Adios, Paradise! Hello, Reality!

We are back from our trip to Cabo, our getaway Paraside. Thanks to our regular vacation buddies, Kathy and Cary, we had a fabulous time!! Abby stayed in Longview with all of the grandparents, and now that she is back home, she is now getting re-acquainted with the floor (I don't think her feet touched it all week! ha!) as well as the word "no". :)

We stayed at the new Riu resort in town, and it was really nice. It didn't seem too crowded either. We thought it was because of the fact that it was new and people steered clear of newer resorts, but it could be because, as we later discovered, there was a murder at the resort only three weeks before we went. Hmmm.... Perhaps that's why the staff was overly nice to us all week!

Here is where we camped out all week. The swim-up bar area. Matt and me
Kathy and me
Yes, it was colder than expected! Those bathroom towels sure came in handy.
Poor Cary had to resort to Kathy's swimsuit cover-up in order to stay warm!
Here is Cary picking up the ladies! Perhaps a slightly older demographic than what he was hoping for though...
Going to town
Yea for Matt's Go-Go-Gadget arms! :)
Off to parasail. In this picture, I had no idea I was about to be the most terrified I'd ever been in my entire life!!!
Here is Kathy and me going up...up...
...and away! Seriously. I thought I was going to die. We had them pull us back down after about 8 minutes. I kept thinking "Why didn't I make a will before we left home?!" No one parasailed after us because the wind was too dangerous. Matt and Cary admitted later that after they saw us whipping around and how high up we were, they were glad they didn't go! Pansies.
So, we traded in our unused parasailing time for jet skis. I think I had stopped shaking by this point.
Here's our last night in Cabo.

A wonderful time was had by all! We're thinking about a quick trip to Vegas in the fall. Grandpa Rick, if you're reading this, I've got a proposition for you: you can keep Abby for a few days if you foot the bill for our trip. That seems like a fair trade, right?? What do you say??? :)

I know my posts are getting less frequent, but Abby doesn't stop going. In fact, while I've typed this, she has dug out the contents of the trash can and emptied them onto the floor! And when she goes down for a nap, I have tons to do. Hopefully I will get back in the swing of things soon!!!