The Honeymoon!!

We got engaged, then married, so what is left? A Honeymoon! We had a huge gift of a honeymoon that led us to some incredible places!! We went straight from the wedding to an amazing bed and breakfast (Two Hearts Inn). The room was more like a condo, with a jacuzzi, stand up/rain head shower, big flat screen, instant fire place, comfy love seat, incredible food delivered to our door, and a large 4 post bed! We completely came down off of the 'high' of the wedding and were finally able to relax in each others' arms. No more preparation, running errands, buying supplies, hauling off trash, or answering the phones every 15 minutes! It was a perfect evening! We ate, took a jacuzzi bath, watched a movie, etc...The funny part about the jacuzzi, is that Arthur put some bubble bath in it and the bubbles were so tall-we couldn't even see each other! We made bubble castles and a bubble wall between us. Honeymoon like activities, right?

Sunday, we flew to San Francisco, only to be picked up by a limo and taken to our hotel! We had a wonderful view of the city and the bay from our room, were within walking distance from China Town, the Union Square shopping center, Fisherman's Warf, and so many great restaurants! We walked to dinner that night, and ate at a little Italian hole-in-the-wall that had a 45 minute wait. The next day, we jumped on the trolley and headed to Fisherman's Warf (a long road lined with piers in the bay). Long story short...we received 2 free bay cruise tickets, 2 double decker bus Golden Gate tour tickets, $50 gift certificate for food, took a ferry and a tour of Alcatraz, watched the sea lions bake in the sun, and ended up in bed by 6:30 pm!! The next day, we went to the most crooked street in America (Lombard Street), went to Ghirardelli square, did the double decker tour over Golden Gate, shopped around the plaza, and then headed to an underground Blues joint! Another fun day! Wednesday, we rented a car and headed to Napa Valley! We learned so much at the wineries that day, and had a lot of fun exploring the area! Thursday, we went on the Napa Valley Wine Train for lunch and a 2 1/2 hour tour of the Valley. We continued to enjoy each other's company, and truly felt like we were on our honeymoon! Friday morning, we were able to enjoy a hot air balloon ride over the Valley! We got up extremely early, and by the time we got back (9:30 am), we were exhausted. We both fell asleep and woke up in just enough time to check out and get on the road. We drove up to Heldsburg (on accident), and spent the evening in a really neat town. They had an old town square with modern shops and restaurants. On Saturday, we headed towards the coast, and ended up driving through Sonoma Valley. We would absolutely go back here! The road was a fun drive, and the wineries were all very quaint and friendly. One, in particular, had a gigantic tasting room filled with mustards, chipotles, bbq sauces, oil/vinegars, jams that we were able to dip pretzels in. Welllll, let's just say it was lunch time and Arthur and I kept circling around the room trying to "decide" what we wanted! Yummy:) We found HWY 1 and drove down the coast back to San Francisco. We only stopped long enough to hike down to the ocean, take a couple of pictures, and for Arthur to swim out to a plymouth size rock with waves crashing around him! Ahhh! One of those scary honeymoon stories kept popping in my mind, but I know that he is an excellent swimmer and safe (most of the time)!

We flew 7 hours to get home on the following Sunday, and didn't arrive in Tahlequah until 1:30 am! I had to work the next day, so back to reality! We probably could've stayed on the honeymoon forever, if we didn't miss Aden so much! We all called each other frequently, and that's when Aden began calling him Daddy and Dad instead of Arthur. Still puts a smile on our faces!!