Two Grown Kids: July 2013

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Caribbean Cruise

We recently spent an entire week in the Caribbean on a Cruise with my mom’s whole family. There were 19 of us altogether and it was a blast. There was more food than we could possible eat, even for Deric. We played in the on board water park complete with water slides. There was always something to be doing. I enjoyed chilling on the deck with a book. We stopped in Montego Bay, Jamaica, Grand Cayman, Cayman Island, and Cozumel, Mexico.

In Jamaica we did a lot of shopping. It was fun to drive through the city. They drive on the left there and our driver said that to remember which side to drive on, just think, the left side is the right side and the right side is suicide. We passed a KFC and he said that instead of Kentucky Fried Chicken they call it Keep the Fat Coming.

In Grand Cayman we went to a sea turtle farm. We saw hundreds of turtles. Some were over 300 pounds and others were much smaller. We got to hold the yearlings. They don’t feel anything like you would expect. After the turtle farm, Dad and I went snuba diving and Mom and Deric went shopping. Snuba was so cool. We got to see a ship wreck and thousands of fish. Some were 3 feet long and others were smaller than my little finger and everything in between.

In Cozumel we had a brief flashback to Honduras because it poured rain for a while. We went snorkeling when the rain let up. We got to see sea cucumbers, sea horses, and lots of other fish. After we were done with that we ate lunch at a restaurant on the pier. The food was delicious. Then we did even more shopping. It is a good thing I like shopping because we did a lot of it everywhere we went and even some on board.

That’s it for now. Pictures will be coming soon.

Our Family

Deric is attending CSN and UNLV for the Spring, 2013 semester. He will be taking classes towards a degree in Mechanical Engineering. In May, he will graduate from CSN with an Associate Degree in Spanish. He works as a customer service representative for the City of Las Vegas at the Stupak Community Center. His callings in the church include Service Committee Co-Chair, Institute Student Council Member, Indexing Committee Member and Sacrament Meeting Chorister in the singles ward. He is also the 11-year-old scout leader in our home ward.

Felycia is a college graduate!!!! She finished her degree on December 7, 2012. She is now looking to do some substitute teaching for the Spring semester. She enjoyed her student teaching with a great mentor teacher. She has found housing with two girls from her ward. She loves living in St. George and being involved in the YSA program. She is on the Temple and Family History Council and is a Relief Society teacher.

Conrad is the bishop in our ward. That keeps him plenty busy. He is still at the City of North Las Vegas in the computer department. I keep telling him that he needs to get some hobbies that have nothing to do with work or church. He needs something to do in what little down time he has.

I am a Family History Consultant in our ward. I love my calling. I'm not having much luck with my own line, but I'm learning the skills to help others find their ancestors. I stay busy with my books, crafts, and work. I love my job because I have so much fun there.