I have to admit I have been somewhat slack on my blog.  I think that picking up little quizzes and doing a cut and paste has been a cover-up for all the thing I haven't been putting in there.  It's all because I've been too busy!  Well.. too busy and also a little bit reluctant to sit at the computer at home once I've been staring at a screen at work all day too.

Even though the holidays are over, they really weren't holidays for me.  There was a lot of running around for 2 days from one family to the next and the rest of the time was spent at work.  I'm only 10 sleeps away from REAL holydays!  I can't wait! 

This will be my very first time going anywhere that DOESN'T include seeing family members!  I've been fortunate enough to see some bits and pieces of Canada and some of the northern US States, but that usually consisted of being in the car for 18+ hours with my parents.  And I could have been anywhere between the ages of 3 years to 26.  So... no family and I'm heading to the Caribbean! 

This all started out about 6 months ago, July, when for no good reason Greg really wanted to go to the mall.  Ok ladies, how often does your guy say he wants to go to the mall?  When he says it you darn well take him up on that offer!!!  So off we went.  Our normal routine at the mall is we walk in the door and split our separate ways and agree to meet back at those doors at a certain time.  The watches are synchronized and off we go, kiss, kiss.

Well that day I was only in my first hour of mall wondering when I see the boy running towards me waving papers in his hand... sooo excited that he could hardly even speak to me when he did ready me.  I heard something about cruise, Caribbean and cheap. Ok.. whatever babbling boy!   And off we went home.

Within the next few week I get a call at work from Greg asking me some questions like the legal spelling of my name... blah blah blah.  With that he said "I booked our Cruise for January!" OMG!!! He really did!  He told me he was treating me to a vacation!  Awesome!!!!  And now we are here!  Only a little better than a week away and it's hard to believe that the 6 months have gone by so fast.  I suppose our 12 day vacation is going to go by just as fast!

So I've been thinking about what to pack.... I bought a couple of new things, pj's.. I'm not going to bring the ratty ones I lounge in at home.  A few summer things as it's like 30 degrees where we are going.  I've got the bathing suits for all the water and snorkeling adventures that we are going to go on.  I have pack 2 nice dresses for the formal nights, Greg wants me to get one more elegant dress for the cruise.  I'm not so sure of that yet.... because I don't want to buy some fancy dress and never wear it again.  That's just not me. But we'll see how this week turns out.

I've got my Gravol just in case I feel the need for it.  I'm sure I won't need it on the boat, the plane to Fort Lauderdale is a different story.  I don't feel so well on the plane most of the time, and this is going to be a flight from Winnipeg to Toronto and then to Fort Lauderdale.  That's going to be a LONG day.

I've got this running list of what I have already packed and what I still need to pack.  My gosh, I just realized I'm going to need a separate bag just for the shoes I will have to bring.  I need my 2 pair of dress shoes to go with my dresses for the formal nights, my runners, my Birks for walking around, my flip-flops for the pool side and then there are Greg's shoes!  What's the baggage limit again??? I better check that out.

Wow, so much to think about, and that's what I only need to take.  I have to go through the house and make sure I've done everything here too.  I need to get everyone up to speed about taking care of the baby cats, the fish and what sorts of things to look for around the house when we're gone.  And make that list of  'Take out the trash' and 'Get rid of perishables like fruit and milk'.  I'm sure there is nothing worse than coming home and opening the door and having the odor meet you of what you forgot to do before you left!