SPRING BREAK WOO! : Cancun Edition

So seriously, why don't I live on a beach? Our time in Cancun was the best! It was mostly a whole lot of relaxing, eating, sleeping, and playing in the waves! We did a few tourist things like riding a bus to downtown Cancun and going to the market and riding a ferry out to Isla Mujeres. But it was also great to have a vacation where there isn't too much planning involved. If you know how much of a planner I am then you would know how hard it was at first! But I just made myself relax and go with the flow and it was great!

At Isla Mujeres we rented a golf cart and drove it all around the island, went to a beautiful beach, looked at some shops and ate some yummy Mexican food. Although there, it's just food.

 THAT WATER.

 This part of the island ^^^ is the highest point in the Caribbean!

 I just had to order the Coke. When in Mexico...

 In Mexico, that lettuce on my plate is apparently considered a "salad". I object.

 It was insanely windy on the ferry back. I had to yell in Colby's 

ear in order for him to hear me! Also, on the way there we sat inside and I felt 

pretty seasick for the first time in my life. On the way back we were on 

the deck and I didn't feel a thing!

I would post other pictures, but right now the island ones are the only ones working. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

The only bad part about the trip was flying home. Our flight left late from Cancun, so we only had about 45 minutes in Houston to go through customs, get our bags, check them again, go through security again and get from gate E to C. The second we finished security they called the final boarding call for our flight, and we had a looong way to go. I told Colby to just run and hope he got there and could somehow tell them to wait for his slow, pregnant wife.

Seriously, I felt like I was sprinting but it was probably an extremely pathetic-looking semi-jog. I really don't run. Plus, I was in a dress and we were both wearing flip-flops. Halfway through I debated sitting on the airport floor and crying my eyes out because I wanted to die, but I decided to take off my shoes and keep running instead. By the time I got there, Colby was coming to tell me they hadn't left yet and we could still get on. I can't even tell you the relief I felt. The next flight to SLC didn't leave until the next morning, and that was full anyway. We got on the plane and realized we didn't have our carry-on bag...I had no idea where it was!

The flight attended told Colby to tell the lady at the gate to tell her he'd be back, and bless his heart he had to run all the way back to security for the bag. We were in such a rush we didn't even realize we'd forgotten it! While I was on the plane waiting for him to get back (while coughing and panting like a smoker), I was freaking out that they'd leave without him. The lady attendant noticed my miserable state and the fact that I was pregnant and fell all over herself getting me water and asking if she could carry my purse. It was so nice, but I still felt pathetic. But I'd rather feel pathetic every now and then than actually run. It's just how I feel, ok?

FINALLY Colby came back with the bag and I was extra relieved. We were so lucky that our flight ended up leaving an hour late for some reason (even if it means we didn't get home til about 2 am). Thanks mom and dad for taking us at the crack of dawn and picking us up in the middle of the night! It's not like you have jobs of your own you have to get back to or anything...:)

I'm so happy we got to take this trip though! It was so great to spend all this time as the two of us before we're a family of three. Well I mean, our son was there, so we're basically the best parents ever for taking our kid on such a sweet vacation! We still have an anniversary and birthday to look forward to before this baby gets here (they're really just to pass the time), but it's getting so much closer. Only about 3 more months until we meet our sweet little boy!

gateway to the west

monday morning colb and i drove the 4 hours to st. louis before any human should be awake so he could do one installation for the company, and then we'd get the rest of the day to play. we got tickets to the cardinals game and were stoked to try some st. louis pizza. the job that was supposed to take about an hour ended up taking about triple that much...but no worries, I had fun sitting in the car waiting :)

when he was finally finished we were both staaarving, but had to find the hotel first. his job was in a suburb, so it took us a while to get there. then it was another 30ish minutes to drive to the pizza place i had found online and was apparently pretty awesome. you know that feeling when you're so hungry that you're past the point of being hungry? yeah. we were definitely there. but oh my goodness. was the pizza worth it. the one i got was honestly one the best pizzas i've ever tasted. garlic olive oil sauce with fresh mozzarella and artichoke hearts. colby said it tasted like glorified cheesy bread. i can't really argue with that, but it was heavenly. he got pepperoni and applewood smoked bacon, which was also delish.

also, this place gave us a jar of sea salt shavings to put on the pizza i guess? never heard of it, but no one enjoys her salt like this girl. and yes. we ate every bit of that.

next up was a stop at the supposedly pretty famous ted drewes frozen custard. obviously we had to try it after i saw it on man vs. food.

 cookie dough for both of us please. what else?

the verdict? it definitely wasn't the best i've had, but still great and worth trying. the big problem we had is that the cookie dough wasn't in big chunks like it usually is at other places and there were way too many chocolate chips getting in the way. those are just a road block for me. #firstworldproblems

last stop: downtown for the cardinals vs. padres game! busch stadium is an awesome stadium! it's literally right downtown, so the backdrop is amazing. it's also pretty new, but the red bricks they built it with make it look older and almost antique. i approve.

it was a great game despite our nosebleed seats! (they were only 3 dollars though! score.) the cards had a nice come-from-behind victory thanks to a nice home run. those are always good.

 and what would a trip to st. louis be without a picture by the arch? we didn't have time to get any closer than this, but we're planning on going back in august and will hopefully get closer, and maybe even ride to the top! woo!

the next morning we were up bright and early to get to the temple there before heading home. it's obviously beautiful, and basically everyone there told us they're happy to see some younger people. a lady in her 50's said to us that she's usually the youngest person there! happy to help. there was no one outside to take our picture except for the grounds workers..and i didn't feel comfortable enough to pull them away from their job to take our picture. so this is the best we got.

  yeah...i'm a nerd pants.

                                      
                                      

we though we were going home after this, but turns out he had to go back to that job and fix a few more things. which also took forever. we got back to good ol' kansas eventually, and had a great time on our little trip! 

st. louis: we'll be seeing you again soon.