Cruise Time!!

Sunday I will be flying to Tampa, Florida and will be boarding 'The Inspiration' on Monday afternoon. I've never been on a cruise so I'm really excited about the new adventures and everything that's involved with the cruise from laying by the poolside to putt-putt golf on the top deck of the ship. Although I'm quite used to 5-7 days off at a time because of my work schedule I am really looking forward to relaxing in the Caribbean sunshine. We will be stopping in Grand Cayman and Cozumel. Grand Cayman is a short stop so I haven't not planned anything for that day and will probably end up shopping on the island. In Cozumel a small group of us have made plans to go snorkeling and will be taken on an excursion to 3 different spots to see the coral reef and tropical fish. It should be an incredible time and I'll post lots of pictures (especially on Facebook) when I return.

The Inspiration

The Inspiration Lobby

Jersey Boys

Tonight my friend Sarah Burgess and I went to the LaSalle Bank Theater to see the broadway musical Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons. Although we had no idea what it was truly about we had a great time and it was a wonderful performance. The musical included more songs than I can mention here, but some of my favorites were "Sherry", "My Eyes Adored You", "Walk Like a Man", and my favorite performance of the night "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". It was a great night and I would recommend it to anyone who gets a chance to see it.

Birthday Day

My family actually had a birthday celebration with cake and all about a week ago because that was the only time we could all get together. Kristin and I still wanted to make a day of our actual birthday and although Chicago had a winter storm the entire day, Kristin and I still managed to go out to breakfast in the morning before Kristin went to work. We ended up getting a free breakfast at Egg Harbor which honestly came at no surprise because we are regulars at this restaurant and everyone knows us by name. Cora called a few times to sing happy birthday which was the cutest thing ever. It was a pretty relaxing day since I stayed inside out of the storm and the Stolze Family came over for a wonderful salmon dinner. Thanks to everyone for the birthday wishes - each one put a big smile on my face :).

The night we celebrated our birthday.

Enduring the snow storm for our birthday breakfast.