Catch-Up Post #1, Our Trip to Cancun

Our stay in Cancun was wonderful. Anthony and I had been there in our single days in the late 1980s, but it looks nothing like what each of us remembered.

The Royal Solaris Cancun was the perfect place for us. It was not far from the airport. It is an all-inclusive hotel with a choice of pools, choice of restaurants, a beautiful beach, everything we were looking for.

We arrived about 2pm Thursday and were in the pool by 3pm. Kids love to fly, and that just makes it easier on everyone. Our flights were on time, and without incident.

We did nothing but swim and play with the kids for the next 3 days. Sunday we took the boys to a "Wet N Wild" water park, which was a LOT of fun.

Admittedly, I was nervous about the Royal Solaris and Mexico. When I told people that we were going to Cancun, they sort of made a frown and said "Be careful of the food and don't drink the water." Let me tell you something...the food was amazing...bountiful, huge selection and around the clock availability. The fruit was so fresh, great vegetables, great Mexican dishes....The tap water is filtered and we all drank it (in the restaurants) and we didn't have one single issue. Everything was just as I had hoped.

If you click on the Title of this post (link) you can see Matty's pictures that he took with his digital camera.

Please note that the pictures that have all 4 of us, Matty picked a location and set it up with a timer...he's amazing.

Enjoy!

More posts later....Ben's Birthday Party(3/29), the kids see Rick Springfield (3/28), I see my favorite General Hospital characters (3/30)...

Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head

When I heard my favorite song from my pre-school years on the radio last week, I remember thinking how appropriate it was.

We left for Avalon Saturday the 18th....and we got down there early enough...we all went in the pool, relaxed had a great dinner...Sunday morning, we got up, had breakfast, went to the park, and then...

Sunday afternoon - it started to rain
Monday - it rained
Tuesday - it rained
Wednesday - it rained
Thursday morning - it rained until 2pm.

And not occasional passing thundershowers like the norm for this time of year, but rather an incessant steady and heavy drizzle....enough that you needed an umbrella.
WOW....it was so depressing after a few hours.....we just kept thinking it would stop (though the Weather Channel insisted it wouldn't until Thursday...I hate when they're right!)

Soooo...we shopped ( at the outlets in Atlantic City and finished up the "back-to-school" stuff), we went to the movies, we went to the Adventure Aquarium (Camden), we actually did a lot....and finally Thursday afternoon we were able to resume normal vacation activity...we rented a surrey and biked through Stone Harbor, we mini-golfed our BRAINS OUT! and we beached!

I was so relieved to come back to my home....because even when it rains here....there are still so many things to do, within the house itself!

Matty is staying with his grandparents for the next few days since Ben has another week of camp left, and we went back to work today (can't you tell?). It is odd (and super quiet) not having Matty here...but Ben is surviving.

I do have some cool pictures from the aquarium that I'll post when Matty gets home (he has his camera with him).

I am looking forward to back to school and the fall.....let's hope it stays dry for a few days!