I did bring my camera to document the trip, however all of my pictures seem to have magically disappeared. Luckily, there are a few snapshots from my phone as well as a video, but we'll get to that later...
We decided to stay within the "wolf pack" theme that we started last year and made custom tank tops, only this time we had our nicknames printed in bold letters on the back. TJ's loving mom and sister picked mine for me and let me just say, he was pretty thrilled about it.
We arrived at the dock where the cruise ship was scheduled to depart from and were immediately recognized by some of the staff...
I couldn't decide if I was thrilled or embarrassed, but either way we definitely left our mark. Little did I know, things were about to reach a whole new level of obnoxious. (We really should have apologized to everyone on board, but we didn't. We have no shame when we have alcohol on board apparently.)
Although I should probably explain exactly how our group of 14 girls managed to wreak such havoc.
First, there was a party bus hired to take us to and from the Long Beach harbor where the Carnival Inspiration was docked and waiting for us. As you can imagine, there were drinks involved... a lot of them. We were pretty much swaying before we even got on the boat.
Second of all, people knew my name before the ship had even set sail! Which is saying something because normally my own friends took anywhere from 1 to 3 meetings before they were finally able to remember my name. In fact, when I finally turned my phone back on when the weekend was over, I had a picture waiting for me from a random number. Apparently I made a few friends on deck...
The next morning the girls in my room and I opted to go on deck for breakfast rather than have something sent to our room... however it was quickly apparent that our idea to emerge whilst sober was not one of our better ones. It was the first time I have ever felt like I was doing the walk of shame. All eyes were on us and we could practically hear the whispering when we walked by.
Needless to say, we quickly went back to the room and pounded a few drinks before we felt comfortable enough to return to the Jacuzzi tub that was beckoning to us on deck.
There's not much else to say about the trip other than we definitely left a name for ourselves. We made friends whose names I cannot remember (most likely due to the ridiculous nicknames they were given by us ladies) and we made a lot of memories that are unfortunately a bit hazy due to the excessive boozing.
It was an amazing trip and the girls are already putting the down payments on the next one. If you happen to be going on the Carnival cruise to Ensenada during the first weekend in June, then I'll see you there. If not, then you're definitely missing out!
Oh! I almost forgot... Here's the video of all the pictures that documented our crazy trip. I don't remember what is on it, so I can't really give you a fair warning. But I'd advise you to beware nonetheless.
