Here's the Deal...

I have started a new season with the Cruise ship. I am on a different ship this year. I am on The Spirit of Endeavour which is about the same as my boat last year but a little smaller. It has been a crazy start to the season already. They have added a position in the Gally (kitchen) that was not there last year so they hired to many people to start the season. With that I was sent on my 1st vacation right off the bat. I was not happy about that. So I went home for my 3 weeks off but lucky for me I got called back early to help out with crew meals on the other boats. The chef that they hired for my boat was not that great and he no longer works on my boat. That is why I came back early. So there will be a new Chef when I go back to the Ship tomorrow. Hopefully it will be for the better. This I will be the Pantry (cold food) and Relief baker. I am glad that I get to do some baking this year. It is really had to get into the baking on this ships b/c they stick with bakers that have work with the company before. So maybe this is a way in but who knows if i will be back next year. I think I say that every year.

My Life......

Well this last month has been pretty good. It has had it good moments and bad one. I have been doing good on the healthy life style. I have lost about 12lbs which is awesome. I feel way better about myself. I need to get a little better at the eating habits. I am a lot better then I was but there is always room for improvement. I am a little worried about going back on the ship and keeping up with working out and eating right. I have gotten a personal trainer and she is helping me with keeping up with the workouts. She gives me hits on ways to keep up with it. I want to have a healthy life style b/c my family's health history sucks.

I have been thinking lately about my career and where I want to be in my life. I am going back to the ship in a little less then a month. Don't get me wrong I love working there and traveling and the money is great.The people are also great. I have to go back this season b/c I have signed a contract and I am not one to back out of a contract. I am trying to figure out what to do when the season is over. I want to settle down some where and put down roots. I just don't know what I will be doing or were. I have a lot to think about. I also miss out on so many things that happen at home with family and friends.

Well were will the next adventurer in my life lead me?

Single......

Well this morning I was watch a talk show b/c I don't have much to do with my life at the moment. They were talking about being Single, divorced, and Married. It was a really good segment on the subject. It also got me to thinking about being single. I have been single for a really long time and I have sometimes been ok with it and others times not so much. At the point where I am in my life right now I am ok that I am still single. I have been able to do the things that I want to do and not have to worry about anyone else. I have been able to learn more about me as a person and to know what I really want out of life. One day I will meet someone that loves me for me and we will have a great life together. I get better the older I get.
There are time when I see most of my friends are in relationships and I am jealous of them b/c I want what they have. Then I step back and realize that maybe I am not as ready for it as I think that I am. I know that my Heavenly Father has a plan for me and has a time line for me. I just have to keep working on myself so I can be that person for another person.

Happyness...

Well its been 2 weeks sense my last post and I have been doing great. I have stumbled a little but I am still working on it. I still love working out with Bob. He is great and I don't want to give up when I am working out. Its great to feel this way. I am on my way to success.

Biggest Loser

Well its been a while, so for the 3 people that read my blog I will do an update. I Love working put with Bop Harper and the Biggest loser DVD's. I have been doing it for a week and I am feeling great. I am more determined to stick with it this year. I say that every year but I am sticking with it. I am not to happy with the way that I am right now. I have not been taking care of myself the way that I should but that is all going to change. I am one week in so that is great. I am also going to try to keep my blog updated on my progress.

Weekend......

This weekend was a great weekend. It started out with going to the Palmyra Temple on Saturday. I have not been able to go to the temple as much as I would have like to over the last couple of months. I love going to the temple and be able to feel the spirit and doing the Lords work.
Church was great as always but today they did the primary program (the children). The theme was the family. It was really good to see all the kids up there and doing there parts. There are so many more kids now then there were a couple of years ago. Which is great to see the growth of the church in are small area. There were a couple of songs that got to me today.
The 1st one was When I Am Baptized.
The words are I like to look for rainbows whenever there is rain
And ponder on the beauty of the earth made clean again.

I want my life to be as clean as earth right after rain
I want to be the best I can ans live with God again

I know when I am baptized my wrongs are washed away,
And I can be forgiven and improve myself each day.

I got to thinking the promises that I made the day that I was baptized and the things that I have done since then. I have come short on some things but am working on them. I seem to always be a work in progress. I have to keep reminding myself daily of the thing that I will get when I follow though with those promises that I have made.

The 2nd was If the Savior Stood Beside Me by Sally Deford
It is too long to wright in here but it got me to thinking. If the Savior was beside me would I act the way that I act at times. Most of the times it would not be a problem but there are other times that it might not be a good idea. Not that I do anything that bad but there are time that I could be better.

The 3rd was Families Can Be Together Forever. This is a great song and I will be with my family forever. That could be a good or bad thing J/K. I love my family and all that they do for me.

Then in Sunday school we were talking about the Armor of God. The things that we need to work on and the things that we will receive when we do them.

In Relief Society we talked about the importance of strengthening the family. It was a great lesson.

So this weekend got me to do a lot of thinking about the things that I need to work on. It also show me where I want to be in the next couple of years. Yes sometimes I get sad that I am not married or have kids but I just have to keep reminding myself that the Lord has a plan for me and in his time it will happen. I just have to keep the faith and to the things that are right to get there.

Oh Yeah and it was my birthday. So all in all it was a great weekend.

Finally a Posting....

Well these last couple of months have been busy and full of adventure's. I have been to Alaska, Florida, British Columbia, New York, Virgina, North Carolina, and back to Florida,then back to New York.
My 1st stop was Alaska. I got to see some amazing things. If you ever have the chance to go I would recommend you go. It is a beautiful part of the country. I visited places like Tracy Amy, Metlakatla, Misty Fjords, Glacier Bay, Juneau, Petersburg, Sitka, Skayway, and Haines. Her are some of the pictures form those places. I did take most of them but there are some that I got from other people.

After my 20 weeks yes 20 weeks on a boat I went to Orlando for a week to pick up my car and Visit some of my peeps there. My brother Wayne came down to help me drive my car home. We went to Disney it was his 1st time going and he had a great time. It was the 1st time that I had down all 4 parks in one day. We were really tired at the end of the night.I would have like to see Wishes but there was a Halloween party going on that night so no wishes. We went to EPCOT instead which are just as great.

So we left for NY and stayed in NC for a couple of days visiting family. My cousin Matthew just had there 1st baby so it was great to get to see them and the baby. I usually don't get to see them until there are like 4 or 5. Joshia was only 11 days old when I saw him. He is 7 weeks old in this picture.


I was home for 2 weeks then I left for British Columbia (BC) Canada. I was on a different boat the SOE. I was a really different experience then on the SOY. I love my boat and the crew that I work with. I was a good learning experience and to see how different boats run in the same company. BC was really pretty and there is a lot of activity going on up there right know. They are getting ready for the Winter Olympics. The places that I got to see where Vancouver (where the Olympics are going to be), Desolation Sound, Nanaimo, Friday Harbor, and Port Townsend.


After BC I went home to NY to stay with my parents. I have not done to much at home just helped around the house. I have cut lots of wood to keep us warm during the winter. Then it was time to take grandma to Florida so I went along for the ride b/c I have nothing else to do. We stopped at the Virgina Safari Park Zoo. It was really cool, there is a 3 mile lop that you can drive around and feed the animals.They come right up to the car and put there heads in the car window for food. It was cool that I got to pet a Zebra even though you were not suppose too. (did not know that until after words). I love to go to zoo's and see the animals.



After that we stopped in NC for the weekend to visit family. It was great to be there again and see the baby again and the rest of the family. We went to the Natural Science Center. It was neat there was all this science stuff and there were animals there too.


Then we finish off in Florida. It was good to be back for a little while. We got grandma's house ready for her and then relaxed the rest of the time. We went to the Temple and it was great. I have not been able to go in a while so it was really good to go back. I also went to Orlando and hung out with Amy at Hollywood Studios. It was so fun to get to ketch up with what is going on in her life. We went on the toy story ride and lots of fun even if she beat me.

Well that is all of my adventure's for now.