Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

Hola Senoritas! For Spring Break (my very last ever since its my final year of law school) some of my friends decided we should go to Mexico. Obviously. We decided to go to Playa Del Carmen instead of the traditional spring break haven Cancun. We stayed at the Viva Wyndham Maya which was really lovely. Perfect for our group since we just wanted to relax and drink fruity beverages. It was pretty flippin' awesome and we all had fun in the sun :) Here are some of the highlights:

 Ladies on our first night!

Critter--my new best friend. He is a Mexican Agouti.

Critter sniffing around

Critter having dinner

 Me + Critter

In the club. Things got weird when they gave 

Brian a helmet + whip. 

Brian + Ashley

King of the Castle

Our last night at dinner. More props! 
This time fake guns and sombreros. 

 The pool had a shallow end (like 1 ft deep) and it was awesome. 

This move, slithering across the bottom on your stomach, 

is called "Salamandering"

Vegas Baby :)

This was my first trip to Vegas! In a crazy turn of events, our family trip to Vegas actually got even more interesting when Cole surprised me there and proposed! It was an extremely eventful trip and we all had a lot of fun!

Obviously playing slots on our first night! 

This was me & Julie's favorite... Lobstermania!

(at Caesar's Palace, where we stayed)

Me & Jules outside the Mirage

At the Mirage

Inside the Venetian

Dinner at Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill

The whole fam at Mesa Grill

What Bobby calls "Tequila Crema" apparently. Delish. 

So, this happened. Cole pops out of nowhere while we are walking 

to watch the Bellagio fountains and proposes. Tears ensue. 

Cole's very grand, very romantic proposal :-)

Aannnndddd Dad awkwardly taking pictures of the moment!

Pics at Bellagio (after I wiped away tears of joy)

Fountain pic. <3 this one!

Laughing to make the situation less awkward. (Dad loves photo ops)

The RING! Love it... nice work Cole! :-)

Ohhhh.... shiny!

Champagne toast at Michael Mina restaurant

The family toasting at Michael Mina

Mini rootbeer floats for dessert!

Cole bought champagne but we never drank it the night before... 

therefore, drinking at 9 am the next day was the obvious choice. 

Bubbly + fountains= Vegas bliss

Nom nom nom

All in all, fantastic weekend in Vegas! I can't wait to go again... bachelorette party maybe???