Things that make me smile

As much as Eric and I are fans of bichons, I have a special place in my heart for birds. I grew up with birds so I always get a kick out of seeing them do or say cute things. Here are a couple of videos that I couldn't live without and one that reminded me of Eric. You decide which one it is :)

Video 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQT6noaH0qo

Video 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KA2QusBbwac&mode=related&search=

Video 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT15CDs62C0 <-----The most impressive

Enjoy. Some comments would be nice too ;)

Mexico and Other Travels

I know that most of you have been on the edge of your seat waiting for the pictures and highlights of our trip to Mexico. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed traveling with Jennifer and Joseph. We started off with a pretty big mix up about the resorts that Terrah, our travel agent (that we will never use or trust again) caused. As vacationers were finding their shuttles to take them to their various resorts, we learned that J & J were booked at another property an hour and a 1/2 away from ours! At this point on a Saturday, in Mexico, when the travel agency is closed and calls from a cell phone cost a stippling $2 a minute and $4 a minute from the resort, there was not much to do. After many phone calls and some frustration we decided to make the most of our day at our resort and trust that J & J were hitch hiking somewhere on their way.



* J & J took a taxi early the next morning and joined us for some fun in the sun by the pool. We did much eating over the course of our trip and all the food was great with 5 star presentation. Most of the restaurants are open air, covered and alot of them overlook a pool or the ocean.





*Snorkeling....Okay so I got brave this trip and I actually snorkeled!! The resort has something they call "beached whales" off shore. It is actually huge sand bags to help prevent erosion. These "whales" also help the waves to be more calm and Amy to be more brave. There where some times when Eric had to rescue me from a patch of seaweed or deep water but over all we had a great time. Eric and I saw a school of 2,000 fish. Even as we swam toward them, they would part for us but stay together. Eric described the experience as seeing "nothing but eyes" :)





*Candle light dinner on the beach- Since Eric and I are celebrating our first year of marriage the resort treated us to our very own candle light dinner on the beach. Our so called salad came out with one sheet of lettuce and one big ole lobster on it. Since and Eric and I are not seafood fans this was almost too much for me. Eyes and tentacles could have put me over the edge. Eric decides that he is going to dig a hole in the sand at his feet and drop the lobster in it. Who are we to look wasteful on what I'm sure was a very expensive "salad"? After Eric drops our clawed friend into the sand and covers him up, the thought occured to us that you are not supposed to clean your plate when eating lobster. Some various limbs should be left! Eric quickly asked for part of my lobster so that his would not look so suspicious. Our server never said anything and I don't know if our salad friend ever found his way out of the sand as beach seachers passed by the next few days. We got a kick out of it though. Here is a pic of us eating our dessert they created for us. It reads "Happy 1First Anniversary Daniel and Amy" (Daniel is Eric's 1st name). Take note that they did really write 1st with the entire word first next to the number one.




*St. Lucia- I think that we have decided to hold off on St. Lucia until Spring Break. It will give us something to look forward to in the cold months of Jan-March. That's all for now folks.