Feeling better but in need of a vacation

With all the cloudy cold weather in Fayetteville and the drag of not feeling the best, I sure could use a warm vacation. Jason and I had talked about getting away for a week. We both had vacation time we had saved up and had been talking about a cruise. We had such a wonderful time on our last cruise 2 yrs ago to the Virgin Islands and St. Marteen. We decided we would do it again. I was watching the travel channel and saw a special on the Freedom of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. I looked into it and travel deals were prime for February. I mentioned that Jason and I were going to mom and dad, and they decided they would like to go too. Jason had to get his passport renewed and Dad had to get his very first passport. We took a weekend and went to Shelby with Grandmother to track down Dad's birth certificate. Jason was able to simply mail in an application but they denied it twice because they didn't like the brightness of his photo. It just barely came in time. For Dad, it was the first time he had been on a cruise and also his first time to a foreign country. I couldn't wait for the blue water, sunshine, good food, and room service to begin.