Twins Home Opener Weekend

I know this is late posting since it happened last weekend...but better late than never, right?  I had previously posted about 'Winning' Twins tickets on the radio.  The game happened to be one of the home opener games.  Tate and I were really excited to go.

We first met up with a friend of ours @ a bar right next Target Field for some drinks and lunch. {It made it better that the bar/restaurant that my friend picked happened to be one that my DreamtripsLife website had a coupon to...so I enjoyed my lunch for free while we only had to pay for Tate's...BONUS. Oh and they had 2 for 1 drink special if you had a Twins ticket to the game.}

We made it over to Target Field to find our seats...and they were GREAT!  We were in the first row of right field.  It was the section that was called...'Overlook'. 



















We were seated very close to where Kubel is in right field.

We enjoyed some beer and nice weather.

Even though the Twins lost, we really did enjoy the game and am glad the rain held off.  I plan to try to win tickets again because the seats were awesome and we wouldn't mind going again and not having to pay for them :)

'Rich Dad, Poor Dad'

I'm not much of a book reader.  I haven't ever gotten into Harry Potter or Twilight.  I read very minimal growing up.  Reading to me was boring.  I often found myself thinking of other things while reading and then I couldn't even remember the 2 pages I just read and would have to go back and read them over again.

I just finished reading a book in less than a months time...first time ever :)  I already went to the library and checked out a new one to start.  Tate started reading a book also.  We read every night before bed now instead of watching TV.  We are focused on building our business and securing our future financially. 

Since starting our WorldVentures business, I've listened to very talented speakers talk at our regional trainings.  At our latest training in March, the speaker recommended the book that I just finished and I am so glad he did.  'Rich Dad, Poor Dad' by Robert T. Kiyosaki.

I recommend this book to anyone.  It definitely gets you thinking about things and ways to take action.

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 5

Today is the day to travel back to home and jump back in to reality.  Our ship ported back in Mobile, AL around 7 am.  We got our things together and were one of the first decks to be able to deboard.  We went through customs and headed back to MS where our flight was taking off that afternoon.  We made it in Gulfport, MS at about 9:30 and our flight didn't take off until 4:30.  We were not all about sitting at the airport for 7 hours...so exploring we went.

Oysters for lunch (I did not eat any of these...they seriously looked like an organ of some sort after you took them out of the shell, but everyone enjoyed them)
















And they had some shrimp (I ate a very tasty piece of chicken)

We went down to the beach to check that out...and Tate scared away all the birds.
















We still had more time to kill so we went and saw a movie.  We saw The Source Code with Jake Gyllenhaal.  It was an ok movie.

After the movie...it was time to go return the rental car and head to the airport. 

This was seriously the best vacation I have ever been on.  It was fun and full of energy.  It helps when you save so much money too (& winning money).  I can't wait to go on another dreamtrip.  Thank you Worldventures and thank you Dreamtrips!
















A trip to remember with great friends and great people from the Worldventures family!
















Flying home in the sunset was a perfect ending to a perfect vacation!!!

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 4

Our last day...was an 'at sea' day.  It was another beautiful day.  I actually really enjoyed the at sea days because it was nice to take advantage of everything they offered on the ship.  The food was amazing, the staff was great and they had activites all day that we really enjoyed.  I really couldn't have asked for a better first cruise experience.

We sat out and enjoyed the sun most of the day.  I didn't take any pictures during the day...apparently I wanted to soak in every bit of relaxtion.

They had a farewell party before dinner that included free drinks.  I love when drinks are free...they taste so much better :)































They also had a live band @ the farewell party.  The kids were really getting into it.  They were cute.
















We had dinner and said our goodbyes to our AWESOME wait staff.  They were so great to us.  Tate and I decided to enjoy our last night by walking around the ship, enjoying a few more shows and just relaxing.  We weren't ready for our vacation to be over.

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 3

We made it to Cozumel, Mexico.  I was so excited that this was our stop because I had never been to Cozumel.

Here we are after we got off the ship and about to go snorkeling.
















We went snorkeling @ one of the reefs in Cozumel.  It was fun to do...but I wish there were more fish.  I had never been snorkeling so that was a fun experience.  After we snorkeled, we drank up because the excursion also included beer and margaritas. On our way to the beach party, we drank, danced and sang along to the songs.

We then had the beach party of our excursion.  There were many toys for us to play with and areas to relax on the beach.  They had trampolines, slides, jungle gyms...all in the water.  You could also go kayaking and paddle boarding.  They had hammocks to relax in also.

The excursion lasted 3.5 hours...which was perfect.  We got back to the port and had enough time to eat, shop and enjoy more of Cozumel before the ship left port @ 5.

Here we are enjoying fajitas @ Fat Tuesday's.





















Enjoying some shopping and sipping on margaritas.




































We had such a great time in Cozumel that it was hard to board the ship to head back.  When we got back on the ship, we showered and got ready for dinner.  We enjoyed another great meal and had a relaxing night of gambling.  We didn't stay up too late because the day had worn us out.  We were pretty sad because we knew that tomorrow was our last day...but we really wanted to enjoy every minute of it.

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 2

Day 2 was considered an 'at sea' day.  It started out great with a morning workout.  They had a nice fitness area and a track on the top deck to run around.  Tate and I enjoyed some fruit @ the buffet before hitting the gym.

This was wear we enjoyed that fruit before the gym session.
















We enjoyed the sun out on the back of the boat most of the day and just relaxed.  It was a beautiful day out so it made it easy to do this.

About mid day...we went to the 'main' deck of the boat where they always had music playing and fun stuff going on.  Tate was in a contest called 'master mixologist'.  He entered the contest the night before when we had been playing bingo.  They drew 5 names out of a bucket and those 5 people got to make a drink out of certain liquors and juices.  The winner's drink would be featured on this carnival cruise and future cruises.  Tate's name was drawn the night of bingo.  It was him against 4 other ladies.  They wanted a judge from the crowd and I jumped @ the chance. They didn't know Tate and I were together...tricky, I know :)  There was a total of 3 judges...me and 2 carnival cruise employees.  I did taste them all and Tate's was in the top 2 for sure...the other judges and myself decided his was the winner.  He received 5 free drink tickets and his drink was featured on the cruise for the rest of our trip.  Before he did the contest...we had decided to name the drink 'Jackpot' since we had won bingo the night before.  For being a judge, I received 1 free drink ticket.

Here is a picture of the drink...




















After the 'Master Mixologist' contest, they had a hairy chest contest and Tate convinced Tom to do it.  He agreed as long as no pictures were taken.  I respected his wishes.  Shannon volunteered to be a judge.   She was the 'sniffer' judge...meaning she had to sniff their odor.  She enjoyed sniffing her husbands but not the others in the contest.

Day 2 night was considered formal night.  All 4 of us had a 'Jackpot' before dinner.















We enjoyed another great show with dancers and singers.  They also had an adult only comedy show that we went to also.  It was a great night of laughter and fun.

Here is Tate and I on the staircase in the atrium.  It's weird seeing a picture of me being taller than him. He wasn't standing up tall. We only got one picture taken...so it will have to do.  They had professional pictures taken...they were $22 for one 8x10 and I wasn't all about paying that much for a picture.

Time to rest because day 3 brings Cozumel Mexico.

Western Caribbean Cruise - Day 1

Our very first dreamtrip was amazing and a really fun time.  I thought I would do a different entry for each day of our trip.  There were 156 other WorldVenture Dreamtrippers on this cruise.  My best friend's dad and bonus mom were also on this trip.  Who would have ever thought I would have taken a cruise with my second set of parents...but I did and it was AWESOME!!!

We flew out at 6:30 am so it was a very early morning at the start of our vacation.  I was super excited when we got on the plane because this was the first flight I had been on that we had TV's.

We finally made it to Mobile, Alabama where we boarded the cruise ship.  We boarded around 1:30 in the afternoon and our rooms were available when we boarded.  We went to our rooms and then met in the buffet restaurant to eat lunch.  All the walls were stained glass of peacocks.




















After lunch we explored the ship and got ready for our WorldVentures blue party.  We had a private party for all WorldVenture Dreamtrippers and everyone was encouraged to wear blue.  Free drinks were served and there were many raffle drawings.  It was so fun to meet many people from all over the United States that were members of WorldVentures.  It also helped that we had a great WV host.

Here is a picture of our WV host with a few guys that really dressed up for the blue party.

After the WV private party was dinner time.  We had dinner at assigned tables so we had planned a head of time to have dinner with Tom & Shannon.  Another couple was seated with us that were also a part of WV.  They were from Mississippi.  They were a wonderful couple and really funny.  The wife, Barbara, was originally from Green Bay, WI so Tate was super excited that she was a Packer fan.

After dinner Tate and I decided to a little gambling @ the casino.  We left the casino ahead $35.  We played blackjack.  We then went to the theatre where a game show was going on.  We sat in the front row.  The next thing in the theatre was bingo.  We decided to spend $20 for 3 cards to play bingo.  WE WON!!!!  I couldn't believe that we had just won $500 playing bingo!!!

After bingo was finished...there was a show in the same theatre.  It was really cool and fun to watch.















After the show was over we decided to call it a night.  We had a great first day and were ready to hit the hay to see what day 2 would bring.