Wisconsin in February is like Mexico in July
I’m not sure what the weather is like where you live, but in Wisconsin, it’s like the Arctic tundra. Around this time, when it’s been snowy, icy and frigid for about 4 months, I get desperate for warm temperatures. And by warm, I mean even 40 degrees will suffice.
To avoid going crazy, I perused the photos Joey and I took on our vacation to Cabo San Lucas last July. I decided to share a few of them, but in true “Amy” fashion, I’m only going to show the most random ones I could find. Screw the idyllic beaches, which you can find on Google any time, let me instead treat you to this delightful scene…
How’s that for a work of art? I adore this sketch that Joey and I found in a little hole-in-the-wall bar on the streets of Cabo. This place served up the BEST margaritas and mojitos I’ve ever tasted. The secret? There’s a splash of orange juice in the margarita and the mojito was made in a huge mortar, so the pestle could bash away at the fresh lime and mint, beautifully infusing the rum and sugar with their flavors.
On to the next photo…
This dude hung out at one of favorite spots in Cabo – The Office. Get the fish tacos, a bucket of beer and bury your feet in the sand. He’s “Senor Tequila” and carried a bottle of the stuff in a holster. For a couple bucks, he’ll tip your head back and load your mouth with a generous pour. We passed on this option, having both learned in college that straight shots of tequila are very, very bad.
Here’s me in a restaurant near the marina in Cabo, posing next to a sign that lists the rules of the establishment. They seemed reasonable except for the one that reads “no girls over 95 pounds allowed,” which meant me and my extra poundage needed to waddle out. Happily, they didn’t really enforce that rule. My arms look super ripped in this photo and trust me, they are not. I’m figuring it was cause I was dehydrated from sweating so much in the burning hot summer sun of Mexico.
And here are some interesting photos Joey took…
…of his legs in various locations at the resort we stayed at. I guess he wanted to capture the activities they were participating in, which was lounging – one of our favorites.
And finally, I’d like to embarrass myself by showing this photo…
…where I look like The Corona Monster. I don’t normally look like that when I drink beer. It’s just that our resort, which was an all-inclusive, restocked our room with Corona beer every day. And I was very excited about this. Deeply and tremendously excited, as this photo illustrates.
Can you imagine the faces I’m making now that I can’t enjoy a beer for a many, many more months? My tears provide plenty of salt for the margaritas that I can’t drink. But my bambino will surely be worth staying off the hooch.
Anyways, here’s to summer and hoping it gets its dilly-dallying ass here soon.
I hear ya on the summer needs to come!! But then I think about all the yard work that I have and I’m kind of happy to put it off…For now.
OK, so you need to come over tomorrow or tonight and come play in my basement. I know it sounds funny but I found the best stuff in a couple of draws. Some of them I just look at… and keep looking at… and still don’t know what they are. So I was hoping for some help from you. Plus if you want some of it to use at your house you can take some.
Oh, and it would make you and Joe feel so good if you walked in my kitchen right now and see the mess that I made. I started a new, what I like to call “Katie Project” and I think that I got myself over my head on this one. 🙂 But I hate that ugly ktichen so much that I will do anything to change it.
Those are great vacation pictures!! How fun:-)
The artist that makes your sketch is Botero. He's awesome