Our flight was fine, no problems whatsoever. We arrived late in the evening and it's a long drive to the resort.  The bus is far from full and everyone is staying at the same resort, although in different sections.  It's dark out now and we really can't see much of the resort.  One of the couples on the bus has been to this resort 7 times.  They rave about the resort.  We haven't had a bad experience here yet, we always have a great time in the Dominican Republic.
We have been shown to our room and this will be 'home' for a couple weeks.
I will spend a half hour making it ours...hanging up clothes, finding place for all the suntan lotion and some toiletries.
Down to the lobby for a drink, then back to the room for bed...it's late and it's been a long ...long day.

Well, we are ready.  Bags are packed and ready to go.
If I have forgotten anything, it is too late.
I won't know 'til we get there.  Hopefully nothing is left behind.
The limo will be here soon and we are off to the airport to sit and wait for 3 hours....oh my...my behind hurts just thinking about all the sitting today.  It will be night-time before we get where we are going.
On one trip we arrived around 11-- 12  at night and the place was full of drunk, partying students. 
One such young lady jumped on our luggage cart and hi -jacked it!  The porter and the other people we were walking with were stunned...stood back as she wopped and rode the cart.  NOT ME...I walked over grabbed her arm and said..."That's enough...get down"...she wopped and shrieked .."Comonnn..loosen up..we're having fun".   HUH!? FUN! I was tired and cranky...I grabbed her arm and Yelled at her something she would understand..."GET THE F*&#@  off my luggage"...SILENCE in the whole room...all the kids said "woooo"..."better do as she says"...she got  off, I apologised to the other couple for my language and on we went to our rooms.  It was a pretty good holiday, but there were a whole LOT of students there at that time!

One thing I need to do is water my plants.  No one else needs to do it while I am gone.

I have 3 large trees in my home and and 2 smaller plants.  I don't have good windowsills for plants.  Usually I ignore the trees and they do fine.   I take the one I have in the living room outside in the summer.  LOL..One year one of the neighbours asked when I was planning on planting that tree (he was a landscaper)....he was surprised to hear it lives in the living room.  The others are in the familyroom and in my bedroom.

I've had the tree in the living room for 25 years..the other  ones, I've had for 15 or so years.

The trick for having them flourish?  I really don't know.  But I don't water them very often at all....maybe once a month..as to draughts.  The tree sits right in front of the window..and I open it and the wind blows in....not liking to be moved? I move it a couple of times a year.  I mash it up against a wall in the family room at Christmastime, because I put the Christmas tree in that spot in the livingroom.
 One year it blossomed..tiny, fragrant little flowers...then tiny seed like figs (?)..they were the size of and looked like, peppercorns.
I've trimmed that tree back too, .numerous times  One time I took the trimmings, stuck them in the soil with the tree and they grew!.
If that thing gets any bigger, I don't know what I will do with it.  It's taking over the corner now.
 One thing though,  I enjoy sitting in my chair, in the afternoon sun ..under that tree...even in the winter. ..just like being outdoors.

I can't forget my camera!
The last trip we went on, 2 years ago, we went to Mexico.  We went to see the ruins at Chichen Itza...no, not chicken pizza.  lol.  It was a full day and a very fun interesting one.  Our guide was well versed in his culture and on the historic value of Chichen Itza.


cenotes

 We saw cenotes.  We could swim if we wanted to. Some did.  They were told "NO peepee"!    The water was freshwater, clean and clear.  Full of fish.
There is no surface water in Mexico.  It's all underground lakes and rivers.
This cenote was close to the pyramids.

The pyramids were amazing...and there are MANY of them!  and numerous other buildings...but the aren't hollow.. every surface covered in carvings.

Wall of dead

This was a walled in raised area. The inside is grass.   The wall is relief of skulls.         It's called " wall of the dead"



inside one building

 This was a smallish building  ...just inside the doors is a small area..That's it! The inside is painted with scenes .


small building



We wondered around for most of the afternoon and found many more building and a couple of smaller cenotes..There was an ancient roadway to a dead cenote.  This cenote was surrounded by viewing platforms (?) or were they for sacrifice?  or maybe just drawing water.                                                                                                  

                                                                                            

   You can't walk or climb on any of the pyramids, anymore.  They are now one of the Wonders of the World. 
That was 2 years ago.





The mister has still not taken anything out for me to pack!
I took out his bathing suits and he put them away again.  Or let me know if he needs anything washed...like a jacket...

One trip we took he waited until a couple of hours before we were to leave before he even thought about what to take.  I was so mad at him !!  He started asking me..had I washed this? did I do that?  no!..NO!..how do I know what his is planning to take if he doesn't take it out?  He does this EVERY time!

I will stay calm......OHHHHMMMMMM  Look at the nice picture of the beach...just stay calm...if he doesn't have it packed ...tooo bad...stay  calm... nice pic...I will be there soon...soon...sooooon...nice water...warm sun.....ahhhhhhhh

Shoes...shoes...sandals! I bought some really fancy shoes for last years holiday and never got to wear them..I will take them with me this year.  I figure I need a pair for the beach and at least 2 pairs of nice shoes for night time.  I really wish that I could find some flip flops with a thick sole and a bit of a heel.  Those thin soled ones make my feet hurt.  I can't wear them very long.  I had a pair and wore them out.  And it's too early in the year to find them.

like these but, in a different colour

I have most stuff accumulated and on the bed ready and waiting for me to decide whether I really, REALLY need it.

In the mean time I have made and sewn labels on a couple of quilt items.
I haven't really done anything at all on the Farmers Wife Sampler Quilt.
I have a couple of quilts to quilt for outreach, but I don't want to start them yet.
I am trying not to make a big mess in my sewing room so that I don't have to clean it before I can start another block on the FWSQ.

I must have  my whole summer wardrobe on the spare bed.
The bed is covered in my summer clothes.  Hmm...looks like a lot of blue and white...and black.
Bathing suits..coverups...skirts ..dresses..pants...capris..t-shirts..blouses.
I dress very differently when I go on vacation.
I usually wear skirts and dresses.  I find it cooler to wear a skirt or skort .  And I only wear that for breakfast.  After breakfast we usually get changed for the beach.  Slaver on the suntan lotion.
After that, we spend the day outside, on the beach.
Evenings...I dress UP..why not?  I have some really nice summer dresses that I should wear more often than just on vacation.  I even wear heels and makeup!
So, now I have to decide just what I want to take .  Hmmmm decisions , decisions..