Cancun Island, Mexico

WOW....what a week this has been. Thank you to the other 8 Amigos for allowing me on the "Senior Trip". I had a blast! Me, Peggy, Ellie, Terri Steelman and her daughters Chelsea & Taylor, Mandy Wilkerson and her twin daughters Kara & Kaci were royally treated to 4 nights and 5 days of paradise. Those folks who don't believe in God's power and majesty, should go to Cancun to see the PROOF!

We left on Sunday at 2:30 a.m. from Paris in a stretch limo. (Thanks Peggy!) We got to Dallas...through all the check points....landed in Cancun....thru all the check points with NO PROBLEMS and FAST! They definitely have it down to a science now. Oh...did I say no problems....? I guess Terri looked like a terriorist with her platinum blonde hair and they checked her as we got into Mexico and then checked her again on the way OUT of Mexico! I sat between Peggy and Mandy "The Puker" on the way there. I'd never actually seen someone USE a barf bag before. haha.

We landed in Cancun before noon and below is a picture of the beautiful resort that we stayed in!

And this is the beautiful beach that was just outside of the hotel. The sand was so white it was almost blinding...the ocean was so blue and clear. We sat and watched storms "roll" in 4 of the 5 days. I wasn't scared of the storms at all... it was very calming.

This is a view of the courtyard and pool of the resort....it was all so beautiful. All the food you would EVER want to eat. All types and 24 hours a day.

For those of you who JUST knew that I would burn the first day and be miserable. I didn't even get red....didn't get tan....but didn't get red! How exciting is that...even after being in the water AND sweating! I used Skin Effects by Dr. Dover - SPF 60 - Sunscreen. It's very thick and doesn't take much...but it's also VERY moisturizing. Great Stuff for a "white girl".

On Monday we went to Market 28...kinda like Canton...in the hood. Breaks your heart to see little kids peddling cheapy stuff to put food on the table. LOTS of walking and LOTS of sweating....but lots of fun. Back to the hotel for pool time. YES....I got in the pool....I could touch the bottom and it was great.

We went to Xel Ha on Tuesday where all the girls swam with the dolphins. That is incredible that a mammal can be trained the way these dolphins are. They EVEN sang "Twinkle Twinkle" with the dolphins. They got me in the water with the idea of us going snorkling....haha. I couldn't touch the bottom and freaked out....so they pushed me into a inner tube and I just floated out. (I was really wishing for Kaci's boyfriend Hamish to come and rope me back in to the shore.) After a while of just floating out, Peggy and Terri swam out to rescue me....oh wait, maybe it's called babysitting. I was NEVER so glad to get my feet on dry land.

On Wednesday, we just sat at the beach and watched the ocean. Ellie, Taylor and Chelsea went parasailing. Me Kaci and Kara stayed at the beach while everyone else went on the boat to watch. We met 2 couples from England .... I loved listening to them talk....and they told me I sounded like Dolly Parton. haha! Yes...I did get in the water AGAIN!

We had to be up at 5am on Thursday morning to start our trip back to Texas. We ate at Bubba Gump's for breakfast....it was a really cool restaurant. And GREAT food. We landed at DFW at 12:30 and whisked through (well, except for Terriorst Terri). When we walked outside, there was Sonny the limo driver waiting on us....and whooooosh....we were on our way to Paris, Texas USA. It was definitely a quieter trip home....we were all pooped.

God is good ALL the time. ALL the time God is good.