Cha-cha-cha-changes...

More blogging from me!

A lot has happened since I've blogged on this bloggity-blog.  I'm not going to update you all at once, but suffice it to say I'll be blogging a lot more soon!

Here's a teaser....
- We have a 1.5 year old!
- We're having another baby in 10 weeks!!
- I'm not teaching this year
- Possible other blog adventures are in the works
- I'm sewing and crafting a lot and I love it!

So, faithful followers and newbies, I'll be back soon.

Spring Break 2015

We ran away to Vegas for the first half of Spring Break!

The Hubs and I haven't traveled together out of CO or NE since we went to Hawaii in 2013!  We also haven't been to Vegas as a married couple. :)  We went a year before our wedding for a Bachelor/Bachelorette Party.

We didn't have a lot of plans, except WIN BIG!  I wish I could say that we did win big, but upon return Ryan had to go to work.

I play the MyVegas Rewards Game on my iPad a lot, so we were able to enjoy some comps through that.  We ate at buffets, 2 for 1, and went to the Beatles Love cirque du soleil show.  All in all it was a great time!

Oh, and while we were there, I made Elite in my doTERRA business!  That was a BIG WIN as it was my June goal!  To make it three months early was pretty awesome!

On the plane, leaving DIA

On a pedestrian bridge.

Yummy cheese cake a the MGM buffet

Mimosas and brunch at MGM

Excalibur

Bellagio Fountains--My favorite! 

Our goal is to stay in a room that overlooks the fountains next time!

At the Wynn

Flower carousal at the Wynn 

Hot Air Balloon of Flowers

Luxor

Crepe's at the Paris Hotel

Back at It

I follow a blog called Goal of Losing and she posts her goals in her blog most weeks to help keep her accountable.  Since today is March 1st and we are going to Vegas in 20 days I thought I'd borrow her plan and try and post some goals each week for getting back in the gym and on track!

Goal 1:  10,000 Steps A Day!
I have a Garmin Vivofit that tracks my steps, but as you can see from the picture below, I've been slacking lately.

Next week's picture will show all green bars (meaning I reached the goal that Garmin set for me) and all at 10,000 steps!

Goal 2: Go to the gym 3 days!
I have a gym partner, we work out on Monday's and Wednesday's.  I need to go one additional day this week!

Goal 3: Get back on track with food!
I've been a slacker about planning meals and often end up flying by the seat of my pants.  As I type this I'm in Nebraska with my mom and have nothing planned for the week at home except the text I sent the hubs asking him to take the pork chops out of the freezer.  I need to get back at pre-planning my day and packing my lunch at night--well as much as I can.

Well there you go!  Three goals for the week, and some accountability because now all of you on the Internets know it too!

Love Ya Daddy-o!

On January 27th my life changed pretty dramatically.  After I got home from a basketball game and a team dinner my husband told me that my mom had called and my dad had died.  I didn't believe him!  I had talked to my mom on Monday and she said dad had gone to the doctor, had a UTI and was on antibiotics.  She and dad had been at the farm house discussing their new kitchen.  It couldn't be real.  But it was, my dad was with Jesus and I was 8 hours away!

We packed up and headed to NE the next morning and Ryan didn't even have me drive.  We got home and met with the Pastor & funeral guy that evening.  It still didn't seem real.  It just felt like dad was at work and would be returning home.

Thursday we picked out his casket, planned for his funeral, and again, it didn't seem real.

Friday night at the viewing it became real--walking into the funeral home and seeing him, as we often saw him, "sleeping" in his casket is something I wasn't prepared for.  The rush of sadness was crazy overwhelming and I stood there wrapped in the arms of my husband, brother, and mom wishing I was anywhere else.

We had requested that memorials be sent to the fire station in lieu of flowers.  We were shocked at how many flowers there were despite this request!

We had dad's coat on display and used his helmet on his casket spread instead of flowers.  Dad wasn't a flowery guy, but the greenery with his helmet were perfect.  Dad loved to be outside working at the farm and loved serving as a fireman.

On Saturday we headed to the church for the funeral at 9:30 AM.  I thought I'd be okay, the worst had to be yesterday, right?  Nope.  I was setting up a slide show on the projector, turned around and saw my grandma and lost it.

The funeral was done very well and the Pastor did a great job of pointing to Jesus during his sermon.  Since my dad was active in the local volunteer fire department the firemen, from THREE departments, were present and standing at attention while dad was carried out of the church.

SIX fire trucks lead the processional from the church to the cemetery.  It was pretty neat.

At the cemetery the firemen again stood at attention while the pallbearers--firemen in their coats--took dad to his final resting place.

I took this picture after the graveside service had ended.  Maybe it's weird to some, but I knew that if I didn't take pictures I would never have the opportunity to take them again, so I did.  I could hear my dad grumbling as I took it--he wasn't big on getting his picture taken, but he entertained me often and let me take selfies with him, or would pose with me if I asked.  Often with a grumbled look on his face.  :)

Here are some of my favorites of us!

My dad was pretty great!  I have many memories of him that will last a lifetime.  I'm so glad he got to walk me down the aisle.  My husband is a lot like my dad--they are both measure twice, cut once kind of guys.  My mom, brother and I tend to be measure, cut, and make it work kind of people. :)

I remember him taking me to Wal-Mart one weekend because I really wanted to go shopping and my mom was working.  I whined all weekend I think, and finally on Sunday, later than he probably should have, he took me to Wal-Mart.  I don't even know if we bought anything, but he took me.

He built me the most amazing lofts when I was in college for me and my roommate.  We had enough room to stand under them and the ladders were removable so that we had a whole living area in our room.  We only used them one year, but it wouldn't surprise me if they were still around at CUNE!

And this Christmas, for probably the first time ever, he smiled at his Christmas gift and smiled when he opened it.  Most of the time he would tell us that we didn't need to get him anything.

My dad would give you the shirt off your back if you asked.  I remember one time he picked up a hitchhiker when we were on our way home from town.  My mom chewed his butt because we were with him, but he said he knew the guy.  I still am not sure if he really knew the guy or just knew of him or what.  But the fact was, the guy needed a ride, so dad gave him one.

We saw just how many lives my dad touched at the viewing and the funeral.  I'm pretty sure there were 180 plus present at both.

I love you daddy-o, and hope you are enjoying all the midnight snacks you want in heaven!  ;)  I miss you!

This is the song I found to play in the background of the slid show.  I've heard it one other time since dad's funeral and lost it all over again.  How great it is to know that because of Jesus we will be together again with no pain or sorrow!

Oh, Hello Internet Friends

It's been a long time...

I think that's a lyric from what is probably a bad country song.  But it's the truth.

Here's another truth...I like blogging and want to be a regular blogger, but feel like I have nothing to blog about so then I don't, but then I think a million things to blog about and am over whelmed, so I don't.  See the problem?!

Well, good news.  I'm going to make this work!  Or try really hard at it.  Why?  Because I want to, and I enjoy it, so here are some things that are going to be appearing on the blog soon...

doTERRA oils and more!

My dad is awesome!

40 bags in 40 days...kind of

Attending the gym and a plan of action

Why ITBS week is the best week in teaching

and much, much more!  So stay tuned!

Essential Oils--Use them!

So last year I started reading about Essential Oils on the Anderson Crew blog.  I was intrigued by all the things she said, but also wanted to know myself.  I wanted to talk face to face with someone.  So until then I kept reading about how wonderful they are.

Then this summer I overheard in the office that one of my teachers was having an Essential Oil Class and I wasn't invited.  I cornered her in her classroom and asked her if I could come.  She seemed shocked.  She told me she didn't really know if it would be worth it but a friend of hers sells them and she was just trying to be nice...etc.  I told her to stop trying to talk me out of it and tell me when it was.

So I went to the class and I was hooked!  She sells DoTerra Esstial Oils.  I signed up right there to be a Wellness Advocate and ordered my Family Physician and Slim & Sassy kit.  I couldn't wait for it to arrive!

While I waited, I  pinned a few things. Follow Sarah's board Essential Oils on Pinterest.  

When they finally got here the first thing I did was made Ryan an allergy bomb and put it on his toes that night!  When allergies are in full swing he's poppin' Claritin, Zantac, or whatever allergy meds he can get over the counter.  Unfortunately each season they seem to be less effective.  So I started rubbing the allergy bomb on his toes.  And it worked!  Every night I mixed my lemon, peppermint, and lavender in my hands, he would smell it and then get a foot massage, primarily on his toes.

You can see that our sinuses, nose, and throat have reflexology points on our toes, which is why I rubbed it there.

I also made some anti-itch spray that I tried on Ryan.  He wasn't convinced it would work, but after a few minutes I asked him if his bites still itched and he replied, "Oh, I guess not" with a smirk on his face telling me that his doubt in the great essential oils was fading. 

Since I got my first order in June, I've ordered a few more times. :)  I'm sold!  They are FABULOUS!  

You can check them out on my website, www.mydoterra.com/sarahglover

Pinterest Made Me Do It!

Pinterest might be the worst/best thing since Facebook.  I graduated college in May 2004.  I don't remember when I joined Facebook or how it came about, but I remember that Hannie made me do it. :)

Then, in 2011, Hannie came to CO to run the Bolder Boulder with me.  She introduced me to this new thing...Pinterest.  She showed me hers and told me it was by invite only, but she'd invite me.  At first, I played on it here and there...then it started to take over!  Here's a little screenshot of my pinterest page, and some of my boards were cut off, after I reduced the size of the page!

That's a lot of boards.  I have baby boards, both for a boy and a girl and a general baby board.  I have crafting boards--Christmas, Fall, and general.  I have school boards--Teaching math, grammar, writing, civil war, art, Back to School, and School.  Then I have cooking boards, recipes to try, sweet recipes, crock pot recipes.  I have dream boards--next vacation, next house, beautiful backyards, gifts I'd be okay getting.  And I have a board for my DOG and husband.  I like Pinterest.  Maybe too much.

This year as I prepped for going back to school I dreamed of making the perfect planner.  One that allowed me to plan my lessons for school along with my meal plans and so much more.  But then I panicked that I couldn't do it and when I stumbled into Office Depot one July day and saw a beautiful lesson planner starring at me with rainbow colors and awesomeness, I decided that it would do.  You see, I use my phone/Google calendar for EVERYTHING.  If it's not in my Google calendar, I'll probably forget that I have to do it.  But it's still not enough.  I like writing things down.  I like crossing things off lists.

With the great meal prep of Sunday I wanted that dreamy planner that I envisioned in my head for school/home/LIFE.  So I searched on Pinterest.  I haven't found it yet, but I've found plenty that are inspiring.

So, my plan?  Create the dream planner that I've always wanted. :)

Happy New Year!

Well, kind of...

School is back in session, so it is a happy new year!  Just a different kind of happy new year.  Now that school is back in session, my days are filling up fast!  So fast that this week, after today, I probably won't see the inside of my house before 8 PM most days.  Sad Face.

Yesterday was Meal Prep Sunday!  A co-worker came over and we prepped SIX crock pot meals for the month of September.  I ended up with ten meals because three of the recipes I divided into two bags each.  When I sat down to meal plan for September I felt like I had TOO MANY options!  That never happens!  It is quite glorious!

It took us about three hours to prep the meals.  We had each chosen three recipes to share with eacher other.  We each did our own shopping, though we did share a few ingredients.  After I sent a text that said, If you buy apple juice, I'll get all the spices.  :)

Here's what we made--  Chicken Broccoli Alfredo, BBQ Chicken with Veggies, Taco Chicken, Stuffed Peppers, Pineapple Pork, and Sweet & Sour Chicken.  Obviously there is a chicken theme.  All meals were put in gallon sized freezer bags and stuck in the freezer.  I'm pretty excited to reap the benefits of this endeavor.

I wish I had thought to take a picture of our table full of ingredients and while we were preparing the meals.  Next time.

**I thought I had all the recipes on my Pinterest Board but now I can only find the link to the one.  Sorry.

And, because blogs need pictures...here's one totally unrelated to this post.  My two favorites with whom I share my house.  

Happy Labor Day!

My favorite, quick recipe

I like when I can make something that both Ryan and I like that lasts a few meals.  One thing  I recently found is a recipe for Turkey Chili.  It's fabulous!  It's got some kick to it and it takes about 15 minutes to throw it together.

Today Ryan when back to work after being off for the holidays.  Since we got back from NE on Monday night, had a NYE gathering on Tuesday night and when to Ryan's parents yesterday, I haven't had time to really get some food made for his lunches.  Well, after making waffles this morning, Ryan came down and asked what we had for lunch.  I told him just go to the Prairie Dog today and that I would have stuff for him for lunch tomorrow.  As I was looking at the recipe for meatloaf (his favorite), I realized that I could throw this chili together while he ate breakfast and he would have some lunch.  So I did.  Kind of.  I didn't have the beans, but I had everything else for him. I cooked the turkey, mixed everything together and put it in a bowl for him for lunch.  

I'm working really hard on saving this year.  One way I know we can save more is to eat out less.  I set that as a goal for myself and then on January 2nd I was telling my husband to go eat out for lunch.  Face plant!  This recipe is definitely one of my go to recipes and I will be stocking up on the ingredients for it so we can make it regularly.

I made this recipe card to share with you, my dear blogger friends.  The actual recipe is pinned on my Yummy board on Pinterest, and came from AllRecipes.com .  If you follow the link, it will take you to the original.  The only thing that I've changed from the original is that I do not use the olive oil.

Goodbye 2013...Hello 2014!

Last year in January I set a bunch of goals...sadly I didn't accomplish many of them.  But, I sure thought about them a lot.  :)  Even though I didn't accomplish many of my goals, some great things happened in 2013.  I meant to blog about those great things yesterday, but I forgot.  So here they are, in no particular order.

My brother and his wife became parents and I now I have a beautiful niece.  Little Miss is my favorite thing about going to Nebraska!  She has beautiful sparkling blue eyes and a wonderful disposition.  I am grateful that every time I come home, her momma lets me watch Little Miss at least once while I'm home.

We went to Hawaii!  I made a goal a loooooooooooooong time ago to visit 50 states before I turned 40.  I honestly didn't think I would ever make it to Hawaii or Alaska.  However, we made it to Hawaii and it was beautiful.  We went to Kaui with great friends and got to be with them when they found out they were going to be parents.  Little M was officially made theirs through adoption on December 28th!

On our way to Hawaii we were able to spend a day in Seattle.  Checking Washington off of our list of places to visit.  It was a long day, arriving in Seattle around 9 AM and then departing the next morning for Hawaii.

I got a tattoo.  I've been talking about it for years.  I never thought I would actually do it.  I was with the right people at the right time, and the weekend of Thanksgiving I got my tattoo.  I love it!  I thought I would only get one tattoo, but soon after it healed, I started thinking about my second tattoo.  We'll see if I ever get it.

I attended my sixth National Youth Gathering and checked Texas off of my list of states to visit.  I met some more great people and we had a great time in San Antonio.

I'm sure there were many other great things of 2013, but they slip my mind right now.  Here's to many great things in 2014!

Denver Girls Night Out

About a month ago, some friends from work and I went out for a fun night in Denver.  We had purchased a Groupon for Manis and Martinis in September and decided that it was time to use it.

We met first for dinner before heading to the Beauty Bar.  I don't remember where we ate, but burgers were consumed. :)

The Beauty Bar opens at 7 PM and only does manis until 10 PM.  We headed there right at 7 to be sure that we could get our manis.  Now, if you are looking for all the bells and whistles of a manicure, then the Beauty Bar is not for you.  If you are looking for a quick polish change with a little shaping while you drink your Martini, then head on over.

The four of us got our nails painted and enjoyed a couple of drinks.  The Beauty Bar reminded me of a scene from the movie Grease.  It was decorated with glittery walls and 50s sort of decor.  If my nails hadn't been wet, I would have taken a couple of pictures.

After our manis were dry we headed for dessert at the D Bar.

The D Bar is owned by Keegan Gerhard and Lisa Bailey.  Keegan Gerhard has been featured on the Food Network many times.  It's a tiny little restaurant and every time I have been there, there has been a wait to get in.

The two times I had been there before, I thought that we had just stood in line waiting, so that's what we did this night.  However, after about 15 minutes and telling people they had to stand and wait and that there was no list, I learned that there was indeed a list.  Oops.  I don't know if that's a new thing, or if I just never knew we had put our name on a list when I had been at the D Bar before.  Oh, well, now I know.

As we were waiting to get in, my neighbor came out with a group of her friends.  The D Bar is a great way to spend a girls night. :)

I Heart eMeals!

I also heart e-mails, which is what most people think I'm saying when I talk about eMeals.

So let me tell you about eMeals, so that you too can heart them!




I had heard about emeals about a year ago when a friend/co-worker sent me a Groupon about it.  I looked at it and thought, no, don't be stupid!  You can look up recipes online and you have a few cookbooks.  So I passed it up.

Then, in May or June Colleen was telling me how a friend of theirs was using emeals and how it was a great tool for them.  They own a business and have two small children, so emeals was making their meal planning and prepping a breeze.  Colleen mentioned that she was going to try it.  Then I saw the Groupon was available again.  So I sent her the Groupon link and she bought it.

I still wasn't sold.

After Ryan and Colleen had been using it for about a month I asked how she liked it.  I was at her house and she showed me the plan.  Holy easy batman!  Every week they would email her a plan of 7 meals AND A GROCERY LIST.  Along the right of the grocery list was the list of staples she would need.  It was pretty awesome.  Then she let me copy a recipe or two...I was sold!

But I had to do two things, first wait for another Groupon and second, convince my Ryan.  The second was the harder.

I Googled "eMeals Groupon" frequently while trying to convince Ryan.  I was hoping to get the same deal Colleen had got.  One year of dinners for $29!  A steal really!  Then a miracle happened!  Groupon was giving your an instant $10 off if you spent over $30 on a Groupon AND eMeals had a Groupon that was $39 and included dinners AND lunches for the year!  I was double sold.  Lunches and dinners for a year for $29!?!  How could I not?  I did it!

We've been using it about two weeks now and I love it  When the menu comes to my inbox I print it off.  I go through it and see if there is anything that I know we won't eat.  If so, I cross it off and cross off any of the grocery items related only to that meal.  Then I check my staples to make sure I have them all.  I also check my meat supply.  I buy a lot of chicken and pork chops when it's on sale, so I did have a pretty decent supply in my freezer.

We (I) chose the clean eating plan.  This past week for 14 meals I paid $100 in groceries.  Since returning from NE we have eaten out once, on Saturday, at the Movie Tavern.  If we ate out more than three times a week for dinner, we'd easily spend $100!  So getting 14 meals for both of us for $100 a week is pretty awesome!

Tonight as we were eating Chipotle Chicken Potatoes, I asked Ryan if he was willing to admit that eMeals was an okay investment.  His response, "I still don't know what it does that a cookbook can't do." So I told him he could pick, plan, and shop for the meals next week out of a cookbook.  The ease of having it all emailed and ready to go is worth it in my book.  Especially once school starts back up and I'm driving 45 minutes each way every day!  To come home and not have to think about what to make will be awesome!

New menus come on Wednesdays, so I would like to be able to go to the store on Friday nights.  Doing that allows the weekend to prep anything that needs prepped.  This week I prepped a few meals and had them in the fridge with sticky notes on them.  Ryan was able to finish up the process when he got home and dinner was ready!  That's fabulous!



**eMeals did not pay me to promote them, all of my opinions are my own based on my own experiences.  If you click one of the eMeals pictures in this post you will be taken to my eMeals referral page and I can receive a 25% referral commission.

San Antonio

At the end of June we headed to San Antonio for the LCMS National Youth Gathering!  This was the sixth gathering that I have attended and Ryan's second.  I volunteered as a CLB.

Being in SA was nice and different.  Most of my gathering experiences have been in Orlando or New Orleans.  My first one was in Atlanta.  I was glad to go somewhere different AND somewhere I had never been!

We arrived two days before the kids did.  I had two days of training before the gathering started.  I served in an Information Booth which was a lot of fun.  It was probably one of the best jobs I've had at the gathering.

We frequented the River Walk for meals and saw the Alamo.

We were so busy we really didn't get any good pictures taken.  We took a few here and there on the phones, but nothing fabulous.

Happiness Happens Here

Today I invite you to click on over to Colleen's blog.  On the first day we were in Hawaii she and Ryan got some pretty great news.  Check it out.  But then come back...

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Welcome back!  Okay, I think we're at Thursday.  We woke up around 6 AM, damn roosters, once again. 

 

Today we were going to head to another beach in the morning and then on to an ATV tour of an old Sugar Plantation.  This was recommended to us by Nicole and Tony who have traveled to Kauai quite a bit.  We headed out excited.  Colleen had told us if we wanted to drive we had to bring our driver's licence.  Ryan and I were both excited to drive!  

Once we got there Ryan and I stayed at the car slathering him with sunscreen.  When we got over the ATVs only Ryan and Ryan were driving.  I was pretty bummed by this, because being a passenger seemed like a boring thing.  We talked to the kind people at Kipu Ranch and they worked it out so that Ryan and I could have our own ATV and Ryan and Colleen had their own.  Happy dance!

We were given helmets and handkerchiefs.  I also took goggles.  The trails were pretty dry and full of the famous Hawaiian Red Dirt.  We had AWESOME guides, and I wish I could remember their names.  They showed us how to safely drive the ATVs and stopped to tell us some Hawaiian history throughout the tour.  Halfway through our tour we stopped and they had snacks, macadamia nuts, cookies, and water or juice.  

Stole this picture from Colleen so you could see how dirty one got as they drove/ride

 Along the way we learned about different movies and TV shows that had been shot on the ranch.  We got to see the famous rope swing from Indiana Jones and were given the opportunity to swing on the rope and drop into the river if we want.

Now, this next part is a bit embarrassing, so I want you to remember one thing as you read/laugh.

I was the first one to volunteer to swing on the rope. 

There was also a boy, who had Aspergers, or something, who also wanted to go, so I let him go first.  It was my turn.  I was taken back to my rope swing days at Camp Luther and super excited to drop in the river.  (I had wore my swimsuit in preparation for getting wet this time.)  Well, let's just say that my upper arm strength is lacking.  I fell in the river alright, just not out away from the bank like I was supposed to.  I dropped in the water almost immediately.  I think everyone on the bank was a bit shocked because they didn't know I planned on dropping into the water.  It was pretty great.

Ryan Oakes also went in and dropped into the water.   I decided to go a second time, and thought I'd climb up a rock putting me up higher so I could grab the rope better and swing out farther.  Fail.  I scrapped my foot on the bank and dropped WAY earlier than I planned and came up coughing and sputtering.  Ryan, Ryan, and Colleen looked in shock, saw I was okay and then busted out laughing.  Punks!  But remember...

I volunteered to go first!

And my Ryan and Colleen didn't even try it.  So embarrassing or not, it was also fun.  And Ryan and I got to sport these amazing water shoes for the whole adventure.  I'll let you guess who's leg belongs to who... (hint: One of us tans, and the other one stays a pretty alabaster.)  ;)

The ATV adventure was Ryan's highlight of the trip.  Really, when it was compared to cookie tossing took the gold immediately.  I had fun when I drove and the scenery was pretty awesome too!

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A couple of things I forgot in earlier posts...

First, when we were on the sunset cruise, we saw dolphins in the water next to our boat  I was lucky enough to get this picture of one diving back into the water.  It was tough to capture them because you weren't ever sure where they would come up.  Once I got this picture, I stopped worrying about getting the picture and just enjoyed watching them.

Second, at the Smith Family Luau it was mating season.  We saw LOTS of boy peacocks strutting their stuff  for the ladies.

Cruisin'

The second full day we were in Hawaii we were scheduled for a sunset cruise on the South side of the island.  We had to be at Captain Andy's at 3 PM, which mean leaving our condo around 1:30 PM.

We bummed around at the condo all morning and truly enjoyed relaxing.  After getting ready we packed up and headed down south.

Our cruise would be taking us along the Na Pali Coast.  Taking a cruise was the best option to see the Na Pali Coast for us.  Other options included hiking in and taking a helicopter ride.  So a nice sunset cruise seemed like a good plan.

When we got on the cruise I was a bit perturbed because they kept saying "You will get wet on this trip." I did not sign up to get wet.  I was wearing a cute maxi dress I had bought specifically for the cruise.  I had bought Ryan and polo that complimented my dress nicely and I had high hopes of beautiful pictures of us as the sun was setting.  Getting wet was not an option!

Well as it turns out, taking beautiful pictures of Ryan and I wasn't an option either...here's the only picture of Ryan I got.

And I have none of me on the cruise.  I think Colleen has a few, but she hasn't sent them to me yet.  Why you ask? Well, let me tell you...

We set out along the coast for about two hours.  The wind was blowing in our hair and getting wet was minimum.  At the end of our two hours, the waters got extremely choppy.  I was a bit worried about Ryan before getting on the boat because it seems that if there is one bee in a room of 10,000 people it will sting him.  He seemed to be doing okay, but as the water got more choppy he got more green.  The water finally calmed down a bit and the boat began to turn and they put the sails up.

The plan was to sail for a bit while dinner was served and then head back to where we started.  Well, during the turning we all took turns going to the restroom, down below, where it was REALLY rocky.  I felt like a drunk trying to use the restroom and I had only had one drink...TWO HOURS AGO.  I came up and Ryan wasn't down there waiting for me.  He was at the rail of the back of the boat.  He had gotten really nauseous and needed some more air.

Colleen and Ryan were also feeling icky.  They all were a little green.  Dinner came around and my Ryan declined it because he wasn't sure he could keep it do  What I ate was pretty good.

It rained a bit while we were out and about, and we saw a beautiful rainbow.  At one point we were "under" the rainbow.  It was pretty cool.

After the rain we were joined by a doctor and a nurse.  Whilst carrying on a conversation with them Ryan O. kindly asked me to get him a puke-bag.  A few moments later my Ryan, more urgently and not as kindly requested a puke-bag too.

So as the sunset my poor husband was tossing his cookies and missing it.  I tried to take photos and take care of him at the same time.  Ryan O. recovered quicker so I passed the camera to Colleen so she could take more pictures of the sunset.

It was truly beautiful and I felt the cruise was well worth it.  The others didn't quite have the same joy I had.

We returned to the dock and Ryan was quite happy to see solid land.  I assured him that should we ever take the cruise I really want to go on with him someday it wouldn't be the same...bigger boat...we'd plan accordingly...please don't hate the water...etc.

I had asked the crew, who by the way was amazing at caring for the seasick people, four people on our side of the boat had less than awesome sunsets, if we could get Ryan's food to take with us.  Since we had paid for dinner, I wanted him to be able to enjoy it, and he's good about eating leftovers.  I had also asked them to please put what was left of my meal in with his.  Well somehow we ended up with two complete steak and shrimp dinners.  Ryan enjoyed a steak dinner the next two nights.

So that is why there are no pictures of me from this event in this blog.  And that is why our Christmas card photo for this year will not be me in a cute, bright pink maxi dress and Ryan in a fabulous lime green polo on a boat as the sun sets...


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Edit:  Colleen informed me about a picture she took of Ryan and I!

And she had this one of her and I.