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The Dominican Republic; Living in Luxury on our One Year Anniversary

6/13/2016

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Me and my husband just returned from The Dominican Republic on Thursday, we were there for six days, celebrating our one year anniversary!
I have traveled a lot, and when I travel I prefer to steer clear of touristy areas, and experience the food, customs, and lifestyles of the locals.
But not this time! For our one year anniversary I wanted white sandy beaches, clear blue ocean, no stress or planning while we were there, and living in luxury! So for the first time, I stayed at an all-inclusive resort. It was perfect. Exactly what we both needed; to just get away, spend some much needed time together, and to relax! 
So here is some pictures and our experience staying at Iberostar Punta Cana Resort in The Dominican Republic! 


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Let's start with the resort itself. Our room was a garden view room, with a balcony overlooking the garden; absolutely stunning! 
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The hotel itself was open aired, with a pond, and palm trees inside it!

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The resort had several pools, six bars, seven restaurants, and cabanas to sit under, by the pool as well as on the beach! 
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A quick (almost) 360 degree view of the pool area.
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All the food and beverages (yes even alcohol!) were included at the resort, and we definitely took advantage of it! Here is some of our food adventures...
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Bread wall?! Yes please!!!
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An entire seafood wall...there are no words...
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Stuffing my face pool-side.
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Vodka y limonadas all day every day.
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The fancy French restaurant we got to dine at on our one year wedding anniversary.
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And that right there is a ginormous vat of seafood paella! It had whole lobster tails in it for cryin' out loud! :D
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No, this is not a freak snowstorm in the Caribbean!
​While at the resort, we both got to experience for the first time, a Foam Party!
What a complete blast it was, as you can tell by this video we took, and our pictures!


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Pretty cool right?!! Well here's some more pictures of our time in the Dominican...
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We spent a great deal of time in both the ocean, and the pool. I was in heaven!
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We woke up early one morning to watch the sunrise...I know, how incredibly romantic of us!
The photo above was taken by Nick.


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We stood in the ocean and threw bread crumbs to the fishies! 
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Life goals <3
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We got to watch cigars being rolled! How cool!
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Drinkin' mojitos like a lady.
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Sorry for the overload of photos, but we just had the most magnificent time ever, and we had a blast taking pictures documenting it! Thanks for stopping by and reading about our vacation!

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​Peace Love and the Dominican Republic
Jess <3
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Back from the Bahamas!

2/10/2013

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Hello everybody! Well, I am officially back from my cruise to the Bahamas! It was an incredible trip, and as promised, here is some (ok a lot of) pictures!
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To start off the trip, on Friday night at 11, we drove 14 hours to Florida! I drove the first 8 hours, and it actually wasn't that bad! It was kind of nice driving through the mountains and everything all night long.
We got to stay in Florida for a day, and we got to visit the beach! ^^^ Here we are at the beach, and
<<< me at the hotel!
Once we got to Florida we were SO excited, SO sleep deprived, and SO amazed by the warm weather and palm trees (it was snowing when we left Ohio), that we found the Spanish radio station and had ourselves a nice little dance party! Haha enjoy!:P
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We were onboard the Carnival Cruise Ship Sensation. And it was
definitely sensational! :) It had four hot tubs (which I spent a LOT of my time in), a pool, waterslides, mini golf, ping pong tables, a casino, a night club, live music, Vegas Style Shows (this was actually one of my favorite parts of the trip!), and a LOT more! There is always something exciting happening onboard! We went clubbing, saw two vegas style shows, sat in the hot tub, had dance parties, and ate a LOT. Haha the food was incredible, and one of the best things about the cruise!
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And now for the food. Ohhh the food... All you can eat, 24 hours a day, and we definitely took advantage of it!
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    Shrimp Cocktail, Sirloin, Lobster Tail, Crab Cake, Alligator, and a Pear soaked in wine!
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We went to Freeport, and Nassau, Bahamas. We visited the beach, walked around the island exploring, drank rum out of coconuts, got free shots at Senor Frogs, and did lots of shopping!
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Now I am back in snowy, 20 degrees Ohio! I definitely miss the sunshine and beach, but it is nice to be back. But now that I am home, I've seen that things are changing. I'm still trying to wrap my head around things, and I still don't know what is happening, or what the universe is trying to tell me, but all I know is that life is headed in different directions...
   



Peace Love and the Bahamas
Jess <3


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