Ford Family Trip

Traveling with my family is an experience like nothing else. It's the best way to do it. Though I love the opportunity to explore various ports of call by working on the ship, my favorites were the ones I spent with my family on board. Traveling to New Jersey and Washington D.C. last week was no different. With family, we create the best memories to last a lifetime. We remember the food, the sites, the laughs. I put together the video montage because I wanted to capture those memories. I also kept a list of some of my favorite moments:


1. “Butt Up!”
2. Oprah went to college…
3. Driving right up to our plane-surreal, I felt like the president!
4. Mimosas on the jet-Cathy with a “C”!
5. The beautiful Princeton campus
6. Hillary’s intense save by her hand
7. "Why is you there!?"- Aunt Sheryl
8. Civil War Cemetery walk
9. John hiding in the backseat and popping up
10. Grandpa trying the chocolate habenero gelato
11. Smithsonian Air and Space Museum with Corona space shuttle-Celeste talking about the secrecy involved and one of her
employees at Stellar Solutions worked on it!
12. Tailgating party outside the museum
13. An amazing dinner at the seafood place- John’s miniture tuna! Grandpa and I had made a bet on what he would order, so
John ordered the most ridiculous and unlikely meal so that neither one of us would win and he would get our quarters!
14. Uncle John, Nathan and I getting “shafted” to the back
15. Another amazing meal at an Italian restaurant where Miranda trys to break open the lobster and drops it on the seat
16. Nathan’s fierce dance moves at the Tiger Inn, “eating clubs” on Princeton campus.
17. Uncle John...enough said
18. Dinner in Chinatown, Washington D.C. at Matchbox and Rita's Italian Ice for desert
19. Tour of the Library of Congress, the Capitol, the White House, National Archives
20. Spending time with my Grandma
21. Dinner at Marrakesh, authentic Moroccan food (which you eat with your hands!) complete with a belly dancing show :)
22. Three sister statue in the street-Reta, Kathleen, & Sheryl!!!!
23. Monuments at night- so beautiful!
24. World War 2 Memorial with my Grandpa
25. Les Miserables!!!!!!!!
26. Cousin time!!!!
27. Every moment with my family!!!!!

Thanks to everyone for making it not only POSSIBLE for me to come, but for making it so special. I will be sending the video out to the Ford fam in Cali, and the rest of you will receive copies on Thanksgiving!!!! :D

Love you all!!!
Shannon <3