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!

gone fishin'

honeymoon time <3

honeymoon wish list: husband edition

when i posted my honeymoon wish list, i got asked about what items were on randy's wish list..

a. color block tank top

b. striped board shorts (randy has these, they're super cute!)

c. you-can-carry-your-own-stuff backpack

d. motion of the ocean shirt

e. tricked-out beach towel

f. easy-to-spot board shorts

g. keep those UVs at bay sunglasses

honeymoon wish list

randy and i are going on a fabulous cruise to the caribbean for our honeymoon! <3

we have all of these fun activities planned for when we dock, like parasailing, ziplining, jet skiing.. i really can't wait!

and while it won't quite be summer when we go, the timing is pretty perfect because all of the stores are releasing their spring collections as well as tons of super cute bathing suits!

here are some of the items on my honeymoon wish list:

a. flowy colorblock dress

b. basic bikini (they have 21 colors!)

c. colorful beach shades

d. fabulous sun hat

e. polka dot beach backpack

f. flowy obmre maxi skirt

g. fun flamingo suit

a. chiffon maxi dress

b. cute cover-up

c. ruffled dinner dress

d. cheap & easy beach tote

e. funky fringe bikini top

f. light-weight chevron blouse

g. tribal skinnies

h. casual wide-strap flip-flops

can't wait to get my shop on!

ps. click here for the hubby's list!

santa barbara: family style

last weekend, i had the opportunity to go to santa barbara for a quick weekend trip with my dad and my grandparents (his parents) to visit my uncle who is living there.

my grandparents were able to come and visit from oregon. my grandma had been down here for about a week and a half; my parents were traveling to a trade show in kentucky (the abc show, which i miraculously got out of going to this year..), so my grandma was down here taking care of my brother. the best part is that my grandpa got to come down for the last few days of the trip. he hasn't been down to california in i don't know how long, and i haven't seen him in about a year and a half, so needless to say, i was excited.

aden and my stepmom had a cub scout camping trip, so they had their own adventures that weekend. but i have to be honest, it was nice getting to spend some time with my grandparents and also my dad without my brother around; having purely grown-up energy. (here's a photo of him shooting a bb gun at the scout trip:)

we drove up on saturday, and actually got to stop by our wedding venue. my stepmom had seen it a few weeks ago, but it was awesome to be able to show my dad and grandparents. they loved it, which also made me feel better about the wedding in general.

after that quick pit stop (and a starbucks run) we drove the last 45 minutes and arrived in santa barbara. the place my uncle is living in is so cool! it's this mini-complex type thing and it seems to be situated right in the middle of the block, so you would never really guess it was there. it's a studio, so basically a big room with a small kitchen and bathroom attached, but it's just him, so it's pretty perfect. there's even this private garden area that was so pretty.


my grandparents




my uncle lives in unit c, for chauran :)

after we settled in a bit, we picked up some sandwiches, looked at some historic adobes, and then went to eat our lunch at this house that my uncle is staging for sale. they're putting it on the market for over 3 million..

it was super foggy, but if it had been clear, you would be able to see the AMAZING view!

after the house tour, we made our way back into town and walked along state street. we ended our night at a mediterranean restaurant for dinner.

my grandparents and my uncle joel

pretending like she doesn't know what a hookah is

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the next day, we went to breakfast at east beach grill, which is pretty much right on the beach. it was a little overcast, but it was nice that the sun wasn't too intense, because we ate outside.

 

 

we also visited stearn's wharf and walked around a bit. we had to leave early because we all had stuff to take care of before the end of the weekend, but it was such an amazing weekend! spending time with my family is always precious to me, but being a little older now, i definitely appreciate every minute with them more than i did when i was younger. 

 

 

 

 



oregon trip recap

gooood morning everyone!

i finally got around to uploading all the pictures and stuff from my oregon trip last weekend. i didn't take as many pictures as i should have, but i was concentrating on spending time with my family.

firstly, we took dave with us on the trip. we didn't have anywhere to leave him over the weekend, so my dad flew with him last wednesday. he did really great on the trip, and from what i can tell, had a great time!

on sunday was the big bash for my grandma. we also have other birthdays and anniversaries in june, but this was mostly about my ammy. she turned the big 7-5 this year, and is just as 'with it' as she's ever been!

tons of people showed up to celebrate her and it was nice having our extended family together. it was potluck style and everyone brought their favorite mexican food dish. there was even a pinata!

 

until next time..

<3 alaina