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April 30, 2010
Oh Mom! I loved it! There was a legit LOL about every line. I remember all of those problems/events happening on the trip. And you were absolutely correct on that last line, we DID want you old folks to come along for a good vacation before we went off to college. The experience would NOT have been the same without you. :) I always was so happy when I saw you about every 6 hrs for about 7 minutes. My mamma was there, enjoying Mexico with
me. The best Senior/graduation present ever. :) I love you. Thank you so much
for the best vacation and the very best gift.
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- While you may be excited that the plane trip is only 4 hours, count on it taking at least 18 hours from the time you wake up to the time you are sipping your first Mojito. Plan ahead.
- Do not make jokes in the immigration line.
- No matter how bad your shoulder hurts, don’t ask your husband to carry your carry-on bag that is holding a computer you won’t turn on, 5 books you won’t read, and an Ipod docking station that you won’t use. You had to bring it, you carry it.
- Don’t pet the monkeys.
- Your first glass (tumbler) of wine out of a wine tap tastes like cheap, wine tap wine, but give it time…the 12th glass (tumbler) is much, much more enjoyable.
- Hide-n-Seek is not Hide-n-Seek if the other people don’t know you’re playing. Then it’s just called Hide.
- Telling someone, “Hey, don’t spaz” will usually lead to spazzing.
- Before playing a snorkeling trick on someone in your snorkeling group, make sure that that someone isn’t the snorkeling instructor. I’m sure he didn’t enjoy his leg hair being pulled.
- Just because someone has really nice abs doesn’t give you permission to touch them…in front of your husband….ever.
- Mexican cobblestone is very unforgiving on a big toe . . . and knees.
- While an airbrush tan is the healthy choice and makes you look fabulous for pictures before you get on the plane and for the first couple days of vacation, you will be the only one in the group who gets “lighter” during the vacation.
- Allow plenty of time to go to the bathroom when wearing a fancy outfit.
- Shoes AND shirts are required before they will seat you in the fancier restaurants. This goes for both men AND women.
- While going out with the front desk crew for guacamole after they get off work may sound like a great idea at the time, probably not a good idea.
- Adding “el” and “o” to every word does not make it Spanish. Example: El-beer-o, el-band aid-o, el-monkey-o.
- Sharing a room with two grown men makes for a stinky man room.
With this said, it was one of the best vacations I have been on, and I am so proud of my daughter and her friends. This was their Senior trip, and they wanted us old folks to come along. Sure, us paying for the trip could have had something to do with it, but I think they truly enjoyed having that time with us before they take off to college.
And that makes my heart and soul feel fabulous…
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I think in order to stay healthy, everyone needs a little fun. Make time for fun every single day. Laugh at yourself; make fun of other people-whatever it takes.
I had a whole lot of fun this last week. I laughed and was laughed at. I took a trip to Mexico with my husband, our daughter, about 22 of her closest friends, a few other parents, and my husband’s best buddy. All in all, there were about 30 or so. Actually I have no idea how many there were of us. Seemed like 30. I take pride that I did most of the planning for this trip, and quite successfully I might add. It’s tough to find something 30 people will enjoy, but this seemed to fit the bill.
It took me about 6 months to plan all of this, and although I was quite thorough in the planning, there are some things you simply cannot plan for…
Vacation Checklist Numero Uno:
Laugh At Yourself...
by Valerie Lande, posted April 2010
...coming...
Valerie "Val" Lande
Val's World
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OFF TO
MEXICO!!
Comments (5)
April 15, 2010
Funny! Funny!! bullet comments - I loved the spray tan one...that's hysterical.
Dee
April 14, 2010
Val, what a GREAT article. Sounds like some precious moments and some great laughs!
Kim Z.
April 22, 2010
To funny...Sounds like a great time to me!
Kara
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