VERY SPECIAL DAY at Couples Swept Away!

Sunday, December 31^st:

New Year’s Eve and our 10^th Anniversary

Kev got up early today to take more pictures, got more cappuccinos and came back to wake me up.  Got ready for breakfast, went to Patios Patio and asked for Jelita, our server from our dinner on the beach the night before.  We were lucky to have her as our server for breakfast as well.  Breakfast was good.  Went upstairs to get another cappuccino and mocha and checked email.

At this point Kev had a terrible headache (and yes, I forgot to pack Tylenol oops) and I had some major bug bites that were huge red welts on my legs so we took a trip over to the nurse in the Sports Complex.  Gave Kev some meds and had me put on some hydrocortisone.  The nurse was great.

Had our Couples Massage at 11 AM and it was sooooo relaxing.  WOW what a neat experience.

Had lunch at the Palms and we bought some goodies from a vendor on the pool deck.  Headed over to get my hair braided by Janet, a vendor on the beach.  It took 2 hrs but it was totally worth it.  It was nice not having to worry about my hair for the rest of the trip.  I wore a hat though so my scalp wouldn’t burn.  Went to the Great House afterwards to meet Niki to choose our vow renewal pics.  Stopped by the gift shop too.

Pouring down rain, went back to the room for a quick nap.  The staff left a small bottle of champagne and two glasses with a nice card to wish us a happy holiday season.  Got a knock on the door telling us the cocktail party was moved indoors and delayed by ½ an hour, also got a flyer with the info.  We got up and dressed to the nines for New Year’s Eve.  Kev wore part tux and part beach wear.  Very creative outfit!  I wore my new silver strapless dress and jewelry from lia sophia.

Grabbed the umbrella from the closet and made our way to the cocktail party at the Westmoreland Conference Room in the Great House, next to the Aura lounge.  There were plenty of horsdourves and alcoholic beverages.  I had the oyster on the half shell and Kev and I ate sushi there too.  It was however not a party conducive to non-drinkers as there was nothing available for us, not even water.  We totally understood that it was a cocktail party but I was just a tad disappointed that water was not even available.  No problem though, we just got something to drink when we went to the Palms for dinner.

Made our way to the Palms where we had reservations for our New Year’s Eve dinner.  We were given a top hat, tiara and noisemakers upon arrival.  Plenty of great food and drinks available here.  The theme for NYE was Casino Royale 007.  The invitation was nice, it said, “Couples Swept Away presents a 006-007 New Year’s Party-Casino Royale.  The folklore of Bond 007 invites you for an exciting mission.  Are you licensed for this thrill?”  ShowTime at the Palms was called “The Event That Came”.  Excellent set up, beautiful decorations and a rockin’ dance floor with tons of balloons and confetti dropping at midnight.  There were a variety of musical talents too.  We rang in the New Year at Couples Swept Away, what could be better than that?

Danced the night away at the Palms and had the pleasure of meeting Randy Russell (aka Randymon from the Couples message board).  What a treat that was!  Once that spectacular event had ended, we went over to the disco and Aura lounge with Bob & Traci.  Stayed out until 2:30 AM dancing and had a blast.

Back to the room and while Kev was in the bathroom, I quickly pulled out the faux rose petals that I had brought and spread them out on the bed and set up the champagne glasses and bottle of non-alcoholic champagne we got in our Forever Yours romance package.  This was the first chance I had to get those out and surprise him to celebrate our 10^th anniversary.  He was surprised!

Another excellent day in paradise.

 

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