Our Honeymoon

What better time than 10.5 months after to blog about your honeymoon? I mean, right? I was perusing old posts and I realized I never fulfilled my promise to explain this picture.

So in case you have been sitting on the edge of your seat for almost a year...wait no longer. (Is the sarcasm thick enough?) Let me start at the beginning.

Paul planned out a great trip to Southern California for us, and by SoCal I mean Disneyland. Obviously. Would I waste my time anywhere else?

We were so so excited. Maybe too excited, because I got super sick right off the bat. We woke up incredibly early to make our 6 a.m. flight to Cali. I think a combination of sleep deprivation (for weeks prior), not really eating much on wedding day, jitters, etc. just put me over the edge and I felt so sick. Bless Paul's heart, he had planned so many fun surprises for the first few days of the trip. And I was the sleepiest, most boring, and nauseous new bride. Sorry again, Paul! Ha

We had fun regardless. The point of this is that the first half of the week I was eating practically nothing because it all made me want to gag. Well, fast-forward to our second full day at the park. The California heat was surprisingly fierce for October, and we were unprepared.

While waiting in line to re-enter Disneyland in the late morning, I told Paul that I was feeling dizzy. (Note: this is not the first time this has happened to me, and certainly wasn't the last..maybe I'll write about that another time). He let me lean on him and we figured we could wait until we entered the gates and then find a place to sit down.

BUT! My body was too impatient for that. My eyes rolled back and I went limp and BOOM! I had fainted. Luckily my brand new husband caught me and began to lower me to the ground.

Here's the best part: As I was unconscious and limp, I vomited all down my shirt and on my pants. Niiice. Attractive. Everything you want your new spouse to see and have ingrained in their brain for time and all eternity.

After some help from a few mom tourist nurses and Disneyland crew members, I was conscious and being wheeled down Main Street to the First Aid Station.

post-vomit removal

Luckily later that afternoon I was ready to go full force, and we enjoyed the rest of our trip very much!

But to this day we joke that Paul learned early what it means to be there for each other in sickness and in health. ;)

Priday Vacation Part 2

When we got back from Victoria, we were able to enjoy several days in the Seattle area together exploring. Unfortunately Paul had to work for almost all of it, hence his absence in most of these photos :(

Raspberry Picking & Snoqualmie Falls

There is a glorious place called Remlinger Farms up in Carnation, WA. All year long they have various fruits and vegetables that you can either buy or "U-Pick." We were in raspberry heaven!

When we had picked to our heart's content we headed south to Snoqualmie Falls. I didn't take a picture of the Falls that day, but they look just like this:

It's so majestic. Aaaand it probably goes without saying that those raspberries quickly turned into homemade raspberry ice cream. We are Pridays, after all.

raspberry lemonade ice cream mmmm

Pacific Science Center & Ballard Locks

One of the perks of working for the PSC is enjoying free passes to exhibits & IMAX movies! We went butterfly themed: Flight of the Butterflies 3D and the Tropical Butterfly House. Check it out.

 If any of you have unanswered questions about monarch butterflies, you know who to ask ;) Later that day we headed to see the famous Ballard Locks and the salmon swimming up the fish ladder. It is quite the process.

check out them salmon!

sister love @ the Locks

Bainbridge Island

(aka Gorgeous Happiness via ferry boat)

If I could bottle up the joy that comes from a lovely summer day on Bainbridge Island, no one would ever be lonely again. I mean, honestly. Look for yourself.

Did I mention we love ice cream?

the cutest candid shot of my sister :)

Seattle Aquarium

The Seattle Aquarium is located right on the waterfront, and we've heard it is one of those must-sees. And Paul even got to join us! 

Pike Place

We explored Pike Place pretty thoroughly last year, but we couldn't pass up the opportunity to give it a quick walk-through.

the famous GUM wall! Gross

Whew! If you are still reading, you deserve an award. I just couldn't decide what to leave out. I miss my family already, but we are excited for whenever we get to see them next. Thanks for a great trip, family!