The Dr. Seuss breakfast was so cute. The dining room looked great and Fisher was such a great fill in big brother. The menu was designed after a Dr. Seuss book. The food all were named after Dr. Seuss related names. We had borrowed a shirt from Mia so Lorelei could follow the Dr. Seuss theme.
Fisher and I ordered the "Fox in the Socks Steak and Eggs" Lorelei ordered the "Truffula Tree Pancakes, and Nate ordered the "Scrambled Super- dee Dooper-dee-Booger Special de a la Peter Te Hooper Omellette...all the way. During our breakfast the staff did a song and dance and then one by one the characters came out. The Cat in the Hat, Thing 1 and 2, Sam I am. and somebody else. My meal was the most perfect meal to fill my stomach and become tired again. Lorelei and I had already decided that we would eat breakfast and take our naps early. That's exactly what we did. Ate, took pictures, thanked Fisher, and everybody went back to bed until 11am.
Ethan and the whole teen crew slept until 11am. Missed breakfast. Missed their last day of vacation but did what they wanted to. He showered quickly and work up his squad and went to eat hamburgers for breakfast. By now Ethan was eating a minimum of 2 hamburgers a day for lunch. The burger was called the Ringer and had an onion ring and bbq sauce on it. So damn good but can't beat the street tacos. Lorelei woke up and had some afternoon activities that she wanted to attend at camp. Painting, making t-shirts, and some arts n crafts. While Lorelei was in camp Nate and Ethan went and check out a the watch deal and Ethan pulled the trigger and 2 new watches. He looked like a little grown up with them on and was so serious about picking one up. I laid in bed and read my book. I was at that portion of my book were I was so close to the end I didn't want to stop reading and there was nothing on the fun times that I wanted to do. I also knew that Nate had an itching every since popping his chair last night to go play cards so we all went our separate ways. Eventually when I got hungry I got up and went upstairs to eat tacos and find a quiet spot to read. Then I found Nate and we picked Lorelei up around 1pm so they could eat lunch. Nate wanted burgers, Lorelei wanted pizza, and a salad, and 2 ice cream cones. We watched Daddy eat his burger but she was getting a little tired so she carried her lunch back to her room so I could read to her and she could take a 10 minute nap. 2 hours later I was finished with my book and I woke her up to get in the shower.
Nate and Marie got ready for dinner early and attended a Past Guest Cruise Party while I helped the kids get ready. Correct kid. Ethan was no where to be seen. The whole week he knew he had to be back by 5pm to shower. I left his clothes out with a note and Lorelei went looking for him. Went looking for him= Stop by the Candy shop. By the time we got back to the room he was showered and partially dressed and apologetic. The three of us went upstairs to walk around before dinner. Ethan showed us a bar/lounge area on the 4th floor that was practically empty. I had no idea that the stair led to anything down there. The bar was quiet. Large with big comfy chairs and played old love songs. It had a grand piano in the center. And it was like walking into a secret world. Ethan said the teens all hung out down there and the bartender didn't mind because they could buy sodas down there from the bar. He said they also let the teens play the piano and that some of the kids could play and would take turns. He order his sister a Shirley temple and then told me about how the bartender in the Lobby Bar loved him and would give him extra cherries in his. He then led us further town the hall into the art gallery and said they hung out in there sometimes and then in a large open area on the 4th floor.
We all sat down for our last cruise dinner. The kids were anxious and again wanted out. I don't think they ordered dessert. Even Lorelei. She knew she had candy in the room she could hit up before going to Camp Ocean. Even better the candy came out of Ethan's money because the night before he bet her $5 candy credit she wouldn't eat escargot. She ate it. The ship had farewell parties planned for each age group and they couldn't wait to get to them.
I was able to squeeze one family picture before they took off.
We went back to our room to pack. All luggage has to be out of the room between 8pm-11pm. The day before I had already back the dirty clothes. They were starting to take over our cabin. That morning I packed all my clothes/shoes and the kids clothes/shoes and put aside dinner outfits, night outfits, pjs, and morning clothes for each. Nate and I made quick work of packing and had all the bags out right at 8pm.
We headed up stairs to the Casino for the night. Nate gambled most of the night and I hung out with Marie and Kim. We didn't do much but gamble a little bit. Kim and I are cheap and chat with all the friends we made during the trip. It was a pretty tamed last night. Daddy was in the middle of a poker game when it was time to pick up Lorelei so I left him down to play. Lorelei and I grabbed our nightly pizza and ice cream to go and went back to our room to finish our book. Daddy walked in right as we were falling asleep and took the book and pizza out of our hands and tucked us in. As he crawled into his bed he said, "Man we didn't really do much today." I replied to him, "We did what we wanted. I wanted nothing more but to float around and read my book, you wanted to get some casino time in, and the kids wanted to do what they wanted. It was a perfect last day."
Tomorrow: The trip home and our unconventional Easter. Lessons I learned. What I would change. What I would do the same.
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