Well, we're back and we had such a good time. We left Saturday the 1st and got back on the 8th. We stayed at The Grand Riviera Princess hotel in Playa Del Carmen. (our favorite place in Mexico) We have gone the last 3 years and we have always stayed at the Iberostar. We love that hotel but this year I decided to try a new hotel. I was so nervous because I didn't want to be wishing that we should have stayed at the Iberostar again, plus, I booked this trip as a surprise so it would be all my fault for picking a crappy hotel. But the pictures were beautiful and it had a lot of good reviews so I went for it. (plus we got an AMAZING deal)
When we first got there we were both comparing EVERYTHING to the Iberostar. Even though the hotel was beautiful, I guess we were expecting it to have everything the Iberostar had.
To make a LONG story short, we ended up loving the hotel and would for sure go back. The resort was gorgeous! It was built last December so it is still pretty new. The pools were beautiful and the food was very good. Anyone who has never done the "all inclusive" thing, you need too! It is the best way to vacation if you ask me!
We also did a zip line tour which was SOOOOOO much fun. We started out by ring bikes on a dirt path that goes through the jungle. Then we went to Mayan ceremony, it was pretty neat, we were blessed and cleansed by an actual Mayan man in a cave full of lit candles. After that we did the zip lining. We started out with two smaller zip lines and then worked are way up to a VERY high one. It was so much fun. I didn't think I'd be scared but, I was a little.
When we were done zip lining we went snorkeling in some cenotes. It's pretty much a cave. It was okay, not much to see but the water was pretty.
To finish up the day, we were served a traditional Mayan lunch. It was surprisingly good.
It was by far one of my favorite tours we've ever done there. That and swimming with the dolphins.
We had a great trip, laying on the beach and by the pool, we did some shopping in town, eating A LOT of food, and just spending some quality time together.
I can't wait to go back next year!!
decided to put our tree up on Monday. I know...some of you think it's crazy to put your tree out before Thanksgiving, but with Thanksgiving being so late in the month this year, we wanted to be able to enjoy it for a while.
an tell but the bottom half of the tree has a lot more decorations then the top. Preston and I had a fun time RE-decorating the tree after he went to bed. He didn't even notice the next morning.
to early, but It just goes by way to fast. I guess it's just our way of making it last a little bit longer.
