Dolphins

Alright I may have lied, Vacation was pretty miserable but I did get to eat lots of amazing food, hang out on Burbon Street AND swim with a Dolphin named Lizzie (pictures to come) We went on a "family" vacation 2 years ago and I actually really enjoyed the family 2 years ago. I think because Blake and I had just been dating over a year, they were more reserved. This vacation it was all about Jordan hating Blake and calling her little brother her boyfriend... Blake grouchy because even though his parents know we live together and have dated for almost 4 years we weren't allowed to share a room. So when we finally got to New Orleans where Blakes dad had gotten a hotel room for "his family" and Blake & I had our own hotel room it was wonderful because we had some alone time and we're able to relax knowing that no one was going to yell at us for breathing too loud. The vacation strangle brought us both a little closer and made me feel like his family is nuts. His sister Jordan is skinny, like 5'5" 130lbs. and kept talking about how she was fat because his mom was skinnier than her, his mom basically didn't eat for several months while his brother was in rehab so she is now 5'9" 119lbs and grossly skinny. Than Jordan would order room service & eat non-stop. All of her talking about feeling fat made me feel like maybe I should care about how much I eat, but I still couldn't, I love food and am comfortable with my body enough to not care if eating that third brownie makes my stomach jiggle a little.
Than Blakes mom never drinks so after 2 drinks she is a serious drunk, so while we were sitting there one night she blurts out asking us 20 questions about getting married & a wedding, to which we both basically said we weren't getting married until his sister does because she wants to have a $150,000 wedding, which we both know is totally not our style and his mom loves to spend money so we figure letting his sister get married first will allow us to have a small wedding because they will be over that stage.
Upsides of the vacation: Free Cruise, Great Tan, Lots of wonderful food + 6lbs. & getting away from Springfield for a week.