May 7

Today Brittany and I had a super-busy day!

My day started with a mouse crawling on my ankle on the couch in my brother's basement. Needless to say, I got up really fast and didn't go back down there. I think I'll be sleeping with Brittany upstairs the rest of the trip.

After we got to downtown Boston, we did the entire Freedom Trail (2.5 miles each way), which included all the historic Boston sites, including Paul Revere's house, the Old North Church, Boston Common, Quincy Marketplace, and the Bunker Hill monument. I thought Brittany was going to keel over and die when I made her climb the 294 steps to the top of the Bunker Hill Monument, but we made it and I think it was worth it for the view of Boston that we got at the top.

After all of that, we headed to the Celtics' arena, where my brother gave us a tour of the locker room, broadcast rooms, floor, and other cool stuff like that. Brittany absolutely loved all of that. After that, we watched the Celtics lose a game from free seats and headed home. It was a very long but very fun day.

May 6

I flew to Boston today to meet with my friend Brittany and my brother and sister-in-law. Let the vacation begin!

February 26

Today we drove to Houston for a tournament, and Jack competed this evening in forms, weapons, and sparring. He won first in forms and weapons and third in sparring. I am so proud to be his wife.

January 23

Today was our last day on the cruise together, and it was sad to have to say goodbye to all our new friends - Jenni compared this cruise to a cross between camp and college. (And then she cried like a girl.) What a great week.

January 22

Today was another day at sea (Angela and I slept in until about 12:30!). It was also formal night, so we all got together before dinner and took a bunch of pictures. This is Jennifer and me. She's the blogger who set up the trip.

January 21

Today was our day in Jamaica, and we had scheduled a zip line adventure. This is Angela and me doing our "scared face" before we did it! The excursion ended up being my favorite thing about the whole trip. After a very cool drive through the jungle to the zip line place, we got to go on 5 zip lines, do lots of hiking, and even eat fresh pinapple, sugar cane, and coconut milk in the middle of the trip! Totally worth the money.

January 20

We spent the day in Grand Cayman, where we went on a boat trip out to Stingray City and the barrier reef, where we fed stingrays and then snorkeled. It was so much fun, even though it got off to a rough start (as in, we almost missed our excursion because we didn't realize we needed as much time as we did to get off the boat)! We also got to know our new friends Colton and Jessica a little better today!

January 19

Today we docked in Cozumel and spent the entire day laying on the beach there! We had the best salsa and guacamole EVER, and I even enjoyed a beer (which I usually hate!) This is what vacations are all about!

January 18

Today was our first day at sea, and so this morning we met for breakfast and got to visit with everyone for a while. Other than that, we've been laying out by the pool and eating! Perfect vacation so far!

January 17

We're on the boat! The wide-angle lens makes our stateroom look much, much larger than it is, but we're so happy to be here with all our new friends!

January 16

Today I drove down to College Station to pick Angela up before our cruise, and we got to hang out with most of my best friends. We talked and laughed for hours. It was SO great getting to see them again.