I chose a good time to relive our Mexican honeymoon. Why? Because it helped to contain jealous feelings towards my family. This week my sister is visiting her boyfriend in Utah and my parents are visiting my brother in London! Nick and I receive daily email updates and photos from across the country and across the pond. So far Laura... Read more
Saturday was our final day in paradise! We took full advantage of the sun, sand, and salt water. And we found it fitting to perform our wedding dance dip right on the beach. Lunch was an impressive paella with the spicy chorizo we enjoyed so much the previous day. Afterwards we sipped margaritas and soaked in the last few rays... Read more
Chocolate has the power to make the most stressful day feel sweeter. Studies have actually shown that eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day can help maintain mental health. I kid you not.? Last week Nick returned from a work dinner with a Styrofoam container of just what I needed after a long day in the office. Of... Read more
Warning: If you are hungry, I recommend eating before reading. As we approached the final days of our lovely honeymoon, we filled our bellies as fast as the good folks at El Dorado could cook. Mexican-style eggs were on the menu on Friday morning. And that afternoon we enjoyed a Beach BBQ with ribs, chicken, beef, and spicy chorizo. We... Read more
Continuing the honeymoon recaps … Another of our favorite places on the beach was a hut over the water that housed yoga practice on Wednesday morning and heavenly full body massages on Thursday morning. Nick discovered his favorite Mexican breakfast dish on Thursday morning just begore our massages: Chilaquiles, which are fried corn tortillas piled high with chicken, queso, refried... Read more
My culinary companion spent a total of 16 days in New York training for his new job. Despite the wintry weather, he was able to come home for one weekend in the middle of his trip. He arrived at our doorstep just as I pulled a loaf of bread out of the oven. I sliced the bread, ladled the soup... Read more
Wednesday was our first and only day away from the resort. (Thanks, Mom and Dad Wiley!) The first stop on our tour of Mayan ruins was the Pre-Classic civilization of Coba, which is located about 40 km off the coast. We explored the site with five other tourists and one very knowledgeable guide. We visited the “stadium” where athletes moved... Read more
On Tuesday we decided it was time to work off some of the calories we’d consumed, and so we joined another couple for a morning of kayaking and snorkeling off the coast of the resort. We paddled into the open sea, docked, and jumped in to explore. It was my first sight of a coral reef, and I was completely... Read more
We eventually tired of preparing simple favorites in our new kitchen and were ready to test our new Calphalon cookware with an unfamiliar recipe. Enter The Pioneer Woman! This pasta dish is spicy and satisfying. We didn’t have Cajun spice in our cupboard so Nick combined cayenne pepper, paprika, white pepper, and garlic powder. (He welcomes any excuse to use... Read more
We woke up Monday morning to clouds and, eventually, rain. It had followed us from Pennsylvania! Fortunately it cleared in time to wonder down to the pool for breakfast. We shared a decorative fruit dish, followed by apple pancakes for me and huevos con mole (eggs with a spicy, chocolately sauce) for Nick. Monday, our first full day in Mexico,... Read more