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| The Carnival
Glory atrium |
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| Here I am in Nassau with a
kind lady who hand-sewed the word Bahamas on my new straw bag. |
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| A true paradise: Magen's Bay,
St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. |
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| A picturesque view of St.
Thomas from the top of one of their beautiful mountains. |
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| My mom in the car we rented
in St. Thomas. |
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| Beautiful St. Maarten, B.V.I. |
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| My mom and dad posing for a
photo in St. Maarten (the Dutch side). |
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| The car we rented in St.
Maarten (currently parked on the French side). |
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| While we were shopping in
French St. Maarten, we came across a store that was almost named
after me: Jennyfer. |
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| There were literally
thousands of wild cacti in St. Maarten. |
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| A Sunset view of the side of
our ship, the Carnival Glory. |
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| A view from one of the top
decks, looking towards the stern of the ship. |
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| The three of us standing on
the ship, watching St. Maarten disappear into the sunset as we
sail away. |
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| One last look at St. Maarten...until
next time! |
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| The World Famous Carnival
Baby Back Ribs. Need I say more? |
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| My parents and I posing on
the grand staircase on one of the formal nights aboard the
Carnival Glory. |
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| All three of us posing for a
photo with our Team Headwaitress Karolina and her assistant
waiter Igusti. They were incredible! |
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| My dad and I with a friend of
ours from the Carnival Fantasy, Jakree. |
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| We've finally arrived at "the
waterfall," our favorite spot in North Carolina! |
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| Here I am at the Mountain
Farm Museum Gift Shop buying a book I've been wanting: "The
Dictionary of Smoky Mountain English." |
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| My mom at the Mountain Farm
Museum. |
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| My dad embarking on a 14-mile
hike down the side of the mountain to Bryson City, North
Carolina. |
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| Granny's Restaurant: THE
place to eat! |
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| The breathtaking Great Smoky
Mountains. |
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| River Valley Campground, our
"home away from home" in the Smokies. |
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| Here I am at the "Happiest
Celebration on Earth" this summer. |
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| Here is my Aunt Roslyn and I
eating at Carraba's Italian Grill in Atlanta. |
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| My Uncle Larry with their
dog, Miss Priss. |
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| Sailing away on the Carnival
Valor! |
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| Xunantunich Mayan Ruins in
Belize |
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| Dwight, our tour guide for
the Mayan Ruins tour. |
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| The Windy Hills Resort Dining
Room |
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| The 500+ pounds of donations
we took to the CSI Orphanage in Isla de Roatan, Honduras. |
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| All of the children at the
orphanage: Sarah, Mario, Gardina, Curby, Jacika, Glen, Tanisha,
Ricky, Debra, Tye, Terisa, Brandon, Ana, and Franklin. |
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| L-R: My mom, the directors of
the orphanage, Brad and Debbie, and my dad. |
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| Relaxing on the promenade
during one of the days at sea. |
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| This is Cozumel, Mexico, a
shopper's dream (and home to my favorite food...Mexican!). |
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| An excellent group of marimba
players in Cozumel. |
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| We met Janice on the Valor as
a tablemate, and now she is a friend. |
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| My cousins Joan and Lowell in
the Lincoln Dining Room on the Valor. |
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| Our waiter on the Valor,
Marianito. Service: exceptional. Personality: outstanding! |
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| Sitting on the beach at
Tradewinds Resort on St. Pete Beach in February. |
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| My mom posing for a photo at
Tradewinds, where she celebrated her birthday. |
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| The beautiful sunset on St.
Pete Beach. |
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| My dad relaxing on the beach
at Tradewinds. |
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| Seagulls, anyone? We had a
blast feeding these showstopping birds! |
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| Here I am posing in front of
Epcot's icon. |
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| The Walt Disney World Dolphin
Resort |
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| The inside of our beautiful
suite at the Dolphin. |
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| The view from our suite's
window. The tall building in the distance is the Tower of Terror
at Disney's MGM Studios. |
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| The Walt Disney World Grand
Floridian Resort |
| I hope to one day be blessed
with the opportunity to stay here as well. |
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| My dad and I inside the lobby
of the Grand Floridian Resort. |
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| Relaxing on the beach at the
Dolphin. |
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| My dad and I in the
Polynesian Resort's Ohana Restaurant. |
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| My mom on the other side of
the table in Ohana. |
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| I had just made a comment
about how great it would be to hear the music with the Wishes
fireworks display and viola, the music began to play. |
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| Returning from a swim in the
Dolphin's grotto pool. |
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| My dad and I at the
Wilderness Lodge's food court. |
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| Here I am eating a plate of
delicious Jambalaya at the Port Orleans Resort's Sassagoula
Floatworks and Food Factory. |
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| Riding the water launch from
our hotel to many destinations including Disney's Boardwalk (in
the background) and Epcot. |
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| Sitting by the waterfall in
Cherokee, N.C. reading a book. This is one of my favorite things
to do here! |
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| My cousins Joan and Lowell
standing in front of the waterfall at our campsite. |
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| My grandma and I in the
backseat of our Expedition holding chipmunk puppets that I
bought for us. Believe me, there is a story behind this! |
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| Me, my Grandma, her husband
Tom, and my dad on the Great Smoky Mountain Railroad. |
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| My mom, the person behind the
camera in the first picture! |
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| Here I am on the Carnival
Fantasy's Lido deck. |
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| The Carnival Fantasy docked
in Freeport, Bahamas. |
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| My dad and I in Windows on
the Sea. |
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| My mom in the Windows on the
Sea restaurant on the Fantasy eating her favorite food,
chocolate! |
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| Here I am with the graduation
gifts, daisies, and a bottle of Sparkling Welch's Grape Juice
that my parents gave me on the ship in our stateroom. |
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| My dad relaxing in Freeport
while my mom and I finish shopping. |
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| Here I am shopping some more! |
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| One of the ice sculptures at
the Festivale Gala Buffet. |
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| One of the intricate food
sculptures seen on the Midnight Gala Buffet. |
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| A fruit carving demonstration
on the Galley Tour. |
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| The ice carving demonstration
in the Galley. |
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| The cruise is officially
over. Here I am standing in the parking lot posing for one last
picture with our ship, the Fantasy. |
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| Here I am at Underground
Atlanta with one of the 75th Anniversary statues of Mickey Mouse
that were on display. |
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| A display at the World of
Coca-Cola in Atlanta featuring a Philippine Jeepney. |
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| The exterior of the World of
Coca-Cola. |
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| The new "Wishes" fireworks
spectacular at Walt Disney World. |
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| Learning to draw "Disney
style" at MGM-Studios. |
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| My parents and I meeting
Rupert from CBS's Survivor at Wild Adventures Theme Park in
Valdosta, GA. |
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| Our excursion to Walt Disney
World in February 2004 for my mom's birthday. |
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| A very small portion of the
new "Wishes" fireworks display at the Magic Kingdom. |
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| Here I am posing by a Minnie
Mouse topiary on our way to the parking lot. |
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| A birthday party like no
other: a Christmas Winter Wonderland! |
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| The ultimate birthday event.
The Greatest Show on Earth. The Ringling Brothers and Barnum and
Bailey Circus! |
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| My favorite part of the
circus, the elephants, especially their star performer, Asia! |
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| A photo of me by our
Christmas tree. |
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| Here I am at Wild Adventures
Theme Park in Valdosta, GA. |
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| My dad, Ken, and my cousins
Joan and Lowell, standing in front of the tunnel at the end of
the "Road to Nowhere" in Western North Carolina. |
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| The waterfall across from our
camper during our Fall 2004 trip to Cherokee, NC. |
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| My mom, Pam, in front of our
camper at the River Valley Campground. |
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| My dad with his Harley
Davidson. |
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| Grandma Lucille and her
husband Tom |
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| Here I am with my last 4-H
swine project. |
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