As my son says...this is going to be good!

We are just under 3 weeks until we head out to FLL for the Gaither Caribbean Cruise.  The excitement is building!  As I write this blog post this evening, I am in the middle of finalizing our arrangements.  Flight from PDX to FLL--check; passports--check; hotel for Saturday night--working on it :-); gym clothes--check.  Let me explain why I included gym clothes here...we have not packed our bags yet; however, I warn you--the first thing that we were told on the Alaska Cruise was that the average person gains 15 pounds during the week.  Not sure if that was a scare-tactic to get you to purchase some personal training on the boat...but judging from the food we ate on the last cruise, I can tell you that they might be right :-)!  Babysitter--a BIG check.  We have been blessed to have family watch our kids when we are away.  My mom and aunt flew up from Hawaii to watch the kiddos when we attended the Alaska Cruise this past summer.  This time around, my wife Stephanie 's (Twitter @SMW003) parents are flying in from Phoenix to watch our little ones.  Although this last week we have had some outstanding sunny weather in Portland, we are looking forward to the warm...warm...warm!  At our age, we are beyond blessed to be able to attend two Gaither Cruises in less than a year.  We are also looking forward to the Portland concert in July!  Back to the hotel arrangments...good night! Scott