Snake Skin

We're back and I am BURNED! I had a really bad lapse in judgement the first day we arrived, and I am not sure why. I grew up on the beach. We took family vacays to South Padre and visited family in Virginia Beach every summer. I am not sure what I was thinking when I laid out for 5 hours with not one ounce of SPF. It paid. I have snake skin. I feel like a leper! Nobody wants to get near me for fear that my skin peels off and lands on them, and I can't blame them!

We had an AMAZING time, though. The Dominican was absolutely breath taking. As pretty as it is, we are still partial to Jamaica. People ask us what we did, and my answer is nothing. Literally, we did nothing. We read, sunbathed and slept and it was marvelous. My poor husband, he is such a trooper. I could not sleep at night due to my burn and would sit up at 1am and cry. He would try his best to reposition pillows, but it was awful... I have never been so miserable.

Funny story of our trip.... We are the couple that always gets professional pictures taken. This time, however, we were not prepared for Armando (a.k.a. the Latin Lover). Armando was a total machismo, and from Argentina. We arrived at 9:30 am on Saturday to begin the photo shoot. Since I was so sunburned, I was in a tube top dress with a multi-strand pearl necklace, my husband in linen looking like a drug lord! (Even Armando thought he did) We start out the shoot with Armando asking me to bend over a fountain facing him.... Really, Armando? Did I mention I was in a tube top dress? I was not trying to do a picture for breast feeding promotions!!! He kept insisting I do it, to showcase (in my best Latin accent) "Yoour beeuatiful large boo-soms". I finally just did it, to shut him up. Next, he was ready to shoot us together... He had my husband stand next to me and - prepare yourself- have him take my pearl necklace in his mouth.... Yeah, that is what I said... Now those who know my husband are probably laughing hysterically right now thinking of his reaction. I was of no help because I am whispering to him the whole time, "Use those tiiiiger teeeth". After that was over, we started walking to the beach. On the way there, he saw a palm leave type plant and insisted I crawl in, spread the plant over my face and let him "shooot my seeeductive eyes". At this point, we were both so shocked, scared, tickled, etc... we went ahead and did it. We arrive at the beach, starting to get a little annoyed and Armando says, "Now - are you redeeey for your nude peectures?" That was all it took. I looked at Armando and said, "Look. Nobody on this beach wants to see what I am working with underneath these clothes, not even me. That is not an option." Armando: "You are on bee-cation and a beeutiful couple. Let it loooose." I thought I was trying to be nice and get my point across, but now I am beyond annoyed. I look at him with my "Oh, no you didn't look" and said, "I ONLY WANT ONE *#(^$&# PICTURE FOR OUR CHRISTMAS CARD!!! DO YOU REALLY THINK A NUDE PICTURE IS WHAT I WANT TO SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS WITH????? Needless to say, we moved on... Here is the end of the story, which I find the most humorous. The final shoot, he wanted me to hold onto a post, and lean back looking at him. After all that we went through, he came over to fluff my hair. Now get this.... Armando looked at my husband and said, "Joo you mind eef I touch your wife's hair?" Really Armando? You've been talking about my "boo-som" all morning, and HAIR is what will set my husband off? I'll leave you with one picture -the only one that is appropriate for the blog! ;)

HA!!!!

Have a great weekend! ~Amy