Gosh, I got so lost in this knitting project for my snister that I haven’t posted in over a week!
Ja ja ja, just kidding, I haven’t quite moved to that level of obsession yet.
I was actually taking a blog/social media/texting break while we were in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, with our otra familia, Gina, Steve, and Luca, for the past week!
In August last year we decided it would be fantastico if the five of us traveled to Mexico together. Gina and Steve had gotten great recommendations for Playa del Carmen from a family member, so we found an affordable airbnb rental, and booked tickets in September (which happened to be just the right time to buy a few summery things on clearance for the trip!).
Booking in September was far enough away that I sometimes forgot we were going at all! Then I would remember during the beginning of a long run and spend the rest of the run daydreaming about what it would be like to soak up the sun in February. Ahhh.
It. Was. Great. I’ve never traveled anywhere else with such fantastic weather – cool in the morning (great for running!) and at night (great for going out!) and nice and warm during the day (great for the beach!). I was astonished that so many shops didn’t even have doors on them – could the weather really be that nice somewhere, year-round? Ha ha.
I wasn’t very familiar with Playa del Carmen (or any town in Mexico really – the closest I’ve traveled to it outside of the states is Aruba) before going, and honestly didn’t do a lot of research before I went. I knew I wanted to be lazy and hang out at the beach (check), see some ruins (check), and snorkel (check).
More to come in future posts…
What’s cool though, is that if I mentioned I was going to Playa del Carmen to people who had already been there, they raved about it! And I can see why – it has something for everyone – beaches, excursions, cenotes, scuba/snorkel, bars/restaurants, shopping… and it’s safe to be in town and explore.
I’m so happy we chose to go there, and especially with Gina and fam! And can’t wait to write all about it… once I get some rest. It’s been a long day of traveling back home!
So glad to hear you had a great time! Glad you’re back, though – I missed you!
Aww, thanks! 🙂
Yay I was starting to worry that something had happened to you. Looks like a fab vacation.
Sorry to make you worry! Just didn’t want to broadcast online I wouldn’t be at my home for over a week, lol 😉 It was a fab time! 🙂
Sounds like you had an amazing time in Mexico! Much deserved 🙂 You escaped some killer cold weather around the country. Looking forward to reading the recap and seeing all the photos so I can mentally escape these horrible single-digit temps…
Ha ha, it’s pretty funny we are coming back from there to such cold temps! I was just pleased to see our car wasn’t buried in snow at ORD! 🙂
Yay! I’m so happy your trip was mucho awesome 🙂 No puedo esperar a hablar contigo de sus vacaciones! I missed you this past week 🙂 was Data happy to see you and Steven?
Si si! Necesitamos hablar pronto! Almuerzo esta semana?!
I missed you too! Data was very happy! Even happier today! 🙂
YAY! I’m so glad you all had a fun time. I can’t wait to hear more about it!
The boys are so cute in the plane picture – especially Luca. What a sweetie!
Can’t wait to catch up with you about your trip, too!
I love that Luca hammed it up for me for that pic! I have a few really cute ones of him 🙂
Glad you’re back! I’ve been in the Playa area, and it’s gorgeous! We’ll be in Cancun for a friend’s wedding in May, and I cannot wait.
Awesome!!!! That is going to be so fantastic. Do you get to stay very long?!
Oh man. I haven’t been on a tropical vacation since our honeymoon. Adding this to my list of places to go 🙂
Ah!!So awesome! I love this.
Ooooh so beautiful! Glad you were able to have a good trip and get some shorts/tanks runs in too!
I love a trip with good weather!! How nice your family traveled together 🙂 I am going to read the detailed post now, I am loving all your pics.
Yay, welcome back! I’ve never heard of Playa del Carmen, but it already sounds fantastic, and I haven’t gotten to read any of your recap posts yet.
That first picture of you and Luca (I hope I spelled his name right.) is so YOU. You just learned how to knit, and you’re already sharing your knowledge and enthusiasm with others. That’s so cool!
I hadn’t heard of it either, until we started talking about going there, and then everyone was RAVING about it!
You got his name right! And thank you! He really wanted to help. I would have him do the tensioning for me! Guess what? I sort of taught Gina how to knit! We started too late in the week for her to get very far, so she got home and kind of got messed up, but she wants to take a class!
I’ve heard so many awesome things about Playa del Carmen! It must be an awesome destination since it seems like so many people go there! Glad you could escape the cold (even though I know you love it more than some).
Will it end up on your travel rotation?! I am excited to see where you’ve been going! 🙂
Yes! I don’t mind coming back to this cold (it really made me all the more grateful for the timing of the trip) but the weather WAS fantastically pleasant there!
You look amazing lady!
Those pictures definitely warmed me up. Looking forward to reading about your trip!