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Cruise Ship Portraits

To my fellow cruisers, have you seen those cheap people who have their portraits professionally taken onboard, then use their own digital camera to take a blurry photo instead of actually buying the portrait? On past cruises, Sexy Nerd and I have always made fun of people like that. Then we learned that the 2 photos above were going to cost almost $50!  

Link Up! It's a Great Time for a BLOG HOP

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone has been up to lately. Have a great weekend, bloggy friends!

Worst Fortune Cookie Fortune EVER

We're home from vacation! Three days back into my normal routine, there are already four cruise tabs open on my computer. I'm thinking we need to try Celebrity. While waiting for our flight from Fort Lauderdale to Denver, I decided to munch on a fortune cookie that I'd been saving in my pocket. I had just checked my luggage in with Southwest.

Link Up! It's Blog Hop Time

It's 6am and I'm blogging while watching old Simpsons clips. The wonders of technology! Have a swell weekend, my bloggy friends.

Sexy Nerd Quote of the Day

When it comes to planning a vacation, Sexy Nerd and I aren't always on the same page. I enjoy things like farmer's markets, antique stores, and botanical gardens. When dreaming of a trip to California, Sexy Nerd shot down all of these activities as being "boring". Disneyland, the San Diego Zoo, and Universal Studios were also considered borderline boring. The beach? "Boring." California Adventure? "Boring." I googled California tourist attractions for nerds. The La Brea Tar Pits came up - perfect! Sexy Nerd was intrigued. His response to this suggestion? "Do you actually get to see the tar?"  Photo from the La Brea Tar Pits site - family fun at its best! *Bonus Sexy Nerd Story Below - Lucky You* The Overachiever Sexy Nerd has enrolled in a second Master's degree program. All I have is my measly Bachelors. This isn't the overachiever part though. He's going to get a jump st

To Do...Hacked

Sexy Nerd started 2013 in his typical way. He cooked up potatoes and a few green chile burritos for breakfast this morning. It smelled delicious and it seemed like a nice way to begin the new year. Then, he asked me if I wanted any. It's just his way . A bit later, (you know, after serving up my own breakfast) I turned on my computer and pulled up my To Do list. Here it was, as of last night: Pack for cruises Clean house Email cruise lines re: blog post Check into cruises. Can I register w NCL yet? Need to call? Download maps to Nexus This morning, I was startled to see that my list had more than doubled in length. Perhaps I'd partied a little too hard on New Year's Eve? I didn't remember adding anything new. Plus, Sexy Nerd and I are old souls, so you know we were both asleep by 9pm on New Year's Eve. Here is my new '2013 To Do' list. See if you can guess who updated it. Get Freaky with S

ABQ Airport Shenanigans

Waiting at the airport. Flight before us is missing 1 passenger. Many announcements with her name. Final call. More announcements. "Will so-and-so please make their way to the gate?" Plane leaving. Guess what? The missing woman was sitting there THE ENTIRE TIME. She was playing with her phone and not paying attention. Somehow, she didn't hear her name or notice that every person sitting around her had left. Now she's creating a scene, yelling at the gate attendant because no one called her!

Merry Xmas to My Bloggy Friends!

I am watching The Price is Right while waiting to go over to my grandparents house. It has been forever since I've watched this. Did Drew Carey lose weight? One woman won a car, but the other contestants seem baffled by how to play. Maybe 2013 will finally be the year I get to compete. Sexy Nerd just made me coffee with caramel creamer! What a perfect Christmas. I wish you all a cozy, happy holiday!

Last Minute Gift Ideas

The holidays are in full swing. I'm pretty sure we should be coming up on Thanksgiving soon - this year really got away from me! No more procrastinating though. Now is a great time to add extra dazzle to your daily look. With Fekkai's luxurious line of high-end hair products, you're going to look amazing at all those office parties and family get-togethers. And, of course, it doesn't hurt to save some money in the process! LambAround readers can use the Fekkai coupon code HEADBAND at fekkai.com to get 10% off their order. You'll also receive an exclusive holiday headband (hence the clever coupon code, right?) with a Fekkai purchase of $50 or more, while supplies last. A Fekkai coupon is nice, but you're all such super duper blog followers that you deserve a Fekkai coupon and a free bonus gift! You're welcome. ;) What can top this? I just checked the Fekkai website and it looks like they're also offering free shipping and free samples! Yaaaaay!

Is There Such a Thing as a Relaxing Vacation?

Vacation Day #2 - Waikiki, HI Nothing had been going right on our vacation. Our Southwest flight from Albuquerque was late to depart because a plane had been struck by lightening. We landed in Las Vegas, then sat on the backed up runway another 30 minutes. We called our hotel for their courtesy shuttle and we waited. And waited. A follow up call revealed that they had forgotten to send the shuttle to pick us up.  By the time we finally made it to our hotel room, it was after midnight. It seemed best to scrap our idea of walking to the strip for our one and only night in Vegas and just go to bed. But things were going to go better now that we were in Hawaii ! We pulled up to our hotel, the Wyndham Royal Garden at Waikiki, and it was nicer than we had expected. Actually, it was probably one of the nicest hotels we have every stayed in! A friendly valet instructed us to reverse out of their parking area until after we were checked in. He guided us into a spot in front o