Saturday, February 6, 2010

Honeymoon Thursday - Sunday Blog

Thursday we went up to Hollywood Studios. But upon getting there we discovered there really isn't much to do there. There were only a couple things that even appealed to me. We went and saw the Indiana Jones show and that was quite entertaining. Then Mike suggested the Muppets 3D show and that was fun. The little girl next to me was very entertaining. She kept jumping every time something came at her, but afterwards she insisted that she hadn't been scared once. I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. I had seen her sink so low in her chair that if I hadn't know she was there I wouldn't have noticed her.

After that we went on the backstage movie making tour. We watched them shoot a scene with a few volunteers and it made us laugh when they got wet. Then we watched it all put together with dialogue and sound effects it was pretty cool, even though the volunteers will never have a hope of getting into the movies. Their acting wasn't very good. :O)

Then we went for a ride through the back lot and got to see where the costumes and scenery is made. We got to see Captin Jack Sparrow's costume - so that was pretty cool. Then we had a walking tour and got to see props and costumes. Some with movies as recent as The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe and Enchanted. We decided to end our Disney day after that and grabbed our bus back to the hotel.

We decided to try out my new Transformers Monopoly game. Mike and I both chose deceptacon pieces. I was Ravage - the awesome cat from the second movie while he chose Megatron. I think I made a better bad guy than Mike because I dominated him. It took us a couple hours but eventually he went bankrupt.

After our game we walked down to the movie theater. We decided to see New Moon because he had promised to go with me. He was enjoying it so much that he fell asleep. It took me several pokes to wake him up again. After the movie was over he told me that he didn't like it. Which is a shame as I liked it better than Twilight. I teased him about falling asleep as we walked to Planet Hollywood for dinner. And if anyone ever goes to Planet Hollywood and orders the half roasted chicken - they mean that literally. From breast to leg. I've never seen a place give you so much chicken. And neither had Mike apprarently. He was just as surprised as I was.

Friday at Sea World turned out to be rainy and cold. The skies were cloudy and gray when we woke up. We took a hotel car up to Sea World and by the time we got there it was raining. My good outlook on the day quickly dampened as Mike's attitude soured with the weather.

We had our interaction with the dolphins first. Going backstage to get a trainers view of the dolphin and whale show. Then we went and saw where the dolphins had their medical exams. Then we went to the dolphin cove where we met our trainer and the three dolphins we would be working with. We had the teens of the group, and the acted just like three unruly teenage boys. But it was such an amazing experience. Mike told me that I'd better feed them because he wasn't touching any smelly fish. He really seemed to like interacting with the dolphins though. They feel like rubbery saran wrap. Mike's mood brightened a lot while we were there.

After the dolphins we got lost in the park trying to find our way to the Arctic Adventure. They made the park very hard to navigate it was so frustrating. But we finally found our way there and we looked through the gift shop while waiting for our next interaction to begin. We were supposed to meet at the big bronze bear, so we took pictures next to it to pass the time.

Soon after that the tour began and we were taken in the back to put on our wet suits. I had forgotten how freaking uncomfortable they are. Seriously? How do you forget something like that? Of course you don't focus on that when you get in the pool with the whales. They were just as sweet as before. They did do some different tricks than the ones in California. They gave us hugs, which meant that they literally swam into your lap and put their face into your chest while you wrapped your arms around their huge heads. They also splashed us a lot more. We were soaked when we came out. Literally dripping with salt water. Afterwards we got in the shower - and all the hot water was gone, so I was in and out within a couple minutes, looking forward eagerly to getting back to the hotel to take a hot one.

We decided to call it an early day after grabbing some quick lunch. The rain wasn't letting up and we were both miserable and tired. So we came back to the hotel, took very hot showers and relaxed. Mike took a nap and I tried watching bad TV before giving it up as a bad job and calling home to see who would be picking us up Sunday. My five minute call quickly turned into an hour long call as Mom wanted to know all about our trip. I think she had more fun listening than we had actually had doing. :)

Saturday we went to Universal Studios. I admit I wasn't too thrilled about the day. Mike seemed enthusiastic about The Blue Man Group, but I wasn't looking forward to it. I don't like concerts and avoid them for that reason. So when we got to the park it was cold and wet, much like it had been at Sea World the day before. So I was glad that we had brought our umbrella and the sweatshirts that we had bought at Sea World the day before. We went down the street, passing The Incredible Hulk ride but paused as we got to Spider-Man . After checking with the attendant there and making sure it wasn't a roller coaster we decided to brave it.

It was AWESOME!!!!! It was a 3D simulated ride that took you on a Spider-Man adventure. The first time scared me a little because at the end of the ride you fall of a sky scraper and plummet to the ground, only to be save by a web net at the last minute. But it was a blast, Mike and I went on it two more times right away before wandering off to see what else was around.

The pathe led us straight to Jurassic Park. After determining that both rides there were too scary for me to try we just wandered around the trails taking pictures with all the dinosaurs. Then we wandered into a gift shop where we tried on dinosaur hats. Mike got a good laugh at me when we did that but he looked just as goofy as I did. Then we went inside and looked at the exibits there. We saw a rapter hatch from an egg and one of the kids named her Biter. Mike and I took turns doing the DNA dino simulation. Both the Canaceosaurus and the Mikeadon looked pretty ugly. But it was fun none the less.

After Jurassic Park we wandered into Dr. Seuss Land. We saw The Cat in the Hat and Thing 1 and Thing 2 but didn't get pictures with them. I did insist on pictures with the characters from Green Egss and Ham. When it was my turn Mike took my picture, when he wasn't looking Sam-I-Am gave me a kiss. Mike laughed when I told him. Then we saw the Grinch and of course we had to have a picture with him.

Then we walked back through the comic strip area, and Mike saw Betty Boop. She is his favorite so he wanted pictures.

After that we went on Spider-Man two more times. Mike got kind of dizzy so we grabbed some lunch. Mike got the fish and I got pizza. He was pleased but wasn't too satisfied, I wasn't either it wasn't that great. Then we went on Spider-Man for the last time before moving on to the other side of the park.

The first thing I noticed was the I Love Lucy memorial store. I HAD to check it out. It was so cool. There was a display that showed how they had the stage set up. I tried my hand at the I Love Lucy Quiz and got all the answers right of course. Then we wandered around the gift shop.

After that we went on the Shrek 4D ride. Well it was more like a movie and your chair moves a lot. But it was fun. Then I braved Twister, which was actually really boring. You basically stand there and watch a twister go around destroying things on set. We didn't even get wet. Mike complained about that loudly for several minutes after we left.

Then we saw a giant Garfield the Cat balloon they were going to use for the parade later. We both love Garfield so we took pictures with him. Then I saw Jaws. So we took pictures with the shark before going on the ride. I was a little disappointed. Jaws kept attacking the other side of the boat and I only got to see him once or twice.

After that we walked over to The Simpson's ride. It was another simulated ride, just like Spider-Man but without the 3D. Also you don't leave the room on The Simpson's ride. Again I loved it. You start going on a roller coaster, then it takes you all the way through Springfield. It was so much fun and so funny too. Mike and I went on it three times in a row before we had to head over to the concert.

Blue Man group was very entertaining and funny. It wasn't even like a real concert. I enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. I loved on part in particular. When they selected an older lady from the audience, took her on stage and they all ate twinkies with knives and forks. It was very funny.

Sunday we went to Magic Kingdom one last time - but after all the rides at Universal Studios it wasn't as much fun as it was the first time. Although we did see Winnie-the-Pooh and took pictures with him. Again I got a kiss. Mike asked what was up with the characters kissing me. I have no idea.

Overall we had a great time in Florida but it was so good to come back to Utah. I tried to upload pictures on here but couldn't do it. So if anyone wants to see pictures feel free to e-mail me at Deanwinchesterfan1985@live.com and I will send you some pictures of our trip.

Honeymoon Saturday-Wednesday Blog

Saturday we had a late start, but eventually we rolled ourselves out of bed. We played card games and opened the cards we had gotten from the reception. Mike ate my ham sandwich that the reception center had packed for me, but we eventually went to lunch - when I was hungry enough because I wasn't very hungry for some reason. We went to Smokey's Bar and Grill. Mike got fish and I got a burger. Their fries were easily the best fries I have ever had in my life. After that we just enjoyed TV. It was a good movie night on USA so we watched 50 First Dates, Stuart Little 2 and Bruce Almighty.

Sunday we got up early so we could go to Stephen's homecoming talk. When we got back to the house afterwards Shirleen's family wanted to meet Priestly. He definitely stole the spot light. He missed me a lot, when I tried to take his picture he kept trying to climb my skirt or jumped off the bed to land on my lap. So I eventually took him outside to play. Everyone thought it was so cute as he followed me back and forth across the yard and hid behind my skirt.

Mike and I had to leave for the airport by 3:00. By the time we got there I felt very sick. I hate flying and I am terrified of planes. Mike kept trying to comfort me by telling me to daydream about Supernatural's Dean. But even that didn't help. By the time we were on the plane and on the runway I was in tears, trying very hard to hide them from Mike. But we made it safe and sound and I had managed to stop crying once we were in the air. We didn't get to Florida until almost midnight their time, so we just wearily climbed into bed as we were exhausted.

On Monday morning we went to Magic Kingdom. Mike laughed when he handed me a map and I saw what rides were available to go on. He said my face lit up like a kid's on Christmas. We headed for my favorite ride - Peter Pan. Then we went on It's A Small World, Snow White, Winnie-the-Pooh, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Jungle Cruise, and The Haunted Mansion. My favorite was Winnie-the-Pooh as you get to bounce around with Tigger and I thought that was fun.

Tuesday Mike went down to the school he was hoping to go to this fall to see what it was like. I was very sick so I stayed in the motel and watched horrible daytime TV. We didn't do much when he got home either so it wasn't a very exciting day.

Wednesday we went to Animal Kingdom. It was a lot like a big zoo except for the Safari where the animals roam free. On our way out Mike and I each got a temporary tatoo and then Mike almost swallowed a bug. I found that very funny and laughed all the way back to the buss stop. Mike wasn't amused. But then again he was the one who almost swalled the bug. I wouldn't be happy either.

We came back to the room to wait for the bus that would take us to downtown Disney. Mike took a nap and I tried to entertain myself with TV but again found it very boring. Around 5:30 or so I went in and woke Mike up. He needed to get dressed so we could go down and catch our bus. It didn't take him long and we went downstairs and waited on the bus bench for almost 45 minutes, then we decided to just forget it and walk to downtown Disney. As we reached the sidewalk our bus came in. I wasn't going to run for it so we decided to just keep walking. It was only a 15 minute walk from our hotel anyway.

We had fun going from store to store. We visited the Giant Toy Store, the Kitchen store, Pooh corner, and Goofy's Candy Company. We went to the Rainforest Cafe for dinner. Mike got probably one of the most expensive meals on the menu. The steak, shrimp, and ribs plate complete with fries. I ordered the pot roast. It was pretty good. Mike offered me some of his fries but they looked like potato crisps and didn't taste very good.

After dinner we went around taking our pictures with all the characters and then we went back to the motel so we could go to bed.

The Wedding Blog

Sorry that this has taken me so long to get posted...but anyway here it goes.

You knw when you are little you dream about your wedding day? You dream about your colors, your dress, your hair, the cake, and of course your future spouse. You want it to be the most romantic and perfect day of your life. A day you will never forget. Well, I was no exception to this. When I was little I wanted my wedding to be pink. Pink flowers, pink cak, pink ties - I even wanted a pink wedding dress. Now I despise pink so we had a frosty blue for our wedding colors. And as I always wanted a summer wedding, naturally I had it in the winter. We wanted my brother Stephen to be able to be there, and he wouldn't be home until November so we got married a little over a week after he got home.

On Friday November, 27 2009 Mike and I were to be married at noon at the Draper Utah Temple. I woke up around 2:30 that morning and was so stressed about what the day was going to bring that I couldn't fall back asleep. I finally did manage it aroun 6:00 and when my alarm went off an hour later I didn't want to get up. I finally rolled myself out of bed and hoped that a hot shower would help me relax, but all it did was aggrivate the butterflies fluttering around in my stomach. By the theim I was finished getting dressed and had my teeth brushed Mike had arrived. He had told me that we were to call the temple together to answer some questions for their records. I had told him it was bad luck, and mom agreed with me, but Mike insisted. While we were waiting for the temple to open for us to call my beauty and hair stylists as well as good friends Sue and Tina arrived.

Sue and Tina talked for a bit before saying that we should get started. So Mike watched as Tina thinned and shaped my eyebrows. Then as we started the curls the temple called back. Mike answered their questions without my help and then we promptly kicked him out.

Tina and Sue were finished by 9:00 so then I only had to wait for Mom to finish getting ready so we could go. We were running a little late, but we got to the temple just after 11:00. Mike wasn't there yet, so we were taken to a small waiting room to wait for him. We got a phone call a few minutes later and were told Mike was on his way. He had gone to the wrong temple by mistake. We all had a good laugh over that. A half hour later Mike arrived red-faced and stressed out of his mind.

After taking care of the legal stuff Mike and I got ready and were taken to the sealing room, where our families were waiting for us. And it was there that we were sealed together.

After the ceremony Mom and Sue took me down to the bride's room to help me get ready for pictures. It didn't take us long but it was so weird having someone else dress me. I felt like I was a little kid again, especially when mom put my shoes on. When we got to the lobby we discovered that Mike was still getting ready. It sent a jolt through me when my photographer, Sydney Davis, asked me where my husband was. That was when it really hit me. I was married. I had a husband - and I was a wife.

It was a really windy day outside. My veil kept blowing everywhere, making for some very interesting pictures, and a very irritated bride. At one point it blew out of my hair completely, if Sydney hadn't been standing right there we would have been chasing it across the grounds trying to catch it before it blew away.

After pictures and changing out of my dress Mom and I stopped to pick up lunch for everyone then went home. Lunch was a fast one, and Mike and I relaxed together for an hour or so before Mom and I had to head to The Old Meeting House so I could get touch up jobs and get ready. Sue helped me get dressed and at 6:00 I had Dad escort me down the aisle to the stand where Mike and Bishop Adams waited.

I don't remember everything about the ring ceremony but I do remember a few things. He told us to make a marriage work we would need communication, commitment, and compromise. Mike and I exchanged rings before friends and family and then hurried down the aisle together. We greeted our guests in the hall, where we were congratulated.

Afterward we did family and wedding pictures and then we went to talk to friends. I caught up with Chantel and Rose and we talked until my sister-in-law, Alisa, told me that we had a fingerprint in our cake. That made me laugh. Then we were told that our guests were arriving so we got in line to greet them.

After we finished the line we cut the cake and I threw my bouquet. We were supposed to have a limo pick us up but it never showed. So after tearful goodbyes with my parents and siblings we climbed into Mike's car and he drove us up to Park City to start our honeymoon.