On actual Christmas Eve, we headed the trip down to Cypress to be with Sean's family. I enjoyed my first Christmas morning with the Townsend's and loved spending that time with them. A family of boys is SO different than a family of girls....especially on Christmas morning :) We snacked all day, played rock band, and hung out with the dogs. The next day we left for our week long Caribbean Cruise from Galveston. It was so hard to try and get in the mindset of warm weather and beaches while it was chilly and raining when we left; however it didn't take long for us to get used to having fun in the sun again. We enjoyed laying out, eating TONS of food, watching shows, having wine, going snorkeling and diving, seeing the bluest water, and relaxing. Here's a few highlights from the cruise:
Before the first formal night. The ship was still decorated with Christmas things and it was so pretty!
Chillaxin in Jamaica...it was beautiful!
Gig em!
View of the "Royal Promenade" which was the shopping area in the middle of the ship. BEAUTIFUL!
Happy New Year! It felt like Time Square!
Sean and I were also so glad to be able to get away for awhile and spend some quality intentional time together. After going through the first semester of 3rd year and my first semester of teaching, some away time was much needed. We really tried to focus on being intentional with each other, meaning putting the other person's needs ahead of our own, and assessing things we felt were God honoring in our marriage and things that provoked selfishness. We set some goals and set some practical ways that we can better serve Christ through our marriage. I'm so blessed to have a husband that is always looking for ways to grow and never settling for what the world says is ok.
