Category: Travel

Whenever we go on vacation, I tend to procrastinate on writing a blog post about it. I’m not really sure why, maybe by writing the post it signifies to my brain that the trip has actually passed and I need to find something else to look forward to?

Anyways, I’ve put off writing about our cruise for long enough. As a teensy bit of backstory, we went on a cruise last April and had a bunch of issues which resulted in us receiving 50% back of the cruise cost AND 50% off our next cruise. If you want to catch up on all the reading you can find it here: Our Family Cruise, Part 1 {the drama}, Our Family Cruise, Part 2 {the fun}, Cruise Style: What to Wear on a Cruise. When we returned from our April trip, we decided to go ahead and book a new cruise immediately so our VISA statement would feel like we got it for free.

Which brings us to our October cruise. Now, typically I would not plan two cruises in a year… but when you wave a free cruise in front of my face I book that baby as fast as my fingers can type in our information. On our last trip we visited Nassau and Freeport, so we decided to book different stops for this cruise.

For this trip, we took the Carnival Glory out of Miami and visited: Half Moon Cay, St Thomas, Grand Turk and San Juan. We were worried that Hurricane Matthew would derail our plans – or at least the weather – but we were very lucky and had sunshiny days the entire time. We also decided to upgrade to a balcony room and I’m now totally spoiled for cruising. To be able to walk out on your private balcony and have your coffee each morning is total heaven.

I really don’t have a lot to say – other than we had a wonderful time – so here are some pretty pictures to look at:

Of course, we couldn’t resist the family pictures… even though Jack is making kind of an odd face. However, 90% of the time he is making weird faces in photos, so I kind of wanted to remember this memory!

Have you ever gone on a family cruise?

Can you believe that it’s almost Halloween?! Well, it’s totally sneaking up on us which means that it’s the perfect time to tell you about this year’s Hersheypark in the Dark event in Hershey, PA.

The event runs for just three weekends: October 14-16, October 21-23, and October 28-30. Our family has gone for the last few years and we absolutely love it. It’s the perfect event for those who like Halloween and amusement park rides, but don’t want the super scary ghoul decorations that would give the kiddo (and me) nightmares.

Added bonus: It also gives us a chance to dress up in costumes! I’ve wanted to do a family costume since before Jack was even a glimmer in my eye, and this year is the year that I’m making it happen. All three of us are huge fans of Wreck-It Ralph, so we decided to dress up like three of our favorite characters!

As a little teaser, here they are:

We aren’t going for full-on cosplay with our costumes… instead just using stuff we already own and buying a couple accessories. I can’t wait to see them all put together!

We will be enjoying Hersheypark in the Dark the weekend before Halloween, so if you see us please say hi. I’ll be sure to tell you all about it (with pictures) when we get back!

Have you done a family costume? If so, tell me ALL about it! Are you planning to go to Hersheypark in the Dark this year?

Remember in the spring when we went on a cruise and had some issues? Well, as an “I’m sorry” to everyone who cruised, Carnival basically gave us a FREE cruise (50% back from the one we took in April and 50% off our next cruise).

So, we’re outta here!

This week we are cruising out of Florida with stops at San Juan, Grand Turk, St Thomas and Half Moon Cay. And of course, when I come back I can’t wait to tell you all about it.

In the meantime, here is some reading to hold you over and the full story of our last cruise:

Our Family Cruise, Part 1 {the drama}
Our Family Cruise, Part 2 {the fun}
Cruise Style: What to Wear on a Cruise

I hope you all have a fantastic week!