I took a bit of a blog hiatus over the last week and a half and here’s where I was:
Cruisin’ on the world’s largest ship, Allure of the Seas (seriously, it’s crazy big) with MM and his lovely family. It was an awesome 7 days in the Caribbean full of beaches, sun, lots of food, relaxing and more. I want to convey to you just how big this boat is, but it’s hard to explain. Think of a giant Vegas hotel floating on water and it’s kinda like that. Along with tons of restaurants and bars, there is a big “Central Park” area, a boardwalk complete with a carrousel, a 9-hole mini golf course, pools, hot tubs, zip line, skating rink, climbing wall and the list goes on. Even though it was a vacation, I tried not to completely abandon my healthy lifestyle but it’s tough on a ship like that! They did have a very nice gym plus an outdoor track that was about a ½ mile around. I managed a couple of workouts & runs during the trip. It’s pretty fun to run on an outdoor track while on a giant ship in the middle of the ocean (but it’s more fun to sit by the pool & eat frozen yogurt).
After the trip I got to spend a bit of time with my family in the city & saw Life of Pi (I liked it!)
Followed by a traditional Jewish Christmas made up of Les Mis (I loved it! Wish it was still on Broadway, I’d go immediately), Chinese food, wine & games with friends (Julia introduced us to a new game: Hit or Miss– fun game!)
This morning was a harsh wake up call back to reality. I started the day with a 6:30am cycling class (surprisingly empty, I guess everyone else is still on vacation), then straight to the office to catch up on over a weeks worth of emails.
The silver lining is I’ve got just 3 days in the office and then it’s off to New Hampshire for New Years!
