Nothing but a good time

My mom thinks I should write a book about living a big lifestyle on a little budget. She was especially impressed that we went to see Rock of Ages this week completely for free, thanks to Yelp. It's a pretty good connection, I'd say.

Yelp started us out at Hard Rock Cafe, which was the perfect spot to get us pumped to hear some 80's hairbands.  Neither of us knew exactly what to expect from the musical, but were smiling through the whole two-and-a-half hour show. 

Rock of Ages takes place on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles when rock music's hub was being threatened by LA's mayor. As the characters were struggling for stardom or their strip, they worked in favorites- Time After Time, Wanted, or Don't Stop Believing. There's something about 80's music that makes me feel as if I was a part of it. Maybe it's because I was living just miles away from Sunset Strip in the mid 80's.

Nathan turned to me multiple times and said, "This is waaaay better than Billy Elliot." I think I agree.

Honeymooners

According to the Knot.com, we have been married for 29 days.  We have been home from the Dominican Republic for about 20 days, and our tans are starting to fade to a less tropical hue.

The Dominican Republic was beautiful and the resort was perfect- white sand beaches, friendly staff, and the most beautiful (and excessive) room we could hope for.  We had two rooms, two bathrooms, two Jacuzzis, an amazing walk-in closet, and a pool we could hop into from our patio. Our guess is that it was bigger than our Bungalow!

Our poolside bed.

 

I really wanted one of these signs!  Ours said "Just Married."  We took it with us when we left and Nathan hung it on our door when we got home!

A lot of friends told us that we would be so exhausted from wedding planning and wedding weekend events that we would want to sit by the beach or pool all day sipping fruity drinks.  They were right!

After a few days of doing nothing, we went on an excursion to the Carribean Sea.  We took a bus to the Carribean then boarded a speed boat that took us all over the sea.  First, we went to a private beach where we were served mixed drinks and beer that tasted like liquified bread-yuck!  We loaded back onto the boats and went to a sand bar where we held massive starfish (probably the size of my head- which is big!) Our next stop was Saona Island, where we had a delicious cookout and relaxed by the beach.  The best part was saved for last: we boarded a huge catamaran and headed back to our starting point.  Locals taught us how to dance, and we met new friends from all over the country!

  Beautiful view from the boat.












Each night the resort had some kind of entertainment- we saw a Michael Jackson tribute concert and a hilarious girls versus guys game that involved old men losing articles of clothing. Lucky for us, we left before it came to that :)

Hanging out at the lobby's bar. 

One of our favorite games- super sized!

Delicious Japanese restaurant- best one in the resort!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nathan used the phrase "the honeymoon is over" but not the way the term implies.  We are happy to be back to the real world as a married couple.