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The view from our room
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Enjoying the beautiful sunrise from our balcony (can you believe we actually woke up to see the sun rise? shocked us too. ha)
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Island trolley ride
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One of the ocean side pools at the resort... Raeg was certain we had stepped onto a movie set. ha.
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Getting ready to go down the slides. They had a blast racing each other down.
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Admiring the Gulf of Mexico from the pool. This was a much needed getaway, which definitely helped us to recuperate after battling the tensions of a first week at a new school.