After spending about a decade being, like many couples, far more mom and dad than husband and wife, after a couple of years of weekend getaways, in 2012 we decided the kids were old enough to leave with the grandparents for an extended stay while we went on vacation. We looked for places with good flights and narrowed it down to St. Martin and Puerto Rico. I had put together a one week getaway for my wife and her friends to Puerto Rico earlier in the year, so St. Martin won.

We will be going back for year 4 in 56 days. The island holds a special place in our heart because it is truly our place where we are able to be a couple.