{I loved this driftwood star in our room}

We should have our professional wedding photos back any day now, so in the mean time, I want to share some of the photos from our Honeymoon.

{Hotel Piedra Escondida}

We traveled to Tulum, Mexico on the Monday after our wedding. Naturally, I was excited to lay out in the sun for a week and work on my tan, but unfortunately there were tropical storms almost every day.

{Caught in the rain at the Mayan Ruins}

Instead of sunshine and outdoor activities, we enjoyed a lot of reading, cocktail making, and great meals out. Tulum has a ton of amazing restaurants (this one was our absolute favorite).

{Catch of the Day – grouper – grilled with a tequila sauce at Simple}

{After a great meal of fresh pasta at Posada Margherita}

Another amazing experience was the Tulum Monkey Sanctuary. This is a government-sanctioned monkey rehabilitation center built on a private ranch. We got to pet some of the monkeys (and feed them peanuts!), and see others in their natural habitat – including a mama and a baby. We were also able to go swimming in two cenotes on the property – to access one of them, you had to jump into a 10-foot hole! (Only Tim partook…I am a terrible swimmer!).

One morning, we went to the Mayan Ruins of Tulum. Despite getting caught in the rain, the ruins were amazing. They were the most interesting ruins I have ever seen – they were built on a cliff over the ocean, and they had their own beach. Some of the ruins even had paint on them — paint that the Mayans had applied however many years ago that hadn’t yet been erased by the sun, rain, and wind.

Despite the weather, I had an amazing week away from reality with my best friend….and of course, we’re already ready to plan our next vacation!