Cancun Numero Dos

Day Two // Chichen Itza and Mexican Food

Day two and we are off to see the ruins! And we were in for a shock when we stopped at the toll booth and the guy manning it said it was $20!!!  Huh!?!  Since when did tolls become so expensive. During our 3-hour trek we got a glimpse of the more rural parts of the city and it got us thinking, "If takes us 3 hours to drive there, how long did it take people back in the days to travel from city to city?" Hmmmm. 

Do not let the gray clouds fool you because it was clear and sunny skies when we arrived at Chichen Itza, and in just five minutes I swear I was bathing in my own sweat despite the tube top and daisy dukes!  Disgusting, yes I know. But the ruins itself were an amazing sight. It always makes me wonder how the people were able to build structures of such enormous size with their limited machinery.

And it is finally time for some margaritas dinner! The Tequila Grill has a really fun decor and ambiance with a life-size dolled up skeletor welcoming guests in the front, little dolls hanging from the ceiling pretending to jump into your margarita for a bath, and even a horse that you could mount <---- that didn't sound right.  eM had a dry chicken burrito and chicken fajitas for me, both were tasty! Oh and the margaritas...! Speechless. And you can't tell from the pictures, but this place wasn't an actual restaurant but an area within a mall food court! Pretty good I must say. 

Day Three // Xplor 

This park was pretty badass with four main activities: ATVs, river swim, river canoeing, and ziplining.

Don't let our in-awe-sightseeing faces fool you, because eM is one maniac driver with ATVs. I thought I was going to die sitting next to him as the poor vehicle is trying to stay upright from his drifting. Men...[sighs and shakes head]

And of course it wouldn't be a trip without at least one sleeping picture. Poor eM, I had just asked him a question and fell asleep as he was answering. I woke up and said "Huh?" He laughs. Oh he loves me.

High Five for Friday

Hey it's Friday woop woop!! Lets recap the week shall we?

1// getting back from an amazing trip to Cancjn with eM (sad face).

2// finally kick starting the first steps to my etsy store: ordering supplies, I'm so excited!

3// also finally started my blog that has always been in the back of my mind but never put into action. here this is my first High Five for Friday post yay!

4// eM's sister got engaged, SO happy for her. and she made this beautiful piece for the maid of honor (the youngest sister).

5// just attended one of the most amazing training classes this week for work. one of the exercises we brought in an artifact that represented us and I heard some very personal stories that got us all crying. 

Hope you have a wonderful weekend :)

High Five for Friday

Cancun Numero Uno

Sunday 3am the wake up alarm eM set is ringing in my ears. I want to throw it across the room, but I can't because (A) I can't reach his iPhone and (B) I have a flight to catch woohoo! BUT, the 3.5 hour flight to Cancun was a nightmare! Sleep was impossible when this cute little girl in front of us kept screaming her head off. The.entire.flight. She's bored, I get it. What gets me is the parents made absolutely no attempt at hushing their child nor did they have any toys to keep her entertained! Alas we land and she falls asleep. Go figure.      

Once we step foot outside the airport we are immediately greeted with extreme humidity. We got our little beat up Nissa Sentra and made our first and dumbest mistake of the trip: purchasing liability insurance for an additional $220. I guess eM and I are over-paranoid cautious people.
 
Anywayy, we made our little trek and checked in to our home for the week with this awesome view at the Westin Lagunamar. Jealous? :P
 

We then spent 1.5 hours hunting for the Superama grocery store since it doesn't show up on the GPS grrrrrr. Ninety dollars later we are armed with breakfast and snacks for the week. Oh and by this time, it's been over 10 hours since we last ate, so we also got chicken for dinner which we scarfed down like savages in the car...finger lickin' good! 

Day ONE // off to the archaeological park Xcaret [$79]

I don't know why but I decided to take a picture every time we drove in the car, guess I'm just weird like that.

 

We also paid an additional $44/person for the Sea Trek activity, looked cool but not worth it. I was basically wearing an uncomfortably heavy helmet to see limited marine life in the murky part of the ocean. And that marked our second mistake.

Overall I liked the experience of the park for the basic admission price, but if given another chance I would not have come here and possibly would have gone to their sister park Xel-Ha. Stay tuned for Cancun Numero Dos!

T-Minus 2 Days 'Til Takeoff

All my bags are packed and I'm ready to go... Jus two 1.5 short days until eM (proper introduction to the world: my boyfriend) and I leave for Cancun woop woop!! 

This is my first and his second time there, but it is our first trip with just the two of us.  Let's see if we are able to stand each other for 7 nights straight!  

Our schedule is completely packed with seeing the ruins, zip lining, underground cave explorations, Casa cenote, flamingo watching, ATV, jet skiing, and of course the beach!

Seeing that the costs were quickly accumulating, initially I decided against buying new bikinis...and here's the BIG BUT: a VS catalog mistakenly delivered to eM's place was innocently sitting on his dining table until I pointed at the model in her bikini and said "Oh look that's so pretty!"  He said, "Maybe you should get a couple?" And so it started.  A few days later I ended up with three new bikinis.  Lucky for me, they were in large sponsored by eM, what a sweetie. 

Where would you like to travel to next?  What was your favorite destination? 

First Post Quandary? Nope, It's All About Me

Oh, hey you! Welcome, take a seat, have a cup of joe, and let’s get acquainted! And in case you couldn’t see me in that little circle in the upper left corner, that’s me down there:

Hollywood Bowl Frozen In Planet 

Haha :p I’m Andrea, a transplant from the beautiful islands of Hawaii to the City of Angels. New bloggie here so please help me make it a successful one! And by that, I do not mean number of followers, but I want to connect with like- and unlike-minded people; learn a thing or two about life, others, and myself; and build some awesome friendships along the way. Cheesy? Maybe lol. But that’s just me.

During the day my analytical mind is working spreadsheets, crunching numbers. By night my creative juices start flowing, designing/creating simple everyday jewels. I am thinking of launching an Etsy shop but there is still some very much work to be done for that…stay tuned!

Five quick and random facts about me: 

+ I am a lot older than I look ;) 

+ I am a Twinkie: Asian but incredibly bad at math 

+ Continuously struggle with my workout efforts 

+ I am a Pisces/Dog...which basically means I am a loyalist that daydreams all day 

+ One of the pickiest eaters you will meet

Ok now really, that's me! 

Costa Rica 2012

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