The past few weeks have been insane! I've finished all of my university classes, that means no more assignments for this
chiquita. Now I'm down to my final practicum: six weeks of teaching the little monkeys and then my
BEd will be complete! I can't believe the year is almost over, it certainly has been an interesting journey...
With the chaos of the final few weeks of school
absorbing my time and thoughts I failed to mention the fact that I was heading to Mexico for March break. Whoops.
Mike's parents treated us to a fabulous week at the
Dreams, Huatulco. We are so appreciative of this wonderful gift, it was an amazing break from reality for all of us.
Both of these shots were taken from our balcony. In the one below you can see that I was stalking Mike while he took his morning walk, he's the being on the beach (bottom right corner).
The resort was beautiful, food was great, service was outstanding: we were pleasantly surprised to find that the Dreams resorts are pretty close to Sandals when it comes to quality. Definitely a five star resort.
The three infinity pools are stellar and we spent a good chunk of every day with our chins perched on the edge of the pool gazing out at the ocean. Mike and his mom - neither of whom would be considered water babies - spent more time in the water this vacation then they ever have.
Huatulco is located on the Pacific coast and is south of
Acapulco which meant the weather was
phenomenal but the ocean was intense. A few beaches down from us people were surfing...
There were three days when going in the ocean was not an option - although Dave (Mike's dad) decided to give swimming a go despite the red flags, much to the delight of his audience. The ocean looked innocent enough, at times the ten foot plus waves would calm down but the undertow was insane. You can see the boys running from the waves in the shot below, that was right after they had been pummeled by a huge wave.
It really was an awesome trip. We enjoyed every moment of it, the quality time with Bridie and Dave was wonderful and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts for an amazing week of relaxation!
Now it's time to return to reality: lesson planning here I come.
The duvet cover (note the ruffles that continue to suck me in) I've featured as this week's Fab Pick of the Week is just one of India Rose's many beautifully designed home furnishings. Suz from Alive in Wonderland wrangled a 20% discount for her readers and asked Suzie, the owner of India Rose, if I could share the code with you here at Gingham Skies. A big thanks to Suzie and to Suz! The discount code is daily25. Happy shopping!
By the way I L-O-V-E the croc cubes but couldn't get the picture to post without the colours going all wonky... these pillars are definitely a closer runner up for my luv. Fabulous!
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