I GOT IN A DAY BEFORE THE GROUP WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE. I KNEW THAT THE RIDE FROM THE AIRPORT WAS NO INKLING OF HOW MY WEEK WAS ABOUT TO GO. DUE TO THE ROADS BEING SHUT DOWN, WE HAD TO TAKE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE. THANK GOD FOR OLD FRIENDS ON THE BUS AND MY CD’S, WE MADE THE BEST OF A 3-HOUR RIDE.
AS SOON AS THE BUS PULLED UP, I SAW MORE FAMILIAR FACES TO GREET US. INCLUDING THE MISCHEVIOS WILD WALT AND CHERYL (2 DAYS EARLY!!) AS SOON AS I STEPPED OFF THE BUS, I FELT LIKE I WAS HOME AGAIN. CHECK-IN WAS A BREEZE AS ALWAYS. MY ROOM WAS READY AND SO WAS I. ONCE I GOT TO SEE ALL MY FAVORITE PEOPLE AT THE RESORT, I WAS OFF TO THE NUDE POOL. WHAT A PLEASURE IT WAS TO JUST LAY AROUND AND CATCH UP WITH SOME FRIENDS AND MAKE SOME NEW ONES. WE DID THE USUAL ALL DAY AT THE POOL, THEN DINNER, PIANO BAR (KARIOKE NIGHT), DISCO AND THEN OFF TO THE JACUZZI.
AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE STARTED TO ARRIVE FROM THE GROUP ON SUNDAY, THE ENERGY LEVEL ROSE TO AN EXTREME. THE ENTERTAINMENT CREW SURROUNDED US WITH THEIR GAMES AND SMILING FACES AROUND THE CLOCK ALL WEEK LONG. I CANT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE OLD AND THE NEW ONES, BUT ONE THING I CAN SAY, YOU ALL DID AN OUTSTANDING JOB, AND MADE A LARGE CONTRIBUTION TO MY VACATION!! AFTER A DAY OF HANGING AT THE POOL, AND PLAYING LOTS OF VOLLEYBALL, MY ENERGY LEVEL WAS STILL AT ITS HIGHEST. I GUESS IF YOU ASK MOST THAT KNOW ME, THEY WOULD SAY IT WAS LIKE THAT ALL WEEK LONG!! AFTER DINNER THAT NIGHT, WE HEADED TO THE PIANO BAR. GOTTA LOVE THAT BAR TOP DANCING!! AND I HAVE THE PICTURES TO PROVE THAT I WASN’T THE ONLY ONE THAT ENJOYED IT!! (CHERYL….HOLLY). SUNDAY NIGHT WAS A BLAST AT THE DISCO. WE ALL DID LOTS OF POLE DANCING ALONG WITH THE CAGE. WHAT A BLAST!!!!
MONDAY MORE PEOPLE ARRIVED, AS WE HAD SOME SPILL IN EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK. THIS DAY LIKE MOST OTHERS WAS PRETTY TYPICAL. RAIN OR SHINE WE ARE AT THE NUDE POOL. WE HAD THE WHOLE RESORT GOING WITH OUR NUDE SLIDE RUNS A FEW TIMES A DAY. THANKS TO RICK (THE NEW MR. HEDO-WEEN) WE HAD A BRAND NEW BALLOON LAUNCHER. IT WORKED AWESOME FOR A WHILE. THANK GOD WE HAD THE OLD ONE THERE. AS THE DAY WENT ON WE STARTED TO SEE SOME ROOM DECORATIONS GOING UP AND EVERYONE WAS GETTING INTO THE HALLOWEEN SPIRIT. BUT THOSE WEREN’T THE ONLY THINGS GOING UP. THANKS TO THE NEWLYWEDS, BAHGDADDY STEVE AND HIS LOVELY BRIDE KAREN, THE LOVE SWING ALSO WENT UP. THANKS GUYS, I LOVED IT <GRIN>. I MUST SAY, THOSE TWO ALSO PUT THE “E” IN EXHIBITIONISTS”. YOU GUYS ARE THE BEST!!! WE HAD OUR WILD BUNCH WELCOME PARTY IN THE LATE AFTERNOON. BEING THE GAMEMASTER FOR THE GROUP, I ALWAYS TRY AND PUT TOGETHER A FEW FUN GAMES. WE DID OUR COUPLES RIBBON DRESSING CONTEST ALONG WITH A BALLON SHAVING CONTEST. WHAT A SPREAD THEY PUT OUT FOR US TOO. I LOVED THE CARVED WILD BUNCH WATERMELON. BRANDI DID A FABULOUS JOB WITH THE YANKEE GIFT EXCHANGE. I STILL THINK I MADE OUT LIKE A BANDIT. THANKS SARAH AND JIM!!! MONDAY NIGHT WAS OUR LAUAU NIGHT. WE ALL HAD OUR GRASS SKIRTS ON AND SOME WORE COCONUTS. MINE WOULD’NT FIT, SO I WENT THE HEDO WAY….TOPLESS!! THEY HAD THE STEEL DRUM BAND THERE AND I WAS EVEN ABLE TO GET A LESSON IN HOW TO PLAY. AFTER DINNER I GOT CHANGED AND HIT THE PIANO BAR FOR SOME MORE FUN AND SONG WITH MY BUDDY GLENN. MY FAVORITE SONG FOR THE WEEK SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN SUMMER NIGHTS. I ALWAYS HAD A WILLING PARTNER TO SING ALONG WITH. WE ALSO HAD A BLAST WITH THE USUAL HEDO SONGS. THEN IT WAS OFF TO THE DISCO AND OF COURSE THE JACUZZI. I KNEW THERE WAS ALWAYS TWO FAMILIAR FACES I WOULD SEE LATE AT NIGHT IN THE HOT TUB (DARLENE & RANDY) I HAVE TO TELL YOU TWO THAT I REALLY ENJOYED SHARING MY TRIP WITH YOU <GRIN>.
NOW THE DAYS START RUNNING INTO EACHOTHER, BUT NONE WERE EVER A BLURR. EVERYDAY I WAS FULL OF SMILES AND ENERGY. IT WAS VERY RARE THAT ANYONE EVER SAW ME WITHOUT A SMILE (AND IT WASN’T FROM THE GONJA). EARLY EVENING, VENDETTA DID A SESSION FOR EVERYONE UP IN THE PIANO BAR, AND EVEN LET ME HELP. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT ALL STEVE. I KNOW I DID!! IT’S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU VENDETTA, AND I AM SO GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO MAKE THIS TRIP WITH US. EVERY NIGHT WE FILLED UP OUR TABLE THAT DAVID (RESTAURANT MANAGER) WAS KIND ENOUGH TO SET UP FOR US. I MUST ALSO SAY WHAT AN OUTSTANDING JOB HE DID HAVING MY CHOCOLATE COVERED STRAWBERRIES ALMOST EVERY NIGHT!! THANKS SO MUCH DAVID. YOU’LL NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH THAT MEANS TO ME. PAJAMA NIGHT IS ALWAYS A FAVORITE OF MINE. ITS GREAT TO SEE WHAT EVERYONE COMES DRESSED IN. BRANDI AND I HAD A BLAST DOING SOME BAR TOP DANCING.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT IS ANOTHER FAVORITE. 70’S NIGHT. IT WAS HILARIOUS TO SEE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAD THE SAME OUTFITS ON, BUT IT DIDN’T STOP US FROM HAVING FUN. AFTER DINNER I REALIZED THAT MY BODY NEEDED A REST ALONG WITH MY VOICE (I HAD NONE LEFT). I ACTUALLY WENT TO BED EARLY!! GOOD THING THOUGH, CAUSE I WAS RIPPIN AND RARING TO GO AGAIN ON THURSDAY.
THURSDAY DAYTIME WAS FILLED WITH MORE FUN AND GAMES. WE WERE ALWAYS SCHEMING AS WHAT TO DO NEXT. WE DID LOTS OF LOBBY RAIDS, PRUDE INVASIONS AND NUDE WATERSLIDE RUNS. THE WHISTLES AND HORNS WERE RIPPING AND ROARING ALL WEEK LONG. THERE ARE ALSO LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT NOW KNOW TO NEVER WALK NEAR THE NUDE POOL WITH CLOTHES ON. IT’S CALLED NUDE FOR A REASON FOLKS. THOSE THAT ATTEMPTED IT LEFT SOAKED BY OUR SUPER SOAKER NAVY. OUR ADMIRAL ALSO FOUND A WAY UP TO THE ROOF ON BLDG. 600. THEN THE BALLOONS WERE FLYING!! EVERYONE THERE TOOK TO OUR GROUP, SO NOONE EVER MINDED OUR FUN AND GAMES. I MUST SAY ANDY AND RICK CAN BE THE SCHEMERS OF SCHEMERS. THEY TRIED TO PUT TOGETHER A BOAT TRIP OVER TO BREEZES FOR A NUDY NAVY RAID. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE UNABLE TO GET EVERYONE TOGETHER, BUT THERE IS ALWAYS THE MAY TRIP!!! THURSDAY NIGHT WAS TOGA NIGHT AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE EVERYONE GO ALL OUT. THAT’S IS ALWAYS A FUN NIGHT FOR ALL.
FRIDAY WAS A BIG DAY FOR ALL. WE HAD A FUNFILLED DAY AT THE POOL. THE ENTERTAINMENT GOT A LOT OF US TOGETHER FOR THE WET T-SHIRT CONTEST AROUND THE PRUDE FOUNTAIN. I GUESS I AM STILL IN SHOCK THAT I WON. WOOHOO!! IT ONLY TOOK 5 TIMES BEFORE I WON 1. EVERYONE WAS GETTING REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HALLOWEEN. I HAD A BLAST GETTING READY IN MY BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN COSTUME. I PROBABLY COULD’VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH ANYONE KNOWING WHO I WAS IF I ONLY KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT!! YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN ALL THE OUTRAGEOUS COSTUMES. IT GETS MORE AND MORE EXCITING YEAR AFTER YEAR. WE HAD LOTS OF WINNERS IN OUR GROUP, ALONG WITH ANDY AND LAUREL WINNING THE BEST ROOM DECORATION CONTEST. IT WAS A HARD ONE TO BEAT. THE ENTERTAINMENT PUT ON A SPECTACULAR SHOW FOR US. YOU GUYS AND GALS ARE THE BEST!! WE THEN HAD OUR MR. & MS. HEDO-WEEN CONTEST. I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU THAT VOTED FOR ME FOR THE 2ND YEAR IN A ROW. IT REALLY IS A SPECIAL HONOR THAT I TAKE TO HEART. YOU ALL MAKE EVERY TRIP MORE AND MORE MEMORABLE.
WELL BY NOW SOME HAD GOTTEN THEIR EVICTION NOTICES. THIS HAS TO BE ONE OF THE HARDEST TIMES OF THE WEEK. THE HUGS, KISSES AND TEARS ALONG WITH THE GOODBYES. IT’S AMAZING ALL THE SPECIAL FRIENDS YOU MAKE AND HOW MUCH THEY MEAN TO YOU. AFTER WE SAID OUR GOODBYES, IT WAS TIME TO TAKE DOWN SOME HALLOWEEN DECORATIONS. IT WAS A GREAT MORNING TO DO IT TOO. WE HAD AN OVERCAST. AS SOON AS I WAS FINISHED THE SUN WAS SHINING AGAIN. WE HAD GREAT WEATHER FOR THE MOST PART ALL WEEK LONG. THERE WERE A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE COMING IN TODAY, AND IT WAS AMAZING HOW THE MOMENTUM CHANGED. WE HAD A BEAUTIFUL EVENING DINNER OUT ON THE DECK OF THE PRUDE SIDE, AND ONCE AGAIN THEY WENT ALL OUT WITH DINNER AND A SHOW. WILD BUNCH HAD THEIR FETISH NIGHT IN THE DISCO, AND I HAVE TO SAY THE MOST ORIGINAL COSTUME I EVER SAW WAS BRANDI & TODD. HATS OFF TO YOU GUYS!!! THEY PUT NEW MEANING TO A FOOT FETISH.
WALT AND CHERYL SNUCK OFF EARLY IN THE AM WHILE SOME OF US WERE IN LALA LAND. I GUESS IT SAVED US ALL SOME TEARS. I LOVE YOU GUYS AND CANT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR ALL THE HARD WORK AND EFFORT YOU PUT TOWARDS THESE TRIPS.
JUST AS I THOUGHT THE TRIP WAS WINDING DOWN, SUNDAY TURNED OUT TO BE A GREAT DAY!! NOT ONLY WAS THE WEATHER PERFECT (UNTIL WE LEFT), BUT WE HAD SOME WICKED VOLLEYBALL GAMED GOING ON. IT WAS GREAT TO SEE TY & SUE FROM A PREVIOUS TRIP. YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME ON MY TEAM ANYTIME. HOPE THE WEDDING WENT WELL, AND WISH I COULD’VE BEEN THERE. THE PICTURE TAKING MOMENTS WERE A BLAST TOO. WE GOT SOME GOOD ONES ON THE BEACH WITH ME, DARLENE, RANDY AND GERRY.
TO SUM UP THIS TRIP, I CANT SAY ENOUGH ABOUT THE STAFF AT THE RESORT. YOU WERE ALL TROOPERS WITH ALL THE SCHEMING WE DID (RADIOS, ROBBERIES AND ALL). EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAD A PART IN MAKING THIS TRIP MY BEST EVER. THE BARTENDERS, RESTAURANT STAFF AND SECURITY WERE GREAT TOO!!!
I CAN’T WAIT TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN IN MAY!!!!
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ROBYN