Our Honeymoon

I was trying to wait to post things in order, but I'm giving up on that for now.  Eventually you'll hear about the wedding, I promise!  For now though, sit back and enjoy some tidbits from our honeymoon to Mexico.  Since we both love the beach, we went to an all-inclusive resort near Cancun.  Neither of us had ever been to one of these resorts, and we had a blast.  It was the most amazing seven days, and very relaxing.  Between eating, laying on the beach, sleeping, drinking, kayaking, swimming, water aerobics, sand castles, and more eating, we stayed busy (hard life, right?)!  If your looking for a wonderful, relaxing vacation, and love the beach (and food) we highly recommend Catalonia Playa Maroma.

 There were 4 different restaurants you could eat at, and a buffet anytime.  This was some of the best food I've ever eaten!  We planned most of our days around which restaurants to eat at and when.

 In the courtyard near our room, the hotels grounds were beautiful, very well kept, and green.

 The view from our lounge chairs most afternoons...what a hard life.

 Our honeymoon package came with breakfast in bed one morning.

 These guys lived right outside our room, we caught them sunning a few afternoons.

 Although I could never get the best pictures, these are Coati.  They ran all around our resort, and were interesting little animals.

 This is my favorite picture, and shows how pretty everything was at the resort.  It was taken one night on the way to dinner.

 We loved being near the water, everything was so pretty!

 Shane was the best guide on our kayaking adventures (I tanned, he paddled!).

 Enjoying a Mojito, and a good book on the beach!

 Occasionally we traded in our swim suits, and cover-ups for real clothes, and fancy dinners at the rooftop restaurant

 The staff all over the resort were some of the nicest people we'd ever met.  You couldn't walk anywhere without getting several "holas" from the staff.  Every drink served, and napkin placed in the lap was followed by "Oh, my pleasure!".  One night we even saw the workers inspecting every lounge chair for mold with blacklights.

 We had decorations on our bed most nights when we got back from dinner.  They also turned down our beds, put our slippers and robes beside the bed each night, and cleaned for the second time each day.  Fresh towels TWICE a day?  Yes, please.

 One afternoon we enjoyed a guided tour on a hobie cat, it didn't take long for us to decide one day we've love to own a sail boat.

One of our favorite afternoon snacks (besides the most gourmet chicken nuggets, and homemade lime sherbet you've ever tasted) was crepes from the crepe bar.  So delicious, and the perfect way to end our beach afternoon, of course it wouldn't be a complete snack without a banana mama for me, and a mojito for Shane.  Yes, Eduardo we miss you dearly...