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How on earth will you choose? They sound fantastic. I agree, El Pinon sounds like a must-do, just to try the local cuisine, but beyond that it's going to be tough!
Wow, that is an amazing selection of places to eat!
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Oh my word. You have some awesome choices of things to eat.... and other things to partake. Yum!!
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WOW, that's a lot of choices!
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So many choices! Good luck!
"El Pilón" is right up my alley. I think you should try that one.
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How on earth will you choose? They sound fantastic. I agree, El Pinon sounds like a must-do, just to try the local cuisine, but beyond that it's going to be tough!
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I can't imagine trying to chose among all of these, especially since it's all inclusive. for deciding.
Yes - it's going to be very HARD to decide!!! Although I KNOW that we will be trying Zen - the sushi bar and the Crepes on the beach!!! Those 2 are apparently NOT to be missed - according to the person that told us about this resort! I have completely given up on trying to diet before this trip! Guess I will have to be really focused when we come home!!!
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Okay - so just a little bit ago, it dawned on me that 2 weeks from now I will have woken up in this villa with Felipe (not really sure who it will be, but in my imagination, this is who it is!!) will be cooking my breakfast, as I roll out of bed and put a bathing suit and cover up on to relax my body on the beach for the day!!!
Sigh............peace, tranquility...........it all sounds so good right now!!!
BUT man do I have ALOT to do to make it all happen!!!!
I did manage to run to Kohls yesterday during my lunch break to use up some Kohls cash I had and found a new pair of sunglasses and a new beach cover up! Pink - my favorite
Tonight is salon night at my house.......my hair stylist - Jason - comes to my house to do our hair and my friends - so I will be getting a cut and color - thinking of adding a bit more red to get my sassiness on , Em will be getting a trim, and Scott will be getting trimmed up. And then my friend and her daughter will also be getting done up. So while everyone is getting all done up - I am going to pull out the tote of travel size toiliries and start sorting through that and seeing what we have/don't have/need to purchase. I am also hoping to get meds sorted and organized. And then this weekend, pull out the summer totes and find a couple pair of shorts, tanks, and my other sundresses. Also need to do the same for Emily (and of course she has a 4 hour dress rehearsal for dance this Saturday).
I am also hoping to organize my camera equipment tonight. I have a bit of an addiction to lenses and cameras............kinda like a man in home depot with tools.......that's me in a camera shop So I found this fantastic camera bag that I had ordered on line last fall that looks like a purse, but is actually a camera bag!
Other things that I have to get done besides just the general packing for this trip is to pack a separate bag for the NJ portion of our trip - we are staying at our friends house 1-2 nights prior to Puerto Plata and then again when we return. And then when we return, it's Easter that Sunday and I think we are going to head into NYC on the way home to see the tulips in Central Park - another photographic adventure......hopefully if the tulips bloom with this crazy extended winter.
So I feel like I am really packing for 2 totally different trips!! And I am hoping to pack them separately so that the cases for the Puerto Plata trip can just stay in the car until we head to the airport
Another thing at the top of my list to do is call my doctor..........I have been feeling run down again and very sore and achy and I am afraid that the Lyme disease is trying to rear its ugly head, so I want to check in with my doctor and see what he recommends. I really don't want what happened in Disney for Em's bday to happen in the caribbean - where I literally could not walk
So I will sign out now, so that I can make that call..........as I am sure I will have to leave a message and wait to hear back!
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I hope the doctor has a quick fix for you and some suggestions to keep the Lyme from taking over again. All the dashing around will be worth it when you get there!
yeah - um - think my doctor is one of "those" with the Lyme issue..........which is interesting considering how he was when I was first diagnosed He wants me to come in for more blood work - which is fine and all - but he doesn't feel as though this is from the Lyme, as he says that it does not affect people later..........ummmm.......yes, YOU told me this was a lifelong battle!!! And my cardiologist also agreed that she believes the Lyme disease is part of the issues with my extreme low blood pressure and heartrate - which sometimes causes me to pass out....... So I may be searching for a 2nd opinion on this topic - as I have never felt like this until the diagnosis - well, obviously symptoms leading up to it. So we will see what occurs.
Everyone is still here getting their hair done..............and I didn't have a chance to pull out the toiletries before they came - hoping I still have enough energy when they leave and can do it while catching up on General Hospital later.
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I have completely given up on trying to diet before this trip! Guess I will have to be really focused when we come home!!! 
So I found this fantastic camera bag that I had ordered on line last fall that looks like a purse, but is actually a camera bag! 
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He wants me to come in for more blood work - which is fine and all - but he doesn't feel as though this is from the Lyme, as he says that it does not affect people later..........ummmm.......yes, YOU told me this was a lifelong battle!!! And my cardiologist also agreed that she believes the Lyme disease is part of the issues with my extreme low blood pressure and heartrate - which sometimes causes me to pass out......
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