spring break in cancun

so back in march i got a little spring break time off from school and Gohm and i decided to go on vacation together somewhere. the original plan was to go to the bahamas but after checking potential weather reports, Gohm decided that Cancun would be the better option. so, off we went!
we flew w/jetblue and the only negative thing about the flight was the fact that we sat in the back of the airplane which meant we were surrounded by families and babies/little kids. my initial thought was, "what kind of parent brings their kids to cancun on spring break"? after being there tho, i've come to realize why.

Gohm and i stayed at the Marriot Casa Magna, which was a beautiful hotel w/a very villa-like atmosphere. our hotel room had an amazing view of the beach (some very strategic planning made by Gohm in order to obtain that view). it was a little too late to head towards the beach after checking in so instead we swam at the pool, had a few drinks and then went to dinner. the place we went to made their fresh guacamole right in front of us, which was very refreshing and they had some very strong margaritas and i learned that Gohm+tequila=drunky.

we spent the rest of our time in Cancun just laying on the beach and tanning and swimming. the place is just beautiful and the water is this perfect crystal blue. we had one gigantic meal at the Crab House for our last night. Gohm, a big caesar salad fan, ordered theirs and we saw fresh caesar salad made for the 1st time which was very impressive. we ordered entirely too much food but everything was delicious.

overall, this was a great vacation and the 1st time i'd gone travelling as a couple, so chalk that up to another 1st w/Gohm.

easter hotpot

sigh...sometimes things are just so tough and i don't know why. whenever i get into a relationship, i surprise even myself in how i behave and how things affect me. i don't know why that has to happen.

anyways, so for easter, since Gohm couldn't go home, i decided to have some type of group gathering so he could celebrate it even tho he couldn't be w/his family. luckily, Bubby's a Jew so she didn't have any plans, and Kik's fam was in Maine so I invited them over for a hotpot dinner along w/Egg and Chen. the weather ended up being perfect for hotpot b/c it was right after the nor'easter (a term i never knew btw...i was told it by Stitch and i thought it was some BU term, but then we watched the news and everybody was calling it a nor'easter, so i guess it's a real word) and everything was still damp and chilly. it was Kik's 1st hotpot but she enjoyed it and so did everyone else. afterwards we had some delicious cake from Astoria which Bubby and Kiks brought from a local bakery. the cake was so cute too, saying "happy easter" on it. overall it was a great Easter hotpot and maybe the creation of a future tradition?

a little entourage support?

so i guess i should be thankful that, when needed, the BLSers can be a good source of entourage support, particularly when going out w/Gohm's friends. a while ago, Stitch and Johnson had a birthday party at Earth. we got there early in order to avoid the cover and the place was pretty quiet and tame since it's a restaurant before it turns into a full-blown bar. i had the whole BLS crew there in toto. why you ask? well, Ahjima was rumored to making an appearance at the event since it was also functioning as a giant BU reunion. considering the crowd would be mostly hers, i figured i needed a little support. and i was right. Ahjima did show up, w/her own BU entourage that shot daggers at me all night long. eventually, Wifey was very wasted from mango martinis and Gohm and i escorted her back to brooklyn, and good thing we were there b/c our cabdriver ended up being a very sketchy indian man who wouldn't stop hitting on Wifey.

sigh, this happened a while ago and it was one of the last few times we all went out together and did it up right, aside from my bday party. hopefully w/the summer coming up that'll change.