I'm Back!

Hola, amigos! I'm back from Mexico.

I feel like there's so much to write about the vacation that I don't even know where to begin and honestly, do you really even care to read THAT much about it? I have a tendency to talk/write nonstop about things so I could easily spend the next month writing about my one week trip in Mexico.

I uploaded pictures to my computer last night but haven't uploaded them to a photo sharing site yet so no pics. Sorry! That's all people care to see anyways, right? I'll try to sum up the trip the best that I can:

The airline lost The Mr's luggage the day we arrived. He was so NOT happy and the bag had all of our toiletries in it. All of my clothes fit into a carry-on (go me!) but not having toothpaste and toothbrushes is awful. His bag arrived the next afternoon (thankfully) but we still had a serious case of funky mouth. The hotel store sold toothpaste but no toothbrushes. Whaaa?! And when you've got the funky mouth, brushing your teeth with your fingers covered in toothpaste just isn't the same. And they didn't have mouthwash! What did we do? We rinsed our mouths out with vodka. Hey - alcohol kills germs.

Because we had to report the lost bag, our transportation LEFT US at the airport! We had to shell out $60 for a cab. We're working on getting reimbursed. I'm not very happy. This is the second trip we've booked through Apple Vacations. The itinerary they gave us was incorrect. We flew Delta and according to the itinerary, were supposed to be on Delta through to Mexico. We were transferred to AeroMexico in Mexico but Apple tried to use that as the reason we were left behind. We showed up at the right gate but since you came in on AeroMexico, you weren't there. What kind of customer service is that?

I clogged our toilet the first morning we were there. SO EMBARRASSING. I know that's TMI but what an awful feeling. And nothing says I love you more than your husband calling the front desk to ask for a maintenance man to unclog the toilet. Luckily, we weren't there for the embarrassing unclogging of the mess.

So... the vacation wasn't off to a great start.

I learned that all inclusive vacations are not very vegetarian friendly. I ate a lot of fruit and bread. And french fries. And ice cream. We ate at an "italian" restaurant that night that offered no vegetarian options and when I had asked for the salmon dish without the salmon, the look on the waiter's face was priceless. I explained that I didn't eat fish and he responded with, "It's good!" and then suggested I try the beef then. Nice. Anyways - whatever I ate at the buffet did NOT agree with me and I spent the evening puking everything I had in me. oy. It took me a couple of days for my stomach so feel normal again.

But the trip got better.

We ventured into Cabo San Lucas and ate at an AMAZING Mexican restaurant called Panchos. I will crave that shit forever now. Anyone wanna fly down to Mexico for a burrito?

We went horseback riding! Well, more like horseback slow walking through a shantytown but still, it was my first experience as a grown up on a horse. My ass is STILL sore. I have a new respect for all horseback riders. The Mr's saddle wasn't adjusted properly to his height and ended up getting a blister on his ass. Again, nothing says I love you more than tolerating a blister on your ass just so your wife can cross off one of her 101 in 1001 items. At least we got to ride an ATV on the way to the ranch and on the way back.

I slept like I hadn't slept in 10 years. It was amazing. The resort was filled with a ton of party people and The Mr and I were in bed every night by like 10 or 11pm at the latest. We slept at least 10 hours a night as well as napped throughout the day lounging around the pool.

The weather was PERFECT. Nice and cool in the morning, sunny and hot in the afternoon and nice and cool again in the evening.

I learned that West coasters are MUCH different than East coasters. I was slathering on SPF 45 and most of the people vacationing (most came from California) were using SPF 4 and NOT burning. Their style was different and christ, half of the girls looks like models. And I'll never understand the model type girls with the overweight, sloppy frat boys. Seriously - why aren't guys held at the same standards? Grr...

We took a boat to a mini island at the southern most tip of the Baja peninsula and saw pelicans, sea lions and some interesting rock formations (the boat guy compared one to Michael Jackson's face... it looked like a skull. Get it? nyuck nyuck nyuck). Getting in and out of the boat was tough because the waves were really rough. I totally bit it getting out of the boat and nearly drowned. Okay, just my ego got bruised and I got sand EVERYWERE. Seriously.

Man - there is so much more I could type but I'll spare you! Just know that we had a blast and while I'm kind of sad to be home, I'm sort of relieved to be eating good food again.

So what did I miss while I was away?