I felt like I couldn’t write about my wedding and not follow up with a honeymoon post. This will likely be one of the easiest posts for me to write about, as I have still been on my honeymoon in my head since the day we left.
It wasn’t too hard to choose where to go. After planning a wedding and having everything that went on since our engagement… one thing came to mind… ALL INCLUSIVE! I didn’t want to think about anything, plan anything, pay for anything.. I wanted to do absolutely NOTHING. I wanted to do that crazy thing that people often talk about that we’re not too familiar with. Ya know… umm… relax? (lol) With all inclusive in mind, where does one who is honeymooning first think about? Sandals! So we trolled the Sandals sites for deals, narrowed down our island choices and booked the one! St. Lucia it was!
So firstly, I have to mention the cute gestures from my mom who got us a bunch of honeymoon clothes and gear which included shirts that said “Honeymoon Vibes”. This turned out to be exceptionally hilarious as we boarded the flight from Charlotte to St. Lucia. We’re half asleep after pulling an all-nighter from our wedding night and feeling like death from both exhaustion and hunger. I board feeling delirious but immediately notice the hilarity in our situation. Every. Single. Couple. They all had matching wedding/honeymoon shirts. So needless to say, we knew we were going to the right place.
We arrived and hopped on a helicopter (unnecessary splurge moment, yes. but you only honeymoon once?) and saw the most amazing views on our way to the resort. We were met with hot towels and a plethora of things for our week. It was pretty much immediate that we started that crazy “relaxing” thing. Almost everyday consisted of the following: waking up, breakfast, poolside with drinks and snacks, nap, shower, dinner, bed. (lol) Now relax.. we made it worth it. Promise. We also went to street festivals, made friends, went zip lining, snuba-ing, got a massage and enjoyed a private candlelit dinner on the beach.
But I think my favorite part was spending legitimate quality time with my *husband* (swoon). He is the hardest working person I know. Sometimes working all 7 days a week and 10-12 hours at a pop. He works 3 different jobs at any time and that doesn’t include helping me around the house, playing with our pup and always trying his best to be present. We chat about our day everyday and I end every evening with a shower or bath and as soon as the water shuts off, he is there to meet me with my towels. It was great to vacation and get away but really… he deserved this break. And really.. even on our honeymoon he was planning and scheming as there was a lot waiting at home for us (this will come in the next post… stay tuned & maybe bring tissues?) but he got to nap and got drunk (lol) and spent a lot of doing a lot of nothing.
We spent so much of that week talking about our amazing wedding, and looking at pictures together. We read some cards and messages from our families. It really was a week of love- We went into that week feeling so loved and left the week feeling such a stronger love for each other. After 7 years, not a lot can really change but there is something to be said about the feeling of being “married”. I have a husband.. what a crazy, but amazing thing to say!
St. Lucia… it was so good to us but we’re prepared for the next adventure! (STAY TUNED!)
Ruppert Ranch 