Wedding Recap
One word....PERFECT! Beautfiul weather, beautiful church, beautiful reception site. THANKS to EVERYONE who helped make this day so perfect for us! If you have pictures, PLEASE send them to me at alb245@yahoo.com !!! There were so many things I loved about our wedding day I don't even know where to start so I'll just list a few of the highlights..... -My "pre-wedding" getaway to Key West compliments of my completely amazing and awesome MOH Mags!!! -Spa day for the girls -Rehearsal Dinner @ Uncle Dan's -Hotel after the rehearsal...Tom jumping into the pool with his clothes (and shoes) on! -Getting our hair & make-up done pre-wedding -Getting dressed and seeing everyone all "done up" -Willow! She was tooo CUTE! -Hearing everyone laugh as Willow & JT walked down the aisle....I laughed out loud and that eased any nervousness I felt before walking down the aisle! -Exchanging our vows & rings -Leaving in our awesome "Something Borrowed" car from Carrie & John -Having an "alone moment" before going to the reception & drinking a bottle of Verdi in the jeep with Tom O:) -Getting pictures outside....it was so beautiful....I can't wait to see them -Tom SINGING to me in frong of 200 people! He was awesome!!! It was amazing!! -VELVEETA!!! SOOOOOOO much FUN!!! Best decision we ever made! Okay, so that was more than "a few" and there are many more. Honestly, I could not have asked for anything more. Everything was just perfect! (P. S. One thing I would change...my cousin Sarah lost her camera...so if anyone found a Sony Cybershot please let me know ASAP)
Honeymoon Recap
AWESOME! We went to Riviera Maya in Mexico and stayed at Secrets Excellence Resort! It was AMAZING! It was all-inclusive, and the place had like 6 different restaurants, 9 bars, GIANT winding pools, hammocks in the pools above the water, A SWIM UP BAR, was right on the ocean, 24 hour room-service, jacuzzi's in every room.....it was awesome. I could be their new spokesperson! Tom and I completely relaxed and enjoyed every minute of it. We layed on the beach and by the pool, swam up to the bar in the pool, played water volleyball and Tom played water polo & beach volleyball. The restaurants were amazing too! They all went all out with presentation and everything! Seriously, the one restaurant would have been like a 5-star restaurant in the states....it was soooo nice! The only bad thing about the resort (not even bad, just annoying but we were able to avoid it for the most part) was the DOP (Drunk Old People). These people were 40-somethings (no offense) reliving their spring breaks! They hovered by the pool bar and I know they peed in the pool....with the amount of alcohol they consumed, they definitely did not get out of the pool enough to go to the bathroom. But whatever, Tom and I got a good laugh out of them (especially when we saw them when they were sober-and sun burnt- the next day and they had no idea what a fool they were the previous day) and just ignored them. ANYWAYS......
Some very special people in our lives (C & J) gave us some money as a wedding present to do something together on our honeymoon. We were going to get couples massages, but Tom got a little sunburn on the first day (on his back, of course) and there was something about spending money on massages in Mexico when we could get them at home.....so we decided to go snorkeling and it was AMAZING! (Thanks C & J!!!) We went on a whole-day trip. First we went to this fresh water sink hole where we got to jump off of a 20 foot cliff to get in the water (see pictures in webshots). So cool. We saw a lot of fish and the water was so clear too. After that we went snorkeling in CAVE! Yes, snorkeling in a cave! The water was FREEZING (or "refreshing" as they say in Mexico. Our tourguides-who were really funny-kept making jokes about people being on their honeymoon....cold water....you get the point). There were only a few fish in the cave water (and bats...ewww) but it was still really cool to be snorkeling in a cave! He took us through this really tight spot and showed us the holes in the bottom of the cave where the divers go through....I could never do that! After lunch, we went to this lagoon/inlet that connected to the ocean. The lagoon was pretty and we saw some really cool fish in it. When we got closer to the ocean, our tourguide gave everyone the option of coming out to the ocean with him....of course Tom and I were game. The waves got pretty choppy and it was hard work getting out there but COMPLETELY worth it! We saw a GIANT stingray!!! I know people usually exaggerate, but seriously, this thing was HUGE! It was like 3 feet across, just hanging out at the bottom of the ocean (it wasn't that deep at all where we were). Okay, so if that weren't cool enough, one of the other tourguides told us to snorkel over to this other spot......AND WE SAW A GIANT SEA TURTLE!!!! It was seriously the most amazing thing I've ever seen in my whole life!!! I couldn't believe it! This thing was HUGE!!! I probably wouldn't have even been able to put my arms around it if we got close enough it was that big! It was seriously so amazing just to watch him (or her) swim through the ocean. Although I have to admit, even though we weren't that far out in the ocean, if we were seeing giant stingrays and sea turtles, what else could have been lurking in that water???? Eeeek! On the way back to the lagoon and in the lagoon it was some pretty cool snorkeling. We saw tons of fish....Tom tried to swim with some schools, but as he said...."They didn't accept him." :P
So all in all, everything was WONDERFUL! Pictures will be up soon, I promise.....just as soon as we get settled! Talk to everyone soon hopefully!!
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