january 2nd/3rd 2010.

day two began with clouds, and a chill in the air. pedro, our bartender from the night before, who apparently also doubles as the poolside waiter told us not to fret. he explained in hand signals and spanglish that this is 'island' weather, and that it would be sunny and 80 again in just a few hours. 

yeah.... wellllllll let's just say days two and three kind of run together. the sun managed to stay hidden for both days however we made the best of it and took FULL advantage of the 'all-inclusive' alcohol portion of the package during the day so we could be in and out of our naps--or forget that it was cold and cloudy? katie made it her mission to try every fruity, sugar filled cocktail they were able to create- and by the night of day two, she struck victory.

i'd have to say the most memorable portion of those two days was the spa. being in the industry and having constant back pain, i've had my fare share of massages, and normally you can't dis-please me,i mean what could be better than a massage on the beach with waves crashing next to you? well, that's what i thought-- in fact that's what we BOTH pictured when we signed up to split a package of 4 massages within the next few days... however as soon as i layed on the masseurs' table i knew it was far from a deep tissue massage. in fact it was as if for the next hour the therapist was rubbing sun tan lotion on my body- there was no rhthym, absolutely no pressure and let's not forget the cracking of the knuckles on my back!? ehck. the positive to the massage- getting a full day's access to the spa area. they opened at 9am, and closed at 5pm. we were the only ones there that were using their hot tub, steam room, rain shower, and sauna on half hour increment- it was cloudy- what else were two twenty-something girls supposed to do?!

when we left the spa it was dark out, which also meant dinner. being an all-inclusive resort also meant...room service was included!! so we figured why not stay in and make it the laziest day of the year?  4 orders of guacamole, chips and salsa, quesadillas, french fries,some weird mac and cheese dish, a burger and tiliapia for katie and who could forget desert? not us, in fact we topped it off with ordering each desert they had to offer on the menu. my favorite part of the whole phone conversation was when i was asked, 'and how many people will this be for?" 

xoxo, 
simon.