*Side note: Since first writing this post I have completed writing about half of that crazy week. It might be my most dramatic blog post yet. Stay tuned.
2. Sitting in the Market Cafe on board the ship, aka the buffet or the feeding trough, reminds me of the cafeteria at my lovely university, Samford. I would sit in the Caf for hours studying, people watching, and mostly visiting with friends. By the time you finish your meal and are ready to leave a new group of people sits down with you and another hour passes by. I'm like my parents in a lot of ways but that might be my most similar trait to them. The passion for fellowship and encouraging others. Plus, it's really fun.
3. And now it is time for a random cruise ship fact! Sea days are put into cruise itineraries so that the ship can make money. When a ship is in port all of the restaurants, the casino, and gift shop have to be closed by law. The port agents want the passengers to get off the ship and spend money in their country. Simple concept, but not many people think about it.
4. Last week I watched the movie "Hemingway and Gallhorn" twice and it was phenomenal. It's about one of Earnest Hemingway's wives, Martha Gallhorn, who is famous for being a highly celebrated female war journalist. Nicole Kidman killed that role. The film is beautiful and raw. Go see it. (Except for you, Carter. I'll have to cover your eyes.)
5. It seems impossible that this contract is practically over. I feel like our cast has been here for a year considering everything we have been through together. One of my favorite things about my life is not that I get to have cool experiences but that I get to build relationships with amazing people during the process. This time last year I had no idea I would end up working on a cruise ship or where God's plan would take me. But here I am nearing the end of another magnificent adventure with an indescribable group of people who feel like family. I am incredibly blessed.
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