Estamos Volviendo a Estados Unidos

Estamos Bebiendo De Pinas

Today is our last day in the Dominican Republic.  When we came down here, we had big plans of traveling around and seeing the country, but we quickly got swept up by the relaxing atmosphere and spent the entire week relaxing at the resort.  I have to admit that, while I'm disappointed our whale watching and cultural experience plans fell through, this has been really nice.  I'm so keyed up in my daily life (even when we travel) and live by such a regimented schedule that it's been really nice to depart from that, if only briefly.  It certainly takes someone else forcing me to relax to actually make me happen, but it's necessary every once in a while.  Lately I've felt burned out, but now I feel totally refreshed and ready to take on the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday.

Yesterday was Valentine's Day.  Kati and I spent it relaxing, eating Chinese food, and watching the Olympics.  It was wonderful.  Unfortunately, Spencer and Haley did not have as happy of a Valentine's Day.  At around 4:00 p.m. yesterday Spencer got violently ill and spent the rest of the evening stuck in his room under the weather.

Our flight leaves at 5:30 this evening, so we get until around 2:30 to relax at the resort.  Naturally, and in part due to a desire to not be sandy for the flight home, we're spending the day at the Eden pool with Juan.  The best part of the day, hands down, is that Juan has made us pineapple glasses to drink out of in honor of our last day.  That's it for now.  There's too much sun and fun to have before we go. Rest assured that we will be making a trip back down to the Dominican Republic in the future to truly explore the island, experience the culture, watch the whales, and find the perfect Panama hat.  Until then, hasta luego.