It only took us four months but we finally went on our honeymoon over winter break and it was amazing. We decided to take the less risky, more convenient and just as expensive all-inclusive route. Everything from our plane tickets to our “dirty banana” drinks were included and it made all of the difference. After dropping Moses off at Club Canine for a week, we stayed over night in charlotte and then boarded the plane at 7am on our way to tropical bliss on 12/21 free of internet, troubles at work, and the crazy crap life can throw at you.

So three hours, one motion sickness patch and a viewing of Unaccompanied Minors later, we landed in Montego Bay. After getting through customs, we were greeted by the Sandals representatives, offered a Red Stripe and forced to relax.

I couldn’t have asked for a better experience at Sandals, we had the Romeo & Juliet suite with the butler service and they took care of everything. We always had a stocked bar and fridge, every time we returned to the villa there was a new towel & flower sculpture on our bed or a little surprise waiting for us somewhere from the staff. Everything was sparkling clean and with all of the restaurants and room service, we were never bored with the selection. It took us a couple minutes to get used to the sappy PDA honeymooners everywhere and no kids anywhere but it was fun and it didn’t take us long to start blending right in. There were millions of pools, hot tubs, bars, restaurants and even a night club so we were always entertained. We went snorkling, kayaking and aqua-triking which was exciting and then we climbed the Dunns River Falls on Christmas. Santa showed up too on a speed boat with his helpers and mariah carey in the background. It was the perfect, lazy, love-fest that a honeymoon should be and we loved it. Our butlers Shelly and Tamara were amazing and would have tied our sneakers everyday if we asked. They booked our dinner reservations, our shopping tour, our spa treatments and even the snorkeling, we really didnt have to worry about a thing. The entire week we were there, the weather was sunny and 85* which was a nice change from the dreary 35* Charlotte we left behind.

We have so many stories and adventures from this trip that I can’t even begin to describe. Everything from “I’m Bob Marley, ya mon, I’ve got something for you…” to photo shoots in the hammocks and adventures with appleton rum. It was incredible and I can’t wait to see what our next adventure will bring! So enjoy the photos and keep in touch

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Chad, Sam and Moses