Last Call

Our last full day in Punta Cana Al learned how to Windsurf.  This picture is for you Sarah.

Al is good at everything he does especially if it's a sport:)

We went back to the Plaza El Pirata around lunch to purchase our gift for Alex and a souvenir for me.   We ate at an authentic restaurant the locals in the Plaza recommended to Al.  We were the only tourists in there and we were the only White ones so we stood out, not to mention my pregnant stomach.

Here is the authentic lunch we had.  The chicken was a little dry, they stole the potato salad recipe from America, but the rice and beans was good.

Every store sold the same stuff, but Dominican Wal Mart tracked us down on the beach the day before, so we promised we would buy from them.  I love that they stole all the American store names.  Behind the Wal Mart sign is a Dominican Payless.

This was our last date night in the Dominican.  

Al waiting for the casino to open.

Some cool huts on the beach that were lit up at night.

We had a yummy Lobster dinner that night. These were our friends Terri and Chris we met from Austin, TX.  In the 4 days we were there, we were seated next to them at 2 dinners and 1 breakfast which is totally random considering the odds.  I switched this picture to black and white because I was the same color as my dress.  I don't know how much more sun my skin could have handled.  I also wore a 2 piece again and I guess I didn't apply the sunscreen evenly so my stomach fried in weird patches.  lol  Guess I won't be wearing a 2 piece for another 2 years.

Our flight didn't leave until 3pm the next day so we enjoyed those final beach hours before we had to leave paradise.

The bracelets the resort segregated you with.  There were 3 or 4 different color wrist bands and white was the bottom of the totem pole, so silly.

The craziest boat/paraglider ever.  How random is this and would you ever fly in it?  No thanks

One last dip in the ocean

 I loved spending time with Al for 4 days straight with no distractions. I wish we got to do that more often, but it just makes me appreciate it that much more when it happens.  Thanks for a wonderful vacation/baby moon.  Love You.

Punta Cana

Our long awaited trip to the Dominican Republic was amazing.  I've been worried for months about leaving Alex and how he would react since I've never left him over night.   We've been together for approximately 640 days straight.   Al's parents flew to California and stayed with him for 5 days.  We left on a red eye to Atlanta and had a 5 hour layover until our next flight.  We got there around 6am and were so tired.  

It was sooooo cold in this airport and Al was in shorts and a t-shirt.  Luckily I brought a pillow from home so we layed down in a deserted corner and spooned to keep warm.  We probably looked pretty ghetto and when we woke up our deserted corner was packed with people...lol

We made it to Punta Cana around 2 that afternoon.  The entire airport is huts made out of palm trees, pretty amazing.

We got to our resort around 3 and were on the beach by 4. We stayed at the Paradisus Palma Real all inclusive resort.  We took a chance by booking it during hurricane season, but we had perfect weather the entire time.

The best part was the resort was dead.   We had the place to ourselves!!

Our first night at dinner.  It was like going on a date every night, so fun.  The food wasn't amazing, but I guess that's what you get with an all inclusive.

Our first day there was so relaxing.  We laid at the pool, took a nap, ate, swam, had some drinks, and then did the same thing at the beach.

This was the pool around 9 or 10 in the morning, not a soul.  I think the most people I ever saw in it at once was maybe 20.

The photo you've all been waiting for.  I always see pregnant women at the beach in 2 pieces, so I got brave and decided to wear one.  My stomach hasn't seen the light of day since I got pregnant with Alex which was over 2 years ago.  I thought it would be cool to tan my tummy so I lathered it up with sunscreen and ended up frying my belly button.  When I'm not pregnant my belly button is completely normal, but  as soon as I'm pregnant it pops out.

Al tried signing us up for scuba diving, snorkeling, catamarans, and canoeing, but they wouldn't let me since I was pregnant.

We scored our own hut right by the pool and it was amazing.  We read books, napped, laid in the sun, and did nothing.

A cool sandcastle the resort  built every morning.

Since we've been married I've bugged Al to get certified for scuba diving, but he has sinus problems so we've always been nervous.  The resort had free lessons and the first one was in the pool so Al decided to sign up.

The dive went great and Al said the pool was amazing under water :)

A cool couple chair that I want to own.

A little afternoon snack on the beach.

It was an amazing day and I'm pretty sure my stomach didn't get any darker...lol #nicetanlines

Our second dinner was at the Teppanyaki grill.  Our chef reminded me of Al's brother Trevor, a black version....lol

Every night the hotel had a different show and the first night was Michael Jackson. We sat down in a dark ballroom for about 5min and watched some clips from a movie.  Michael Jackson came on stage and lip synced to an awful recording.  When we heard the audience cheering on the the recording we turned to each other and knew it was time to go....lol    There was a really good band playing in the lounge and they were singing all our favorite 90's alternative hits.  I wish they would have been there every night.