Seriously? That's your middle name? Seriously? or 'Playing Around on a Cruise Ship'

Back to the ship for more fun as we cruise to the Grand Cayman Islands!

We played around on the boat...

role playing over-exhausted scenes from movies....
I bet you have no idea which one. Haha! I'm not even going to say it.... but you know I had to do it.

Lucas found the Heli-pad and posed next to his middle name.
Seriously, it is his middle name. Not an initial. Just H. That's it. Lucas H. Anyway, moving on.... random shinanigans on the boat

And then I kicked his butt at putt-putt.
True story. :)

It's about time to get all dolled up and go to dinner!
... and have some more fun with little fruity girly drinks. Haha!
But let's not get carried away. It wasn't all about fun and games! There was some serious business going on on this cruise ship. It was Super Tuesday after all! I voted early but still had to keep up with the news!
I was encouraged. But Booooo! Anyway, I'm over it now.

Remember me telling you about my pictures of pictures. Here's another one for you! Haha!


Tomorrow we shall go to the Cayman Islands!

Oh, and there will be a special edition of Musical Mondays. ;)

I Love Jamaica, II

Oh, yes! Jamaica was so much fun! There are so many activities and so much to do it was hard to choose. But I think we made a great choice!

Our first stop was Dunn's River Falls. It is this huge waterfall that you actually climb up! Now, this is actually quite dangerous. I'm not sure how there aren't more injuries. But we made it to the top and had a great time. C'est la vie!
And here is a pattern you will notice as we progress... a picture of our picture! You know they want $20 for these things! No way! But I am pretty sneaky and managed to get a decent photo of our photo. Haha!Next, Tammy took us to the White River for tubing! This was so much fun and so beautiful! Unfortunately, I only brought one waterproof camera and ran out early so I didn't get to capture all the beauty. Who knew it was going to be soooo much fun and so beautiful? Anyway, I got a few great shots in before we ran out.

Tubing in a chain. We all grabbed each other's feet to form one long chain and stick together. Now - I'm really not a foot person. At least I had Lucas's feet and not some stranger's. I feel bad for others - like the guy in front of me - who had to hold stranger's feet. Haha!

We stopped in the middle for a jump off the cliff....
This was not Lucas's favorite part of the trip. He jumps like a wuss. Haha! Love you, honey! Oh, who cares... he is in Cabo right now. He isn't reading this. Haha!

Jamaican Me Crazy- Part I

Welcome to beautiful Ocho Rios Jamaica!!

I'm Ashley and I'll be your tour guide today....
though our actual tour guide is Tammy!
Tammy is the daughter of Phil Lafayette, of Phil Lafayette Tours. If you are ever in Ocho Rios it is a MUST that you tour with these guys. I found out about them online and paid less than half what the cruise ship wanted to charge and had a way better time than everybody who chose to stick with the shoddy cruise tours.

She picked us up from the port and we were off. I'll tell you more about our Jamaican adventures tomorrow, but first a view from above....

We partook of a few local delicacies.... like reggae


Bob Marley....

Jerk Chicken...

(Note there is no chicken in this photo. We are waiting. This is a local jerk chicken shack. We paid about $4 for jerk chicken, potatoes, bread, and a rum and coke. Yea! Crazy good! Crazy cheap!)

And - of course - Red Stripe
That had to be my highlight of the entire trip. Drinking a Red Strip in Jamaica!!!

Come Sail Away With Me

Our journey started off in Miami - our old stomping grounds. (Lucas lived in Miami while we dated and we would fly back and forth to visit each other.) It was nice to be back in Miami (to visit... not to live). But we weren't there for long before we were put on a big boat and drifted away.... on our way to Jamaica and the Cayman Islands!! This was our first cruise!!

We were excited to have a balcony and went straight out to check out all the pre-sailing action!

Before departing we had to run a safety drill. Doesn't this look like fun? Haha!
Then we were off! Sunset over Miami....
Life on the boat was fun!

There were dinners...and sunbathing...
and Cuba. Haha!

We also celebrated our anniversary big on the ship! As you can tell, we had a lot of fun!!

Tomorrow we stop in Ocho Rios, Jamaica!

Adios, Amigos!!

Hello, everyone!!! I'm about to depart for Mexico in a few hours! Let me show you where I'll be for the next week in case you have forgotten.


Oh, glory!

While I'm out, I'll be recapping our exotic first anniversary vacation! So, if you're dreaming of warm weather and sandy beach this is the place to be for the next couple of weeks.

For our first anniversary we sailed out of Mimi on the Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas.


Yea! Super nice!

We sailed around Cuba - stopping in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. It was five nights of pure bliss!


As a bonus, I'll throw in our adventures in Miami and Key Largo, as well! Are you sick of me yet? Haha!

Oh, and

Happy Birthday, O.B.!!!

Sorry we're missing out on the festivities!!

Love you, big guy!!

Havoc Hockey

Friday night a group of us got together to enjoy a hockey game. We had so much fun! Unfortunately, Lucas was out of town with work so he missed all the fun.

Apparently we have several camera shy people in our group since they all seemed to disappear when the cameras came out. Oh, well. Here are a few of us!

Brandon lost a bet to O.B. and was forced to bow to his greatness and present him with a beer. Classic!

Just a couple of girls and Brandon… out at a bar… getting hit on by old men in tight shirts. Eek!
And I guess Justin thought it would be funny to catch me dancing the cha-cha. His wife was also dancing. Why do I get singled out, huh? Anyway, for your viewing pleasure... or not... here ya go.

It is quite hard to dance reasonably well with beer you are trying very hard not to spill.