This blog has kinda fallen by the waste side. With my new business blog and keeping up with facebook, I guess I don't really feel a need for this blog anymore...
But I will probably regret it later on when I want to go back and look at some pictures, especially of Oscar!
So here's a quick recap.
New Years Eve happened and Mr. Chill and I had a great time!
Then we decided to do more date nights together, which also meant making more time for us, rather than business or networking, and it's been amazing for us.
So we went to NYC for a weekend - for Yingy's baby shower - and had a great time roaming around my favorite city and dining at one of the best restaurants : Scarpetta.
Then in early February, we headed to Fort Lauderdale to board a cruise where Mr. Chill's sister was getting married.
Here we are waiting to board the boat. Mr. Chill was already in his tux, and I was wearing a "bridal entourage" tank. But I loved my makeup that day!
The wedding itself was great and the bride Sister Chill looked so amazing! It was the shortest wedding ceremony I've ever witness, but vows were said and people got married, so I consider it one of the best wedding ceremonies in history!
After the ceremony and cocktail reception, we went to the boat's steak house which was delicious! It was the best meal on the boat that whole week.
We went to 3 islands on the cruise. St. Maarten, St. Lucia, and St. Kitts.
St. Lucia: We were bummed that our boat got in later than other boats, so we missed our boat ride to Tikaye, where we honeymooned. We had looked forward to some scuba diving and lounging out at our favorite resort, but it just wasn't in the cards. So we went to Pigeon Island in St. Lucia and relaxed on the beach.
Thank goodness for our balcony upgrade! We LOVED our balcony and really enjoyed watching the sunset out in the ocean. The weather was beautiful the entire week, so the balcony was well utilized and appreciated!
Here's a pic of our Carnival Miracle boat.
My favorite beach stop on the cruise. A group of us went to Karakter Beach on the Dutch side of St. Maarten. They played Jamie Cullum while we drank down some Amstel Brights (yes!) and hung out. I took a dive when a big wave came through, and Chris lost his sunglasses in the water. Fun all around. As you can see, it was a gorgeous beach.
At St. Kitts, we took a catamaran and snorkeled around a sunk tug boat. That was okay. The catamaran ride itself was the hightlight. Free rum punches and sitting out on a big net over the ocean was so cool! Once we got off, I ran into these monkeys! They were so cute, although Chris was convinced they carried diseases. But they were wearing clothes!
We got back and was so happy to see Oscar was still in one piece. He loved his new sitter!
But we did a lot of catching up with our little (haha) pooch.
We've been taking Oscar to the park once a week after our hikes.
Speaking of hikes, Mr. Chill and I have been exploring the trails in our neighborhood. I can't it took us 3 years to get off our lazy asses to hit the trails. We love Forbidden Drive, but we really love the all terrain trails. My favorite trail so far was last weeks, where we went down the trail off Mt. Airy Ave, and we crossed a bridge, crossed a stream, climbed some huge boulders, and walk across an exposed sewer tunnel (on top of, not inside).
Before my wedding season picks up with a vengence, we have a few trips planned out which we're really excited about. Another romantic weekend away in NYC to check out a show I've been dying to see, a staycation in Philly for my 30th birthday (salsa dancing included!), a 3 day Phish Festival (I love my husband), and OBX (5 years since our wedding). Lots of things going on, in addition to my weddings, but I'm so excited! I know this year will fly by; can't believe it's already March! It's been a crazy awesome year so far... can't wait to continue the ride.
I will end with this awesome picture of me and Papa Kim. God, he rocks.
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