Back on eastern time!

Well, as usual, a whole lot has happened since we last wrote...

Our one night stay at the Paris hotel in Vegas was awesome! Nick and Dominique hooked us up with tickets to the Cirque du Soleil Beatles Love show at The Mirage which was totally indescribable. We also lounged by the swanky pool and gambled on slots in the Bellagio and the Paris. To our dismay, we made nothing back, but we only gambled about $15. The next day we set out on a red-eye flight to St. Martin in the French West Indies for our week-long sailing trip with Zach's family.

Joined by Zach's parents and his two brothers and their girlfriends, we sailed through the Carribbean, making stops at Anguilla, St. Barth, Ile Fourche, and Tintamaree. The water was warm and crystal clear, and sometimes filled with baracuda and sea turtles! We sailed, swam, snorkeled, hiked, relaxed, and did a little shopping. The trip felt so luxurious compared to the camping/sleeping in the car, and showering every 4 or 5 days which we've become so accustomed to, so thanks Micky and Bobbie for the pimped out excursion! However, I should mention that the humidity in the Carribbean during this time of year is no joke, and without A/C on board, getting a full night's sleep was, well...difficult and wet more often than not. As the rest of the crew headed to the airport to return to their careers and responsibilities, Zach and I headed to our one-night stay at a beautiful resort hotel in Orient Bay, to enjoy one last night in St. Martin together. Oh, and MTV's Bill Bellamy was everywhere! He was on St. Barth walking through the same streets as us, and then days later, he was sitting on the beach in St. Martin, five chairs away from us. Zach and I were getting pretty sick of all these celebrities following us around.

We flew back into Vegas, praying the whole way that our car was still where we left it, and it was! We stayed the night in a hotel off the strip, and then woke up early the next morning to start making our way back east. We drove for three days on I-40 east, stopping to sleep in Albuquerque and Little Rock, before we finally made it back to North Carolina! Now we're relaxing at Zach's family's lake house for the weekend, doing laundry, taking showers, and recharging our batteries. Eventually we'll make it back up north to Maryland, but until then, we'll be sorting out wedding details and putting off reality down here.

See you all soon!

~Zach & Nicole