4th of july weekend

because i grew up in a desert town (sorry albuquerque, lol), i've always dreamed of going to a beach. i've always wanted to do the whole cliche of reading a book by the water then watching the sunset while walking along the shore. yes, i read way too many romance novels ;) so when 4th of july weekend was coming up, the husband and i planned a trip for tybee island, georgia(the last song was filmed here so yes, that was one of many reasons i wanted to go). this was my first real beach experience in the twenty-something years of my life so i was super excited.

our hotel was in savannah, georgia, which was about twenty minutes from the beach. the whole experience was everything i had hoped for. :) we hung out in the water and ate at local beach front restaurants. we spent hours in the sand then go back to our hotel to freshen up just to go back after dinner to look for seashells in the sand. we also got to watch the fireworks over this pretty lake in savannah. there was a huge crowd of people and we all sang "proud to be an american" while watching the light show. :) best moment ever.

^^^what a stud ;)



 

 

 although tybee island is not very commercialized or touristy, we enjoyed the laid back atmosphere of the beach and had fun seeing all the locals and how they live in such a different little town than us. we were sad to leave this pretty place but were already planning a second beach vacation which is what my next post will be about. stay tuned :)

honeymooners :)

before getting married, the husband and i discussed our honeymoon a lot. i wanted to do the whole cliche of going to some beach resort and "relaxing." but he had a completely different idea. because he loves being on the road and driving, the husband came up with the idea of flying to Baltimore and driving up north from there to canada.

so this was our plan:
fly to baltimore.
hang out in washington dc.
drive up through philidalphia (and eat philly cheasesteaks, of course).
stay in new york for a couple of days.
then one last drive up to see niagara falls (from the canadian side).
and then it was back home to atl from there.

our honeymoon was about 9-10 days long and it was no where near relaxing because we were on the go the entire time. but i can honestly say that i had more fun than i would have sitting on some beach for a week doing nothing. it was our first adventure, of many, and i'm so happy we decided to do it together. :)

^^^ keeping busy on our flight to baltimore

 

^^^ the baltimore inner habor was so pretty :) we went paddle boating which was fun but we got a pretty good leg work out with that one ;)

 

 

^^^ a few of my favorite things from dc.

 

 

^^^ a little pit stop in philidalphia to try these famous philly cheese steaks. they were yummy indeed. ;)

^^^ we saw this pretty stretch of water and had to stop to take pictures and enjoy the view with our coffees.

 

^^^husband was SO excited about this parking space we found so close to time square.

^^^fell in love with this city. <3

^^^the halal guys provided 90% of our meals while in the city. ;)

^^^cake boss!

 

^^^ niagara falls was beautiful. the coolest thing about this place was the boat ride that took you so close to the falls, you were soaked afterwards. :) this was a nice, relaxing end to our crazy, adventerous honeymoon.

thanks husband, for this unforgettable experience. <3

the reception.

on may 26th, the day after our wedding, was our reception. this day was so different than the wedding. it was more of a relaxed, carefree kind of night. there were a few short speeches(which left a few of us teary eyed), a fun slideshow, and dancing. lots and lots of dancing. ;)

we started off the day with breakfast in bed. it was a cute, relaxing thing to do on our first day as husband and wife :)

and then began the long, hectic process of getting ready for actual event.

 

 

 ^^^these shots were taken in our hotel room before we left for the venue. 

 

 

 ^^^our very first slow dance as husband and wife :) i could cry at how perfect this moment was. <3 

 

^^^yummy mango flavored cake. :)

^^^we ended the night on the dance floor. my husband is great at dancing. and me, not so much. he loves it though so i tried just for him. see how much i love you, hubby ;)

our journey only begins here. so here's to my little fairytale life, and our happily ever after. :) there's so much more we've experienced and i'm so, so excited to share it with you.

“We come to love not by finding a perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.”