I woke up to the soothing sound of calm waves crashing just a few meters outside of our open window. The cool air of the sea breeze hitting my bare arms and back deliciously as it combated against the warm island heat. Never have I ever woken up in such paradise, and the feeling of being greeted by such calmness made me smile before I even got my eyes open.
We were in our own private villa at one of Dominican Republic's finest luxury resorts, Zoëtry Agua Punta Cana.
Although we've taken plenty of family trips before I had to make sure I went above and beyond this time around due its grand occasion. In celebration of my wife's birthday this vacation had to be nothing less of extravagant and special because that's exactly what she was to me. With everything she did for me and this family she deserved to get spoiled every second of every day. And I was going to do anything in my willpower to make sure that happened, no exceptions.
I stretch my body out along our massive king size bed basking in the glory of my good night's sleep. As soon as my mind clears from my morning daze I immediately wrap my toned arms around the gorgeous woman laying next to me. Every time I see her face it's like I fall in love with her all over again. Every morning with her feels like the first and it's special moments like this I keep treasured in my heart. I kiss her head wanting her to wake up so we can get our fun-filled day started and listen as she quietly whimpers into her pillow clearly not ready to get up and I giggle to myself as I see her scrunch her face up in annoyance. She looked so cute with the front layers of her hair coming down over her eyes, covering them in the process. She was so precious. I peck her exposed neck, sliding my hand up and down her side wanting to wake her up in the most soothing way possible.
"Good morning baby, you ready to get this day started?"
"Hmm.." is all I get out of her along with a hand swap signaling for me to leave her alone. I laugh at how sassy she can be in the morning. Oh how I loved my woman.
"Seriously babe, get up.."
A grunt is all I get from her and I guess she must have had an amazing night's sleep as well for her not to want to get up. Agreeing that I'm too comfortable to move myself, I give her the option of letting her sleep in for a couple more minutes. It was her trip after all. I was going to let my princess do whatever her heart desired.
I rests my head back down on my plush pillow and spoon Tana, resting my feet over hers in the process so that ours tangle together. Looking at the beside table I see the clock reading 10:45am. Our flight was a long exhausting one so I figured sleeping in wouldn't hurt. Right to the other side of the nightstand was the second bed in the room which had all of our beautiful children sleeping in. Although this spacious suite had lots of other rooms, we decided to have the kids stay with us tonight with it being our first night here and all.
They looked so cute laying all lined up next to each other. The two littlest ones, Henry and Elisa, in the middle and the older ones, Gunnar and Ammon laying on either side of the edges, protecting the little ones from falling off. Their bodies were small so they all fit in one bed. They preferred it that way anyways. It was amazing how close they were with each other. It made me such a proud dad. My heart melted even more at the fact that they were all cuddling with one another, protecting each other in their sleep.
After twenty minutes of lounging around I decided this day couldn't waste anymore and we had to get out. I reluctantly remove myself from our spooning position and sit up on my side of the bed, my lower body covered by a white sheet. I kiss her cheek trying to wake her again.
"Seriously babe, come on. I wanna have some breakfast. I'm starving."
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This is seriously heaven.
