Iberostar T/Q Trip Report 10-12/10-16

maas1114 · 10-20-2006

My current thoughts……..
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Ok, it’s been the longest 3 days at work this week, as we just came home Monday night from 5 days and 4 nights in Playa. I’m really pretty miserable, as I have come down with an awful cold, sinus infection, and cough. I guess that’s what happens when you leave paradise, and 92 degree sunny days, and come to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:City>, where it has been 35 at night, and it has rained since Tuesday. Not to mention the fact that the vent in my office is blowing cold air (the AC is still on), and I have my heater on high pointed at my feet…which might I add are still wearing open toe shoes, and flip flops today for casual Friday.
I think that I’ve been touched with a case of “I miss Playa” already! (Sounds kinda crazy, I guess) But I’m already telling my husband Scott that I’m ready to plan our next trip for next year. Of course, he thinks we are waiting 2 years…but you just wait, if I talk to Shammy….I might end up surprising him with another mini vacation next fall.
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In the beginning………
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Before I start my trip report, let me give you all a little bit of history. My name is Ang. In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> I refer to myself as Angelita- which translates to “Little Angel” (It was the name that my middle school Spanish teacher assigned to me, and it has stuck!)
I am a buyer and logistics manager for a manufacturing company and live a very “GroundHog Day” kind of life. Scott (The Big Guy) is my husband, and he is a Baltimore Police officer. Two of my best friends and their husbands came along on this vaca with us. Amy (Paris Hilton nickname established from the $10 sunglasses that she purchased in the hotel lobby) is my oldest girlfriend (We’ve been friends for 28 years), and she's married to Allen, who I’ll refer to as DW- for reasons that I don’t need to explain. (think the movie Annie) And, my other girlfriend Carrie, (who we’ll call Drama Queen- you’ll see why later) Just a heads up, Carrie has a voice that is the combination of someone who always has a cold mixed with Fran Dresher from The Nanny). And her husband John (The Pharmacist- not because he is a real pharmacist, but he enjoyed visiting the Pharmacy in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region></st1:place>.)
So we started planning this trip, (without any kids, there are 8 between the 6 of us), to celebrate the 3 of us girls 30<SUP>th</SUP> Birthdays. I am the “planner” so of course, I would be the one to look online, do all of the research, choose the dates, 6 different times, book the resort through the travel agent, change the resort that we would be staying at twice, pick which airport we would be flying out of, Philly and BWI are the same distance from my house, decide how we would get to Philadelphia Airport and arrange for private transportation to the IB Tucan/Q, because the Pharmacist didn’t want to encounter the slight possibility that the ride to the hotel could take up to 2 hours, if we had to drop anyone else off along the way. Needless to say, it took about 8 months to actually pick a date that we could all agree on, and find someone to care for our children. My parents watched our son, Paris’s mom, Nanny, and Babysitter watched her 3 children, and the DQ’s nanny and mom watched her two children and and her two step children stayed with their mothers.
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Pictures and report to follow……………………..

maas1114 · 10-20-2006

oops..my fingers typed the wrong letter

battie05 · 10-20-2006

Okay there Ang, enough talk, bring on the pictures....

Can't have enough pictures of Tucan. The last time I visited Tucan was in 2004, so I can't wait...

Mercy · 10-20-2006

Hey Ang great start.... can't wait to hear more.

Good to see another Marylander on the boards!

Loree · 10-20-2006

I can't wait to see pictures!!

maas1114 · 10-20-2006

thanks everyone....more is coming!

lolabella · 10-20-2006

A trip report starring Daddy Warbucks, Paris, the Drama Queen and more???

Sounds like a good one! I'm waiting...

**Shammy** · 10-20-2006

hee hee....love the descriptions of the friends.

jillianbee · 10-20-2006

Oh oh! I can't wait for this one!!!!

Dijo · 10-20-2006

on to the good stuff! Daddy Warbucks, hmmmm

DeniseinIL · 10-21-2006

Can't wait for the pics. I'll be there in December.

bigdave · 10-21-2006

umm.......... chapter two....???
come on. roll with it baby

dudeadam · 10-21-2006

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Originally Posted by bigdave

umm.......... chapter two....???
come on. roll with it baby

Yeah, what he said.

btodd · 10-21-2006

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Originally Posted by dudeadam

Yeah, what he said.

Ditto...........................................:

Irene · 10-21-2006

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Originally Posted by maas1114

thanks everyone....more is coming!

cant wait to see the pictures

........ohhh i want to leave this cold country now

playa its the best place i now

10-20-2006	#1 (permalink)
maas1114 life=playa Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 532	Iberostar Tucan Quetzal Trip Report 10-12/10-16 My current thoughts…….. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p> </o:p> Ok, it’s been the longest 3 days at work this week, as we just came home Monday night from 5 days and 4 nights in Playa. I’m really pretty miserable, as I have come down with an awful cold, sinus infection, and cough. I guess that’s what happens when you leave paradise, and 92 degree sunny days, and come to <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:City>, where it has been 35 at night, and it has rained since Tuesday. Not to mention the fact that the vent in my office is blowing cold air (the AC is still on), and I have my heater on high pointed at my feet…which might I add are still wearing open toe shoes, and flip flops today for casual Friday. I think that I’ve been touched with a case of “I miss Playa” already! (Sounds kinda crazy, I guess) But I’m already telling my husband Scott that I’m ready to plan our next trip for next year. Of course, he thinks we are waiting 2 years…but you just wait, if I talk to Shammy….I might end up surprising him with another mini vacation next fall. <o:p> </o:p> In the beginning……… <o:p> </o:p> Before I start my trip report, let me give you all a little bit of history. My name is Ang. In <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Mexico</st1:place></st1:country-region> I refer to myself as Angelita- which translates to “Little Angel” (It was the name that my middle school Spanish teacher assigned to me, and it has stuck!) I am a buyer and logistics manager for a manufacturing company and live a very “GroundHog Day” kind of life. Scott (The Big Guy) is my husband, and he is a Baltimore Police officer. Two of my best friends and their husbands came along on this vaca with us. Amy (Paris Hilton nickname established from the $10 sunglasses that she purchased in the hotel lobby) is my oldest girlfriend (We’ve been friends for 28 years), and she's married to Allen, who I’ll refer to as DW- for reasons that I don’t need to explain. (think the movie Annie) And, my other girlfriend Carrie, (who we’ll call Drama Queen- you’ll see why later) Just a heads up, Carrie has a voice that is the combination of someone who always has a cold mixed with Fran Dresher from The Nanny). And her husband John (The Pharmacist- not because he is a real pharmacist, but he enjoyed visiting the Pharmacy in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Mexico</st1:country-region></st1:place>.) So we started planning this trip, (without any kids, there are 8 between the 6 of us), to celebrate the 3 of us girls 30<SUP>th</SUP> Birthdays. I am the “planner” so of course, I would be the one to look online, do all of the research, choose the dates, 6 different times, book the resort through the travel agent, change the resort that we would be staying at twice, pick which airport we would be flying out of, Philly and BWI are the same distance from my house, decide how we would get to Philadelphia Airport and arrange for private transportation to the IB Tucan/Q, because the Pharmacist didn’t want to encounter the slight possibility that the ride to the hotel could take up to 2 hours, if we had to drop anyone else off along the way. Needless to say, it took about 8 months to actually pick a date that we could all agree on, and find someone to care for our children. My parents watched our son, Paris’s mom, Nanny, and Babysitter watched her 3 children, and the DQ’s nanny and mom watched her two children and and her two step children stayed with their mothers. <o:p> </o:p> Pictures and report to follow…………………….. __________________ Add me to your BLogroll Angelita Margarita until somewhere in Playa for our 10th Anniversary! Last edited by maas1114 : 11-07-2006 at 02:23 PM.

10-20-2006	#2 (permalink)
maas1114 life=playa Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 532	IBEROSTAR----not Iberostan oops..my fingers typed the wrong letter

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battie05 life=playa Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Roosendaal, The Netherlands Posts: 646	Okay there Ang, enough talk, bring on the pictures.... Can't have enough pictures of Tucan. The last time I visited Tucan was in 2004, so I can't wait... Last edited by battie05 : 10-20-2006 at 09:24 AM.

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Dijo life=playa Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 917	Great start... on to the good stuff! Daddy Warbucks, hmmmm

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10-20-2006	#4 (permalink)
Mercy añejo Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Physically Maryland/Mentally the Beach Posts: 1,539	Hey Ang great start.... can't wait to hear more. Good to see another Marylander on the boards!

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Loree añejo Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: north of Pittsburgh Posts: 9,477	I can't wait to see pictures!!

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maas1114 life=playa Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maryland USA Posts: 532	thanks everyone....more is coming!

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lolabella Playa'd Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: One foot in WI, the other in PDC Posts: 4,599	A trip report starring Daddy Warbucks, Paris, the Drama Queen and more??? Sounds like a good one! I'm waiting...

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Shammy Moderator Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: The Joisey Shore Posts: 10,240	hee hee....love the descriptions of the friends.

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jillianbee ruined Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minneapolis/St. Paul Minnesota Posts: 89	Oh oh! I can't wait for this one!!!!

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DeniseinIL lost on fifth Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Woodridge, IL Posts: 12	Can't wait for the pics. I'll be there in December.

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