We have only been married for 18 days and I am already very behind on our blogging. Things will probably be a little out of order as I try to recap the last few weeks. I decided to start with our honeymoon.
We spent our first night at the Hotel Monaco downtown. Kortni hooked us up with a fabulous suite. I was sad that we didn't get to enjoy it more. We flew out the next morning to San Diego. Dusty decided that we shouldn't eat at anywhere that we could eat at home so we went and got some lunch at Firewood Pizza. We had a fabulous BBQ chicken and Gouda pizza. Dusty also learned that his favorite drink (Coke with cherry) has a cool name... Roy Rogers.
We loved our hotel. We stayed at the Island Palms Resort and Marina on Shelter Island. We had a nice view of the ocean. After taking a nap and settling in, we decided to find somewhere for dinner. There was a magazine in our room that had dining suggestions. We found two BBQ places that we wanted to try. We went to the first one and the line was 40 minutes long. We went to the second one (and after 20 minutes of trying to find parking) we realized that it was more of a club hang out that was crammed with people. We were starving so we walked across the street and went to the Hennesey's Tavern. We were both happily surprised. They had a special on Tuesday nights... buy one get one free hamburgers. I had a Moo Cluck Oink burger (with a fried egg, cheese, and bacon) and Dusty had a Bamma Burger (with coleslaw and fried chicken strips). They also had delicious cheese fries. We were enjoying our meal and realized that it was Karaoke night. Dusty was SO excited to stand up and sing Margaritaville. I was impressed with how good he sounded.
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| Outside the restaurant |
Wednesday was spent relaxing. We went to Phil's BBQ that had the long line the night before. Dusty enjoyed the delicious BBQ and being able to watch baseball in the background. We broke our rule that night and got some dessert at Chili's. Dusty humored me and let me get the cookie paradise pie even though it had coconut. Yum!
Thursday we were ready to get out and do something so we drove to Knotts Berry Farm. It was a good opportunity for me to see how much my new husband loves roller coasters. It was an opportunity for my husband to see how sick his new wife gets from roller coasters. Overall we had a fun day, but I am done with wooden roller coasters.
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| I waited in line with Dusty for 2 hours so he could go on the Xcelerator. He had to sit in the front car which had a line that was MUCH longer. I tried to get a picture of him before he blasted off at 80 mph but the tree has cut off most of his face. |
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| Outside the entrance after a long day |
Friday we had a slow moving morning since I was still feeling sick from the day before. We checked out and drove to the San Diego temple. We had planned to do a session, but with our late start we didn't know if we would have time without feeling stressed and rushed to make our flight. Instead we drove over to Torrey Pines. For those of you who are like me and the name Torrey Pines means nothing, it is a famous US Open Golf Course. It was beautiful because it is on cliffs that overlook the ocean. While Dusty was taking in the view, I spotted Danny Ainge. I was pretty impressed that I could recognize someone related to sports while not at a sporting event.
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| The exterior of the San Diego temple is being redone so it wasn't quite as photogenic. |
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| We love to see the temple! |
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| My super excited husband |
We were sad to leave San Diego, but excited to come home to start our new life together. Little did we know that we would have a 90 degree apartment waiting for us. After several days of frustration, moving back home, and several phone calls we now have air and a renewed gratitude for air conditioning.
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| The view from our balcony. San Diego is definitely somewhere we plan on returning to often throughout our marriage. |
