December 8 | Plattsburgh Run

So tonight we went to Plattsburgh to have a nice family dinner for Wendy's (my pretty awesome stepmom :D) birthday! Then after that we did a couple of grocery runs at Price Chopper and Walmart. We got a bunch of baking supplies since we're gonna be baking for Christmas. I'm super excited.

Aaannddd tonight was the first night of Hanukkah! I'm currently listening to Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah by the Glee Cast. It's wonderful, haha. Also the rest of their new Christmas album. Yeah. So, tonight was super awesome and hopefully tomorrow we'll light the menorah since we weren't home to do it tonight!

Off Cruising Days 7 & 8 - Sea Days

The last two days on the ship were a long travel back to Florida, so they were both sea days.

Our last towel animal - a bat.

Saturday was a day of packing everything up, sadly!

It was a really, really fun week, we all had a blast on the ship! We were sad to leave the Freedom for the last time. HOWEVER, our vacation didn't end here! We still had a house waiting for us in Boca Raton, Florida for a week!

One last sunset on the balcony.

Sunday morning, we docked in Florida, and we walked off the ship one last time. And then we were off to Boca for a week! Sadly we didn't have very good weather, it rained all week, but that didn't stop us from shopping. All we basically did was shop. And eat. I caught up on my TV shows while it rained so that worked out. Yep!

A week of lots of shopping, eating, and rain later, we were off on a plane back to New York.

When we landed in Plattsburgh, we did some shopping there. Mostly for groceries because grocery shopping in the States is just awesome.

Montreal skyline from the bridge.

That's all the pictures from my trip! I have Canada Day pictures to come and some other pictures from a few months ago that I haven't posted, so those will be blogged about shortly. :)

Florida Bound

Finally blogging about my trip that took place a month and a half ago... better late than never, right?

We drove to Plattsburgh, and flew out on May 3rd to Ft. Lauderdale!

Leaving New York was gloomy and cold.. and landing in Florida was sunny and hot. The comparison is pretty neat.

The first day was more of a poolside, unpacking-in-the-hotel, relaxing day since we were pretty pooped after waking up at 4-5 AM to drive to Plattsburgh for breakfast (AT FRIENDLY'S!) for 6ish.

The second day, however, was BEACHBEACHBEACH which was lovely. :) Our hotel was really close to the beach (like, not even a five minute walk) which made it really convenient to just take my camera (and sunscreen) and go!

This was my first time in Ft. Lauderdale, which was a really difference experience than Orlando. A lot more beach and a lot less Disney World which made for a very relaxing two days before we sailed away.

My dad enjoying the beach.

The weather before we cruised was just gorgeous, the weather when we came back to Florida afterwards? Not so much.

I love the foamy waves.

I also really love going up and down the shoreline finding seashells.

This was the next morning. Gorgeous rays. I love this shot. Part one of Florida comes to an end. That morning, May 5th, we packed up and we were off to Port Everglades to board the Carnival Freedom!

A Weekend Getaway

Last weekend, my family and I went to Plattsburgh, NY! We left Saturday morning, and came home Sunday afternoon. So, let pictures from the car ride begin!

Can't get through a car ride without my iPod and Simple Plan's new song blasting in my ears.

It takes roughly an hour to get to the border, and then another ten minutes to get to Plattsburgh, which isn't bad at all! 

So we got to Plattsburgh just in time for lunch at..

..Panera Bread! Steak and white cheddar cheese sandwich with mac and cheese? Yes please!

After lunch, we checked into our hotel room, stored all our bags in the room, and relaxed for a bit.

I had way too much fun with the big long mirrors behind the beds in the room, clearly.

So then we went to the mall, Wal-Mart and Price Chopper and went to Applebee's for dinner! We try to go to places that Canada doesn't have, haha. Sunday morning, we packed up, went for breakfast at the Homestead, made a last run to the mall, Wal-Mart and Price Chopper, got lunch at Moe's Southwest Grill (yum!) and went back home to Canada. Sorry for the lack of pictures, I completely forgot to take some while we were out eating. :D

I ended up getting a few CDs (All Time Low, Good Charlotte, Fall Out Boy), and season 1 of The Big Bang Theory. If you've never watched that show, you must.

Yesterday was my dad's birthday, so we had dinner, and had cake afterwards. :) It was a strange cake..I mean, who puts fruit and carrots in chocolate cake? Yeah, I don't know, either. 

So that was my weekend! It was a good one with lots of laughter and happiness, but sadly dog-less. Jakey was happy to see us when we got in though! :) That's all, folks!