Jamaica!!

ahhhhhhhh, Jamaica!! We had such a great trip! It was a blessing to be able to take this trip with my hubby. The trip down to Jamaica went pretty smooth. We arrived and got through customs pretty quickly and before we knew it, we were heading to the resort. We chose a resort very close to the airport so we only had about a 15 minute ride and we were in paradise.

The Sandals Royal Carribean resort is beautiful. As soon as we arrived, they offered us a wet towel and some rum punch. Right then and there, we knew it was going to be a good trip!

When we visited the travel agent to pick up our travel documents a week prior, we asked about upgrading our standard garden view room to a concierge, suite level room. The travel agent made a call and informed us it would be a $1,600 upgrade but that those rooms were full anyway. Fast forward to our arrival: we were told we were upgraded to a standard ocean view room. We walked in and it looked awesome but the bell thought it didnt look clean so he escorted us out. At that point, we dropped another couple off at one of those concierge suite level rooms and he asked us if we wanted one as well. Of course we said yes and he made it happen!! We were upgraded to a concierge level suite at no additional charge! That meant a stocked fridge and room service! We were definitely counting our blessings! So far, our vacation rocked!

We ended up never leaving the resort. We were more than comfortable hanging by the pool, participating in resort activities (I learned to basket weave!), eating the yummy food and well...drinking. :) The weather was perfect, the drinks were cold, the food was decent and the resort was beautiful! We could not ask for anything more. Here are a few of my favorite pictures from the trip:

This is my favorite picture of Steven and I!
Ahhhh, the sunsets were completely amazing and I love how these pictues turned out!


Steve drinking by the pool bar (which ended up being closed for 1/2 our visit) but we managed to survive!

One of my favorite pics of my hubby. Note the green hat...that is the hat Steve bought when meeting one of the guys from the Jamaican bobsled team. The guy came onto the resort and took pictures with everyone and signed autographs. Ahhhhh, and now for the best part of our trip: Kari and Byron. We met Kari and Byron on Sunday at, of all places, the pool bar. Go figure! ;) Kari and I started chatting and the rest was history! We spent every day of our vacation with these guys and they really did make the trip! By Wednesday, we were eating every single meal with them, drinking with them, renting a few cabanas with them and generally, having a blast with them. By the end of the week, we knew Kari and Byron would be our life long friends! We already have plans to go see them in June in PA and they are planning on coming up here in August.

On Monday, Kari and Byron renewed their vows and Steve and I were honored to be part of it. We had our cameras so we took some pictures and I also got to be her matron of honor and flower girl! :) It was an awesome few moments to witness and here are a few photos that captured their renewal:


We love you guys! :)

Overall, our trip was AMAZING and PERFECT. We will definitely do something like this again in the future. Steve and I were able to spend some time talking about our future and where we would like our lives to head in the next few years. As always, we were on the same page and it felt good to talk and plan. Hopefully, those plans are realized soon!