Federated has turned out to be a job with many pluses!!! David has done so well with the company and won his first Life Contest Trip to Jamaica =). We stayed in the Rose Hall, Ritz Carlton the past 5 days with 10 other couples and it was amazing! The weather was beautiful, people were friendly YEH MON, RESPECT, and we ate a ton of crazy good food.
This is a view from our hotel suite!
This is a view from our hotel suite! 
We were greeted with champagne upon arrival and our room with two bathrooms, two balcony's and a lounge was bigger than our apartment! Talk about feeling out of our element =)
The first day there we headed to Ochos Rios to Dunn River Falls, on the drive over our cab driver stopped by a local fruit stand where we cut open a coconut and ate sugar cane! 
The falls were super fun! We started on the beach and hiked through the water up the falls.....soooo fun!
This is a shot in Fern Gully, everywhere you look in Jamaica there's green! 
The beach just outside the hotel....so relaxing. The water is luke warm not like the ice cold California waters.
Out to dinner with the Federated group! The restaurant was amazing, our table overlooked the ocean and we could see lightening in the distance.
One of the days our group went on a Catamaran and we all went snorkeling! The crew was a lot of fun, playing reggae music, open bar, and foot massages after the snorkel =) YAY!
On Saturday we golfed on White Witch golf course! My first time golfing and I knew this course was difficult =) I tried my best though. What beautiful scenery! 
After golfing we went for a horse back ride n' swim! The ride was through the jungle and was long (could have skipped that ;) but the swim was awesome! Hang on the horses go pretty fast running in the water! 
All the Federated spouses! 
The Fed Heads, most were from Oklahoma and Texas only two from Cali.
At the Hotel, goodbye reception! 
The whole gang! David's boss, Keith Ellard, is in the middle (green shirt) and his wife, Joanna, sitting in front of him, are so sweet and we loved to be able to attend a trip with them.
Us in the wine cellar at the Sugar Mill Restaurant! An awesome place to eat.
Told ya the food was great! Coconut crusted tilapia, yum!
The last day there we hung out by the pool and beach with a couple of Red Stripes, the main beer in Jamaica!
Just messn' with the camera!
They know how to relax in Jamaica! No Problem Mon! 
Some morning fun on the Hobie Cat! 
Some real Jamaican food, Jerk Chicken and Jerk Pork with fruit bread and a red stripe on the side! Jerk is the type of spicy sauce they use on most everything, really yummie! 
One last shot inside the hotel! Our trip was more amazing then pictures show and words can say! I couldn't get it all on camera, we also had massages at the Ritz Carlton and an evening dinner on the beach. Federated's policy on rewarding their hard working employees is sooo the right idea! I am so proud of David and his hard work and we were so thankful for the opportunity to attend such an unforgettable trip! 
2 comments:
It was fun looking through the pictures of Jamaica again!! They are all SO BEAUTIFUL!!! I am so glad you guys got to go and relax, you needed it! Way to go David on all your hard work! Can't wait to see where the next trip takes you!LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
I thought I had left a comment but I guess I was dreaming that. What a fun trip! Way to go David, we are so proud of him.
The horses in the water would have been awesome. Matt and I stopped there on a cruise and did the falls but we wished we could have seen more. So glad you had a great trip and made it home safely.
Love you!
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