Our Last Day

No movie last night either. Now I think they include all kinds of activities in the daily newsletter to make the resort sound like it's bursting with activity. They did do a few fun things---photos with colorful birds, monkeys and an iguana.

We started the day at the pool with our book club discussion. We read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. We all enjoyed it and had a lively discussion. It's a lot of fun to include the teenagers now. We always did 2 books---one for the kids and one for the adults. Unfortunately for Victoria, there's too big of an age difference between her and Elizabeth to do that anymore.

After that, we walked down the beach to the little market---all the fun souvenir stuff. The kids got to see first hand, their grandparents in negotiating mode. We got a lot of good bargains. Everyone was happy with their purchases.

After lunch, we spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach. It was only my second time as I hate the beach. Here, it is very cool with the ocean breeze. We all laughed at Sandy as she tried to get her kids to cooperate with some orchestrated beach poses. You didn't have to be within earshot to pick up THAT body language. Then Steph and her girls got in on the act. They wanted all 5 kids to stand in the water and jump up at the same time. They probably had them do it at least a dozen times. They could never get it together, but they did provide entertainment for everyone else on the beach.

We went back to the pool to meet up with the photographer for pictures with the iguana. While waiting, Sandy insisted on some goofy poses in the pool. Mitchell was not at all happy. I told him that when he turned 16 in 2 months, he wouldn't have to do it anymore. He said he was holding us to it. I get that. Teens don't want to make a spectacle of themselves with their families. That's so UNcool!

That's it. Dinner tonight and it's over. There will be time for breakfast in the morning, but everyone will be on their own. I can hear the fighting in Steph, Mindy and the girls room now!

As for me, I'm organized, pictures downloaded and sorted---just waiting for a good photo deal.

Next post will be from home---and I'll be happy to be there!

**Update: I posted after the pool but I have to add, that we had a really nice final family dinner before the hotel's version of Cirque de Soleil. We were surprised at how good it actually was.