It's hard for vacations like this to end. We're finally at the point in our lives that traveling is doable and I have loved being able to explore new places together. Not to mention the undivided attention that we get with each other! This trip came at just the right time and I'm so glad we were able to have this experience.
Before we left, we took a little time to walk down the beach, just outside the resort to do a little souvenir shopping. Thank heavens for Matt's street smarts and haggling skills! Sidenote: I could listen to him speak Spanish all day long!! I think his brain probably hurt after thinking and talking in Spanish the whole week!
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| in the lobby at Dreams La Romana |
Driving back to the airport, I continued to be amazed at the poverty I was witnessing. When you're at a resort, you're kinda in this little paradise bubble. It's easy to forget that people struggle to just live every day here on the island. Dario told us that the average income is like $300/month? Insane.
Our flight leaving Santo Domingo was delayed about an hour, which made the rest of our day tricky, especially the part of making our connecting flight in Philadelphia to Phoenix!
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| our best pouty faces |
The landing into Philly was the smoothest I've ever felt! The whole airplane clapped! We got off the plane and rushed to baggage claim only to have to wait, tick tock, tick tock. Our plane was literally leaving in 30 minutes and we still had to go through customs! By the time we grabbed our one checked bag, the line for customs was so long, I was sure we were going to miss our flight.
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| line at customs, arghhhhh |
We ran down the corridor to security where there was ANOTHER line, dang it! Once we go through security, I put my flip flops in my bag and we hauled booty through the terminal, hoping we would get to our gate in time. It was a HUGE relief to see that they were still boarding when we got there! Ahhhhh! Our flight was the last one to Phoenix that night so it would have been quite interesting had we missed it!
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| Yes, I ran barefoot through the airport |
We were so happy to make it but once we got seated on the plane, we were notified that there was thunderstorm activity in central PA and they weren't sure how soon we would even be able to take off. We waited and waited and waited...... Finally nearly two hours after the flight was originally supposed to leave, we got the all clear. It was a pretty turbulent flight home due to the clouds and evening storms. It was an extremely long day and by that time, you're just ready to be home!
Our trip did not fly by, I felt like we got to enjoy each day together while we were there. It was just the right amount of time for us to be gone but we were ready to get home and see our babies! I'm hoping we will have the chance to return again, especially if this becomes an annual thing for Matt to see the baseball players.
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