I 'radio surf' a lot, but lately my station of choice for the past few months has been 105.3 KISS FM. They had a contest going on to win 1 of 5 trips to the Bahamas. When you heard the 'cue to call' you had to be 1 of 5 qualifiers to be entered into that weeks draw. I heard the cue often during the five weeks the contest ran, but hadn't been able to qualify. My luck changed a little when on February 5th, I heard ringing! Yes! I was qualifier #3! I was seriously excited to have just qualified, not easy when many people are trying to at the same time! My boss and I joked a little and she said, 'make sure you have enough vacation leave or I won't approve your time off' & I replied, 'of course, I have enough leave, I've been saving 'my one time leave entitlement' for just this reason, so that when I win a trip, I'll be fine!'
On February 7th I got a call that made my day! I remember it like it was yesterday. It was a regular Friday, but I had a feeling that today was going to be a good day, boy was I ever right!
I started off my day as usual. Getting up and getting ready for work while the rest of my family slept on. I was at work by 6 h 30, yup, I start early, but it's my choice and it works well for my family & I. I was at work, minding my own business, doing my things when at 7 h 53 my cell phone rings and the screen says 'KISS FM'. To say I was in shock is an understatement. I answered and said: 'Helloooooo', well, it was Carter & Sandra from the morning show! I don't think I was able to carry a decent conversation with them and add the fact that I had actually lost my voice due to a cold didn't help things. We chatted for a few minutes. The whole time I'm shaking like a leaf! I was asked not to post anything on social media until the official announcement was made on the radio. I tried reaching my husband, but he was on his way to drop off the kids to school & as usual, he didn't have cell phone with him. I'm bursting with wanting to share my good news, so I sent texts to a few friends and talked with colleagues at work. I was finally able to reach him an hour later. When I told him the news, he thought I was joking, he finally realized that it's the truth and that we are going to the Bahamas!
We will be taking our trip end of November/beginning of December. Still sorting out where the kids will be staying & organizing them. We can't wait to go! We've never been to a resort before and we are looking forward to this trip. We will be staying at the Sandals Royal Bahamian Spa Resort & Offshore Island (http://www.sandals.com/main/bahamian/ba-home/).
Have you been to the Bahamas? We are thinking of going into Nassau to visit the market at some point during our stay & possibly doing some excursions. What else do you suggest?
Thank you KISS FM for making this bucket list wish item come true!
Christine / @marlchr
** Disclosure: I was not financially compensated for this post. The opinions are my own, based on my personal experience.
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