So yesterday we got an early start. We got up at 7:30 and had breakfast sent to the room so we could go to the Christmas Interdenominational Service they had at 9. After that we grabbed some coffee and some seats in the big atrium. Santa was there handing out presents to the kids (looked like cruise blankets and tote bags... I know, exciting, right? Some of the really little kids got small toys, but we couldn't see what they were.) so we stayed and watched for a while. Then we took a quick peek at Aunt Jan and Uncle Stan before returning to our room to open gifts.
I got Becki a lot of stuff. I felt bad for her because she didn't like leaving our parents on Christmas. I got her a stocking full of little fun presents, and then my main gift was a joke: six calendars for 2011, each featuring her favorite TV/Movie etc. stuff. She got a kick out of it. We spent a good half hour looking at them all. Then I got her present to me: a bottle of perfume that is my favorite Bath and Body Works scent. Very thoughtful! I love it. Becki, however, overwhelmed by the number of gifts I got her, insisted we go down to the shops on board and find another Christmas present for me. I should put in here that Becki had got me a very nice jewelry box picture thing for Christmas, but she gave it to me before we left on the cruise because it was too big to bring. So the perfume wasn't the only thing; it was just the 'on the ship' gift for me.
What Becki looks like in the morning.
What Becki looks like in the morning when presents are involved.
She's showing off the necklace, not the boobs.
So we wandered the shops for a while and found a few necklaces I liked, but nothing I loved enough to buy. We ate lunch, then retreated to our room. The rest of the day was spent hanging out in the room playing games. It was a lazy, relaxing Christmas, and I was glad to spend it with my sister. Before we knew it, it was time for dinner.
It was a formal night, so I wore a black polka-dotty dress. We had bought small gifts for all the kids (jewelery for the girls, DVD's for the boys) and that was good because we received small gifts from some of their parents. For dinner, Becki got the traditional turkey, and I got the beef and veal. I am proud to announce I that I won dinner that night. For those of you keeping score, that's Becki-1, Paige-1. After a quick shoe change (ugh, high heels) we joined Adam and Zach at the casino. It was a quick night. I started out with $24 on a $6 minimum bet table and swiftly lost it all, as did my companions. It was especially disappointing because we didn't even get to play for very long.
Discouraged, Becki and I returned to our room and fell into depression. We felt isolated from our aunt's family and we missed our own, especially because it was Christmas. To cheer ourselves up, we went to the upper decks and participated in the Pets at Sea program, which was basically Build-a-Bear on a boat. I made an elephant in a sailor outfit, which I named First Officer Trunkington. Becki made a purple fuzzy monster that she named Darcy, from Pride and Prejudice, but the name fit. Making furry new friends helped a little (even though it was a tad awkward because it was in the kid's club on the ship) but we were still sad, so we watched an episode of Buffy and went to bed, certain that we would wake up feeling better in the morning.
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