Honeymoon Recap: Sint Martin/St. Maarten

Our 2nd day in St. Maarten, the husband and I rented this little guy

and drove around the island.

The dual nation island is not very big by any means, so it didn't take all day - but we had a blast. Granted I got carsick b/c the roads were quite bumpy... but here's a few photos of what we say along the way:

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It's Friday

Yay, its friday. This week has been insanely insane.... I make to do lists of lists I need to do and life has been getting crazier and crazier...

But it's all for naught... I've got some super exciting news about a major giveaway that i've been working on...

Big Hint: 

Have a great weekend y'all and stay tuned :-)

Honeymoon Recap: St. Maarten Wildlife {Part 3}

The minute we started to explore the Divi Bay Resort, we saw wildlife... starting with this little creature....

Honeymoon Recap: Divi Bay Resort {Part 2}

So we arrived at Divi Bay Resort in St. Maarten and were greeted with a nice cold rum punch and a cool ride up to our room. The resort was beautiful... our room was great and hubs and I were excited to get our honeymoon on... Check out the view from our private balcony...

Honeymoon Recap: St. Maarten {Part 1}

So let's back track a bit and start at the very beginning of our honeymoon - now that i've indulged you with some anniversary recaps, its time to recap the whole honeymoon!!

Hubby and I were plenty excited for this long awaited vacation. We had been working hard and the time was really needed to help us step back and take a moment to realize... "hey, we're NEWLYWEDS!" We headed up to the in-laws b/c the boys were staying with the grandparents. We stayed there for one night and left early in the AM to Newark to take our FIRST CLASS flight direct to St. Maarten. WOOOHOOOOO! I mean, we've both never flown first class and using our miles that we worked hard to get only made it that much sweeter (on top of which, we both saved 10k miles by flying first instead of Coach - GO figure!)

Although there were a few disappointments along the way with the experience (which Continental addressed promptly - impressed!), I was determined not to let anything start this honeymoon off in a wrong way.

so here we are... in first Class, with our complimentary drink (that's right - nothing wrong with an 8am drink - right?)

Anniversary Dinner at Ocean, Westin St. Maarten

So to end an amazing day at the Westin St. Maarten Resort and Spa... the hubs and I had dinner at Ocean Restaurant on the patio overlooking the pool and ocean. The meal was great and the service was good. The setting was ... well breathtaking just like the resort itself.

Chillaxin'... Westin St. Maarten Style

So after our grand tour of the facilities, Marouschka made sure we were taken care of. We were invited to chillax by the pool and dine from the cool little "shack" by the pool... sandwiches, sushi and more... we opted for some light snacks... but how could you not enjoy yourself after a couple's massage in this setting...

Westin St. Maarten Resort & Spa