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Category Archives: MemoryLane

Music Monday – “I like girls that Wear Abercrombie and Fitch/I’d take her if I had one wish/But she’s been gone/Since that summer”

Not sure what the statute of limitations is on me posting songs from my “Tropical Vacation Tunes” playlist after our holiday is over.  But I’m going to keep doing it for the time being (and since there’s more than 52 songs on that playlist, who knows – maybe I’ll post one a week until our […]

Posted 26 March 2018 § MusicMonday § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

10 (More) Things I Want in an All-Inclusive

A few years back, I did a post where I listed 10 things that were important to us when selecting an all-inclusive resort for our vacations. That list, in no particular order, included the following: Multiple/big pools Decent, non-repetitive food Beautiful beach Unique bars Kids Club Oceanview Room A la carte restaurants Wifi Nearby city/attractions […]

Posted 25 March 2018 § Family § List § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Saturday Snap – That Sad Moment When You Check Your Weather App For Info About #skstorm…

…and realise it’s still set to the location where you just returned from a tropical holiday! 🙁

Posted 24 March 2018 § Humour § Photo § SaturdaySnap § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Throwback Thursday – #tbt – Extra Spam = $2.25 (January 2012)

A restaurant menu board from our Hawaii trip in 2012…

Posted 22 March 2018 § Humour § Photo § Travel § United States ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

10 “Musts” When Visiting @MoonPalaceCancun #ThePalaceLife

Shea and I learned a lot from a private Facebook Group dedicated to the resort we just visited and in one of my posts from the resort right before our holiday ended, I mentioned that I’d likely post a review on my blog and/or that group and/or TripAdvisor after we got home. I still haven’t […]

Posted 20 March 2018 § List § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , ,

Friday Fun Link – 10 Highlights of Our Moon Palace Cancun Vacation #ThePalaceLife

1. Parasailing We went parasailing on the Cancun beach in front of the Moon Palace’s sister resort, Beach Palace.  Three people. Twenty Minutes. $270 USD.  Amazing Experience = Priceless. 😉 2. Break Dance Show Surprise  The break dance show at Sunrise was one of the best evening shows we saw, made even better at the […]

Posted 16 March 2018 § List § Sasha § Shea § Travel § Video ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: , ,

10 Random Thoughts About Our Recent @palaceresorts Moon Palace Cancun Vacation #thepalacelife

1. Two week all-inclusive vacations are more than 2x better than one week all-inclusive vacations! 2. Shea and I are big fans of trying new resorts, new destinations and even new resort companies with every trip we take. But Moon Palace is probably the first resort I’d consider returning to as it nails pretty much everything on my […]

Posted 15 March 2018 § Family § List § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged:

Made It Home! #ThePalaceLife

Posted 14 March 2018 § Saskatchewan § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Off To Mexico! #ThePalaceLife

Posted 27 February 2018 § Humour § Travel ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Friday Fun Link – This Is My Favourite Photo of Mark Messier

After years without quite making it to the ultimate victory, in 1984, only one year after Wayne Gretzky was made his Captain, Mark Messier was drinking from the Stanley Cup. Some other fun facts about Gretzky, Messier and their intertwined  destinies: * Messier had 37 points in his first season in the NHL and Gretzky had […]

Posted 23 February 2018 § FridayFunLink § Humour § Randomness § Sports ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: ,