Getaway

View of our resort from the end of the boardwalk

Rainy day poolside

Jonah sleeping by the pool

Not so sure about this whole ocean thing

Jonathan and Kaiya having fun at the beach

family shot on the boardwalk

Last week the school that Jonathan works for took a spiritual retreat. Five large buses transported the employees plus families to a resort a couple hours away. The weather was rainy the evening we arrived and all the next day. We still went swimming in the pool (twice that day) till Kaiya's lips turned blue. The last half day we were there, we were blessed with beautiful sunny weather and made the most of it at the pool and at the beach. While the kids and I had a nice relaxing time, Jonathan was keeping busy being the main speaker for the retreat. He did manage to fit some time in at the pool and beach also. Highlights of the trip: eating sticky rice cooked in a bamboo stalk; a beautiful 180 degree view of the ocean from our balcony; at sunset with Kaiya watching (large) crabs run out of the ocean waves; an amazing walk along the boardwalk that extended probably about 1/2 mile out into the turquoise ocean; watching jellyfish from the end of the boardwalk; watching Jonathan' s face turn beet red after accidently eating a green chili; and experiencing Jonah's first time at the ocean - he wasn't overly impressed. Lesson learned on the trip: to enjoy the journey as well as the destination.

Heave and Heat

My non-moving fan

Jonah's hair was wet from sweating as he lay beside me under the non-moving fan

About a month ago, I got food poisoning. It was miserable. I was up most of the night emptying out everything from my GI system. I will spare you all the details as it was not pretty. Needless to say I was very exhausted the next day (thankfully since my stomach was now empty I had stopped heaving). Jonathan came home from work early to help out so I could get a nap. Just a few minutes after I had laid down, I heard a loud bang outside and all of a sudden my fan, along with the rest of our electricity, stopped working. Something had blown out somewhere along the power lines on our street. So there went my nap, as it was way too hot to sleep without a fan. So I just lay there with Jonah beside me, not moving, in attempt to remain just a little cooler. It made me realize how much I depend on all the fans in my house and how thankful I am for them (when they are working). The electricity did return a few hours later, much to my great delight.