We celebrated birthdays in 2010. I don't mean the usual birthdays, but the ones that end with a ZERO! My sister turned 40 in July, and her birthday gift from her husband was a Bahamas cruise in April for her with her sisters!! So that included me. Cruising was a first for me, but my sisters already knew what we were in for. It was lots of fun to be just the three of us, hanging out in exotic places and catching up since we are only very rarely together.
The only downside to our trip was the volcano in Iceland. After a week far from my hubby and children I was ready to get home, but with the closed airspace over Europe, I spent an extra week in Chicago. I was very glad that I had a sister's home to spend it in and didn't have to sit in a hotel like so many other people!
I learned that dinner on a cruise ship is a dressy occasion. Luckily my sisters brought along all the fancy stuff I would need!
The beaches and waves were incredible.
Hanging out in the adults only deck. We don't get to do that very often! We have 15 children between us.
