Midwest vs East Coast Bring it On

Blog has taken a backburner with school holidays in full effect. Got back from amazing trip to Tenerife ( Canary Islands)- the good news is the trip would have been a success if I saw the sun and the SUN is what we got . Warm weather, warm pools, happy kids, some English celeb sighting ( an Eastender actress ( their version of General Hospital, and tennis player Greg Rusedski ( note Chris actually drank with him and watched the Masters)- Sidebar did anyone else cheer when Tiger totally missed that putt- sorry but I was pretty pleased he didn't play as well as he normally does and not to butt in but what the heck is Elin waiting for ( hire the barracudas and let the bloodshed begin- I know I need to work on the concept of forgiveness.)

Completely relaxing trip- kids were in the pool most of the day and the hotel set up an outdoor movie viewing area so after the kids ate they could watch a movie while the adults finished their dinner. We went with friends from England and it was a nice mix of having people you know with you but not eating every meal together. We met another American family at the resort who are living in England- the husband came up to us and said he could tell we were Midwesterners because we were talking with folks in the pool and bing sociable ( I didn't want to point out that Chris was in a MSU shirt and hat). He was from Ohio so we talked briefly- nice guy- then he calls his wife to come meet us- I am not exaggerating within 30 seconds she told me she was from Manhattan and that is why she had a zero adjustment to London because NYC and London are so similiar and then she went on to tell me that she has a Range Rover and her husband has a Lexus and they belong to this golf club in Surrey and they love the International School they are at, and this and that. ( Long story short- she was the most annoying person and I couldn't swim far enough away from her and bragging life- to be fair her kids were actually sweet and well behaved). The kicker was her husband kept trying to find Chris and I because he loves "Midwesterners" and hates hearing how great New York is from his other half.

Headed back to 50 degree England weather that basically the peachy glow I obtained was gone as soon as I exited the plane. Seriously I am back to a pale white purplish color.