Since our big 1 year wedding anniversary is coming up, what better excuse to go on another cruise!! Brady and I had so much fun on our honeymoon cruise that we decided to have a re-do and book another one. This time around we have decided to go on another 7 day cruise which parts from Port Canaveral (Orlando),
Florida and goes to Nassau, Bahamas St. Thomas and St.
Maarten. The ship that we are going on is called the Dream and it is their newest ship with the Carnival Cruise Line. It is the largest Carnival ship ever constructed and debuted on September 21 2009 (so it will almost be a year old when we go). This ship holds 3,646 passengers!!! Can you believe that?!? I pray it is not completely booked!!
The only bummer about the trip is the fact that it is not until
September. So for our actual anniversary I really wanted to plan something that we have never done before. I have been thinking about a couple of things to do but the one thing that keeps popping up in my mind is going on a hot air
balloon ride. I feel like it would be an unforgettable experience with my husband for our anniversary.
-Cooper Lane
We have been to the Gaylord several times for events that they have held in their atrium but we had never stayed. So we booked a room and it was lovely. We had an atrium view room so that we could see the whole inside area of the hotel. In the atrium there is a beautiful garden of flowers with different shops to go look in. Each time we go the Gaylord they have a different theme. This weekend the theme was Alice in Wonderland. 
The next day, after breakfast, we went to the lovely Bass Pro Shop to get Brady's birthday present from me. Since he is an avid hunter haha all he wanted for his birthday was a gun case, and so that is what I got him. He is pretty easy to buy for. After we left Bass Pro we headed to Texas De Brazil. Brady had been begging to go since I went with the girls and showed him all of the pictures. So Steve and D'Lynn (Brady's parents) met us at the restaurant and we had a nice lunch. (Brady LOVED it!!) Once we left lunch we then went to another lovely place called Cabelas, needless to say I was worn our from all of the "hunt" shopping. At Cabelas we picked up another present for Brady from his dad which was a new gun safe, which was a much needed gift! 
It was a strawberry cheesecake ice cream cake with graham cracker crust!! Neither one of us like regular birthday day cake so we normally always get cookie cakes. But this year I decided to go to Maggie Moos and get an ice cream cake and mmmm mmm was it good! Earlier today we were looking for our next excuse to buy an ice cream cake and we came up with the Fourth of July!!! We can get a patriotic ice cream cake!! :)
