Wednesday
Wednesday was a super long day for all of us, as Papa Leo, Alex, and Shelby did the full day of travel and Nick and I did our best to continue our normal routine and not just sit around all antsy awaiting our visitors! They got in pretty late and were exhausted but hungry so we got some wings at Options and then let them resign to their hotel to pass out for the night. Their hotel was smaller than expected- with only one king (aka 2 twins pushed together) so it was quite the sight to see the 3 of them all snuggled in together!
Thursday
Thursday, I met up with them at their hotel (The Flambouyant) and we spent most of the day just relaxing on the beach and swimming. The waves were pretty good sized and Alex had the great idea of renting a kayak. Turns out they are free to use for guests and it was the best decision ever. We basically played on the kayaks their entire vacation, with a few breaks to eat and drink haha. Thursday night we went to BB's Crabback for an absolutely delicious dinner! BB's is located right on the water and you can actually sit on a deck that hangs over the water- it is really neat. You can also watch the sunset and enjoy looking at the big fancy boats while you wait for your meal! It was my second time there and both times the food has been SO good. I highly recommend the barracuda... yes, I ate barracuda and it is SO GOOD!
Friday
Friday consisted of more beach and more HUGE waves. Then we met Nick on campus for cliff jumping!! Everyone jumped including Papa Leo, which was seriously awesome and impressive :) Always good times at the cliff and we were so happy we got to share the Friday tradition with them!
Saturday
Saturday we went deep sea fishing!! This was my first time and boy was I excited! I really had no idea what to expect even though I had heard so much about it. Luckily, the Leo's have been before and knew to get dramamine ear patches to help prevent sea sickness, because without those... oye, my stomach churns just thinking about it! Unfortunately, we did not catch any fish because the waves were super rough which kept all our fishies away :/ We still had a blast though, and got to see a rainbow and between 20-30 dolphins!!! Seriously seeing the dolphins was the coolest thing ever- our boat was literally surrounded by them all jumping around! All in all, the trip was a success and despite the waves no one got sea sick (although I was very close, and I'm pretty sure my face turned green, but I fell asleep instead! Whew!) If anyone is looking to go Deep Sea Fishing I definitely recommend Gary. He is reasonably priced and just a super nice guy! We have his contact information if you want to try your hand at bringing in a big ol' fish!
Afterwards, we grabbed a bite to eat in downtown St. George and did some souvenir shopping before heading back to the beach for (surprise, surprise) more swimming! Then at night we went to The Owl and were oh so lucky to have Nick, Alex, and Marty sing karaoke for us multiple times...
Sunday
Sunday we went to the beach one last time with the Leo's, then went to Red Crab in Lance Aux Epines for dinner. I got the Jerk Pork and it was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. I absolutely recommend it. The others got different kinds of fish and all really enjoyed theirs as well. It is a little pricey, but was definitely a tasty meal! It was a perfect ending to a wonderful few days :) We are truly blessed to have such wonderful, kind, and fun people in our lives!
So that is just a quick overview, but it was so nice to have visitors from home here for a few days! They brought us tons of goodies from home, which was also very fun... we felt like it was Christmas! We definitely appreciated all the running around both our families did for us in order to get everything we wanted to send it down here :) We are very loved. Major kudos to my family for the water bottles... I was literally dying without mine for 2 weeks!
It was a bummer to see our fabulous visitors leave (we were hoping they'd get bumped from their plane and get to stay a few more days) but I suppose it is time to get back to our normal routines. Midterms are in a little over 2 weeks for Nick- so it's crunch time. Keep him in your prayers and send him lots of positive thoughts over the next couple weeks so that he can continue to kick booty in his classes! ... Oh, and feel free to Skype me extra since he will be living in the library, Taylor Hall, or Science Hall until after midterms :)
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| They give you markers to write on the wall if you want, so naturally we had to leave behind our mark :) |
Friday consisted of more beach and more HUGE waves. Then we met Nick on campus for cliff jumping!! Everyone jumped including Papa Leo, which was seriously awesome and impressive :) Always good times at the cliff and we were so happy we got to share the Friday tradition with them!
Saturday we went deep sea fishing!! This was my first time and boy was I excited! I really had no idea what to expect even though I had heard so much about it. Luckily, the Leo's have been before and knew to get dramamine ear patches to help prevent sea sickness, because without those... oye, my stomach churns just thinking about it! Unfortunately, we did not catch any fish because the waves were super rough which kept all our fishies away :/ We still had a blast though, and got to see a rainbow and between 20-30 dolphins!!! Seriously seeing the dolphins was the coolest thing ever- our boat was literally surrounded by them all jumping around! All in all, the trip was a success and despite the waves no one got sea sick (although I was very close, and I'm pretty sure my face turned green, but I fell asleep instead! Whew!) If anyone is looking to go Deep Sea Fishing I definitely recommend Gary. He is reasonably priced and just a super nice guy! We have his contact information if you want to try your hand at bringing in a big ol' fish!
Afterwards, we grabbed a bite to eat in downtown St. George and did some souvenir shopping before heading back to the beach for (surprise, surprise) more swimming! Then at night we went to The Owl and were oh so lucky to have Nick, Alex, and Marty sing karaoke for us multiple times...
Sunday
Sunday we went to the beach one last time with the Leo's, then went to Red Crab in Lance Aux Epines for dinner. I got the Jerk Pork and it was a-m-a-z-i-n-g. I absolutely recommend it. The others got different kinds of fish and all really enjoyed theirs as well. It is a little pricey, but was definitely a tasty meal! It was a perfect ending to a wonderful few days :) We are truly blessed to have such wonderful, kind, and fun people in our lives!
So that is just a quick overview, but it was so nice to have visitors from home here for a few days! They brought us tons of goodies from home, which was also very fun... we felt like it was Christmas! We definitely appreciated all the running around both our families did for us in order to get everything we wanted to send it down here :) We are very loved. Major kudos to my family for the water bottles... I was literally dying without mine for 2 weeks!
It was a bummer to see our fabulous visitors leave (we were hoping they'd get bumped from their plane and get to stay a few more days) but I suppose it is time to get back to our normal routines. Midterms are in a little over 2 weeks for Nick- so it's crunch time. Keep him in your prayers and send him lots of positive thoughts over the next couple weeks so that he can continue to kick booty in his classes! ... Oh, and feel free to Skype me extra since he will be living in the library, Taylor Hall, or Science Hall until after midterms :)
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| Playing around with the panoramic setting on my camera- some aren't the best, but pretty cool how you can get a full picture of our view at the beach :) |
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