Last Days in Paradise, New Buddies, the Circus

So I'm back! Not just to blogging but back to the U.S., work, etc. BLAH! haha I'm a bit behind on our trip pics so here goes our last few days in a nutshell...

Saturday we got up after a late night and it was raining. BOO! We tried to hit the pool but it didn't pan out. No fun! So I had breakfast (omelet!), hit the gym and did 5 miles cardio (1.5 miles running; 3.5 miles walking) and biceps, triceps and shoulders. Then I met Austin for lunch, had salmon, rice and salad and the sun came out - woop! We laid out, read and hung out all day - fun! Before I knew it it was time for dinner at the Surf and Turf - lobster, shrimp and filet mignon- yum! We played some pool and then headed to bed early excited for a long day with sun on Sunday!

Austin surprised me with these snaps from the gym!

Such a pretty area!

Rain in paradise!

Austin on the beach - we walked over to shops once it stopped raining

We didn't buy anything though

But we did play some ping pong.... I suck.

Has some Miami Vices

Visited with one of our favorite STAR Friends, Ross

Ate dinner

Yay - a shot of the two of us!

Shots of the lobby bar

And a little bit of post-dinner billiards

Wonderful Saturday indeed! Sunday didn't quite work out as planned. It was rainy. Again. But what are you going to do? We chose to make the best of it! I hit the gym again, this time with Austin! I did 3.5 miles + abs. I hit the room, showered, then had a salmon, rice and caprese salad for lunch - fabulous! Then, despite the rain, we hit the cabana and read in it! The rain eventually stopped and we hung out in the hot tub and even played another game of international bingo with Tara and Dan - hilarious! Then it was time to go up, get cleaned up and have dinner at the place Mediterranean next door. It was good - but not that good. We're just SO obsessed with our hotel. When we got back we went to the hotel theater for a circus - these amazing little cirque inspired kids! It was awesome - I can't believe some of the stunts they pulled off in a hotel!! After the circus we met the nicest people at the hotel bar - Mario and Katja from Switzerland! They were hilarious and we had the best time chilling on the boat - until it closed down at 1 a.m. so we hit the bar next door and closed it down at 3 a.m. - time flies when you're dancing to Gaga and Kesha - let me tell ya! Then it was lights out - and so ended our last night!

Got some more pics of the awesome waterfalls/landscaping

just beautiful

Austin and our absolutely favorite bartender Lely!

Austin in the lobby - thought it was such a pretty lobby!

Us with one of our favorite star friends Bella - so cute!

A pic of the turn down service - they cleaned the rooms twice a day!

Loved the "board walk" at night and all of the crazy lighting

A bellmen saw us taking pictures and got one of us in the entrance!

The entrance to the bar!

The lobby bar

A snap of some of the circus kids - I so wish i'd gotten one with them!

Cosmos - loved the glasses

Our new friends Mario and Katja

What a fantastic trip - can't wait to post a full hotel review (tomorrow!) and book reviews for FOUR books!! Got lots of reading in! And tonight i'm ready to read some blogs - yay!! Can't wait to see what you've all been up to!