A Much Needed Break

Rick and I decided to celebrate our anniversary a little early this year. We are anticipating big changes in the next 3-6 months or so and decided now was the time to spend some good ole one-on-one time with each other.

Saturday Feb 26th we flew to Los Angeles and boarded the Norwegian Star on a 7-day cruise to the Mexican Riviera. My brother & sister-in-law were brave enough to take our 2 little guys for us. It was nice knowing that they were being well taken care of and in good hands. Not to mention Levi would spend every waking moment if he could with his cousin Evie. The itinerary was to leave L.A., a day at sea, then a day in Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerta Vallerta. Due to violence in the region and a unexpected medical emergency for another passenger, we ended up with a lot of days at sea and 1 day in Cabo and 1 in Puerta Vallerta.

We saw a lot of beautiful sunsets at sea, unfortunately didn't see any sunrises as we slept in every chance we got.

In Cabo San Lucas we went snorkeling at Santa Maria Bay (haven't taken the waterproof camera to get developed yet).

After snorkeling we had a few hours to grab some lunch at the Gigglin' Marlin, shop for a few souvenirs and hold an Iguana.

Next we were off to Puerta Vallerta, we got in early and took a taxi to town and walked around on the beach for a few minutes before we boarded a bus for our zip line adventure.

We had such a fun time. There was a total of 14 zip lines that spanned approximately 2 miles of the tropical forests there.

It was crazy fun speeding along the zip line over ravines. Some of the rides were tandem with one of the guides in which they spun us around and had us hang upside down.

A little dangerous but totally worth the ride. We had lunch, super yummy fajitas and guacamole, salsa and chips.

It would have been nice to do a little swimming in the river but we didn't think that we shad enough time. Then headed back to the ship.

While on the ship we enjoyed shows every night, ate way too much food and just relaxed. Most of the time it was really nice weather. I laid out on the pool deck and got a little sun while reading a book. We took naps every day (a rarity at home) and just enjoyed spending time with one another. When we landed back in L.A. Rick's sister and brother-in-law Chris and Jurgen came to pick us up and we were able to spend a few hours visiting them and seeing their new home before heading to the airport. We got home yesterday night and it was really good to see the boys again, we missed them a lot, even though we did need the break. They had SO much fun at their cousins but were excited to see us also. Jace wanted us to hold him the first 10 minutes and just kept stroking Rick's shoulder and saying "Daddy". Levi had just woken up from his nap and was a little groggy but said "do we get to go home now?"

A much needed break but good to get home.

My favorite picture of the trip...