It's rough being married...

Considering we were still in school when we got married we had to take a delayed honeymoon. We had no idea what to do or where to go until we were shocked by the generosity of my Aunt & Uncle who gave us a Caribbean cruise as a wedding gift. Needless to say we quickly accepted & anxiously awaited the end of school so that we could finally go on our first real vacation as a married couple!! After school was over we quickly packed our things and hit the road!

Considering we were not seasoned cruisers we were not exactly sure what to expect. About 5 years ago I went on a cruise with my family but Nathan had never been before. Nothing could have prepared us or anyone else for this cruise though. As you can see in picture above there is quite a bit of fog behind Nathan. I use the phrase"quite a bit" lightly considering it delayed us from leaving port for over 24 hours. We finally got out in a small window of time but were still surrounded by tons of fog! We were fortunate to get out because the Royal Caribbean ship did not get out until the next day!! After lots of fog we finally saw the sun! The most ironic part was laying next to a pool with Christmas music playing in the background!

This was our first formal night on the ship.

This was our second formal night. Right after this picture was taken Nathan was chosen to be in a dance-off...let's just say he was a good sport about it but was NOT happy! He pretty much hates me for videoing it so just ask if you would like a good laugh!! haha

Our schedule got all screwed up because of the weather so we ended up missing our stop in Freeport, Bahamas. After being on the ship for almost 4 days we finally got to get off one evening in Nassau! We quickly got taxis and headed over to see the infamous Atlantis Resort. Luckily we got to tour it for free because it was so late --- typically they charge $40 per person!!

This is the Atlantis resort in Nassau, Bahamas. I can't even describe how huge it was. It is a place I would highly recommend seeing! Nathan gets bored easily and he even said he could stay there for a week because there is so much to see and do! I can't guarantee we could afford to stay there but it is a nice thought...

The beach was gorgeous! Nathan played like a 5 year old in the water---it was great to watch!

This is the dolphin cay at Atlantis. Shortly before this photo was taken we were able to swim with the dolphins. It was so much fun & I wish I would show you pictures but well---we don't have any because the minimum package to purchase was $60...for 2 pictures!!!!

Also, speaking of outrageous...notice the bridge between these 2 towers. That is the Michael Jackson suite that goes for the small price of $25,000 PER NIGHT!!!!! You have to reserve it 2 years in advance for a MINIMUM of 4 NIGHTS!!! But no worries it is all inclusive...that makes it all worth it, huh!?

We really enjoyed all the shows on the ship! The only problem I had with them was the costumes---I didn't really want my new husband looking at all those skanky girls running around in thongs!! I told him now I knew why all the men didn't mind there wives dragging them to the shows---go figure!

This picture doesn't even begin to show you the record breaking amount of rain the Key West, Florida got while we were "touring". We were dripping wet from head to toe after the torrential rain that no one had "ever seen before in Key West at this time of year"!!! Typical! Oh well, we will always remember our trip to Key West!

Nathan thoroughly enjoyed all the food on the cruise! The whole concept of 3 meals a day completely went out the door for him...he ate all the time! The pizzeria & the soft serve ice cream were his most frequent stops! He became quite the dessert conesuier with EVERY meal as well (this being the man who told me when I first met him that he doesn't eat sweets)!

After 2 1/2 hours of madness during debarkation we finally got off the ship & were headed home! Despite all the obstacles, bad weather & EXTREMELY grumpy people we had a wonderful honeymoon & thoroughly enjoyed our vacation! We are extremely blessed to have such wonderful family that made it possible for us to go & have as much fun as we did!