Cancun Paradise!!! (And a Few Too Many Euros)

So, we're back, we're alive, and we wish we were still in Cancun. We had a great time. We've put a lot of pictures in this one so that you can get a feel for what we enjoyed all week long. Heath and I couldn't have asked for anything better--except maybe a few more days down there. Hotel was outstanding. The service was outstanding. The sunburns hurt a bit, but it was all worth it.

My dad was nice enough to take us to the airport on Sunday morning. We got their with no problems. As usual, the security line was a little long, and since I'm a person with little patience, I started to get a little antsy.

The only hiccup began when we took off, got above Utah Lake, and something went wrong with the plane so we had to return to the airport. They made us change planes and it put is behind about 2 hours... I guess we're supposed to be thankful for safety?

While waiting for luggage, Heather's came right out, while I ended up waiting for one of the 2 last bags to come off the rack. I was really starting to get worked up as I had not packed ANY other clothes in my carry-on. To add on to my luck, I was lucky enough to get the random bag screening (pic on the right) at customs. They didn't start throwing my underwear around or anything and it was over pretty quick, so I guess I can't complain too much. After that, things went from hectic to perfect and relaxing.

You see us with our Pina Colada drinks. I think I had about a million and a half of these. Heath was better about getting hydrated with healthy water and stuff. I was on vacation, so I didn't worry about health.

We were lucky enough to go and swim with dolphins while we were down there. We got to do some fun stuff with them. It was a little scary, but I guess as long as you're not trying to cause a problem, the dolphins will always be nice. :)

We hit up a little mall in Cancun one night just to check out the city. The views were WAY better than the prices, so we whipped out the camera.

While Heath got the great pic, she tricked me in to the fountain pic...only to have the fountain shoot up 10 feet by surprise. Nice trick.

My wife is pretty :)

TULUM
We went to visit some Mayan ruins. It's always nice to throw a little bit of culture in a trip. We had a good tour and a nice day overall- it was the day of our anniversary so we were just glad it went well.

Some people just don't when the right time to wear pants is. Here is a small tribute to those people.

Happy Anniversary!!!

BEACH FUN!! Here I am timing the wave coming at me.Here I am trying to be cool and act like I know what I'm doing.Here is I am wishing I hadn't tried to be cool. The sea was angry that day, my friends.

We couldn't say enought about our room. Each day was met with a new animal shaped towel. Gotta love the 'little things' that the hotel did.

The service was so good and we never had to worry about a single thing.

Our breakfast was delivered right to our room...

...for like 4 days in a row. Then we decided to switch it up.

We ate somemore at the Mexican restaurant.

Then I squoze in a few Pina Colada drinks.

And we tried the outdoor buffet. We were never disappointed.

It was a great trip. The best trips are the ones that you don't want to leave, and Heather and I truly did not want to come back home. We will definitely visit the Sun Palace Cancun again.

Our Night With the Jazz

Last night, Heather and I had the great privelege of attending a dinner with the Jazz and we had a great time... Watching Heather get so excited about all the players was like watching a kid at Christmas-- It was so funny. Here are a few pics:

If Heath didn't have her dress on, she'd have put Memo to shame on the foul line!

Every time one of the players saw Heather taking a picture, they looked at her and suddenly became quite friendly... go figure.

Here's the Fesenko dude. No one was paying any attention to him so I made Heather take a picture with him. It made his day.

It never ceases to amaze me how tall Sloan really is.

That's actually big Matt Harpring with his head turned at the foul line... I liked taking the pictures more, but I snuck in this one. It didn't turn out as well as I hoped.

Heather did her own sneaking--up to Jazz heart-throb, Kyle Korver. The picture isn't too clear, but you get the point.

We had a great time and lots of fun chasing down the Jazz players all over the arena floor. Heather looked great-- as always.

Where the Heck Have We Been?

Hey everyone!!

Its us again. We've done an extremely crappy job at this... No blogging has occured in this Short Family in over 6 months. I think Eric just liked opening the blog and seeing loser cougars... and he was content with that.

Well... let's give you the shortened version of the last 6 months:

September-- Ute Football. Not a good month for Ute Football.

October-- Ute Football. A better month for Ute Football.

November-- Ute Football. Good and bad month for football.

That was a quick 3 months, but that's pretty much it.

Christmas was pretty great. Eric and I got to spend our first Christmas Season together and we enjoyed every minute. As usual, we spoiled eachother and lived up the moment. Future holidays will be more subtle (at least we say that). All the Castletons were in town--minus Melissa in Poland-- and it was great to have everybody around. Especially since we got to hang out every night in a row for over a week. We were loving it.

We spent new years at a Jazz game with Ryan and Linds, then passed the rest of the night with my family. All sorts of crazy games that night-- especially the ping-pong blowing game. Dave LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVES that game!!

After the start of the new year, Eric and his family started a weight-loss bet. Its the best thing ever as they were all getting a bit tubby. After 2.5 months, Matt and Eric seem to be the only ones trying and they are doing great. The bet ends on the last day of April and it looks like it might be a close race. But the two of them look a lot better--even though Eric is the skinniest!! OF COURSE Eric will win! Before and after pictures to be posted AFTER its all over. As you can see to the right, it's not Eric's healthiest moment. :)

My school is going great! I LOVE MY KIDS!! I think they are the cutest class I have had so far. They get cuter every year, so maybe it just never stops getting better!

Easter was fun-- another first for us. I had prepared a Easter Egg Hunt for us and we had a lot of fun. I had glow-in-the-dark eggs filled with a little candies and Eric was a great little hunter!

Eric and I are looking forward to our first anniversary next month. We are going to CANCUN!!!

We seriously can't wait to go sit on a beach just like this one and just rest. Mexican's serving us and just sitting. Getting tan, and sitting. Work has been so busy for the both of us and we can't wait for our little getaway. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!

That's it for now... I'm tired. We'll catch up more later!

Haka?

Are you serious? I'm all for motivation and everything, but I think #2 is taking it a little too far.