Antigua & Barbuda 2012

We're back!! We had an absolute blast and if I told you all about it, we would be here forever! So I will share some of our highlights with y'all! It was so fun and a much needed relaxing break! Friday, after we FINALLY CLOSED ON OUR HOUSE, (I will do a post on this soon) we headed to Dallas. We got their in the evening and headed to eat dinner at our favorite Mexican place in Rockwall. After we ate we went back to Will and Michelle's house and went straight to bed. We had to get up at 2:45 to make out first flight Saturday morning. We were up early and going on about 3 hours of sleep, but it was so worth it when we got to Antigua and got to spend an afternoon on the beach!

We stayed at Sandals Grand Antigua and it was more than I ever imagined! I have always loved Sandals, so I knew it would be nice. We want to try out some other resorts to compare, but it's so hard not to
go to a Sandals Resort. Mitch and I are thinking about trying a different one out in Mexico over spring break or early summer!

We literally spend everyday laying out, swimming, at the beach, and eating. We did some other fun things but that sums up our time there. We also went snorkeling, the jelly fish were everywhere, and did a lot of the water sports they had on the beach (canoeing, kayaking, bikes, paddle board).  We also ate a ton. The food was amazing and we definitely took advantage of the all inclusive! The weather was beautiful it was in the 80's all week although it felt much hotter than that.

Another fun thing we did was film a commercial! A crew was there all week filming commercials and we were in the background of them. But on our last day, the producer came up to Mitch and I and said they needed a couple to be in their commercial and wanted to know if we would do it! Of course we did, and it was super easy. They just wanted to film us at the bar with our drinks. Will and Michelle also did it too! They
told us it was for a morning news station on the UK (similar to our Good Morning America). They are doing a Sandals giveaway and they needed shots. It was a lot of fun!

We left Friday late afternoon and we thought we had two simple flights and we would be back home... We were wrong! We made the LONG flight from Antigua to Miami and had a nightmare of a time trying to make it
through customs. We actually had a really long layover in Miami but with customs we barely had time to grab something to eat and then before we knew it we were boarding. We boarded at 8:30 Miami time and sat at the terminal for 3 hours! They finally let us off at 11:30 and we had to wait in the airport for them to decide if we were staying in Miami until morning or if they could get us another flight. They finally found one so about 12:45 we
left Miami and by the time we landed, got our luggage and drove back to Will's house it was 4:30 when we got to bed! We were exhausted!

This week we have had to go back to reality and started up work again. I was a little nervous to go back, I felt like I just got the hang of things and was figuring everything out then left. But it was all good and I realized how much I missed my kids! They all ran up to me when I got there and we're fighting about who missed me more ha! It was so cute! A few of them drew me pictures and gave them to me. It was so sweet! I am so happy to be back! I am really starting to bond with the kids and getting to know them a lot better. They truly have my heart
and I cant say enough how much I love my job.

Mitch works a few nights this week and this is his first week off orientation! He is really liking St. Francis! We have also been doing tons of work on our house. Like I said, I'll do a post on that soon! I am so excited and can't wait to be moved in!