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Jamaican Vacation!

Just a quick recap of our trip to Jamaica. If you haven’t been, I highly recommend it and if you go stay in Negril on the cliffs. For hotel recommendations, I love Tensing Pen, obviously as it’s where I got married at, but also Rockhouse and Catcha Falling Star are all nearby and great resorts too.  The cliffs are a pretty amazing place, it’s like no other tropical destination – check out my wedding pics for a good example of the cliffs! We stayed a bit more inland near the beach this time (the cliffs = no beach but amazing views and sunsets) and we enjoyed it but I would rather return to the cliffs next time.  I went a totally different route and booked us a private villa at Moondance Villas that included our own personal butler, bartender and chef!  We were in the Lilac Mist villa and we really enjoyed it.  It was so awesome to have all of our meals served in our own little dining area and each morning we’d tell our chef whatever we wanted to eat that day and then they’d serve it to us whenever we wanted.  I felt so spoiled! (if you are thinking about booking it, we did opt for the All Inclusive package which was well worth it.  No buffets, all freshly prepared meals here!)

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  • Top photo: Our private dining area in the back
  • Bottom photo: The bedroom, they made the bed differently every day! And no, you don’t really need to use the mosquito nets since there is AC in the villa.  More for decor I guess.  Off of this was a huge bathroom and then there was a living room/dining room space on the other side of the villa.

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  • Some of the suits that I brought on the trip (from L-R: polka dot bikini gifted from KanDi Swim, Reef bikini gifted from Swimspot.com and bandeau bikini from Victoria’s Secret)
  • Close up of the Juicy sandals I wore in yesterday’s lookbook
  • Posing before lunch
  • They left these flowers around our villa every day and I got a shot of them together before they spread them out.

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Not the cutest outfit but whateves, I was laying by the beach the whole day! 🙂 Top by Marc by Marc Jacobs, shorts by J Crew, sandals by Tory Burch
 
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A little self timer action

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Ah, the beach…  I wouldn’t mind being back there right now!
 

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Our DC trip

**Last day to enter my Alainn Bella giveaway!**

As you may know, we recently took our first trip to Washington DC and really had a wonderful time there.  I was there for work but made sure to do some sightseeing and eat some really delicious food.  Just thought I’d post a little photo journal of the sights we saw.  No explanation is really necessary for travel pictures!

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J taking a picture of me taking a picture. 
(dress by Yumi Kim, flats by Louboutin and bag by Rebecca Minkoff – my work bag)
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And here’s the picture I was taking!
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The suite we got at the W hotel was pretty amazing.  View of the Washington Monument right out our window, the white house practically right next door and the room itself was just huge!  I really could live in that bathroom.
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We didn’t get many pics of the room so to give you a better idea are some iPhone pics below…

The sitting room with a computer area behind it (and $20 gummy bears in the mini bar – LOL!)
The bedroom!  Love the pretty wallpaper.
Don’t you love big hotel bathrooms?!
We really had a great time and I am so glad that hubs got to come on this trip with me to see everything that we got to see.  Thanks again to everyone that left me comments and emailed me with suggestions.  It was definitely one of my most favorite cities that I’ve been to!
all photos taken by me or my husband with a Canon 5D Mark II, 24mm f/1.4L or 35mm f/1.4L lens (except for the bottom 3 as noted)
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Welcome to my world…

I’ve been going like the energizer bunny, I just keep going and going and going. My crazy schedule is um crazy but at least it’s never boring.  My one wish at the moment is that I get to stay home and not be on a plane for an entire month!  (That won’t happen anytime soon.)  On the plus side, I’m now a GOLD MVP on the airline I fly on (I feel special. Ha!)  Awhile ago someone on formspring asked me what my daily schedule was like and I can’t remember what my answer was but I’m sure that it was much more different than what my schedule is like now.  So anyway, I thought I’d just share a little bit of what my weeks are like these days.  Here’s what’s been going on in my past 3 weeks.

NYC viewThe panaromic view from my sister and brother-in-law’s apartment in NYC (photo by my husband)

Week 1:

  • in New York to shoot an engagement session
  • Stay a few extra days to spend time with my sister and brother in law
  • Get home, fit in an appt for a lash refill & facial (my skin is horrible these days, stupid traveling side effect)
  • Have lunch with a fabulous blogger friend
  • Shoot a 10 year anniversary party/wedding on Sunday
  • Get home at 11pm and pack for my business trip 
~iPhone pics from New York~
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      Week 2:

      • Wake up at 4AM to catch flight
      • Meetings all day, every day (meaning I get no work done during the day because I’m always in meetings)
      • Work, work and work…
      • Friday – (at home) Take pictures for the blog as that’s the only day I’m home and have time.  (and had some fun taking pictures with our pups)
      • Also on Friday, an impromptu photo session with previous clients in which we get to come over and enjoy freshly made pizza from their authentic Neapolitan pizza oven (AMAZING!!  Even the dough was flown in from Italy!)
      • Shoot a wedding on Saturday where we almost miss the ceremony because we had to get on a ferry that was super super late.  YIKES!  Talk about stressed out.
      • Do absolutely nothing on Sunday as I’m sick as a dog 
      Pictures with Macho & Savvy!

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        Week 3:

        • No Travel scheduled this week!  Yay!
        • Schedule lunches/dinners with friends. Excited to finally have time to see my friends… 
        • Go grocery shopping for the first time in weeks.
        • Take a trip to Glazers with the hubs and pick up a backdrop set to mainly take cute pictures of our dogs 🙂 Said dogs are not cooperative so no pics yet but shoes are always fun to take pictures of!
        • Wednesday night, while at dinner with my parents, I get a phone call from client, “We need you here tomorrow”
        • Cancel lunches & dinners that I had planned for Thursday and Friday (Sorry ladies, will make it up to you soon!)
        • Book flights Wednesday at 11PM
        • Wake up for my flight on Thursday at 4:30AM
        • Throw together a last minute presentation when I arrive at the office
        • Come home at 11PM on Friday
        • Collapse from sheer exhaustion, look forward to the weekend!
        ~The new backdrop~
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        I recieved an advanced copy of Nina Garcia’s newest book so will be reviewing that soon!

        So there you go, its nearly impossible to plan my weeks these days as it changes on a whim!  Although things have been hectic and I’ve had one (OK, maybe two) breakdowns, especially when it comes to last minute travel, it’s a wonderfully crazy life I live but I can’t imagine it any other way!

        P.S.  We were finally able to update the photography blog so check out our latest post of what we’ve been up to!