Leaving Paradise

As paradisiacal as Cancun was... Leaving it was another matter entirely. Tuesday night, we bemoaned returning to reality and Wednesday morning we packed, checked out of our hotel, and grabbed a taxi to the airport to get there by 1030 for our 1230 flight. When we went to check in, the kiosk wouldn't let us do it. Come to find out, our flight wasn't until 1230 on THURSDAY, not Wednesday... We were a full 26 hours early for our flight, a truly ironic thing indeed because I really hate getting to the airport more than an hour before a flight is set to depart.

So, since we were broke from the $65 trip from the airport to the hotel when we arrived, and the $40 trip from the resort to the airport, we decided to stay at the airport and have an adventure... So that's what we did.

The Honeymoon-- Cancun, or, Paradise

Kirk's first out-of-country experience was eagerly awaited... After my cabin in the woods dream honeymoon happened in Park City for the first two days, we excitedly headed to the airport Saturday morning to fly to LAX and then onto CUN. On our Delta flight, we sat next to a cute lady who had spent her honeymoon in the beautiful Cancun 43 years earlier. She told us all the places we couldn't miss, then concluded by exclaiming, "But you know what? You're on your honeymoon-- just lay on the beach and enjoy each other!" and that's exactly what we did! We just laid on the beach, took naps in our hotel room, ordered virgin drinks from the bar, and enjoyed being together... It was paradise!

The Honeymoon-- Park City, or, A Cabin in the Woods

When I was a little girl, I decided I wanted to go to Paris on my honeymoon-- spending time in France with the romance, the culture, and the pastries has always been appealing to me, till I got a little older and realized that sight-seeing wasn't going to be a top priority on my honeymoon to-do list... So I decided my ideal honeymoon would be a cabin in the woods with just me and my man. Kirk and his parents, knowing this, booked us two nights in Park City, Utah before taking off to the more exotic Cancun.

We had an amazing time at the WestGate hotel. Friday, we eventually left the hotel and went shopping where we replaced Kirk's leather jacket with one we found on major sale at this cute little Nordic shop, we also bought an ornament-- a tradition we began on our first vacation together, while we were engaged, to California. After lunch at this cute Texas cafe and shopping, we went to the alpine slide where I'm pretty sure I beat Kirk down the mountain. On our way back to the hotel we stopped by walmart because my cute husband only packed two shirts, so we picked up a pack of white t-shirts to wear in Cancun and a swim shirt. Back at the hotel we went swimming and enjoyed a delightful dinner at the hotel restaurant.

It was an early (ish) to bed evening as we had to leave at 5 am for the airport the next morning, but we had a lovely time in Park City and we hope to be able to return to this great hotel and this fun city every year for our anniversary so long as we are in Utah.

What a great start to our life together!

My Fairytale

So, I got married to the man of my dreams on Thursday 16 August 2012. Pretty much, I'm the luckiest woman alive! Kirk Alan Johnson is the sweetest, most sincere person I know, and I adore him-- this blog, from here on out, will be chronicling our Happily Ever After as The Johnson's... Here we go (: