Sorry I've dropped the ball with the TR, but I'm going to attempt to finish it out with a bang!
Monday, the 22nd, was our day at sea. We all ate together at Topsiders breakfast buffet. We loved that they had Krispy Kreme doughnuts for breakfast each morning! It was a sort of cloudy rainy day, so we didn't do much swimming, we went out on deck when we could catch the sun, but it never lasted long. DH, DS8, and I went to the lounge to play Pictionary. It was fun, and there were some real good players there. We did not fare well, but don't worry....we made up for it later in the week with some serious trivia game wins
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Before stuffing our faces again with lunch, we decided to check out the exercise room. DS16 really wanted to work out, as he was missing his P90X
. Alas, they spotted him and he had to leave. I was there with him, but he was not allowed to stay. He brought the book to the P90X workouts, and just did some of the workouts in the stateroom. I know some may not agree with me, but I think they should work something out in the weight room for some of the younger cruisers that want to keep up with their workout routines while vacationing. DD24 and I ran on the treadmills at the front of the room, and the seas were rough. Both of us struggled. I was mildly sick the rest of the day, and was really bad off that evening. DD24 thinks hers may have been more of vertigo problem, but it definitely affected her.
We ate lunch on the pool deck....in the partly sunny warm air. We always enjoyed the offerings, but we like burgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, and fries
. They had wonderful healthy options also....we just did not eat as much of those
. We did enjoy the soft serve ice cream.
After lunch we found something for ALL of us. It was a game called "So You Think You Know Your Family?" It was modeled after the Newlywed Game. DS8 and I were chosen from the crowd to be one of the 3 teams (each team had a parent and a child)
. The kiddos went back to a sound proof room first and we parents answered questions. We were asked about best friends, favorite foods, and least favorite subjects in school. We were reunited and we saw how we matched up. Next, us parents went to the sound proof room while the kiddos answered questions. We were chatting and heard the room errupt with laughter. I said...."wow, someone just told a funny story." I think we all hoped it wasn't our child telling on us
. We reunited, and compared notes. Guess whose kiddo told the funny? They asked the children what was something they thought they had gotten away with that their parent still did not know about. I guessed eating a cookie or a piece of candy. They game show host was grinning from ear to ear and said..."Well, no. Andrew said he had a stain on his shirt one day, and you asked him if it was marker or crayon. He told you it was, but it was really......boogars
. The room errupted again. A couple of times after that, people would jokingly ask him..."What's that on your shirt, Andrew?" He loved it.
We went back to our staterooms, did a little laundry
. It was right down our hall way. I liked that....as laundry is one of my hobbies
. It was formal night and the show was Twice Charmed. It was really, really, good. Some of us were struggling with sea sickness, but the show was a wonderful distraction. We had fun dressing up, but it was work......kind of like a wedding
. We would still do that again, as it just added to the fun for us. Dinner was at Animator's Palate. It was so good. Again, our servers, Pairoj and Richard were wonderful. I was really struggling by this time, and Pairoj could tell. He would talk softly and pat my shoulder. DDIL22 offerred me a bonine tablet, and I took one. I was nervous it would make me sleepy but it did not. DD24 and I had to leave dinner just a little early, but after about an hour I was able to join the rest of the family at Studio Sea for singing. DD24 stayed in the room and slept. We are not singers....by any means, but we had fun. And there were some really talented singers to balance our acts out
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We all hit the hay after the singing partay
so we could be ready for Cozumel the next morning. We had plans for a jeep excursion and were all really excited for it.
When DH gets done mowing.....I will ask him nicely to help me post some pictures. Thanks for hanging in here with me and DD24 as we move along. It is making me sad.....we had such fun
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. I had mentioned to Yolande, our head waiter, that DD would be celebrating her day and she said she would indeed have a cake sent to the table. Pairoj also helped and double checked all the details. The food was delish. We always enjoyed the bread and whatever dip accompanied it. Richard always had our drinks ready and refilled without ever having to ask. We took pictures of some of our menus, but I think we didnt have the hang of it yet this evening. I will post the ones we took. Next cruise
.pictures of all menus and more of our food. After dinner
..the cake arrived. It was beautiful and we ate it
.and our desserts from the menu. I am so ashamed
. Pairoj wrapped the left over cake in foil and delivered it to DD. He handed it to her and said
.Its Louis Vuitton. So cute 
Always interesting to hear anothers perspective of a trip. Cant wait to hear more !
