I have been incredibly blessed this year to find the most amazing group of women. We have played tennis, shared books, enjoyed pokeeno, gone to balls, and most importantly, laughed and cried together almost daily throughout the year. We have shared the highs and divided the lows. And as it goes for all good things, our time together is coming to an end. Both Sherri and Kat are moving over the summer but somehow in all of the end of the year madness and moving schedules, we managed to find a weekend to run off to Bali together for one last hoorah.
In typical Jakarta fashion, traffic was bad and our trip to the airport took an hour and a half, but we shared selfies between the cars to keep our spirits up until we met at the airport.
In a total switch from Jakarta, our flight left early and we were on our way!
Yes!! Whether it's the first time (for Kat) or you've lost count (like Andrea), Bali makes the heart happy. We even took along Stacie and Hope, because they would have been included in this amazing group had they not already left this year.
We arrived at our villa late on Thursday night and with a bit of drama (no drivers waiting to pick us up, no one answering the phone) but they were expecting us and we woke up to the lovely sights on Friday morning.
Puri Dana had 5 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms...just what every girls trip needs!
I could get used to my coffee here every morning.
Look at those beautiful blue skies!
The villa was gorgeous and the owner had really spend some time to add lots of local art.
Even the sinks were interesting!
Ahh, breakfast poolside. What better way to start the day?
And then it was time to enjoy the lovely private pool.
It's great having Jill along because we know we'll go home with magazine quality photos!
We absolutely did our weekend right. Plenty of time relaxing at the pool...
...lots of spa time! (and bonus because they came to us and we got our massages on the porch)
...a few throat kicks...
...lots of snapchat filters!
...and plenty of go-jek tacos! The lovely thing about being in Indonesia is that you can pay to have nearly anything delivered.
We also did some shopping and exploring in Seminyak, all within walking distance.
Even the front door to our villa was beautiful. We always had staff inside so never even had to carry keys.
We enjoyed a delicious dinner beachside at La Lucciola, complete with a postcard perfect sunset.
More shopping on Saturday!
Sherri had to stock up on her last trip to Bali.
More massages, too! At US $8 per hour, why not?
We checked out the sunset from Ku De Ta as well, but the people watching turned out to be much more entertaining.
On Sunday afternoon, we finally had to pack up and say goodbye to our fantastic home for the weekend. It really was the perfect place to stay and make memories.
One last look at the beautiful skies in Bali!
We got some great views flying home. Mt. Agung on the right erupted just a few days later.
I think this was Mt. Ijen on Java...very cool!
We were all a little tired on the way home.
And we were greeted with the typical grey skies of Jakarta during the dry season...boooo....
What a wonderful weekend. We all commented on how easily everyone got along and how effortlessly we were able to agree on plans and make decisions. It's truly a rare group of ladies that can spend days together and not once get snappy. I took my book but barely picked it up because we just never stopped talking! I'm so thankful for the memories we've made together and the good fortune that lined up all of our paths for a year. Sampai jumpa, teman teman. (see you again, friends)
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