Ever since I was a kid, I've always lacked any significant amount of artistic talent in the realms of drawing, sketching, and painting. Attempting to create anything beyond a traditional stick figure has always ended up resembling more of a mess than a work of art. Thankfully there are many forms of art and having just made a random visit to the San Antonio Museum of Art, I decided to try my hand at creating something of my own. After a quick trip to Wal-Mart for a canvas, acrylic paint, and a pack of brushes, I returned home to my studio (pun intended) to create my masterpiece. While listening...

Going on a cruise had long been a dream of mine and I finally got the chance to make that dream a reality courtesy of a gift from my father in May of 2008. As a reward for graduating from high school in 2007, my family and I sailed aboard the Carnival Ecstasy for five days in the Caribbean. We departed Corpus Christi, TX aboard a tour bus that shuttled our group to Galveston, TX, our ship's "Port of Call." Once in Galveston, we boarded the boat and wandered around, fascinated at just how massive it really was. There were auditoriums, stores, restaurants, a casino, and even a mini-golf course...

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