Heaven's sake!

I did it. I took a long break from blogging. Not on purpose. There are a combination of reasons, that I could list, but I won't. Ok, I will list one: I haven't had the gumption required to download, edit, and organize the pictures I want to share. The funny thing is, the longer you wait, the more daunting the task seems to get. So, might as well get to it!

Let's talk Mexico.

This is the first time we went, courtesy of my mother and father (well, and Brad bought the tickets I think) in 2011. At this point we were engaged, and look how young we are!!!

We went this year in June during one of Brad's breaks from school. It was our one last hoorah before clinical days, kids, student loans and reality had to hit, so off we went! I guess it was also to celebrate our one year anniversary a little early. 
We met a fun couple from Beaverton, OR in the clear, warm, beautiful ocean one day. We were trying to dodge some tropical fish, and the plethora of Europeans, and happened to bump into a couple of Oregonites, Amber and Peter. We started chatting, and figured out we happened to not only be from the same country, but the same CITY even (pretty much). So, we spent the remaining days of our vacation hanging out with them. They had been there every year since they were married (4 I think) and really knew the ropes. They showed us the cool snorkeling places, got us a fishing tour for cheap, took some cute pictures of us, and even lent us some snorkel gear at Akumal to see some giant turtles.

And here we are again, one year later. Seriously, so OLD.

So, Mexico was a good time. We went to an all-inclusive resort, which made things very simple. It was on the PERFECT beach. It is one of the resorts that are outside the actual city of Cancun, and more nestled in the jungle. We saw some fun little animals every day on the stroll from our room to the breakfast restaurant. If you feed them, they actually climb up onto you. They are not scared if food is involved. We had hot sunny weather most of the time we were there, but did happen to be right in the middle of a tropical storm for a couple of days. We read, and tanned, and swam in the ocean and the pool. We went snorkeling, running, sea-kayaking, wave-runnering, catamaraning, and fishing. Oh. And we ate and drank (non-alcoholic beverages) a LOT. Brad also made friends with 2-3 waiters because he speaks Spanish. And tips. In fact, one of our waiters noticed we kept eating mangoes, and had his wife go to the store and buy us a few really big ones. He was pretty cool.

 Amber and Peter. These people, I swear, are part fish. Peter dropped their camera into the depths of the ocean, and Amber dove into the water after it, without goggles, and retrieved it before it was lost forever. I was impressed.

We were supposed to act like we like each other...? Anyway, looks like paradise, no?

This little pond was on our way to the lobby from our building. That dense jungle surrounded us on all but one side, and that side had an ocean.

Here are the little guys that were always begging for food!

Presh. They had 3 hot tubs, cool, warm, and hot. During the two days it rained, we spent a lot of time in the hot hot tub.

Wittle Wabbit!

Sun...rise? Yep, rise. Wait. Yes. Sunrise.

I actually was nibbled by a fish while in Mexico. This experience changed me.

Our fisherman guide!! He caught that grouper, and then I reeled it in.

Our grouper about 30 minutes later. Circle of life, people. Don't hate.

Sea turtle. Duh.

And another.

Water aerobics. Can I just say, after a week there, I NEVER want to hear another Shakira song again?

Aw... :)

Dinner one night. The one time I did my make-up while there.

At the airport going home. I don't know why he is smiling.

Getting home was tricky. You see, our flight was delayed about 45 minutes when we arrived at the airport. However, since it looked like we would still be able to make our connecting flight, the airport didn't switch us to a different flight. By the time we went through security, etc, our flight had been delayed another hour. Then it was delayed another hour. By the time we got on the plane to Denver, there was no way we were going to make our connection. I was freaking out because, I HAD to be at work the next day. And Brad had clinical, but I didn't care about that as much as work. I'm selfish like that. Anyway, by the grace of God and a little help from the elements, our next flight happened to be delayed TOO. Completely unrelated reasons. The first flight, there were some technical difficulties (some light on the dash wouldn't go off) and the second flight was delayed because of a storm! Long story short, we ran through customs, security, and to our gate right as they were boarding our plane!!! We were soooooo lucky!

I went to work the next day, and wished I was in Denver.