I was so consumed by the beauty of Aruba, I didn't get to finish sharing our experiences! I'll try to summarize our final few days over the next several posts...
We did spend part of one afternoon at the beach. The resort had these great primitive tables that looked to be carved from the trunk of a palm tree, which were then topped with adorable thatched umbrellas. They provided a great amount of shade which was needed. The boys got to play with their sand toys (purchased at the gift shop), and I floated very peacefully on my raft in the ocean. They had a nice-sized swim area roped off so you didn't drift too far away :)
By early afternoon, it was too hot to hang out on the beach any more, so we made our way back to the pool and finished our afternoon there. Thomas made some interesting friends - Sal Joe, a 6-year-old from Staten Island and Fat Nicky, Sal Joe's cousin from Queens. They were only two of many East Coast natives we met all week. Everyone was so nice, but at times we felt like we were talking to characters from a television show :)
Tuesday was my night for dinner so once we were all cleaned up everyone congregated in our villa for taco bar and margaritas. Yum!
I also may have failed to mention some shenanigans that took place Monday evening - I wasn't there, but I know it involved my husband falling down stairs at the Marriott casino a couple of hotels down and a lively game of cards that went well into the early hours of the morning. As usual, I was the responsible party sleeping snug in my bed :)
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