Bachelorette scavenging!

My sister/MOH had a scavenger hunt planned so we had a blast doing the things on the list. Unfortunately I don't still have the list, but I think we did the majority on it so I will explain as we go along.

Item #1 was play "Duck, Duck, Goose" in a parking lot, there was a Target nearby so we headed there.










Then we went inside...


...And headed for the bathroom for item #2: fit everyone in a bathroom stall (except the photographer)





Had to stop by the hats and try some on!!



Item #3: Get everyone's reflection in something other than a mirror.


#4: Take a picture with someone dressed like you...we both had on jeans and a gray jacket so we figured it counted even though he's a guy.



Couldn't resist! It's a giant iPhone!! And I still want one!!!


Mama iPhone and Baby iPhone :-)


Yes, that is exactly what you think it is...my sick bridesmaid (she couldn't make it to the party) bought me an edible thong and I couldn't resist!




Fighting over said thong. Hey! It was cherry!!

Final party pictures later, then it's on to the rehearsal!!

Back to the beginning

Well, not the TOTAL beginning (please don't make me do the whole 15 month engagement over again!!), we're just going back a week to my bachelorette party!

We met in our church's parking lot (got to be a joke in there somewhere) and headed south to dinner and fun! Note: If you live within driving distance to Vancouver, WA, check out Golden Tent Mongolian Grill. FABULOUS food!! So guess where we went for dinner? Yep


And my sister had fun playing with the wraps! Haha!




From left to right: Maid of Honor, Maid of Honor's friend, Bridesmaid. :-)


The head in the middle was our wedding photographer, a good chunk of these pictures were taken by her or with her camera.

Nick was also having his bachelor party this night and I was being really good about not texting him. Well, during dinner I started getting text messages from the drunk best man, and then Nick, and then my brother!! Someone let slip where the guys were and we couldn't help but crash their party!!


Maid of Honor and friend in the restaurant, since they weren't allowed in the bar.


Us three sibs at the bar that the bachelor party started at. Notice the lovely lei around my neck made of penises and condoms...just...lovely. Hm, well moving on.

We got shooed out pretty quick by Nick's brother, which was fine because we had our own fun planned! So stay tuned!!!

Final honeymoon pictures

Last of the pictures, I promise!

We did a lot of driving around the week we were in Hawaii, and it is definitely a gorgeous island, there is always plenty to see!

These two pictures are of the Kilauea Lighthouse with a gorgeous view of the ocean.




Wailua Falls, a very pretty and big waterfall (80 feet is pretty big in my book)!


Another picture of a chicken, taken in the Burger King parking lot.


The trees were in bloom! Beautiful purples and reds and oranges were everywhere!




A couple of the many one-lane bridges we had to cross to get to our resort, I believe there were six or seven in the five miles stretch we had to drive.




One of our wedding gifts was a sunset cruise up the Na Pali coastline. It turned out to be a gorgeous (I apparently like that word) day, but pretty windy. We ended up not getting to see the Na Pali Coast because the waves "were getting too exciting" according to the captain, but we did get to see some whales (I don't have whale pictures, but Nick got some) and the sky was clear to see the sunset (pictures also taken by Nick).










After the cruise, Nick and I both had a craving for steak so we looked in our handy guidebook and found The Bull Shed, which was listed as having the best prime rib on the island. Let me tell you, it was HUGE!

When I got it, Nick just sat there and laughed. I ended up not finishing and we took the rest back to our condo and cooked it up for lunch the next day.

I had been trying to get a picture of this tree ALL WEEK and when I finally did, there was power lines through the middle of it. Oh well. This tree was very pretty and caught my eye because it was covered with ivy and blue flowers and sat on the edge of a river.




We took these pictures on the last day, notice the sun? The clearest day of the whole trip was as we were driving to the airport to leave. Go figure.




We really did have an awesome time and we both want to go back. If you have a chance to visit Kauai, we recommend staying at the Hanalei Colony Resort, especially if you are honeymooning. It is a beautiful resort full of two bedroom condos and is nice and secluded, but still close to beaches and sites to explore. And definitely visit the local farmer's markets. The fresh fruits and vegetables are amazing!

Honeymoon part two

All right, on to part two.

The day after the luau we drove up the road a bit to the Limahuli Gardens. If you ever get a chance to go to Kauai, I definitely recommend seeing this site. For $15 you can tour the gardens by yourself with a booklet, it's about a 3/4 of a mile circle and it's gorgeous!

I had to take a picture of this mountain because it reminded me of the profile of a gorilla.


This picture starts the tour...


A lovely waterfall that is kind of obscured by an equally lovely flower.


Bird of Paradise


Chickens! The unofficial official bird of Kuaui! Seriously, they were EVERYWHERE!!


Another pretty little waterfall






Dried up waterfall


These trees reminded me of Dr. Seuss trees


Don't remember what this flower was called, but it was pretty...


Cabbage on a stick, haha. Don't remember the name of this tree, but the description was seriously "cabbage on a baseball bat."


View from the top of the garden trail


View of the beginning of the tour taken from the end of the tour