Ten Years!

On December 19, Donald and I celebrated our tenth anniversary! I can hardly believe it's been so long. We booked a Caribbean cruise to Key West and Cozumel aboard the Celebrity Century and had an amazing trip. We left out on December 20 and arrived home on on Christmas Eve afternoon - no small feat, considering the general craziness of the Atlanta airport! We didn't think we were going to make the plane to Miami, but by grace and Donald's good schmoozing skills, we were able to get through security with time to stop for breakfast. Our ship was amazing - we would highly recommend the Celebrity line if you're planning a cruise. The food was wonderful and the staff took care of everything we needed. We enjoyed having a huge breakfast on our veranda each day - and also enjoyed a huge supper in the gorgeous dining room each evening. Key West was incredible. We spent lots of time exploring Hemingway's house and getting friendly with the many six-toed cats running around. Of course, that was my favorite spot. We spent some time at Carlos and Charlie's in Mexico where we practiced a bit of Spanish and did some shopping for the girls. I spent some lazy hours catching up on reading while Donald hung out in the casino during our last day at sea - which was incredibly rocky. Break out the Dramamine! Donald was the big winner, as you'll see from the pictures in the slideshow. And he remembered to buy me something pretty with his winnings, too! We were very relieved to make it home on Christmas Eve - we've never spent that much time away from Emily. Incidentally, she had a fantastic time feasting on pancakes, making play-doh creations, getting her toes painted purple, and generaly being spoiled rotten with Mimi, Papa, Abby, Amy, Cici, and Granddaddy. We're planning another cruise soon and are expecting you all to go along with us, so start saving now!