Tomorrow
morning marks the beginning of my week long journey to Mexico.
Sydne
and I have been counting down the days since we booked this trip a few months
back. And I mean literally counting down...I think the first text I got
from her was "97 days 'til Mexico!"..and I've been getting biweekly
updates ever since.
Sydne
is a fellow Tri Delta and Chemical Engineer. As engineers, we are both extremely organized, prompt, and type-A. I don’t think we could plan this trip in any
more detail if we tried. For example: How
do normal people pack for vacations? By
taking an hour or so to pack clothes, toiletries, and the usual necessities. How do two female engineers pack for
vacations? Extensive Internet research
and packing lists in the form of Excel spreadsheets. We even pre-booked our dinner reservations at the resort’s specialty restaurants.
We’ve
been talking about taking another vacation ever since we got back from an
amazing Spring Break trip to Key West in 2011.
Unfortunately, school, work, and life got in the way. A night of procrastinating grad school work this
summer led me to Googling trips to the Riviera Maya region of Mexico. Having been twice as a child with family (and
absolutely loving it!), I knew it was time to go back and experience the area as
a young adult. And who better to bring along than one of my best friends? I
immediately called Sydne and proposed the idea, knowing her passion for
traveling and that of course she would be on board. A few weeks later, we nailed down the week of
Thanksgiving as the perfect time to go (sorry Mom and Dad!), and before you
know it, we were ready to trade turkey for tequila (sorry again Mom and Dad..).
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| Sydne (back row, 2nd from right), myself, and a group of Tri Delts in Key West, Spring 2011 |
Follow
along (and follow Sydne, too) as we sunbathe at the Iberostar Paraiso Del Mar resort in Playa Del
Carmen, get our grub on at the Taste of Playa food festival, and even travel to
one of the Modern Seven Wonders of the World.
…that
is if we make it through airport security!
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| Girls just wanna have |
Hasta
luego,
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