Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Happy 30th Birthday

to ME!!!!!!!!

My wonderful husband (who would still be wonderful even if he hadn't done this) planned a surprised trip to celebrate our anniversary and our birthdays at an all inclusive resort in Cancun.

We had 5 days and 4 nights at our resort and enjoyed the time to relax, sleep in, and read.

This is the view from our walk up patio.
Our own lounge chairs and a Tiki bar just across the pool.
(They upgraded our room at check in. We were excellence club members and had our own pools and private beaches and bars to take advantage of :)

 This is standing on our back patio looking in. The curtain on the right is the jacuzzi bathtub.

Rob was able to capture a few of the morning sunrises on the beach (I was a sleepy head).

When you arrived at the beach the cabana attendants would ask your preference... covered or uncovered lounge chairs, direct sun or shade. It was awesome.
 One afternoon we took a bike tour (all the way to the resort golf course and back) and as a result found an awesome tour to climb and capture the sunset.
 Us on top of the tower

 This is 1 of the 7 pools (all pools had attached hot tubs). It was a little chilly to swim, but perfect weather to soak in the sunshine.



Behind us is one of the 2 restaurants on the water. We ate there the first night- we actually ate at both restaurants on our first night, back to back. First the Lobster House and then the Steak House. (Both were yummy)
 Walking on the beach in the evening was our favorite part of the day (or at least mine)
(I realize this is a sunrise picture not a sunset but I still liked walking on the beach)
It was a wonderful trip.
The anticipation of the surprise, trying to piece together the clues and guess our destination were all part of the fun.

We are so thankful for our family and their willingness to watch our 3 Sparkles so we could have a get away.

My 30's are off to a great start!