Yesss!! I got my ship assignment!! I am on the Carnival Valor, one of their large ships. I will be doing 7-day cruises to Grand Cayman, Belize, Isle Roatan (off the coast of Honduras), and Cozumel. Uhhhm HOW AMAZING IS THAT!? Funny, I put a post up on Belize, which has a myriad of rare wildlife :) I was relieved that I wasn't just going to be on three day cruises to Nassau and back - since I've already been there twice and feel like I've done about all there is to do there. I am just so excited for travels and adventure, and I even look forward to all the fun I am hoping to have with the kids I will be working with. I hope that kids will be interested in doing off-shore excursions together, that way I get to go too!
I have also decided that most of my money is going to be spent on those off-shore excursions - I am planning on seeing everything, from climbing Mayan ruins to exploring the rainforest. I wish wish wish I had my scuba certification, as you can scuba dive with dolphins AND the world's second largest barrier reef is off the coast of Belize... guess I will have to settle for snorkeling. Hopefully I will meet people who will do these things with me!!
I got really sad for the first time last night - of course I have been realizing I will miss everybody - friends, family, my middle schoolers, but last night it hit me that I'm barely going to see my sister before I go. Julie's so busy with AP test studying and schoolwork AND the school play, and this week is crazy for her. She's basically my best friend, and there was a list of things I wanted to do before I left, especially as she's going off to college. I am also really regretful that I am going to miss her graduation. I am so proud of her, and am more torn up than I realized about missing this huge event - I mean she worked her butt off all through high school. I'm not even going to be able to send her off to U of M (that's right, my sister is going to the University of Michigan) ;-) Told ya she worked her butt off.
Anyways, I realize you don't really know my sister, but now you know that I am bent up about missing her.
Praise to the Lord there is a Target in Miami though!!! I also didn't realize that I would get to get off the ship on Sundays, our embarkation/disembarkation days, and go shopping in Miami - I guess there is a shuttle that takes you to a shopping center, and Target is only a short ways away. Seriously, I can breathe easier - I thought I would have to pack 5 bottles of shampoo and twenty bars of soap! (Okay maybe not quite that much.)
So ... a week from today (technically even less) I will be floating around the Caribbean :) I might even be in the rainforest or laying on the beach on Grand Cayman. :)
I have also decided that most of my money is going to be spent on those off-shore excursions - I am planning on seeing everything, from climbing Mayan ruins to exploring the rainforest. I wish wish wish I had my scuba certification, as you can scuba dive with dolphins AND the world's second largest barrier reef is off the coast of Belize... guess I will have to settle for snorkeling. Hopefully I will meet people who will do these things with me!!
I got really sad for the first time last night - of course I have been realizing I will miss everybody - friends, family, my middle schoolers, but last night it hit me that I'm barely going to see my sister before I go. Julie's so busy with AP test studying and schoolwork AND the school play, and this week is crazy for her. She's basically my best friend, and there was a list of things I wanted to do before I left, especially as she's going off to college. I am also really regretful that I am going to miss her graduation. I am so proud of her, and am more torn up than I realized about missing this huge event - I mean she worked her butt off all through high school. I'm not even going to be able to send her off to U of M (that's right, my sister is going to the University of Michigan) ;-) Told ya she worked her butt off.
Anyways, I realize you don't really know my sister, but now you know that I am bent up about missing her.
Praise to the Lord there is a Target in Miami though!!! I also didn't realize that I would get to get off the ship on Sundays, our embarkation/disembarkation days, and go shopping in Miami - I guess there is a shuttle that takes you to a shopping center, and Target is only a short ways away. Seriously, I can breathe easier - I thought I would have to pack 5 bottles of shampoo and twenty bars of soap! (Okay maybe not quite that much.)
So ... a week from today (technically even less) I will be floating around the Caribbean :) I might even be in the rainforest or laying on the beach on Grand Cayman. :)
