Back from Jamaica, Mon

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We arrived home from Jamaica late Saturday night and I'm happy to report that we've proven once and for all that a week away from the internet, cell phones, and rainy weather at a place with sun and sand is truly relaxing. I'd like to say that we learned all sorts of interesting things and saw fantastic sights, but the reality is that we actually spent lots of time sleeping and sitting next to the pool, and never left the compound at Beaches Boscobel.
One great thing about Beaches is that they are really family freindly. The staff goes out of their way to help with kids, and they have Sesame Street themed events all day. That last point led to Charlotte learning a new word this week: "Elmo".
Of course, Charlotte put her special spin on it... every character she saw was "Elmo". Our favorite "Elmo" was a garbage can designed to look like a dolphin. The really funny part to us was that these garbage cans were all over the place, but the one called "Elmo" was the one by our room, and she started shouting "Elmo" whenever we got within 30 feet of it going either direction!
The only slight disappointment was the weather. It was plenty warm, but rained heavily on and off for three of the five days we were there. There was pretty significant flooding in the town next to the resort, but the only real effect on us was that we spent less time in the pool and more time on the deck.
As cold as it is in the Pacific Northwest right now, I'm definitely wishing we could have some of that Jamaican weather back... when we arrived at Sea-Tac the temperature was 34 degrees and we were all still in shorts! Fortunately we didn't have to spend too much time outside.
We go back to our regular lives tomorrow, but for now, one last evening relaxing as a family and remembering what a great time we had in the land of "No Problem, Mon."