Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Summer Vacay

For those of you who have sadly grown out of the 2.5 month summers and month long Christmases, I'm sure you share my pain. Vacation is a valuable commodity that must be used wisely! However, that always crucial decision of what to do with your precious time can be a tough one. Relaxed/adventurous, expensive and short/longer and cheap, with family/without family...This has been the debate amidst the Bruner household as of late. Let me bring you up to date!

Several months ago the opportunity was presented to maybe go to Hawaii with our family! winner! but plane tickets are not cheap, I don't have to tell you that...so we opted for something a little more realistic and in our price range. What flashback comes to mind when throwing around vacation ideas?...duh! My roommate cruise senior on the Carnival Fantasy. All-be-it it was semi-close to being at a drunken spring break extravaganza, but you get what you pay for right? Well, we girls had fun so I figured we Bruners could conjure up some fun too. Well, we found the seemingly perfect option! Leaving out of Galveston, late May early June, we could even afford the Oceanview!

We've been rolling it around for a while and had pretty much decided when out of the blue our plans go awry. Who was the culprit you may ask? A stingy 'reviewer' who claims cruises are awful and woke Jon up to the reality of the expenses on board. So now we are back to square one. I can't complain because we are looking at some all-inclusive resorts in Mexico, and Jon is willing to spend more money. Honestly...never thought I would say that. So, if you have any feedback on affordable places to go, please divulge. We are very open to suggestions. If not, enjoy some pics from senior year on the Carnival Fantasy!



In front of our boat, I know it looks pretty but don't be deceived...it was about 23 yrs old.



Our fun table buddies. Not pictured, older man who we believe had a total alcohol bill of over $800 by the end of the cruise...nice.



Some of the entertainment. Yes, this is a talking chair...no, we were not in camp Carnival for the little kidos.


I ran into Paris while in Cozumel, and got a pic with her.



Brooke and I practicing our emergency evacuation skills while trying to withstand the wind


Oh snorkeling...what a joy!



Don't forget to leave any vacation advice!!!

xoxo
K

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

love love love the pictures! It really was a fun trip!