Dear Cruise {The Finale},

Oh cruise-how do I count thee ways?
I did a good job yesterday of getting the list started but there is still much more to thank you for.
Lets get on with them shall we?

Thank you for your 20+ dining venues which allowed me to eat mac & cheese {as an appetizer}

buffets for breakfast, lunch at noon followed by another lunch at 3, afternoon ice cream, 4 course dinners, pizza at 1 am, and of course-drinks any time I wanted them.

Everything was delicious-

Oh, except that one stuff my husband forced down my throat--I could go without that.

Thank you for the incredible entertainment your ship gave us.

Between people diving 52 ft into what has to be the world's tiniest pool-

seeing a Broadway production of Chicago-

Watch Olympic figure skaters do triple axles {I act like I have a clue} on a moving ship-

Laughing so hard I could have thrown up to your comedians-

Marvel at the strength that real people actually posses-

and best of all-

witnessing grown adult men take their pants off on stage just to win a competition

{Which may have included me whipping my bra off and throwing it on stage to help our team out-Unfortunately I have no picture.}

Thank you for allowing me to dance The Cupid Shuffle not just once, but TWICE aboard.

I am pretty confident that both times I shouted "THIS IS THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE"

which had to be absolutely true.

Thank you for the endless rounds of BINGO.

Actually, I don't thank you.

Give me a winning card and I may be a little bit more appreciative sucker.
Hope you enjoyed our $100+ donations.

Thank you for reminding me before I set sail that your alcohol prices can be a little over the top.
This provided me a way to show off my "class" and sneak in a box of wine on the ship.

Friends, meet my favorite sippy cup ever.

Thank you for the new friends we met-newlyweds, gays, straights, and crazies.
I loved getting to know every single one of them.

New friends are like the pieces of chocolate in chocolate chip cookies-only not as messy.
Just nice little surprises :)

But most of all--thank you for the time you allowed with just my husband.

Me and him.

Alone.

For 8 days straight.

Sure, we had our moments of silence

{because how much can you really discuss between two people that have only ate & slept all day}

And maybe moments of irritation
{So I might've spilled three $9 drinks...three consecutive days in a row..Loosen up ;)}

But we had moments of greatness-love-laughter-and moments that I will remember forever.

There is nothing that I adore more than seeing-living-enjoying life together.

You were perfect.

Love,

Moi

Refreshed-Peeling-And 10 pounds Heavier.

PS. I almost forgot-thank you for allowing me to act mature at all times.
I'm so good at it.