Dominican Republic - Part Four - Wedding Day

"And I knew exactly how old Walt Disney's Cinderella felt when she found her prince."
- Elizabeth Young

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Dominican Republic - Part Three

"If everyone could just live near the ocean, I think we'd all be happier. It's hard to be down about anything knee deep in the sand."
- Crystal Woods, Write Like No One is Reading 2

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Dominican Republic - Part Two - Catamaran

"It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage."
- George William Curtis

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Dominican Republic - Part One - Dune Buggy-ing

"The Dominican Republic is my holy land, my Mecca."
- Raquel Cepeda, Bird of Paradise: How I Became Latina

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Las Vegas 2015

Israel and I went to Vegas again! This time it mostly for Israel's birthday! It was definitely a different trip than the first time - it was a lot more relaxing and we didn't try to rush around trying to look at all the hotels on the Strip since we'd already been!

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Houston

Back in January Israel and I went to Texas! Israel had to go down there for fire training for work and I ended up meeting him and we spent a couple days in Houston! Houston is definitely a different city compared to Edmonton! It was the first time I saw spaghetti junctions, extremely busy roads and Mexican restaurants at all most every corner! It was definitely a different experience!

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Sulphur Mountain

I climbed a mountain ... and it was the worst thing that ever happened to me. To start off, the site was super busy that there was no parking so Israel and I had to walk to the base of the mountain - which took about half an hour! Then we walked 5.5km with an elevation of 700m - that took us a good three hours (which should have only taken us 2 hours but I'm so not in shape that I needed a break every 10 minutes.....). I will probably never do this again - unless I'm mentally and physically prepared for it! I was so sore and tired from this hike, it was ridiculous!

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Vegas - Day Three

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Vegas - Day Two

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Vegas - Day One

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Mini Trip

I am so glad Israel and I got a chance to go somewhere before winter came! Even though our roadtrip was short it was sweet! We took a mini road trip from Edmonton to Vancouver, with stops in Calgary, Kamloops and Jasper! Even though it was a long drive, it was beautiful! The only sad part about the trip was that when we got to downtown Vancouver, the weather instantly got gloomy and dark! Israel and I tried to enjoy it as much as we could but it was still a little disappointing!

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Getaway

I've been desperately craving a getaway! I don't know why but I just want to get up and leave! I love the feeling of being somewhere else, it gives me a chance and relax and not worry about a thing!

Last year, before Israel and I headed off to Cuba, we took a mini road trip to Calgary and decided to visit Lake Louise since Israel had never been! Even a small getaway like that is amazing! Lake Louise is such a beautiful site! You're surrounded with mountains and a beautiful emerald lake! If anyone ever gets a chance to go, go! It's such a beautiful place to visit in Alberta!

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Take Me Away

This time last year, Israel and I were heading off to Cuba! It was my first trip outside of Canada and I can remember how sick I felt after the landing on my plane ride! But how I loved Cuba - the crystal clear ocean, the white sand, the palm tress everywhere - it's definitely a huge change from Canada! I also remember how hot it was in August, it was always +40°C and I would always get heat exhaustion! But aside from that, it was great! How I wish I was on a vacation right now!

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