Thank God for Chevron

Thank God for Chevron

October 10th, 2011 @ 7:19 am by Miss Warbler
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…or whichever deity you like to give thanks to. I’m flexible.

Don’t worry, this post isn’t about gas prices! As I mentioned in my introductory post, Mr. Warbler won a “Create Your Dream Vacation” Sweepstakes through his job at Chevron. He simply entered the raffle and won a few weeks later. Out of seventy thousand employees! The prize included an airline gift card and a Marriott hotel gift card. Our options limited us to a few different airlines and Marriott hotels. We immediately decided to choose Hawaiian Airlines, because neither of us have been to Hawaii. This was a few months before he proposed, but Mr. Warbs was already planning our honeymoon out in his head! Now that we’re six months out (thanks for the reminder, mom) it’s time to put those gift cards to use.

The airfare was simple enough. We decided to visit two islands:

Oahu and the Maui. As long as we fly coach, our gift card will take care of all the airfare. Even though airfare wasn’t as expensive as we originally thought it would be, this has been a HUGE help. I was afraid this was going to eat up the majority of our budget, so I am extremely happy we don’t have to worry anymore.

Since our hotel gift card is exclusively for Marriott brand hotels, we decided to stay at a Marriott in Waikiki Beach since they were cheaper than the Marriotts in Maui. The hotel isn’t right on the water, but with the money we saved we were able to upgrade to a suite. After the gift card, the difference ended up being $150. Not bad for a suite! We booked an ocean view condo in Maui near Wailea for under a thousand. No gift card this time, though!

All together (activities excluded) we ended up spending around a thousand dollars for a 10 day vacation. With our tight budget, I honestly don’t think we would have been able to have a honeymoon without those gift cards. So thank you, Chevron, for fronting the bill! And letting us get a slice of this:

Image via Enjoy Hawaii Vacations

Thank God for Chevron : wedding honeymoon malibu Diver And Fishes per_a

Image via Travel to Hawaii Reviewed

Image via about.com

Yeah right!

Image via hawaiimagazine.com

Did you get a little help from the honeymoon fairies?

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11 Responses to “Thank God for Chevron”

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toshella (message) 642 posts, Busy bee

Wow, what a stroke of luck! Congrats - you have one lucky fiance (I’m sure he knew that already, lol). And your Hawaiian honeymoon looks awesome!

10/10/11 @ 9:17 am (reply)

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Miss Ladyfingers (message) 1,119 posts, Bumble bee

That is so fantastic! I so want to go to Hawaii someday… it’s where my parents honeymooned

10/10/11 @ 9:37 am (reply)

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bridesmomma (message) 451 posts, Helper bee

My daughter honeymooned in Oahu & Maui too, and was visited by the Honeymoon Fairy as well–her grandfather works for Sheraton and they were able to stay in gorgeous oceanfront rooms at both islands for about $39 a night!

10/10/11 @ 10:26 am (reply)

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mrsbowieii (message) 692 posts, Busy bee

I’m so going to live through you because I really want to go to Hawaii!

10/10/11 @ 10:38 am (reply)

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Mrs. Rubber Stamps (message) 273 posts, Helper bee

What an awesome prize and how cool that you can use it towards your honeymoon!

10/10/11 @ 12:10 pm (reply)

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AshleyB (message) 557 posts, Busy bee

how lucky are you! we are going to Maui for ten nights but didn’t get any magic fairy help… we did however in the past win a free Alaskan cruise that we went on a few years back…

10/10/11 @ 12:18 pm (reply)