Honeymoon!

Alright I just need to write something. 

I thought my life would slow down after the wedding. 

FALSE! I jumped right back in to everything. 

I want to write so I'm forcing myself to sit down and face the facts.

I'm going to have to make a routine so that I don't keep putting this off. 

Alright, this isn't going to be long. 

Lots of pictures cause it was awesome. 

But hopefully not too much writing :)

For our honeymoon we went to the Dominican Republic. 

We found an AMAZING groupon to the LifeStyles resort in Puerto Plata for a 5 night stay at their all inclusive resort in the residence suit for $400. TOTAL. 

However, Puerto Plata is on the opposite side of the Dominican from Punta Cana.

Because it isn't as big of a city the airport is smaller. 

Which means the flights were very limited. 

So the only option we had was to fly out was 5 am Sunday August 5th from Charlotte. 

That meant we left the wedding at 11pm, drove to charlotte checked in to a hotel at 1:30 had to be at the airport for the international flight at 3. 

We then flew to Miami had a 4 hour lay over then a 2 hour flight to Puerta Plata 

and then a 45 min cab ride to our resort. 

It was all worth it :) 

Grand total we spent less than $2000 on our honeymoon 

and that included the 2 excursions we went on!!

WHAT A BLESSING! 

There are the details now pictures and fun stuff!

Its a tradition in my family to fill the brides bag with rice and little sayings.
I forgot about this until we got to the hotel room and my bag exploded.
I had to repack everything in order to fly.
THANKS A LOT :) 

Yes this is a day bed on the beach.
I don't understand why these aren't at every beach. 

Annnd this man made the best drinks EVER :) 

He was a local that used fresh Pineapple to make Pina Coladas!! 

They also had hammocks every where. The first day was cloudy so the water wasn't as bright. 

Reed went snorkeling and brought me presents. 

We also went fishing!! 

The water was beautiful and Reed caught a barracuda!  

Annnd we got to sit up with the captain the entire time :)

The view from the bay. 

Stunning! 

Reed with his fish! 

The boat and captain!

Our beach! 

This is our resort!
It was huuuugggeee. 

And another view of our beach

The best meal ever! 

Rice, beans, chicken and beef stew. 

The map of our resort,

I told you it was gigantic!

We stayed where the red dot is.

Annnnnnnnnnd we also went snorkeling! I'll do another post because I have WAY to many pictures I want to share to add  on to this one :) 

Moral of the story: ALWAYS LOOK FOR TRIPS ON GROUPON :) 

Back to the real world.

I'm back a new woman :) 

Well, kinda.

I've got a new name & new roommate

and am working on a new schedule!

I'm excited for all of this change, 

so please be patient with me if blogging isn't terribly high on the totem pole right now :) 

As my first post back it is going to be random and quick.

First. I'm so excited to FINALLY get to set up our own home! I've always had so many ideas but had to make sure they fit with my roommates plans. Now Reed is so great because as long as I fit his animals in somewhere he is happy! Putting the house together is taking a while but we already have 1 room finished so I may be posting on that soon! 

Second. The etsy store is back up and running! I had it closed for the wedding to allow myself some adjustment time. I've made a few sales but would like to boost them. If you are interested in anything PLEASE lets work through the shop:) 

Third. Reed and I had a FABULOUS time on the honeymoon. 

We were blessed with a fabulous resort that offered so many fun activities!

We got to go snorkeling and deep sea fishing!! 

I have about a million pictures so I will whittle them down and share our adventures later :) 

Heres a teaser: 

Fourth. I wanted to thank everyone who came out to help, celebrate and support us. 

I was STUNNED by the number of people that came out on the 4th. 

It really overwhelmed me so much to feel the love you all had for Reed and I. 

Thank you so much for all that you have done for the wedding and over the years as Reed and I have grown up! We love you all very much!! 

Fifth. I shared this on the facebook page but wanted to share it here as well. 

Reed and I decided to compile our own vows. 

We didn't write these but kinda picked our favorite parts from others 

and mashed them all together. 

Reed and I are really wanting to stick to these vows for the rest of our lives and are now trying to find a place to hang them in our home. We have limited wall space but this is something we both want to be reminded of daily. 

I'm glad to be home and ready to get in to the swing of things as a wife! 

School starts back on the 22nd and I start back at work this week. 

I'm ready for my schedule to be set!! 

I promise I will get back in to the swing of posting weekly for you, it just may take a little while :)

PS> Go check out The Mondays blog! They have already posted some wedding pictures!