Our Costa Rica vacation giveaway has been a real learning experience for the team at Four Winds Wedding Blog. We received over 300 comments from people of all walks of life and got a little glimpse into our audience. Although we decided the winner completely randomly, it seems as though we picked the perfect candidate for this trip. We want to share with you an email written by Stephanie Longoria, the winner of a 5 day luxury spa vacation in Tamarindo, Costa Rica.
I never win anything! Having said that, it is hard to put into words how excited we are to have won this amazing vacation. We had pretty much written off the idea of having a honeymoon. Between us we have four children; Aaron works full time at a local college, as well as part time at a bookstore; I go to school full time and work part time at a museum. Whew! How do we even have time to get married?! It is natural for us to put things like a vacation for ourselves onto the back burner…which of course does not mean that we do not desperately need it. In fact, with our super busy lives, Aaron and I get so little time just for “the two of us” that we have never had more than a two-day vacation in our entire three-year relationship. It’s sort of sad when you think about it!
We do talk about our vacation fantasies! We’ve even dreamt of going somewhere where we could just RELAX….TOGETHER! And have nothing to do except have a massage, go on walks, and spend time together. Some place beautiful and lush where we could sit and watch the sun set with a glass of wine after a lovely day. You know, things people like us dream about.
When I saw the giveaway and looked at the pictures of this gorgeous Inn and Spa…I could see us there. This was exactly what I wanted for us on our honeymoon. The honeymoon that would only be happening in my head that is! I knew we would not treat ourselves to anything like this with all of our other obligations. So, I signed up for the giveaway as I had nothing to lose and only a possibility of something wonderful in my future.
Imagine my shock a few days ago when I received the email from Four Winds Weddings saying that I had won. Of course, my neurotic mind thought that somehow this was a mistake. Had the site been hacked? I had to look at your blog AND Facebook page a few times AND call various friends and family members to verify that they too were seeing my name as the winner! Then Calvin, the owner of Los Altos de Eros also contacted me: at this point, I finally believed that this might actually be reality. We get to have a vacation…a beautiful vacation, just the two of us. Not just any vacation either, one where we get to stay at this beautiful hill top Inn and Spa in Costa Rica and have a day cruise and definitely that glass of wine while watching the sunset.
Thank you so much for this. What a wonderful thing to look forward to and what a beautiful thing to look back on when we remember the beginning of our marriage. You have given us an amazing gift. It looks like paradise and we can’t wait to live that fantasy that I thought would remain in my head.
~ Stephanie Longoria and Aaron Stanley
Stephanie and Aaron, we are so glad that we could help make your honeymoon dreams possible. Thanks again to Los Altos de Eros for the generous luxury package.
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