Dominican Republic Honeymoon!

Jason and I celebrated our honeymoon in the Dominican Republic over Thanksgiving break and it was AMAZING!! We absolutely loved our resort (Excellence Punta Cana) and the Dominican scenery was beautiful. The country is very poor, but it was really interesting to view their way of life on our looong drive to the resort. We met several people that we now call friends (hey Abbey and Adam!), drank lots of fruity drinks and El Presidente, stuffed our bellies full of delicious seafood and overall had a blast! If you haven't been to the Dominican Republic, Jason and I both highly recommend!

Without further ado, here are some pictures of our trip (more to come on Facebook):

Arriving at the airport...completely open air

there were statues like this all over the resort

Excellence Honeymooners!

Standing in our giant tub in the middle of our room

Our "mini" bar

First night before dinner

Playing life-size chess

Exploring our resort

It was gorgeous!

Wish I was there right now

This was in the middle of the lobby

Beach! and beds! ahh!!

We were tucked away in our own cove

Hey good lookin'

this was seriously the life

playing beach volleyball

Our go-to pool spot because underneath 

that bridge was the swim-up bar :)

Pool was amazing!

One of the two parrots that lived in the trees...

they liked to climb on peoples arms

Wearing my $12 rip-off of a hat because I forgot my pink one :(

Dinner at Spice

Just because I'm in the Dominican doesn't mean that I'm not Southern :)

Too legit to quit!

Fresh coconut drink

Different part of the island to go snorkeling!

The water was gorgeous!

Abbey and Jason

On the way to snorkel

Enjoying the catamaran cruise

After one too many rum punches

cheers!

Breaking out our wedding koozies in honor

of el presidente

dinner at Toscana

Dinner at Oregano with my love

Typical ring shot...we're married!

Cirque de Solei-esque show

Our group of friends...Atlanta, Jersey, L.A. and Iowa

Going to see the flamingos

Loved them!

Lobby of resort

Where they greet you with champagne

Take 2: attempting to let the parrot sit on my arm.

During Take 1, he tried to eat my beach bag and cover-up...no bueno

Much better with Jason

After dinner at the French restaurant

Enjoying the martini bar and our last night in paradise!