Grand Cayman

Im back with more lovely pics of us!! I'm sure some of these pictures will look like doubles from 2 years ago, except with Jonathan's pretty face in each one! :)

Standing by our tour sign, someone offered to take a pic of us together. Since that doesn't happen often when it's just 2 of you, we gladly obliged :)

A sweet close up shot of a baby turtle, looking happy as a clam, haha.

Us with the 6 month old turtles

I think I remember that when it was a bus full of mormons we opted not to go to the Tortuga Rum Factory, but with just the 2 of us we had no other choice. So this is about all we got out of it.. A cute picture in front of the sign :)

Jonathan chillin with the devil

Yes, that's a huge stingray at my feet! AHHH

Unfortunately (for you guys), Jonathan and I took an under water camera to Stingray City, and took LOTS of great pictures holding them and kissing them and all that jazz, but I am too lazy to scan them onto the computer right now. So, next time we see you we will show you in person.

Day 2, Fun day at sea!

Jonathan and I layed out for about 4 hours and got just burnt enough to not wanna go in the sun or the hottub for the next 2 days, yay! :)

Out in the sun

After the sun

Getting ready for the formal dinner

Jonathan on deck after dinner

And there's me

See ya tomorrow on Grand Cayman!

Day 1, Saturday

We boarded the boat about 11am, got some lunch and went exploring.



There's really not too much to do on the 1st day. We watched us push off, which I don't think I've ever done before. We met our dinner crew of course, and here's a picture of all of us, even though it wasn't taken on the 1st night.

The couple on the left we both med students from New York, and the couple on the right we from Florida, she was on spring break.

Cruise, Cruise, Cruise

As all of my 5 readers know, we just got back from a wonderful vacation!! We cruised out of Miami to Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios, Jamaica. We had a great time! I'm going to do this blog by day, with mostly pictures and captions. If you have any questions, feel free to ask :)
The first day we took an early flight to Miami, where we were greeted by one of Jonathan's long time friends, Stephanie. We hung out at her house with her and her kids for a couple hours and then when her husband Jeff came home and the babysitter arrived, we drive a little ways into the city of Miami for dinner. It's a beautiful city! Jeff said it's one of the cleanist cities in the nation, both because of upkeep and because the sea winds keep smog from collecting. We drove all around and saw all the sites! It was our own private tour.

The city

The boardwalk in the movie "There's Something About Mary"

Dinner with Stephanie and Jeff

So, with the city on the left side of this next picture, you drive down this long stretch of highway to get to South Beach. It is a different world down there. We were there on a Friday night and it was like being on the Las Vegas strip! People were everywhere!

Off the highway there were these little bridges that would take you to the islands on the left. This particular island is "Star Island" and has no public access. Supposedly we saw Hulk Hogan's house ;)

As I mentioned, at the end of the highway is South Beach, and this is what the beach looked like during the day!! Spring Break for sure!

What a place! After the tour we went back to our hotel room to rest up before the cruise. See ya tomorrow!

March

I'm super excited that March is here in 2 days! I can't believe how fast February flew by, as it usually does. Funny how much difference 3 days does to a month. I'm excited for March for a couple reasons. 1st and foremost, it means warmer weather!! I can't wait to bust out my spring clothes, and start wearing some cute maternity clothes! 2nd, I get to go to Junction to see my friends and family. Which also means I get a couple days off work; VERY thrilled about that. I haven't gotten to go back home for a while and just chill. I can't wait to see you Mom an Dad!! It'll be great. And the 3rd reason I'm excited about March is because Jonathan and I are going on our "baby moon," and cruising to Jamaica. I can't wait!! Jonathan has never been on a cruise so hopefully the poor economy hasn't like, forced the cruise lines to serve mac and cheese for dinner due to low traveling :( That would be pretty awful. We are flying out on Friday the 13th so wish us luck please! I am so looking forward to the upcoming events and this year steadily marches on. Here's the most recent pic of me at 16 weeks:

Valentine's Day

I know that Valentine's Day is a made up holiday by Hallmark, and I get that it's only fun and cool if you have a "sweetheart," but I do! So I like it. :) Last year we got engaged on Valentine's Day, so it has a little bit more meaning to us. This year, months in advance, Jonathan made reservations for us at the Melting Pot, which I was really excited about because I've never been there! Then, even though I told him no flowers, he sent flowers to me at work.


AW. He's the greatest, right?

So, last night we got ready and headed up to the Springs for a wonderful dinner.

Here's how it went:
1st course:
The waitress came out and "made" our cheese for us. A mix of grated Swiss cheese, garlic, white wine, and pesto, sprinkled on top with Parmesan and walnuts. She gave us 3 different types of bread, carrots, celery and cauliflower and granny smith apples to dip in it. Delicious.
2nd course:
A Mediterranean salad with Greek olives and artichokes and their own yummy dressing.
(I chose this one over the ceasar salad!!!) Good choice.
3rd course:
We chose the "Mojo" style cooking for our meats. It was the more Caribbean flavored one. They brought out a plate with tons of raw meats: beef, pork, duck, chicken, lobster tail, shrimp, and raviolis. They also gave us sliced broccoli, potatoes and mushrooms. Then to dip all this stuff they brought like, 20 dipping sauces out! I tried a lot of them but nothing beats the tried and true garlic butter on EVERYTHING! :)
4th course:
We chose the plain dark chocolate for dipping. They had lots of different kinds of chocolate to choose from but I didn't think everything would taste good dipped in "cookies n cream." They brought out a plate with pound cake, rice crispy treats, brownies, strawberries, bananas, cheesecake, and marshmallows. Oh my, was it a lot of food!!!
We had a great time! It's all an experience. I recommend it to anyone who has never been. Here's a picture of us getting ready to go.


I hope everyone had as great a Valentine's Day day as we had!!!

I miss my babies

I don't know what it is, but recently I've super duper missed my niece and nephews. Jonathan probably thinks I'm crazy because I'll come out of nowhere and say "I wonder what Missy is doing." He's like, "uhhhm, sleeping?" LOL. I just miss all my babies. Maybe my pregnancy is making me extra hormonal, hahahah duh. So, what you guys need to do is 1) post more pics of them so I can talk to them on my computer and 2) come visit!!