Act Naturally

Simple request of my children, act normal. Here's what I got-

Aren't they cute? There are good ones too, actually a couple really good ones. But I'm saving those, Christmas is only 2 months away.

Maui

Ugh! I have become ridiculously bad at updating my blog. I have no real excuses, either. Well, I do have an awful lot happening right now. Crazy things going on round the Cumby household. Can't really share details yet, but there are exciting things on the horizon for our little fam.



So, I would like for this post to include pictures but my stupid computer does things that it shouldn't so for now we're pictureless. I'll try to add the pics in the next few days (or weeks or months maybe who knows...)



Yes, two weeks ago we returned from Maui. We went without children. It is paradise, plain and simple. My husband is a rock star.



I should explain? Yes, I thought perhaps that would help. Let's see, I'll start from the beginning.



My husband works very hard and is very good at what he does. This has been true for, well always. And truthfully, we have almost gone to Maui on this trip a couple times before but we weren't able to because he ended the fiscal year in the top 6% of the entire company. Such a slacker he is. But this year, this year he ended the fiscal year in the top 5% of the entire company. So, thanks to his hard work and the talent the good Lord has given him we spent the week in Maui. For free. Oh yeah, free trip to Maui. Paradise is actually better when it's free.



Our good friends offered to stay with our children here at our house and bless their hearts, they probably never expected us to say yes. We said yes. We haven't been away on a trip by ourselves in 5 years. We said yes quickly.



Weeks were filled with packing and shopping and making lists. Weighing suitcases and arranging after school rides home. I find it's alot of work to leave the continental US without your children. It's worth it, it's just alot of work. And I suppose since it had been so long, I had forgotten just how much work it was.



The week there was incredible. Our hotel was amazing. I am spoiled. This isn't a secret. I like to stay in nice places. I am not a Holiday Inn kind of girl. The Grand Wailea met our every need, one of the nicer places we've ever stayed. I highly recommend it.



And at the Grand Wailea they have one of the top ten spas in the world. It was amazing. I have seriously never even seen pictures of a spa this nice. I went twice. I hadn't been to the spa in seven years and I went twice while we were in Maui. Paradise, for real.



I had to show up an hour early for my appointment for terme. I didn't know what terme was, and frankly I was a little scared. Perhaps I was little out of my element? Terme is hydrotherapy, bathing suit optional. Crap. I should have been scared. I did not take the option, I wore my suit. Thankfully all of the other women who I happened to know in the spa that morning also declined the nekkid option. As one woman said that morning as we soaked in the Papaya Enzyme bath, "Um, I don't even like to look at myself naked why should anyone else have to?" Amen sister.



They had hot tubs and hotter tubs and cold plunge tubs which the naked, size zero chick told me was to improve metabolism. She sort-of irritated me until I envisioned her trying to get a baby or two past those hips and then I just sort-of laughed to myself. Cold plunge away, chickie.



They had another room with these large, rectangle baths with mud, aromatherapy, hawaiian healing bath, etc. Also, there were these waterfall showers where you sat on a bench on the hot water and then leaned forward. A huge stream of water would then cascade down your neck and back. Very, very nice.



Eventually an attendant would come and find you and take you to a private room where she would exfoliate you with some sort-of weird gloves or mitts. It was interesting. Casey even did that. I was proud. He said he finally relaxed when he found out his attendant wasn't gay. I'm glad that he thinks he wasn't gay. I am pretty sure he was wrong but we'll keep that to ourselves.



After you're exfoliated they bring you a robe and send you up the spiral stair case in the rotunda (no, I am not joking) and you wait for your masseuse to come get you. Afterwards, you can relax on the lanai where you have a beautiful view of the Pacific ocean and you can drink water with cucumber and enjoy the breeze from the tradewinds.



Crap. I want to go back to Maui.



We also explored the island and went to an authentic hawaiian luau. We had an amazing dinner on the lawn at the Four Seasons just steps from the Pacific Ocean. We watched the sunset as hawaiian music was softly played. Awesome. Truly the most beautiful place I have ever seen. Easily, hands down the most beautiful place ever. Without question. Breathtaking.



We walked back to our hotel alone, on the beach, in the moonlight, in Maui. Amazing.



We had to attend to some company functions but they were minimal. Casey played golf but I was in the spa so I didn't care. We were in paradise. I don't think I would have cared what we did.



Casey also did some scuba lessons and a supervised dive. He loved it. I couldn't do it. I have alot of problems with my ears these days and I was just too afraid. I really wish now that I would have tried it anyway. He got some great pictures of sea turtles and other creatures.
Ths kids thought that was awesome.

We got to enjoy the adults only pool for the first time in our entire marriage. Fun times.

I really want to add the pics because seriously, I can't say it enough, most beautiful place ever. I highly, highly recommend it. It even smells beautiful there. Simply incredible.