Vacation

D and I along with 2 friends went to Mexico last week. It was awesome! I have never been to Mexico so it was another first for me....

We haven't been on a vacation in a REALLY long time, so we definitely needed it. We sat by the pool and the ocean, and ate an AWFUL lot of food.

we stayed at the Iberostar Paradiso Del Mar in the Rivera Maya area of Mexico, about 30 km south of Cancun. The resort was beautiful. It was just amazing. The rooms were great and the staff was very friendly. The landscaping was so spectacular - it was like nothing I have ever seen before. Just amazing. The place was HUGE but we didn't have a hard time getting around.

For an all inclusive resort the food was decent. The Mexican restaurant was the best place we ate at, but still it was only pretty good - not great.

We had decent weather. Sunday was good - just a few rain showers in the afternoon and then it cleared up. Monday was the best weather day we had. No rain at all and sun all day long. Tuesday morning was clear but then it rained all afternoon. Tuesday we went to Playa Del Carmen.

An interesting little touristy town with a lot of shops with trinkets and pottery, etc. We bought two serving dishes. We spend a good part of the day in town since it was raining and we couldn't hang at the beach or the pool.)

Wednesday D and I went snorkeling. Another first for me. It was really cool - until it started raining. They called us in early and our trip was cut short. oh well. i saw some neat fish and coral reefs. we took some pics with an underwater camera but i still need to get them developed. It rained pretty much all day Wednesday.

We left Mexico on Thursday - another rainy day. Apparently this was due to Tropical Storm Barry that formed in the Gulf on Wednesday.

Another thing i should mention.... D and I got engaged while we were in Mexico! Yea!

We are going to wait another week or so before we start trying to figure out when we are going to actually get married. D had to leave for Italy today for work and I am going to leave on Tuesday to meet up with him there.

how cool is that! I've never been to Italy so it will be another first for me. It is going to be a little scary for me though - i have to get myself from the airport to the train station in Milan and then get a train ticket to Mantova - all without speaking a lick of Italian.... i have a few books that I bought and that people have loaned to me that should be helpful, but I think i need to created a cheat-sheet with several of the phrases that i need to know in order to get around... problem is, i have no clue how to understand their reply when i ask them where to go to buy a train ticket...

i don't think it will be that difficult but i am a little nervous....