Saturday, May 1, 2010

i'm dreaming of a place...

Two weeks! Just two weeks left of the semester for me. Next week I don't have class, but I'll be stuck in the library or at my laptop studying my time away. Many of you dealing with the same stress right now...it's ALMOST over! Today I've been dreaming of a heavanly place...I can't seem to think of anything but having my toes in the sand.

Akumal, Mexico. In just 2 months I'll be headed there for a week full of relaxation! My parents' best friends have a 3 story rental house down there. It's amazing. My parents have stayed there, but this will be my first time. I've only seen pictures. We are taking a family trip- my parents, the brothers, me and our friends' family. My mom is afraid that this may be the last year that one of us isn't engaged or married. So she's all about the "family time" right now. This will be our first family trip in about 4 years. And even then, my oldest brother didn't get to join us. So we're pretty excited to say the least!

The house is a bit secluded in a cove. Walking out on to the back porch is the inground pool. Then you'll come to the  beautiful, crisp white sand. You'll walk under the shade of many palm trees until you reach the ocean's surface! Yep, the beach is their backyard. Although there are plenty of bedrooms in the house, you can sleep on the roof- on one of the couches, and count the stars until you fall asleep. Or how about a hammock under the palm trees??


I'm so looking forward to it. The last time I've been to the beach was Playa del Carmen, Mexico. My parents took me and a friend for my senior vacation. It was very luxurious and fun-filled. This trip, however will be very low-key. Relaxing. We will spend most of our days at the house. I'm sure we will have cookouts in the evenings. Perhaps we will go in to town a few days. My family and their family are big scuba divers- so I'm sure we will be taking a few dive trips. I've never done it- I'm still not quite sure if I want to. I'll probably stick to snorkeling...


Also, the Mayan Ruins of Tulum are close by- We will be spending a day checking those out as well.

I'm especially excited to see a few sunsets like this one!


Beautiful, huh? These pictures are not of the actual house. You'll have to wait until I return from the trip! :) Are you taking a vacation trip this summer?? Where to!?

5 comments:

K said...

Awesome! You must be real excited. I wanna go to Mexico. I actually wanna get married in Cabo!

Jen said...

Hey Sweetie! Nope, no trips planned yet but I'll definately be going somewhere... Somewhere warm, with water and with sand ;-) Oh how I wish I were there right now!!

Nicole Z said...

That sounds like such an amazing trip!! Lucky you!! :) I LOVE scuba diving (I'm actually a certified scuba diver), you should definitely try it out! You get to see things in a totally different way than by snorkeling :)

As for plans this summer, none yet. But I'm a big traveler and go somewhere for at least a few days, so who knows what will come up :)

Briana Kate said...

Beautiful pictures! How exciting! I know you are looking forward to vacation!

We are going to Flordia to go to the beach! It is my favorite place ever! :)

Kristin said...

Happy Weekend to you too! Wow, your trip sounds amazing! Can I come??! As of now, we don't have summer vacation plans. I'm saving my money for an outdoor furniture set (not near as fun as Mexico, I know!). We actually vacation more in the fall - love traveling that time of the year when the crowds are low, and the rates are cheap(er).