Hey!!! Its been awhile since i posted but things were CRAZY there for awhile!!!
So the story goes.............
Me and Jason were fighting soooooo much leading up to the wedding!!! I was soo stressed between working and planning the wedding and trying to get all my school work done i think i was going crazy!!
His friends came into town the Thursday before the wedding and while i had some good moments with them (the are ALL awesome!!) me and Jason were both tense and we were fighting some. I hate doing that in front of his friends that he hasn't seen in so long.
So when Saturday rolled around i was actually nervous to walk down the aisle. A lot of it had to do with the fact that there were going to be sooooo many people there and i was unsure if everything was going to come together like i planned.
As soon as i got up that morning, Jason's sister Aja, went with me to get my nails done, then it was off to do hair, and finally make-up. By this time my other bridesmaid, Nicole, was with us also.
We finally made it to Dunes West and automatically i asked for a glass of champagne!!!
My cake was waiting for me as soon as i walked in and it turned out BEAUTIFUL!!! i was so pleased with it!
Then i went upstairs to start getting ready and saw my flowers. I LOVED them!!! You have to remember i told her what i wanted but i had no idea how it would come out so this was the first time seeing my flowers!! they were PERFECT!!!!
My mom was there getting ready. She had already been there for 2 hours setting up centerpieces and what not. I was so pleased. I never took the centerpieces out of the box so they could have all been smashed and i would not have known until the day of the wedding. I slacked in a few areas!!
Finally all my bridesmaids came and were getting ready, my grandmother came in and i almost lost it! It took everything in me not to start crying and ruin all my makeup!!! Thankfully i was able to keep it together!
By this time my hair had fallen. I got it done at 12pm and knew it probably wasn't going to hold so my PHOTOGRAPHER started curling my hair 15 mins before i was to walk down the aisle!! She is the BEST!!! I asked her if she did this at all her weddings!!
They were careful not to let Jason see me and it was finally time to walk down the aisle! Right before we walked out i got choked up again standing there with my papa, this was the day i had waited for since me and Jason got together. It was too funny, he didn't know what to do! He started patting me on the back like i was choking or something, asking me what was wrong! This made me smile and i told him he needed to make me laugh!
I made it down without spilling any tears and when i was finally standing next to Jason i let out a huge sigh of relief. Jason just laughed.
When i looked at Jason and the expression on his face i knew everything was going to be OK and that the wedding was perfect. He looked like he was falling in love with me all over again. Words cannot express how i felt at that moment!
Other than the bugs outside everything went better than i could have ever imagined!
After what seemed like a ton of pictures we all went inside to eat. The food was awesome!
The rest of the night consisted of talking with friends and dancing!
PERFECT!!!!
We didn't try to leave for the honeymoon until Monday and unfortunately were unable to fly out of Charleston because we were flying on standby. So after picking up another passenger that couldn't get a flight out, his mom drove us to Columbia and from there we made it to Atlanta.
From there we had a choice of getting stuck in Atlanta or flying to Los Angles and getting stuck there. Neither Jason or i have ever been to LA, and Atlanta is only 5 hours from the house so we choose LA. We got a super nice hotel and went down by the beach and ate at this amazing place called Mama D's. It was one of those hole in the wall places we just happened to find. I'm so glad we did because it was some of the best Italian food i have ever had! And the service was better than any upscale restaurant i have ever been to!
Anyway, the next day, Tuesday, we were able to catch the flight to Honolulu.
Finally! We had made it!! Of course since we were a day behind Jason wanted to hit the ground running so we asked around and was told that we could catch a Booze Cruise if we walked down a little ways from the hotel. So that's exactly what we did. The catamaran was super fun and we met a super sweet old lady! She had just lost her husband 7months before, which was so sad, but she was there, making the best of things! She was also celebrating her 80Th birthday!!! I hope I'm still going that strong at 80yrs old!!!!
The next day we started planing the rest of our adventures and reserved our spot at Germaine's Luau on the west side of the island later that night! Jason said that was his favorite part of the trip. I think probably because of the all you can eat buffet, but he says because of all the authentic Hawaiian experience. The show was fantastic and it was great seeing all the Hawaiian culture!
Thursday we had a full day. We got up at like 6am that morning so we could go hike up Diamond Head. It got its name from British sailors in the 1800's. When they first saw the crater at a great distance, the calcite crystals in the lava rock appeared to glimmer in the sunlight. The sailors mistakenly thought there must be diamonds in the soil.
Its an inactive volcano, which has been extinct for 150,000 years.
There are two sets of stairs, one with 99 steps and the other, 76 steps. There is also a 225-foot unlit tunnel and an observation deck at the top The hike is classified as easy to moderate in exertion and let me tell you, i was huffin and puffin well before we hit the top!! I cant believe i saw people RUNNING it!!! but it is certainly worth the breathtaking view of the entire west side of the island!!!!
Our next journey was to Hanauma Bay meaning the "curved" bay. This was a protected marine life conservation area and underwater park in 1967. This is the best place for snorkeling and diving due to the large coral reef. The bay floor is actually the crater of an ancient volcano that flooded when the exterior wall collapsed and the ocean rushed in. The curve of the bay provides protection from the ocean waves and allows swimmers a terrific opportunity to view the marine and reef life in a safer, protected environment! This was probably my favorite part of the trip. You could be standing knee deep and as long as you had your face in the water you could see all kinds of tropical fish!!! we didn't see any sea turtles but the experience is one i will never forget!!!!
The next day we took a trip out to the west side of the island to go kayaking in Kailua Bay. Here you could kayak out to two of three islands that are bird preservation islands!!! It took sooooo long to get there but it was beautiful! This is where things started to go downhill for me. We snorkeled a little and i knocked my knee open on the reef. The snorkeling also wasn't as good as the day before. We finally made it back and while helping Jason carry the kayak i pretty much kicked a stump that was hidden in the sand. I didn't realize it at first but that stupid stump took a huge chuck of skin out of the bottom of my foot. It wasn't bleeding or anything but it HURT. Jason made me get in the kayak because it was on wheels and he could pull me back to turn the kayak in. I was sooo embarrassed. When he pulled me up the people working at the place called me a princess, jason thought this was too funny that even the Hawaiian people know I'm a princess.
Due to my foot we were slowed down a bit for the rest of the day. We had to drive back to the hotel instead of continuing on so that i could change into a pair of tennis shoes. Thankfully i brought them for the hike because the rest of the trip would have been ruined if i had to stay in flip flops!!
We didn't make it everywhere we wanted that day so we decided to go out to eat at a really nice restaurant that night. It happened to be a 20min walking distance from our hotel but i made it. I'm glad i did because the food was awesome. On our walk back we hit up some of the bars around and spent a wonderful night together.
The next day was Saturday and the day we were supposed to leave. Our flight didn't leave until 3pm so we had time to squeeze just a little more in. We were going to go to the Dole pineapple plantation on the North side of the island but since we didn't get up early enough there was going to be enough time. I decided we HAD to go to Pearl Harbor. Jason agreed.
We only had time to visit the USS Bowfin but im sooo glad we did!!! This 80-man submarine was launched on December 7th 1942 and completed nine successful war patrols. For her wartime service she also earned both the Presidential Unit Citation and the Nay Unit Commedndation. Unfortunately we didn't have time to see any of the other sites but i thought the USS Bowfin was pretty neat!
We made it to the airport on time and waited for our flight out which we were not able to catch. It was full. We decided to try and go back the way we came, going to LA first instead of straight to Atlanta. We were ON the plane and because the plane was weighing heavy I got pulled off. Of course Jason got off too. We ended up staying one more night on Oahu. You would think this would be great but we just wasted 7 hours of our day in the airport and had to do it all again the very next day. We finally made it home.
It was a very long, fun trip and i miss Hawaii but it feels so good to be home.
Things have changed since we got married. First, a huge weight off stress was lifted off me the minute i said "I Do". Second, I feel more attached to him. I stand behind every decision he makes. I'm still the boss ;-) But he has the final say so in what we do. That doesn't mean all arguing has gone out the window. It just means when we do argue or bicker we both know that the other one is still going to be there the next day. Thankfully are relationship has been renewed and we have not argued much.
Lastly, I get a little thrill every time he introduces me as his wife! It hasn't happened much yet, but every time he does i smile! I love it and i love him! I am so proud to have him as my husband and i look forward to our lifetime together!
Thank you to everyone who has been there for us!
We love you all ;-)
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