Feelin' Hot Hot Hot.

So Melissa and I spent our wedding night in the Destination's Inn New York themed room. No details but it was a rather enjoyable evening. The next morning (Sunday) we went to her parents home and since her  brother in law is a branch president in Georgia we had a little sacrament in her living room. It was nice to be gathered with family and reminisce about our awesome sealing. We then opened presents and it was impressive the amount of things that we got. I am sure glad that there are people out there who love us and got us thousands of dollars of things. I would list but that is not what this entry is about. The last hour of our visit there in her parent's house I was being harassed about where the honeymoon is. I had made up my mind that it was going to be a surprise and it was :) I held off telling anyone.


So Melissa and I got on the shuttle and headed out to go to the Salt Lake Airport. Our first flight was to to go to Atlanta and our second flight....the final destination was to... St Lucia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Melissa and I went to Beautiful St. Lucia on our honeymoon and it was awesome. We got into the airport and took a LOOOOOOOOOOONG and very curvy cab ride to our resort. We went to this awesome resort in St Lucia that is a 40 acre jungle setting with a bunch of 1 story buildings spread out across the entire resort. When we arrived to the resort it was raining and we had a mini shuttle take us up to our room and we shared it with this other couple who was going up to their room as well having just checked in like us. Well this couple....this couple. Ok. So the man was a sharp looking guy, had a tattoo on his arm but otherwise looked like a normal professional and clean cut guy. On the other hand, the wife was a nightmare, she looked 10 years older and had her eyes 6 inches apart it seemed and she had a greasy blond afro, overweight, and reeked of alcohol. She sat next to me and asked us if we were "loud" since it was our honeymoon. We didn't really know how to answer the question and she proceeded to tell us not to worry because she was really loud. I was mortified and disgusted at this 40 year old woman for being so distasteful. We got dropped off at our room and came to find out that hers was a couple buildings down down. Melissa and I go in our room and lay down for a little while. We get our suits on and headed down to the hot tub. On our way we walk past the couple previously mentioned's hotel and she tried to lure us into her room and enjoy some champagne and we of course thanked her but declined because we don't drink. We made it to the hot tub and it was raining and the hot tub wasn't tooo hot. I mean like we actually had goose bumps under the water. We then dry up and head to dinner. We waited in the lobby for a person to lead us down to the restaurant for dinner. At this resort there are 8 pools and 6 restaurants. 2 options for breakfast. 3 for lunch and 4 for dinner. Since it was our first day we were told to eat at the buffet. So we did. And guess who was accompanied to the restaurant the same time as us. Yes. The obnoxious woman and her normal husband. She asked us whether we were under 18 or mormons. We laughed and assumed that it was because of denying the drinks. Well we told her we were mormons and we went our separate ways to eat our dinners. Dinner was very good and we went back to our hotel rooms to crash. The room was nice and the bed was HUGE! We could each lie on an opposite edge and reach for each other and barely graze fingertips. That night Melissa woke me up because she saw a bug and wanted me to kill it. She screamed that it was the size of a dollar when maybe it was the size of a 50 cent piece haha. Well the next morning we go to the pool and beach and it was super amazing. The weather was in the 80s and I just loved the humidity and the crystal clear waters.


This next day we started to take advantage really of the type of resort it was. All inclusive is the way to go. We had unlimited food and drinks any hour of the day. We went for lunch at this Italian restaurant and had a great appetizer. Silk pasta handkerchiefs with herb cream sauce then seafood risotto and a  pizza and some tiramisu. YUM. We drank our body weight in virgin daiquiris and Piña Coladas and it was great. We had a late dinner over the piers at this yummy Italian restaurant called La Trattoria. We ate there a couple times. For dinner we would eat at the waterside grill or Cafe Asia. We loved those restaurants so much. They both require reservations so for the last for days we ate at each twice alternating days. These restaurants were so different but so good. I loved the waterside grill because it was a nice seafood grill overlooking the beach and the caribbean sea. I also loved the cafe asia because the food was so dang good. I loved the thai cuisine and the restaurant was 5* and super intimate....that is till you find that the people sitting next to you is the woman and her husband that were obnoxious the first day. haha. They like wanted to try bites of our food. Melissa had to read them the menu. We that night decided that it was a must to give them a name instead of just calling them the Canadian couple. We decided to name her Madge. And madge she was called.


The honeymoon was the most amazing time of our lives. We were like the youngest couple there and most people there were europeans on their 2 week easter holiday. I will now share some highlights.

THE WEDDING NIGHT SUITE

MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE BY THE POOL

BEING WITH HER ALL WEEK WITH NO SCHOOL

THE FOOD AT THE WATERSIDE GRILL :)

ALL YOU CAN DRINK DRINKS!

YUMMY RISOTTO

EXOTIC DESSERTS, ICE CREAM W/OLIVE OIL AND SEA SALT

THE SWIM UP POOL BAR

VIRGIN PINA COLADAS WITH GRENADINE

FEELING LIKE MY MOTHER IN LAW SENT THE CAT AS A SPY (LOOKS JUST LIKE HER CAT)

THE BEAUTY OF THE RESORT

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THE PRETTY EVENINGS

SHARING AMAZING DINNERS WITH MY NEW WIFE

THE ROMANTIC SETTINGS

THE NICE DOG THAT CAME AND PEED ON HER BAG

FOOT RUBS

ORDERING 3 OF EACH COURSE :)

HAVING A HOME TO COME HOME TO

KNOWING THAT ALL OF THE ABOVE IS JUST FLUFF. THAT I AM SO HAPPY TO BE MARRIED FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY WITH THE WOMAN I LOVE WITH ALL OF MY HEART.

The Best Day of My Life.

So here I am sitting in my kitchen chair that we just purchased today looking across the living room (which isn't very far at all, like 3 feet actually) at my lovely wife as she is writing thank you cards for our wedding presents. Yes I said wife and wedding presents. Let me tell you guys how this has gone down. 


You heard the engagement story and you have heard some countdowns and now I want to talk about the best day of my life. The day I married Melissa. 


So it was exam week of winter semester and I was stressing with taking all my exams during which was by far the most challenging semester of my life. I was able to make it through because I had the biggest light at the end of the tunnel. My wedding. I finished all my exams by Friday morning and I rushed immediately to Idaho Falls to meet up with my mom. I picked her up and we went to run some errands such as getting the tux and picking up the awesome 32 inch high definition TV she bought us. (I love her) We then went to Melissa's house for a little lunch and my mother was able to meet her parents which was super nice! I loved seeing it. I also got to see Melissa's sisters and their families whom I love and her aunt, uncle and Grandparents who I love as well. Melissa's grandma Joyce almost didn't get to come for health reasons but we are SO happy and blessed she made it and was ok during the important things. After lunch that Friday Melissa and I went to go get dinner with my dad who had just arrived from Ecuador via Texas with his sister and mother. It was awesome. The first time my dad and Melissa met and I could tell he already loved her as if she were his own. Im glad we got that alone time before the crazy weekend started. That night I dropped Melissa off and ended our last night as single people. 


Saturday morning. I woke up with the biggest smile on my face. Threw my suit on and went to go pick up Joseph Kennedy. One of our best friends and quite the stud who was one of our witnesses. We drove together to the temple and I went in and got ready for the big day. I pulled up the same time as Melissa and was super happy to see her. This was the day I was preparing for my entire life and it had finally come. We were told to come a little earlier than we needed to which was no problem. Melissa and I got to spend 30 minutes in the celestial room waiting for the sealing to be ready. Those were some sweet and amazing moments we shared. I remember taking her hand, smiling and heading to the sealing room feeling happier than ever. As we walked in the room and saw all our families and friends and loved ones, the feeling was electrifying. There was not a person in the room that Melissa and I didn't absolutely love. I loved the words shared by the sealer and the ordinance performed. I loved being able to hug everyone on their way out. The room was filled with so much love. It was amazing. We left and got changed and I FINALLY saw her in her wedding dress. It was well worth the wait. She looked gorgeous. We walked out the temple and saw everyone! It was super sweet. We took a bunch of pictures and went to enjoy a quiet luncheon with the families. We then left for pictures and came back to the reception. The reception was great. The fanciest Mormon reception  I have ever been to. My mother in law is legit. The cake was superb and we danced to "inside your heaven" by none other than Carrie Underwood of course. It was great and then it was all a blur and next thing I know I am running out of the place with Melissa and we head to the New York room at the destinations inn and that is where my married life began....


To be continued...


Thanks EVERYONE who came. It was an amazing wedding and you all made it great.