Cruise Trip: Ketchikan

Sunday was a gorgeous day.  Windy and blustery, but sunny and beautiful.  We rented a van and drove around a bit beef going to church.  After church, Mom and I went to see a lumberjack show while most of the rest went hiking.

Look at this sunrise! So pretty.

Dan, Deborah and Mom, heading out for the day.

We stopped at this cute beach park and Miranda was so excited about this rock.

Just look at her adorable face.  I like her. 

She photobombed my selfie and made me laugh.

 She is pretty great.

 Apparently this eagle is an iconic photo spot.

So I had to do a selfie with my mom! 

The lumberjack show was a lot of fun.This guy hit the bulls eye. 

The log roll was vastly entertaining as well.

Ah, there it is.... the official "I was in Ketchikan" photo!

 And I was there with my mom!

Dad needed a nap in the afternoon. 

And at dinner that night (which was Mother's Day!) they sang Happy Birthday to mom. It was fun.

Cruise Trip: At Sea

 Saturday was an at-sea day.  With the jet lag, I was up at 4am.  Apparently the sun gets up almost that early in Canada!  I was out running the track at 4:45 and it was glorious!  It was cold and misting and it was wonderful, after the Okinawa heat. I hung out with family, took a nap, got all dressed up for dinner and went to a show.  It was a good day.

Me, after my run.  I'm actually damp from the drizzle and not from sweat! 

I thought this was cute- Deborah and Ian both looking out the balcony in Mom and Dad's room.

This was my fancy hair that Kristy did for me! 

 Selfie with my folks!  I kind of love them a lot!

I love my brother and his wife too. 

And my sister.  I'm a lucky girl.

Yep, totally took a photo of my dessert.  Panna Cotta with strawberries.  Delicious!

My brother in law does make things livelier! 

 At the show with my sweetie.

Cruise Trip: Vancouver

We arrived in Vancouver on Thursday evening. 

This was the view from our hotel. It was great.

We were up early and moseyed down to the pier to watch the sun rise.

 Selfie with all the boats.

 My favorite boat!  Check out the name of it. "Fish & Chicks".

This bird was pretty cool, but the photo does it no justice. 

 And the coolest thing is that we got to see our ship come in!

We went to lunch.  Dan was thrilled to find a Ukranian restaurant and the palmini were delicious- and too plentiful!

We went back to the pier with all our stuff and spent about 2 hours going though the process to get on board the ship.  It was the Celebrity Solstice.  (In the future, I'd go as early as possible!)

We met up with the family and enjoyed the formal sit-down dinner together. 

It was fun to see Savannah try escargot.  I did not try the escargot. 

I love my sister!  And I love my mommy!

Cruise Trip: Taiwan

We flew via Taiwan, where we had a 13 hour layover.  So off we went to enjoy the city!

We went to the Temple and did a session.

No time for more photos, it was raining! 

We walked in the rain, and Dan bought me an umbrella.

We went to the "Modern Toilet Restaurant" next. 

It was quite the toilet theme! 

Our mango juice came in this delightful urinal shaped glass! 

Dan spent most of the time doing this, because there was wifi.

Dinner was tasty.

 And desserts presentation was pretty impressive!

We still had a few hours to kill, so we went to the night market.

 We had a good time and did a bit of shopping.

My selfie in the market. 

We got back to the airport in plenty of time for our midnight flight to Vancouver.

Saying Goodbye

 So..... Dan and I went on a cruise to Alaska and had to leave the kids for 10 days.  We had a fantastic couple stay and watch them, but it was still stressful!  On Thursday May 9, I walked the kids to school/bus stop and once they were all safely away. Dan and I took off for the airport.  But before we left, I had to take selfies with my girls.  Well, most of them.  Marian and Josh were off too early.  But Callie, Delaney and Rylee requested a goodbye photo.

We flew on Eva Airlines, and got to fly on their Hello Kitty plane.