Vow Renewal on the Beach

Well, as I stated before the trip, I did NOT pay Disney $2,500.00 to renew my vows on the beach! I love Disney, but really! I did NOT want or need my dress pressed, a cake, a cake topper, a cake cutter, a golf cart ride, champagne and strawberries, and the list goes on!!! I can think of better ways of spending $2,500.00, like another cruise!!

Besides, all I really wanted was what the pictures below show! Enjoy :-)












Barefoot on the beach!




I had to do the Mickey's on my nails! They are stickers :-)







Captain AJ performs our ceremony! Kevin and I wrote our own vows and AJ read them for us! Amelia took pictures and Tyler videoed! Tyler greatly dislikes being in pictures!




The big finish! We are re-married!!

Cozyflier

Bon Voyage!

Happy Anniversary! Sporting our new DVC hats! (DVC = Disney Vacation Club)



The BIG BIG screen by Goofy's pool shows our route that we will be taking!



Kevin slipped a picture of Amelia and I during the party. We were getting down!



The characters give a going away party with all the frills!






During the party, the pool was covered up to make dance space! After wards the deck was retracted!



I couldn't resist a picture, I just loved the elevator indicator!!



When you ask for ketchup, you get it like this!

You know, I could get use to cruise life! Except I would weigh 600 pounds!

Getting Close!

26 Days and counting!! The cruise is ever near, my lists are growing, packing is beginning and I'm very excited!

The house sitter is arranged, now to get through the next 2 wks!

So forgive me if I'm absent, I have to get through the end of school activities, get healthy, get my house in order, and make sure everything is ready!

Cozyflier

300 = 56!!!!!!!!!

Holly Cow! My 300th blog, who would've thought? I've only been blogging about a year and a half.

And how does 300 = 56 you ask? It is now only 56 days until my cruise!! I just hope I can get healed, lose 80 pounds, get the dining room painted, finish moving Mom, and everything else on my 'To Do' list!!!!! Think I'll make it?

Cozyflier

73!

73!!! Can you believe, only 73 days Let me count the ways! ? Lets see, 73 is just over 2 months! How many more times can I use the number 73? Remember, this is our 25th anniversary cruise.

Seriously though, my first ever cruise, I'm soooooo excited, can you tell? Thursday was the day to book excursions. We are swimming with the dolphins. I have a love affair with dolphins (don't tell my husband!). I've managed to swim with them 2 times before and I'd do it a 1000 times more :) However, Tyler, Amelia, and AJ have never had the blessed experience. Kevin did in Mexico with me back in 2007. Only good memory of that trip!

Also, Kev, Amelia, and AJ are going to try SNUBA. Can you figure that one out? The kids are too young to be certified (at least here) for scuba, and Kev wants more than snorkeling. So SNUBA is the new thing! I'll send the water camera with them!

OK, one BUMMER ~ I'm in SHOCK ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

I've been wanting to renew our wedding vows on the beach, Amelia and I in white sundresses, the boys in white shirts and shorts, all bare footed, nice and simple. Got the picture?

I talked to Disney, apparently to do this with them, you have to buy the complete package, photos, cakes, steam the dress, 50 guests, strawberries and champagne to the room, souvenir cake topper and cutter, and on and on it goes!!! The price tag for this you ask? $2,500!!!! Needless to say, we aren't doing it the Disney way!!

I'm going to go online, order the bride and groom ears, have them embroidered with our wedding date, and Kev has suggested that we write some vows and let the kids read them and do the photos! We can pick a spot on Castaway Cay that should work just fine! Amelia and I can wear our dresses over our swimsuits! Isn't Kevin lucky he married such a reasonable woman?!!!

So, 73 days and counting and much to do!!!


Cozyflier