I am NOT a donut person. I never understood what the big deal was about donuts. When I was in school, my friends would always have a coffee and donut combo on their desks during class. At work, my co-workers would always do 'coffee and donut runs' to Timmy's. I get the coffee part but never the donut part. Until a couple of year ago...
We were away in the States for our annual Black Friday shopping for the weekend. We decided to stop by a Dunkin Donuts for some coffee and snacks then the hubby saw it... TOASTED COCONUT DONUT. He wanted it right there and then. He went on and on about how good it was from what he remembered... blah blah... Then he made me try it. I didn't want to at first since 1) I'm not a donut person (like I said before) and 2) I'm not a fan of coconut. But he shoved a piece in my mouth anyway.
My eyes lit up... YUM! It was love at first sight... or should I say... at first taste. I wanted more! So we bought whatever they had left and couldn't stop eating it in the car and in the hotel. When we finished everything, I sent the hubby off to the nearest DD but he came back empty-handed. Apparently, not all locations carry that particular flavour. Imagine how upset I was! The next day, we dropped by every single DD store we passed by to check if they had my Toasted Coconut donut. But we had no luck. What a tease! We came back to Toronto without having any more.
Then we went to Buffalo several months later to drop-off the in-laws at the airport. And guess where we decided to drop by? Yup, DD. Lo and behold that location had my donuts! I was sooo happy! Of course, we bought everything- again! And now, even my in-laws are in-love with it.
Last week, when my family went to Michigan, I asked my mom to pick some of my donuts on their way home. I prayed so hard that the location they'd go to would have it- and my prayers were answered. I had a box of Toasted Coconut donuts waiting for me when they got back. I was sooo happy... but guess what happened?
On my way home after picking up the stuff my mom got from Michigan for us, my mother-in-law asked to be picked up and driven home. So I did. When she opened the door, she saw my box of donuts on the seat. She looked inside and her eyes lit up. And there I was thinking, "Uh-oh!" Hahaha. Yup! She asked for some and what was I supposed to say? "No, you can't have any?!" Of course not! But I did feel like a selfish little brat thinking... "There goes a couple of my donuts." Tsk tsk. But it's all fine... really. If she hadn't taken those 2 donuts, I would've gained even more weight than I did already!
But one more thing... I know... Can you believe I'm writing this much about some stupid, fattening donut? The next day, I went downtown with the hubby. He wanted to pass by Timmy's before going to his meeting. So we did. And guess what they had? Yes, my donuts! And of course, we bought whatever was left. But same issue again: they're only sold at select locations. BOO! Oh and one last thing (I swear!)... The Timmy's version is much better than DD's.
Another great thing about our resort was the Kids Club. They had different activities for children aged 4-12 every day. Parents can drop off their kids as early as 10am and pick them up at 5pm. Kyla got to do some arts and crafts while she was there one day for about an hour. Then at 8pm every night, they have a kids disco on the main stage. The kids get to dance, play games and win prizes. Kyla participated in the kids disco every single night. On our last night, Kyla finally won the game! That made her vacation.
We woke up at 7am the next day (9am Toronto time since they are 2 hours behind). We got dressed and headed out to get breakfast at the main buffet, La Baja California. But before that, we had to take a picture just outside our villa.
The briefing started at 10:15am and the Sunquest representative pretty much just told us about the resort, the town(s) and talked about the different tours/excursions we can go on. He also introduced us to the heads of the different departments in the resort. Afterwards, we started walking towards the beach!
We decided to stay at the pool right infront of our villa. The water was a little cool but Kyla didn't care. She jumped right in! Then the hubby went in with her but all he wanted to do was chill. Ha-ha-ha. Lame joke, I know!
Several minutes later, Kaelene wanted to join them. I didn't want her to go in at first because of the water being a little cold but this girl wasn't gonna take NO for an answer. Well, actually, all she had to do was give her dad that sad, puppy look and out daddy came to take her in.
Can you see how happy and excited she was? She didn't seem to care about the cold water, either. Then, it's my turn. I wasn't brave enough to jump in. I just wanted to get wet a little bit just to cool off and take pictures in the pool. So I just chilled (yes, I did it again) by the sunbeds in the pool.
It was nice and relaxing! But Kaelene did not wanna stay still in that sunbed. She wanted to swim with her big sister. Swim, swim, swim. Now we're hungry!
Good thing the Mexican restaurant, La Mision, is just a few steps away. It's buffet-style for lunch. We ate so much- but not as much as the hubby! Look at him ravish this burrito- which became his favourite dish for the rest of our stay!
More Cabo coming up!
Anyone up for a non-stop movator ride?
I'M BACK... and... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!
I didn't know how to work the friggin' thing!!! (Yes, even after reading the instructions!)
I can finally sleep! Our vacation is booked and we're ready to go!
Any guesses where this resort might be?
This is the car that's always parked infront of us in the parking garage. Do you see the problem here?
Thank clever and crafty female inventors for these can't-live-without-them conveniences:
I think high heels are sexy.
