I Hate To Use This Word, But...

Vacation was awesome.

Five days in New Orleans that included good times with the fam, lots of daiquiris, scrumptious delectable delights, an unprecedented run-in with "The Law" and fun on Bourbon Street. Ahhhh, The Big Easy...

Pops and his kids (and the grandson) on the Fourth of July

The older Jones Kids and the Bro-in-Law on Bourbon

Then it was off to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico for five days of some much needed fun with a little bit of R&R here and there. If you're ever going to Cabo, I definitely recommend the Riu Santa Fe. It's the all-inclusive jump-off, no doubt.

Every morning I would wake up and stare at the view from our balcony...

...it was crazy beautiful.

Speaking of crazy, the drinks were...that's fire under those shots. Birthday shots!

There were bars everywhere we turned, but the best was held down by...

"Gaby! " Gaby not only made great drinks, but she was fun and funny!

We even made friends in Cabo - Andrew and Karen were from Canada and were cool, ay!

Alas, we made our way back to New Orleans for one more day. I had to go and see my sister rack up awards at the Bernard Harris ExxonMobil Summer Science Camp...

Tiara is the smartest out of all of us. She's a star and a future doctor!

...and we HAD to see Gran before leaving!

Angie with her grandmother

We eventually returned to the real world, but we have great memories from vacation to hold us over until the next time we're able to get away for a few days.