Best Vacation Ever!

Wow, I'm not gonna lie - this is kind of scary for an old lady! What? Blogging? At my age? Jen and Heather both told me I need to do this, and I'm really good at doing what I'm told (HA!), so here we go!

We've had a great summer, so I guess that's a good place to start. Kirk and I, blissfully enjoying our new status as empty-nesters, are livin' it up! I'm pretty sure our children believe we vicariously live our lives through them....little do they know...

Our trip to Belize: definitely a summer highlight! Our first vacation EVER that we did NO WORK! Before leaving, we both committed to no email and no voicemail. I thought I would be technology-detoxing the first two days but we didn't miss a beat. And although hard to imagine, the company survived without us - quite a blow to my ego by the way. In fact, I suspect half the employees didn't even know we were gone, but I'm a little afraid to consider that possibility. I prefer to hold on to the fantasy that I'm indispensable in the workplace.

Nine amazing days in the Honeymoon Suite (wink, wink) at Chabil Mar Resort. The resort was in a tiny village (pop.500) called Placencia, which is on the peninsula in South Belize (highly recommended to anyone considering a Central American vacation). Belize was the perfect combination of jungle, beach, pool-side, cultural, third-world, luxury, snorkeling, cave-tubing, canopy-tour, sun-bathing and our new obsession sea-kayaking.

Belize already feels like a distant memory, but I will definitely go on record, benchmarking this trip as our best vacation ever!