New Vacation Plans!

Back in April, I posted about a trip that we were planning to Spain. We've decided to scratch those plans. The more I inserted myself into furthur research, the less enthusiastic I became about going there. I'm sure it's a beautiful country filled with amazing culture and beauty but I felt that my research was being continued in an effort to pursuade and convince myself that Spain would be "the" place for us to go to.

My husband knows that my heart yearns for all things related to Italy and suggested that we instead plan a wonderful trip to the southern parts, but I think that Ilah is still too small for us to be away from her for 2+ weeks. Perhaps next year.

More than anything, we need to just exhale. We were thinking of getting away to St. Simon, a small island that's about a 5 1/2 hour drive from Atlanta, and staying for 3 nights. And then....we saw an amazing deal last week on Living Social to Playa de Carmen, Mexico...

It was an AMAZING deal!!!! 8 days/7 nights at The Grand Mayan 5 star luxury resort. We couldn't believe the price. And then when we checked out the hotel....WOW!!....it beckoned us! So we booked it!!! We paid to upgrade to a Suite during our stay {that has a plunge pool on the balcony!}. To say that we are excited to go is an understatement!I've been to Mexico a few times while living in California but never ventured as far as the Mayan Riviera. Playa de Carmen is a city on the coast of the Caribbean Sea in the north east area of the Mexican state, about 45-60 minutes from Cancun....

We have two sets of married friends who have been to Playa del Carmen and LOVED it!!

Here are some photos of the resort where we will be staying....

The hut on the right is a swim up bar. The pools have a few....

I cannot wait to sit in one of those seats and not worry about making dinner, cleaning up the house, or going to the grocery store! Ha! I can't wait to be by the ocean and walk along the water holding my honey's hand!

Here are some photos of the 1 bedroom suite we booked....

The plunge pool!....

This resort boasts many fine dining restaurants {offering Asian, American, Mexican, Italian and Carribean cuisines} within its plush grounds. In the evenings, within one of their restaurants, your tropical dining experience is complete with live Cuban music and a dance floor. Fun entertainment is also had in another restaurant in which nightly shows are performed.

The resort also has a spa...

And a gym...

And an amazing golf course...

So for the same cost of staying within Georgia and driving close to 6 hours to a beachy island for a vacation {probably paying close to $200 a night - if not more - for 3 nights}, we will instead be staying a 5 star luxury resort for 8 days/7 nights!! What a deal!! Non-stop fares on Delta are at $247 right now...what an amazing, and pretty inexpensive vacation, we are about to be on!! The hub's said if we see another stellar deal like this to another amazing place, we will be snatching that one up too : ) You better believe I'll be on the look out for newly posted deals!