Cruise Day 1 & 2

The end of January got really busy as I prepared to go one my first cruise! Derek was awarded "Top Preformer" award at work and when you are awared that honor you get to go on the company cruise. So Derek and I got to go on a free 7 day cruise to Key West and the Bahamas! The boys stayed with mom and dad for a week. I'm pretty sure they feel like they were given an upgrade and were on vacation too!

Our cruise didn't start until 4 pm on Sunday. Our boarding time was at 2. So we woke up early and drove down to Galveston that morning. When we arrived in Galveston it was pretty much our boarding time. So we parked the car and headed right to the terminal. After a lot of waiting in line we were on the ship! Of course I knew that cruise ships were big but until you are actually inside of one I don't think you're actually prepared for just how massive it is. We spent the entire afternoon and evening walking around and exploring the ship.

It's hard to see but those are dolphins swimming around the ship. I thought this was amazing! 

Bon Voyage! 

The next morning we took the opportunity to sleep in! This is not a luxury I get at home during normal life so I was determined to make the most of it during this trip! After breakfast and more exploring I went for a jog. When will I have this view again during a run??!!

A storm was coming in and I did get rained on but still the most beautiful scenery I've ever had during a run!

Monday night was our first formal night. It was so fun to get super dressed up for dinner. Derek and I don't take many opportunities for date nights and when we do we defiantly don't get this dressed up!

After dinner we went to a comedy show. Then it was bed time - we had to be up in the morning for Key West!