Archive for October, 2006

Go Ahead–Take The Kids To Rome

I have a family tradition with my kids. In third grade (theirs, not mine), we go one-on-one to some place cool for a bonding vacation. The kid gets to choose the destination, with some guidance from me. My son chose China and my older daughter chose Barcelona. Elizabeth, my youngest and the next up, was torn between Serbia and Rome. That’s when the fatherly guidance came into play. After a brief discussion, we were making plans for a trip to the Eternal City, beginning with a trip to Borders Books…

Ooooh! It’s Soo Big!

You’ve heard about how big it is. You’ve heard about how beautiful she is. You’ve heard about her first time. You even heard about how people can treat her like trash. But how is she doing, now that she’s been around the block a few times? Is this some hussy I’m talking about? Nope. I am talking about the largest cruise ship out there (at least, the largest cruise ship as of this writing) — Royal Caribbean’s Freedom of the Seas. In August, I packed my bags, grabbed my…