Alschuler Family Reunion 2008

Amazing foresight and generosity on the part of the late Al Alschuler facilitated yet another fantastic family get together. Britt's family, Alfie's family, Elena and Cathy, Zoe and Cloade, Lise and Ann and Irene... we all flew to Playa del Carmen for a week of fun in the warmth. The warmth was the best part of the whole trip. The winter this year has not been particularly cold but we have been bombarded by snow storms which have really taken its toll on the vitamin D production facilites.

It was such a joy to be in shorts and flip flops for a week. I reached my goal for the week of no deoderant or underwear for the entire week and we spent 90 percent of the time in the water with the boys... pool and ocean.

There were excursions to the driving range (Mason and Aman are really getting good), tennis courts, ping pong and pool tables, snorkeling, archery, lizard hunting with plenty of wild life around. I went for a 4-5 mile run on the beach on two separate mornings before people got up and then finished off with a cooling swim in the ocean... exquisite! One day we went off campus to the Mayan ruins called Cobá and went swimming in a cenote (sinkhole). A very well appreciated time off from reality. Thanks Al.