The Halpin Family: Our Great Escape!

Last month (can't believe its already been a month) Patrick and escaped for a week to beautiful Cancun, Mexico. Patrick's Mom & Step dad own a timeshare at the beautiful Hacienda Tres Rios resort near Playa Del Carmen and have been trying to get us down there for years. It worked out perfectly because our good friends Kendra & Sean decided to do a destination wedding in Cancun so we were finally able to head down there...spend a few days exploring Hacienda Tres Rios and then met up with a bunch of my college, Pi Phi girls for a long weekend of partying and celebrating.

This was the first time in nearly 7 years that Patrick and I have been on an international trip where cell phones/email/facebook were not available to us for 7 days straight. Being able to completely disconnect was just what the doctor ordered. We relaxed in hammocks, swam in the beautiful water, went kayaking and swimming in the natural cenotes located through out the resort. The highlight of our trip was Patric's birthday where we started off the day zipping around on jet skies followed by a 5 hour private cruise on our own personal yacht! We even had our own first mate and captain who kept the beers coming and served an amazing feast of fresh ceviche, guacamole and pico de gallo. It was so much fun to just hang out and feel what the "rich" feel even if for only a few hours. We also managed to fit in a tour to Coba, some of the oldest Mayan ruins and we even got to climb to the top...coming down was the tricky party and I get sweaty palms just thinking about it. Such a cool experience though and so glad we got the chance to do that!

After our first few days in Playa Del Carmen we headed back into downtown Cancun to the Omni where we checked into an ocean-front room with an amazing view. Now I have been to some gorgeous places before but I do think the water and sand in Cancun is some of the best we have ever seen! What a blast we had hanging out drinking beer and basically re-living college life even if for only a few days. The day before the wedding our friends organized a beach Olympics day complete with volleyball tournament, 3-legged race, water balloon toss and more. Sadly our team came in last but it was a blast never the less.

It was so nice to get caught up with a lot of friends that we don't get to see very often. The wedding was picture perfect, the food amazing and we had a blast on the dance floor. Congrats to Kendar and Sean Yovan. We are so glad we got to celebrate with you! You both make a gorgeous couple and we wish you the best!

Thank you Bud & Barbara for inviting us to explore your beautiful resort with you. We loved being your guests and had an amazing time! Another huge thank you to my mom and our lovely babysitter, Jessica for making this trip possible for us. We had a very relaxing time and made many wonderful memories!

The relaxing view- here is where the three rivers (that's why the resort is called Hacienda Tres Rios) all come together at the ocean. So beautiful and tranquil!

Where Patrick and I spent most of our vacation

We could get used to this way of life!

Getting ready to race Bud & Barb- I discovered it is much easier to be the driver than to ride in the back. This was taken right after Patrick dumped us both overboard :)