Our first cruise!

Asphalt Zipper had a great year and so they treated all their employees to a cruise! Spouses were included for the full time employees. We were so sad that Amanda and Nate couldn't come because she was a week or two TOO pregnant at departure time. And Joel was part time so he would have to pay for Kristen to come. Both kids opted for the cash. We wanted our kids to be with us! We tried to enjoy our time without them. It was a sacrifice...our trip included air fare and all taxes and tips! We flew from Salt Lake to Long Beach and caught a shuttle to the ship. It was docked right next to the Queen Mary. Our cabin was cozy and we got dinner every night in the fancy restaurant with the other Asphalt Zipper employees. It was delicious and fun. I was so nervous about getting sea sick but except for a little queasy in my stomach a couple of times I did okay! The best dessert was the chocolate lava cake. I had it every night! It was fun to watch the ship pull out of port. It had so many stories and huge water slides and so much stuff! How does it float? Every evening there was a new towel creature on our bed from the young porter that was in charge of our cabin. Dave was starting to get sick the day before we left. Scritchy throat and a slight runny nose. Nothing huge, but it ended up making the cruise not as fun for either of us. I did NOT like the swaying of the boat while we tried to sleep. Our cabin was close to the front of the boat and we swayed head to foot, not side to side. Everyone else loved the "rocking" and felt like they were being rocked to sleep. Our first stop - Catalina Island! I am writing these posts after the fact, but want to date them for each day that we were on the cruise...