So I promised a big honeymoon post, but I realized I can’t really talk about the honeymoon before I talk about the wedding.

The Wedding

The wedding was wonderful. It’s one of those experiences that is really hard to appreciate until you’ve been through it. Never again will I be bored at a wedding, or praying it would hurry up and be over. After the actual ceremony it’s crazy how full throttle you have to go. Take pictures, do dances, throw stuff, eat stuff, say hi to people, it’s crazy. It’s hard too because you wish you could stop and talk with everyone there, but it’s impossible. Too many people, not enough time.

People kept asking me in the weeks leading up if I was nervous, and my response was always "not yet." I didn’t get a little nervous until I was finally standing in front of all the people waiting for my bride. The whole ceremony my heart was beating out of my chest. I hardly remember any of it because I was too busy fighting tears, or looking at Stacie.

The reception was a lot of fun. We raced around taking pictures everywhere, and then we did all the special dances. We played "Welcome to the Jungle" during the garter toss, and I busted out my Dodgers cap. If you still don’t get the joke, that song is Eric Gagne’s entrance song. I thought it ruled. haha. Eventually at the end of the night we took off in a nice Lincoln Towncar to our hotel by the airport. Which begins the next part…

The Honeymoon

This section could probably be several posts in itself, but I’ll condense it. The night of the wedding we stayed at a nice Marriot property by the airport, and the next day we flew off to Hawaii. We spent the first 6 nights on Kauai, and the next 3 nights on Oahu. In Kauai we stayed at a nice condo with a beautiful ocean view. Over the course of the week we saw many pretty sunsets and beautiful waterfalls. We visited every shore of the island and ate all kinds of good food. Kauai was really nice and not too busy, though traffic near the airport is worse than the 5 freeway, it’s nuts.

After Kauai we flew to Oahu and stayed at the nicest hotel in my life. The place was so fancy it had a telephone with a touchpad that controlled the whole room. You could turn the lights on and off, change the temperatue, order room service, etc. The bathroom had a huge tub, a big glass shower, and two sinks. The first day in Oahu we just relaxed and went to the beach, where I then got water in my ear and a slight infection of sorts. The next day I had a fever and was miserable, but we made our way to the Arizona Memorial. I’m glad I got to see it, but I’m sure I would have enjoyed it more had I not been dying. Our last day on Oahu we went to the Polynesian Cultural Center. This is like a small Disneyland with no rides, but instead they have different cultures on "display" via shows, videos, dances, etc. This was actually a lot of fun, but one day wasn’t enough to see it all.

Overall, getting married and the honeymoon were both amazing. I’m still not sure that I feel married, and I’m not sure when it will settle in. I have a feeling that each day it will feel a little more real. Thanks to everyone that shared in our day and sorry to all the people who couldn’t. Check out some pictures below.

Waimea Canyon

The Fern Grotto

More Honeymoon Pictures

I’ll try and get some wedding pictures up soon.

I ate the CSET for breakfast.

I showed the CSET who’s boss.

I made the CSET cry like a little baby who wants its mommy.

I saw the CSET on the corner today and it ran into oncoming traffic when it saw me approaching.

I passed the CSET.

Boo Ya!

So this morning I drove out to Costa Mesa to finish a 5 class course on how to pass the CSET Math test. Well, on the way there it decided to rain…a lot.

I was headed south on the 605 to get on the 91 east, and it started to pour. Not only was the rain coming down in buckets, but then it started to hail. There was so much water coming down that even with my wipers on high, I couldn’t see a thing. Myself and every other car on the freeway came to a complete stop…not because of rush hour, or a traffic break…but just because there was too much water to see where you were going.

It was a really weird feeling just stopping on the freeway. I kept checking my rearview mirror because I was afraid someone would run into me, but everyone behind me was stopped too. People had even started pulling over to the side of the road. Later on I saw one car facing the wrong way on the freeway, and another car that had driven into an embankment off to the side. It was crazy.

Yes yes! I have 6 more Gmail invitations. If you would like a Gmail email, send me an email!

Now I would like to address two topic “requests.”

MAC Cosmetic’s new spring colors: I think they’re great. But it’s not Spring. What are we supposed to do with them…pretend? My pretty lime green eye shadow doesn’t go with my Christmas outfit!

America’s love affair with knitted ponchos: I believe this is a complete fabrication. The guys that sell the ponchos at the US/Mexican border have completed flooded the market. No one really wears them, but when you’re stuck in traffic for 2 hours you have nothing else to do but buy one. No one even wants one, they just want to see if they can get it cheaper than their friend did. haha