Mexican Getaway!

These are all pictures from Playa Del Carmen Mexico, where Josh and I just went on a mini vacation getaway.  Ahhh... it was heavenly :) He didn't get any days off this year for Christmas and we had talked about him taking a week off in February.  Originally, we thought we would take the whole family somewhere, but the more time that went by and work, the more we both realized we wanted to do something just the two of us.  We went to the same area for our honeymoon and hadn't been back since.  It was BEAUTIFUL!

We stayed at the resort Secrets Maroma Riviera Maya.  It was new and clean and just so wonderful for this stay.  I would highly recommend it.  It was adults only and so very wonderful.  There were several pools and beach areas to use.  The weather was spotty showers, so we appreciated the heated pools when the clouds rolled in.  The sunny times were spent on the beach, with a fruity drink, listening to my ipod or reading a book.  Having only ourselves to think about and take care of was so foreign, but we quickly remembered how to relax :)

 

We enjoyed breaking up our day with eating, sleeping, going to the spa, laying on the beach and eating some more.  It was just so nice to talk to each other without interruption and relax.

The room was beautiful, and again, just so clean.  They came in two times a day to take care of it!  Wish I could have those little magic helpers at my  house!

 

We had a swim up room.  The pool was shared with the four other ground floor rooms in our building.  It was heated and a really fun place to sit and talk.  This was right after one of the afternoon storms we had.

 

The resort had entertainment every day and night.  Bonfires, karaoke, games and all sorts of other things.  Sadly, we were back in our room and asleep by 10-11 every night.  The thought of uninterrupted sleep was just too appealing.  The night we got there was Super Bowl Sunday.  We did go and participate in the fun that night.  They had three giant screens with the game on and a huge tailgate of sorts with all American foods.  It was hilarious and SO fun.  This is the picture we took in the photo booth.  

The food was a whole other thing.  I have stayed at some all inclusive places where there was okay food and okay drinks.  Not here!  The food was awesome!  We loved having a date night every night at a different restaurant.  The Italian was out favorite.  We got to sit in the wine cellar and had the most amazing dinner.  There was this giant cheese wheel they brought around to shred on your food and bread that I literally have dreamed about! 

Josh's mom came down and took care of our girls for us.  We are so blessed to have such wonderful parents!  It was so nice to know they were at their house on their schedule and were having fun!  We were there four nights and felt that it was perfect.  We were missing them and ready to be home that last day.

It may be another 8 years, but Playa, we will be back!  Did I mention we loved it?

Ahhhhhhhh!