Wow a lot going on in that update!! You guys really had an adventure getting onto that ship.
I know! Should have been a simple drive to the port and hop on the ship, right?
And it seems you are about to have one more with that retainer comment! I hope that things slowed down and you were able to really enjoy the cruise!
I about had a heart attack when Kendall realized what she'd done.
OK, I'm sorry, but the ice story is hilarious! But sometimes, the right to say "I told you so" just isn't enough to make a situation worth it.
It was funny, even then. Annoying as all get out and beyond ridiculous. I can only imagine what I looked like. I didn't really have to say I told you so, I did tell him I'd had to go back out and dump it out and left it at that. The I told you so part was pretty self evident!
Sounds like a pretty hectic, stressful boarding.
Well the actual boarding, once ice was dumped out was completely painless. I do love late boarding for that and the room being ready when we board so an immediate drop of of our stuff. It was just a good hour or more later than I wanted.
At least there was not any debate or question about your destination- the necessity to get some lunch!
That was the only stressful part, would we get there before it was closed? While we'd have still been able to get food other places, it wasn't what we were looking for at all and we'd have been bummed to be limited to the counter service or room service options.
And I see by the prelude to your next chapter that you have not taken a vacation from the drama!
Oh, my!
Do we ever?
That is one of the things we've learned since moving here. Any place that gives you directions always wants you to take Rt 1 or A1A. It's much faster to just jump on 95!! At least A1A is a fun drive, lots of things to see!
We didn't really see as much as we'd have hoped. I don't think 1 would have been any faster but heading over to 95, in retrospect, would have been and if we are ever in that situation again I think we'd go that route. With the number of errands we had though it was probably best we were on the road we were on!
Oh my gosh!!! I hate to say it, but your "adventures" are SO entertaining!
It was funny, as annoying as it was even I could see that at the time. It was like seriously? I let this happen to myself?
Of course, I do feel bad that you had trouble finding what you needed (to replace what others lost) and had to dump the ice out and get wet, and rush to get some food...
But the way you tell it is HYSTERICAL!
Thanks
Not the dreaded retainer in the napkin!!!
Sarah has her braces for nearly another year, and I'm going to get her a case with a lanyard so she can wear it around her neck so she doesn't lose that thing!
A lanyard. That's funny! Good luck with that idea. K is done with the retainer already which surprises me. I was the worst about wearing mine and really wish someone would have enforced it as my teeth did move as a result.
Any hardware can be an issue though. One night, honest truth, I dream I was choking and could not get my headgear off. In my dream, I got so frustrated I got up and cut it off. Wake up and yep...I had cut it off. In my sleep!
That was fun to explain to the orthodontist!
Eric is due to get braces next fall. They may push for sooner as most if not all of the teeth we were waiting to fall out have fallen out but fall is what my wallet says and what the original timeline was.
Wow... that was quite an eventful trip to get to the Dream... and quite eventful actually boarding the Dream... (I'm going to be really curious to see your thoughts between this and your cruise to Alaska...
I think the 4 of us did compare them quite a bit over the course of the cruise. I will do a compare at the end. Boarding wise though very similar actually. Both times we were late (even more late on the Wonder but we weren't trying for lunch) and both times, it was incredibly fast and painless actually getting on.
We're pretty intense with our sunscreen choices as well...
It is worth the extra $$ but it was SUCH a bummer to have good stuff that everyone liked (as you might imagine, finding mineral ones that the kids don't whine about can be a challenge) disappear.
That's actually pretty cool that they let you take your own alcohol aboard the ship...
It is, any food as well though why you'd need any is beyond be. Although, we did have some cookies with us from the night before and a few boxes of cereal. Why I bothered bringing those is beyond me though.
Oh my... that whole ice thing... I'm sorry but it's pretty funny now but I know how thrilled you must have been...
(that type of think happens to me more often then I'd like to admit...)
It was funny. And oh, was it COLD! Just when I'd think I'd gotten it all I'd find another cube. But, Jeff's beer was quite cold that's for sure.
aaaaggghhhhh.... the retainer? Seriously?
That was my reaction too!