wonderful for us. Of course, […]

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 18 – St Maarten

[image title=”img_5193″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2128″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was the last day of the cruise with a port of call in St Maarten in the Netherland Antilles. It was also my first visit to a Caribbean port of call as I have always cruised the Pacific Ocean prior. It was kind of a rude welcome […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 17 – Atlantic Crossing

[image title=”img_5157″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2122″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was our fifth and final straight sea day as part of the Atlantic crossing. The seas have continued to remain very calm with swells of only 3 feet. The weather warms up every day as we approach the Caribbean. Temperatures are in the low 80’s with some […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 16 – Atlantic Crossing

[image title=”img_5017″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2117″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was our fourth straight sea day as part of the Atlantic crossing. We have continued to be blessed by great weather and seas for the crossing. The seas have continued to remain very calm with swells of only 3 feet. The weather warms up every day as […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 15 – Atlantic Crossing

[image title=”img_4962″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2111″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was third sea day as part of the Atlantic. The seas have continued to remain very calm with swells of only 2 to 3 feet. This may be the most gentile cruise I have been on yet. Who would have thought that for a December Atlantic Crossing? […]

Barcelona and Transatlantic Cruise 2008 – Day 14 – Atlantic Crossing

[image title=”img_4851″ size=”thumbnail” id=”2105″ align=”none” linkto=”viewer” ] Today was second sea day as part of the Atlantic. The weather remained nice being warm and mostly sunny. In the afternoon, we could see a storm ahead of us and on both sides, but we were still in the sun. The Captain pulled up close to the […]