5th Anniversary Vacation!

We got back on Sunday night from an amazing vacation to Jamaica to celebrate our 5th anniversary! Our friends Amber & Jason gave us an awesome recommendation on where to stay, and from now on, we will definitely take their travel suggestions! :) We couldn't have asked for a more amazing week together!

We flew into Montego Bay and then rode about 2 hours east to our resort in Ocho Rios. (Side note: driving in Jamaica seems to be a sport! There were several times Dave and I were completely holding our breaths, convinced we were about to crash!!) As soon as we (safely) stepped on the Sans Souci grounds, we couldn't believe how gorgeous it was! This was the view from our balcony--we loved waking up to this every morning!

Every morning, Dave went scuba diving while I started my all-day tanning marathon on the beach. :) He had a great time diving and was able to see 2 sea turtles, a 9 foot nurse shark, an eel, and lots of sea slugs. As soon as he got back from diving, he joined me on the beach, and laying on the beach and reading was DEFINITELY my very favorite part of this whole trip. We both got through several great books throughout the week.
We loved eating at the different restaurants. The food was so incredible, and we were never left hungry! One of the restuarants was on the beach, which was so fun! Some of our favorite foods from the week were banana porridge, Blue Mountain Coffee (grown and roasted in Jamaica), fresh mango, and lots of scrumptious desserts!

Of course, we spent hours playing Carcasonne, Scrabble, and our new favorite...Scrabble Me!



And, when we needed to get out of the sun, we loved relaxing in the hammocks that they had all around the resort.
(Funny story about this picture: Right after we took this picture, a large bird flew into the palm tree that was above this hammock. Dave immediately said, "I really hope that bird doesn't aim for me," and as soon as he said that, the bird made Dave's eye his target! It was horribly disgusting, but we couldn't stop laughing!!!!)
Dave took a sailing lesson one afternoon and became quite a good sailor! I went sailing with him several times, and we never even capsized! :) It was really fun being out on the water together.
The sun set around 6:40 p.m. each night, which seemed really early to us (though it rose at 5:30 a.m.!). Everybody would go to "Sunset Beach" in the evening to take pictures of the gorgeous sunsets. They were breathtaking!

We truly had the best week together! Since Dave travels so much, it was absolutely wonderful to spend nine days straight together ~ that is a luxury to us and the best anniversary present we could have! Though it might not be for awhile, we can't wait to return to Jamaica again someday!