- Japanese proverb
When both Tina and her brother became over the age of 25 and started moving in with their significant others and even moving to the Middle East, I think Tina's mom had given up hope that she would ever see them get married. Well, Tina and her brother somehow decided that in 2010 they would pack in both of their weddings within six months of each other! Cory and his new wife Hayley threw her an extra curve ball announcing their wedding would take place in Cancun, Mexico!
Joel was unable to attend as the wedding would be in May and being a very important PE teacher he would be irreplaceable at work. So Tina set out for a Mexican fiesta on her own. After a major delay in London due to volcanic ash being spewed from the Icelandic volcano and a night sleep on the Miami International Airport floor - Tina said 'hola' to the heat and humidity of Cancun! (Leaving 45 degrees in Muscat she was confident she could handle any heat - but the humidity surprised her and she was soon partaking in afternoon siestas! (As was Kyra on Grandpa's lap!)
Tina was soon joined by her parents, the bride and groom, Aunt Carolyn and Uncle Ed, along with Cory's good friends Ryan, Aubry and the Stearn family. Hayley's parents, aunt and uncle, good friend Theresa, her brother's family and her sister's family and her cute nieces and nephews! There was about 28 guests visiting for either one or two weeks. We quickly made our way out to one of the many pools at the resort in Tulum and began soaking up some rays and enjoying ChiChi's and Mojitos!
One of the days before the wedding, Tina and her mom and aunt and uncle set out for a tour of Coba (Mayan) ruins. Coba was located about a 40 minute drive from the resort and Tina and Carolyn climbed to the top of the ruins for a view of the jungle and ocean. We also stopped for lunch at a traditional Mayan village where we made tortillas with the daughter of the local shaman.
On May 12th, we got all gussied up for Cory and Hayley's wedding. I had the honor of walking Kyra down the aisle and helped her throw out flower petals. The ceremony was held in an outdoor gazebo overlooking the white sand beach and turquoise waters! Breath taking!!
The groom was smiling!
And the bride was looking beautiful!
The flower girl very happy to be with daddy after the ceremony!!
The dinner took place immediately after the ceremony in the resort's restaurant 'Tequila' and we then enjoyed some dancing and drink by the pool! Kyra got to sleep over in Aunty Tina's room; we had a great night but I think Tina jumped up every time time Kyra snored!
I was very happy and proud to see my big brother get married and see him so happy with his new family. It was nice getting to spend more time getting to know Kyra and Hayley as well as Hayley's family.
