In hindsight, I've shared very little regarding our honeymoon. I think that's partially because it always seemed like this far-off thing, like the very, very dim light at the end of a very, very long tunnel. There was always something more, something bigger and more immediate in between us and our honeymoon so after it was booked, it was pushed to the back burner.
When Mr. Palm Tree and I awakened in our hotel room the morning after our wedding, I squealed. "Baby, how excited are you for our HONEYMOON?!" We shared in some celebratory squeeage. Like I mentioned in my previous post, I think we made a really, really sound decision by taking our honeymoon so soon after our wedding for a couple of reasons:
- It allowed us to take a big giant BREAK from life, which had been absolutely bananas what with work, general life things and planning/executing the wedding.
- It allowed us to take a big giant BREAK from the wedding. Seriously, almost everyone we encountered on our honeymoon was also celebrating their honeymoon, or an anniversary, or a friend's wedding. Which meant that the wedding itself wasn't that special - nobody asked about details, nobody wanted to relive every second of the day, everybody just wanted to be excited about each individual day and celebrate the honeymoon itself. This meant that by the time I got back, I was refreshed and even MISSED our wedding.
- It provided Mr. Palm Tree and I with a solid chunk of alone, 'us' time - something we hadn't had in what felt like forever. After being together almost ten years, the new husband and wife status didn't need settling into (although that didn't stop us from saying 'husband' and 'wife' alllll the time ;) ), but we missed each other. Even though we made some really great and seemingly longtime friends on our trip, we were able to do whatever WE wanted without needing to be considerate of what other people wanted to do. Super awesome.
- It felt like a really decadent reward. We had spent so.much.time and so.much.money on the wedding that it felt like commendation. Here, Palm Trees, you guys have busted your booties for far too long - why not eat delicious breakfast on your balcony, delivered to you at the time of your choosing?
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| Our room service breakfast on our first morning! Orange juice, pineapple juice, assorted fresh fruit, chocolate and regular croissants and freshly baked banana bread. SWOON. |
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| NBD, just enjoying my watermelon on our balcony. Mr. Palm Tree completely surprised me by waiting for me to get out of the shower with the robe in his arms - off to a great start as a doting hubby, I'd say. ;) |
