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Thursday, October 23, 2014

#tbt... Honeymooning in Paris & Barcelona

This week has been a whirlwind as there has been something to do at almost every moment of the day and it is tiring.  M and I went away for the weekend to celebrate the marriage of one of my Chi Omega sisters and then we extended our trip until Tuesday so that we could celebrate our anniversary.  Tuesday we came back and got right into our regularly scheduled crazy schedule and it has been non-stop since.  I am pretty sure it is going to be non-stop for a while to... I think we slow down a bit in December?!?!?  That being said, today marks 1 year since we left for our honeymoon in Paris and Barcelona and since I am soooooo longing for a trip back there, I figured that would be a perfect #tbt post for today!


Now some of you may know this while others may not, but our honeymoon was a surprise to me.  I left M in charge of planning the honeymoon and he surprised me at my bridal shower by letting me know where we were going.  Let me tell you, excited does not begin to describe how I felt when I learned the trip that he had planned for us.  First we headed to Paris for a few days, and then we were off to my 2nd favorite city in Spain, Barcelona!  To say I had fun would be an understatement.  This was by far one of the best trips I have ever taken!  So thanks to M for being such a wonderful husband and knowing EXACTLY what type of a honeymoon I would want and for making it happen for us!

First stop was Paris where we enjoyed walking for miles upon miles around the city taking in the sites.  We visited the Museum of Natural History, Notre Dame, the Arc de Triumphe, and the Eiffel Tower among other things.  We also did our first ever wine tasting together and are now pretty much hooked on wine tastings!









Mark had so sweetly made us a personalized lock to put on the bridge, but somehow I left it at home, so I made us a new one!




Champagne toast at the top of the Eiffel Tower


Wine Tasting!!
After a few days in Paris we were off to explore Barcelona where we did things like take a boat cruise around the city, visited many of Gaudi's architectural wonders and drank lots and lots of sangria.  One of my favorite things about our visit to Barcelona was going to see La Sagrada Familia church as it is a work in progress and I was excited to see how things had changed in the 7 years since I had been there!














La Sagrada Familia


Where my wedding dress was made!



Have you ever gone on a trip that was so amazing you wish you could relive it?



Thursday, October 16, 2014

#tbt... The Most Perfect Day Ever

This Sunday M & I will be celebrating our very 1st wedding anniversary!! I seriously CANNOT believe that it has already been one WHOLE YEAR since we got married.  It honestly seems like just yesterday I was getting ready to walk down the aisle to marry the man of my dreams.  It actually still makes me all teary eyed just thinking about how I felt that day and how excited I was that M and I were FINALLY going to tie the knot.  Sure there was a lot of stress leading up to the big day... but when October 19th rolled around nothing mattered except for the fact that I was going to marry my best friend.  By the time I made it to the GORGEOUS church we were going to be married in I couldn't stop crying... not because I was nervous... but because the big moment was finally there and all the stress that had been part of my life leading up to that moment was gone.  My wedding day was seriously one of the most perfect days of my entire life and it is something I will remember forever.  So in honor of my 1 year wedding anniversary, today's #tbt post is going to be dedicated to the day I married my best friend, soul mate, and love of my life.

PS, Sorry in advance for the massive photo dump... when looking back at all the pictures it was so hard to just pick a few... even these don't do my wedding day justice!



Tying his bow tie all by himself! So proud

Groomsmen taking shots before heading out
My dress with the bridesmaid dresses & their monogrammed pashminas I gave them as a gift
My mom's veil from when she married my dad was my "something old"
I seriously felt like the most beautiful girl in the world
This teddy bear was the first gift M ever gave me!
Having some fun getting ready
Inside Rooke Chapel
Cutest Ring Bearer EVER

Little Bro & Mom
And the tears just wouldn't stop coming...
And then I couldn't breathe...



We did it!


My family
All of Mom's Side of the family
All of Dad's Side of the family
Hubby's Family

Half of our portraits inside have all of us looking at my ring bearer as he squirmed around
One of my favs of the wedding party
Some of the best girl friends a girl could ever hope to have in her life



Hanging out at my sorority dorm building




All the Bucknellians at our wedding
All the Chi Omegas at our wedding
All the Sammy guys at our wedding
Bucknell Family Members




Simple yet elegant 












Do you have any special days that you remember being the most perfect days of your entire lives?