Tuesday morning, we woke up to this:
I think this my favorite part of a cruise.... being on the deck and looking out and seeing nothing but beautiful blue ocean and gorgeous blue skies. I look at it, and just know that i'm in the middle of such peaceful surrounding, and I know that God is near. It's just so relaxing. And, breathtaking.
We layed out in the sun for a few hours and did some swimming. Our ship had two pools, and I was so thankful, because most of the kids were in the larger pool with the slide. On my last cruise, I got in the pool once, because there were so many darn kids.
My mom and her friend, Libby, left us and found a cool shady spot to do some reading. We found them once we got hungry.
Here's my SIL, Tiffany, while we were waiting for the buffet to open.
And here I am on the first sea day.
That afternoon, Tiffany and I joined my grandma for the art auction. This is actually one of my favorite activities on the ship, and I think it's a much kept secret. Not only do you get to sip on free champagne and view art works worth thousands of dollars, but it's also educational, and you win free stuff! Before this auction, I was not a fan of Kincaid's artwork, but after learning about his work, I appreciate it more.
After the art auction, we showered and fancied up for our more formal dinner night. My SIL and I decided that we all needed to wear fancy hats like they do in England and for the Kentucky Derby, in order to have a little fun. We really wanted to have a theme night for our little group every night, but then we realized, it would be a lot of extra packing.
Here's my mom and SIL on our hat night.
And my SIL and myself. I think my SIL and mom purchased their hats from Etsy. My little headband came from Stein Mart, as did my dress.
Here's me with my mom and grandma.
That evening the wait staff provided a little bit of entertainment and we got in on the act:
Here's Libby, Chrissy, and Christine in their hats; they were great sports and went all out with our idea!
And, my SIL and I waiving our napkins around.
My grandma had to stand up to see.
There's our waiter, Wera, or "Honkey Donkey" as he liked to be called.
And, our entire group with our waiter.
And our dining table friends. The couple sitting is from Germany, and the lady standing lives in Kentucky. The two women have been friends for several years, and they visit each other every summer.
Here's Chrissy and Christine after dinner.....
Then we changed, because, let's face it, we're all mom's and dresses just aren't comfortable after you're used to wearing sweats all the time!
We were waiting on the comedy show, and I couldn't resist taking a crazy picture.
And, our towel elephant to complete our first sea day!
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