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This is so ridic (another totally delayed TRBX post)

Day #3 was the best day of the cruise. After reading most of this, you would wonder why. It’s called the silver liner in all those scattered rain clouds, I suppose. The day started with ”Sunday Morning” by Maroon 5 and “Walking I’m Memphis” by Marc Cohn on the TRB radio station — what a great start for music, right? Those are two of my favorite driving songs. We...

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The Rock Boat X! (from January 2010)

If this post gives you any indication how behind I’ve been… yep, FINALLY a (brief) vacation post. FROM JANUARY’S The Rock Boat X. Rock on, MF-ers. Thursday, January 7 (Day #1) – We boarded the boat around noon (beside Ken Block of Sister Hazel – premier host of the boat). Chelsea Williams (hottie) was already playing in the Atrium. Heard some rumor she plays on the streets...

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Poop & Rally!

Day two in Tampa. It’s still freaking cold. I’m beyond feeling breakfast, and feeling the need for a big sandwich. Before heading off for vacation, I looked up a few restaurants and places to go while visiting Tampa. One of those places was Datz Delicatessen and Foodie’s Market (and Loft Bar). Oh, the irony upon opening the complimentary local paper in the hotel room and finding it also...

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Come to room E84. TRBX!

While I pace myself writing about the fantastic music and artists on The Rock Boat, I figured it’s been a week, so time to sum up the vacation itself. BUT THERE ARE NO WORDS! No question, this is one of the coolest and most fun vacations ever planned. You know, without all that shitty weather. I met so many awesome girls, AB & I had an absolute blast and um, drinking and eating (albeit rather...

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January does a good job in ending quickly. Pseh!

I cannot believe it’s past the mid-point of January. Week-long vacations have a way of taking a big ass chunk out of the month. Another vacation, another year of not dying from alcohol poisoning. Both our road trip to Indiana for New Year’s Eve and our vacation on The Rock Boat were fantastic. Now, it’s January, and we’re in the throes of house shopping and cat adoption and general...

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The Rock Boat (and vacation) is mere WEEKS away!

And I promise I’ll come home with a tan!

Mel

One month away.

You peeps might be excited for the upcoming holidays, but I’m looking two weeks past that to my annual week of vacation. Yes, I almost always use up my week of vacation at the beginning of the year… This year: Rock Boat X – from Tampa to Cozumel. AB invited me to share in his annual TRB experience. I haven’t been on a cruise since 2003, nor have I even taken a “warm...