Mé-hee-ko... Parte Four

If any of you really know me and Geoff then you know that we love meeting new people. So, I have to tell you about the really fun, nice people that we met while we were there. First, I have to say that we weren't sure what to expect. This was a REALLY nice place where a lot of European people go to vacation. We weren't sure we were going to meet any really fun, nice people... but we did.

This family we met the 2nd night we were there when we went to eat at the Japanese Hibachi Restaurant there in the resort. Susan, her husband (his name I will TOTALLY screw up if I try to write it) and their son Tyler are all from Chicago. Soooo cute! Very nice! Tyler was a typical 2 yr old (except most 2yr olds don't prefer sushi to chicken nuggets) and was very active during the dinner. Most people who sat at our table were with kids so I don't think it really mattered! Of course, we didn't mind. We were just really glad it wasn't us! We found out that they were planning on eating there every night of their stay because Tyler preferred that type of food. So, we made arrangements to eat there again also. The food was great and the company was fun; not to mention the Hibachi chef (Javier) was hilarious!

This is a video of Javier showing off one of his MANY talents with his Hibachi tools. I wish I would have captured some others but I was a little self-conscience about pulling my camera out.

We met another couple on the excursion that turned out to be Mormon (they were from Ohio). What are the chances that 4 out of the ten people on that bus would have been Mormon. Crazy. They were lots of fun. Actually, Jenny and I talked a lot but I don't think I heard a single word come out of her husband's mouth on the whole trip. He seemed to open up a little more that night at dinner (they were staying at the same resort so we ate at the Japenese place with them). I hope they read this because I have some video of Jenny repelling but I don't think she would want me to post it. It's taken from below and focuses on her butt the whole time! I think her butt looks fine but you know how us women are!

In my previous post I talked about Greg and Michelle - one of the couples that we met on the excursion. They were so fun! We had a really great time getting to know them. They're from Ohio (it seemed like a lot of people we met were from Ohio) and they own a commercial/residential carpet cleaning company. We took several pictures of them because they had forgotten their camera so I thought I would post a few here!

This one I took of them at Tulum:

I took this next picture of them down by the water. It didn't come out that great but I HAD to post it because of the guy in the background with the speedo! So stinkin' funny!!

This next one is of Michelle being pushed off the tower when were zip-lining. That's what they did to us. They pushed us off the tower! I don't know how she didn't lose her sandals!

We weren't staying at the same resort as Greg and Michelle but we made arrangements to meet up with them the next day and go shopping in the local city: Playa de Carmen. We shared a cab. It was so fun (hanging out with them, not the cab)! In this photo we are eating some dinner at a little restaurant on the beach. We sat there for an hour or better just chatting it up. Come to find out they are Jehovah Witnesses! Of all things! Witnesses and Mormons hanging out! They were great! Good weather, good food, good conversation... nothing better!

I thought that I might add that on the way home in the cab I started chatting with the cabby. He asked how I knew Spanish and I told him that I had gone on a mission for my church and he instantly knew that I was Mormon! Actually, he started saying, "I no like the mormones!" This actually worried me slightly because his driving was already scaring the crap out of me and now he really wouldn't care if we lived or died! He said he had been to church there a few times. Since it's about a 20-30 minute drive I talked to him about the church the whole way back and it was great! It was like I was on my mission again! He was so sweet and I think he was kind of joking about not liking us. He just had issues with other cab drivers who went to church there but drank and did drugs. By the time we got back to the resort I had him convinced to give it another try. Man, I love the Mexican people! Good, good people!

This last photo is a picture of Geoff's hand. We've been married for 10 years and I never knew that he had a crooked finger. Notice his middle finger is slightly crooked. It's that way on both hands! Crazy! I guess when your busy with a ton of kiddos you don't notice things like that! The plate was just a back drop. We were eating dinner when made the discovery!