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My Top Moments of 2016

Good morning everyone! With the year coming to an end, I thought I would share my top moments of 2016. I had to scroll through my blog and Instagram to remember everything I did and I could just cry at how wonderful of a year I had. I feel so blessed to be in a position where I can be creative, travel the world for work and still have plenty of time to visit with friends and spend time with family. For my top moments, I’m going to start from the beginning of the year and work my way down to December.

My first ski trip with Blake and our friends in Breckenridge, CO. See the full pos there—> Breckenridge, Colorado Ski Trip Review

I had never been on a bachelorette trip before and I got experience my first one in Palm Springs, California with one of my good friends Nikki of My Style Diaries. See the full post here—>Palm Spring Trip Recap

Jobson’s Cove in Bermuda is one of the most breathtaking places I have ever visited and I got to experience it with my best blogger friends! See all three posts below:

Bermuda Style Instagram Round Up

L Space Coverup + Tassel Tote

5 Things To Pack For Tropical Summer Getaways

I usually never attend those two-week-long vacations with my family, but two weeks with my family can sometimes feel like two weeks too long! LOL However, when they mentioned they were heading to the Dominican Republic, I jumped at the opportunity. See the full post here—>Dominican Republic Vacation Review

I’m not going to lie…Key West was hot. Like really hot! Like I’m not sure if I’ve ever officially cooled down from that trip! Haha! However, it was quite the trip to remember from missing our first flight because we had too much luggage and seeing the smallest airport in the world to trying key lime on a stick and eating fish tacos for every meal. It was the first time Krystal (A Pinch of Lovely) and I had ever been on our together in a place that we’ve never been so we learned a lot that trip and I’ll never forget it! See the full post here—>Key West Travel Review

Traveling with the TRESemmé team to Miami Swim Week and getting interviewed for E!News definitely sits near the top of the best moments of 2016 list! See all of the posts from Miami Swim Week Below!

Packing For Miami Swim Week

Behind The Scenes with Beach Bunny Swimwear at Miami Swim Week

Backstage at Frankie’s Bikinis ‘Summer of Love’ Show With TRESemmé

My Summer Hairstyle Tutorial With TRESemmé & E!News

Side Swept Braid How To

Designing the Jenni Saddle Bag with Gigi New York and launching it in California with Blake and my blogger besties also sits at the top of best moments of 2016 list! See the post below:

The New Gigi New York Jenni Saddle Bag

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Working with TRESemmé has been long time goal of mine so getting to work with them twice in 2016 in both Miami and New York felt like a huge accomplishment! See all the posts below!

Holiday Party Hairstyles With TRESemmé

Holiday Party Style: The Milkmaid Braid

Sequin Bomber Jacket for NYE

Getting to show Blake around my favorite city definitely sits at the top of my list! I love NYC so much and go multiple times a year so it was so fun getting to share one of my favorite places with him. Oh and we booked tickets to Italy and Greece this summer so I have a feeling that our upcoming travels together will hit the top of my 2017 list.

Thank you all for following along with my adventures throughout the year! What are some of your best moments of 2016?

Dominican Republic Vacation Review

July 6, 2016

Hi everyone, I hope you all enjoyed the 4th of July holiday! Today, I’m finally sharing my Dominican Republic Vacation Review! As most of you know from previous posts, I recently stayed with my family at the Paradisus Palma Real Resort in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. If you follow me on Snapchat, then you got to see how absolutely beautiful the resort and beach views are during my little daily tours! Not only is the place breathtaking, but the customer service is impeccable and the food is surprisingly delicious. I say surprisingly because every time I hear all-inclusive, I immediately think mediocre, but these restaurants far exceeded my expectations! Even the buffet selection didn’t disappoint. My favorite restaurants that we dined at are: Fuego, Vento, the Hibachi restaurant and one of their VIP restaurants called Olio.

Scroll through this post to see the full Instagram round up from my trip and read more about the resort at the bottom of the post!

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Outfit: Off The Shoulder Dress c/o Misa Los Angeles | Cross Body Bag | Beaded Bracelets

Pool Essentials: Beaded Pom Sandals | Straw Beach Tote | Tassel Bag Charm | Jewelry c/o Julie Vos | Beach Towel c/o ModCloth

Outfit: Show Me Your Mumu King Cropped Top | Show Me Your Mumu Carlos Swing Shorts | Vince Camuto Elora Heels | Similar Cross Body Bag

Outfit: Show Me Your Mumu Rorey Romper | Straw Hat | Quay Cherry Bomb Sunglasses | Beaded Bracelets

Outfit: Floral Open Shoulder Romper c/o JOA | Stella Clutch c/o Gigi New York | Quay Cherry Bomb Sunglasses |

Your Questions Answers:

Were there any iguanas? I was actually pretty relieved that I didn’t see any! Not to say that there are no iguanas in Punta Cana, but I didn’t hear of any on the resort grounds.

Are the rooms nice? Y’all….were the rooms nice?! My room was maybe one of my favorite parts! I’m kind of big fan of room service and they offered 24 hour room service! I’m also a huge fan of relaxing baths and let me tell you that you could probable fit 8 people in that bathtub. That sounds weird when I read that aloud, but you get what I mean! The tub was huge and had a perfect new of the TV! Now that’s what I call vacation! lol I literally took 3 baths a day!

Any complaints about the service or the resort itself? Fortunately, we didn’t run into any issues except I will warn you that I got attacked by mosquitos! So bring bug spray! Also, when I say it’s hot in Punta Cana, I don’t think y’all realize quite how hot! I don’t think I ever cooled down, but most of the time you’re enjoying yourself so much that you forget about the heat!

Did you go on any excursions, do you have any recommendations? Ok.. so I’m not really the best person to ask because I’m a big scared cat and won’t scuba dive or even snorkel so I didn’t participate in any of those events with family. However, the resort did offer really fun activities like paddle board fitness classes and underwater spin classes! I did the underwater spin class and had a blast while also getting in a work out. Speaking of working out, they have a fantastic fitness facility in which I managed to hit up every day that I was there! I mean you’ve got to when the food is that good!

Please feel free to email me at Jenn.hauteofftherack@gmail.com with any more of your questions and I’ll make sure to include my answers here for everyone else to view too!

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