Thursday, May 5, 2011

Mrs. Donatelli?!! WHAAAT?

Dum Dum, Du Dum! That was supposed to be the wedding march :).

YES, we are officially Mr. and Mrs. Donatelli!! It's so surreal to me. And everytime people call me Mrs. Donatelli, it sounds funny :).

The wedding was perfect! I really couldn't believe how perfect it was. Everything turned out exactly how I hoped it would. The weather was gorgeous and everyone had a wonderful time. Other than the anxiety I had immediately beforehand, everything was smooth! The weather on our wedding day was spectacular. Clear, sunny and breezy, but not too cold. And there was a full moon, which I think has to be good luck!

After the wedding, we had another day with our families and then started getting ready for our trip to Hawaii. We stayed up late cleaning house the night before, since Pete's dad and stepmother were staying there while we were gone.

Maui was absolute Paradise! Regardless of Pete telling me he wanted to relax, after being there about a day, he started with the 'What do you want to do?' and wanted to be doing something all the time. So, he took a surf lesson, which he really enjoyed. We went on two different snorkeling trips, which were both great. The water there was warm and super clear! We saw some cool fish, coral and Pacific Green Sea Turtles, which was a real treat :). We explored the Molokini Crater and Lanai.

The hotel was beautiful and the people there were all friendly. It was a whole different world. Not that we don't like California, but there was very little traffic in Hawaii, no road rage at all and we didn't see anyone who was mad, which is pretty common here on the Golden Coast.

We went to a Luau at our hotel, which was fun. We met a couple from Chicago and actually went out to dinner later in the week with them. I feel very blessed to have been able to take a trip like that. Unfortunately, I had to use all of my vacation time for this year, all for the wedding and honeymoon. But thankfully, I've got some flexibility at work and I can probably adjust some time here and there if I need to.

All in all, it was a busy, but perfect time for us. I couldn't have asked for anything better. Now we're back in our work routines, which is good too and I'm back in Brea until Saturday morning.

Now we can relax and enjoy the summer together! For the first time in two years, I'll be able to spend the summer holidays with Pete. Cheers!

As Always,
Easily Distracted