1 more day and I'll be in AUSTRALIA!!!

A picture of the huts in Bora Bora. I just love how blue the water is too!!

Just a little proof that the Crimson Tide represents all over the world!!! This was in Tahiti!!!
A picture of Heather and I on the beach in Bora Bora - Just look at how clear that water is! You could literally see your feet even when the water was up to your shoulders!
A taste of my first coconut~ This is the real deal straight from the tree to my tummy!
This was part of the "Welcome Ceremony" at Moe's house. After his family invited us into their home they shared a special blend of herbs with us which was very kind...even though it tasted a bit like dirt and water. :)

This was a waterfall that we visited in Hilo, Hawaii - Behind this were tons of smaller swimming "pools" and waterfalls that we swam in!
While in Honolulu we spent most of the day exploring Pearl Harbor.
This was from Shauna's (right) Jungle Safari Birthday party last week! I was a panther and she was an elephant!!

Well, here I am at sea again...it's been a crazy couple of weeks that's for sure! I've seen some of the most beautiful places in the world and it has been WONDERFUL!

We were in Fiji 2 days ago where a man named Moe invited several of the crew members to come to his home and enjoy a traditional Fijian meal as well as a welcome ceremony. It was so nice to just hang out in someone's back yard again...we spent little to no money and had a great time just being together and visiting with his family and friends.

We also crossed the international date line, so we gained an entire day! I believe with all the gains and losses in time we are now around 17 hours ahead of Alabama?...I think that's right anyway...

More than anything I just wanted to get online and add some more pictures for everyone to see.

The link below is a public album I put up of our Crew Show. We did Pure Country and closed the theatre so that only crew were allowed to watch and it was a blast! They were definitely the best crowd we've had all season!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2040294&l=dbdde&id=156800509

I feel really out of the loop now since my phone doesn't work any more, so keep me posted on things back home! I hope this message finds everyone well!!!

3 1/2 more weeks!! :)

I'm in HAWAII- WOO HOO!!!!!

This was from our last week in Alaska~. Just the four singers hangin' out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ScpJI3gvGU

This youtube link will take you to the performance that we did of America the Beautiful during the farewell show on September 11th. I love that you can hear the audience singing along with us. It was very moving at the time. This was the performance where that guy made the comment that I was painful to hear! I guess I can let you guys be the judge! hahaha :)
(But if you agree you're not allowed to comment!!!! hahaha)

When John and I were in Astoria, OR we saw TONS of sea lions just hangin' out on the docks~.
This was the last night that John had any type of facial hair! He shaved it like this for 70's night!
Now we are officially in Hawaii and loving every second of it!!!

All I can say is: beautiful places, too much to do and not enough time, and I don't ever wanna leave! FINALLY - sunshine, beaches, lush vegetation - it's amazing!! SERIOUSLY! That black stuff is LAVA! ( I mean, it's dried up and rocky now, but still...)

The singers decided to go snorkeling at turtle beach! We saw turtles and a million gorgeous fish!!
Then we rode scooters and saw scenery like this!!!

We overnighted in Laheina (Maui) and decided to do a bike tour that started at 3 am. So, we had to be on the dock at 2:30 which meant we just didn't go to sleep that night. We went 10,000 ft. up this mountain where it was around 30 degrees (compared to the 90 degree whether we'd been experiencing at sea level) outside. Our group stayed up there just long enough to see the sun rise (GORGEOUS - of course) and then we rode bikes back to town - which was around 25 miles down hill. :) IT WAS AWESOME!!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk-pEL2DRzM

The video link above is of an active volcano that we passed at midnight tonight! It was unreal to watch it smoking and sparking like crazy! (If you can't just click on the link, then copy it and paste it into your browser and then go from there. )

Well, I just wanted to try to update you guys with a few pictures and things! Hopefully more to come!!

BLESSINGS~*

Well, I guess I've been feeling like not much has changed, so I didn't have much to write about...BUT I've got a few things to share now!

It is Monday around lunch time and we are officially away from the cold and rainy Alaskan waters and headed towards warm sunny Hawaiian water!!! WOO HOO!

We docked in Vancouver, CA on Friday and had until 10 o'clock that evening to enjoy it. It was definitely a fun city with lots of shopping and plenty of things to see. Then we made our way through Victoria and on to Astoria, OR as of yesterday. Victoria was beautiful as well! The only good thing I can say about Astoria though is that it's the home of the Goonies movie!!!! ( Please tell me you've seen The Goonies?!!?!?!) The 80's movie about the kids who find a treasure map and go hunting for it while being chased by some creepy looking bank robbers, one of which had what I can only describe as a cyclopse eye....C'mon it's a classic! :) haha Anyway, yesterday I walked about 6 miles total to go and see this Goonies house and then when we got there we couldn't even figure out which one it was for sure because it was just a regular house that someone still lived in...Oh well, I took pictures of the 3 choices so one of them HAS to be the Goonies house and therefore I can say that I went there once! hahaha

Now we will be at sea for 4 days and should arrive in Laheina, Hawaii around lunch time Friday!! We actually get an overnight there so we will be in port until 7 pm the next night. It's going to be amazing! I'm going to have my first surfing lesson with Johnboy. Hopefully I'll get to see my first luau on Friday. I'm finally gonna see a BEACH!!! And I may go horseback riding the following day to get a tour of the area! We'll be in Hawaii for approximately 6 days and then we go through Fiji and Bora Bora. After that we will head to AUSTRALIA!

Let's see...in other news... If you haven't talked to either set of parents then you may not know this: I decided to verbally accept the offer to take the Legend contract in March. I won't get a written copy of my contract until this contract is finished, so there is still time for me to change my mind, but as of right now I'll be in Europe and Asia this time next year!!

Other than that I guess not much else has changed. The shows are still going really well! We've finally got them in our bodies so much that we don't really have to think about them any more...they just happen. We have a new cruise director now and he seems really pleased with this cast, so that's always good!

OH and we're NUMBER 1 IN THE FLEET this week!!!! WOO HOO!!!! We got the highest rating the Rhapsody has ever had in entertainment on the last cruise!!!!

You wanna know what's funny about that?? 2 cruises ago we had some really rude guests. A lot of people got complaints and bad comment cards. WELL - I got 2 bad comments about my performances!! I was actually devastated! hahaha No one ever wants to hear that they didn't do a good job. In my defense though - I was sick for most of that week so I probably wasn't at my best! Anyway, this is what one guy wrote:

" The 2 lead female singers are not good enough to be so loud in the shows. Especially the blonde lead - her rendition of America the Beautiful was actually painful!"

OUCH!!! PAINFUL???? REALLY??? Even on my worst day singing I've never been told that I was PAINFUL! GEEEEZZZ!!!! Yea, so that has been the going joke for the last week or so...everytime I try to be funny and joke with anyone in the cast they always come back with, "well, at least I'm not painful to listen to! ahhahaha". And then what do ya know - we end up first in the fleet...again! I guess the last cruise didn't find me as horrible to listen to after all! haha

Ok, I think that's all I know for now. OH, only 3 more weeks 'till my mama comes to visit me! YAY! FAMILY!!! :) Can't wait for that!

Hope all is well back home. I miss everyone, so please keep me updated on things!


Patiently counting down the hours until constant sunshine,
Kristian ;)

Well, the verdict is in. Everyone has gotten contract offers now. I got an offer for the Legend of the Seas. It's the same class ship as this one with an amazing run through places like Italy, Greece Egypt, India, Asia, and much more. Rehearsals would start in late March and my contract would actually go all the way through to January of 2010. The shows sound like a lot of fun - I'm especially excited about the thought of doing a swing show. There are 4 shows total because all of these cruises are between 10 and 14 days long. I'm really excited about the thought of seeing parts of the world that I could never afford to see on my own - AND all in ONE contract! BUT I'm a little discouraged at the thought of being away for 10 months at a time and missing Christmas!! So, right now I'm just weighing the pros and cons in my head. It's going to take a lot of prayer for me to decide where God wants me to be...I mean is this God's way of opening the door for me to see the world? I don't know...I'll be honest - I'm scared! That's a long time!! Pray for me - I want to make sure that I'm listening to God's plan for my life and not my own version of it.

On a different note - I managed to sprain my ankle about a week ago now. I was running off stage and somehow turned my foot completely to one side in my 4 inch heels! It was VERY painful, but I have found a way to do every show even though I'm hurt. I've worn flats or changed choreagraphy to avoid running up and down stairs...whatever it takes - the show must go on! haha I'm much better now. I've been on my foot most of the day today, and though it is a little sore...it's much better for the most part. For those of you that already knew about my injury and have been praying - thank you! If you just found out - sorry for the delay...honestly I spent most of last week in my cabin other than going to the theatre on show nights, so I haven't had a lot of chances to get on the internet.

What else...OH only 4 more weeks until we start heading to HAWAII!!! WOOO HOOO!!!! I can't wait for warm weather!! We were looking at the schedule and it looks like on our way there we will do a show...have 6 days off...do another show...have 8 days off...and the do our third show! You get the picture! hahaha It's going to be AMAZING!!!! I promise to post lots of pictures of all the beautiful NEW places I'll be seeing.

Keep in touch!! I'll try to keep updating this thing as much as possible!~

Blessings~

OH yea -pictures!

Meet Johnboy - my Australian...friend :) Isn't he adorable?
So, a while back Heather, Teegan & I went to a Seattle Mariners game - as you can tell we had really good seats too! It was SO much fun!
So, because there's really not a lot to do on the ship as far as entertainment...we decided to have a Superheroes & Villains party! I think we really out did ourselves on costumes!
Meet Rage, Poison Ivy, The Riddler, & Supercrotch...(he made his own...obviously).