My first trip was in Feb 04. My husband's cousin was staying with a dozen friends cliffside at Villa Sur Mer (back when the big house was affordable!) She kept telling me about it & how much I would love it. My husband didn't want to go & I didn't know her friends, only knew they were big drinkers and wasn't sure I was up for a week of all that. I booked at the last minute from Saturday to Thursday to be safe. The bedrooms at the villa were filled, so I stayed across the street at the LTU villas (now Catcha Gardens). I absolutely fell in love with JA & the group I was with was a riot! On Wednesday I was so sad to leave & they said , 'You can't leave, we haven't voted you off the island yet!' So, I called the airline. There was 1 seat left & I got it, which allowed me to fly home with the rest of the group on Saturday. Then I had to call my husband to tell him I was staying 3 more days. I guess if he wanted me home on Thursday he should've come with me in the first place!! His loss in many ways because the peace I felt on that trip made me realize how miserable I was with him & I ended up filing for divorce less than a year later. I have carried a piece of JA in my heart & inner peace in my soul every day since.