So after the most hectic and stressful two days with two sick kids and a dog having to come home and possibly still sick, we somehow still managed to pack and wake up in time to go to the airport. Poor Trevor was still all rashy but it was looking better!! We knew the kiddos and doggie were going to be in good hands so we felt a little better leaving.
Since it was our 10 year anniversary we splurged and used extra points to fly first class. Boy was that nice! We started with a screw driver! Cheers to us for somehow getting on the plane even when it seemed it wasn't going to happen with everything going on! Yay for Grandparents :-)
We were exhausted so B took a little nap and Sara started and finished a book during the four hour flight! The people you can kinda see in this pic were also celebrating their 10 year anniversary on the 9th! We chatted for a bit and as it turns out they have a 4 year old and a 1 year old and live in Aviano (the community right across the main road!). We're sure our paths will cross again!
Ahhh....turquoise water!
It's still weird to think about flying and being so far up in the air. Okay, try not to think about it!
After getting checked in our room we weren't exactly thrilled with it because we were on the 2nd floor and although it was ocean front there was a big pillar thing blocking our view. So Brian went and talked to the manager and the next thing Sara knew we were moving rooms up to the 8th floor and this was our room!! It was huge!! You walked in and there was a full bathroom to the right, then the living room, dining room, bar and jacuzzi tub. Then beyond that was our bedroom, huge closet and another bath. It was amazing!! And the balcony went the entire stretch of both rooms!!! Paradise for sure!!
That night we ate at one of the hotel's restaurants (it was all inclusive) out on the terrace and then we enjoyed a Michael Jackson tribute performance. It was really, really good!
As part of the package we bought we had concierge service which meant 24 hour a day room service! We had breakfast in our room most every morning!
Happy 10 year anniversary day to us!
After a most wonderful day lounging beach side and taking walks on the beach we enjoyed a romantic dinner on the beach!
It was a pre-set menu including a tasty pre-dinner drink!
Sara loves blue drinks so this was right up her alley!
Here's to many, many, many more anniversaries!!
After dinner we went up to the sky bar and pool area. The Beach Palace resort has everything. We'd definitely come back here!
Nothing like a full moon over the ocean as the waves come in.
Cancun has an awesome and very safe bus system. For $1 each we took the bus a few miles to the happening bar area! We first checked out Senor Frogs.
Of course we had to have a yard! Yum!
And every princess needs a crown ;-)
Not entirely sure what B's is supposed to be!
Mandatory frog picture!
Ha ha ha...
Then we went across the street to Carlos and Charlie's. Of course Sara was a dancing queen :)
But then back to Senor Frogs where the music was better and Sara got to dance with her little friend!
We tried to balance fun and relaxation and did a great job!
Awwwwww....this is our happy place!
Saturday morning we enjoyed a free massage, manicure and pedicure with the package we bought. Brian's first mani and pedi!
And our new favorite saying :)
That night we enjoyed sushi at one of the restaurants and then went up to the Sports bar to see what was happening. B got involved in a crazy game of musical chairs. He made it to the last three!
Somehow even with the two hour time difference there were some mornings we were up with the sun rise!
We always thought we preferred to have a room with a sunset view but no longer!
Probably too because we watched the sunset nightly from in the hot tub on the sky deck! Can't you just feel the sun's warmth here?
One night we checked out the sister resort Sun Palace that we actually wanted to stay at but it booked up the day before we were going to book. Remember that we were actually supposed to go to Cabo for our trip but with the hurricane and the airport closed that wasn't going to happen so about two weeks prior to this trip we rebooked to Cancun. Everything always works out though because after checking out Sun Palace we were glad we stayed at Beach Palace.
They did have fire dancers though....
And the moon was just as pretty. Think it was called a blood moon that night? Details are a little fuzzy :)
Twice when we were there it rained. And by rain we mean like rained for 10 minutes and then the sun was out. The weather was just perfect!
On Sunday night we checked out the bar scene again. Lucky for us we were escorted into one bar free cover and free drinks all night! We still got it ;-) While there we recognized two people from our resort so we had our own little VIP section and hung out with them! Before heading back to the resort we took a few pics for Trevor!
However on Monday afternoon Sara noticed that both of her big toes were really hurting. Thankful for our surgeon friend in AZ, we shot him a pic of her toe and he confirmed it was infected. Grrr....Sara already knew though because this happened once before on a Spring Break trip in undergrad. He wanted her to start on Augmentin but because she's allergic to Penicillin that wasn't an option. We were traveling with Cipro though so he said yes to start that immediately. And lots of salt water soaks! Ha! Not a problem with the ocean just feet away!
That night we went to Casino night with our new friends...here are Gordon and Bill..
...and Heather and Grace!
We really hung out a lot with this crew about part way through our trip. Mainly the older couple from Scotland because we sat near each other on the beach and we were on the same timeline for hot tubbing up on the sky deck around 4:30/5:00. They were a hoot! We really hope to visit them sometime and maybe they'll come to Arizona!!
After casino night was done and we had a shot we had a little pool tournament. We all sucked but it was fun!
Being on Cipro Sara now had to stay out of the sun, which she did minus her occasional foot soaks in the ocean but yet a rash developed!! Argh!
Here's a view of our beach area...you can see Brian in the lower middle and our friends Grace and Gordon to the left. Again because of the package we had we got to sit in a special section with comfy chairs. We seriously felt very pampered. Perfect for our 10 year anniversary trip.
Brian did a great job relaxing. He even finished two books!
Awwwwwwwwww....
The hotel. You can see here the structure that was blocking our ocean front view. Instead we now had the two balconies on the right on the third from the top floor with no view blocking structure. You can also see the sky bar/pool area on the top of the resort. There was also an infinity pool and two other pools on the ground floor.
On our last night we relaxed in the hot tub in our room with way to many bubbles!
And then we went back to the Italian restaurant (it was a toss up between there and sushi) and boy was the gnocchi and steak yummy once again! Must learn how to make gnocchi!
All in all it was the most perfect trip. We left on a Wednesday morning and got back Wednesday at 6:30 at night. It was the perfect amount of days away. We're coming home recharged!
There is just nothing like an airport greeting!!! 'Mommy! Daddy!' Eeek!!!!
Reunited and it feels so good!! We sure missed these little buggers!
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