During wedding week, Jeremy & I celebrated our 2 year anniversary by hitting the friendly skies and landing in the Dominican Republic.
We stayed at an all inclusive resort called Dreams La Romana for 8 days and 7 nights.
It was heavenly.
My favorite part of the trip was doing absolutely nothing.
No schedule.
No wake up times.
No effort.
Coming in a close second was just being at the beach with my toes in the sand and experiencing some amazing sunsets. Dontcha just love the beach?!?!
The sun would start to set and the sky would go Pepto-pink. And just like Pepto, it could soothe you from the inside out.
It was doubly romantic because you could be sucking down a pina colada or swimming in the still-warm-from-the-summer-sun water. Both Jeremy & I felt like celebrities. Except without the rock-hard bodies from being chased by paparazzi. But that’s ok. I like to think that we enjoy life a little more than the Beckham’s because we aren’t afraid of being soft around the middle. Although, I would totally love to have an English accent. Maybe I’ll ask for one for Christmas.
Anyhoo. At night, the resort was equally beautiful. They even had an entertainment team would make us laugh till our smile muscles cramped…
…and the food? Forget about it. (name that movie!)
Although we are used to American food, we were able to choke down breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea time, snacks, supper, and dessert. Plus a nightcap. And about fourteen frosty beverages brought to us by servers on the beach. Every hour.
And you might be wondering what we did all day for 8 days. I did this:
(yes – I photoshopped out all cellulite evidence…because I am vain like that…nothing could be done about the blazing red forehead).
And Jeremy played in the resort’s activities. Doesn’t my boyfriend look like a professional water polo player with that oversized earmuffed yamaka? Dashing.
But for the most part, we sunbathed, ate, got couples massages, ate, played beach volleyball, ate, made friends with a lovely Italian couple, ate with said Italian couple, rode bikes and well, ate.
It was a splendid little vacation. A break from the real world. A relief. And probably the last one we will have in a long time. I hear that once you start having kids, it’s like you can kiss goodbye to all vacations, trips, and romantic getaways. And personal hygiene? Forget about it.
Wow it looks like you had a great time! Twenty years of being alive and I still have yet to see the ocean. 🙁 It looks fabulous in your pictures though. I can’t wait to get away like that one day! Thanks for sharing!
Wait, what?! Was that like an announcement???
Love the picture of the two of you in the water at sunset, it’s fantastic! And, black and white polkadots from Target, right?? Got mine in green and white… to avoid strap marks for friends impending weddings where I am a bridesmaid… I’m such a good one to give a crap about tan lines! 🙂
Oh, and PS: “start having kids”? Are you preggo or are you just hypothetically saying… you know, “if” and “one day”???
Katie Bower… I’m going to email you! Lovely vacay… indeed!!
I know, usually I wouldn’t be so nosy but you left it right open for us at the end there Katie Bower….was this a babymoon??!! ; )
Glad you guys got a great break! Randy and I went to Dominican a few years ago and it was really lovely…well, any beach is usually lovely to me!!
Gosh – I know that I am a little fuzzy around the edges but do I look pregnant?!?
And since we announced that we are officially on the baby-train I didn’t think discussing a future family would be a big deal. Note to self – don’t mention procreation on the blog 🙂
Off to start a low-carb, low-calorie, low-food diet 🙂
XO – KayBee
LOL Katie Bower in NO WAY do you currently look prego! I was just thinking how smokin’ hot you look for you to even think that you could pass for “soft around the middle!” As if.
Sorry if I misunderstood your Lilley post…around our house “I want a baby” is a whole different thing than “I am willing to start trying to have a baby”!! : )
You have no idea who I am, and yet I have so many things to say to you. Hope that’s okay! 😉
a. You look gorgeous in every. single. photo. Please don’t feel the need to complain about your beautiful self. Take it from me–I’m 5’10”, 120 pounds (yes, seriously), and I would be thrilled to look like you. Hope that makes your day.
b. I also have two small kids and I am delirious with jealousy over an entire week of doing nothing. You will be so glad you did this once the little ones are running your life. And you will miss it dearly.
c. I’m eagerly awaiting the baby announcement–and apparently so is everyone else with ovaries who reads your blog.
Okay, that’s about it for now. Thanks for listening!
I had to laugh at the paparazzi comment as I totally felt like one when I recognized you at the airport. It was lovely meeting y’all though and all the high school students I was waiting at the escalators for did eventually make it.
beautiful pictures! You are so beautiful too! 🙂
Am I the only one who is confused that Katie’s link to “we are offcially on the baby train” leads to the Labor Day Sales & Specials posts? Am I missing something or just plain stupid? Back to planning my hypothetical tropical vacation…
Ahhhhh so jeliz! My 2 year wedding anniversary is next Tuesday and I wish I could go on a vacay like that! We did the all-inclusive thing in Jamaica for our honeymoon and it was pure heaven even though we had a lot of rain. We’ll have to try to squeeze one more great trip like that in before we have kids because I think you’re right, vacations just fall to the wayside when you have to tack on the extra tickets and luggage that kids require.
How can someone who eats bacon like it’s going out of style look that great in a swimsuit?!! We are so in a fight. ::off to angrily eat another Butterfinger::
You look GORGEOUS, photoshop or no photoshop.
P.S. I just peed a little from being terrified by your scary new banner.
Looks like a faboo time!!
And yes comments like that after a 7 day vacay with the “boyfriend” will definitely get you in trouble!! 🙂
So glad y’all had a blast!!!
hahaha don’t worry you don’t look preggers! it’s just that you said “once you start having kids..” and “probably the last one..” so I DID go “hmmmmm”
all this made me long for my honeymoon.. we went to the Sandals resort at St. Lucia last March and it was the most beautiful week ever… I could be as lazy as I wanted to be and I felt no guilt!
You both look fabulous. Not the least big pregnant! And your trip looked like a blast!
You are so stinkin’ cute! Looks like an amazing time!
Katie-
Our first baby was born in July and I am already SO Jealous of your gorgeous vacation! I want a vacation!
P.s. I have never commented before but you totally crack me up!
Looks like such a fantastic trip! I’m definitely adding that resort to my list of places I must travel!
Yes, kids = no romantic getaways. At least, not until you get to the point where you’d have to photoshop both mom and dad from head to toe to look like they did back before the kids arrived 🙂
Oh you just jinxed yourself!!! I found out I was pregnant on our last big vacation 🙂 And now we have an 8 month old and don’t know when we’ll get away again!
Mickey Blue Eyes
That looks like so much fun! This sounds random, but has anybody ever told you that you look like Britney Spears? Whenever Britney had her early songs like “Crazy” & “Baby One More Time”, so the younger Britney days lol. While looking at the collage of pictures at the bottom of the blog, it totally hit me! lol
This is way past the posting date, but that looks like an amazing place to visit! Your trip sounds exactly like mine and my husband’s honeymoon! 🙂 We stayed at a Dreams resort in Puerta Nuevo, MX… if it’s the same chain, those are amazing resorts!