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San Juan | Airport | Home
We deboarded (?) early and got on a bus to tour the Bacardi plant. How's that for a good way to walk into an airport? Loaded. On. Rum. WIN! Cool tour, too.

Some may not like "days at sea," claiming they are pointless or uneventful. I. Love. Them. After several days running like mad, it's nice to just kick back and relax on deck or in the Solarium and nap or read or swim... all three of which we did.

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Castries City, St. Lucia, W.I.
Just pulling into port, I could tell this island would be infinitely better than St. Croix, Antigua, and Martinique... combined.

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Fort-de-France, Martinique
Total. Disappointment.

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St. John's, Antigua, W.I.
Our desire to keep this day low-key and inexpensive was thwarted by a desperrate need to get out of Shoppingtown, which is basically the entirety of the pier near St. J.

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Christiansted, St. Croix, U.S.V.I.
Happy Veterans Day!

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St. Thomas, U.S.V.I.
The most wonderfullest thing happened upon waking up this morning... I got sick. Horrifically scratchy throat, congestion, partial laryngitis, the works. Yay me.

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San Juan | Port of San Juan | Open Sea
We boarded the ship today. Kinda funny to see the expressions on Brian and Jen's faces as they saw a cruise ship up close for the first time. Got checked in almost immediately. Being there early has its perks. And we were here 7.5 hours prior to embarkation.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico
A day in San Juan... Old San Juan, more specifically. I love this town. It is truly gorgeous with a great mix of old and modern.

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Two flights today... ORD --> MIA and MIA --> SJU. Oh the temperature difference from Chicago to San Juan.

Let's just skip ahead from 2013.43, past 2013.44 and 2013.45 (because I was on vacation), and land square on what should be the 46th Snippet Wednesday of the year. I hope you took some motion sickness pills. This could get a little rocky.

A few weeks ago, I received an email offer to review a product. Usually, I look at these things as bupkis. I never get product review requests. I'm not a mommy blogger (although I'd kill for those kinds of opportunities). For whatever reason, though, I read the email and checked out their offer.

How long has it been? Nearly two weeks since I've posted here. But not out of a lack of love or things to say. Mostly because I've been on vacation and am way too cheap to pay the price for shipboard wifi.

Gay Marriage Bill Passes in Illinois House!

Well done, Illinois. Well done.

'Nuff said.

Nathan apparently has a hatred of magazines. No magazine or catalog is safe when he's nearby. He will find it and shred it. No quarter given.

It was a very disappointing Halloween, to put it mildly. The rain kept nearly all trick-or-treaters in our neighborhood at bay. Thankfully, the departments in my office had candy available and Katie brought Nathan, in costume, to work to get some candy here. He made out like the little bandito he is.

So, in lieu of some cool Halloween story, how about my 2013 Goals: October Recap?