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July 25, 2005

the list

From Tonya: Memory list - Myrtle Beach vacation June 2005

(and yes, it's a little late)

- Very warm ocean water
- Nana kept putting Graham's sandals on the wrong feet - is she cross-eyed?
- Water wings work miracles for Graham - still doesn't know how to swim, but we're getting closer
- Mom fell in the waterfall pool. Got soaked (except somehow managed not to get her hair wet)
- Huge construction site (Marriott villas) provided lots of heavy equipment - especially massive cranes
- Big, buffet breakfasts every day - free, thanks to Dad's premier status
- No cooking all week
- Good idea to bring the Peets coffee for the room
- The sand tunnel is no good if the john deer tractor doesn't fit through it
- Mia started holding out her hands to us
- Nice clean, flat beach
- Mia looked smashing in her 3 bathing suits (one a gift from the Sawyers, one a gift from Nonni, one a hand-me-down from Dae-Dae)
- Rob's cell phone doesn't work in the bar when Nana, awoken by Mia's screams, tries to summon Rob and Tonya; everyone wakes up!
- Pedicure and brow waxing for Tonya; manicure for Joanne
- Daddy and screaming Graham go down the water slide together
- Graham was fearless in the water; never wanted to get out
- Heavy duty Stein Mart shopping trip - Tonya found the sought-after white pant suit
- Bumpin' Banana drinks in the afternoon
- Loved the Marriott employee name tags - lots of Baltic state natives
- Graham and Mia matching green gingham outfits brought lots of smiles, coos
- No cleaning up after everyone (like mom does at the outer banks)
- Lots of New Jersey girls waitressing by the pool - Hearing them say "water" is the giveaway
- Finally got through two issues of In-style
- Perfect weather
- The minivan really packs in the junk
- Graham still loves the Big Rig videos, but we need more variety
- Portofino's dinner with Strupe and Betty - best Grouper fish Dad ever had
- Rob wrote every day
- Advertures of W the Yellow Engine - (one of Daddy's nap-time stories)
- Serious Coppertone tan on this little boy (reminiscent of a young Tim......)
- Free wireless - in the Bar, in the lobby, by the pool....
- Rob couldn't connect to work email (oh, darn), but Tonya could (oh, darn)
- The song/dittie "Tanker truck Action! Tanker Truck action"
- Recognition of how international the name Maria is
- Heated pools!
- Mom and Dad got $125 for taking the time share Ocean Watch tour; (glad they bought 10 years ago)
- You can't go a week without doing at least one load of laundry
- Mia began grabbing her toes
- The earlybirds (joggers, walkers) get the ice-water, fruit and towels
- Mia loved being carted around in the water
- "Jump in to Pop Pop"
- Rob standing in the hot tub holding Graham, looking at the moon
- Internet security conference (what are the chances!?) at the hotel
- Relaxing walks in the beautiful evening weather
- "Mama draw a LONG eighteen-wheeler"
- Bought me some J. Lo shades
- We had adjoining rooms and amazing ocean/beach views
- Coconut shrimp and seared ahi tuna appetizers
- We love swimmie diapers - in small and large!
- Graham doubled over in laughter at Pop-pop's Thomas antics
- "My peeing, Mama" (in the pool), then 10 seconds later, "My pee'd mama"

Posted by rklause at July 25, 2005 1:33 PM

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