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The Most Important Day Of My Life

Today is the day.  No, it is not my Birthday (that is this coming Saturday).  No, it is not the day of my 2nd wedding (that date is still unknown, but should be in the next month or so).  It is the day that my husband, Lucas, finally arrives into the United States and our life together begins.  I am about to leave for the airport to pick him up and I cannot describe the overwhelming emotions that I am feeling in this moment.  For those of you who have supported me during our long and frustrating visa saga thank you and muchas gracias.

 

In honor of the most important day of my life, I have decided to share the video from when I surprised Lucas for his Birthday several weeks ago.  I wanted to finish my Dominican Republic posts before I returned to my posts regarding the surprise, however I simply could not wait another day — I just had to share it!

 

A special note: this video was not staged.  The only part that was staged was the part in which you will see Lucas walking down the street to the place where I surprised him.  About an hour after the surprise (once he had quit shaking from the shock) we asked him to shoot a little footage in order for the video to tell the entire story.

 

The Big Surprise from Diego Eiguchi on Vimeo.

 

An extra special thanks to:

Andrea Novick for being my angel and for making this trip happen.  Julie Watson Gomez for planning this spectacular event and for being more than a best friend, a sister.  Diego Eiguchi for creating this masterpiece and for being an artistic genius.  Duff Douglas and Frances Ren Huang for being genuinely wonderful people, connecting me to Diego, and for the photos that they took (which are soon to come), despite incurring a traumatic event earlier in the day.  Home Hotel and Kiwi Collection for providing us with the most perfect background for the video and for the most perfect place to stay during this trip.

 

**If you would like a behind-the-scenes look of the video and its creator, Diego, visit here.**

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29 Things To Do Before I Turn 29

Sooo, it is my 28th Birthday!!!  I am a BIG believer in celebrating Birthdays in style, since I think everyone on this planet deserves one day a year where their life is honored.  Normally, I travel somewhere special, however this year I decided to remain home, since the day I turned 27 I left the country 7 times and I am going to be traveling again soon.  On my 25th Birthday I sneaked into traveled to Cuba and while I was there I started my 1st list of “things to do before my next Birthday.”  I believe I have done a decent job thus far of accomplishing everything on the lists.  I really enjoy the challenge and I find that these lists help enrich my life.

 

This year I thought I would be brave and share what my next list says:

  1. Travel to 2 new countries
  2. Have the wedding of my dreams
  3. Have the honeymoon of my dreams
  4. Volunteer at least 5 times
  5. Run 10 miles in a row at a 8.5 minute pace
  6. Get a new tattoo
  7. Get an old tattoo redesigned
  8. Read an entire novel in Spanish
  9. Have 1 travel story published in print
  10. Take a cooking class
  11. Take a photography class and if I have the money buy a new camera
  12. Find the perfect lipstick
  13. Go for a solo-hike in the Blue Ridge Mountains
  14. Take a yoga class at least once a week
  15. Attend a social media or blogging event
  16. Surf at a new beach
  17. Contact an old friend
  18. Finally sell all of the stuff in my Ebay pile (okay, piles)
  19. Watch a sunset
  20. Watch a sunrise
  21. Figure out my greatest weakness and realize how to make it my greatest strength
  22. Write the 1st page in my future novel
  23. Try a new restaurant once a month
  24. Write a letter to myself to open when I am 50
  25. Blog about my 3 different trips to Australia and my trip to Bolivia and Peru since they were each life changing trips
  26. Drink more champagne
  27. Eat more chocolate
  28. Begin to study Portuguese
  29. Look back and celebrate the past 28 years, where I have come from and what I have achieved, and prepare for the next 2 years before I turn the BIG 3-0
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Me on my 27th Birthday at a surprise dinner!

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