Our trip to Mexico

In November, I felt I wanted to take my kids and get away from here for a while. It had gotten monotonous going places and seeing people we knew that wanted to give hugs, say they were sorry about our loss, and ask how we were doing. It is always appreciated and feels good to be cared for, but I just wanted to be someplace where no one knew us and we could just relax and forget about things. So . . . after about a month of looking online, I got the five of us an all inclusive trip to Mexico for 6 days. Something we've never done before. Something who knows if we'll ever have the chance to do again as a family (just us 5) with Cole being 20 and Josh being 18. Thank goodness for life insurance. Even though I didn't have much, I knew it would be good for us. So March 11-16th, the kids and I hung out in Mexico. What a wonderful and needed experience for us! So nice to go away and leave all your worries and stresses behind! Just me and my kids. No one else! I had a smile on my face the whole time, watching my children interact with each other and have fun.

One day, we were offered a chance to get a discounted price on any kind of tour we'd like while in Mexico. Sure we had to do the tiring time share experience, but it was worth it (actually the tour of the hotels was neat, and they fed you a nice breakfast too!). So we ended up getting half off of any tour, in which we chose the zip line. This one was at the location where the movie Predator was filmed. It was a neat drive through Puerto Vallarta up to the tour and the zip line was fun! I was so proud of Abby that she did it! You were about 600-800 feet up in the air and the longest line was 1500 feet! I was so nervous but knew if Abby could do it, I could too!
The photo of us all together with our gear on is from that day. They put paint on our faces to make us look like "warriors". And they got a little carried away with Cole and put a dot of paint on his nose too!
So I'm thankful that the kids and I were able to experience Mexico together and away from reality at home. It helped me to see, when we got home, some things I was worried and stressed about and when I got home, only the things that were serious are what came back to me to deal with.