I realize that sea duty is not all fun & games and FAR FAR FAR from a pleasure cruise...but oh to have the life of hitting ports and experiencing things like Jamie gets to!  He went on a snowboarding trip with MWR today while in Sapparo and just emailed me all about it.  Not that I know anything about skiing or snowboarding, other than what I hear from him or see on tv during the winter olympics...it takes too much coordination for me to manage either of those - though I think I'd look cute in a ski suit...hummm... - anyways, so he tells me how perfect the weather was - warm then snow, warm then snow...perfect powder and no crowds.  Said this was the best snowboarding trip he's ever been on and it beats out anything in Utah!  (again no clue)

It sounded like fun though, I am glad he got to go and had a good time - I know he's been DYING to snowboard for a long time!!!!  Maybe if I get out to Kansas this year I'll bring his board home to him FINALLY - after 10+ years of not having it!!!!  LOL