Anniversarypalooza...arriba!

So we did it. We've been married a year (and a week). It's unreal how time has blown by and how much fun we've had, not the least of which would be the last week, when we celebrated on our Caribbean cruise. Here's a little picture (little in size, a ton of pictures in content), as well as the highlights.

*Unless otherwise noted, please assume that food was eaten at least every half hour of each day.

Saturday, Jan. 24: Arrive in Houston. Took $50 cab ride for $4 Potbellys sandwich (reuniting with an old flame? Priceless).

Sunday, Our Anniversary!: Wake up and have magical,velvet box thrown at me with shiny goodness inside. Meet Rich and Genie, the couple sharing a shuttle with us to the cruise ship. Drive to Galveston, a town slowly trying to revive itself after Hurricane Ike. Enter cabin decorated for our anniversary and meet Stanley, our amazingly friendly stateroom attendant from Honduras. Meet our tablemates: the mayor and first lady of Spur, Texas, and their friends from Phoenix.

Monday, Day at Sea: Played Bingo. Got stylin' Bingo shirt for playing Bingo. Shuffleboarded with help from a spectator, mini-golfed. Squeezed into dress for formal night. Had special anniversary cake.

Tuesday, Cozumel, Mexico: Went on 4 mile jungle hike and explored Mayan ruins in pouring rain(which was really awesome. No, seriously, it was). Met Matt and Sarah from Wichita on hike. Watched mosquitoes eat us. Watched tour guide eat termites. Managed to still want lunch and ate at taco stand. Nachoed to death. Napped. Went to Country Music "Night". Left 45 minutes later when it was over and turning into a battle of the sexes gameshow. Talked Derrel down. Did not sunburn today.

Wednesday, Roatan, Honduras: Went on snuba excursion. Disappointed by lack of color, fish, and heads up about how the tour company's boat had broken down the day before, which is why we were in sea grass off shore, and not out on the actual reef. Went to onboard ice skating show. Still did not sunburn today.

Thursday, Costa Maya, Mexico: Went on Rhino jungle excursion (it was super rad) to beautiful beach. Got jostled and muddy. Napped. Saw magic show. Spent rest of night telling Derrel to stop trying to figure out tricks. Cram a Love Connection into is belly. Early night. Sunburned today, in very random places.

Friday, Day at Sea: Played more Bingo. Had lunch with Matt and Sarah. Went to Art seminar. Destroyed Joan Jett's "I Love Rock and Roll" at Kamikaze Karaoke in the onboard pub with new friends watching.

Saturday, Day at Sea: Played more Bingo (three numbers away from $4,700). Elbowed children and knocked over elderly ladies to find and purchase pictures. Learned there's no good way to pack chocolate-covered strawberries in your suitcase. Got Kamikaze Karaoke survival t-shirt. Spent evening out on balcony with a bottle of wine, a plate of cheese, and the most wonderful man in the world. The best part of the entire cruise.

Sunday, Day at Airport: Boarded three planes, got home at 9:30. Just recently woke up.