St. Lucia | Travel

Sugar Beach St. Lucia When I was little, my family would take a vacation once a year, and always to someplace different. At the time, I just wanted to go to the beach every year, but now that I'm older I really, really appreciate having had the chance to see so much of the world. I think that's what started the travel bug, and now I'm kinda obsessed. Thankfully, Nathan wants to travel with me too. :)

We recently took a MUCH needed trip to St. Lucia for our two-year anniversary. The beach and a new island to explore? The perfect combo! It was pure bliss to have a week to relax with Nathan and without responsibilities. The scenery was gorgeous, our resort was perfectly secluded and it was WARM (unlike Cleveland!). If you're planning a trip to St. Lucia, I highly recommend going in the off season when the prices are about half of what they are during busy season. It did rain off and on, but overall it was pretty perfect!

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The views from our balcony. Sugar Beach is perfectly placed right between the Pitons. I really think it's the best located resort on the island!

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Paradise!

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We went on a sunset cruise and tried the local beer.

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Nathan represented Miami every chance he got. :)

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Breakfast was our favorite meal of the day. If you know us, you know that's not surprising. :)

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And then we hiked to the top of one of the Pitons. It was one of the hardest things I've ever done. Glad I did it, won't do it again. ;)

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I'm Baaack!

I'm officially back on the grid after 10 glorious, unplugged days. It helped that we were on a beautiful, tropical island and I didn't even want to look at my phone because I was too busy staring at my St. Lucian surroundings. :) Nathan and I are celebrating two years of marriage today, so this trip was the perfect anniversary present for us! I'm totally a follow-the-rules and stay-on-a-routine person, but having nothing on the agenda each day except get caramel waffles for breakfast was amazingly freeing. Now I'm refreshed and ready to tackle the end of wedding season! Later this afternoon, I'll have a wedding sneak peek up for you. Make sure to check back to see how lovely Allie and Sean's wedding was!

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365 Day Photo Challenge: February

Continuing on with my photo challenge ... Ate some delicious desserts * Saw lots of snow * Celebrated the Super Bowl with puppy chow * Went to a blogger event at Whole Foods * Finally saw the sun! * Made my first purchase at Madewell * Shot a few sessions * Read some good books * Continued working on my office * Went to my first Taco Tuesday photography networking event at Miss Leah's beautiful studio * Painted my nails red for Valentine's Day * Had Valentine's Day breakfast with mom * Booked our summer vacation (St. Lucia here we come!) * Saw some pretty cool Phi Taus * Spent a weekend downtown with Nathan * Tried Lucky's Cafe for the first time * Received an advanced copy of Shauna Niequist's new book, Bread and Wine * Had coffee with the lovely Brittany Graham * Discovered that Nathan can't do owl eyes * Shot my first wedding of the year * Tried Jeni's ice cream for the first time * Determined that I need to get a hair cut * Hung out with some fun ladies

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