Viva Mexico...Getting there

We had a GREAT time in Cancun! Actually, I think "great" truly describes how good of a time we had.  I should first start by saying that this trip wouldn't have happened if it weren't for the help of my parents and Ashish's parents. They voluntarily took Jordan off of our hands for 3 days each so that Ashish and I could go on vacation. Again, we are blessed more than we deserve.

The recap is going to be broken up into several parts because we have SO many pictures and I would like to share as many as I can! So, let's get started...

Thursday night, after small group, we packed Jordan's stuff and dropped him off with my parents. Saying goodbye was bittersweet. I know that the break was long overdue and that he was in great hands but it still made my hear hurt a little bit to leave him there. After about a 5 minute good bye, filled with hugs and kisses and more hugs and kisses, Ashish and I drove off.

The next morning the alarm went off bright and early at 5am. Our flight wasn't until 9:15 but my husband is super anal when it comes to time and hates to be late we wanted to get to the airport early!

The plane ride was nice but the flight felt really long. I don't know if I was anxious to get there or if the flight was just that long.

The airport in Cancun is so different from the airport in Atlanta. The line at customs was quick and easy and all of the service workers were overly friendly...in Spanish. Okay Danielle, time to put that 3 years of Spanish that you took in high school and 1 year in college to good use! After making it through customs we walked out of the airport and was immediately attacked greeted by taxi drivers, tour guides, and even someone that had a portable cooler full of beer. This was going to be a great trip...

I would strongly suggest paying beforehand for your transportation from the airport to your resort. We used Olympus Tours for all of our travel and excursions and I have to say, they did a great job. Within 10 minutes of us getting outside of the airport, we were in the car headed to the resort. I was sure that we would be crammed into a shuttle bus, with our luggage, but to my surprise, Ashish and I had a car to ourselves! Our driver, Aleman, packed all of our stuff into the back of his Tahoe and safely drove us to The Blue Bay Grand Esmeralda. This is where our trip really began...