Thie Grateful Season - Honeymooning
One of the best parts about getting married, or more so, planning a wedding, is the honeymoon. My husband planned the entire thing by himself, I just gave him feedback on what I did and didn't want to do. We chose Hawaii because I need beach, exotic, romantic and umbrella drinks and he needs activities, variety and fun. It was the perfect mix for our personalities.
Though this was our first real vacation together in our relationship history (10 years!) we had some lessons to learn. I need way more sleep, downtime and quiet than one "should" need on vacation in H's family. He needs more of a diverse set of activities and entertainment than my family would ever want on vacation. Add to that mix a cranky me (wedding hangover?) and stressed him (too much scheduled) and pouring rain, and you have a recipe for unhappiness.
While my honeymoon wasn't everything I'd hoped for - the downtime to just be together, the romance, the good food (aspht) were kind of lacking - we still had an amazing time. And it was a unique experience only we could've had. And now I'm excited to go back again to really dig into the best parts of the islands. And even excited to go on vacation together again - knowing better what we both need and want from the time away.
You can read the posts I put up during our travels here: Hawaii