headed home: mexico vacation day 7.

the 5th was our last day of vacation.  big storms rolled in last night {to the point that i was a little nervous we were so close to the ocean}.  it was still rainy and gray in the morning.  we packed and then went to breakfast with nick while kate stayed in the room.  i wish i had taken my camera with us because the storm had done so much damage to all of the thatched roofs.  i can't imagine what the upkeep must be like on all the buildings during this tropical storm season.  the lobby entrance is so impressive, but i was never able to capture a picture that did it justice. 

after breakfast travis and i just watched movies in the room until it was time to go to the lobby to catch our ride to the airport.  it was while we were waiting that i discovered they offered free wi-fi in their lobby. what?? how did i not know this all week?  i would have kept myself entertained in the lobby on some of the rainy afternoons.  ah, well.  a week unplugged was good for me.   

we snapped a few last  shots in front of the airport before heading off on a two hour drive to the airport.  as we were pulling away from the resort, i was able to get a few pictures on my phone of some of the damage from the storm.  they're a little blurry since we were driving.

our ride actually turned out to be a little shorter because there were no other pick-ups on our way in.  it was kind of nice just the four of us.  but also a little nerve-racking because there were militia-style police everywhere.  they had automatic weapons strapped around them and in the backs of their trucks, manned. 
  
we grabbed lunch at margarittaville in the cancun airport.  nick and kate ordered large beers, and they don't joke around in margarittaville. check out the size of these bad boys.

these are the last two pictures from our vacation.  after our lunch, we headed over to buy last minute souvenirs and snacks for the trip home.  kate purchased some organic gum ... and the four of us decided we're just not that green yet. 

dallas to tulsa was our last leg of the trip. we had appetizers at TGI fridays in the airport.  when we first booked the trip we wanted to make the most of our last day on vacation {not knowing it would be rainy}, so we got home pretty late.  haley was still staying in muskogee so we didn't have to worry about picking her up late or anything like that. 

our time away was fun, but travis and i were both excited to get back to our own bed.  

now i'm looking forward to planning our next trip ...