Cancun, Mexico

Over the Thanksgiving Holiday, Steph and I decided to cash in a few free nights she earned over the past year with her extensive traveling for work. Our original destination was the beautiful and quiet Puerto Rico - Steph had been planning the trip for months and we even got some help from our friend Yan who was born and raised in Puerto Rico. We were extremely excited about the trip until about 1 week before we were due to leave, when after checking several weather sources at least a dozen times it became apparent that we would see nothing but rain for the whole time we would be there. Time for Plan B. What was Plan B you ask? We didnt have one, but with Steph taken care of travel plans, you dont need one - she just seems to have a gift for making things happen on the fly.
So, she spun the globe and where would her finger land? ...

Cancun, Mexico!

Our flight was painless, a little under 4 hours. We arrived in our shorts to sunny 85 degree weather. From the moment we got off the plane, we were hounded by locals trying to sell us a bunch of crap we didnt need (dont worry, this continued throughout the whole trip) - but thats enough about that. Just ignore them, maybe yell at them in english a few times, and then they'll leave you alone. But i digress - We arrived at our first hotel Friday afternoon, the Le Meridien Resort and Spa (http://www.starwoodhotels.com/lemeridien/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1877) which is part of the Starwood Alliance. Check it out, absolutely ridiculous. Cascading pools, breathtaking views, and awesome spa. The people were extremely friendly (due in no small part to steph being Platinum im sure) and the rooms were excellent. The last few nights we stayed at the somewhat scaled down, but still enjoyable, Westin. During our time, we enjoyed several nights on the town in which we got Tequilla poured down our throats by the bartenders and enjoyed a variety of Mexican beers and drinks. From Carlos and Charlies to Senor Frogs, Cancun is quite a party city. During several of the rainy days, we took the bus into the Market and spent way to much on souviners that we do not need. We even stopped into WalMart Mexico! The food was great, the water was beautiful, and the trip rocked.
Definetely need to plan a group trip!

See ya - DSpahr

Go Young Guns!!!

After going undefeated last fall and then losing in the first round, I will be the first to admit I was more than a little nervous going into this week's playoff games. The first game got off to quite an ususual start. Danny and I often say if defense can get one stop we will win. Well defense came out and stopped the other team on the first drive and then on the firts play, Scott threw his first interception of the season. But looking back, i think that play alone got our team focused. After that, we came out firing on all cylinders. To be honest, I don't think Scott could have thrown better, everyone was catching everything and defense played the best I have seen all season. The biggest turning point was an interception at the end of the half and a perfect touchdown pass to me in the back of the end zone which put us up by 2 touchdowns and we would start the second half with the ball. Then it was just a matter of "putting the nail in the coffin." Although there were a few tense moments as we tried to run out the clock, it was never really close again.

The championship game was one of the oddest games I think I have played in. On the opening drive, the other team literally handed Kevin the ball (nice catch, babe) and we got a quick score. From that point on thoug.. we had a severe case of the drops (I had two pretty nice ones). However, due to a great defensive effort (I think we may just have to call you d-unit again) we pulled out the championship and got our second trophies!!!

Check back for a picture our the young Guns..

Danny and I are off to Cancun on Friday for the week as well.. so make sure you check back for the trip report and pics!! ta ta for now!

Introduction

Welcome to The Spahr Bar, the personal blog for Danny and Stephany Spahr. We have created this blog to share our thoughts, our adventures, and our journey through life with our friends and family. We welcome you to read our blog as well as exploring our website, www.dannyandsteph.com, which we will be updating regularly with pictures and comments. Thanks for visiting!