Not My Birthday but ...

So this was a blog from my 41st birthday and I wanted to go through it and see what I can cross off:

I turned 41 today!

Here are forty one things I plan to do this year:

Skydive (booked and ready) Done read about it here

Bungee Jump Hmmmm not yet but there is this place in Quebec...

Zip line with B&D DONE! Read here

Go to the CN Tower DONE! Click here

Visit Tremblant Done it twice 

Win my triathlon I was first in my first Try a tri! (I was the only one in my age group)

Figure out what I want to be when I grow up Toddler Assistant Directress feels mighty good to me!

Fall in love Robyn 💖 Paul

Get stronger Always working on this one... six pack might be my next goal...

Be healthier Again always working on this one

Be smarter A work in progress

Make good choices for me and my children Everyday

Make more art Not yet

Grow an awesome veggie garden NO thanx , not interested anymore

Get another tattoo? Got two See them here

Paint my bedroom nouveau boudoir:) Done

Get my umbilical hernia fixed Poppy

Eat at really good restaurants Too many to mention but most of them had Thai food

Hangout at the beach more often Hello CUBA 

Grow my hair longer Actually cut it shorter but the goal is to grow it longer from NOW on

Read a book I am reading a lot more this summer See what I am reading here

Write a script for a TV show Hmmm maybe a book...

Travel more Oh ya Las Vegas and Cuba

Drive slower Sometimes

Sleep better Haven't achieved this

Continue to eat in bed! Stopped doing this one

Fix my front steps Done sorta

Bounce more on the trampoline Not so much cuz of this

Laugh just as much as last year or more Yep

See more good movies Haven't seen anything spectacular lately

Dance and sing more often Still a goal

Drink less mix drinks with pop Don't drink at all

Smile a lot Depends on the day

Botox? Not yet...

Go horseback riding Maybe soon... Stella & Molly may I join you?

Kiss - missed it for so long really enjoy it Done done and hope it doesn't ever stop...Paul

Floss more often Crap...got a dentist appt and still don't floss enough

Write better ... For my blog I am trying

Get a mammogram Will do: this year

Have a better race time for my next 1/2 marathon Very happy with my 1/2 this year

Be happy Some days this one is hard  #depression

I like making these types of lists.  They let you set out your goals, passions, dreams and wishes.  And hopefully help you achieve them.

What is this?

I received this as a gift and didn't know what it was...

I put it in my bathroom on my shower. Who doesn't want a parrot in their bathroom?

 It came with a towel and some other fun beachy stuff.

I realized it is for my towel when it is laid upon a chair. you use the clip to keep the towel on the chair. 

Didn't realize this until I saw someone using them in Vegas and then I forgot it when we went to Cuba. So I think I need to go on another "hot" vacation so I can use it:)

Paul? :)

Or I can save it for the cottage.

Beach Etiquette

Beach etiquette : Just a reminder to those travelling this March Break

• Be careful when adjusting your bathing suit. No one needs to know your religion so keep Nancy the Nipple and Tommy the Testicle tucked away.

• Personal space still exists at the beach, watch where you set your chaise lounge or towel. Not right beside me.

• Smoking still not cool at the beach

• Nor is you playing your techno country hill billy music for all to hear

• If you brought it to the beach, take it back (garbage, toy, children etc).

• Shake your towel, spray your sunscreen away from others this also goes for smoking blow it elsewhere 

• The ocean is clear, we can all see what you are doing

F***... It's Buffet Ettiquette, DUH!!!

This blog post was inspired by Paul and I's trip to Cuba. All in all it was an incredible trip but these are based off of some of our observations and experiences:)

Things not to do at a buffet:

• No budding (too many times this happened, by the end I became a budinski too)
• Don't touch if you aren't going to take it (have you ever seen kids at a dessert buffet?)
• Tongs are there for a reason, so are sneeze guards
• Don't lick the spoon and put it back (Paul experienced this at the ice cream bar, where two kids were helping themselves.  One was using her hands to scoop the ice cream and the other, decided to lick the scoop to see if he liked it!!!! That was when Paul grabbed the scoop)Parents please please please teach your children buffet etiquette or accompany them when they are making their selections 
• Don't waste, start with a little, you can always go back later
• Don't take it all (New Year's Eve at the special dinner buffet which included a lot of seafood, someone proceeded to take all the crab, while Paul was patiently waiting to get some...)
• Watch where you are going. Manners still matter at a buffet (people were on a mission during our dinner buffets = get food! They would plow right by you)

Conclusions:

Maybe Paul and I should go to an adults only resort next time
and call people out on their rudeness

The BLAU Costa Verde Robyn & Paul's Review

The BLAU Costa Verde, Holguin, Cuba

The good the bad the ugly:

+++Positives:

• Uh you are in Cuba and not in the snow
• Staff is very friendly and kind and patient
• Clean
• The grounds are well kept
• Bars bars and more bars
• The Italian restaurant is the absolute best, use one of your restaurant a la cartes to go there. We also ate lunch there everyday! Chef's pasta of the day, Pizza bolognese or chicken or vegetarian and also the calzone yummy in the tummy
• Snorkelling!!! But bring your own mask and snorkel
• The lemonade, orange, strawberry slush
• Green eyed "adult" beverage
• Walking on the beach
• At the buffet there is always something you will like, just might need to look for it
• Beach, soft sand, lots of sea shells and plenty of shade/sun depending on which you desire.

View Our Video here

---Cons:

• Must pay for Wifi and the government can control it meaning when you can access it.  We lost it for a day and a half.
• Two tier resort...they have an upgrade scheme. If you pay you get a newer room, access to other a la carte restaurants, another pool
• Entertainment could be upgraded. More variation
• Water temp changes frequently in the shower, from your chosen temp to extreme hot
• Snorkel entry is rocky but if you take a few steps down the beach it is gorgeous sand
• Signage not super clear
• In room fridge water is replaced but not the two pops or beers (but in the upgrade rms they would be replaced)
• No wash cloth in the bathroom
• Beach is a little tight.