Atlantis Vacation Day 1

At last our vacation is HERE! For my family/friends who didn't know I chose a DREAM vacation package from Mary Kay this year instead of a Diamond ring. Honestly, with what a GREAT time we are having I just might do THIS every year! For $8.22 (Yes, we went a wee bit over MK's budget! LOL) we are enjoying a FABULOUS 8 day trip at the Altantis Resort in the Bahamas. I really wanted to archive our trip well and figured Blogging would be better than journaling and give us the opportunity to look back!

Ok so let's begin! We took a red eye out of San Francisco and arrived in Miami then transferred over to Nassau. We are staying at the REEF which is one of the Altantis resorts hotels. AMAZING is all I have to say. For those of you who LOVE architecture, this place is elegant AND edgy! I posted a few pics of our room!

The BEST part was that the front desk manager UPGRADED our room to a corner balcony suite! Wait to you see the views!!

So here are some room pictures:
Below is the kitchenette- it comes with a stove, microwave, blender, pans, dishwasher, and full service dishes!

Our bed and to the left is a window with iced glass that goes into the bathroom (YES, that is a TV in the bathroom!!)

DRUMROLL please. . . .The VIEW from our Balcony! The blue lagoon is actually home to about 20 dolphins! We have been watching them swim- it is so cool!

And on the other side.... WOW..look at the water. We spent about 2 hours down there today and the water was PERFECT. And yes, for those who asked...I am getting my "tan on"....I brought my spray tan with me!! No skin cancer or aging here!!! :-)

So when you see how brown I am in the photos below, thank my friend Lesley Bodine for her "Liquid muscle" LOL. :-)

Happy 5 Year Anniversary Babe!
This trip is so special for us- Atlantis was on my original dream list when I first started my Mary Kay business. Taking my husband there has been a dream come true!!! :-)
(LOL- YES..the tan is FAKE!)

On a side note- When you go to Atlantis- DO NOT ask the employees there to take your photo. They expect a $5 tip! YIKES!

We spent a lot of time exploring the Hundreds of aquariums that Atlantis offers. They actually have the largest Marine life habitat in the ENTIRE world! Everywhere you go there are tanks that house exotic fish and sharks.

Today we saw manta rays that were the size of a volkswagon Bug! No joke!

Cody being a goof-ball at one of the aquariums:

Me and the sting rays!

We are having a Blast! Tomorrow we are going to the Aquaventure- an amazing waterslide park inside Atlantis where you NEVER leave your tube! Water rockets and conveyer belts actually take you to the different slides. Some of the slides go through glass tunnel aquariums (tubing through a shark tank for example) as well as fire/rain technology. Should be pretty cool!

Look at the intensity in his eyes as he's thanking me for holding all of those Mary Kay parties!
Haha!

Until tomorrow or the day after,

Lia