Playing Hookie

Last Wednesday my friend Gina told me about a great deal that I couldn't pass up. We could get in to Sea World San Diego for $5.75 per person!

I could hardly believe it, but it was true. I don't know the reasons why but apparently if you had a group field trip that day that was the cost. So I called E in absent to his Kindergarten class and we spent the day in sunny SD! We had a great time. They have a fantastic play area that the kids didn't want to leave, lots of rides and plenty of animals to see (of course). Since we were with Gina and her family it made it even that much better to share it with friends. Do I regret taking my son out of school for the day? For $5.75 per person? I don't think so my friend.
Enjoy the pics:

Girl Trip 2010

My sisters, Melanie and Emily and my sister-in-law Erica and I took a 3 night cruise down to Ensenada, Mexico a couple of weekends ago. We had a great time! Lots of laughter, making a new friend, Joseph, the elevator boy, avoiding the Wang Sisters, eating, eating, and eating.
Our first day we had a fitness evaluation, I learned the my body was 'highly toxic', but since I don't drink coffee, alcohol, smoke, or take drugs, I would hate to know what the level above 'highly' might be (they were just trying to sell us stuff). On Saturday, our 'Fun Day at Sea' we learned country line dancing, played family feud, and saw whales. On Sunday in Ensenada we took a tour and learned how to make authentic Mexican food, then did a little shopping for all kinds of Mexican stuff.

At night we headed to the Kaoroke lounge and sang a long with the people who were brave enough to actually get on stage, alas, they ended the open Mike right as we were getting our courage up to go.
The trip was the perfect length, just enough time to still enjoy each other and not long enough to get very homesick.
I missed Ruth, Stefanie, Mallory, and Jodi who were not able to make it. We're thinking a spa retreat for our next girls trip, probably in 2012.
Good Times!