La Dolce Vita
• Saturday, February 3, 2007 - The Cruise
I have been trying to decide what to write about for several days now. So many things have been going on, I have had difficulty trying to pare my thoughts down enough to get them on the blog. I am not sure if my "writer's block" is just that or if it is something that is pregnancy induced. Either way, I am determined to get something down tonight so my friends know I haven't abandoned this little blog! I think it will end up being something of a catch up entry....
Some very generous friends paid for all the pastoral staff and their spouses to go on a cruise together for our annual retreat. This cruise was planned back in September, with a cruising date of mid January. My mom has been really great the past three years to come down during our retreat to stay with our kids. The day I found out the dates of the cruise I was on the phone with my mom so she could arrange to take vacation time. In December, the news of my pregnancy put something of a damper on my enthusiasm for the cruise. How much fun could a barfy, twelve week along gal expect to have on a rocking ship where every decision is about which place should we go eat at next? I decided to forge ahead and go for it...sick at home, sick on the ship...did it really matter?
As I mentioned previously, I have ended up being the least sick during this pregnancy. Departure day was growing nearer, and I was feeling less tired and more into eating every day. Preemptively, I went to my ob and got a prescription for a seasickness patch. I also took along a stash of phenergan and zofran. So we headed out...and had a great time. Granted, I never made it to the midnight buffets (I was usually sacked out by 10 pm), but I had a great time. I ate a ton...it was so great to just walk through the cafe and load my tray with whatever happened to look good at the moment, no prepping involved. Dinner at 8 pm was perfect as I was past my late afternoon queasiness and ready to eat. Ironically, it was my seasickness patch that actually made me feel yuckiest...I experienced all the side effects listed. After I took it off I felt great.
Our cruise took us to San Diego, Catalina, and Ensenada. My favorite place was Ensenada. It was very fun to be back in the culture I enjoyed so much last summer. I was much more comfortable speaking Spanish than even a year ago. I'm looking forward to getting back to Mexico.
I did want to write about this a while back, but upon getting home, we were hit with sickness...colds followed in quick succession by the stomach flu. But more about that later.... |
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