Carnival Magic: First 2 days at sea

The first 2 days at sea were pretty fun! We did a lot of laying out on the balcony, more laying out on the Serenity deck, playing in the casino, playing putt-putt, going to comedy shows & just doing whatever we wanted to do! 

My 'kiss on the lips'..SO yumms!

Got me a hat at the gift shop during their $10 sale!

Muah, darling!

First dinner~ I waited all year for my chocolate melting cake! To die for!

Putt-Putt on 2nd night

Formal night dinner

Our $22 picture!

Deck party on the 2nd night! It got a lot more crowded than this!

Up next: The islands!

Carnival Magic:Getting on board!

First of all I want to mention that this trip was SO amazing & perfect! We had a GREAT time! 

I will also mention that we purchased the "Faster to the Fun" pass which meant we had "priority/VIP" treatment :D We got to pass up all the long lines of checking in, security, getting our documents reviewed & getting our sail and sign card. NO lines what-so-ever! It was worth the money just in boarding alone! Same went with debarkation! We also got to get into our room immediately where as normally you have to wait until 1:30pm. Got our luggage right away, which again is something else you have to wait a while on normally.  I highly recommend it!

After we got onboard we went straight to our room to put our carry on luggage down (both his and mine were full of nothing but my shoes.. and our 2 bottles of vino lol) and check out the balcony~ my favorite part! Then we headed out to tour the ship!

Pulling in.. this sucker is HUGE in person! Our room is on the very back  right corner.

Checking the balcony out. We were out here every single day for hours at a time!

Waiting..and waiting to leave Galveston. We left 2 hrs late & couldn't watch us leave bc we had dinner at 6.

Lido deck/main pool

Kids zone

Hot dogs for the kids!

B-ball court

Tides pool

Beautiful atrium

Our dining room.. "Southern Lights" 

Hat Trick Casino

Cherry on Top candy shop

 More pics to come!

The West Memorial

I was thankfully allowed to attend all of the West Memorial that was held on the Baylor campus yesterday. Baylor officials allowed fac/staff to attend without having to use vacation time. I was so thankful bc I really wanted to see this. I wish Jeffrey could've gone as well.. it definitely made me proud to be a Texan (as if I already wasn't?)!! It was a very emotional and nice farewell to those who died heroes.

Love this shot

Cute little girl 

Started out with the Patriot Guard Riders

Lots of applause for the West fire department

Got a seat inside. It was beautiful

Rick Perry 

President Obama

 Our thoughts and prayers are still with the families who lost their loved ones. They paid the ultimate sacrifice & died doing what they loved to do. What a way to go!! God Bless these men in uniform as well as their families. 

Ranger Game

This past Saturday we took Kinley to her 2nd Ranger game. Our buds Brian, Jaimye & Derik went with us & we had a great time! I wish we had season tickets..I'd go every weekend! We had great seats.. I picked them so that Kinley could see a lot of Cruz, her favorite player ;)

We stopped in West to check things out after the tragic explosion. It was also the day that they were allowing some residents to return to their homes so it was BEYOND crowded. We have never seen it like that. I told Kinley we would stop there to get her a baseball cookie.. the line was right at the door but I wanted to contribute. Jeffrey also left some money in their donations bucket in the connecting store. 

We got the stadium & snapped a couple pics before we walked in ;) And then we let Kinley go in the kids area to play. She found her a little friend & was off! It's a really cute place ~ I told her next time we go we will have to go earlier & let her play longer!

This slide was a huge bat!

Turned out dark but I think it's adorable still! Her excited little self!

The view from our seats

She loved her Ranger baseball PEZ from the gift shop.. she also got a  stuffed dog & a  stuffed monkey for Presley!

We had a great time & can't wait for our next game!

GO RANGERS!!

18 more days!

We are now in the TEENS! Just 2 1/2 more weeks until we set sail :) If you didn't already know, we were booked on the Triumph. After everything that happened they canceled our sailing & we made the switch to the Magic leaving out the following day. We are so ready! Heading to Montego Bay, Grand Cayman & Cozumel.

Someone else's pic of 7 mile beach in Grand Cayman. Ahhhhh ;)