We had 3 casistas for 5 of us
in this beautiful all-inclusive resort.
All 3 of ours faced the ocean
and the pool and were next
to each other.
The three girls shared one casista.Tara & I each had our own.
However, Alana (Lulu), chose to sleep
with Tara and dress and hang out
with the other two girls
in their casita during the daytime.
The first night after dinner everyone was tired.
We all went to our casitas but Alana
wanted a piece of chocolate cake and
coffee delivered (11pm or so).
Room service runs 24 hours a day at no charge.
Before the cake and coffee arrived,
Alana fell asleep and was dreaming of the days to come.
Coffee was delivered to the room each morning
at 6:30 (our time request).
The casistas were lovely.
Each one had an indoor shower and a private outdoor shower
plus a whirlpool tub
and a private patio with table/chairs and a huge lounger.
I will tell you that we dressed
for dinner every night.
AND~thanks to the girls pre-planning
each night had a 'theme' color.
I think Alana fostered that idea.
Let me also tell you that
my hair products
DID NOT WORK
in the humidity.
I could have applied for a clown job
and not needed a wig while working.
I do not like my picture taken
but it happened several times anyway.
Please be advised that I am
standing next to 4 girls
that wear anything from a
Size 2 to a Size 4.
I am 5'6" so you know how tall
these beauties are.
Yeah---I kinda felt like a lumberjack!
On the night of the Fiesta
It was colorful clothing.
We also had a green night~
A blue night~
And, to combat the blue night
we had a pink night....of course we did-
from pale pink to vibrant hues.
There was a black night
And after the 'old lady' went back to her casista
the lovelies went out to dance
There was a white night.
That night -
We went to a Chef's table and watched
as they prepared food.
Alana had a chance to work with the chef there
but I can't find the picture of the video.
There was time to laze by the beach one day
"Mom- We need a credit card to buy some
goggles so we can see the fish at the drop off".
The word "drop-off" scared me to craziness
so I was hoping Mom didn't have her credit card.
Well $75!!! later-they looked like this!
They wore those goggles for at least 10 minutes.
Not bad for $7.50 a minute...lol...
2 of them were too scared to go
to the "drop off"-lol
Of course, they could also be used to look
at one's feet in the pool, right?
Most days were spent at the pool~
Some time was spent reading.
I read 4 books while we were there.
There was a huge 'bed' swing
by the pool with a swim up bar.
The girls hung out on this almost every day.
One day we all sat on it and played games.
Someone might have cheated but
I'm not sure.
Some randomness~
And just as it had welcomed us in,
we met at the lobby once again
This time to take transport to
the airport.
to whisk us to Atlanta, GA.
From there,
Tara, Maria, Julia and I
headed home to Green Bay-
and our sweet Lulu (Alana)
headed to Charleston.
While I loved the vacation,
it was also nice to get home
to sleep in my own bed.
I have another adventure upcoming
but you can bet I won't have
almost a thousand pictures
(YES-Close to a 1000 pictures of vacay
thanks to all my grandgirls)
to share with you.
Meanwhile,
Have a wonderful weekend.
Smile at someone you don't know.
Or if you're feeling like an old hippie
give them the peace sign.
Ummmm....just remember...
Use TWO fingers cuz using ONE finger
can get you in a whole lotta trouble.
Don't ask me how I know that...
m...kay?
