As I sit here on our 3rd snow/cold day off school and the coldest day of my entire life (no, really the wind chill was -38!), I realized I hadn't blogged about a much warmer time this winter...our trip to Mexico! Matt and I went on a trip to an all inclusive resort in Playa del Carmen Mexico from Dec. 31-Jan. 5 in celebration of my 40th birthday last October. It was heavenly. We literally had NO responsibilities and could just relax and do whatever we wanted!
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| flying in |
We got there on New Year's Eve, so we got to celebrate the new year outside in 80 degrees, a first! It was a lot of fun, but we were so tired since we had to wake up at 4 am to be at the South Bend airport.
We spent time at the beach and pool. It was a great time to go, not too crowded.
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| These little coati were EVERYWHERE! They were rummaging around in the dirt and trashcans. |
We spent an afternoon in town touring the shops and restaurants.
Our resort, Grand Sunset Princess!
We went ziplining at a really cool place in the jungle!
It was a lot of fun and even though it rained a bit, we had a great time!
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| waiting on the rest of our group to eat |
We also got to go swimming in a cenote (natural sinkhole).
Our resort room was gorgeous! It was spacious and the balcony overlooked the pool.
We went to dinner each night (usually around 9) and then just walked around the resort. It was so nice being able to walk around even at night and not be cold or worry about bugs.
Everyone was so willing to bring you drinks and help out. Several employees were a little too insistent on us buying into the timeshare there and they kept asking us about it. We eventually got smart and told them it was our last day, then they stopped asking!
It was a great week away, just the two of us! We missed the kids (Emmy sent us messages about every day 😃), but it was nice to feel the sunshine and swim in the ocean.
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| Sunset on the way home |
