I think the absolute worst part about coming back from vacation is the ride home. Your bags aren’t packed neatly. Your car is dirty. You’re tired. Your kids are grumpy. There is no excitement carrying you through the long car ride. If I got depressed, it would be depressing.
Well, now I’ve discovered something new to hate about post-vacationing: it’s called re-entry. I know, I was only gone for five days, but I think I’ve established some new habits that I’m going to have to break. So, in no particular order here are my Top Ten Habits I Now Have to Break Because of the Cruise:
1. Eating Too Much. When was the last time you had a four course meal? Every lunch and dinner I had an appetizer, soup or salad, entree and a dessert. There was one meal that I ate…ahem…two entrees.
2. Expecting Desert. Like the aforementioned entrees, I may have had two three desserts. (Twice.)
3. Looking For Pixie Dust. When you are given priority seating just because, when you walk behind Goofy down the hall, when Aladdin winks at you, when Mickey Mouse lets your son squeeze his nose, when Snow White compliments your daughter, the crew members stop everything they are doing to find a baby pirate pin you want and then give it to you for free, you start seeing Pixie Dust everywhere you go!
4. Being Lazy. OK, so I might struggle with this one all the time. But seriously, every time I would return to my stateroom, the bed would be made, the bathroom clean and even the dirty clothes picked up. *sigh*
5. Getting Dressed Up for Dinner. OK, maybe this one won’t be too hard—considering I wore my pj’s all day Monday. But it is kinda fun to get dolled up once a day!
6. Taking Pictures of My Food. Just wait till I find the cord to my camera. Yum.
7. Getting Up at 7am to do Pilates on the Deck with a Hot Muscle-y Guy with a British Accent. No. This one I do not need to break.
8. Handing Off My Kids. Lydia went to the Oceaneer’s Club about 2 hours a day. Asa went to Flounder’s Reef Nursery every night while I went to dinner and the show. Not to mention the waiting arms of Grandmama and Papa. All that kid-free livin’ made Monday seem like 14 days AT LEAST.
9. Walking Like a Pirate. I seriously think I got my sea legs quickly. Last night when I picked up Asa for his 2am feeding (*sigh*), I felt like I was still on the boat. Then, when I laid back down I could have sworn I was rocking again.
10. Sleeping Late. Nope. This isn’t going to be on the list until the kids are at least in 7th grade. *sigh*
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