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| About to embark on the Carnival Imagination! |
We needed a break. Like a lose yourself in the moment, soak up every inch of the sun, sleep in past 6:00am and have absolutely nothing to do once you wake up kind of break. So Josh and I went on a 4 day (kid free) cruise to Mexico!!
Janis and Steve flew in to watch the kids for us since my Mom hasn't been able to help us out anymore with her health issues. I worried about how they would do without us (or more so without me) but luckily our ship didn't have internet or cell phone service so I had to put my phone away and actually enjoy our vacation!
We went to beautiful Catalina Island and wandered around the little island town, sipping on coffee and taking in the beautiful ocean scenery as the sail boats floated by.... Among our wandering we stopped at a little café and shared a piece of marion-berry pie a la mode. It was such a relaxing day! There was absolutely nothing to do but wander.....
Our second port was in Ensenada Mexico! We took a bus up into the wine country and toured a couple vineyards. It was beautiful to say the least. Down by the port the ocean literally splashes up over the rocks that begin the town. Then, as you go higher, the ocean landscape disappears and you find yourself lost in beautiful green vineyards. At the first vineyard we learned how wine is made and stored. It was more commercial like. The second vineyard was our favorite because it was a more relaxed, enjoy yourself kind of atmosphere. We sat on the veranda of the main house, sampling cheese, bread, and different legit Mexican salsas. As we sat, I played with the chickens wandering around freely and we were entertained by this random wild Aztec man who started singing, dancing, and chanting with incense and a conch. It couldn't have been more picturesque!
The rest of the time was spent on the ship lounging/reading on deck in the sun, snacking all throughout the day at the buffet, eating fancy dinners at night, and going on morning runs on the top deck track alongside the ocean! It was exactly what we needed :)!
We were excited to come home and see the kids, but that excitement quickly faded when we found the baby to be sick with a chest cold and a toddler who decided to make it his life's goal to punish us for leaving him.... It was Superbowl Sunday and as hard as we tried to keep our cool with Austin and enjoy the big game with the Grandparents, tension was running high and we couldn't wait for Janis and Steve to leave the next day so we could get our life back in order.
Catalina Island:
Ensenada:
Cruising:
Our Homecoming/Superbowl Party:
Fun with Grandma and Grandpa while we were away:
