Flashback Friday: Dominican Republic 2005

Back in high school my parents and I would always go to the Dominican Republic for spring break. I LOVED going there and always vowed to move there after graduation (which obviously never happened). It was my happy place and I never imagined anywhere being as beautiful as there.

I think it was my junior year of high school one of my best friends (D) came with me and 2 other families came who had kids who were my friends (J and N). The four of us caused a lot of havoc that year, but boy did we have a heck of a good time. I can't find too many of my pictures, but these will do.

I really want to go back and take Ryan and Dominick. I hear the resort that we stayed at has been renovated and updated so it would be so fun. I loved going so much, the workers knew us every single year we came and it is honestly a little slice of heaven.

We all went quading and we stopped along the way and these little kids wanted to take their picture with us. How cute are they?!

Quading through the sugar cane fields. We were SO dusty and on the oldest quads ever, but it was SO fun. We couldn't stop smiling the whole time.

One excursion that we went on (and I went on multiple years)was the waterfall trip. You basically walk back through this river until you get to all these waterfalls. They help you climb/pull up about 6 falls. To get down you slide down them or jump. It's seriously the BEST time! It's a little scary since the water isn't clear and the currents are pretty fast, but it's always SO fun!

The four of us in the lobby of the hotel waiting to go on an excursion.  I think we were either going and coming from Playa Grande. It was a little private beach and J and I even took senior pictures there. I can't find those pictures, but just trust me when I say it was the prettiest of all places.

at the airport waiting to go to D.R.

We stopped at this little place and we got to hold snakes and all sorts of different "reptiles. Apparently I was disgusted by this turtle. HA

J, D and I on our last night at dinner. 

The day we went quad riding. Before we turned around to come back to the resort we stopped at a beach. Clearly it was a little windy and I look like a hot mess.

N and I are dinner. 

It rarely ever rains, but one night during one of the shows it started to rain. So what else do you do, we danced! I love this picture.

We really had the best time on this vacation. I wish I could find more pictures, but alas I think they're on another computer or in one of my flash drives. Maybe another time. :)