Today is National Cancer Survivor's Day and I am so glad I am a survivor because I just came back from paradise!
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| Dreams Palm Beach Resort - Punta Cana |
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| A palm tree that was right outside our balcony |
Over Memorial Day weekend, one of my very first friends I ever had got married in the Caribbean! I can honestly remember Mandy at my 2nd grade birthday party and us getting into trouble because of our blue mascara in Mrs. Cornwell's class, then in Mrs. Lane's class, and again in Mr.Renner's class...my stories with Mandy go on and on throughout middle school and high school. She then went to college in Missouri and our emails/calls and holiday Fat Jack's dates kept us in touch throughout the years. I was so glad to be able to celebrate her big day as she married her love, Vince Chamov, in the Dominican Republic at Punta Cana. Here's our vacation through some pictures...
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| The airport we flew into at Punta Cana. The weather was perfect there, even cooler than it was in Ohio! |
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| Oh yes, my adventure began when I found out there was a monkey on the resort...so my last day I finally found him! |
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Our tropical room in paradise
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| Our building where all the guests stayed |
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One of the MANY gorgeous views at the resort
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| Ocean front resort lead straight to the Caribbean! The hours that we weren't on an adventure or doing wedding things, we were at the beach and pool! I got some good sun, a little burned the first day...but I call it my base tan ;) |
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| My travel adventure buddy Kayla and I on the white sandy beaches! |
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| On our snorkeling excursion with like 35 others that were there for the wedding! This boat was a blast! |
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| The view as we headed out on our Deep Sea Fishing adventure! |
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| WE GOT SOMETHING! |
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| It's not a marlin like we had hoped for, but a Mahi Mahi will do! |
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| Good Job AJ! We named him Bo after a beer that's in the Caribbean |
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And then we ate him! Josh and Andrew took Bo back to the resort's Seaside Grill restaurant and they cooked him and served us. It was SOOO good!
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Just another day at the pool with the ladies
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The Conner/Chamov wedding on the beach
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| Where the wedding and reception took place...The Jellyfish Restaurant |
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| A beautiful wedding! |
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| Mr. And Mrs. Chamov! |
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| The Lima boys chilling before the reception |
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| A little cocktail hour before the reception |
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| He thought he could crack a coconut I guess :) |
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| My hubby and me of almost 3 years :) |
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| In Bulgaria where Vince in from, they have a tradition of breaking bread at the reception, whoever gets the bigger piece is supposed to be the leader of the house. I think it was a tie :) |
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| Lots of dancing, lots of laughs, was a perfect night to end our vacation. |
We have this tradition among the 4 of us...we always get a picture of us as our weddings...
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| Here we are in 2008 at Tara and Josh's wedding |
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| Here we are in 2009 at my wedding |
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And here we are in 2012 at Mandy and Vince's wedding...our last picture will be taken this fall at Kayla's wedding!
I can't wait! :)
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Everything went perfect for this trip - the whole itinerary was just filled with fun wedding activities and lots of relaxation. I even forgot my camera so I thank Tara for loaning me some pictures and I'm glad I moved up to the age of smart phones...I got one for my 28th birthday :) The only bump in the road was our trip back...without going into details (cause I'm over it now ;) our flight got cancelled and after one hour of sleep and many tears, I made it back to Ohio the next day in time to say good bye to my PM class on their last day of school. I missed both of my classes End of The Year programs and was devastated. But there wasn't anything I could do. Well, the summer is finally here now and it's time for some more adventures to begin...Warrior Dash is tomorrow!
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