January 6th
Although it was incredibly hard, I woke up this morning at 7:00, put on my running shoes and hit the track that is on the boat! I did week 2, run 1 of C25K which I’m counting on to help me get my stride back. It was tough but I’m glad I did it!
After room service breakfast, I went to the spa where I got a facial for the first time ever! It felt great! Robert went for his massage after I got done and since tonight is the first formal night, he’s even made an appointment for a men’s haircut and shave. He walked around the boat a lot and is easily recognized because he has the full sleeves. We are truly on average probably 25-35 years under what seems to be the standard age range. It’s okay though because we’d rather be with people who are older than us than people who are crazy partiers. Not that we don’t like to have fun but we spent the morning watching a documentary on how they build the Celebrity Solstice Class ships and it was crazy cool! There are so many nook areas on the ship. I’m typing from the library where I came to read my book for book club but I’ve misplaced it in our stateroom. We’ve committed to taking the stairs every time unless I happen to be in heels. It will be good for us considering all the delicious options for food! I miss my kids terribly but I know they are being well cared for and because of that, I can truly chill out and enjoy myself! I’ll write more later!
Took a nap while Robert watched a movie. Then I camped out in a giant hammock while he got a facial and hair cut and shave. I got halfway through the 2nd Hunger Games book. So nice to just relax.
We also got a $250 credit from Costco which I forgot about! Tonight is the first formal night so we’re getting all prettied up haha. All in all we’re having a great time. Yay!
Had dinner in the main dining room again. Rack of lamb and black salmon, both super yummy. The section we were sitting in though didn’t have a very on it drink person. Since it was formal night, there were several photo stations around. We are not shy about taking pictures and the set ups on Celebrity are much less cheesy than the ones we’ve done before on Carnival. The first photographer was totally down with us being silly but the next two were so serious and annoyed by us. You’re supposed to give them your room number and they send all the pictures digitally to your apple controlled tv! I asked one of the photographers if she needed our room number but she said they have facial recognition technology which might have been BS because all the other photogs asked for our room number. I think she was just irritated that we kept making jokes.
We went to the captain’s toast and saw the staff be introduces. The show was really really good! Last night the crowd seemed a little tough and not very “clappy” I’m a huge clapper so I felt like I had to get my baseball clap on to make up for their lameness! Tonight though, the crowd was super into it! They sang songs from Footloose, The Wiz, Chicago, Nine, Mamma Mia, Les Miserables, and a bunch more. So good though!
We started filling out our “all about us” book. Our answers are funny and very similar on many questions.
We slept in until almost 10. We were going to try to get up and run again but we were so tired! I slept much better on the opposite side of the bed and we leave the curtain open to get natural light. As much as I like blackout curtains, I like to know when the sun is coming up regardless of which time zone i’m in. We decided to head straight to the gym anyway. We worked out for a good 45 minutes or so then went up to get some breakfast. The food even in the buffet is super yum! I had orange butter on my waffle (uhhh YUMM!!) and whipped cream. They have free coffee and tea so I’m trying a bunch of different hot teas to see which ones i like best. We’re heading to the indoor pool now to chill out. I’ll write more later :)
January 8th
Slept in and rolled out of bed around 9:45 and went straight to the gym. We had to set our clocks forward yet another hour though. We both had a really good work out. It’s nice to be getting back into the swing of doing that. We had the late breakfast in the cafe and we’ve decided that even thought the ship is so incredibly beautiful and detailed , the staff doesn’t seem overly excited to help you over indulge. Rob has the premium non alcoholic drink package so he can get red bull and sodas and stuff but it’s difficult to flag down a waiter or waitress to bring you one when we’re eating. Only a few of the spots on the ship even carry red bull let alone sugar free. It seems that they are more than willing to accommodate you if you ask but they aren’t going to offer. It’s weird. Still, we’re having an excellent time. Tomorrow starts our shore days and thus all of the adventurous activities! We miss the kids so so much. I’m glad to be able to just chill out but I do miss their voices. Brina has been awesome about emailing us and she sent a picture of Hea yesterday.
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