Cancun Update (LONG)

Thursday
We got out of bed at 2:45 AM and got ready. Left our house by 3:30 to head to the airport. Didn't have any problems at the airport although we almost had someone miss the plane b/c apparently right after we went though the line to go through security got huge and it took them about an hour to get through it. We had some turbulents coming in to land, but overall it wasn't a bad flight. Once we got to Mexico it was definitely a whole different world. The humidity was horrendous. When you go outside you instantly are sweating. I thought my husband was a crazy driver, these people are worse. There maybe be only 2 lanes, but they drive fast and pass on the shoulder if they have to. Wow! On the way to our resort we stopped at the liquor store to get some beer. Our driver talked to us, too and told us some places to go, etc. The resort was awesome!!! When we got there, we checked in and they gave us wrist bands that we had to wear the entire time. We headed to our room, unpacked fast and got our suits on and headed to the pool. We spent the afternoon in the pool drinking frozen drinks, relaxing and chatting with the others. Around 6:00 we headed to the room to get ready for dinner. We had dinner at this Japanese place. It was good. We had sushi rolls, chicken kabobs, bananas on a stick coated w/ cheese and fried & egg rolls for appetizer. After dinner we sat and talked for a while then headed back to our room as we were exhausted.

Friday
We got up early, since our alarm went off at 6:00 am. (We didn't set it either) We had breakfast and walked along the beach past the other side of the hotel. The "other side" is actually the topless side although they did linger onto our side a little. Anyway, we went to the tennis court and played around a little. We played for a little bit, but we were dripping with sweat and I think the heat was getting the best of me, so I sat down and Eric played a few games with the guy running the courts. After that we headed back to the pool and couldn't wait to get in. At 1:00 I headed back for my spa treatments. I started out with this hydrotherapy thing that was free to anyone. Basically, it went like this... First you go in a talk a shower, then put a robe on over your swimsuit. You sit in the steam room w/ eucalyptus for 5-10 minutes, get out and take a COLD shower, then sit in the sauna for 5-10 minutes. Get out, walk through the cold whirlpool, then sit in the hot whirlpool for a bit, then sit in the foot spa for a bit. Then they come to get you and talk you to a different level where your spa is. My first treatment was the cool mud therapy. I had gotten some sun that morning, so she was leery of me doing it. I said go ahead and it was great except the first thing they do is put these gloves on that are like hard sponge and rub all over your body. Then they put the mud on, you shower, then she puts some oils or lotion on you or something. Next was my 80 min theraputic massage. She was a little rough and really got some of my tension out. I had a headache when I got out of there b/c I was clenching my teeth. I did feel very relaxed though, so that's a plus. Finally I had a deluxe pedicure. Why didn't anyone ever tell me what I was missing? It was great. I definitely think I'll keep that up monthly now. After I finished we headed up to our room to shower and get ready for dinner. That night we ate at an italian place and it was pretty good. After dinner we headed back to the bar and hung out there for a while. Everyone was exhausted though so we went to our room and went to bed.

Saturday
We slept in a little although we were both sunburnt from the day before so we were a little sore. We met up with some others and headed to Playa de Carma for some market shopping. We didn't buy much and since we were with other people we didn't get to see as much as we would have if we were alone. Eric was also disappointed b/c he wanted to eat at Senor Frogs and none of the others would b/c they were scared of getting sick. All-in-all, we probably should have went to the market by ourself, but o'well. When we got back we headed up to our room and ordered room service and enjoyed the whirlpool. Later, we did some souvenir shopping and took pics. We met up with some people and Eric played some pool volleyball. I didn't have my suit on, nor did I want any more sun, so I just soaked my feet on the side of the pool and chatted with the ladies. We had dinner at Japanese again, which was fine b/c it was good.

Sunday
We got up early and had breakfast with another couple then had to check out at 8:00 am and meet our van at 8:30 for a ride to the airport. Everyone in our group got their bags gone through except us, which was good b/c we were also the only ones who were smuggling anything in. Nothing bad though. We landed in Atlanta and as soon as we landed it started storming. We had a 2 hour delay b/c we had to go through customs and stuff, but our flight ended up getting delayed another 2 1/2 hours. We didn't get home until a little after 9. We got home to find that our normally good dog had apparently freaked out and chewed a large whole in our carpet and started on another 3-4 holes. For now, we just moved her bed over the big hole, but soon we will have to get new carpet.

Monday
Eric took the whole week off and I just took Monday off. We just relaxed an caught up on laundry and went grocery shopping.

Today
Today I am pretty sick. I probably should go home, but my boss isn't here and one of us should be. I'll just make several trips to the bathroom today. ha ha Eric called me a while ago and I think he has sun poisoning. His sinuses have been bothering him the whole trip, yesterday he started getting a sore throat and his lips were starting to blister. Today he notices that his back/shoulders are blistered. Poor guy. Good thing he took the whole week off. I hope his lips at least clear up some b/c he has his interview on Friday.