Vacation Time!

 On this day, 38 years ago, little Kathy D. (Seager) Martin was born.  To celebrate we all had drinks today.  In fact, we sent her some photos of us enjoying her birthday.  Other than that, today was our last full day in Cancun on this trip.  We leave for Indy at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon. Today was more of the same.  At the pool by 8 am.  Lunch there on the pool deck.  Called it a day at 4 to go take showers.  Walked down the street to Puerto Mudero (a local steak house) where we all had, you guessed it, steak for dinner!  Awesome meal. Back to the room for more cards.  We let the girls get close but in the end, we kept thumping them.  Boys final win count = 22.  Girls?  2.  Not a typo.  TWO wins. Started the packing process.  Will finish in the morning and then head to the airport for a travel day.  Great trip.  Relaxing.  Awesome weather.  Be back in six months.  Enjoy the phot...

 It’s Thursday.  We are still in Cancun enjoying the beach, pool, maid service, and bartenders!  Hit the pool  by 9.  Took a normal lunch and were back in our chairs by 1 pm.  Called it at 4, took showers and then a taxi to La Isla - the shopping mall about a mile up the road.  Bought stuff for the grandkids, some flavored tequila, and then ate dinner there.  Back to our rooms for some more cards, and here is an interesting story. Game 1 of bid euchre tonight.  I deal.  Mom gives an opening bid.  Nick says, I’m going to Shoot the Moon in low.  To my disbelief he says this because I too have a Moon Shooter in diamonds.  Nick grabs the kitty and has a lay down without taking a card from me, his partner.  Looking at the kitty, I too have a lay down without taking a card from him!  Impossible odds!  Two lay down shooters in the same hand without needing an additional 5th card.  First hand, two shooters, gam...

 Lost count of the days.  And I am late posting as no one sent me any pictures to post.  We’re still alive and well.  Wednesday was pretty close to a repeat of previous days… Up and at the pool deck before 0900.  Lunch at pool restaurant.  Called it early as the women had signed up for a wine-tasting, pizza-eating, art class that was to start at 3 pm.  Except our concierge told them the wrong time.  It actually started at 4 pm.  Ate dinner at the Bistro here in the resort instead of having the buffet.  Boys had steak and lobster with a few rum & cokes.  Back to the room for more Bid Euchre.  Boys won them all.  I think the total score is now 14-1 in favor of the Good Guys!  I texted Unger to tell him it was because “That’s what winners do!  Win!” I did wear my Father’s Day shirt from Kathy that reads “Awesome Like My Daughter.”  I was stopped thrice and one guy even wanted to know if he could buy one her...

 Lather, Rinse, Repeat.  Up at 7:30.  On the pool deck by 8:30.  Lunch at restaurant at Noon.  And here’s where some adventure comes in - someone “borrowed” on of our deck chairs while we were at lunch.  No, they were not sitting in it, but they had moved it and put their stuff on it.  Why do I say it was “ours?”  Because the resort gives you flags to post on the chair allowing you to claim it for the day so long as you do not abandon it for more than 2 consecutive hours - which we had not done.  Besides, my shoes were still sitting under the chair.  To me, no worries.  After putting on more sunscreen I will rightfully reclaim my chair and apologize for their misunderstanding should there be any type of confrontation. Sandy and I beat Shelby and Nick back to the pool deck.  I politely take any extra stuff - towels, sunscreen, shoes - and relocate it to another one of their chairs.  Then we turn our chairs to face W so we g...

 Up by 7:30 local and at the pool deck by 9.  Chairs are a premium as there are more people here than what we anticipated based solely on our own biased opinions of when people come down here!  No worries.  Nick and Shelby joined us presently.  We stayed until 11:30 when we went to the poolside restaurant for lunch.  Back to our chairs.  Called it about 4:30 as we had absorbed enough sun for a day. Dinner tonight was at the Hacienda Sisal, a local restaurant here on the resort site.  We had reservations for 6 pm.  After dinner we returned to our room for more cards - Bid Euchre.  We finally let the girls win a single game just so they would know what it feels like to be a winner.  Then we won the next two games.  The scores were closer this round and a fun fact is that only the boys (who are stupid and take more chances) have been set, in 7 full games!  The girls have a perfect bid record.  We shall work to change tha...

 Sandy and I crashed at 8 pm Saturday night and we did not get up this morning until 8 am.  We put on our suits and slathered before heading to the pool.  Sandy met Nick and Shelby at the pastry shop for breakfast.  And then we waited until 11 am for the bar to open.   We ate lunch at the pool restaurant.  We re-slathered with sunscreen and then stayed at the pool for drinks, naps, and dips to cool off before calling it a day at 5:30.  We took showers and then played two games of cards before heading off to dinner.  Tonight’s fare was not the buffet but a full menu.  Nick and I had fish and the girls had chicken. We did meet our concierge at the pool this morning.  She set us up with reservations for three evening meals - two here at the resort and one steak house off-site.  Other than that, we have no trips / excursions planned.  Our goal is a solid week of lounging around the pool and occasionally checking out the ocean - whi...