What Happens in Cabo...Winds Up On YouTube

So, the big excitement in our lives? Last week's 5-night cruise to Mexico!! The highlights?

• Surprised Jason on the way to San Diego with a 16G iPod...already stocked with ALL his beloved music,
• Eating ourselves into oblivion,
• Being lulled to sleep by the sway of the boat like a baby with a belly full of dairy product...because soft-serve's on tap 24/7...
• Running miles into the salty sea air on a track atop a giant, ocean-going vessel (courtesy of the post-soft-serve guilt),
• SCUBA diving in Cabo San Lucas,
• Horseback riding in Ensenada,
• SLEEPING IN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!,
• Winning "Name That Tune" contests,
• Karaoke (...sober...I know...it happens sometimes),
• Dancing into the night,
• Hot-tubbing into the night,
• VERY unexpectedly winning karaoke contests to become Elvis and Madonna. See below.

Here's the proof and some other beauts.

The Griswold Family Truckster in Metallic Pea. Clark "Dub-ya" would be so proud. This honey was one sweet unit!!! Which brings me to my next sweet unit...

Wow. On so many levels, Wow. You know, I can't think of anything better to do with a Chevrolet Caprice and a few extra G's...oh wait...that's right...I CAN!!!!!!! Like ANYTHING OTHER THAN THAT!!! Seriously. Imagine how many Reese's peanut butter cups that would buy!...But that's neither here nor there...

Some rich dude's yacht. Note the private helicopter teetering precariously on the back ledge/landing pad/champagne room. Rumor had it to be Jack Nicholas's or some dude from Texas. (I couldn't make out the last name on the parking decal hanging from the rear-view...)

Cabo's infamous "Arch." You may remember it from such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean."

Oh yeah. And The Black Pearl. Or Perrrrrl, depending upon your affinity for eye-patches. You may also remember it from such films as "Pirates of the Caribbean." It's dry-docked in Ensenada, where the movies were filmed.

Sea lion colony, in Cabo. Let me be the first to say: Them natives get restless when you wake 'em up! Stinky, gelatinous goofballs...

Lovers' Beach, in Cabo.

Lovers, in Cabo.


And the best part of this pic? Funny you should ask! We were standing in front of our favorite piece of artwork; a totally nude, spread-eagle broad who, judging by her outrageous black hair, must have belonged to an 80's glam metal band except she didn't have nearly enough tattoos confessing her love for Bret Michaels and/or David Coverdale. (If you don't know to whom I'm referring, you're too young to be enjoying this blog.)



J and me at dinner with my mom and dad (to the right) and our table buddies, Brenda and Pat.

J's inaugural horseback ride! Was it worth it? You be the judge by the view from our trail...


Yes, my friends, that is the ocean. We actually saw an entire school of dolphins, splashing around in fancy-free dolphin fashion, about 50' off the shore on our bus ride back to the boat.

And here it is, ladies and gentlemen, the moment you've all been waiting for; presenting, Jason as Elvis and Mandie as Madonna (in the dressing room before the show). (Don't ask me to explain the fish lips. It can't be done.)
In case you've never cruised (and you should!), there's always a BIG production the last night in the biggest room with a live band and dancers and a big, funny, whole-shebang production, and this was it. We were fortunate enough to be a part in it, and it was a crack-up and a totally awesome experience.

I'm omitting pics of the costume because, let's face it -- was Madonna ever Sunday-appropriate? Not so much. Frankly, I'm too in love with my calling to be goin' down for some stinkin' costume.

You'll know we've truly let you into our Circle of Trust if you ever come over and are fortunate enough to behold the DVD of the whole hilarious event.

Enjoy! What to blog about next? My day with the Arizona Cardinals or the most craptastic love letter I ever received?! Oh, the choices.....