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summary: nora and demetri's wedding day.
pairing: nora x demetri
word count: 1398
based on the request: uh yeah based on the interview, im gonna need to know how nora and demetris wedding went down, like why is that his favourite memory??
**unedited//i hope this gives you all the feels. also good charlotte fans unite**
the rain is coming down heavy. beating against the window in a steady, consistent patter. demetri stares at his reflection in the standing mirror, tying his tie. over, under, over, under, over, under, through. the wide end is too short, the knot too small. he has to start over.
he's just adjusting the length of the tie around his shoulders when a knock sounds at the door and he glances up just in time to see it creak open to reveal his brother.
konstantine is dressed in a standard black suit, and though the collar of his white button shirt distinctly lacks a tie of its own, the leather of his shoes matches that of his belt. looking back at himself, demetri feels weirdly overdressed in his tuxedo, with his hair perfectly styled and his face cleanly shaven. despite it being his wedding.
"what's the hold up?" konstantine asks as he rubs his hands together with a giddy excitement. "you were supposed to be out there ten minutes ago."
"can't get it right," demetri mumbles back, his eyes tracking the movements of his fingers in the mirror. over, under, over, under, over, under, through. why can't he get it right?
konstantine hums and comes up to stand behind him. "this is just about the tie? you're not nervous, getting cold feet?"
their eyes meet briefly in the mirror. "why would you ask me that?" demetri grumbles. "i love nora."
"never said you didn't," his brother defends. "but you've known how to tie a tie since you were twelve. this shouldn't be an issue for you."
demetri huffs and starts over. "do you think the rain is an omen?"
konstantine rolls his eyes. "you and nora are meant to be together; you're just nervous about getting married."
"it's not the 'getting married' part i'm worried about."
"then what? please, oh dear brother, enlighten me."
"what if i'm not a good husband? what if i let her down somehow."
"she's marrying you willingly; i'd say she's used to disappointment."
demetri stops, drops his head in his hands and drags his fingers through his hair. "we were supposed to get married outside," he breathes, his frustration sudden and overwhelming. "now it's raining. if that's not an omen, i don't know what is."
"oh, for fuck sake." konstantine storms up to his brother and pulls his hands away from his head, effectively ruining the other man's perfectly coiffed hair even further. "it's not an omen. if you want to get married outside so bad, then do it. nora doesn't give a fuck; the only thing that matters to her is you and you're currently holed in a dressing room, losing your mind over a tie."
the two men stare at each other for a long moment, the only sound breaking the silence is the patter of the rain hitting the window, before a smile breaks out on demetri's face. "i'm going to get married outside," he says and his hands begin moving again over his tie, swiftly tying the knot around his neck without even a glimpse in the mirror.
konstantine returns his smile and claps him on the back. "now we're talking!" he spins on his feet and starts for the door, speaking to his brother over his shoulder. "i'll go inform the bride of change in plans."
as the door shuts behind konstantine, demetri finally looks back at the mirror and his smile brightens at his tie sitting perfectly tied in the center of his button-up. he stares into his eyes as he buttons his navy blazer. "i'm getting married."
standing under the rose archway, demetri rocks on the soles of his feet, drenched from the rain but his excitement keeping the cold at bay. the priest stands a step behind him, unamused but shielded somewhat from the rain by the umbrella clutched tightly in his left hand. "this is highly unorthodox, mr. renfield!" he says, his voice raised to a shout in order to be heard over the rain.
demetri only grins back at him. "just go with it, father!"
before the disgruntled priest can say anything else, he turns his attention to the hotel further ahead where the wooden doors are suddenly thrown open and konstantine appears with nora on his arm, the two of them huddled beneath an umbrella as they hurry down the pathway towards the arch. demetri feels his breath catch his throat at the sight of her, his heart damn near stops in his chest, and he simply can't take her eyes off of her. her wedding gown is extravagant, forming to her figure and accentuating every curve in a way that makes his fingers itch to touch her, to pull her into his arms and never let her go. her hair is elegantly styled and her make-up only serves to enhance her natural beauty. she's never looked more beautiful and demetri can't tell where his tears begin and the rain ends.
before long, she's standing in front of him and konstantine gives her away, leaning in close to his brother to whisper in his ear. "hope you don't mind i didn't tell anyone else," he says, a sly smile on his lips. "i thought it would be more special like this."
demetri shakes his head. "nora's the only one i care about." he turns his attention back to his bride and she beams at him. "you look so beautiful."
"so do you," she says, grinning at him.
"i could marry you everyday if it meant getting to see you like this."
she rolls her eyes good-naturedly. "maybe let's stick to this first time for now."
the priest clears his throat suddenly and they both turn their attention to him. "this is your witness?" he grumbles, nodding towards konstantine and the man in question beams.
"that's me."
"then i'm going to get started," he clears his throat again and clutches his bible to his chest. "if it's alright with you, i'm going to skip to the end bit."
"take it away, father," nora says, not once looking away from demetri and he stares back at her lovingly.
"do you, demetri, take nora as your wedded wife?" demetri nods vehemently and nora has to stifle a laugh. "and do you, nora, take demetri as your wedded husband?" nora nods and rushes to wipe at her eyes. "in sight of god and his witness, i now pronounce you husband and wife. you may kiss the bride."
without a moment's hesitation, demetri sweeps nora into his arms and presses his lips to hers, pouring every ounce of his love and adoration for the woman into the kiss. she clutches onto him, her nails digging into his arms tight enough to leave bruises but he doesn't care. nothing but the woman in his arms matters.
when there's no more oxygen and their lungs begin to burn, they pull away and he rests his forehead against hers, his face beginning to hurt from smiling so much.
"hello there, husband," nora says as she reaches up to wrap her arms around his neck.
"hey, wife," he responds before kissing her forehead softly. "we're married, can you believe it?"
"we're also soaking wet," she laughs.
glancing up, demetri notices both his brother and the priest have both made themselves scarce, leaving the two of them standing in the rain and he gives a laugh of his own. "and alone, it seems." he then nods towards the hotel. "shall i carry you back?"
she flashes him an incredulous look. "are you kidding? even without the rain, this dress weighs a ton."
he simply smiles back at her. "your love gives me the strength to do anything."
again she rolls her eyes but there's no hiding her own smile. "your funeral, renfield."
"what did good charlotte say? the happiest day of my life is the day that i die?" she laughs and shakes her head at him but she makes no arguments when he sweeps her into his arms once more, this time one arm beneath her knees and the other around her back. she wasn't lying when she said the dress is heavy but simply looking at his beautiful bride is enough to put him at ease. and as he begins to walk back towards the hotel, nora nestled into his chest, he vows quietly to himself to never let her go.
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can I get Bahorel and a bird?
Hey, Baz, watcha got there?
#... a molotov.#Bahorel#Ostritch#i read 'bird' and galaxy brained#hashtag no ragrets#Les Miserables#amis animal ask game#modern era#cait makes
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henry needed to poop so naturally he did it on the only flower in the vicinity
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aziraphale hyperfixation, huh?
#my art#?kind of?#meme video#yes I actually have autism#yes i laughed maniacally at my own joke while i was making it#hashtag no RAGretS
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psst hey you
make affiliated connections with my new pathetic little man ( affectionate )
#ooc.#i need to get a legitimate info post together later but i am now obsessed with this mfer#and i only thought him up last night at 3am with brittany so#here we are#throwing caution to the wind !#hashtag no ragrets#im so tired today good lord
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#1 most obviously you're the kip sabian/ mr boxman mutual. You're also the headcanon mutual, for the longest time you're the one that I've turned to for those. You're also the gifmaker mutual, bulbasaur and vaporeon mutual <3 [and joak dirty genwunner moot]
god i miss the boxman he was my favorite... also wow i havent written headcanons in a while (..i say while i remember i just sent out a set like a few days ago lmao)
im also a dirty gen two-er how dare you lmao
#thank you for asking! <3#coughedfeathers#first and second gen are my childhood so im very fond of those and after that i just kinda fell off oops#so yes most of my faves are from gen one hashtag no ragrets#love you bb i miss you i hope youre doing well 💜
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Hello, hello my fellow Mercy Street folks, guess what I found at the used book store and am only a half decade behind on reading.
#polkaknox talks#did i black out and buy far too many books? yes.#hashtag no ragrets as the kids say
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biggest thing ive learned this year is it’s probably not a great idea to get engaged at 22
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If Al was a particular flavor of dumpster fire, what flavor would that be?
So when I was in college - this is a true story - me and a pal of mine would go down to the local Denny's around 2am.
This was just for something to do, usually. College was rough and we were hungry, and the dining hall closed at 9pm and the student food store closed at 1am. it's not like we were high or drunk or anything. we just really wanted some food that wasn't the dining hall food that was inexpensive enough. we'd probably go once every couple weeks.
One day we're sat in this Denny's at 2am - and the Regulars are there, you know, the people you find at 2am in a Denny's, mostly the local stoners, a couple of quiet drunk college kids, a couple older people who didn't want to go home yet but couldn't stay at the bar (Closing Time style). and we've ordered our food, we always got the same order, and the waitress goes back into the kitchen and that's that.
Well, about five minutes later, we hear a shout. We're sat pretty close to the kitchen, and it's pretty loud, pretty urgent. "FIRE! FIRE!"
Well, we look at each other, and then look at the other patrons, and then look at the workers. No one's really moved, and it's 2:15am by now, and it's not like there's alarms going off, so we stay put. there IS the smell of something burning, but it's a kitchen, so.
About two minutes after that the waitress comes out, and her hair is all frizzy and she's all frazzled and breathless. She says, "hey, so, we're gonna have to - change your order, uh, the toaster oven caught fire so we can't toast bread or anything else."
Me and my pal are like, "sure, that's fine. We don't need toast. No worries. What happened?"
And she says, "well, the toaster caught fire, and it was kinda bad, and the alarm system is broken. But don't worry, everything's under control!" with the kind of exhausted grin you get when you're kinda on the edge of hysteria, like the overtired, I'm-not-paid-enough-for-this smile. so obviously we're not gonna give her any trouble or anything.
and no one else has moved and it's not like she's running out, so we stay put.
She goes back into the kitchen to relay our changed order, and comes back out like thirty seconds later. I don't actually remember what they were out of this time, but it was also the product of the fire having spread to something, but again, we're just college students who want something a little better than dining hall food and she's got that smile on her face, so it's whatever. We ate our eggs and bacon without toast or waffles or whatever it was we ordered, and the Denny's peace was restored.
Anyway, all this is to say that that's Aladdin's dumpster fire flavor approximately 24/7. Part of him is shouting FIRE! FIRE! and the rest of him is just the "this is fine" dog meme
#✧ ° ωιѕн fυƖfιƖƖмєηт | answered ask · ° ✧#Anonymous#this was an interesting ask thank you DAHFKASDF#I forgot about this story until now. man oh man. college misadventures huh#'you're only in trouble if you get caught' = dog meme#'I'M IN TROUBLE' = FIRE! FIRE!#this is probably the most batshit way i could've answered this but#hashtag no ragrets and all that sjdkff
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deciding to keep beating my word count every day was a great idea it makes it so much fun. if i write 3k today i can hit 20k BUT THEN i have to write a minimum of 3k+ for the remainder of april/until i finish this monster fic. it’s a dilemma. i love it i’m having the time of my life
#''oh i'll only set a goal of 25k so that i can have a light easy time'' <-- me one week before committing to writing 150% of the regular#nano daily word count#hashtag no ragrets i love to live my life stupidly and fully#the moon speaks
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i was talking to my dad tonight and it made me realize how much i try to avoid regret or sorrow over things that are past. i'm not an expert and i know this isn't 100% possible for 100% of people but. if you can. rather than missing the good times past, think about them, enjoy and appreciate them, and then look for something in the present you can enjoy and appreciate.
#i think a lot of people spend a lot of time being sad about things they don't have anymore#and i don't think that's a healthy mindset all the time#I'm not saying hashtag no ragrets I'm saying don't let your regrets consume you
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You feeling any better sleepy head? Perhaps maybe rethinking staying up late being a chubby cow guzzling down egg nog?
hashtag no ragrets
I mean come on, look how cute I looked. I’m supposed to regret that?
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finished Fourth Wing AND Iron Flame in the span of three days hashtag no ragrets
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Anyways for serious I think part of the trap that fan fictions fall into. Wrt silver. Is like. Giving him a backstory. We don’t know that mans life and that’s on purpose! It’s ok!! He can be mysterious about it and that is fine because he has an ex boyfriend an ex wife and hashtag no ragrets.
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Ate my weight in apps and snacks at the department holiday party today. Hashtag no ragrets.
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MEXICO 2024
feb 21st - 26th, 2024 - we went to mexico. we stayed at an all inclusive which isn't new for yasir or i (read: dominican republic and cuba), but this WAS the first time we went with a big family group!
so who was it?
mama and my khala
my sister, bil, and my niece
my cousin, bil, and my nephew and niece
my cousin, and sil
us (esa, yasir, and i)
so that's a total of 4 kids and 10 adults!
and it was basically perfect!
we booked our air transat package back in november (or maybe end of october?) 2023 and have been planning and looking forward to it ever since.
here's a breakdown of our activities by day!
FEB 21ST, 2024 - WED - DAY 1
our flight was at 6:30 AM in the morning and so of course we arrived at the airport by about 4:30 AM
we had checked in previously, got our baggage sent in, and then went in to wait for the flight
we (my cousin, sister, and sil) had planned matching outfits for each of our "subgroups" - the women, the men, and the kids
so our first matching day was the day of our arrival - the women all wore shirts (designed and made by javaria) that said "moms, minis, and mocktails - mexico 2024"
side note: my guy cousin and sil were late additions to our plans since they originally hadn't booked with us, so my sil's shirt actually said "mami's, minis, and mocktails" (they don't have kids) - it was perfect and javaria literally handed it to her at the airport
we arrived in mexico and got into our private transfer (normally included in the package from airport to resort, however we decided since it was a big group it would just make sense to skip over the transfer that would stop at all the other resorts and go straight to our resort
we arrived at our resort - bahia principe grand coba in riviera maya at about 1:15-ish. unfortunately, check in was at 4 pm so our rooms weren't ready yet - so we got our bracelets and headed straight to the buffet for lunch :p (pait pooja, y'know :p)
our room was one of the first ones to be ready for us, so we went to our room and i changed and then back to the buffet
after the buffet i took esa to the kiddie pool with the slides et al
the first day since everyone was tired, we sort of just settled in, then had dinner all together at the buffet again and had an early night
FEB 22ND, 2024 - THU - DAY 2
the following day we woke up early, got ready for the day and headed to the buffet for breakfast
every day for breakfast, we'd usually be the first to arrive and grab the big family size table
then we'd sit and eat and slowly but surely everyone would trickle in
i think in total breakfast was usually our longest meal clocking in at probably around 2 hours from the start of the very first person to the end of the very last person LOL
while we waited for everyone to prepare for the next portion of the day, esa, yasir, and i went to the little kids area and esa played in the sand and swings and slide
after that we all piled into a trolley and went to the beach
there we played in the water and sand
the guys brought over snorkel equipment and we did that (hashtag RAGRETS for not taking my phone clear cover because i couldn't make any videos of the sea urchins and little fishies i saw URGH)
also got a bunch of bruises because the beach was quite rocky - but that was also the reason it was filled with sea life, i assume so definitely enjoyed that
then around lunchtime we went to the resorts' in-house dolphin entertainment and each of us got to play with the dolphins
it was the coolest experience, dolphins are such intelligent animals and so kind and gentle...i felt also pretty bad because they're kept in such a small enclosure.
there were 3 dolphins - atlantis, nautica, and i can't recall the name of the third one unfortunately
we did things like high five them, hold them up sort of up in the water, have them kiss our cheeks....it was adorable
then we bargained and bargained and managed to bring down the price of the digital pictures to a ridiculously low $40 USD per person for the FULL digital album which was only the best thing in the world and we purchased them
after that we had a quick lunch and then went back to wash up in our rooms - it was already early supper time
once we were all showered and cleaned up, we went back to meet the family for dinner at the buffet
after we spent a couple hours having dinner, we went out and the resort was hosting a fire show entertainment thing so we went and watched that - esa danced through a lot of it lol
the night time pictures came out like....magic.
then we went back to our rooms and fell asleep
FEB 23RD, 2024 - FRI - DAY 3
as per the usual, we all met up for breakfast
then yasir sprung on me that him and my guy cousin had made plans to go to the beach
which angered me - big fight # 1 lol
so i made him take esa to the kiddie water park after breakfast and they hung out there for a while
i went back to the room to lay down but also ended up cleaning up, taking out outfits, and just doing general sorting - it helps me to get through my frustrations if i clean or sort of organize any part of my life that is an easy quick win for me at the time
once they came back, yasir gave esa a quick shower and we had lunch - after lunch, we came back to the room and took a little afternoon nap
this was the day we had booked our FULL FAMILY a la carte dinner at the indian place at the sister resort - tulum :p
the name of the restaurant was thali
after the nap, we woke up - i prettied up with makeup et al (was feeling myself this day, because i loved my makeup and dress) and we made our way to the lobby
this was the day we'd picked for all the MEN to coordinate in the same shirts - they of course didn't know this was going to happen but i'm sure guessed :p lol
we had also decided to have a quick visit to the in-resort "hacienda" (market place) called donna isabel
again we piled into a trolley and went to the hacienda
also at the hacienda, immediately esa decided he wanted a magnet with a fish or shark on it which yasir purchased for him
then he went into the next store up and saw another magnet that he fell in love with, that yasir again purchased for him lol
then we walked around, took a big group picture with the "viva mexico sign", had some snacks and mocktails, and it was time for dinner
at the thali restaurant, all the women and kids sat at the large table and then the men sat at their own table because their largest table wasn't large enough for our whole group (that's kind of a humble brag, i won't lie lol)
we ordered thali, there were samosas, aloo tikkis, vadda pav (all with raisins in them lol)
after dinner at tulum, we came back to coba and did a 360 dance reel (which i have been wanting to do since NYC 2023 :p)
we then watched the nighttime show in the theatre which was pretty awesome
we didn't watch the whole thing because it had been a long day and the kids especially needed to go to bed (my nephew also got bird-pooped on lol) so we went to sleep
FEB 24TH, 2024 - SAT - DAY 4
on this day we (yasir, esa, and i) had booked our excursion! we woke up and went for breakfast at the buffet per usual
then we went to the lobby to be picked up at about 9 AM to go to a cenote (called HUBIKO) where we got to swim in the water and have lunch
it was such a gorgeous place, the water was about 65 ft deep (so obviously didn't dare go in without life jackets)
also at the cenote, we had esa's mayan calendar made which was so cute; it had kind of a "horoscope" type feel of what esa might be like as a person - obviously i don't believe in horoscopes but it was a fun read
the most entertaining thing from his calendar was the accuracy (it talked about how he would start off rebellious as a child - which is v true lol) and then in the future he would go on to become kind and empathetic (inshallah this is true!). however, he might have difficulty connecting his passion for serving humankind with earning income LOL which is a-okay by me. i'm saving now so he can have what he needs and inshallah he is able to afford a basic lifestyle when he grows up....but if his main purpose in life to serve others and look out for humankind won't earn him money, then it doesn't matter so much because it will earn him sawaab and what greater knowledge for a parent to know that their child is inshallah khair destined for jannat is there.
again, obviously, i don't believe in horoscopes - it obviously could be completely the opposite of what esa actually ends up becoming but there you have it.
after the cenote, at lunch, we saw some traditional mexican couple dancing which was really cool!
then we headed back to the bus to go to chichen itza
chichen itza was a city built by the mayans way back in the day and it is currently part of the "new" 7 wonders of the world and is a registered UNESCO world heritage site
over there we saw the mayan temples and ruins that exist and have been preserved
there was some really cool history that we learned about...we learned about how mayans built their calendars around a woman's natural cycle and how every number holds significance to the body and number of limbs etc - it was very cool!
also at chichen itza, i purchased a floppy sun hat which i loved
and last we piled back into the bus to go and visit the city of valladolid (pronounced baayaa-doe-leed)
the significance of this city was that it was the first to be colonized by spanish inquisitors and it was built on top of a mayan city similar to chichen itza - however where chichen itza was preserved, that mayan city was unfortunately broken down and re-built upon :(
valladolid also houses the first catholic churches in mexico which was super cool
this was the part that i expected yasir would have enjoyed the most - and truly he would have, except unfortunately we had EXTREMELY little time to actually see this place so it was great but also kind of super rushed :(
we got back to the resort at about 8 PM that night and headed straight to dinner
FEB 25TH, 2024 - SUN - DAY 5
on this day, of course, started off our day as usual at the breakfast buffet
then we did a bike tour with the resort (it was included as part of the activities at the resort)
then we went to the pool for the first time that week
at the pool we played with my sister and bil and niece
then we got out and had lunch at the snack bar next to the pool (first time eating there)
after lunch, we got back to our room and bathed and again took a nap
i think this was our second big fight lol because there was some foam party happening that all of a sudden yasir wanted to go to
that night we had decided to coordinate all the kids outfits - we got them shirts that said "cousin crew"
esa of course gave me a super hard time and didn't actually end up wearing it until my cousin and my sister and my mom basically begged him to -_-
and we were able to get the pictures in the lobby
i think this might be the first vacation that esa will remember and for us to have been able to capture that picture made me so happy!
we had dinner with all the family at about 6:00 PM to 7:1t5 PM-ish - but we didn't actually eat much because i had booked our a la carte dinner that night at tulum
and at 7:30 PM there was a family night happening at hacienda - luckily it worked out HUGELY in our favour that our dinner rezzos were at 8:30 PM (it was later than i would have ever preferred) and hacienda party started at 7:30 PM because i still managed to get some food into esa at the buffet
at the kids party, esa got some face painting done, and then there was a clown show that they all watched while having cookies and popcorn - it was lovely
after that we headed to our rezzos and had a nice dinner
after dinner, we got back to our room and slept
FEB 26TH, 2024 - MON - DAY 6
this was our last day and probably the day i will always regret the MOST
the rest of the family had opted to do an excursion on the last day of doing buggy riding through a forest-y area and then go swimming in a cenote that was done by about noon
however we had to check out at noon
we requested late check outs (at 3 PM) however only 2 of our rooms ended up actually being able to get late checkouts unfortunately
and this made me feel a bit overwhelmed and i just got inside my head and had opted against doing the excursion altoghether
i should have just sucked it up and done it, because again, #RAGRETS amiriteeeee?
anyway, the rest of the family went for their excursion and we headed back to our room to finish packing up
after we were done we put our luggage into one of the rooms that did get the late check outs and then had lunch at the food truck - also their soft serve ice cream
after that, the rest of the family got back and we joined them at the buffet
then my guy cousin and his wife went to sian kaan (sister resort - since they joined the whole plan a bit later, they were unable to book at coba) and i went with them just to walk around a little bit and see an in-resort cenote
that was pretty cool - also had some coffee cake at their buffet
oh ya and before i went with them, yasir and i had fight # 3 in front of my cousin and his wife which was just peachy keen lol
when we got back to coba, it was about 3 PM and the remainder of the rooms had to check out - so we all hung out at the lobby and had some drinks before our transfer arrived at about 4:30 PM
the transfer took us to the airport, where we had some dinner and then boarded our flight at 6:30 PM to come home
got home at about 2:10 AM in the night and headed straight to bed
and that was the end of our mexico trip.
when i write it out like this, it feels like there wasn't a lot to it. but all the memories and happinesses and pictures swimming around in my head beg to differ. nay, DEMAND to differ.
it was such a good experience and family trip. it made me feel so much closer to my family. and overall i had an excellent time.
and that's all!
much love homies,
-k
#mexico 2024#riviera maya#bahia principe grand coba#hubiku cenote#chichen itza#valladolid#family all inclusive vacation#food#drink#sleep
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