Europe? Yes! Oui! Si!

Well, we did it. We booked a trip to Europe! When we got married and obtained a little cash, we decided we’d save it and keep adding to it until we had enough to go to Europe. Our goal was Fall of this year, but the more I thought about it, the more I knew [...]

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Our honeymoon: Friday & Saturday

Friday was our last day in VA, and really, it was just a morning. We got up earlier than we had all week, packed up our stuff, straightened up the cabin and headed out. We were in search of breakfast, which proved to be a real challenge, but once we located some pastries, we hit [...]

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Our honeymoon: Wednesday & Thursday

Wednesday, our second full day in VA, the plan was to spend the day exploring Shenandoah National Park. The first thing that went wrong with this plan is that we couldn’t find our National Park pass before leaving home and so we had to pay the entrance fee. The second thing that went wrong is [...]

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Our honeymoon, Monday & Tuesday

Ahh the honeymoon. Let me just say this: take a honeymoon. Do it. No don’t argue with me, just do it. Mike and I didn’t do anything super special – we just rented a cabin and chilled. We made a few excursion-type plans, but almost all of them failed. That wasn’t the point though. The [...]

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We’re married!

We did it! The wedding was perfect, and we got to do it outside! And the reception was so much fun. In fact, the whole day was a fun, relaxing and exciting day. We loved spending time with each other and our friends and family. Now we’re on our honeymoon. The cabin we rented is [...]

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Last minute stuff

It’s Thursday night! That means I can FINALLY focus on the wedding instead of other junk. My sister Andrea took me to get a pedicure tonight (Mike babysat Brady, her 6-month old – so cute). Then Mike and I went over our many lists – our list of what we need to bring to Dad’s [...]

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Botched

It’s a good thing our primary goal for our honeymoon is to relax. Because so far, two things we were counting on have gone wrong. In fact, other than booking a cabin rental, the ONLY two things we planned were 1) go to Shenandoah National Park, and b) take a hot air balloon ride. One [...]

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One month to go

In one month, we’re getting married! Unfortunately, wedding planning has taken a serious backseat as we get ready to move. Yes, we’re moving out of our apartment two weeks before we get married. It’s not what we wanted to happen, but it’s the way the timeline worked out, so here we are. Knee-deep in boxes [...]

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Honeymoon destination

We booked a cabin! In the Shenandoah Valley!* They’re holding it for us until the end of the week, and our deposit check is in the mail, which will secure it for us for real. Now that we have a plan and a destination, I’m thrilled. And Mike is excited, too. It was the hot [...]

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Planning the honeymoon

We’re getting close to settling on a honeymoon idea! We’ve gone through quite a process trying balance what we want to do with what we can afford. We started out with the idea of a trip to the northeast, then we narrowed in on Boston. Fly to Boston, spend a couple days exploring, then shack [...]

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