Kaylynn's Cruise with the K-1 Crew

It's kind of amazing that I still get together with my college roommates - 28 years later. Our trip together was delayed because of Covid. But we finally found a date and planned a cruise. We all flew to Long Beach, California. They had all flown in earlier in the afternoon, so when I got there we went on a tour of an old ship and then had dinner.

We laughed and talked and laughed and talked. The next morning we had a few hours to hang out before we got an uber ride to the ship. Luckily some of our roommates are cruise experts and signed us up for the first time slot to load the ship. Our first stop on the ship was to eat lunch. Then we were smart to bring our swimsuits in our backpacks to go on the waterslides. We didn't get our suitcases delivered to our rooms until later in the afternoon, so there weren't very many people there.

The first night we went to an ice skating show, the second night was a broadway dance/song show, and the third night was a concert of a lady singing Whitney Houston songs. Then we did lots of eating. We ate dinner in the dining room and had such good food with the nicest server from the Phillipines. 

On Saturday it was just a day of cruising. We just hung out on the sun deck most of the day - people watching, talking, sleeping, reading and eating. 

Then the ship stopped in Ensenada, Mexico for the day. Cyd, our cruise expert, had arranged an excursion with an outside company (different than the ship excursions). First we went and had 90-minute massages with the cutest Mexican women. Then we went kayaking with a really fun guide who had learned English from watching cartoons. Then our driver took us to a grocery store so we could use the bathroom and buy some Mexico treats. Then we went to an authentic taco stand. So delicious. Then he took us back to the ship.

Our ship cruised all night back to Long Beach, and we left the ship at 7 am on Monday. We had several hours to kill before our flights, so we got an uber ride to a shopping outlet. We would take turns shopping and watching the suitcases. Then to the Long Beach Airport. I didn't get back to Great Falls until 10:30 pm so it was almost 2 am when I crawled back into my bed.

What a fun trip!!

Here is the Cruise Quote Wall:

Are you sick?

No, Cydnee

Are you sick?

It's Cydnee

Keri - had to interpret 

(Although Cyd is the cruise expert, the rest of us had done the pre-boarding check in, but Cyd hadn't. So the check-in lady was asking her if she was sick. Cyd that she was asking her name, and Cyd was correcting her that her full name was Cydnee, not Cyd. Then Keri told the lady it was her first cruise.)

Cyd- i’m going to see how many times I can say “ on my cruise last week”

Keri - Raisins on a salad don’t taste like raisins

Malin, i’m not picky like I’ll fill my water bottle up at the hotel bathroom sink

Ed (Kaylynn’s airplane seat mate)- number one cause of divorce: marriage

Are you coming Price dusters?

Keri- I don’t even know how to pucker my lips? How does Matt kiss me?

Cyd - can I try a bite ? (Pretty much every meal/snack, etc)

Malin, what time is it? My phone is always off a little

Malin, I’m just going to get one more oatmeal cookie

Hilary's report from home: AJ at fast & testimony meeting- I think Jesus is nice. I know that because I feel his love around me.

Then to Adam he said, I wish I could get baptized again - I want to swim more. My tongue gets to swim all the time.

Hilary - I watched a documentary on it….

Do you want me to have your ….butter, etc

Cyd - I have eating Fomo

Keri’s new friend- “she wants to be Persian” (Keri saw a sign that said private function and she went to check it out...twice. Then she figured out they were all Persian and they have a distinct look. Then she became obsessed with them and stalked them and stopped a lady to ask her about the group. The lady invited her to come to their private function that night. So Keri went and joined their dance party.

White middle aged woman WMAW