home again, home again

it was a pretty uneventful day of traveling on my way back to boston today. i did get upgraded to bidness class from merida to houston since the flight was oversold, so that was a nice little early am surprise. the only other excitement during the trek home involved the bat that was flying around the baggage claim area in terminal C. yes, a real bat. good thing the national guard is on hand at the moment to control the ensuing rabies-tainted chaos.

so here are the highlights from the pics:

the office in merida:


my new co-workers:


chichen itza (mayan ruins):





i was sweating it out with mi amiga, kristin :)







luis' gorgeous beach house in progreso:


one of his adorable sons and an even cuter niece, edwina:


sunset in progreso:


all the fixins for a vegan dinner... mushrooms and wine...


an amazing freshwater cenote (kinda like an underground swimming pool:


me showing off my ability to not drown:


and a little ditty from the plane this morning:


next stop costa rica.... :)