14 posts tagged “aruba”

Show us your happy place.
Submited by edwina.

My happy place is traveling!!

Trafalgar Square

Kauai beach

Balcony view

Kegforum

Ugh!  It's raining here.  But, it is FRIDAY!  TGIF!!!

I have my usual dinner plans with Mom tonight!

This weekend I have fun plans with Geri and Les on Saturday night!  We are going to a surprise BD party!!!

I shouldn't have looked.  But right now it is sunny and 92 degrees with a sun index of 10 in Aruba.

A week ago:

Lots of blues

Ahhhhh from my warm and sunny balcony at the Westin!!

Last week at this time I was still in Aruba.  I was on the 'One Happy Island' from 10/6 to 10/13.  Every day was warm, sunny and tropical !!!!  It was a VERY relaxing week in the sun!  I feel very lucky and a little spoiled!

I was outside at the Westin in the sun by 1:30 on 10/6.  The first person I saw was Ricardo!  He took great care of me all week making sure I was drinking lots of liquids!!  PLUS he remembered me from my visit in May!  : )

Ricardo : )

I tried to make it a point to be outside in the sun each day from before 10:30am to about 5:15pm.  The pool is beautiful and very refreshing.  Each day pool attendants would deliver fruit on a stick to keep everyone cool !

Pool

Pool fountains

Those fountains were great.  When the wind blew they would mist you with a cool spray of water!  Plus for phone calls home everyone knew I was sitting pool side!  LOL

The grounds of the hotel have lots of wildlife.  Birds and iguanas!  Gorgeous flowers!  I took some cool photos of the scenery at the Westin.

Iguana

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flower

I have to say the tropical drink photo is my favorite though! Yummy daiquiris every day there!  Thanks Ricardo!!  : )

Staying hydrated

Until next time Aruba!

Ahhhh.  Love going away on vacation, but always happy to come home!

Even if it is 35 degrees cooler here than it was in sunny ARUBA!!!!

Sitting here catching up on emails, important U2 news and doing laundry with the Red Sox game on in the background.  Thinking about watching last weeks Grey's Anatomy episode on DVR!  (surprised that I'm still awake actually!)

While reading U2 news I come across THIS:  http://events.mortgagebankers.org/94th_annual/speakers/    

(Adding yet another lecture to his busy schedule, Bono will speak this morning at the 94th Annual Mortgage Banker's Association Convention & Expo. His presentation will take place on the second level of the Hynes Convention Center at the Veteran's Memorial Auditorium.)

So....if I am not at work on 10/16 it's probably because I'm trying to sneak into this event!  LOL!!

Ok, on a serious note, when I upload all my photos I will write about how relaxing sunny Aruba was!!!

: )

I am ready!!  Trying to get through today and focus though...not too easy!

Did laundry last night and got organized.

Arranged my ride to the airport to pick me up at 5am!!  Flight to Aruba is at 8am.  Ahhh so tomorrow at this time I will be half way there!  Woo hooooooooo!

Need to try to go to sleep at a decent hour tonight!

Tomorrow I will be seeing this:

Balcony view

Can't wait!!!!!!!!   : )

When I called her yesterday and said:  'Hi Pat, what are you doing?!'  Her reply to me was:  'Just sitting here waiting for your phone call KEG!'

LOL!!!!!!!!

Another reason she is a rock star is when I asked her if I could go away next week she said 'Sure, you have a passport right?!'  She kept her humor when she realized I meant I wanted to leave on 10/6.  YES!  THREE days away!!!!!

Last minute plans?!  Me??  Who would've thought?  But I am doing it!  Leaving Saturday for Aruba!!!

Can't wait to be there!!!

Palm Beach view Aruba

What are your favorite websites and resources for travel planning?

I usually just go to my travel agent VOX.  She takes very good care of me!  In fact Pat at Liberty Travel ROCKS!!!

Last year she sent me to Hawaii in April and December; and then London in October!  

I had never been to Hawaii before and the hotels she suggested on Oahu, Maui and Kauai were awesome!  She knows what will make me happy!   : )

Hmmm.  She sent me to Aruba in May and I haven't seen her since??!  What's up with that?!!

Would you go on vacation by yourself, and if so where would you go?
Submitted by Sean & Stefan.

I HAVE gone on vacation solo, and could do it again in a second!  Anywhere tropical would be GREAT.

These are photos from some solo tropical trips:

Palm Beach view Aruba

Flying into Oahu

KEG at Aloha Stadium for U2

Heavenly bed

Palm Beach view Aruba

Aruba Vacation was so very relaxing.  Lots of sun at either the beach or poolside! 

The Heavenly bed...was just that...Heavenly.  I was in bed every night by 10pm...except the last two nights to watch Grey's and to pack!

Every day was pretty much the same...breakfast ordered for 830-9am delivery, SUN at the beach and pool.  Tropical drinks and lunch outside.  Sunset on my balcony!  Lots of aloe at night!

I did leave the sun for a few hours on my last day to take an island tour to some beautiful sights...where I of course took lots of photos!

I hope to return to Aruba sooner than later!  (The last time I was there was 10 years ago...and now I am wondering why I waited so long?!!)

                  

Crystal Clear

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Balcony view

Pool view

Westin Aruba

Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane
Don't know when I'll be back again........

(ok i know I have to come back...LOL!)