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Traveling Chick

VACATION

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Well, it has been a NUTTY summer…one which will live in infamy, and I will tell you all about in due time. But TODAY, this wonderful day, my hubby and my in-laws and I are on the way to Panama City Beach.

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This photo is actually from our Jamaica trip, but I think you can get the idea.

Y’all know we love to travel, but this will actually be my first time traveling just the four of us. I’m so thrilled! We have a condo booked for four nights, and all I want to do is get a tan, shop, eat fish tacos, and read the Stephen King novel I just picked up at the library. Keep an eye on my instagram for updates, and see you back here sometimes next week! WOOT WOOT.

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Well I’m 30 Now…

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Well, on Monday, Labor Day, I turned 30. And I’m not mad about it. In fact, I’m pretty okay with 30. But the sound of it is a little strange… THIRTY. That used to sound SO OLD and so far away. And…it’s not.

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I got to spend an extended Labor Day Weekend in Nashville with my hubby, my mom, and my in-laws, and got to visit with a lot of our family. We shopped, we ate, we drank. I’m pretty sure I broke one of my small toes. That was about the extent of it!

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I came back to the office to find this on the whiteboard…

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And this in my office…IMG_8515

I’ll have an update on my 30 before 30 list soon. I was able to accomplish a few more things just in the nick of time… SOON SOON!

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Yeah, I made a paper chain…

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Last year for our belated honeymoon, Jonathan and I took THE MOST AMAZING TRIP to Negril, Jamaica. We loved everything about it, and while part of me feels like maybe we should try other resorts down the road, a much larger part of me just wants to go back here every time we can.IMG_7107

Recently, something beyond exciting has happened. WE BOOKED ANOTHER TRIP TO JAMAICA! And the other night, I felt so moved to create a paper chain countdown out of old magazines to tick away the days until our trip. I’m a nerd. I was procrastinating. I really wanted to do this.

And this time with our friends, John and Lindsey. We will be celebrating a few fun things while there:

1. Jonathan’s 30th birthday

2. Jonathan graduating from grad school

3. Lindsey being accepted to grad school

4. John and Lindsey’s first wedding anniversary

5. Jonathan’s and my second wedding anniversary

6. Hopefully a job for Jonathan?!

Basically, me and John (Lindsey’s husband) are going to be all like “congrats to you guys!” and sitting at the “I don’t have anything to celebrate but my wedding anniversary” table, but it’s allllll good. I cannot wait to share this place with them. The boys can golf. Lindsey and I can lounge and yoga. We all drink the most amazing smoothies anyone has ever had anywhere in any life.

Just 111 more days to go!!

30 before 30, Life As I Know It, Traveling Chick

Honeymoon {iPhone Dump}

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So here’s the thing with trips that are just the two of you and include all-inclusive eating, drinking, lounging, beaching, snorkeling, and sleeeeeeeping: you end up with lots of gorgeous photos of palm trees, water, food, and each other. And of course, you and your other LOVE this because these photos = memories.

BUT as far as everyone else goes, they probably skim through them and think, “looks pretty // where is that? // I need a vacation,” and then go about their merry way.

For that reason, I’m providing below a brief but thorough gallery of photos from our recent one-year-belated honeymoon trip to Jamaica. It WAS gorgeous, you WILL be jealous, and yes, you DO need a vacation – so go to Negril! We stayed at the incredible Couples Swept Away resort, and it was more than I could have imagined. Next time, I’m staying at least 10 days. You think I’m kidding. I am not.

So here you have it: all the palm trees and water and selfies you could ever want…

 

Here we go!
Arrived.
The shuttle to the resort
A stop along the way
The paths at night
The view from our room
The view from our room
BEACH
Just pretty 🙂
Breakfast spot, every morning.
BEACH
BEACH
BEACH
BEACH
The pool deck, with ocean in the distance…
Pool deck
Pool deck
Pool deck
Pool deck
Pool deck
Pool deck
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
On the katamaran
Just prettiness.
Just prettiness.
food.
little crabby.
Our room…
Our porch.
Rec facilities
Rec facilities
Rec facilities
a new friend!
well-stocked bars on the beach
fun and games
Just prettiness.
Just prettiness.
Just prettiness.
Fancy dinner!
Everyday life.
Everyday life.
selfies galore.
pretty man.
beet smooooothie!!
Everyday life.
beach!
beach!
necessities.
necessities.
sunsets
sunsets
sunsets
One of the pretty restaurants
last dinner
last dinner
daily breakfast.
mimosas on our last morning!
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fairwell 😦
Totally amazing.
Life As I Know It, Traveling Chick

Closed for Spring Break!

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Something they don’t tell you is that when you grow up, you don’t get spring break any more. Or summer break. Or Christmas break. Or really any break, for that matter. No, you get seven holidays a year, and two personal days for those less important “holidays” that you feel you need off for. Yes, it’s a cruel world out there folks.

But not for my honey Jonathan. Oh no, sir! He’s a teach, and while he works his butt off all year (especially in the summer time), he does indeed get a spring break. So for months and months – maybe even for the last year – we have talked about taking a trip to the great northwest. So I saved up my vacay and here I am, heading out on my first real spring break since the epic Miami road trip / cruise of my senior year of college.

Today, we are flying to Portland, Oregon. On Monday, we will take the train to Seattle. On Wednesday, we will take the train even further north to Vancouver. While we will only spend a day or two in each city, we plan to soak in the culture around us and do what we do best: explore!

While I don’t expect this trip to produce the absurd amount of embarassing pictures and video that my senior year spring break yielded, I do expect it to be our best adventure yet. Cheers, and happy spring break! See you when I’m back 🙂

{Our adventures usually start out looking like this}