Mrs. new Coody: Our Honeymoon

After the wedding of a lifetime, Brince and I headed off to enjoy our dreamy honeymoon in {Antigua!!} We had such an incredible time. We had a very interesting night of travel after our wedding. Our flight for the trip departed at 6:40 A.M. the morning after our wedding! Whew - talk about early! So, we jumped in the limo after our reception and headed for Atlanta (we enjoyed some wedding cake on the way!). We got to our hotel by the airport at about 2:30 AM. Once we got check in, changed clothes, prepared our carry-ons, we had about 30 minutes of shut eye before heading back to the lobby for the airport shuttle. 4:20 AM - sharp! We were headed to the airport. Although we were like zombies, we didn't care. We knew it would all be worth it when we landed in AnTiGuA!

I mean, can you believe this view? We woke up every day to this gorgeous scenery from the balcony of our hillside hut. It was breathtaking! The weather was perfect all week.

That was our hut - the second from the top. Any time that we wanted to go to and from our hut, a cart chauffeur would pick us up on a golf cart and deliver us to our destination.

The resort was gorgeous and the service was ah-mazing! The staff members were so nice and fun to talk to. We spent most of our time relaxing in our personal plunge pool and on the beautiful beach.

The food was absolutely incredible!! So tasty! The menu changed daily so we never got tired of the dinner options. Our favorite was the lobster!

During our stay, we decided to take a fishing trip one day. Our boat came and picked us up right in front of the resort. We had the charter to ourselves, which was so fun! This was my first time deep sea fishing - I did a "fair" job with the motion of the ocean. The captain took us about 7 miles out from the Antigua coast line. We were slow starting out, but soon enough, we couldn't keep the fish off the hooks! We caught a handful of barracudas and three bluefin tuna.

The chef at the resort told us that anything we caught on our trip, he would cook for us that night. That evening, the chef hosted a cooking demonstration for guests and we donated our tuna for the demonstration. So, here we are delivering our catch!

He prepared the tuna sushi-style in an espresso marinade. It was absolutely delicious!!

The rest of the week, we took full advantage of being catered to. We enjoyed breakfast overlooking the gorgeous bay, cocktails on the beach and tons of R & R.