The Professor Takes Me on a Birthday Cruise!

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Cruising off the Coast of the Florida Keys

Before Spring Break, Terry surprised me with a Cruise to the Bahamas in celebration of my 50th birthday. Oh, what a wonderful treat it was. To get away and enjoy being work-free for a few days to enjoy the beautiful scenery and relaxing time on the ship.

We left on Sunday, March 7th from the Galvestion Bay and returned 7 days later. We took lots of pictures and I’m going to share some of those with you here. Before we left, I took the time to trade in my dinosaur phone of two years, to the wonderful Blackberry Tour through Verizon. With it I was able to take some amazing pictures, I know you will agree.

This was our first ‘trip away’ that Terry and I have taken since we were married December 16, 2008. We have traveled quiet a bit, however, business is usually the cause. So, there were things that I did find out about Terry Cooper that I was pleasantly surprised at. Like…. he can sleep past 5 a.m. and he can stay up past 10 p.m. We have always enjoyed dancing together… so nearly every night we were in the Piano/Blues, 60′s Bands or Disco areas. I tried my best to get him up on the Karaoke stage but NO GO… on that one. I found out, about myself, that eating a Mexican buffet at midnight does not set well on my stomach.

We had 3 stops along the duration of the cruise. The first being Key West, my favorite of all three. It was warm, the water was incredibly blue. The Island was filled with beautiful coastal homes…so much history that I was amazed to learn about. We went through a couple of Museums. Took the Conch Train Tour of the Island. (Very interesting) We saw the “Little White House”. A place where some of our past Presidents came to do their planning before Camp David was built. I was blown away by the tropical plants and flowers. Coconut and Banana Trees… all along the streets that were lined with beautifully restored homes with colored shutters and big front porches. I will never forget the beauty…

More later…. in Part II.