Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Vacation Recap in Pictures

Warning: Photo Overload Ahead

First stop: lobby bar for the hotel's signature drink, Club Coco



Overlooking the main pool from the lobby



Beach shot during a morning run



Beach running



Followed immediately by a dip in the ocean, running gear and all



Snapped during a beach run



Frolicking



Tennis time



Reading by the pool



Heading out on the catamaran



Snorkeling



Hubs and I at the beach gazebo



The "kids" - my brother, me, hubs, sister, sister's BF, other sister



Another shot of hubs and I



Christmas in the ocean



Christmas with a palm tree



Group shot Christmas Day



Farewell Cuba!




Vacation HBBC Points

Sunday = 0
Monday = 3 (run, swim)
Tuesday = 5 (run, swim, tennis)
Wednesday = 3 (swim, tennis)
Thursday = 3 (run, swim)
Friday = 1 (swim)
Saturday = 3 (run, swim)
Sunday = 0

32 comments:

Mel -Tall Mom on the Run said...

Holy cow you had a BLAST!! Love love it.. Ummm so while you have been having fun I have 333% missed you in Bloggy land :)

Love all the pictures and "frolicking" So FUN!! I want sand between my toes now..

Big Tall Mom Hugs!!!

The Linz said...

Omi! Your pics are amazing! I especially like the christmasy ones and the last one with the water. Awww... looks like you had a fun time and stayed super active! Right on!

Jen Feeny said...

LOVE ALL THE PICS! Thank you so much for sharing with us! It looks like you had an amazing trip and I am cracking up at the xmas hats and the pic in front of the Palm tree! 10 years living in Florida and I still get excited about Palm trees! LOL! :) So happy to have you back and even more happy that I get to meet you next week!!!!

Bethany + Ryan said...

oh that's so nice that your family went too!! looks like a blast! almost time for your next vacation! how are you feeling about Goofy's challenge???
It's weird for me (as an american) to hear someone is going to Cuba, I don't know anyone outside of the US and i know for a long time Americans weren't allowed to go there. It looks like a beautiful place though!! see you soon! :-)

Shellyrm ~ just a country runner said...

Love the pictures! That Group Christmas shot is jealousy inducing!!

Heather said...

Great pictures! Love the shot of you guys in the ocean with your santa hats.

RunToTheFinish said...

wohooo what a great family trip!! love the christmas hat

Anonymous said...

beautiful pix!! looks like u had a great time!

welcome back!

Carly said...

LOVE the pictures! I am so jealous of the warm weather. It looks like you had a blast!

Denise said...

Love the pictures!! I can't wait to get some place warm!!

Jess said...

Looks like fun!

What do you think of the Sookie Stackhouse series? I read the first 5 novels and at that point, had had enough, but I thought the first few were decent. I think I actually like the show, TrueBlood, better!

Felice Devine said...

That looks like SO much fun! I'm glad you had a good time.

Pining for Pinterest said...

I am sitting at this computer right now and feeling so jealous! I want to go to!!! Glad to had a great time :-)

Gotta Run..... said...

your pictures almost made me feel WARM :))

Love them all. So glad you enjoyed yourself.

Now get mentally ready for Disney girl!!!

Beth said...

What a great trip! Lots of workouts, too. Nice!

Anonymous said...

Love the holiday headwear + bathing suit combinations! Great pics and kudos for continuing to work out during your trip. Frolicking=fun fun fun!

Badgergirl said...

Welcome back!

From the pictures it looks like it was a great vacation!

Mel-2nd Chances said...

Those are fantastic pictures!!!! So glad you had a great time, no doubt it was needed for you (and your mom... )! Awesome job still getting some workouts done while there! You're awesome!

Erika said...

Wow! Those are some great pictures. Looks like you had a fabulous time. I'm only a pale shade of green. ;o)

MCM mama

Lindsay said...

mmm the beach! looks like a great time and well, who can object to the tropics and some booze (and a little bit of running) ;)

Anonymous said...

What an amazing trip, Marlene!
Good for you for getting your runs in on the beach... my calves started aching at the thought of it!
Glad to have you back, girl!!!!

EndorphinBuzz said...

Welcome back! Looks like you had an excellent vacation!

TNTcoach Ken said...

Okay, I'm jealous of the footprints in the sand.......

No Longer Using said...

those pictures perfectly told us your vacation story!!!!!!!!!!! gosh my favorites had to be the beach running ones :) well maybe you with the hubs, too, so cute :) what a fabulous trip. it looks like you had the beach to yourself!!! incredible! was the water warm???? awwwww, so happy you got to do this marlene!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! welcome back :) and happy new year!

N.D. said...

ahh I want to go on vacation. Looks beautiful.

Meg Kathleen said...

I kind of hate you right now. Well...not really. I'm just very green with envy.

Mark said...

Awesome pics, Marlene! Looks like a great time with great memories! Happy new year, friend!

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh, I must add Cuba on my to-visit list now thanks to this recap and pics. Way to get your runs in. It looks like a fabulous vacation!!

Irish Cream said...

OMG, that looks like such a fun vacation! So insanely jealous! Love the Christmas outfits! Mine had a few more layers :)

Anonymous said...

I'm just gonna come back to these all day to try and feel *warm* over here!!! ;) "with a book by the beach" - BEST way to spend the afternoon!!!

Vickie said...

What a great vacation!

ShirleyPerly said...

Wonderful photos!! So glad you guys had fun. I didn't actually know people could actually go to Cuba for vacation, LOL.