Hard Rock Hotel Cancun aka Cancun Palace

Such a long Time has passed and here we are!  With all the hustle and bustle of the daily life, let me just take you for a breath of fresh air...right to the gorgeous Cancun. This was our second time staying at Cancun Palace, which is now re-flagged as the new Hard Rock Hotel. So, aside from us arriving in the midst of the resort's transitional period, all I'd say is I hope they'll do better in the coming years. We loved our first time there last year that's why we came back so I hope the experience we had was only temporarily. Let me quickly say...what I'm referring to here is the lousy computer system that made us wait for almost 3 hours for check-in and get settled in a room. This didn't happen last year - which was when we arrived way early, before check-in time, and they almost instantaneously had a room available for us. Nonetheless, we didn't let a few bad things here and there ruin our time. There was plenty of family bonding time and this year was even better, we had 3 families that joined us, with a total of 4 rooms and 6 kids. Without a bit of exaggeration, the kids had the time of their lives, the excitement was surreal and we would do it all over again! One already is asking when are we coming back?? I'll be sharing photos in phases...after all, 7 days were the longest we've ever stayed in the Caribbean. Here is one couple that we took with us. The photos were taken at various points during our stay and since this was Long & Kelly's first time in Cancun, I hope the photos bring back wonderful memories! An incredibly breathtaking view from the 3rd floor terrace overlooking the pool and the Caribbean
Isla Mujeres Ferry Boat Believe it, there are a lot more to come. Stay tuned...
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Punta Cana, Dominican Republic - sneak preview

I almost forgot how to log into this blog. That's how long it's been. Just a quick note that yes, we're still around. I just have been taking some downtime with kiddies. Before I run off to a wedding this evening, here's what I've been wanting to share from our recent trip to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic where we stayed at the Barcelo Bavaro Palace Deluxe. Might I say, I never have good luck with vacation. But rare moments with family are still cherish-able moments. If you want to hear the story about this resort, stay tuned. Until then, here are some sneak preview:



I bet you can't tell from these rare happy moments that these two were constantly in a quarrel almost the whole time together:






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Jennifer and Miguel's wedding

Our MD/DC/VA area has been hit by a snow storm which now is a tie to a previous record storm of 1922! It all began on Friday February 5th at 11am and continued until Saturday afternoon. We are drowned with anywhere from 24inches to some area with 40 inches. Ever since the winter storm we had in Dec. 19, TT had decided to purchase an electrical snow thrower which we didn't know that we'll actually put it to good use until this weekend. TT had been very diligent and got out there every 2 hours since friday night or so to fight the snow. If we let the snow get too high up, the machine would be of no use. So, that's how we tackle this one historic snow storm. I lost track of how many times he's been out there, but at least 8 times by now. The snow has been INSANE.

With that being said, I had a little time, to spend with the kids, to watch omg wucha call it 'movies' on 'tv' and to update this blog, all before I quickly have to begin another wedding book. In addition, we are also doing '09 file cleanup, archival, storage, purchasing more external drives etc and other yummy goodness that we've been waiting for so long, which I'll share in later posts.

On with Photos Photos! Here is a wedding TT captured for Jennifer and Miguel back in November for Daniel of Glamour Photo. Again, there are just so many pictures that I love, so here we go:


Getting ready at home:







Bridal portraits before the ceremony:






















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