2/18/2011 - We woke up to another beautiful day. Michelle and I got ready and headed down to the Lido deck to get some breakfast. Our room only one floor above the deck where the food and drinks were being served and was quite convenient to reach. The food was served buffet style so we loaded up on fruits, eggs, toast and OJ (to name a few). We had breakfast with Erik and Sarah and followed the meal with the thickest Bloody Mary's imaginable. After taking some ...

2/17/11 - I really couldn't ask for a better birthday. We shipped out from the hotel early in the morning (10am ish) and luckily made it with everything we needed. In a very near scare, I misplaced my wallet for a solid hour and a half. I thought that I had left it in the rental car in which I dropped off the night before and that could have led to a terrible time since my credit cards were in there. Michelle then lifted my big carry-on bag where the wallet was...

Made it to Cocoa Beach, FL after quite the airport debacle. It turned out that we had an airplane malfunction before everyone boarded so they swapped the plane out for another one. This new plane, brilliantly enough, was smaller than the original plane so it was announced over the gate announcement that everyone would need to re-check back in at the gate and that not everyone would be guaranteed a seat because they overbooked the flight. I mean, airports fascinat...

I am officially on vacation. Landed here in Philly at about 8am and found a cozy corner at the terminal to charge up the ipod and computer. Boy am I stoked that I did not have to drive back to Rochester at midnight last night in order to make my flight at 7am! Pretty tired after hauling myself to the airport at 530am then carrying 40 lbs of clothes on my back and another 15-20 on my arm. I decided to carry on my bags since I'm only going to be away for a week. ...

I made it back to Rochester a couple minutes ago after what turned out to be a little longer of a trip than expected. I actually worked today until 3pm then packed up the Sebring rental and hit the road back home. About 20 minutes up the road, I got distracted and took a wrong turn. Looking for a spot to turn around, I came upon this private driveway and pulled in. At the end of the driveway is this mammoth of a white van which was so stuck in the snow bank that ...