Our Honeymoon!

Grant and I were blessed to go on a 5 day cruise to the Yucatan Peninsula and Cozumel, Mexico.  The day after our wedding we woke up at 5am to begin a journey from San Antonio to Galveston to jump on a cruise ship that was set to leave that afternoon.  Needless to say, we were a little groggy and weren't quite sure how we felt about the decision we had made to start the honeymoon the day after our wedding.

When we finally got on-board it was completely worth it.  We spent the afternoon and evening trying to get used to being on a boat and getting well acquainted with the soft serve machines that were conveniently all over the deck.  The little boys next to us were adorable and would yell anytime they saw anything in the water.  My favorite was when they yelled "litter!" over and over with so much anger it was endearing. They also loved it when seagulls would show us their butts.  They were my favorite.  We met our awesome house keeper who later became our best friend on the cruise.  She made adorable little animals out of our towels every night and talked with me about Thailand, her family and her crazy work schedule.

The Yucatan was our absolute favorite part of the cruise.  We drove about an hour outside of our port in Progresso to a little town that's still 85% Mayan.  We toured a Cathedral, cemetery and an archeological dig site of a Mayan Ruin.  The Cathedral was gorgeous and their cemeteries are much like New Orleans, due to the soil conditions, they build everything above ground, and they're almost like little hotel rooms full of things that their lost loved ones enjoyed while alive.  The Mayan Ruin site was really neat to see and Grant loved it because of all the history in the town.

Cozumel was beautiful.  We went to a national park and snorkeled on a reef right off the coast and took a clear kayak out into the ocean.  It was so much fun until about 20 minutes into snorkeling when we were struggling to get the masks off our faces as migraines were building and water was seeping in somehow.  Where it was getting in still remains a mystery.  It was certainly an experience I will never forget.

By noon on the last day, we had hit a wall.  We needed off that ship and we needed off fast.  It was an amazing wonderful experience as it was our first real vacation together, but I think we've decided we are not "cruise people."  I was warned before I left that we would either get addicted or come to the harsh realization that we just aren't cut out for it.  We docked in Galveston and spent Christmas with my family in Texas.  Our first Christmas as a married couple.