At least it didn't rain...

It's been a while since I posted last because we went to Cancun on vacay, and didn't feel like luggin the laptop along for the ride. (A decision we later regretted, but whatever.) The trip was good, which was a surprise. We were expecting a shitty trip to go along with our shitty year, so when it didn't totally suck, we were kinda shocked. Instead of raining the entire time (thanks weather.com for being really, really wrong) it was sunny and hot as hell. My hubby loves the heat, so he was in heaven. I, on the other hand, hate to sweat. Therefore, I'm not as big a fan of the 90 degree temps we had, but at least it wasn't raining. I was glad to get a little sun, not so happy when a little turned into a lot. (My scalp is still peeling, it's a little gross.) But again, no rain. We walked to a flea market that was a few blocks from the hotel one day. I was so excited about shopping somewhere other than the hotel gift shop, which is where we bought our souvenirs on our last trip to Mexico. But then we stepped outside. What would've been a nice walk in, say, 70 degree weather, was more like a test of wills in 90 degrees. (It may have been 100, I can't tell the difference. Once it's over 85, it's just haities to me.) By the time we got to the market, I thought I might pass out, and it was an open air market (of course) so I got no relief once we got there. There were a few jewelry stores in the market that were air conditioned, so we made sure to go in all of them, even though they all sold the same things, and we had no intention of buying any of it. Here's the thing about shopping in Mexico in some place other than the gift shop, people will hassle the shit out of you. Buying a used car is a breeze compared to this. Every shop had it's own "owner" and they all wanted you to buy from them. Funny thing is, they all sell the same stuff, with minor variations. So if you go in one store, you've seen them all. We managed to make our way through, paying entirely too much for a T-shirt in one store, but getting a good deal on picture frames in another. We got the bottle of pomegranate infused tequila that I had to make sure I got, and some fun souvenirs for the homeys. I got a pretty summer dress, that I also paid way too much for, and a gorgeous bright orange sarong. (I still haven't figured out exactly how to tie that yet.) All in all, it was a fun day, until we had to walk back to the hotel. I thought the first leg was torture, but while we had been shopping, it had gotten about 1000 degrees hotter in the sun. I was already sunburned at this point, and as we made our way back, I stopped under every shady tree that was along the path. I was drinking from my water bottle as if I had just trekked across the Sahara, and as far as I'm concerned, I might as well have done just that. But just when I thought I might collapse from heat stroke, we made it back to the hotel, and the AC. Thank GOD!! Needless to say, we jumped straight into the pool (and the pool bar) upon our return, and all was well with the world once again. October is a great time to go to Mexico, because it's pretty much empty this time of year. (Hurricane season and all.) But the down side is that it's also summer down there right now, which equals hellfire temps, and raging humidity. But since I hate crowds as much as I hate heat, and AC is available, the heat was the lesser of two evils. Even if I do look like I have raging dandruff right now, at least I have a nice tan to show for it.