Chad and I were so very fortunate to go on a trip to the Caribbean. Chad's work took the top 10 sales reps to St. John for a week. Chad worked his tail off all last year and landed in 3rd. He said it was all worth it. St. John was a trip we will never forget.
We spent two days on St. Thomas and five days on St. John. St. Thomas was beautiful but nothing like St. John. We had our own hut on the beach in a private cove. Absolutely beautiful. I knew paradise existed but never knew I would ever experience it.
We boated up to the British Islands. They were beautiful and the snorkeling was amazing! We went to
Jost Van Dyke Island and experienced "
Foxy's". Foxy is an Islander who owns half the island. He has a fun
barbecue joint on the beach. We got to experience Caribbean b
arbecue. It was so delicious. His place made me think of Kenny
Chesney's song. "No shoes, no shirt, no problems". I heard Kenny
Chesney is a regular there. We did get to see one of Kenny
Chesney's homes on St. John at Turtle Bay. Honestly what a life. (I'm a huge Kenny fan).
We also went on a
catamaran to an island called "Soggy Dollar". The reason it's called soggy dollar is because there is no dock so the boats come in as far as they can then you have to swim the rest of the way. There's nothing on the island but a bar. We don't drink but we sure enjoyed the
beautiful beach. It was well worth the swim!
We basically just relaxed and snorkeled our hearts out. It truly was a trip where you come home all renewed. I just wanted someone to pack my kids up and send them to me. I could honestly live the island life. I guess we will just hold on to the memories!
This picture is a few steps from our room.
I made Trent his favorite poppy seed cake. Yummy!!!
He wanted a cheese enchilada and ice cream brownie for dinner on his birthday.
For lunch on his birthday he got a subway sandwich. So nice and healthy.
All he wanted was rollerblades. He rollerblades everyday all day. I'm tired of getting after him for rollerblading around the kitchen.
This picture is a few steps from our room.
When I went to check on my kids after hours of playing in the snow. I found this! They were playing beach in the snow! Hilarious!!!!
My mom gave me this cookbook for Christmas. It is the best cookbook ever. All the recipes sound and look amazing. They seem to all be pretty easy. The recipes I've cooked so far, have been so good. You all need this cookbook. You'll love it!!!