One Happy Island

And now for the main reason why blogging was not feasible over the last month...

Tom and I were in Aruba for a week of relaxation and fun together!  This was our first trip together and it was absolutely perfect.  Our main agenda for the week was to lay by the pool, read our books and go out to nice dinners and I am happy to report - that is exactly what we did!

We read the last two books in the Hunger Games trilogy - these books are just awesome and we cannot wait for the movie to come out!

We also went ATV-ing and got to see a ton of the island past the pretty beaches, amazing pools and lounge chairs!  Tom and I rode on one ATV - which might be one of my most favorite pictures of the two of us:

I think we look like we should be in some sort of video game with those big wheels and helmets - cracks me up!

On this 4 hour tour, we got to see some great spots with our tour guide - here are the highlights:

The chapel at the top of the hill 

Tons and tons of cliffs overlooking the crashing waves

Swimming in a natural pool - really cool!

We went to a ton of great places for dinner, including an authentic Aruban cuisine place called Soenchi, which translated means "kiss."

After we had a wonderful Aruban dinner

Another fun spot we went to for dinner was called Texas de Brazil - where they serve you as much meat as you can possibly eat, which Tom loved and I enjoyed an endless salad bar!

We had a lot of company while we sat at the pool...

Pretty cool colors!

He is the scariest looking one we saw!

These guys come out and just walk around all over the place.  They were a little scary at first, but by the end of the week, they didn't really bother me!

We were able to catch a few beautiful sunsets...

Play some games at the casinos...

And soak up some rays...

Most of all, we got to spend a whole week together and have tons of memories to last us a lifetime!  We felt so lucky to have been able to get away and we loved every minute of it!

My absolute favorite photo from the trip of me and my main man -

And when life gets a little hectic, I will imagine sitting here and life's troubles will seem to disappear!

Aruba - you lived up to your name and were nothing but "one happy island" for us!  Hope to see you again soon!