Island in the Sun
Shay Todd Bikini, 12th St. by Cynthia Vincent Red Dress, Calypso Violet Dress, Jigsaw Hat, Kaitlyn Dark Purple Dress
My week-long stay at the Westin in Ka’anapali was pure bliss and though it was my first legitimate vacation since I graduated from college, I learned some invaluable lessons:
1. I was never a rum fan prior to my trip, but I’ve since realized that a post-breakfast daiquiri is a great way to start the day.
2. Don’t check work email. This proved to be almost as relaxing as the deep tissue massage I got at the spa. Well, almost.
3. Dessert tastes way better when ordered through room service and eaten in bed.
4. Score early seats at the adult pool. No matter how tempted I was to hit the water slide, a soundtrack of babbling brooks and crashing waves was far more enjoyable than screaming kids.
5. Take note of the things that bring me joy and try to replicate once home. I loved eating outside and am now motivated to convert our dumping ground balcony into a romantic little cove for having dinner.
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beautiful story, the love.
Kisses
It must have been so fun! And the couple pictures are quite too cute.
You even vacay like a celebrity, girlie! lol looking fabulous. The bikini is cuuuuute, just like the sweet sweet pictures.
ps. I agree on the desserts are sooo much better ordered in.
hey there
just came across your blog! good job
omg that pink dress is soo cute!
i wish i was you soooo bad.
Looks like the perfect holidays! You swimsuit is so glamour and the pictures of you and your boyfriend are incredibly romantic!
beautiful. just beautiful.
love that last photo of you and the boyfriends feet and legs.
glad you had such a lovely time!!
aww I adore your bikini.
Yay! Sounds amazing. Glad you got to have a vacation.
Love that red dress, too!
Wow! Wonderfull pictures!
looks like you had a great time… oh the wonders of no email!
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just looking at these pictures i can see the bliss + love.
your bikini is pure hotness.
and that shot of you + your man.
perfect.
xx
Sounds like an amazing trip, and you clearly had a blast! Hope the return to reality wasn’t too harsh.
Beautiful pics!! Thanks for sharing
great pictures, i’m so jealous
Looks like you had a fantastic time, I love your photos they are beautiful : )
Oh my, love all pics. Sounds like you had a blast!
Your photos are lovely! Your swimsuit is gorgeous…I think white swimsuits are so glamorous.
Wow the pictures are beautiful and I am obessed with finding a hat like that to wear to the beach this summer! Looks like you had an amazing time!
Your kissing pictures are so sweet!! Mmmm, I love vacations…
That bikini is fantastic! I also love the rest of the pics. You looks so relaxed and happy.
ahhhh, such sweet photos…
especially the last one
Thanks for sharing!
xoxo
That bond girl bikini is fabulous! I love it. The pictures are stunning. Thank you so much for sharing it with us.
awww it looks like you had a fantastic time!!!
Great pictures! It looks like you had a blast!
what a pretty vacation! lucky girl!
Wow, you look smokin’ in that bikini!!
Go on with your FAB self and the white bikini (with no air-brushing needed)
And teh picture of the kiss behind the hat needs to be on a cover of something or blown up, black and white on your wall 
Wow, it looks like you had an amazing time! I love the pictures you took. You now have me thoroughly looking forward to our vacation this summer.
This trip looks so relaxed, romantic and just what the doctor ordered. Wish it were me and my DH:)
I just have to point out how awesome it is that you and your BF are taking these vacations while you have the opportunity! You will more than likely be married (even if not to him) with kids one day and these trips are so few and far between (even when you try with all you might;) often it is hard to get away without the kiddos. Glad you enjoyed yourselves. Who took the pics of you and your BF embraced–feet off the ground–adorable:)
your trip looks so wonderful! and the photographs of you and your man are stunning!
that looks like one heck of a vacay! love the hat, bikini and standing on the toes shot!
great pics emily! can you tell us about your dresses? especially the purple one you are wearing with the brown leather belt!
Stunning, spectacular pics…..will share with H. after work today….xoxoxo
love the pics and it looks like you had an incredible time! love the bathing suit and you and your boyfriend look so great together
lovely pic! :)xx
You look so lovely in all of your pictures! While they are all gorgeous (as are you!) my fave is the last one of the feet. Glad you had a relaxing time! And thanks for sharing this with us.
what beautiful pictures! I love Maui….it is so relaxing. I’m so glad that you two had such an amazing time!
How fabulous!! Your pictures look like they could have come from an advertising pamphlet… and so romantic <3 Sounds like you had a great time!!
The kissing picture is so cute, and I LOVE the color of that red dress on you. It sounds like you had a lot of fun!
x!
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It looks amazing! I can’t wait to hear more about it, hon.
Love purple and red dresses on you. We just went last year and yes, rum post-breakfast is great, especially Rum Hurricanes taken by the pool. Sigh. I miss it!
PS eating outside is awesome - I also tried to do the same when we got home, sadly our current place doesn’t have a balcony but since we are buying a new one, I’ll def make sure it does
hope you are successful in your balcony transformation!
welcome back! looks like you had a fantastic time!
looks like you had a blast! I stayed at the Sheraton at Ka’anapali for a week last fall and I can vouch for those pictures and your description, it really is pure bliss! you made me want to go back!
Beautiful, beautiful pictures. I found myself exclaiming “Awww!” when I saw the pictures of you & your lover. This looks like such a romantic getaway. Now I want a vacation. :]
You are GORGEOUS and that last photo is classic. I love your swimsuit too.
sooo jealous. looks like you had so much fun. I love that pink dress too! http://isnotfashion.blogspot.com/
Looks like an amazing holiday! You and your man are adorable together.
Now can you start posting again? I missed you last week!
you’re adorable. great pics! i miss hawaii, i want to go right now….. so, glad you had a great time. you look so happy and refreshed!!!
It looks like paradise!!! I’ve always wanted to go to Hawaii. I agree about the room-service dessert. When my hubby and I went to San Francisco for our honeymoon, we did that practically every night. lol!
P.S. you have quite possibly the greatest bikini bod ever!!!
wow, wow, wow! looks like a fabulous vacation! i am needing one sooooooo badly right now. thanks for letting me live vicariously.
Can you let us know where you got that amazing bikini please?! Thanks & welcome back. You were missed!
Aww, looks like you both had a wonderful time. That last picture is too sweet! I’m so glad you enjoyed Maui!
I adore the picture of you two kissing! It makes me crave a vacation with my boy!
damn girl, your boyfriend is a hottie! i wouldn’t have expected anything less ; )
My husband and I went to Maui for our honeymoon and absolutely loved it! It’s by far one of the most beautiful places to visit.
Glad to see you guys had such a great time! Your pics are great, I love your red dress!
loved the pictures!! so glad you had a great time - my husband and I never got to go on a honeymoon when we got married almost a year ago so hopefully you’ll inspire us!
cute bikini and sweet photos of your love 
Thanks for sharing!!
ommmmgggg the kissing photo on your tippy toes! That would make an adorable engagement photo! And also, please let me borrow your abs for my vaca in two weeks.
Wow! what an incredible time
umm…that tippy toe shot is my all time favorite. If you guys get engaged it would be the perfect save the date! welcome back to the mainland, it looks like a fab trip.
I love that floppy hat! I’m so glad you had fun; but you were sorely missed.
I’ve nothing new to add - your trip looks incredible and the pics are to-die-for! They inspire me to get my own digital SLR and dive into the world of photography
Glad you had a fun vacay but i’m glad you (and your posts) are back!! They really brighten my days and are the perfect accompaniment to my morning coffee.
xoxo,
C
ridiculously, ridiculously jealous.
EEEEEE! gorgeous pics!!! i love the black rock by the Sheraton!
you look so happy!
glad you had such an amazing time in hawaii! and those pictures with your BF are sooooooo cute. they definitely belong in a pretty frame! excited for you to be back though, missed your daily posts
xo
Everything looks so beautiful and romantic. These pictures make me very happy that we chose Hawaii for our honeymoon destination in August. I twitter asked you for some recommendations.
I will have to get a bikini (and a bikini bod) as rockin’ as yours by then!
I love your red and purple dresses!
Beautiful pictures! Where did you get the hat? Looks fantastic on you!
Oh what I would give for a few weeks in the sun! I love going away just me and my man and spending the time relaxing together… mmm, nothing beats it
x
sounds like an amazing vacation. glad you had so much fun. and seriously love the pictures. makes me want to take a vacation like now.
wow, it looks like you had a wonderful time. and isn’t it great to eat outside?
aahhh, vacations. those lazy sunny beach vacations are the best, in my opinion. gorgeous shots…i positively adore the kissing shots- so perfectly romantic.
Oh that holiday sounds so so so good. So romantic and lovely annnd you rock that white bikini!
Wow I need a holiday.
Fabulous pictures!!! You look amazing in all of them, I love all your outfits! Glad you got to relax and have a great time, welcome back! xx
I love all of your pics and I’m glad you had such a great vacation! I’ve been to that hotel in Maui- did you jump off that rock? That was one of the things we did there.
Love the red dress, thanks for sharing!
You and your boyfriend look so adorable!
Looks like you had an amazing time! But I missed reading your blog when you were away. Love your bathing suit and pink dress. Where did you get them?
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I love the pictures! did you have a prof. photographer follow u or was this by with a timer on your own camera?
btw, love love LOVE all of your outfitS!
Where, O Where, Did you get that bikini from? I am currently in search of the perfect summer suit. I especially love that wide banded waist!
so so so jealous!! it looks beautiful! so glad you had a great time! that last picture of your feet so so flipping cute!! you should frame it!
oh and umm do you have some sort of workout routine to get a stomach like that..i’d like to know the secret please
Sunny and delicious and romantic! Love it.
I LOVE Maui. You look so beautiful and relaxed..and HAPPY!
we honeymooned there 5 years ago. So jeolous! and you just so happened to go during my anniversary…so glad you got some delicious relax time
Welcome back! Great photos as always!
These are adorable. It’s like getting a glimpse into the perfect love life. I’m glad you had fun =)
looks like you had a blast! i love that last pic of you guys! how did you take it?
great pictures! now I really really want to go on vacation.
Sounds like the perfect reviving holiday
looks beautiful I can’t wait to visit Hawaii one day 
xx
thanx for sharing those amazing pics, I hope one day I can visit Hawaii ..the white bikini is so pretty
Nice photos! Cute picture of you and your boyfriend!
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sounds perfecttttt. xoxo
i love love love your straw hat! where’s it from!?
bikini…where’d you get it? i have been looking for something similar.
BEFORE & AFTER balcony transformation pics-pleease;)
i love that last picture. too cute!
sooo cute!
These are the most fabulous pictures of your and your honey! I am super jealous of your romantic getaway! -e
OMG floored once again. You guys look amazing! Please do tell where you got that AMAZING bikini?
Melanie
this looks amazing!!!!!!!! so glad you had such a good time!!! xoxo joanna
These photos are fabulous! As if I expected anything less from you. What a trip!
You and your boyfriend are just way too cute! You look simply amazing…makes me want to exercise right now:)
Yes, before marriage and the baby carriage, take vacations, take naps, and take pictures. Of the abs. That’s what I’d want to remember if I were you. So glad you’re back!
ugh that RED dress is incredible. where is it from? it looks perfect.
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looks like absolute bliss! I have tentative Hawaii plans in November… these photos make me want to go even sooner.
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Good Bloog my friend!! Congratulations!!
good luck!! See you!
really? a bikini pic?
Great blog, lovely photos !!
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It looks like you had such a nice time
augh, it looks like such a fantastic trip! i’d love to hit up hawaii at some point in my life. maybe even move there. (ha!) i’d laze around on the beach and collect seashells to sell to landlocked suckers like myself.
Hi! Came across your blog and OMG these pictures are gorgeous!!! You should definitely frame the tippy toe pic. SO CUTE! xoxo
Jamie
I’m going to move to Hawaii someday. Probably in the next year or so. But to Oahu, where there are more job opportunities…
You made me totally miss Hawaii all over again.
i grew up on Maui. I know the westin hotel very well. spent my teenage years running a muck and getting kicked out. maui is magical. missing it an awful lot looking at your photos.
How totally romantic!!!
Hey! I thought I’d direct a follow-up recommendation to you, since your first for Delfino/Bi-Rite Creamery in San Fran was such a hit- I just showed the hubs the websites for both- he’s totally stoked! After San Fran, we’re actually heading to Maui (very funny- staying at the Westin there too- for 5 nights) and then to Kauai for 3…was wondering if you had any recommendations on food/sights in Maui. I clearly love your taste & would love your input. I understand if you’re busy getting back to work/blogging, but any info would be so great! Also, if you have any suggestions for good things around the Westin/things you didn’t like, I’d also be interested to hear. I’m leaving on Friday morning…yay! : )
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