Fun Day at Sea

Today marks another day at sea until we get to our first stop in Freeport, Bahamas. I started off my day at 8am to have breakfast with my friend Emily and her family since mine was still sleeping. [x The food on the cruise is delicious. After having breakfast we went off to look for the others in our club  and met up for a race at the waterslide on top of the ship. My team, aka Team Swag, won. We always win everything (; After the waterslide race we had a picture scavenger hunt. We had to hurry and run around the ship to take pictures of people and things that were on the list we got before the other team and we won that too! At 6pm everyday, my family and I go to the Jubilee dining hall on the ship for a fancy, gourmet dinner. It's great and my mom, sister, and I are all hooked on the warm chocolate cake and vanilla ice cream desert! After dinner I went back to my club for karaoke. We also joined with the club my sister was in for the younger kids, Circle C. It was very fun to watch and I also sang with my friend Katherine, we sung "Pocket Full of Sunshine" by Natasha Bedingfield. :)

Cruisin'

We left late last night to get on the road to Charleston, South Carolina. It was an 11 hour drive all together but we stopped in a hotel to sleep at around 5am and then got back on the road and made it to Charleston around 10am. By the time we arrived, we were in a hurry to get through the boarding procedure since that closed at 12. I almost thought we weren't going to make it on the ship but we did in the nick of time. :) The cruise ship was huge and I was just overwhelmed trying to decide what to do first. Lucky for me there was a club just for teens (15-17) called Club O2 where I met plenty of cool people and we did a lot of fun activities around the ship. Since we would be at sea all day today and tomorrow, we had a lot of time to get to know each other and have fun. Another really interesting thing I noticed was that all of the staff was so diverse and from many different countries. Our club counselor, Srdjan, was from Serbia. :) Through out the day I mostly hung out with my new friends Emily, Jenna, and Katherine. We layed out on the deck to get some sun, played 'Apples to Apples',  made our own custom pizzas, had a picture scavenger hunt, and had a dance party until 1 in the morning just to name a few things. :]

Just sailing by :)

My dad and sister playing air hockey.

One of the beds with a towel froggy :)

On The Road Again

Tonight we are leaving for the long 8 hour drive to Charleston, SC which is where we will be boarding to get on the ship. I don't really like long car rides because sitting in the same position for hours and hours makes my legs cramp so in order to be as comfortable as possible, I'm bringing my covers and my pillow in the car with me. It may seem like too much but it's better than being cold and even more uncomfortable. Well time to go!

The Lazy Day

Today I didn't put as much effort into my schoolwork as I usually do  because I was so ready for the day to be over since it was my last day until leaving for the cruise. I was so happy when the day was over that I felt like running home (especially since it was cold) but if I did, that would just look weird so I walked. Everyone was wondering why I was so excited and when I told them about my early vacation they all wished they could go too. While they're in school, I'll be relaxing in the beautiful, warm, sunny Bahamas. (:

Anticipation

I am so excited to go on my family cruise, it seems like the days can not fly by fast enough! My bags have been packed for days now, thats how anxious I am! I'm just glad we will be going some place warm so I can get away from boring, cold, wintery Maryland! I'm also really excited to go to the beach, which is one of my favorite places. It's so relaxing and at the same time, very fun. One of the first beaches I can recall visiting is the beach on Coney Island in New York. It's a wonderful place and has so many memories from my childhood. I still love visiting it whenever I can. :) But anyway,  I love the beach and I'm ready to go on vacation!

Carving and Prints

Today in art class we finished our block carvings and created prints. This was a very different project than I was used to and it was a bit challenging at first but I got the hang of it. First we take a carving block and draw the design we want to do, then we start carving the outline of it. After that we take a square of cardboard, squeeze on a bit of paint, and use a roller to cover it in paint and then transfer it to our block carving and onto a piece of paper. I decided to carve out the Chanel symbol and it came out pretty good. What do you think? :)

Holiday Beauty Photshoot

Today I shot with one of my favorite photographers, Tony V. It was really nice to be shooting with him again. The last time I saw him, I was 15! He always works fast and produces great work. I also worked with make up artist extraordinaire Leiloni C. and hair stylist Jamal C., both of whom I had never worked with before but I put my trust in them and the end result was amazing. Everybody synergized together brilliantly. Leiloni's make up is flawless and her florescent charisma and sense of humor kept me laughing and in good spirits through out the entire shoot. Jamal's presence was just as touching and his versatility in his skills with hair were mind-blowing. Also on set was nail artist, Nia C. She did a killer manicure and brought in the coolest nail polishes. The shoot had a Christmas/holiday theme so all the looks were very cheerful and festive. The shoot went by fast and I had so much fun, I would love to work with everyone again in the future. The pictures should be edited and complete by Christmas so look forward to the pictures! Until then, here are a few behind the scenes shots. (:

Me and Leiloni posing while she applies my make up. :)

The crazy make up artist Jamal, posing with a wig! xD

Getting my hair, nails, and make up done!

Loving the purple and silver nails :)

Another look! :)

Posing :D