A couple of weekends ago we hosted a belated surprise graduation party for my cousin, Karissa.
The party was fabulous, complete with:
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| Her mommy's homemade angel food cake, batter hand whipped to "stiff peaks" do to our lack of electric mixer at the house... |
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| Homemade banner by yours truly, some beautiful decorated cupcakes (thanks to my friend Sherry for giving me some tips!) and some delicious punch... among other more substantial food... |
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And of course, who could forget, Miss Graduate herself.
{A pic of the attending Womack ladies:
Susan, McKenzie, Karissa, Whitney, Nachelle, Brenda} |
The very next weekend, mom and I packed up and headed off for our long awaited trip to Nassau, Bahamas!
No, we're not rich -- far from it. Mom was able to qualify for the trip through a company she works with called Mannatech. She worked so hard to get there and after everything she's been through in the past few years, she deserved such a lovely bonus! I was lucky enough to be invited to tag along... ;)
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| Coming in for a landing... water like I've never seen before! |
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| The welcome dinner had some incredible performers! |
Atlantis Trivia: The "Bridge Room" (above, right) is a ten room suite rated at $25,000 per night with a minimum 4 night required reservation... and it's booked solid for the next five years.
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| The walkway leading to one of the many incredible restaurants of Atlantis. |
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| Loving the beach! Again... the water!!! |
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| Our *ahem* $250.00 meal... glad we weren't picking up that check! |
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| So many incredible sculptures... |
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| And one giant chair... =) |
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| Looking back at the foyer entrance to the Atlantis resort... it's basically insane. |
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| Preparing to go swim with the dolphins! |
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| A sunset view from our balcony. We were on floor 19 of 20... what luck! =) |
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| More incredible architecture... |
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| We walked through the marina on our way to... |
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| ...ride the ferry! We took this "taxi" to the main island for a bit more affordable souvenir shopping. |
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| On the boat with our friends Angie and Chalise... poor Chalise was feeling a bit sea sick at the moment. |
Our most touristy moment of the week, right here folks.
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| Mom found some Bahamian maracas for this soon-to-be music teacher! =) |
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| A quaint little area (I believe called the Harbor Village?) we walked through between the resort and the marina. |
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| We stood mesmerized on the balcony, watching some "fore-math" of hurricane Tomas brush alongside Nassau. |
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| The view of Dolphin Cay (pronounced "Key") from our room. |
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| In light of "Tomas" we headed down to The Dig to experience some marine life. |
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| And explored some outdoor areas we had yet to experience once the rain cleared... |
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| At the farewell dinner with Mannatech. |
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| Bidding our sorrowful goodbyes to our lovely room and view at Atlantis... |
Does anyone else know that Christopher Columbus landed in the Bahamas? That's a statue of him we passed on our way to the airport.
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| Oh beautiful Bahamas, your beautiful sights and exciting new experiences will be missed! |
