Vamos a Mexico!!

About 9 months ago, Tara and I decided we needed a vacation on a Friday morning. We booked our trip that day and then left for Cancun on the following Monday. About 2 weeks ago, Tara and I decided that since we weren't going to the Duluth conference we go to every year that we would take a trip back to Mexico. We left on Saturday and came back on Tuesday, just enough time to get a good tan, a few memories, a few lost memories and some rejuvination.

However, we need a rejuvination from our vacation! Although we're outgoing people, we tend to hang by the pool while the sun is out and then go out at night with some people we meet at the hotel. We have never done the ATV thing or snorkeling or whatnot, we'll save our energy for the night life!

Our flight left on Saturday at 6AM, which meant we had to be there by 4AM. So rather than having to get up that early, we decided to go out and stay up instead. The rodeo is in town at Fort Worth and it is crawling with rodeo cowboys so that's where we went ... until bar close. My poor roommate Tara was dragging my butt outta here as I managed to hit everything on the way out with my luggage.

Our first day in Puerto Vallarta was relaxed and Tara met a group of people from Canada who were originally from Italy. A VERY nice group of people who we hit it off with, invited us to move our lounge chairs to poolside with them, and then that night went to Senior Frogs. Every night was a party with them and on the last night, Tony and Pierro made a true-blue Italian dinner in their suite and invited Tara and I. I don't think I'll ever be able to cook that well! So great!

Only one downside to the weekend, Tara took all the photos with her camera and it was stolen our last night in Mexico. I snapped a few on our last day but we had about 200 amazing photos that are now gone :-(. It might be a good thing that there is no proof! haha!

But here is what I have:

The Beach!

Baywatch audition... :-)

We were in the ocean for as long as it took us to take this photo, then back to the pool!

Awww....bring me back!

Whataburger

When I was in college, we had the beloved Buzzy's Pizza which made mac n' cheese pizza, and New York Pizza and Deli which served gyros and other terrible for you things for after you left the bar. Lately, Tara and I have taken a liking to the after-bar Whataburger. Whataburger is a burger chain in the South. EVERY night after going out, we have stopped and it has taken it's toll. I made Tara promise me we wouldn't go anymore after going out.

Danny and Jana took us for the first time to Whataburger a few weeks ago and insisted we try Taquitos, a wrap of egg and meat of some sort. We didn't and hadn't tried them until this last weekend when Danny persisted that we HAVE to have a taquito and then asked us to bring him some home and put them in the fridge for him to have the next day. I told him, no way Tara and I had made a deal that no more whataburger!!

But of course, after the Glass Cactus club on Friday night, we ended up at Whataburger again. We got our burgers and bought Danny his flippin' taquitos. When we got home, I was starving and told Tara we should try the Taquitos that Danny bragged about. WE ATE THE WHOLE THING! Danny got up the next morning....no taquitos....looked in the garbage....taquitos wrappers. NOT a happy Danny!

But I'm not a happy Char either. That stuff makes me feel like crap, binds me up and makes me feel like taking a nap. It however, has the other effect on Tara.....see below.

Tara

:-) We're going to Mexico this weekend!!!!! Puerto Vallarta!

Just to keep Katie quiet....

Hey Bloggers...

I have zero excuse as to why I haven't blogged and I have been getting a pile of sh*t for not blogging, so I'm back. Well Tara and I are back. I'm sitting in the bathroom while she dries her hair asking her for inspiration as to what we have been doing, because it's been so long that I can't remember!?

I hope everyone had a great New Years! We did....AT WORK! haha. I counted down with one of my patients and I think Tara might have as well. Oh well, we were off the next day and had a marathon of Guitar Hero Rock Band (for 8 hours!) I was the bassist, Tara was on drums until she quit the band, she forced me to try the drums.....uh uh! I don't know how anyone could keep up with that! I was lost, quit too, returning to the bassist, Danny on drums, Tara guitarist and Jana on vocals. You can't move on from one song until you master it...I NEVER want to hear "Beastie Boys, No sleep till Brooklyn." ever again!

We've been exploring more and more. Tara and I have this tradition where on our third day of work for the week, we stop at a bar in the morning. So we've been asking every Texan and nurse at work where there is a bar that serves in the morning. You should see the looks we get!! I thought one girl was going to hand me a 12-step program brochure! But leave it to us, without any help to find a place that serves burgers and beer at 8AM! We haven't lost our Wisconsin Skills yet!

You may think that since we're in the southern-most state that it would be very warm. Not true! It's been ranging between mid-30s to 60's for the past week. Brr!

Perfecting our 2-steppin!

Out with some friends...

We even met someone who invited us to play softball last weekend. Like i said, it's been chilly so I didn't stay for the whole tourney! I did however pick her up from the last game. She's been drinking all day and in true Denucci-form, did not want to go home. And those of you who know me, I'm a freeze baby so we weren't standing outside anymore! So I brought her to the nearby bar where we met some people who wanted to play shuffle board. This whole day was just not Tara's day. All on Saturday she managed to:

-leave her check card at the bar twice

-strike out

-burn her jacket on a heater melting it

All in good fun kids....we're heading to this place:
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Our friend Eric

We met a friend here named Eric whose friend is having a birthday party and invited us. Tomorrow who knows?! Maybe Austin? Maybe a day spent in bed? Not sure but I will try to blog more!!!