Day 7

Day 7 was a very calm day. We stayed in the room all day, just watching Lifetime movies and recooperating from the week. We ate breakfast and lunch at our regular spots and ate our last Jamaican dinner at San Gennaro's, the first place we had dinner here in Jamaica. Then, we stayed up late to play Bingo Bonanza with all the old people at the resort! Neither of us won, but we had a lot of fun anyway. This has been a very fun week, but we are both ready to come home now. I've been dreaming about work for the past four nights. That's sad, isn't it? I told Brad the second day that we were here that I missed work. He just looked at me like I was nuts! And we both can't WAIT to see Bella! We miss her so much! We will be traveling all day tomorrow. We will leave the resort at around 9:00am and will get back to Tuscaloosa at about 9:00pm. I'll post some wedding pictures as soon as I can!

Day 6

And we are EXHAUSTED!!!!!! We started the day off eating breakfast at our normal spot, then we headed out to Dolphin Cove to swim with the dolphins! Before we got to the dolphins, we got to play with some parrots and an iguana, too. Once we were in the water with the dolphins, we got to pet them on their backs and stomachs, they danced for us, they sang for us, and they did all sorts of tricks. Then, we got to hold on to their dorsal fins and they pulled us around in a circle. THEN, we laid flat on our stomachs and the dolphins came up behind us, picked us up out of the water by our feet and swam for a good 30 feet with us on their noses! It was a really cool experience. After that, the dolphins gave us kisses and left. While we were at the Dolphin Cove, we also got to swim with the sting rays! We had a lot of fun there. After we left the cove we came back to the resort and got all fancied up to try and eat at the fancy restaurant, Valentino's, again. We made it in this time! I think Valentino's is my favorite restaurant here. Once we got back to the room, we both just about passed out we were so tired!! Tomorrow, we plan on relaxing at the resort all day....and pack to come home!! Here are a few pictures from dinner....once again, all of our pictures from Dolphin Cove are on our water camera, so you'll have to wait for those. And just a little FYI, one picture from Dolphin Cove is $16.00. And to get a video of your dolphin tricks, it's $120.00. Needless to say, we didn't get either. OH, and I forget to tell you all of the new joy I have found in sleeping with Brad every night. The other night I woke up to a big THUD across my face and a big pain in my nose. I immediately grabbed my nose and it was BLEEDING!! Brad woke up and said, "Oh, did I hit you? I was spinning the WHEEL!" He was dreaming of being on Wheel of Fortune and when he went to spin the wheel, he really spun it and his fist landed on my FACE!! Thanks loving husband...

Before dinner

At Valentino's

Day 5

Day 5 was a fun day. We started the day off eating breakfast at the Manor Restaurant again and then we went down by the pool. We thought there was going to be a couple's treasure hunt in the pool, but there was a volleyball game instead. And of course, Brad wanted to play. So we did and we were separated into teams opposing each other. I didn't know at the time, but I really SUCK at volleyball and my team lost. It was still a lot of fun, though. After that, we had lunch at the Barefoot Bistro and then headed to Dunn's River Falls. We had SO MUCH FUN there! We even had a video made of our group climbing the falls! And we took a picture at the exact waterfall that Mom and Doug had a picture taken on their honeymoon! After we climbed the falls, we got back on the boat and headed to a snorkelling reef! We snorkelled for about an hour and got some pretty pictures of the fish. After that, we came back to the resort and got ready for dinner. There are only two restaurants here that you have to dress up for for dinner and we were going to one. When we got there at 8:00pm (one hour before they closed) we were turned away because they were no longer taking reservations! We waited too late! So we were all dressed up for nothing....so we went to a restaurant named Reef Terrace (where there was a 45 minute wait) instead. So we waited, then ate, then headed back to the room. We didn't get to bed until 10:30pm!!! I don't have any pictures from the falls because they are on my water camera, but I do have pictures from dinner!



Waiting at the restaurant


My sexy husband!!


Me!


We are going to Dolphin Cove today to swim with the dolphins!

Day 4

What a day, what a day. Today was the best day we've had and the worst day we've had! We started the day off with a wonderful breakfast at the Manor Restaurant. Then we layed out at the pool until lunch. We had a quick lunch at the Marketplace and got ready for our next tour...Tubing down the White River! If you ever come to Jamaica, please do yourself a favor and go tubing. It was the most relaxing, beautiful experience. But before you get to the White River, you have to take about a 45 minute ride through the jungle. Now that may sound like a fun, scenic ride, but the roads are horrible and filled with holes (not to mention the Jamaican driving!!) So we are about half way through the ride to the river when I tell Brad that I didn't think my stomach could take much more of it.....and at that exact moment, the driver says, "Ok, that was the best part of the road. Now it's going to be a little bumpy!" Haha. Not so funny. We finally made it to the river after about 20 more minutes. The water was crystal clear and beautiful! We were tubing down the crystal clear water with the jungle and wildlife around us and it was the most relaxing experience of our lives!! Until after two-thirds of the way through.....That's when it started raining. Not Alabama rain, JAMAICA rain! It's the rainy season here and literally when it rains, it POURS! It rained on us the rest of the way down the river and it rained HARD and COLD. It rained so hard, we couldn't even see!!! And when the rain let up a little, the guides told us that we were going to go through the 'flipping rapid.' So we all held on tight and went through it. Well because it was raining so hard, I had to close my eyes going down the rapid. While going down the rapid, I am trying my hardest not to flip over and then I feel a sharp pain across my right foot. I finally made it through the rapid and look down and my foot has a big bloody gash on it! And OH MY GOODNESS did it sting!! We finally made it to the end of our 'relaxing' ride and ran to the bus to get our towels. We headed back to the hotel all soaking wet. When we get back to the hotel, we get ready to go out to eat. For supper, we ate at a Western restaurant named Arizona's, where we dined on fajitas and nachos! YUM! We actually made it to 8:40pm tonight! Ha!

My injury!

Where's my Momma when I need her?!?!?

Eating at Arizona's

Brad eating a nacho

A Jamaican sunset!!

Dunn's River Falls tomorrow!!

Day Two and Three

Day Two consisted of us lounging around and doing absolutely NOTHING but relaxing. We got a special room service honeymoon breakfast of fresh fruit, pancakes, omelettes and more! After breakfast, we went down to check out the pools and got some sun. One of the pools had a slide and we had a lot of fun on that! We then had lunch and swam again. For dinner, we ate at an Asian restaurant named Orchids. It was FABulous! We went to bed at around 8:00pm (surprise, surprise!) This morning, we had our honeymoon breakfast again and then we headed off to our first tour. We went rafting down the Martha Brae River! It was a lot of fun.....besides the fact that it RAINED on us the ENTIRE TIME!!!! We were soaking wet by the end of the trip and we realized that we never ate lunch!! When we got back to the resort, we were so exhausted, but starving, so we decided to get ready and go out to eat. We had dinner at a seafood restaurant named Bayside. Brad and I both had the blackened snapper and it was delicious! Off to bed now! It's 7:50pm!!! Only 10 minutes before bedtime!!

Rafting down the Martha Brae

Our captain, Maurice

Maurice took this one!

After it rained on us for an hour!!

Eating at Orchid's

More tomorrow!

We did it!

We got married!! We both had SOOO much fun at our wedding and reception, and we want to thank each and every one of you that came. And I especially want to thank all my bridesmaids for putting up with me all day and following all my orders!! Ya'll were troopers! And another special thank you to whoever is responsible for putting all of those crickets in the car...and the shaving cream.....and plastic wrap.....and condoms.....and KY Jelly.....just remember, we know who you are and cannot wait until YOUR wedding day!!

After we left the reception, Brad drove us to Atlanta. We woke up the next morning thinking we were perfectly on time and ready to go. We got to the airport and realized that our cell phones did not change time zones AND the hotel clock had Tuscaloosa time!!! We arrived at the airport ONE HOUR before our plane left!!!! By the grace of GOD, someone from the airport just walked up to us and asked if we were in a hurry. He took us out of the 100-people-deep line and checked us in. He then told us that our gate was the LAST gate in the airport (meaning the furthest away) and then he told us to RUN!!! So off we ran toward security. When we got to security, we encountered another 100-people-deep line. Again, by the grace of God, an airport security officer came up to us and showed us another line that had just opened and was completely CLEAR of people! We brushed through security and ran toward the tram, where we jumped in right before the doors closed. We went through international check-in, security and made it all the way to the end of the airport in about 20 minutes. I told Brad that the good Lord reallllly wanted us to go to Jamaica!

We got to Jamaica safely and rode on a bus for about two hours to the resort. We walked around and checked out the HUGE resort for a while and then had dinner at a nice Italian restaurant named San Gennaro. Today, we have gone to the different pools and lounged around. We had lunch at a quick grill where I had Jamaican Jerk Chicken for the first time. My mouth is STILL on fire!! We then came back to the room for a much needed afternoon nap and we are now about to head down to the pool again! We scheduled our Dunn's River Falls tour for Thursday and I am SO excited!

Married hands on the airplane!!!


















Getting ready to fly


















Our room


















At San Gennaro

Super Busy and Super Excited!!!!!

THREE DAYS!!!!!! That's the day after the day after tomorrow!!!!!!! Tonight, I HAVE to finish putting together all of the programs. I only have about 100 more to do. Those that know me know that I have a touch of OCD and am very organized, but for some reason I have put off those stupid programs until the last minute. But the good news is that after I get the rest of them done, I am DONE with everything! If I can only make it to Thursday night, I'll be home-free! My grandparents are coming into town late tonight so Thursday night, we are having a Margarita Wedding Kick-Off Celebration!!! I am so excited! Then Friday, I get to spend the day with my Momma, relaxing, getting our nails and hair done and of course, EATING! Then we will rehearse the ceremony and have a fun time at Jester's with everyone! And I get to spend my last night as a single woman with my Mom, watching Lifetime movies and eating pizza at 3:00am (yeah right, I know!) I probably won't post again until after Brad and I get back from Jamaica so I will see you all (hopefully!) Saturday!!!!!!