Stay-Cation!

It's March in Minnesota...uugh!  If you've never lived in Minnesota before you might not really understand the emphasis on the uugh!  This winter seems to have drug on forever, I swear, it is always snowing!  A few of my friends were fortunate enough to go on a vacation to Mexico.  Seeing their excitement and listening to their plans just fueled the spring fever that the rest of us girls had been feeling!  So, since most of us could not afford to actually get on a plane and fly to a tropical paradise, we decided to make our own!  Marty left for the day and most of the night.  We turned the heat up to 76 degrees...everyone wore their favorite summer outfit and flip flops (slippers were banned from the house!)  We made fun tropical drinks, and tons of yummy appetizers and smoothies!

For dinner we made Margarita Pizza and tomato basil and mozzarella salad...yum!

Some all-inclusive resorts have a swim-up bar...the Richter's Resort came fully loaded with a foot soak bar!  We dipped our toes in the warm "ocean water" while sitting beside palm trees and listening to the sounds of the ocean.

We gave ourselved pedicures and got those feet ready for the sun!

It was a great night chatting and relaxing together!

The locals sang us some sweet island tunes!

Even the birds were singing a sweet song for us!

After watching "Mamma Mia"(thanks for packing that one Mom!) it was time for us to wrap up our vacation. It's always hard to go back to the realities of everyday life after a relaxing staycation but...we made some great memories!

Until next year ladies!