Wedding and honeymoon

[missroserose]

I would go into a long narrative description of the wedding, but frankly I'm not sure I'm best qualified to do so - I was somewhere between "wanting to turn tail and run" and "disappearing into a puff of nervous smoke" for pretty much the whole day, and my ability to observe fine detail suffered somewhat. I will, therefore, leave the descriptions to others, and just say that absolutely everything about it was perfect, and while I'd never do it again, I wouldn't have missed it or changed a single thing, aside from perhaps the nearly-bawling as I walked down the path. (I will certainly post photos when the photographer makes them available; for the Facebook-enabled, my friend Jeanne has put up a few on my wall that she and her husband took that are really quite nice, if squashed into FB-friendly resolution. We'll just consider them previews.)

It's still a bit of a shock, hearing people refer to Brian as my husband, even though internal-monologue-wise I've made the switch pretty easily.  I wonder if that's because we process self-perception and other peoples' perception of us differently?  Thinking of myself in the role of "wife" doesn't feel any different from "long-term girlfriend" or "fiancee", but hearing myself referred to as Brian's wife by others still makes me do a double-take.

But hey, if nothing else, a wedding's a great excuse to take a vacation.  And after ten hours of flying yesterday (and a twelve-hour sleep following), we're in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawai'i, which is so far living up to its paradisaical reputation. In one day, we have:

• Met a Master Gardiner for the State of Hawai'i who helped us put together an arrangement of flowers the size of small children for our table
• Eaten two meals at oceanside restaurants open to the air and the surf, complete with adorable small birds hopping around the tables looking for crumbs
• Seen plumerias, hibiscuses, pineapples, bananas, coconuts, and any number of other plants growing in the wild for the first time
• Waded into ocean water warmer than a swimming pool and clearer than anything you see in Alaska
• Laughed at tiny little crabs skittering across the rocks on the shore, and adorable geckos darting across anything and everything on the mainland
• Bought some truly excellent flip-flops from a dude who not only loves selling them, but knows more about flip-flops and their construction than anyone I've ever met
• Discovered that the Chrysler Sebring is one of the most horrendously underpowered and imprecise (as well as other, stronger imprecations) midsize cars on the market
• Shared a strawberry pina colada made with fresh, delicious coconut milk and fruit blended together with ice and garnished with a ripe pineapple slice and a flower, and sworn never to drink another one from a mix again
• Eaten something called an "ice cream banana" fresh from the tree, which was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a mainland banana
• Stood on a jetty to watch the sunset, and wondered aloud why no one else was standing there...just before getting soaked by a HUGE wave

I have it on good authority that tomorrow I will be twenty-six years old.  We'll have to see what we can find around here to celebrate.  I'm just not sure we'll be able to find anything really special, though; I mean, really, what else is there to do, here?

Comments

[sigma7.livejournal.com]

The best thing to do? Nothing. Vegetate, decompress, unwind and revel in the lack of itinerary. And if the moment strikes you, be spontaneous. Just leave all your doors open to whatever whimsy knocks.

And preemptive hippos birdie, too!

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I mean, really, what else is there to do, here?

Volcano surfing? Snorkeling with dolphins? The running of the tourists? Somehow I'm certain you'll think of *something*.
Of course, if you're looking for something really special, you could look into your husband's eyes and hear him say "I love you; happy birthdeversary."

[tygenco-x.livejournal.com]

Grats again :)
Insofar as what there is to do in Hawaii... well? I'd ask the locals and see what they say. I haven't been yet, so, that's about the best I can give you, besides the standard: ENJOY YOURSELVES.

[ex-libba-br.livejournal.com]

Hey Sadie Sadie Married Lady, just wanted to leave my congrats and best wishes. :-) Libba

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks! I'm reading City of Bones right now, largely because my mother handed it to me and it had your blurb on the back cover. :) Looking forward to Going Bovine!