to have such a great husband who planned this great trip for my birthday? I am definitely one lucky girl and we had the best time in Puerto Rico. 
I mean, look at these pictures? If you aren't having fun, something is wrong with you! 
After last week, we weren't sure we would actually make it. With the snow and ice and cancelled flights, we were definitely nervous that we weren't going to make it. But, the stars aligned and we made it down to Atlanta Wednesday night; however, the roads were pretty bad in Atlanta, much worse than Charlotte but we made it. We said our goodbyes to Ella and Dakota that night because we had an early flight the next day. When we left Atlanta, the temperature was in the low 20's and we arrived 3 hours later to 80's and this heavenly weather! 
The resort was amazing, pool was perfect, crystal blue ocean water, first class all the way. There aren't enough words and after awhile, amazing and breathtaking just don't do it justice. 
Night one at dinner, we were still pale but just wait, it gets better! 
We quickly found some favorite new drinks, Medalla Light. It is the local Puerto Rican beer and it was really good! 
Mike looking very relaxed and warm enjoying this new found drink! 
We found some great spots near the hotel also and of course even when you are in PR, you still need your caffeine fix and luckily, we found a Starbucks down the road. Is there any better way to enjoy your morning coffee than poolside? 
Well, maybe there is a better drink to enjoy poolside, a pineapple mojito! Mojitos are the drink of choice in Puerto Rico because of all the rum and these were my favorite! 
Another favorite spot we found was this rooftop BBQ joint. Second night, looking a little more tan! 
We had no idea when we went but this was actually the second location, the first one is in New York City and was actually started by a Duke University alumni and it has tons of references to North Carolina, the South, ACC, you get the idea. 
We felt so at home with all the VT references also! Blacksburg did feel like 1500 miles away! 
Hokies are everywhere! Can you tell we were a little excited about all the VT paraphernalia:) 
Yummy, more pineapple mojitos and Medalla Light! 
With a 17th month old, our life is busy and we are always on a schedule. Wake up early, have breakfast, naptime, bedtime. But on this vacation, we had no schedule, wake up whenever we wanted, eat lunch by the pool, read a book, take a nap. We didn't do a lot on the trip and it was great! We did do a lot of this though, relaxing!! Don't get me wrong, we love our life and the fun and craziness that comes along with it but for 4 days, it was great to get away from everything. 
On Saturday night, we decided to be adventurous and venture into Old San Juan. Little did we know, it was the weekend of the San Sebastian festival. Turns out, it is the largest festival of the year, kind of like their Mardi Gras and it was craziness. 
There were tons and tons of people in the streets. We walked around for a little bit but the crowds and people were a little too much for us after awhile. 
So, we came back to this! The opposite of people crammed in the streets. Just a beautiful view of the pool and resort at night. 
The lobby 
On our final day, we tried soaking in as much sun as possible and just relaxing. See, we really did get a tan in 4 days! Too bad we are back to wearing sweaters and jeans but oh well, we know we got a tan. A tan in January!! 
On the final night, my birthday night, we went to dinner at the Italian restaurant in the hotel and it was so delicious! Plus, Mike got me this adorable new Lilly dress so of course I had to wear it to dinner. Oh and in case you were counting, yes, this was my fourth Lilly dress of the trip. Where else can I wear all my cute Lilly dresses in the winter? And the bright colors make you look even more tan:) Can you tell my goal of the trip? Score a good tan...check. 
So, now I am officially a 30 year old (ouch, that sounds old) but I am definitely one lucky 30 year old! I have a great husband who took me on such a fun trip, an amazing little girl who after 4 days away, we couldn't wait to get back to see her. We missed her adorable smile, belly laughs and dance moves so much. I am lucky to have such a great parents that babysat so we could go away and we didn't have to worry because we knew she was in a great hands. I have tons of great friends and family that called and sent such sweet birthday messages that made my day and great friends and neighbors that left me a great surprise to come home to on Monday. (more to come on that later this week!) For now, I am just going to close my eyes and dream of being back in the warm warm sunshine, did I meantion it was in the 80's everyday and remember the great birthday trip!
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