honeymoon: orlando, florida

tired travelers

better late than never with this post, right?!

at the beginning of may, randy and i went on our honeymoon! my in-laws graciously bought us a cruise. it departed from port canaveral, florida, so randy and i decided to fly in a couple days early to enjoy orlando. neither of us had been to florida before, so we were excited!

we fly into orlando, and it is pouring rain.. great start to a vacation, huh? after a full day of flying, we grabbed dinner and knocked out. we had plans to go to disney world the next day, but with the rain, it was looking a little bleak..

we woke up the next morning with a little gloom, but no rain, so we decided to continue with our disney plans.

we had been debating which park to go to, as there are 3 or 4 different park at disney world. everyone suggested epcot, but after reading up on it, we found it is was more of an informational park. obviously, we only wanted to have fun - no information for us on our honeymoon! so we decided to go to magic kingdom.

since we live in southern california, we've been to disney land quite a bit. because of this, i can't say i was blown away by magic kingdom. but we do enjoy disney land, so it was fun to be with randy at a 'new' theme park.

our second day in orlando we spent at an outlet that was right next to our hotel. randy and i both got some goodies, including a new pair of nikes (mine were only $45!). we had a nice dinner at the hotel, then spent some time in the hot tub. we had to get packed up because the next day we departed on our cruise!

stay tuned for photos from our cruise!

lately in photos

it's been quite a while since my last lately in photos post - since before the wedding!

randy touching a cat - he's allergic!!

cutie pie lunch date

boys being boys..

we sent the boys on a starbucks run the morning of the wedding. randy wrote this on my cup :)

day after the wedding

finally married!

randy's 28th birthday celebration

how can you say no to this face?!

cuddles

added some pastel pink to my hair! it's only temporary though

i could live off of cadbury crème egg yolk for the rest of my life!

 

i also got my hands on the photos my stepmom took at the wedding! here are some of my favorites:

 

 

two of the most important men in my life (dad & husband)

 

 

 

my amazing bridesmaids: veronica, skylar, carmella (MOH), and jackie

 

follow me on instagram! @mrsalainacjoe

 

lately in photos.. 24 before 25

this year, i really want to take more photos! here's a little bit of what's been going on lately:

did some experimenting with food coloring

love spending time with this little heart-breaker!

my little lady

lilly got to spend time with her bestie, otis

the queen of cuddles

toronto, canada in january

my silly brother at his water polo practice

a little me-time while randy was in vegas for his bachelor party

the tablet/e-reader i got for valentine's day <3

wedding crafts

my bachelorette party!

blog favorites from 2012

it's hard to believe that this is the last day of 2012!



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before i get ready to ring in the new year, i want to take a moment to reflect on this one that is very rapidly coming to an end..

i wrote a post about old friendships and what happened when i tried to revisit some of mine. i'm glad i reconnected, even if just for a moment in time.

finishing my rooster tattoo. even though it turned out i wasn't finished..
*disclaimer: i admit, i finished my tattoo in december 2011, but i didn't share until 2012!

finding out that our godchild was going to be a godson! even though carmella knew it was a boy like 4 days into her pregnancy..

picking our wedding venue and setting a date. nothing will make getting married feel more real than deciding on these two details. wedding planning in general has been so wonderfully stressful and rewarding. thankfully i only have a couple more months left of it..

deciding to scale back on blogging so i could concentrate on wedding planning, spending time with family and friends, and living outside of blogger.com

the arrival of noah on june 25. watching him grow has been such a blessing for randy and i. not to be biased, but he is one of the cutest babies i have ever known, and i can't wait to see what life has in store for him!

seeing jason mraz with randy. this was such a great date night! randy and i haven't been to a concert that we've both really enjoyed since probably 2007 or 8.

taking a santa barbara trip with my dad and grandparents. i will always cherish this trip to sb! spending time with your family when you're an adult is seriously the best thing ever (if you have a good family, that is).

celebrating a year of being engaged.

randy and i did an 8-week weight-loss challenge and lost (combined) 25 pounds! it's been a couple of week since it ended, but we've been maintaining the lifestyle changes and are continuing to be a healthier couple!

so there you have it, folks - my favorite blog moments from 2012! i hope you all have a wonderful (and very safe) new years celebration, and i'll be seeing you on the other side :)