Mexico

During the 3rd week of May we FINALLY got to go on our vacation to Mexico. The whole trip started out a little rocky for Paul and I. Let me start from the beginning. We were at our staff retreat all day and we received a phone call from his mom saying that she was at the hospital for some tests, she was fine and not to leave or worry she would keep us posted. (she had been treated for a bladder infection that never went away....she ended up being misdiagnosed) We then went home got packed, visited with G & M for a while and then headed out to the hospital to see Paul's mom, the tests had been run and it was determined that she needed to have surgery. She told us to go and have a good time and that she would keep us posted, so we went.

We got to the hotel to meet Dad, Heather, Stacy & Nicki (Heather's kids) and Matt (Niki's boyfriend) and then we headed to the airport at around 2:00am. We checked in and met up with Misti and Jordan (friends of Matt & Nicki's) who were also coming with us. We boarded our flight to Edmonton were we had a 1 hour layover and then we flew to Cancun. We finally arrived at our hotel in Playa Del Carmen at around 5ish. We had dinner at the buffet and a couple of drinks poolside and then all went up to bed around 11:00pm. (keep in mind that Paul and I have been awake since 7:00am Thursday and it is now 11:00pm Friday night) neither of us were able to sleep on the plane so we were pretty much the walking dead by the time we finally crashed.

Day 1 - we were up early (8:30ish) and had breakfast and were on the beach by 9:30 or so..stayed on the beach until 1:00 then had lunch...another hour on the beach and then siesta time until about 5ish. Wander grab a few more drinks and wander down to someones room, have a few more drinks and then go for dinner around 7 or 8ish, few more drinks at dinner wander back, catch the show at the hotel and bed around midnight.

Days 2 - 5 - Same as above!!! Maybe a walk in there or something to change it up a bit!!

Day 6 - We did a day trip to Xel-Ha it was beautiful... a water paridise. We floated down the river on innertubes and you could swim and snorkle if you wanted. When you get to the bottom of the river you ditch the tubes and then snorkle. We did this for hours... there was a cave you go into and get your photo taken... it was such a great day - the only downside was that we were in the water all day which intensified the sun. We were wearing a 45 waterproof but I still got fried on my arms and the back of 1 leg. That was the first time all week I had burned.

Our last day we spent mostly on the beach and then we did shopping that night and bought some jewllery.

It was a wonderful vacation and really nice to spend the time to get to know Heathers kids and time with my Dad and Heather. Paul and I enjoyed it so much that we will definatly go back at some point in our lives!