Riviera Maya - Cancun (Honeymooning)

My wonderful husband surprised me with a trip to Mexico on our anniversary this year to make up for not being able to go on a honeymoon. Due to the heartbreakingly sad turn of events we'd been dealt and as the warm months in Utah started fading away, we were definitely welcoming this trip with open arms.

Our resort was beyond beautiful and the service was incredible. We were in awe at how hard all the staff worked to make their patrons happy. Our mission was to relax and realign our demeanors so that we could come back with a new outlook on life. In the midst of our relaxing we actually met some incredibly genuine people that we hope to keep in touch with and see in the future. It's funny how when you eliminate phones, computers, kids, work, etc you realize how in love you are with your spouse. I didn't have anyone else to take care of (aside from Paul after too much drinky drinky) and it just made me realize how much I truly adore him and our time together. We as humans get consumed by the chaos of life and often take for granted the small things that chaos takes away.

We had the choice of taking it easy by the pool or hopping on a shuttle to go snorkeling for the afternoon. If we wanted to sleep in until 10 and then go have breakfast that's exactly what we did. One of our favorite excursions was the Captain Hook's dinner cruise. The entertainment was incredible, we laughed, drank, danced and had an amazing time.

The food at our resort was incredible, in fact I think we both packed on a few pounds during the week. Paul liked the buffets, I got sick of them. The restaurants at night were awesome even though we had to dress up ICK. They make the best drinks you could possibly ask for, we fell in love with the "dirty monkey." There were always evening shows to attend involving acting, music, and dancing. Above all there was always someone waiting to sell you something at a rip off price :) Barter, Barter, Barter, that's all I have to say about that! All in all we couldn't have asked for a better vacation. As sad as we were to leave and come back to reality it was also refreshing seeing the faces of our beautiful kids awaiting our arrival home. Next time we will take them with and have twice as much fun but twice as less relaxation. Cheers to Kids!!!