cruise // part 1

a couple weeks ago michael and i flew down to florida to meet up with my family. we were all going on a cruise together! all 8 of us. we spent a day in ft. lauderdale before driving down to miami and this was actually awesome. we spent the day shopping and i was able to find two swimsuits for forty bucks. so i guess next time you need a super cute suit for super cheap... go shopping in floridia! our cruise was a carnival caribbean cruise that left from the port of miami.

and no... there were no CRAZY issues. we did not sink, get stuck in the middle of the ocean or catch on fire. we actually had a fantastic time. you guys--- there is unlimited soft serve ice cream on board! i literally cannot even begin to guess how many ice cream cones that i ate, but it was a lot. our ports of call were a carnival private island, st. thomas, puerto rico, and grand turk. each one was fabulous and had something unique to bring to the table. at the carnival private island the water was out of control beautiful. at st. thomas we trekked over to meghans bay which is one of the most beautiful places i have ever been. it is a calm quiet bay with the best environment. i even saw a turtle while snorkeling! in puerto rico i didin't get off the boat, but my family did and they had a blast exploring old ruins and doing a little shopping downtown. grand truk was the best place for snorkeling. TONS of really amazing fish right on the beach. we brought our own snorkeling gear and it was really fun to be able to snorkel every where we went.

during then entire trip i didn't pull out my camera once and it was pretty liberating, but here are some iphone photos for you. more coming in a follow up post because there are a lot!