{Vacacheeeaawwwn Part #DOS}

I am finally covering the neglected middle child of the vacation.

LOTS of pics.

Hopefully not LOTS of yawns.

San Diego

Riding on the rickshaw from parking lot to the ship.

The faster the poor skinny kid would peddle, the louder his one speaker would play out of date music.

We totally could have carried our own luggage the short distance, but Randy always has a soft heart to put people work so that he can pay them :)

My step-brother Justin (Danna's son) came on the cruise with us.

River dominated the chess game.

Notice all of the grown men standing around watching him play against their friend.

He played 23 games total......won 19!

We would pass dudes in the hall and they would say, "Hey River, what's up?" and then turn to their friends and tell them that he was the kid that kicked his butt in chess!

Riv believes he is their peer.

Old soul..young man.

Speaking of.......{click here for NY, NY video}

Riv sang at karaoke one night.

He was nervous and couldn't move.

It was cute....momma was proud.

On ship activities:

Scamming parent out of big $$ for a build-a-bear knock off!

Teaching our children the art of gambling.

Ping pong and golf with new friends :)

Jax also attended the Kids Kamp daily.

He danced, made crafts, and played games.

Catalina was awesome!!!

~The weather

(perfectly high 70's)

~The golf carts

(fun to race with Jay D. and pretend we were the Flintstones)

~The scenery

(greenery, awesome architecture, history)

~The jewelery

(Paula and I found unique bracelets that would have looked rockin' on our wrists)

~The company

(Paula, Jay D. and Elliott....lots of laughs)

My favorite pic.

Brings me so much joy.

We scoped a business man in the hall.....

to help us hillbillies tie Randy's tie!!!

They boys LOVE to be dressed up.

They wanted to wear these get-ups the rest of the trip.

Luckily, they both slopped molten chocolate cake on their shirts, and I demanded they be put in the dirty clothes bag!

Paula and all 'da boyz' in her hot-to-trot dress!!!

If you ask the boys what their favorite part of the cruise was, they will answer with,

"DINNER!" (I'm not sure if that is pathetic or cute)

They felt so grown up ordering appetizers, main courses, and desserts.

They were adventurous and tried many things......

duck, lobster, and calamari.

We were placed with family that had their personality sucked out of them once they left their little house in Wyoming.

They were BOOORRRING, and let their 2 year old wipe her food all over Randy.  WTF!!??!?!?

I felt like I was in a twighlight zone when I was around them.

WHY????  WHY did WE get placed with THEM???

Whatever.....

Due to my frugal ways, these are the only pics I have of us dressed up.  I am too cheap to pay $22 for a low quality picture of Randy with his eyes closed.

Paula and I were able to take 1 1/2 hours of PURE girl talk.

We just love to gab and laugh!

The "I'm too sexy for this robe" dude, joined us in the conversation.....only after he had a photo shoot.

Karaoke night.

We didn't sing....there was PLENTY of entertainment to watch.

Just imagine....

One really small man named Tyne, Tyne...

and

One really LARGE man named......Bubba Gump

~a two man jive team~

LAUGH TIL YOU CRY KIND OF ENTERTAINMENT!

Trust me!  They had NO professional training!

Jax was so excited to see what kind of creepy towel animal the stewards would leave along side the waxy chocolate mints.
They really should spend a buck and at least leave a good tasting choc mint!!!

Paula, Justin and I, donated and walked for the Susan B. Komen foundation.

Paula and I walked in honor of our mother-in-laws.

Justin walked because.....well, he's just a good guy!

We walked around Ensenada for about 1 1/2 hrs.

Randy was extremely uncomfortable having the kids there with so many people begging and pawing at us.

I enjoyed the shopping, although all the stores smell the same and sell the same items.

It was good to get back on the ship....

Ensenada may be known for the worlds largest "Blow Hole" (natural fountain), but

I think it could be known as the worlds largest "Shit Hole".

It was still fun to experience the culture.

The greatest purchase was Riv's wood and marble chess set.

We bartered the gal down to $40.  She wrapped it so carefully and put a handle on it for easy carry.

We also got some small  coin purses for the boys' teachers and a pair of "mexi-hippie" leather flip flops for myself.  LOVE them!!!

This is what I will remember most from Ensenada.....

The Viagra Man.

These pharmacies were on EVERY corner.

Apparently, so I've heard, it's big business!

For the last night of our cruise, Randy and I grabbed a bucket of bud light and relaxed on loungers, enjoyed the weather, and loved on each other.

All the while, recognizing our fortunate life

full of family, friends, and VACATIONS!!!!

Damn!!!  Life is sweet!