Wednesday, September 27, 2006
a honeymoon update...
Well, since we have another 40 minutes before our laundry will be done and we can take off again heading farther on this amazing trip through México, I actually have some time to let you people know that I have spent the whole of yesterday on a beach in the Caribbean. The Mexcian Caribbean that is, on the peninsula of Yucatán. Forget whatever kind of ocean and beaches you may have seen in your life before... you have seen NOTHING until you see the Caribbean Ocean. And you can trust my judgement here for I have seen MANY different oceans in my well-travelled life.
I also feel a certain pride in being about 120 kilometers south of Cancun, yet having refrained of going there. Can´t be fucked with touristy crap... endless tourist-ridden beaches, and monster hotels. People that spent 2 weeks in a hotel in Cancun and claim that they "have been in México". I abhorr mass tourism, and feel pity for those whose idea it is to spend a week or two in a mass hotel, frying themselves on the local beach or, worse, the hotel pool. Mass tourism is a disease most Austrians are suffering from, and I am proud to say that I stand apart - very FAR apart from this mentality. As it is, we have crossed 9 states already, our journey extending over almost half of the country. We are spending our nights in small towns far of all tourism in simple local hotels, trying to get as authentic a taste of this country as possible. The last two nights we have spent in a Caribbean log/straw hut type hotel... simply wonderful.
I have a tan like I haven´t seen on myself in several years. I, the Whitey, "la guerita", tan better than my native Mexican husband... which makes me feel strangely proud of myself... lol.
A bit less than 2 more weeks to go... we are slowly turning back towards inland, on a long and sightseeing-filled journey back towards Acapulco.
We will return from this wonderful journey on October 9... updates should be more frequent by then... maybe with a little different theme and headline. Who knows. :)
Oh... the wedding? For anonymity reasons on this blog I will refrain from showing pictures, but for those who know me, I will have pictures to share once I am back. It was the most wonderful wedding, just like I pictured it to be... and that´s really all there needs to be said about it right now. Maybe I will go into detail at some later point, but since a wedding is such a private matter, I will probably refrain from that too, this is not the proper channel. You can always email me for pictures, and I may just share. :)
For now... sunburnt and married greetings from Quintana Roo! :)
I also feel a certain pride in being about 120 kilometers south of Cancun, yet having refrained of going there. Can´t be fucked with touristy crap... endless tourist-ridden beaches, and monster hotels. People that spent 2 weeks in a hotel in Cancun and claim that they "have been in México". I abhorr mass tourism, and feel pity for those whose idea it is to spend a week or two in a mass hotel, frying themselves on the local beach or, worse, the hotel pool. Mass tourism is a disease most Austrians are suffering from, and I am proud to say that I stand apart - very FAR apart from this mentality. As it is, we have crossed 9 states already, our journey extending over almost half of the country. We are spending our nights in small towns far of all tourism in simple local hotels, trying to get as authentic a taste of this country as possible. The last two nights we have spent in a Caribbean log/straw hut type hotel... simply wonderful.
I have a tan like I haven´t seen on myself in several years. I, the Whitey, "la guerita", tan better than my native Mexican husband... which makes me feel strangely proud of myself... lol.
A bit less than 2 more weeks to go... we are slowly turning back towards inland, on a long and sightseeing-filled journey back towards Acapulco.
We will return from this wonderful journey on October 9... updates should be more frequent by then... maybe with a little different theme and headline. Who knows. :)
Oh... the wedding? For anonymity reasons on this blog I will refrain from showing pictures, but for those who know me, I will have pictures to share once I am back. It was the most wonderful wedding, just like I pictured it to be... and that´s really all there needs to be said about it right now. Maybe I will go into detail at some later point, but since a wedding is such a private matter, I will probably refrain from that too, this is not the proper channel. You can always email me for pictures, and I may just share. :)
For now... sunburnt and married greetings from Quintana Roo! :)
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Today I...
...finally left work for a full 5 weeks!
...saw my father-in-law for the first time (- and realized that I don't understand a single word he is saying)!
...cooked scrambled eggs with cheese for my father-in-law under the supervision of my mother-in-law while talking in broken Spanish about my lacking kitchen skills, and it felt strangely right...
...saw THE DRESS.
...
...
It's beautiful.
Finishing and last touches pending tomorrow.
That also means a few hours alone with my mother and my MIL, and I am scared as all hell of not being able to understand her and making an a$$ out of myself.
I don't think I will post anymore before our wedding. I feel wonderful, The Fiancé is with his parents whom he hasn't seen in many, many years, and it somehow feels as if my little world is perfect now. I have seldomly been touched as I was when I saw The Fiancé hugging his parents to his chest and the tears of joy in their eyes in the middle of the airport.
I definitely like my MIL. Unfortunately I can't talk with my FIL.
I love every second of what's going on right now.
I will be married to my love in three days.
Read me again after I return from our honeymoon...!
...saw my father-in-law for the first time (- and realized that I don't understand a single word he is saying)!
...cooked scrambled eggs with cheese for my father-in-law under the supervision of my mother-in-law while talking in broken Spanish about my lacking kitchen skills, and it felt strangely right...
...saw THE DRESS.
...
...
It's beautiful.
Finishing and last touches pending tomorrow.
That also means a few hours alone with my mother and my MIL, and I am scared as all hell of not being able to understand her and making an a$$ out of myself.
I don't think I will post anymore before our wedding. I feel wonderful, The Fiancé is with his parents whom he hasn't seen in many, many years, and it somehow feels as if my little world is perfect now. I have seldomly been touched as I was when I saw The Fiancé hugging his parents to his chest and the tears of joy in their eyes in the middle of the airport.
I definitely like my MIL. Unfortunately I can't talk with my FIL.
I love every second of what's going on right now.
I will be married to my love in three days.
Read me again after I return from our honeymoon...!
