Vacation Recap

Hey, everybody! Yes, I’m still here. No, I didn’t fall off the face of the earth. I just went on vacation. And although I was only gone about a week, the beginning and end of the break just happened to land on my regular posting day: Monday. Hence, the long hiatus.

Oh sure, I could have posted something last Tuesday, but that would have required turning on a computer and I simply didn’t have that much energy. I then thought about posting something Thursday, but I got sidetracked by eighty-two new spam comments.

And as much as I’m sure the world has been waiting with baited breath to find out how much I weigh this week, I’ll forgo the usual report and just give the vacation recap.

First up, this is what I look like on vacation:

I’m on a boat. I’m wearing a life preserver. And I’m really happy. Can’t you tell?

As much fun as the boat ride was, getting in the water is even more fun. Why? Because if you don’t get in the water, you don’t get the opportunity to take oddball pictures like this:

I’ve looked at that picture about a dozen times now and it still cracks me up.

When not in the water, most of our time is spent eating. I’ll spare you the images of my face buried in a bag of Chex Mix and move on to some of the other outdoor activities.

I shot a gun for the first time in about three decades. I’ll probably wait another thirty years before trying it again.

Ditto for the bow and arrow, which I enjoyed much more.

I didn’t actually hit the target much, but then again I was also standing about ninety yards away. Just hitting the hay bales was my only goal.

This is my niece Hannah, of Biggest Diabetic Loser fame. I think we’ve found our Christmas Card 2009 photo.

I did play some badminton for a while. That’s probably the only thing that even remotely offset the Chex Mix problem:

We brought a ball to play with:

Some of the natural wildlife:

And, of course, this photo diary wouldn’t be complete without at least one food picture. Here’s the quintuple stuff Oreo cookie I made. I’ll post the recipe later.

And lastly, this was a very nice view from the plane on the way home:

I might upload the other 839 photos at some point. But first I have one last bag of Chex Mix to finish. Next week we’ll see how things are in Onederland.

Ugh. Vacation and diets do not mix.