where to start?!

hello again!

so between the wedding and the honeymoon, it's been quite a while since i've posted anything at all. i've been throwing around ideas in my head about how to document all the wonderful things that have happened to derek and me in the past 30 days, and it's a little daunting!

i think i've come up with an idea - why not show just how incredible it has all been via a combination of images and video? i tend to ramble as it is, so why not leave the majority of the speaking to the photos?

yeah, sounds like a plan.

so here is the agenda for the next couple of weeks or months, to be completed at my leisure (it is my blog afterall - i make the rules!) and with intermittent interruptions, of course.  ;)

• pre-wedding days

• may 8, 2010!

• day after

• honeymoon

please let me know if you're reading - leave a comment and say hello!

about an hour before becoming a mrs.!

carrie, samantha, miranda, and charlotte

I've been so excited about all of this wedding planning, and registry organizing, and reception decor, that I allllmost forgot that the movie of the year is soon to be released (May 27 to be exact). My absolute favorite on-screen girls are back in Sex and The City 2, and I will be the first in theaters after we return from the honeymoon. No, I will not be going to a theater in Hawaii to see it. (Ahem... You ask: Would I, if I had the choice? Yes. :) Would Derek? Don't think so.)  So no one spoil it for me (or... put in a hint to Derek that it would be a really awesome surprise while we're there) ;)

xoxo,

E

 

P.S. I just love how eloquently SJP speaks. Love her!!

fun & food for two

Some honeymoon activity and dinner thoughts:

Food...
The Postcard House (recommended by my Aunt Lisa)
Tahiti Nui (live music & dancing... recommendation from our hotel owner/host)

Fun...
Waimea Canyon (supposedly the Grand Canyon of the Pacific)
Kauai Sea Tours (catamaran snorkeling trip)
Surfboard rental

honeymoon!

So psyched!!! Just booked The Love Shack at the Hanalei Surfboard House in Kauai, Hawaii for May 22-31, 2010!!!!

hawaii?

Thinking about this little hideaway for a honeymoon....

(http://www.hanaleisurfboardhouse.com/)

This is what Frommer's had to say:

"Book now because this place is so fabulous it will go fast! Just a block from the beach, these two incredibly decorated studio units are a steal at $175. Host Simon Potts is a former record company executive from England who thinks he has retired to Hawaii. He's the hardest working retired guy we have ever met. The first thing he did was ask the kids he coaches in soccer if they had any old surfboards; he even offered them a few bucks. Potts got enough surfboards to line them all up standing next to each other, to create the most unusual fenced-in yard in Hawaii. Next, Potts turned to decorating: One studio is filled with whimsical "cowgirl" decor, and the other in pure Elvis Presley memorabilia. Both units have kitchenettes, comfy beds, water purification systems, 300-channel televisions, free high-speed wireless Internet access, Bose CD players, DVDs, iPod docks, barbecues, and backyard lanais. But the best reason to stay here (besides the 2-minute walk to either the beach or downtown Hanalei) is Simon himself; his stories about the record industry will keep you howling with laughter for hours."

Sounds like so much fun. The owner emailed me and told me about a private 'word-of-mouth-only' cottage that he also rents for honeymooners, called 'The Love Shack'. He sent me pictures, and it is so darn cute and 150 ft. from the beach!

07/09/2009 - Update: Just found this article on drbeach.com, naming this beach #1 in the USA for 2009! This ranking is based on "50 criteria, which include water and sand quality as well as safety, facilities and environmental management"

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