We thought that celebrating our 30th birthdays should be done in Cancun. I'm not exactly sure how we came up with that exact location or who suggested it, but we latched onto it. There was some reservation, however, about the three of us traveling together. Other than weekends at grandma's house and a couple of camping trips, we hadn't vacationed as a group.
There was also the exchange student trip to Germany that Booty and Piranha took together in high school. Stories out of that jaunt weren't too encouraging as it's a damn miracle Piranha didn't come home in a body bag and Booty tossed in jail for her murder. Piranha is a babbling drunk that doesn't have the decency to passout. Booty had to punch her just to get her to shut the fuck up.
We also weren't too sure about Piranha's prima dona morning behaviors - waking up near noon, incessant showers, lots of primping and hair fussing...
And it's not all Piranha. Neither of them had traveled with me. I'm known for calling it a night long before they're ready to turn in. They're also aware of my affinity of afternoon naps. And then there's my general dumbassness... well, they're guilty of that too.
So basically we were looking at Piranha getting out of bed at noon and in an hour me wanting to take a nap. This could have been really ugly.
As daughter of the Itinerary Queen, I wanted to make sure we didn't over-schedule ourselves and genuinely were able to relax, squeeze in some unencumbered beach time.
The more we discussed it the more we were all on the same page. As for sleeping schedules and starting the day it was agreed we could easily go our separate ways. There was no need for all three of us to roll out of the room at the same time. Nor was there any issue if anyone wanted to sneak off for a nap or go to bed early.
And since none of us had ever been there before, we made no specific plans. We waited until we arrived to pick and choose what we would do. It had been previously agreed that we would only do one touristy thing a day. What or when would be decided after we landed.
It was a perfect vacation. We were restricted to two room keys unless we wanted to pay out the nose for an extra so Booty and I held tight to the keys knowing Piranha was prone to losing keys (a whole 'nuther story). But really it was perfect. We stayed up late and danced and partied. Booty and I rolled out of the room by 10am taking brunch poolside with Pina Coladas. Piranha joined us later on the beach. There was no bickering, no disagreements and unfortunately not a lot of pictures. We were busy relaxing and having fun.
