Finding the Balance

The past seven months have been the busiest time of my life. I've made it through the first half of my presidency, studied for and took the LSAT, finished another semester of school, and taught swim lessons to lots of precious kids. I'm one of those people who love staying busy and always having something to work for or work on, but some days over the past seven months, I've longed to be far, far away. Out of calling reach. Out of cell phone reach. Out of email reach. And I finally got this wish.

My sister Becca and I went to Cancun for a week with our uncle and aunt. I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful family and great friends who over the past few months have taught me more than ever the importance of finding the balance of work and play. Luckily, last week was all play. Here's a little review of our adventures in Mexico:


We went snorkeling and saw thousands of gorgeous fish.

We lived in a palace...Cancun Palace. Anything we wanted, we got it. Good service: the Palace does it right.

We swam with dolphins, and I conquered my fear of deep water. Yes, I know, I teach swim lessons and I'm afraid of deep water. I don't like swimming in water over 8 feet deep; the dolphin pools were 18 feet deep.

It was a great week filled with fun, lots of laughter, and no schedule. It truly was just what I had been longing for.