WEDDING RECAP // HONEYMOON

{view from our room}

Well, no sign of wedding photos, but I'm going to start some of these anyway. I have a few posts drafted that don't require the professional photos, so I'll space them out a bit and hopefully be able to roll right into the rest of the recaps!

 

Monday morning after the wedding M and I took off to Playa del Carmen, Mexico for 6 days of absolute gluttony and relaxation. We stayed at an all inclusive resort on the beach, a few streets from downtown Playa. 

I'm somewhat sad to report that we didn't really experience much in the way of true Mexican culture... since we only ventured off the resort twice, once so M could get some sunglasses. The experience was an interesting one, to say the least. I knew before going that bartering was something that was common in Mexico, however, I had my doubts. I mean, in America.. the price is the price. (with the exception of cars, and houses, and things of that nature).. but you try walking into Target and telling them, "I'll give you $15 for that $30 dress" and they'd laugh you out the door. SO, when M went to pick up a pair of sunglasses and was told "$15 U.S., $150 pesos" and said he only had a $100 peso note, my first thought was "aw well, we'll have to go back and grab some more money and come back later!".... der. #rookie. M told him, "aw, I only have $100.. sorry." and started to leave.. and just as predicted the man said, "show me the money" (yes, a la Tom Cruise)... M pulled out his $100 and we left with some discounted shades. Score! Another time we walked along the beach and stopped at a bar off the resort for a drink. The rest of the time we were content to wander around the resort, bounce from pool to pool, eat (and drink-fo free) at all hours, and play copious amounts of volleyball. 

I'd break this recap down into multiple posts except, they really wouldn't look very different. Every day pretty much went like this-->

Wake up between 8-9- roll over and look at Matt: "where do you want to eat today!?" ..then we walk to one of the 2 good breakfast spots.

10:00-1:00- Find a pool chair, or a beach chair/cabana, depending on the day, and drink/read. Take 1 hour break for beach volleyball a few of the days around 11:00. Some dang good exercise..I was sore the rest of the trip.

1:00- roll over in the beach chair and look at Matt: "where do you want to eat!?".. then 3 of the 5 days head to the Tapas restaurant because it was that. good. 

2:00-5:00- head back to the beach, or pool, or go take a siesta in our room. Then get ready for dinner. 

5:30- roll over after the nap and look at Matt: "where do you want to eat!?" (notice a pattern?)

As for our evenings? Delightfully uneventful and I wouldn't have changed a thing. One night we popped into the lobby to watch the "show"- which was a "Decades" show.. they performed dances/acrobatics from the 1940s to 2013.. including Grease and Rhianna. It was pretty fun, but I have zero patience, so sitting in the lobby for 45 minutes to secure our spot for the show, and then sitting still for the show, was just a bit much for me. We listened to the tunes through a window the rest of the nights. Another evening M bought a cigar, and we sat out back on the patio by another bar and chatted while he enjoyed that. Our last night there we were in bed by 7, reading, and listening to the show through the window.

And that was our honeymoon! I know someday I want to explore Europe, and more of South America, and really get out and experience the country.. but this week was exactly what we needed to relax and unwind after all the preparation and wedding festivities. 

Now for the fun part, some pictures! I didn't take a ton, since we didn't really DO a lot, alas.