So, big news, I am married. In case you don’t know me, or know me, but didn’t know, that might qualify as big news. If not, it’s old news. I was married almost two weeks ago and have since enjoyed a week long honeymoon in Hawaii.

I must admit, the wedding was awesome - beautiful even - but through no fault of my own of course. All I had to do was pick the music and make sure the photographer and DJ showed up. Stephanie did the rest and put all her energy into it for 9 months. At times I would pick on her about how focused and organized she was, but in the end it was definitely worth it. Keep in mind, I could be a little biased. But just to prove it, I’ll have pictures up here as soon as I get them from the photographer.

The only thing about the wedding that went a little wacky was the reception. We had planned on the food being served as our guests arrived and while we were taking photos. We wanted to show up (after every one had begun eating), enjoy our first dance (that was a bit too long) and then open the dance floor. When we got there, the guests had yet to be served. So it threw everything out of whack…but I’ve been told everybody enjoyed it and nobody cared, so I guess that’s a good thing.

The honeymoon was, how can I say this? Freaking Amazing. I was a little worried about it. I had made the plans and reservations while I was in Afghanistan and had about 8 months to worry that it wasn’t going to be good enough, that is was going to be nothing but expensive and boring. It was the complete opposite. We spent 5 nights and 6 1/2 days at the Mauna Lani Resort with a room overlooking the beach on the Kona coast of the big island of Hawaii. You can see some photos here.

One bonus was that the big resort was practically empty. When we arrived on Monday night it felt like nobody was around. We enjoyed a late dinner that evening and only one other couple was in the restaurant. Throughout the week more people arrived (there was a wedding on the day we left) but we were told the hotel was still only at 30% occupancy. It made for a very relaxing week with no worries about getting chairs on the beach, etc.

The best part to me was the snorkeling. I had never been snorkeling before, wasn’t sure if I’d be able to, but I pulled it off. We walked about ten minutes south to a different beach that we were told had great snorkeling and we weren’t disappointed. We saw about 20 different types (and colors) of fish. We enjoyed it so much we decided to get an underwater camera and go again the next day. It was just as great the following day, but the pictures didn’t turn out so great…oh well, what can you expect with a disposable underwater camera? We also enjoyed a very relaxing couple’s massage at an outdoor spa; every night was spent at a very nice restaurant where we ate and watched the sunset, except Friday night which was spent on a sailboat sailing the ocean as the sun was setting. My time on the boat was mainly spent trying not to throw up. I failed.

The worst part, of course, was leaving to go home, but all good things come to an end, and by coming home another good thing has begun. Steph has been moving into my place, which at first was a little frightening (not because I didn’t want her here, but because…well, guys will understand), but I have to admit, it’s a much better place with her here. My bedroom now looks a bit like Ben Stiller’s in Along Came Polly, which means I have about three times as many pillows as I used to have, but the bed is comfortable.

I’m not sure how much I’ll be updating this site anymore. Not that I was ever always updating it, but now I have more things to worry (and write) about than myself. I’m sure I’ll find my way here though. I’ll have some dumb thing that gets me going and I’ll feel that it’s my duty to tell the world how I feel and so I’ll write about it…unfortunately. I will keep reviewing books, in fact I am hoping that soon I will begin a new site with a couple of friends that is nothing but book reviews…we’ll see.

Until then, thank you to all who shared the wedding experience with us. It was an amazing time and the only disappointment was that it went too fast and we didn’t have time to say good bye to everybody we wanted to say good bye to. Other than that, it was a blast. So thank you.

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