Our little family has a true love for reggae.
When we got married we danced to “Mellow Mood” with Budah & Bunny at our reception.
Matt & I went to Jamaica on our honeymoon. While we were there we took the Bob Marley Museum tour in 9 Mile. It was an amazing experience and a place like no other. Once the gates are opened to it it looks nothing like the poverty ridden little town it is in. We were able to see the tiny little shack he grew up in. Sat in his “single little bed”, stood on his “rock” that he sung about as well. Visited his grave. And even met one of his uncles. Captain Crazy, our tour guide, was hysterical and can been seen on YouTube.
Years later when we were expecting Buggie, daddy would play “three little birds” and sing to my belly. She would always kick as soon as that guitar started being strummed. It became the lullaby of our choice for her. When she was in NICU we would play it and you could see that it instantly soothed her. Now at 4 years old she even had a children’s book based on the song!
While we were expecting Bitty, we went on a week long cruise with our 3 lil monsters and even had my dad come along. We anxiously awaited arriving to our fave destination, Montego Bay, where we honeymooned! We were beyond excited to share this experience with our monsters and get to show them the resort we stayed at. While we would have loved to bring them to 9 mile we decided it was not something age appropriate for our monsters. Because what not everyone knows is, yes it’s illegal to smoke weed in Jamaica too. Unless of course you are at a Rastafarian Church or The Bob Marley Museum. So while Budah was begging to go there, he’ll have to wait until he is an adult for that experience;)
We did however take another tour with them that we took on our honeymoon. And I must say, going back and taking that tour with our monsters was much more enjoyable. Because we missed them like crazy while we were there the first time. We went to Margaritaville in Negril. Got to enjoy watching our monsters playing in the white sand and crystal blue water. Buggie loved the fresh pineapple. I’m not sure who loved the jerk chicken lunch there more Daddy or Budah? After a great time there we got back on the bus for the short ride to Rick’s Cafe also in Negril. When Matt & I went on our Honeymoon we enjoyed the beautiful sunset over the ocean, sipping on cocktails, & watching the cliff divers. This time cocktail & sunset free we enjoyed it even more with our monsters. We were able to watch our then 15 year old son not once, but twice jump off of a 30 foot cliff in to the ocean!
Bitty like the rest of us absolutely loves her some Bob Marley too and will dance around the house any time we play it.
It’s interesting how a song or type of music can bring up so many memories. Reggae brings up several of our favorite memories together with each passing year as our family has grown.
