Resort - Our Room

So you thought I was done. Oh no buddy - just gettin started! The following are pics of our room. Our wonderful, spacious, totally open concept room. We seriously soaked up all the ultra-modern decor at the resort - so our style!

That's right babe. Just relax and let it all soak in....



Yep - couch with a chaise in our room. It was awesomeness!



AND a sitting area - breakfast overlooking the ocean anyone? Yea...thought so.



Our patio was ginormous....and totally sucked us in. The first day we went out to read a few pages in our books and - yea - woke up 3 hours later. Man those waves will put. you. to. sleep. Do you hear me?



And of course, the view from our humongus patio......





I'm so not done with the recap - just done for now...more later! Peace

Meet Our Dream Home

Yes I would love to live on this resort. I kid you not. It is super duper awesomness to the nth power! E-Mail me if you want more info on it...seriously though! When we first arrived I thought for sure they had taken us to the wrong resort - I mean we may think we are celebrities, but....ahem....we're really not. (Shhh don't tell anyone!)

This was our view from the front of the resort. Hello paradise!



View from downstairs! Hang out - lay around - have a drink! Um, yes please!



No doubt everyone thought I was the biggest dork because I couldn't pull my mouth off the ground - this was the view on the way to our suite!



Lounge areas everywhere - sign me up. This is heaven!





No really....I'm in love with this place!



Seriously the most awesome resort!!!! Can't we live there?

VACAY!!!

We went on an anniversary vacation recently and the next series of posts will be reviews/recaps of that vacay. To start off, we were ecstatic to revist one hotel in particular the night before we flew out of DFW:

DFW Grand Hyatt

My sweet sister and her husband provided this hotel for us the night of our wedding and we were so in love with it we decided we HAD to go back!

And were we every impressed! At check in the ladies were so on it! Since it was our anniversary, they sent up a bottle of champagne and strawberries to the room for us - - Yummy and so sweet!



Then we told them we were planning to go to dinner and they told us to stop by the Concierge desk on our way out and they would suggest a few places. Wow - when we came back down, there were menus for 3 fabulous restaurants and directions for each waiting for us. They are on it, let me tell you!

Then we went to the room - Oh the room - it's fab for sure!



The living area was so large. It had a desk with a phone and convenient internet access - - no no no - this is vacation - no computer (this is what I had to repeat to myself constantly)!



The couch was super comfy and the decor was modern. Love!



The bedroom was Nieeeece! There was a chaise in there and everything. I think I've shared enough pics - Oh wait....nuh uh...I gotta show you the bathroom. Yes, the bathroom. It's awesome!





Told ya...what a way to start our vacay!

Dad

Happy Father's Day to my Dad! I thought a lot about what to post about Dad for his special day. So much of what we honor is his perseverence through his stroke recovery over the last two years.

Today, though, I want to change it up a bit. Because you see - my Dad has always been the best. A few of his awesome qualities that all of his kids agree on are:

1. His is an honest man. In today's society it's so easy to find people eager to cut corners to save a few bucks or to tell little white lies when no one will know the difference. Our Dad has never been one to do this. He will take the long road every day and say things that the rest of us refuse to when he feels you deserve to hear the truth.

2. Humility. I don't think I have ever heard my Dad brag or boast about himself. I have though a lot about this and he accepts congratulations graciously when he wins a tennis match or gets an A in his class, but he never brings up his successes. This is a good lead in to #3.

3. He is a God-fearing man. See Dad grew up in a Muslim country and accepted Jesus later in life, but his walk in Christ is one of the strongest I've ever witnessed. He understands that nothing happens by chance and that every step forward we take is because of God; and with every step backward God is with us - teaching us.

In could go on for days on all the things we admire and love about our Dad, but the bottom line is that he is the best. I could never imagine growing up in a different home. Our parents provided for us and taught us so much about life. They are always there when we need them, and they never make our problems seem trivial.

So today on Father's Day, we want to say we love you Dad and thanks for being you!

"To whom much is given, much is required."

The Limited

Ok - so The Limited was, I must confess, one of those stores I avoided like the plague. I just thought it was one of those cookie cutter places that sold clothes for people between 60 and 90 lbs!

I went to Dillards the other night out of boredom just to browse. Aside from beautiful Antonio Melanie career clothes, I found nothing. Empty handed, I headed back to my car.

I almost passed the limited when I saw a sign that said "work that skirt" or something similer. I love pencil skirts (I know I'm weird) so I decided; what the heck?

Well I'm HOOKED! I loved it. The girls in the store were oh so nice and made me feel right at home! They were happy to bring me different sizes, give input (always positive) on the things I tried on.

Seriously people, I was impressed! So, now for all my shopping desires I will be headed to The Limited! Thank you for proving me wrong. :)

I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me.

Thank you God! Thank you! In May 2009, when I graduated from Law school, I was repeatedly greeted with congratulatory wishes. Each time, I would pause and make sure I conveyed that it wasn't me - it was God. I had never been so sure that it was Him working in my life, steering me where He needed me.
For it's not my will, but His.

So after I took the 3 day Bar Exam at the end of February and embarked on the gruelling 2 month eternity waiting for grades, that became my mantra. Each day I reminded myself that He hadn't brought me this far to leave me and no matter what happened, I was sure it was part of His plan.

As the time approached, the tension mounted. I had to resist the urge to check the website where grades are posted every hour of every day. I went to sleep with a knot in my stomach. But each day I prayed. I was ok with taking the exam again, it was the 8 weeks of intenses studying and mind games that the Bar Exam plays on you that I dreaded. But I made peace with it going either way.

Grades were set to be posted on Wed, May 6 2010. Traditionally, they usually come out a bit earlier than expected. I had checked 3 times before lunch. When I returned to work after my lunch, I got very busy - thankfully busy because that helped the time pass without constantly thinking about results.

Finally, quiet. Nothing. Ok, let's check. As I typed in the web address I said another silent prayer. When the page loaded, I saw two words: PASS LIST. Woa - there it was - there it is......

I clicked the two words and selected my initial (they list us by last names). What? Was that right? Could it be? IT IS!!! THAT's IT! I'M SURE IT IS!!! IT WAS!!!! MY NAME! I PASSED!!!!!!!!! Thank you God!

So now more than ever I am sure of two things: I can do all things through Christ who strenghtens me; & whatever comes now I will be doing as a purpose because it is part of a greater plan that I ever imagined.