Aloha! It's been well over a month since the last time I wrote, forgive me, everything flew by the past month on board the ship and I spent time with friends and my parents instead of sitting down and blogging. I started writing this on the flight back home to LA but never finished it and I am currently on the plane heading to the UK with my brother, Bobby, just continuing my dreams of traveling the world. I'll update you back to as much as I can remember and try to split up the last few weeks so It's not just one incredibly long blog.

WEEK 36- To be completely honest I don't remember anything that happened this week.. I do remember how excited I was to have my parents come aboard on saturday though! I was sooo excited I would hardly sleep. oh yes! we did have inventory on friday which made for an extremely long day… That thursday the girls all wanted to have a ladies night but I decided to stay on the ship and do my nails patriotic for the fourth of july since I knew I wouldn't have a chance to when my parents were on the ship and the pure fact that we had inventory the very next day and I knew I was going to be exhausted regardless. I'll just say the girls had a memorable night but I was sure glad I didn't go because they were extremely tired the following day.

WEEK 37- Saturday I woke up around 7:30, I had been tossing and turning all night because I was incredibly excited to see my parents, It was like I was going to disneyland kind of excitement but probably more than that. My boss let me get off the ship as soon as we ported, usually we have to wait till the inventory is all accounted for but Audrey was nice enough to let me off the hook. My parents weren't staying too far from the ship so I walked to their hotel and had breakfast with them, around noon we made it back to the ship and I helped them get checked in through VIP. I had to work at two and at that time my mom came into the salon so I had a chance to do her hair. It was so weird having them on the ship but so awesome!

Sunday I worked all day and Audrey let me off around 6:30 so I could have time to spend with my parents. Unfortunately they were stuck in Lahaina because of crazy traffic from a fatal car accident and the bus route was an hour off schedule so they didn't even make it back to the ship till about 8:30pm. At that time I took them to dinner at Moderno's, my favorite restaurant on the ship. We had so much food, but it was worth it!

Monday I had my dad come in for a haircut and I treated my mom to a hotstone massage from Amber. She loved it, and I was so glad to finally cut my dads hair it was way too long for a father of a hair stylist haha. They just took the day to relax on board, which is always a good idea on vacation. With the ship theres so much to do on all the islands most people just go go go and don't have a second to actually rest they feel they need a vacation from their vacation.

Tuesday We were in Hilo and I worked all day but my parents had a blast on the island, they got to see so many things that I never had a chance to. I was mostly glad they got a chance to see the volcano that's the one thing I always suggest to see in Hilo. They came into the salon that night and told me where they would be watching the lava but I was still working and missed it.

Wednesday Audrey gave me a few hours in the middle of the day to get some lunch with my parents in Kona. I had a terrible time trying to get a hold of them so I went with Michelle, Brendan, Aaron, and Gina for acai bowls until I heard back from them. Finally they got a hold of me and I met them at the coffee shop across from the port. I had about an hour with them before I had to get back to the ship. That evening I got off work early and was able to catch the "Oh What a Night show" I didn't get there early enough to sit with my parents but I got to see it, It was my first time getting to see it with Trevor, Christian, Mark, and Johnathan and they did a fantastic job! I like this cast much better than the last one that Trevor was with. My parents loved the show.

Thursday the 4th of July!! This day I had a difficult time trying to ask for it off because Charmaine wanted it off as well, not only that but Audrey and Jess wanted Charmaine to go to the Condo they rented to cook and what not. It was a lot of back and forth on the days off and it was the first week I had beat Charmaine in retail so I was allowed to pick what day I wanted. I really wanted to show my parents the Island but renting a car that day was going to be super expensive. So we made it a beach day instead, I got them out on paddle boards on Kalapaki beach in front of the Marriott which was a blast for me, I'm not sure if it was for them. My mom never gets in the water and to see her on a board was great! They didn't get to stand up but at least they made the effort. My mom wanted a picture on her board so I ran to get my phone and took a couple photos then sure enough a wave comes and her board comes and hits me and I drop my phone in the water. I think I was destined to break it that day anyway, I dropped it in the toilet just before leaving the ship and dropped in the sand once we got to the beach, it just wasn't my lucky day. We headed back to the ship so my parents could get ready for the luau and I got ready to go the condo that the spa team rented for the night near poi'pu along with the Oh What a Night cast and photographers and a few others. Michelle and I went to Kmart to buy a few things and Jess picked us up from there and then we picked up Tina and Charmaine from the ship and Trevor from the coffee shop up the street. We arrived to the Condo and I wanted to go swimming, Katia and Amber had already went to the pool so Trevor and I just went to go check it out. We ended up at the wrong pool but we didn't realize it was until later haha. After we were done at the wrong pool we walked over to poi'pu beach. Michelle called us and said she was getting kind of bored so we told her we'd be back in ten minutes. Well on our way back we found the right pool that had a rock waterfall going into the hot tub, Trevor and I decided to get in and enjoy it for a bit saying this pool is like heaven compared to the other one! Then I remembered we just told Michelle we would be back in ten minutes and it was like a half hour later! so we got out and went to the condo. The food was prepared right when we arrived so we ate some amazing burgers and other delicious food. Charmaine made this dip that makes my mouth melt! After dinner we got a group to go to the pool with us I think it was Michelle, Brendan, Trevor, Alex, Tina, Emily, Aaron and Eric. Bethany and Ivan were suppose to meet us but they actually ended up crashing a wedding party at another condo. We really didn't do much the rest of the night Trevor, Emily, Eric and I caught a ride with Debbie back to the ship my midnight. I didn't want to make it a late night because its always a busy 8-8 day on fridays.

Friday was busy at work, I tried to get a hold of my parents so we could grab some dinner together but it just didn't work out the restaurants were all closed except for the one I wasn't allowed to eat at. At that point I was super tired and still needed to pack a bag for them to take home with them. Finally I got a hold of my mom in her cabin and we decided to meet off the ship in the morning.

My last two weeks will continue on the posts to follow:]

"Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer."

-Romans 12:12