Recently I was invited to
Jamaica by my friend Blair and her beautiful family. They were celebrating a
big birthday. Blair’s friends were invited to share in the celebration, which
gave us all a rare occasion to be together in a gorgeous setting, with luxurious
accommodations and delicious food. It was absolutely lovely. And that’s a gross
understatement.
My favorite part of the
vacation – a close second to trying paddle boarding and falling in love with
the “sport” J
– was having true quality time with my friends. When we weren’t at the
beach doing water sports, wading in the bathtub ocean or lounging by the sea,
we were at our villa laying in and around the pool, or sitting together for
meals. It was decadent.
I savored being
disconnected from technology. Besides streaming Spotify for background music,
we were rarely plugged in. We didn’t even have cell service; my only
communication with my fiance was FaceTime via Wi-Fi, which was only available
in one common room. And while I missed having private conversations with
Justin, I sure didn’t miss being on my phone. Mealtimes were especially special
because our group sat together and conversed with each other, not with people
on the other end of our text messages.
But of course we don’t
need an extravagant getaway to take a vacation from our phones. We can just
follow some rules… :)
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