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CANCUN - Day Four!!!

I realize at this moment just how freaking old I am.  I hurt from head to toe.  My back hurts, my thighs hurt, my shoulders hurt, my feet hurt, my knees hurt.  AND I am extremely sunburnt and have mosquito bites from ankle to thigh.  Would I change it for anything, NOT ON YOUR LIFE!!!  We have had an awesome trip. 

Today, we slept in - after having to get up early for the last two days to go on adventures, we kept our last full day to just veg and chill.  We didn't sleep in too late, but, we got to breakfast around 9:00.  I do have to say, I am a little tired of buffet breakfast and I am thinking that room service is in order tomorrow. 

By 10:30 we were hanging out at the pool.  It was pretty breezy today and dark and cloudy.  It would blow and breeze, then it would clear up.  It would get sunny for a while then the clouds would come up.  We ate pizza and burgers for lunch at the grill and ordered drinks and shrimp cocktails by the pool.  I did water aerobics with a handsome Mexican man, his name was prounounced JAY-SHWAH.  It started out a little water aerobics and in fact, with the achy muscles I had, he was working our arms a bit too much - then it got wierd and we were all holding hands and going around in circles and holding up each other while we went around in circles again - then we all massaged each other.  Kind of a strange workout - but, I could at least say I tried to get some exercise yesterday.
We also played bingo at the pool side.

Ted and I went and played in the sea for about an hour and a half - just playing in the waves and of course I giggled and giggled.  We finished our jaunt  by going back to the pool and getting a drink at the swim up bar.  It was an awesome way to spend our day.  All we did was relax and I am literally exhausted - and I hurt from all the activity this week. 

We are finishing our day by going to a dinner put on by Corona for the winners - tomorrow we have to be packed and ready to go by 1:00.  It will be a long day - but, this trip has been nothing but fun from beginning to end and I really am grateful for the time I had here - grateful for winning this prize, grateful for the most wonderful hubby and traveling companion.  I hope my two kids are having even half the fun I did - because that would mean they are having a ball!!
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  1. BerlyCrowFebruary 5, 2012 at 2:19 AM

    I kind of hate you right now. And by hate, I mean jealous.

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    1. CocoFebruary 6, 2012 at 8:20 AM

      I'd a love'd to have hung out with you there - we would have had a great time!!!

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