Costa Rica---Pura Vida!

HAPPY 34...to me!! In Arenal at LaChoza de Laurel with my new favorite cocktail after a long day of rappelling and Class 3 white-water rafting.

I'll spare the 582 photos that we took in all and just post a few of the special highlights of the vaca..plus, as I have said before I really don't think anyone reads this blog anymore except for my mom. Best Vaca since our honey moon, hands down. Just adventure after adventure! It was weird being called by my proper name of 'Shelley' for that many consecutive days in a row..

Couple of pics at the MonteVerde Cloud Forest Reserve as we hiked through the rainforest...

Ola Jason! Getting ready to zip down zipline #6!

Actions shots of rappelling at the Lost Canyon on the Balsa River, one of the coolest experiences of my life!And after 6 packed days of hiking and adventure..it was the treasured beach region time, Tamarindo Beach. Up next--surfing lessons!

Just your typical howler monkies hanging out in the trees as we were driving by on a gravel road. No bigs...

View from our hotel room---Arenal Volcano. The second largest active volcano in the world.

A true sunset on the Tamarindo beach. No words really needed. God is good.

Pura Vida! Laying out enjoying the good life while reading the Hunger Games...Pretty perfect day in my world...

I can hardly wait to go back and bring the girls. We had an awesome time and I had the perfect birthday. Costa Rica is absolutely worthy of the hype. I am just so grateful I have amazing moms to trust with my chicks to allow us to take a vaca like that. It was a perfect way to ring in 2012!

Happy New Year!