Minneapolis Woman Acquires Excessive Ornamentation Under the Influence of Mind-Altering Tasty Beverages

When I awoke this morning, my eyeballs commenced a lazy survey of the room, eventually landing on what appeared to be a new and exotic collection of jewelry--not exactly indicative of my style, quite frankly--resting on top of the bureau. It turns out that after a few drinks, I become very, very good at bargaining with street vendors. Or so, um, it seems at the time. If the fruits of last night´s post-margarita(s) shopping spree are any indication, my accessories this fall will be tending toward the "Very Tribal." (*In my defense, waking up to a pile of wacky necklaces still ranks far below, say, waking up in a zoo and/or not being able to find your panties.*)

We went snorkeling yesterday along the reef at Garrafon, and it was amazing. I have never snorkeled before. It was so easy and super fun. The only problem is I have a tendency to react audibly to beautiful underwater sights, which results in stinging saltwater up my nose. We got some lounge chairs and drank margaritas and read books when we were not in the water. Today we are going to the North Beach, which is really popular and is probably going to be crowded, but it is a beautiful sandy beach with cerulean waters and, hopefully, cabana boys.