Anniversary Plans

[willowisp]

April 11th is callicrates' and my 10th wedding anniversary. We're celebrating by going on a cruise which includes a dolphin and a stingray swim. The day we land we'll have an all-day behind-the-scenes pass for Kennedy Space Center, since the departure/arrival for the ship is in Port Canaveral.

Last night I made the reservations for the cruise and plane trips, plus hotel stays on both ends so we won't need to worry about outbound delays or rushing our Kennedy trip. It's still sinking in at this point; Andy and I mostly travel for work or to visit relatives; visiting friends is almost always the result of a business trip in the area. Of course I've planned cross-country moves before, but this seems different.

We had thought of visiting Disney World afterward, since that's where our honeymoon was, but Disney being Disney, it was too expensive. We had also contemplated a bed and breakfast in Hawaii, but swimming with dolphins and exploring a space center, well... Yes, we're geeks, even if I'm a wannabe at worst or an amphibian (the C.S. Lewis definition) at best.

Hopefully for a future anniversary, maybe one of the years not evenly divisible by five, we'll go to Disney again, or we might go during the off-off-peak season. And who knows; perhaps next time we have a big anniversary we'll be able to go into orbit; maybe even stay at a space station. Heck, I can always dream. After all, (severe insulin warning ahead) Andy is a dream come true, so I know they can happen.

Comments

[lydiere.livejournal.com]

Oooh! Sounds fantastic!

[turnberryknkn.livejournal.com]

Yay! :-)

(smile)

[ljedi.livejournal.com]

Aww, you guys are so cute :) That sounds like SO much fun, and I didn't realize that you've been happily married for 10 years already! Awesome!

[goldenlily.livejournal.com]

OOh, how perfect. I LOVED the Kennedy space center when I visited years and years ago and I did the behind the scenes too. It was so much fun. The other thing I did with my friend when we visited was to get behind the scenes tours to Seaworld, and that was fab too. I seem to remember the drive to Kennedy being long, but then we'd just gotten off a plane from England to get there.

Where are they doing swimming with the dolphins these days? I did that several times in Israel and I totally adored the whole thing and would do it over and over again.

COngratulations on the 10th anniversary - I'm jealous, but extremely happy for you both. :) LOVE YOU!

[ovrclokd.livejournal.com]

oooh, kennedy space center! thebroomecloset and i just did the "nasa up close" bus tour when we were down there in december for our 11th anniversary. :) we spent a half-day, and didn't have nearly enough time to see everything we wanted to; i'm so glad you'll have a full day to play.

the up-close bus tour includes a visit to the viewing station between the two launch pads - we saw atlantis on the pad! (hopefully it won't still be there in april, though. while it would be great for you guys to get to see it, too, i'd hate for them to miss yet another launch window.) and i succumbed to nostalgia and got a packet of astronaut ice cream, which is every bit as much fun as i remember it.

hope you guys have a fabulous trip! *hug*

[echoweaver.livejournal.com]

That sounds like an absolutely fantastic way to celebrate your 10th. I hope it's wonderful!