Dominica was probably one of my favorite islands. We got off the ship and were hit with the usual market at the ships port and then headed off on a tour of the city. We were taken to an amazing view point where we could see out ship and pretty much the whole town. 
We were then taken to a site where we saw a crushed school bus that was the result of Dominicas worst hurricane. We were told that it was the only school bus on the island at the time and there have been no school buses on the island since. They have preserved this crushed bus and in fact the tree is now growing around it.
Lastly we were taken to an amazing rainforest area where we saw 2 stunning waterfalls. The entire area smelled strongly of sulfur as there were sulfur springs around but it was so worth it when we saw the views. We were told that the sulfur in the air has a history of helping the natives of Dominica live longer.
My poor burnt legs :( they are so uncomfy and so swollen lord I hope this gets better before my big birthday weekend!
Anyway as promised here are some pics from the cruise :)
First we start off in San Juan Puerto Rico (this is where 3/4 of the passengers on the ship were from which was weird cuz they all thought I was puerto rican too.. I guess I could pass)
We arrived at about 6pm and headed to this ship below is a pic of me and a fam friend chillin with Mr Jack Daniels at the ships docking port before we got on the ship.
Here is me (im the short one!), my older brother and our friend chillin the first night on the Lido deck at the top of the ship. In the background you can see the massive movie screen.
The first night was just spent discovering the ship not much excitement there. We had an inside cabin room and it was surprisingly spacious. 2 single beds, a tv, vanity, big bathroom and 4 closets not bad for a inside cabin. Dont mind the mess... 2 girls in one room trying to unpack always leads to a mess...
The first stop was St Thomas. This is the place to do all your jewelry shopping. So naturally my mother wanted to hit all the jewelry stores and ended up with some bling rings that I picked out and a diamond bracelet that Im hoping to borrow some day. I on the other hand didnt get anything... I was almost talked into a classic Movado watch and although I really do need a watch I kinda have my eye on a certain charm bracelet watch.
St Thomas is really well known for its jewels and I was amazed at how many big purchases I saw going on around me. I saw one man drop about $400,000 in one go on his wife. He was like 70 and he went on and on about how he cant take his money with him when he dies so he might as well spend it now. His wife looked about 60ish with a ridiculous face lift and although stylish her white capris were just about as high as her implants. I suppose it didnt matter as she was draped in diamonds, sapphires and ruby's head to toe. She sported a 6crt yellow diamond ring surrounded by diamonds (yes I noticed) and he was in there yelling at the poor shop owner to bring out the biggest diamond he had... I was of course fascinated by this all because I have never ever seen someone spend that kinda of money or really ever been that close to so many massive diamonds before. I think I caught myself drooling at some point too.. Anyway it was really fun but it rained on and off all day so it was kind of annoying.
The people in St Thomas are super nice and come from all over including other Caribbean islands, the usa, Canada and even as far away as India.
We went past a outdoor market where counterfeit goods were all over. I was kind of surprised given its a US island but I guess no one cares there.
Also if you are a pimp and need bling this is the island for you!
Its illegal to talk on your cell phone while driving even in the islands..
Here are some pics I took while we were out and about St Thomas.
Although we had to be back on the ship at 4:30pm we still had enough time to discover some of the beauty of these islands and meet some very sweet people. I would totally go back to St Thomas just for the warmth of the people and the jewels of course ;)
Tomorrow I shall post about Dominica & Barbados.
Stay Pretty ;)
And... Im back!!
I had a really good time even though I returned today 5lbs heavier and with 2 very sore burnt legs :( If you were under the impression like I was that brownies cant burn Im here to tell you that you my friend are wrong!
My legs are bright red and swollen which is really so unattractive cuz I kinda dont have ankles anymore lol... Cankles as they call them... dude this swelling better go down I was quite fond of my damn ankles! It was a struggle to put on socks today and the thought of putting on boots was too much to bare so I opted for pumps, thank god its not snowing today!
I have SO many stories from the amazing food to the stunning island tours which included beaches, rainforest's, waterfalls and greenery like you wouldn't believe, to the teeny boppers who snuck into the 18+ disco and dirty danced like they were in a porn or something, to the many 18-22 year old boys who seemed to take a liking to me, to the freaks on the ship ...
I will have to sort through my pics this week and post a little each day as I have lots to share :)
I hope you all had a blast on new years I know I did :) Happy to be home though in some sort of weird way..
Missed you all ;)
Stay Pretty ;)
I'll probably be finishing packing, sitting in the airport, people watching in the air, boarding the ship or sailing the Caribbean sea depending on when you read this but I wanted to say BON VOYAGE Beaches!!
Im gone for a week and even though ill be partying it up in the middle of the sea with 4000 random strangers for new years I shall be thinking of you all! I promise to take pics of all the things worthy of a story or laugh and as my plan is to meet as many strangers as possible im sure ill have all kinds of stories upon my return :)
Stay Pretty and party hard I wanna see all of your pics too!!
ps- as im away for the next 2 sundays Throwback sundays will resume upon my return :) and I must say im REALLY surprise no one had anything to say about last weeks throwback! hmph!
Ok so I WAS going to talk about the awesome sweater/jacket I found at some random shop called "Barak"(no lie) in the mall yesterday for $15, or the awesome cubic zircon diamond studs and awesome freshwater pearl studs I found at Dollarama for you got it a Dolla (great for my trip), or how its raining out and turning all the snow into nasty dirty slush that some people enjoy because it means that they can splash the poor people walking (what goes around comes around biatches!)
Buuuuut.... its Christmas eve and so instead I will talk about how today is our work holiday party which is really just a catered lunch and some treats, also today I will be attending my very first Christmas eve dinner at my girl Nix's house yay... this month has had a lot of firsts huh! Im so excited her house is always so beautifully decorated for the holidays.. you know just one of those houses you walk into and immediately feel the "spirit"?...
Also today I now only have 4 more sleeps till Im sailing the Caribbean!!! Muahahha had to throw that in there :)
Wishing you & your families a very merry happy holidays :) Be safe and enjoy the good eats and presents!
Stay Pretty ;)
So I finally decided on this Alfred Angelo bridesmaids dress for my friends wedding... It will be all that mocha color no 2 tone belt and it will most likely have halter straps put on cuz my "girls" just cant do the strapless thing... Its chiffon and SUPER comfy which really helped me make my decision :) I love it :)
What do you all think??
Stay Pretty ;)
So yeah... this is what my weekend pretty much looked like..... Random shots from my work window... look at these poor guys car!
I mean it was super pretty but only once I was home safe and sound with no where to go! Work had to shut down at 2pm Friday because it was getting so bad out that it was dangerous to drive...
I got stuck in the parking lot trying to leave, my poor little Altima coupe.. great to look at BAD for snow driving! Instead of coming to help me there were about 4 guys who just stood there inside watching me put it in reverse and drive over and over.. argh I mean I managed to get out thanks to my super duper snow driving skills but I was annoyed and realized I should probably invest in snow tires when I return from the Caribbean.
There is another storm coming Tuesday. Oh man I cant wait to get outta here!
7 Sleeps till Im sailing the sea to some random beach!!
Oh and a big shout out to my Jewish friends Happy Hanukkah Yay save me some latkes ;)
This one needs NO introduction... its just a feel good song that I love!
If you don't remember or know this song you MUST watch this I bet it gets you seat dancing ;)
People Everyday by Arrested Development
Stay Pretty ;)
So one of my best girlfriends surprised me with a gift the other day. She had wrapped it all up (I think she used medical tape instead of real tape though or maybe there is a new texturized tape im not aware of out there or maybe the store wrapped it I don't know but it was weird), and when I asked what this gift was for she said she had read my post on how I got a lil Xmas tree and how excited I was about it and how I needed gifts to go under it. Now this gift she gave me was HUGE and I laughed and said that this wont fit under my wee lil tree :( ... well she kinda just looked at me with the "seriously?" look so I accepted it and was so excited to get my first and probably only gift.
Yeah don't I open it early the very next morning! This is how our morning conversation went...
Far: hey you, thank you SO much for my gift I heart it you're the bestest!
R: You opened it already??????????
Far: oh um.......... yeah :|
R: dude you were supposed to open it Xmas morning!!!
Far: Oh um... I was?? Well you didn't tell me that...
R: Its a CHRISTMAS gift you nerd, for under your tree, you're not supposed to open Xmas presents early!
Far: Oh um.... I didn't know.. I mean I didn't think to.... OK clearly I'm Impatient and I haven't quite grasped the whole Christmas thing yet ok...
R: LOL oh Far, you're so weird.....
Far: yes im aware thanks! hehe
Ok so I suck at this Christmas thing... :( Should I re-wrap it? I can act all excited again on Xmas morning about the wonderful gift she got me... really I can! And I'm not even going to tell you all what it was so that way when I re-open it, it can be a surprise for everyone!!
See how I just fixed the situation?! See what I did right there? See that!
God im brilliant! (just go with me on this one, no snarky remarks lol)
Stay Pretty ;)
So we are supposed to get approx 5-25cm of snow in Toronto Friday and then another storm on Sunday. Welcome to winter huh!
The only thing that's gonna get me through these 2 approaching storm is the fact that in 10 days I will be cruising the Caribbean!!
We booked a few days ago a 7 night southern Caribbean cruise over new years YAY! So not only do I now not have to stress about new years here but I will also be super tanned for my birthday when I return :)
Did I mention that im deathly afraid of drowning in a large body of water and being eaten by sharks?! .... note to self - do NOT watch Titanic or Jaws before we depart!
Stay Pretty ;)
