I Love Freebies!

I really do *heart* free stuff! Who doesn't?! Well, this past week, I got quite a few freebies in the mail. They include:

140 FREE custom return address labels!

I only paid for shipping and that included priority S/H for a grand total of $3.60!

I chose this design. Cute, huh?! 

I also got the infamous free Pyrex potholder.

And lastly, I got a coupon for a free full-size bottle of a Suave Professionals product!

Royal Wedding Hangover

I know the wedding was a week ago, but I still can't get over it! When I first heard about the Royal Wedding, I thought it was going to be a cold, stuffy, and boring event...much like the marriage between Prince Charles and Diana. However, a week before the wedding, I just happened to catch the Will & Kate movie on Lifetime, and I was intrigued. They seemed to have a genuine love for each other. He seemed so protective of her and still is, and I love that Prince William has done everything on his own timeline, and he married a commoner!

The wedding was perfect. Not too stuffy, and you could see their emotions. It took me back to my own wedding. Kate looked beautiful in her McQueen dress. Just radiant! I loved her dress, and her reception dress was perfect! And Will was so handsome in his uniform. Yum! And the things they were whispering to each other was sooo touching! And I know I'm not the only one who wants a Harry/Pippa hook-up. Hello! How awesome would it be that two sisters, commoners, marry two prince brothers?! It would be very cool. Lastly, I can relive my childhood fantasies with a Kate Middleton Royal Wedding Portrait Doll. It's true. You can find it here.

 Photos: Google

Disney Cruisin': Day 6, 7 & 8

Day 6 was our second day in Cabo, and we did not get off the ship. It was a short stay in Cabo, we were there from 7am to noon. This was my lazy day. The beginning of the week we were go, go, go and this day I just lounged. In the early afternoon, my sister and niece took the kids swimming while I napped for a bit. Then the kids came back and they napped for a bit. Jess and I then took Jacob to watch Toy Story 3 (in 3d! Loved it!) in the middle of the afternoon. After the movie, I went souvenir shopping. I picked up only a few things, and thankfully, despite being the second to last night of the cruise, the shops were empty. I heard the last night was crazy, and everything had been picked out.

And for dinner, the hubs and I had a date night at Palo. This was a premium restaurant that charged a fee for dining. And it was sooo worth it. They served up northern Italian cuisine that was delish! And their chocolate soufflé was divine! Mmm, mmm.

Day 7, our last day, we spent the day cleaning up our room and packing up. The only plans we had for the day were the last round of bingo, a final show, and dinner. We won one round of bingo, I believe we played 4, and the show for the evening was called 'Till We Meet Again. It was super sweet! And then of course dinner. We headed in a bit earlier than usual since we had to be up bright and early for our arrival home :0(

Day 8, we're home! We were up bright and early. We had to be out of our room by 8:30am, and breakfast was shortly after. I could see in Isabella's face she was getting sick, and her eyes were watering a lot. Despite having a TON of fun, we were all ready to go home. And we all got a lovely parting a gift..we all got sick. I should say about half our group, 8 out of 14, got sick. Really sick. But fun nonetheless!

Coming soon: final recap!

 

Disney Cruisin': Day 5

We made it to Cabo San Lucas. And we had nothing planned. Cabo seemed a bit nicer than Puerto Vallarta, and the weather was not as hot. We decided to go shopping and walk around the port for a bit. We shopped at a small indoor shopping mart, and stopped for drinks at Senor Frog's. In all honesty, we didn't buy too much 'cause we live in So Cal, and well, everything they had in that shopping mart, I could find here for the same price. And well, my parents head to Baja Cali at least once a year.

After we were all content with our findings, we headed back on the boat, and it was empty! Loved that! Jess took the kids for a nap and my sis, niece and I headed to the adult pool area. We enjoyed a nice swim and a delicious Pina Colada. Seriously, those things were soo good. I have no idea how many i had on the trip. Yum!

We were able to relax a bit before dinner. It was Pirates in the Caribbean night! We were encouraged to dress in pirate attire. I declined but before we left on the trip, I had bought some pirate stuff for Jacob at the $ store. I also bought glow sticks and swords for him. Our dinner was also pirate themed and was followed by a small show and...fireworks at sea! It was awesome. One of the best things about the trip. The ship went out to sea to shoot fireworks! This was surprising to me because we were going to be in Cabo the next day, so why leave? But we did and it was great!

Days 6, 7 & 8 coming soon!

Seals were jumping on to boats for fish...

Balloon hats for everyone...

Ready for pirate night!

Happy *belated* Easter!

I know! I'm late. Last Sunday we celebrated Easter! I hope you all had a lovely weekend. Ours was a bit gloomy and we thought we were going to have a rain out! Luckily, we did not. It only rained in the morning and the afternoon cleared up. The kids decorated eggs and cookies. And we had an Easter egg hunt with candy and money filled eggs. Jacob liked looking for eggs, and since he's the littlest he had a head start. The majority of Jacob's eggs were filled with candy. Isabella seemed to enjoy her first Easter, and her first basket made by her nina. It was super cute! And we found out Bella really likes jello and cake. And despite being a bit gloomy, it was nice spending time with close family and friends.

Disney Cruisin': Day 4

First, let me make a small note about day 3 and dinner. I forgot to tell you about it. In my last post, I mentioned we watched Tangled after breakfast well, before dinner, we watched Gnomeo and Juliet. It was cute! And each movie was in 3D! It was very cool, but Jacob hated wearing the glasses. Dinner was at Animator's Palate and seriously one of the best dinners of the week. Also, the restaurant changes color. It starts off with everything in black and white and, slowly as dinner progresses, it changes color. Then at the end, Mickey comes in and the whole room is in color. Very cool and very neat!

Okay, let's move on. We finally made it to port on day 4. We made it to Puerto Vallarta. We had an excursion planned for the day. It was a dolphin and sea lion observer trip. My niece and a couple of other people in our group were going to swim with dolphins, and the rest of us were going to watch. So, after breakfast, we headed to our designated meeting area for our specific excursion. After all was said, done, and organized were headed off. The thing is, we had no idea what was going to happen. Were we taking a bus, a van, a boat to our location? Turns out we were taking a boat. The kids' first small boat ride.

It only took about 30 minutes to get to our destination, and it was a scenic ride. Speaking of scenery, the first thing that greeted us when we got off the ship was Wal-mart and Sam's Club! But I digress, we arrived at the dolphin place, and we immediately had a presentation on dolphins and other see creatures. We were then taken to observe a sea lion - aka get kissed by a sea lion and that was about all the sea lion observing. They then moved us to an observation area for the dolphin encounter. Way up high and as far back as possible. They had their own photographers which were a pretty penny. We were able to see my niece do her thing with the dolphins, but in the end it really was not worth the hassle of making the trip. It was absolutely hot and humid, and with two young kids, not the best idea for us. But some fun nonetheless. Oh, and they provided lunch. A small Mexican buffet.

The excursion only lasted from 11am to 4pm. We were back on the ship by 4pm, and I was glad. It gave us enough time to shower up, and rest a little. Our show for the night was Toy Story the Musical followed by dinner. Unfortunately, Jess and I did not get to watch the show because Bella had an accident. But I know Jacob loved it! And Bella got some entertainment from Chip who made a her laugh!

Day 3: Waiting for Gnomeo and Juliet to start...

Day 4: Waiting around for our excursion, and ready to go...

Jacob was crabby...

Bella was relaxed...she eventually fell asleep during the ride.

The sea lion we met and kissed.

Jacob getting kissed by the sea lion.

My niece swam w/ the dolphins.

Bella wasn't too happy with the wind.

Puerto Vallarta coast line.

Our ship docked in PV.