We continue our cruise posts with one of the most exciting parts of the trip… sailing away! Sailing away, running away, escaping, leaving, blowing the pop stand, making like a bread truck and hauling buns – whatever you want to call it, we were on our way OUT! The weather at the port wasn’t unpleasant,… read more »
Soon after getting on the ship, our lil’ group decided it was time for some lunch! There are usually a few places open for lunch on Embarkation Day, and the hours are listed in the Navigator (newsletter/calendar thing that you get each morning that tells you everything going on that day). We headed down to… read more »
Deluxe Family Oceanview Stateroom – Category 8B – Deck 9 Some of the most frequently asked questions we hear about cruising with Disney are about the staterooms! They’re awesome. The end. Ok fine, I’ll go into a little more detail. The rooms have wonderful layouts and are nice and roomy.. roomier than… read more »
It’s time again to board a magical carpet and be whisked away to a trip report for another of our annual Disney cruises! This time we were on board the newest ship in Disney’s fleet – the Fantasy! A nearly identical sister of the Dream, we were so excited to explore! There was one very big difference… read more »
Show of hands – how many of you out there in the blogosphere read TheBloggess? Ok, of those of you who didn’t raise your hands, how many of you read TheBloggess but you’re too ashamed to admit it? Uh uh, I thought so. I’ve been reading Jenny’s blog for several years now, and I just… read more »
The Meisenheimer family made their way across the big ole sea to settle into a new American life. The story chronicles both the heartwarming and heartbreaking moments of embracing a new country (sometimes readily, other times not so much) and laying down new roots to anchor the lives of their children and their children’s children.… read more »
Jen Lancaster’s Here I Go Again is a book you want to grab if you’re having a jones for some light, easy reading. In this story, Mean Girls meets The Butterfly Effect when teen princess Lissy Ryder finds herself knocked off of her high school thrown and gets hit square in the face with some cold hard… read more »
We had ourselves a lil bit of an ice storm here in Knoxville today, so I stepped outside of my nice warm house (ever thankful that we haven’t lost power!) for a few minutes to take some photos. What’s your favorite way to spend an ice or snow day? I like to bundle up with… read more »
Typically, we take many photos throughout the holiday season. This year we certainly fell behind, but I do have a few to share, so I thought I’d post up a glance at what our holidays looked like. First, let’s start with the food coma that is Thanksgiving: This is probably only 2/3 of what was… read more »
