Day 2- The Night Life

The Night Life!! Friday night is the Captain's Ball and Dinner. Its formal to semi-formal. And the best part was at the ball, you got to meet the Captain and ALL of his crew...and the drinks were free!! You only had a few choices, but hey you can't be choosy when you are saving $9.00 a drink! So 4 or 5 screwdrivers later (for me)...we were off to eat...lobster, crab cakes, shrimp, steak...oh it was soooo good!
Sorry if some pics are blurry, some people don't understand the focus trick on my camera...its OK though.




We may be Mommies, but I think we still look good! Ha! :-)



In the Captain's Ball...Let's Party!!



Our Cruise Director. She was funny! And she started at the bottom of the food chain 12 years ago! What an awesome life to live!



So here is the Captain, from Italy, (the short guy in the middle) and all of his crew. OK- if they are all here, who the hell is steering the ship!?!?



The Wait staff serenaded us during dinner. How cool!



Best friends, Natalie and Stacey, sat at our table. Natalie lives in Maine, and Stacey lives in Lafayette!



Best Friends, Rachel and Jordan. Rachel goes to school in Sawanee, TN (about 2 hours from me), and Jordan works and lives in New Orleans. She speaks Russian...how cool! She gave us a crash course in Martini lingo!



Best Cousins!!



Our Maitre' D, Stan the Man. We renamed him: STAN STAN THE SEXY MAN!!!



Later that night, karaoke bar! Mary and Morgan (2 other girls we made friends with) are on the far left. And the 2 Indian guys in the middle just liked hanging with all of us. (I think I have a flashing sign above my head that attracts them that says 'I dated one of you') and the other people were part of a choir group on the ship. They were amazing!
* Mary is from Minden, LA and knows my cousin, Eddie. Morgan is from Jena, LA. Small world!



After a long night of partying. We went to the Lido deck at 2 AM and had some pizza, then retired for the night! This little guy was chilling on our bed when we got there. Cute frog, huh?

Cruisin' Day 2- The Daytime Fun

Alright, Day 2! Relaxation at its finest! And some GREAT entertainment. I will post the night pictures after this. :-)

CHEEEEESSEEEEE!!!!!!

Wish you were here...OK, not really! Ha!

The Lido Deck A.K.A. The FUN deck with FOOD!

Another view of the Lido Deck.

A guy working on an ice sculpture. It was really neat to see him take a block of ice and chisel it into 2 love birds kissing in the shape of a heart. Sorry, I didn't get a pic of the finished product.

Hairy Chest Contest Contestants!! This was sooooo hilarious! These guys has to dance around 3 ladies and run their hands on their hairy chest and try to get the the loudest cheers!

We have never laughed so much until this! And all I could think was, "Wow! My husband could take the cake between his hairy chest and his crazy dance moves!" Haha!

Work it!! Work it!!

Have you ever seen a black lady blush?? It was great!!

This guy really wanted to win.

He was so funny! The ladies loved him!

Ohhh yeah baby! Getcha some!! Haha!!

Oh man, does it ever stop??

How low can you go??

The 3 final contestants had to give their best dog bark! The last guy howled and pointed like a huntin' dog! It was great!!

And then they had to yell like Tarzan and "kill" an anaconda. (It was a wet beach towel!)

Our winner is....

It was so beautiful! The gulf was so calm...I never knew it was sooo BLUE! It was just awesome!

Carnival Fantasy Cruise-Day 1

So day 1 of our cruise...we leave out of New Orleans at 4 pm...drink #1 in hand! Hey, we needed a cute little umbrella drink! Let the PARTY begin!!

Our fav drink...The Cruiser-1 shot of rum, 1 shot of peach schnapps, 1 shot of vodka with a splash of orange juice and cranberry juice!! YUMMY!!!!!

Yep, we are so gonna hit the water slide while we are here!!

Adios Greater New Orleans Bridge! Hasta Luego! (Spanish for: See ya Later!) Hey! I guess a little bit of Spanish 1 in 10th grade did stick. Or its from my friend, Rocio! OK- I hope that was right or I just made myself look stupid! LOL!

So all the food you can eat is FREE! Why not try everything!?! I must say, I am still not a fan of what we call bait!

A few Cruisers later...Karaoke sounds great!! Yeah, this is Mary and Morgan...just met them like 5 minutes ago! They were great! Mary is a preacher's daughter from Minden, LA (AND KNOWS MY COUSIN EDDIE!!) ands Morgan is her best friend that lives in Jena, LA!! Small world!

This is our snake friend. Every night they turn down your beds and leave the itinerary of the next day's activities and chocolates on your bed. And you get a different towel creature to great you every night!

Our portholes to the world...well, the Gulf.

Our room. Small, but the BEST beds you will ever sleep on! Down mattress toppers, down comforters, high thread count sheets, down pillows...aaahhhhh!!! The gentle rocking of the boat, puts you to sleep like a baby! Or maybe it was the Cruisers! HA!

*Note to self: Room was kinda small, but all we did was get dressed and sleep in it.

Happy Birthday Unkie Doug

So the Wednesday before I left for my cruise, it was my brother's birthday! Mom, Kainaan and myself drove to Hammond to celebrate with everyone! We ate at Adobe, an awesome Mexican place, and had cake at their house afterwards. Enjoy the pics!
Happy 35th Birthday Unkie Doug!!


Sharon and Doug



Awww! Can you tell they are still new lovebirds??



Meme and Kainaan



Kainaan, Unkie Doug, and Emliy



Woohoo! One too many Bahama Mamas??



Kainaan doesn't need alcohol to have a good time.



Yep, he knows he looks cute!



Lindsey...no alcohol either!!



The Donger needs food!!



Oh crap! Doug doing the "Doug"



Kainaan playing with Unkie Doug's toy train...this toy is 35 years old!



Kainaan loves Unkie Doug's Guinea Pig. Meet Knockout!



Nice landing Unkie Doug!