Me, my boyfriend and our dog, Mr. Cache live in an Akumal Villa down in Riviera Maya. We decided to spend our first Holiday together with his family in Merida. So on the 24th I worked until 1 o´clock because our plan was to get going at 2 in the afternoon sharp, since a 4 hour dive awaited us before having our special turkey dinner. It was impossible to think we would exit Akumal at 2 o’clock sharp! We’ve never stand out for being an “on time” couple!

As previewed we left our Akumal Villa at 5pm and after a long night and a straight drive (without a need to exaggerate Merida’s highway is the straightest and the most boring one in the world) we got to uncle Mau’s place. After noticing that Mr. Cache was definitely not invited nor welcome we tied him to a tree in the backyard; we quickly dressed up for the occasion and were soon having holiday treats over the tree.

In my experience the whole party was a complete triumph, everyone in the family was having a great time, fifteen children were running around picking on Mr. Cache, Mr. Cache didn’t stop barking and crying (of course because he was far away from his familiar home in the Riviera Maya), seven guests played Wii and many others like me nearly dying from starvation, were looking for the best timing to rob food from the unreachable table, since dinner was served until midnight.

Today is the 25th and I awoke up to a lonely Holiday Inn vacation morning, the place itself made me sick for the rest of the day. It didn’t matter if I was with my boyfriend and my cute dog! The vacation was ruined and I had to go back home so as to save me from holiday depression.