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AW: We booked our Honeymoon :)
After lots of deliberation, FI and I decided to use our timeshare in Cabo 
The resort is absoulutely beautiful <LINK> and I love that it's only like a 2 hour flight, that way, we aren't exhausted from our wedding, then have to spend the whole next day on a plane. Anyways, glad to have another thing crossed off our list...now it's on to finding excursions and dive ops, then we should be all set
Anyone else get anything exciting accomplished recently? WR or not?
The resort is absoulutely beautiful <LINK> and I love that it's only like a 2 hour flight, that way, we aren't exhausted from our wedding, then have to spend the whole next day on a plane. Anyways, glad to have another thing crossed off our list...now it's on to finding excursions and dive ops, then we should be all set Anyone else get anything exciting accomplished recently? WR or not?
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Re: AW: We booked our Honeymoon :)
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I do business with Mexico all the time, so let me offer a bit of perspective - the violence is located in the northern part of the country, specifically the northwest, focused in the state of Chihuahua, as well as some spots along the Pacific coast in states like Sinaloa, Michoacan and Guerrero. The Yucatan peninsula (where Cancun and Cozumel and the Riveria Maya are all located) is no more dangerous than it was 5-10 years ago - the violence isn't happening there. It's like saying if there was violence in New Mexico, then you shouldn't visit Ohio - it's geographically so separate that it's silly.
The cruises are cancelling trips not because it's dangerous but because Americans perceive it to be dangerous so they're not booking those trips. Less demand, so the cruise lines cut down on the number of trips. If they thought it was truly dangerous, they would have cancelled all cruises there all together.
Cabo's not unaffected by the violence, as it's on the Pacific coast in Baja California. But the resort areas are the ones most dedicated to maintaining a safe environment so they don't lose business. I'd say just be smart and take precautions - don't take a taxi from the airport, set up travel arrangements before through the hotel. Don't leave the resort area unless you're in a tour group. Don't get in a taxi at all unless the hotel calls it for you - that's a big scam in Mexico for kidnapping. If you want any more safety advice, let me know. I don't say this to scare you - I'd go to Cabo myself if given the chance with no worries - but it does earn a bit of extra caution.
I know we'll have a blast...plus I LOVE Mexican food and I'm excited to guiltlessly gorge myself on it all week
[QUOTE]Yay Jem!! That sounds like a great honeymoon :) In terms of wedding related accomplishments, we set a date (see ticker) and have booked our venue for the reception! Now on to the real stuff!
Posted by cschiano[/QUOTE]
OMG how rude! I totally got engaged first, so you can't get married before me! LOL (totally sarcastic obviously)
Congrats on setting the date and booking the venue! That was one of the hardest decisions for us...so it's definitely a big step!
Other than booking our honeymoon I also bought my wedding shoes (click).
We (and when I say we I really mean me) also made our save the date cards this weekend. We are having our reception in the private dinning room of a restaurant at Disneyland so we wanted our save the date cards to be Disneyland postcards. I heat embossed the back with our info. I had the stamp custom made online. Sorry they are a little dark.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AW: We booked our Honeymoon :) : OMG how rude! I totally got engaged first, so you can't get married before me! LOL (totally sarcastic obviously) Congrats on setting the date and booking the venue! That was one of the hardest decisions for us...so it's definitely a big step!
Posted by jemmini6[/QUOTE]
ha :) sorrrrryyyyyyyyy! At least I didn't steal your month! It was either do it this year or wait until I finish my PhD late in 2012. . . and I'm impatient. Of course now I feel way behind in planning, so, ugh!!
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I'm driving myself batty with HM stuff. Too many choices. Cancun/Riviera Maya, or Jamaica, or Republica Dominicana? My coworker also suggested Belize, which I haven't looked into yet. And the more I look, the more the prices creep up (as I get more picky). Now I want an adults-only all-inclusive (and FI wants ocean view).
I found a good deal through the 23rd, but FI doesn't want to book yet.
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[QUOTE]Can't take a cruise if a ship isn't going there.
Posted by AudgiePodge[/QUOTE]
True story. Just saying, if you happened to find one, it's not at all dangerous. Or you could just skip the cruise and fly straight there - there's some good deals to be had since a lot of tourists are scared off.
[QUOTE]everyone's HMs sound so exotic... <strong> we're just thinking about going to Colorado for a few days</strong>. since we just bought a house and we don't want to put the HM on credit, it had to be domestic. :( i will live vicariously through the rest of you world-travellers.
Posted by CocoBellaF[/QUOTE]
Coco, this is essentially what I think we'll end up doing. That or going to Glacier National Park. In either case we'll likely be camping - we'd rather camp and hike than sit on the beach drinking and trying not to get our white asses sunburned. I mean, don't get me wrong, all the HMs listed above sound really awesome, just not necessarily our style :)
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we're looking at cabins and B&Bs and i've signed up for LivingSocial and Groupons in the area that we're thinking about going. i'm hoping we can get some fun things lined up to do without paying a ton of money.
i'm not really a beach person, but i'm not a hiking/camping person either.
[QUOTE]Coco, do you have any hot springs in the area? I love mountain retreats :)
Posted by heyimbren[/QUOTE]
um, i don't know. Oklahoma isn't really a "hot springs" kinda place, at least where i'm at. i can definitely check around though, it sounds like something that would be in Colorado. what do you do at a mountain retreat?
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AW: We booked our Honeymoon :) : um, i don't know. Oklahoma isn't really a "hot springs" kinda place, at least where i'm at. i can definitely check around though, it sounds like something that would be in Colorado. what do you do at a mountain retreat?
Posted by CocoBellaF[/QUOTE]
Well by mountain retreat I just mean a little vacation into the mountains. Very quiet, low key. When I went out to Alberta, we did a lot of sightseeing, but they had hot springs there as well so we went to one which was super relaxing. There were boats you could go out on lakes, paths you could go walking along (not hiking because I'm not a hiker). Things like that!
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: AW: We booked our Honeymoon :) : um, i don't know. Oklahoma isn't really a "hot springs" kinda place, at least where i'm at. i can definitely check around though, it sounds like something that would be in Colorado. what do you do at a mountain retreat?
Posted by CocoBellaF[/QUOTE]
There are lots of hot springs in CO. I went to one in a town called Sulphur Springs. . . I wouldn't recommend that place, but I hear there are a lot of other good ones.
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cocobella- we are definitely going to do a bit of diving, and we are looking into a few other excursions like kayaking/snorkel trips to the arch & lover's beach (or maybe jetskis), turtle releases, maybe ziplining (we've been in Hawaii and PR, I like it, but FI is kind of 'eh' on them)...we also definitely want to do a few spa treatements. We're still looking into all of the activity part right now, but it looks like there are going to be lots of cool things to try...
[QUOTE]Coco- There is a Hot Springs, AR. Jeter went there for their HM so you might want to talk to her and see how it went. I lived 30 min from there all my life and it was always one of my favorite places to go! Also,<strong> If you are a military member you aren't allowed to go to Mexico.</strong> So for those of you who have military spouses, I'd be sure to check into where they can/cannot go!
Posted by coastiegrl25[/QUOTE]
Really? I hadn't heard that. I guess it's good then that FI's 4 year reserve after his active duty just expired in December.
I had originally wanted blue shoes as blue is my favorite color and it is one of our wedding colors but my mom was not having it. I made a compromise with her though. I told her I would get ivory shoes if she made me a blue crinoline and she agreed. It worked out well so we are both happy.
coastie- Why can't military members go to Mexico? I'm just curious.
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My mom is okay with colored shoes, but she's sort of throwing a fit because we don't want to do the bouquet/garter toss. She'll live though...
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