• Chraela,  Cruising Along - DCL April 2018,  Disney,  Disney Cruise Line,  In My Life,  Travel

    Cruising Along – Day 2

    This is second post in my series about our cruise on the Disney Dream in April 2018! If you haven’t already, make sure you read day 1 first  DAY 2 – APRIL 24, 2018 After our first jam-packed day on board the Disney Dream, we woke up after a refreshing sleep to enjoy day 2! And this was going to be an especially exciting day because it was my 25th birthday!!! There were a lot of exciting things on the agenda today to celebrate my birthday so we were up early and ready to go! We were docking at Nassau…

  • Chraela,  Cruising Along - DCL April 2018,  Disney,  Disney Cruise Line,  In My Life,  Travel

    Cruising Along – Day 1

    Hello and welcome to a brand new trip report series!! I always love writing about our travels and this trip was SO much fun, I cannot wait to tell you all about it. This time around we’re CRUISING on board the Disney Dream!! I mentioned this trip back when we booked it and then when we got back – so now it’s time to talk about everything in between 🙂 Our characters this time are myself, my husband Chris, my best friend Sarah, and her boyfriend Grant! I went on a cruise with my family previously but everybody else was…

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    A Mystery Vacation?

    Since I’m in between vacation series right now – just finished blogging the honeymoon and am about to start my cruise posts – I figured it would be a good time to tell you about my next vacation. And I would, if I could… but I don’t know where we’re going!!! Because my husband planned a surprise vacation for me! Allow me to explain in the form of the following video: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDE7PIsjI7Y&w=560&h=315] (Also, in the video I said we’re 6 weeks away but I ended up taking longer to post it than expected due to transitioning my blog over, so we’re…

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    Our Honeymoon – Day 10/11 – Aloha ‘Oe, Hawaii

    I’m double posting today because I accidentally hit publish because this is post #10 – the LAST post – in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 DAY 10 – MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12 So here we are – finally on the last day of our honeymoon. I’m honestly getting extremely sad writing this lol it’s like I’m reliving leaving the island all over again! But rather than focus on that, let’s jump in to our last day in Hawaii. We woke up (as predicted) super sad…

  • Aulani,  Chraela,  Chraela Honeymoon - Feb 2018,  Disney,  In My Life,  Travel

    Our Honeymoon – Day 9 – The Last Full Day

    This is post #9 in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 DAY 9 – SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11 Today is our last FULL day in Aulani 😭 But weren’t going to let it get us down because today was to be a day full of rest and relaxation. That’s because we were headed to Laniwai, Aulani’s spa! But first, it was time for some breakfast. We popped down the quick service location to grab a few things and brought them back up for breakfast on the balcony.…

  • Aulani,  Chraela,  Chraela Honeymoon - Feb 2018,  Disney,  In My Life,  Travel

    Our Honeymoon – Day 8 – A Hike & A Photoshoot

    This is post #8 in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 DAY 8 – SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10 After our first full day on Oahu and at Aulani yesterday, we were ready to get going on more adventures and were up early this Saturday morning! Our destination today was something not necessarily in my comfort zone, but we were both excited about it. We were heading to Diamond Head State Monument for an early morning hike! Diamond Head is a “volcanic cone” in Honolulu that’s…

  • Aulani,  Chraela,  Chraela Honeymoon - Feb 2018,  Disney,  In My Life,  Travel

    Our Honeymoon – Day 7 – Tourists in Oahu

    This is post #7 in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 DAY 7 – FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9 When I last left off we had just checked in to Aulani! We were so excited to be there and we were up early today to head to breakfast. We posed for a few photopass pictures on the way too! Our breakfast was at ‘Ama’Ama, a beautiful open air restaurant overlooking the water. We had the perfect beachside table! Everything on the menu sounded amazing: And they…

  • Aulani,  Chraela,  Chraela Honeymoon - Feb 2018,  Disney,  In My Life,  Travel,  Wedding

    Our Honeymoon – Day 6 – Aloha Aulani!

    This is post #6 in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 DAY 6 – THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8 After a completely jam-packed last day on the Big Island, it was time for us to move on to our final island destination: Oahu! And we were SO excited because moving to Oahu meant it was finally time to check in to Disney Aulani!! We woke up refreshed after a good night’s sleep and ready for another exciting day. I don’t know why I took this photo…

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    Our Honeymoon – Day 5 – Big Island Adventures

    This is day 5 in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 These are always pretty photo-heavy but this one is especially so – hope you enjoy! DAY 5 – WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 Today was our first full day on the Big Island of Hawaii, and we were so excited because we had a LOT of cool things planned! We got up nice and early to get ready and then headed out to breakfast. Chris was still a little tired from our fun the day before……

  • Chraela,  Chraela Honeymoon - Feb 2018,  In My Life,  Travel,  Wedding

    Our Honeymoon – Day 4 – Island Hopping

    This is post #4 in my series all about our honeymoon! If you haven’t already, make sure you read the other posts first – they’re listed chronologically here 🙂 DAY 4 – TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 Our adventures on Kauai had been amazing so far, but sadly it was already almost time for us to head to our next island! Our flight didn’t leave until the afternoon, but we were still up early to gather our things and pack up. We enjoyed our gorgeous view one last time: And we were out the door and waving goodbye to our adorable hotel around 9:45.…