We're back from the best vacation EVER! My hubby surprised me with a 7 day Mexican Riviera cruise for my b-day/10 year anniversary. We went with two of Scott's brother's and their wives; Matt and Gidget, Tommy and Amber. The six of us had a blast starting with a road trip to LA, then 7 days on an amazing cruise ship and then the ride home. In total we were gone 10 days and I honestly can't express in enough words how much fun we had.
Before boarding the cruise we spent a night in LA at a gorgeous hotel. That evening Amber had gotten us a good deal on a new show called Battle of the Dance. We had no idea what we were getting ourselves into, all we knew were that the tickets were regularly $50-$80 and there were dancers. To make a long story short all I have to say is, it was the worst food and the worst show we have eaten or experienced. We ended up leaving early because we couldn't stop laughing. It was definitely a funny way to start our weeklong adventure.
I like the top left picture of Tommy shooting himself. Lol!!
After the show we took a walk in Down Town Disney
Sunday morning we enjoyed Church with the local LA people then around noon we boarded our ship. We looked a little fancy boarding the ship wearing our Sunday clothes but it was all good. 
Here's our awesome ship, it slept 3,500 people and at least 1,500 workers. It was huge, gorgeous, clean and best of all I only got lost once. 
So not to bore you to death with small details of every thing we did the whole week. I'll just list my top 5 favorite things. Then you can enjoy the rest of the billion pictures below.
5. Matt's Super Man shirt. Everytime I think of this I bust up laughing. Matt happened to be wearing a Superman shirt on the day we were walking the streets in Cabo. The Mexicans kept making comments when they saw him like; "Superman where's your cape" or "Superman why you walking you should fly" the best was "Superman where's Robin" ???? After about an hour of hearing these comments Matt stopped and looked at us and said "I think they're making fun of me" and the funniest part of the story is they really were - this continued all day long. By the end of the day Matt couldn't wait to get on the boat and take his shirt off and watching his frustration made it even funnier. You're a good sport Matt!!! 4. The Zip Line. In Puerta Villarta we found a driver who drove us to the jungle where we were given helmets and harnesses and we went on 12 zip lines over the top of the jungle. Some of the zip lines were as long as 100 yards. It was awesome!
3. Having absolutely no schedule and doing anything I wanted. I loved waking up when ever I wanted, eating when ever I wanted and what ever I wanted. If I wanted to take a nap I took a nap. If I wanted to read a book I would. If I wanted to dance, I danced. I played miniature golf, kareoke, visited with my sister in-laws, played games, sun tanned etc.. You get the picture. Freedom, no stress and complete relaxation was everything I needed. It was perfect! 2. Snorkeling in Cabo. We took a boat ride out to the most beautiful beach and spent 3 hours swimming and snorkeling in the Ocean. It was Heaven.
1. My all time favorite - Dining in the evening. It was fun getting all dressed up, it was exciting finding out what was going to be on the menu, it was hilarious watching the waiters dance and sing for us but most of all it was fun sitting around a couple of hours each night eating delicious food, talking and laughing about the adventures we had that day. I don't think there was a night when we weren't doubled over laughing our guts out or leaving the table with our guts hanging out. (okay, that last part was bad but I couldn't resist - lol).
Our adventures in Cabo St. Lucas!!!
Tommy and Amber were so hilarious together. Look closely at all of Tommy's pictures and all the funny faces he makes in each one. He cracked us up the whole trip! 
Our 2nd day in Cabo
I had to take this picture to prove to my kids that I really did swim in the ocean.
More fun on the Boat
3rd stop Puerta Vallarta
Getting ready to zip line through the jungle
They wouldn't let us take pictures while we were in the jungle. Here we are after with our two guides! Sweaty but smilin!
We found a river where we were able to cool off. The humidity in the jungle was extreme.
Our driver took us to a local beach, it wasn't as gorgeous as Cabo's beaches but it was fun to hang with the locals.
No, we didn't catch these fish. We were watching a fisherman clean the fish and he allowed the boys to take pictures with them. Too funny! 
Matt and Gidget were a blast to hang with. This was our first vacation we've been on together and I have to say I can't wait for the next one. I knew Matt was funny and I knew he was a good story teller but man 24/7 of his humor and stories about did me in. My stomach hurt so much from laughing. Thanks Matt for entertaining us all week.
I lied. My favorite thing of the entire week was spending 10 days with Scott without our kids. AMAZING!!! He promised me a cruise every two years - I'm totally holding him to it.
Our delicious food. I tried to work out everyday on the boat so I could have the freedom of eating anything I wanted and I can definitely say I did eat - EVERYTHING! The breakfast buffet was my favorite (I love breakfast); bacon, omelets, french toast, ham, croissants, pastries and I ate it ALL!! And the best news is when I got home I only gained 4 lbs. Not too shabby eh! Lol!
The ship had a huge movie screen outside where they showed movies each night. They supplied blankets and popcorn. I loved it! 
The last day on the ship was the only day it was a little grey and windy but nothing to complain about. 
My hot husband!! If you're wondering about his thumbs up in all his pictures, I have no idea?? For some reason he thinks it's funny???
Each night they turned down our beds and made us towel animals. The monkey was my favorite!
Our small but comfortable and cozy bedroom.
Best Vacation Ever!!!
(I know my Aunts will probably wonder where my kids were. Courtney stayed with my Mom and Sister in-law Elise. And we dropped Jake off in St. George where he stayed with Scott's Mom and Dad. They both had a ton of fun and had lot's of fun stories to share with us. Thanks again Mom, Elise and Margaret.)
