The Bahamas

Matt and I just returned from an amazing trip to the Memories Resort on the Grand Bahama island in the Bahamas. It was our anniversary trip and we have been looking forward to this for some time. 

We dropped our little Fulton off with KK and Pop last Tuesday night and bright and early Wednesday morning (4:00 am to be exact) we were heading to the airport. 

Here we are after we arrived in the Bahamas. 

We quickly settled into our room and this was our view for the week. 

When we arrived it was raining, but thankfully the rain passed and we were able to 

take a little dip that afternoon. 

We were anxious to get our toes in the sand too. 

We cleaned up and headed for our first night's dinner. 

Our first night there we ate at the open air Italian restaurant. Probably my least favorite of the 

week, but the view was beautiful. The great thing about all inclusive... if you didn't like it, you can just walk over to the next restaurant and eat again. 

The next morning we were up and read after nearly 10 hours of sleep (we were a little worn out from the long day before). This was the breakfast buffet. They had anything and everything you can imagine. 

The sun was out in full force and we were ready for day of relaxation. We spent the rest of the day watching the waves and swimming it the clear ocean. We did do a little kayaking and thankfully didn't even fall out of the boat. 

Today was our anniversary! 10 years we were celebrating and this was the purpose of our wonderful trip. We decided to go to the Japanese restaurant for our anniversary dinner. They had some suishi appetizers. No thanks for me, but Matt did try it. 

Happy 10th Anniversary! This man is amazing. The past 10 years have been fun, eventful, and lots of laughs. I am so blessed to have my best friend by my side each and every day. We are thankful the Lord allowed us this opportunity to have this time together, uninterrupted. I love this man with all I have and can't wait to spend a lifetime of many more anniversaries. 

After dinner we walked around the resort and enjoyed the scenery. This one of the three pools. 

Later that night we walked across the street to the Lucayan Village where they were celebrating their Bahamian Independence Day. Never knew we shared our anniversary with the Bahama Independence Day. They had a big celebration with singing, bands, and ended the night with fireworks. 

I spent most mornings on this couch waiting for Matt to get his coffee. I usually came back to this spot later in the afternoon for my daily ice cream cone. I am going to miss those this week. 

Friday was another beautiful day on the beach and it doesn't get much better than this. We sure missed our little Fulton, but we were able to face time him each night. He was having a blast with KK and Pop and could really have cared less if we called. Sniff sniff. 

Matt did try out one of the kiddie slides where he may have gotten a small injury on his foot. We really should have obeyed the rules and stayed in the adult area. 

Friday night we had dinner at the steakhouse. We had a long wait, but it was worth it. Delicious!

Saturday was our last day on the beach and we were soaking it in. The water was crystal clear and we spent a lot of time between the ocean and the pool. It was really hot. 

We enjoyed the steakhouse so much we decided to go back again for our last night here. This was the chocolate dessert that I wish I could have taken home like 6 of them. It was like the best ooey gooey brownie, but way better. 

We walked over to the Lucayan Marina and enjoyed the sunset over the water. 

Sunday morning we were up super early again and ready for the first flight out. We had such a great time and were thankful to spend these days with just each other. Thankful to  my sweet fam for taking such great care of Fulton while we were gone. He was on his own "holiday" as he calls it and made some good memories himself. Now. back to the real world.