Christmas Vacation

We went to my parent's house for our Christmas vacation. My Grandma and my sister were there too. We arrived on the day before Christmas Eve. I was feeling a little sick. but the end oft he day, both David and I had full-on colds. I was looking around my parents house for something to take. All they had was Nyquil that expired 2 years ago or DayQuil that expired 1 year ago. My dad told me it would be okay since it had never been open. Weirdo. On Christmas Eve, Dad, David and I went to go see The Day The Earth Stood Still. It was okay. We went to my mom's church for mass on Christmas Eve. While we were in church, someone papered the parking lot with flyers about submitting ourselves to the true religion of Islam. Real classy. Go ahead and put out all the literature you want, but do it on a better day than Christmas Eve when you know everyone is in church. That's just tacky. Anyway! Then it was present time! I got my Dad a DVD of logs burning. It may sound cheesey, but he really likes that channel. I got a bunch of cool stuff from my family. David got me an iPod charger and a Cricut die cut machine. Kate made me a magnet board. My parents gave me gift certificates and a Circut cartridge. Christmas was mellow. We didn't go anywhere. We watched movies and played Seinfeld Scene It. On Boxing Day, we went to St. Augustine to meet up with my cousin, Chelsea and my Aunt Susie. We couldn't see anyone else because of how sick we were. They had to stay home with Stacey's babies. After we ate dinner with them, we went on a ghost tour. I would have liked it to scariest, but I was so sick it wouldn't have mattered. We rode the trolley around the town and they told us about the different ghosts they have there. We left the next day. The airport was a madhouse. I thought we weren't going to be able to make it for a second. It was good vacation, I wish I could have enjoyed it more by not being so sick!

Canoeing on the pond in my parent's backyard.

More canoeing.

Grandma doing the dishes, even though I told her not to. :)

David in the living room.

A very artsy shot of us canoeing.

Family Xmas shot.

David and I by the tree.

The 'rents by the tree.

Very attractive...

Tree full of presents!

David is a gift to us all!

Puzzle time. They didn't finish it before I had to leave. So I couldn't put the last piece in. :(

Grammy pondering the puzzle.

All of us at the Monk's Tavern in St. Augustine.

More Xmas Pics

Here are some pictures my Aunt Susie took at Christmas.

Everyone loves pictures in front of the tree.

Chelsea and Uncle Charlie! Meow!

Andrew

Kate and Grammy.

Working the puzzle.

Reverse Direction.

Grammy's house in the middle.

Christmas At Home Away From Home

We went to Jacksonville, Florida last Sunday to see my parents, sister, and Grandma. The first day we were there was the only day it was "nice" all day. So we went to the beach and picked up some shells. The rest of the time, we stayed home mostly. We played games and watched the giant TV my dad got for his present. I think he said it was 52 inches. My Aunt Susie, Uncle Charlie, and cousins Andrew and Chelsea came over on the 26th. We ate pizza and took canoe rides. We put together a puzzle of a satellite picture of my Grandma's house. I am sure there will be more pictures too come from my Aunt Susie's camera. I don't know what I was thinking, but I didn't take any pictures. On the last day we were there, David and I went to the Jacksonville Landing and saw pelicans attack seagulls. Then David fixed my dad's car shifter and a chair, in addition to pulling out bushes a few days earlier. It was a productive vacation.

Kate and the tree.

Stockings.

Family picture.

Pic by the tree.

Me, Mom, Kate, and Grammy.

Christmas elves.

Eeew!

Cheese!

Jacksonville beach.

Hanging at the beach.

The joke is I fell down after setting the camera timer.

A rose from the waiter.

Water volleyball. I held the net up.

The ship.

Booze cruise to Marigot, St. Maarten.

Somewhere in St. Maarten.

The Fam at the Bridal Tea.

Dad, Aunt Susie, Aunt Nancy, Aunt Lonnie, and Grandma on formal night.

Kate's confused.

Chelsea and me at the Skywalker Lounge.

Kate and Grammy during our muster with Ash.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The Princess logo.

Grammy, Kate, and Mom by the pool.

Aunt Nancy, Grandma Anderson, and Aunt Susie at the Bridal Tea in the Coral Room.

Caribbean Cruise Part 1

Just a quick post to show the pictures taken on my parent's camera from the cruise. I will post again later to write a better account of the festivities!

Grammy and Kate at Magen Bay in St. Thomas.

Kate and I swimming in Magen Bay.

Dad, Kate, me, and Mom at the wedding.

Venessa and John getting married.