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Puerto Rico! Ashley and Dan's wedding

Even though my return trip home has traumatized me, OVER ALL, I had a blast in Puerto Rico for Ashley and Dan's destination wedding! Puerto Rico is amazingly beautiful! La Concha is a beautiful resort! I could not get over how perfect the ocean was and how relaxed it made me feel. Waking up to the a picture perfect view of the ocean and going to sleep to the sounds of waves crashing was more than I could ask for! It was a perfect get-away and I couldn't have asked to be with a better group of friends! It's an experience I will never forget! And I am so happy for Ashley and Dan, I felt so honored to be a part if their special day! I also made some awesome new friends! Thank goodness for facebook to keep us all together! I can't believe it's already  been two weeks since we've been home! There's a first for everything! I got my first sunburn and I finally got to gamble! Needless to say, all my hard workouts paid off, but I'm pretty sure I gained it all back since I stuffed my face every morning with a very lavish breakfast! Not to worry, I think I worked most of it off with all the sight seeing and battling the waves I did. I'm a strong swimmer, but those waves were so powerful and I wasn't about to test my swimming skills! So I stayed in the shallow part where I could still touch the ground with my feet. Ashley and I were too nervous to go out too far. On the day of the wedding, it ended up storming (it almost looked like a hurricane) so they had to move the wedding inside. It was still a beautiful setting and all was not lost. Ashley made a gorgeous bride!  I do not recommend drinking 10+ sangria's, because even though you can't taste the alcohol, there is and it will bite you in the butt when you least expect it! I lost my bridesmaid shoes somewhere along the way, drunkenly cried about something,  missed the cutting of the cake (I don't know how I ended up missing that part!) And took the flower center piece that was for the table to my room...don't ask because I couldn't even tell you why! That was a good night! Everyone was happy and there to party! And that we did! It was hot there, but the heat was bearable! We were on the beach every day soaking up the sun. I enjoyed the adults only pool a lot! I didn't have to put up with splashing and/or screaming kids. I just relaxed and enjoyed the view! I highly recommend vacationing, A LOT! I miss my friends and miss the beach! But I wont lie, I missed home and couldn't wait to be in my own bed! :)














Pictures of the wedding day still to come!

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