I'm thinking honeymoon...

For the last few years (since I got a desk job and started steadily losing my girlish figure), I have been pretty much avoiding bathing suits.  But, now I have Aruba to look forward to in October and I really want to run around in a bikini and not feel self conscious.  So, in addition to the working out, I'm also on the lookout for cute bathing suits!  Unfortunately, most stores already have their stock on clearance and I am not really ready to be buying yet, but I might just have to take the plunge and purchase a few.  I'll hang them up in everyday view to be reminded of where I need to be soon.  Below are a few Victoria's Secret options that I like.  What do you think?

We're going to Aruba!

It's been awhile, longer than I realized, since I last posted.  Sorry!  We've booked our honeymoon! We'll be going to the Occidental Grand Aruba, unless our travel agent finds a better deal, but either way, we'll be in Aruba from Sunday to Sunday after our wedding!  I wasn't too keen on the idea of leaving the day after out wedding, but the only non-stop flight for days is at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning, so it looks like we'll be sleeping on the plane!  But that's okay because when we wake up we'll be in Aruba!

I'm kind of to the point now where I just want to be married and go on our honeymoon!  I'm eager to start our new lives as a married couple together, even if we've been together in some way for the past ten years and we've been living together for 4, in our home for almost 3 years, I'm still looking at our wedding as a new start to great things!  I always say that I have a great person to spend the rest of my life with, great family, great friends, the only thing missing is the career at this point.  And I feel that once we're married I'll have a little more stability to go after goals that are important to me.

I'm also excited to not have paying for a wedding looming over us anymore!  I'm still thinking about getting a second job, but I really don't want to.  Time is dwindling though, so I better decide soon!

Anyway!  Here are a few pictures of the Occidental Grand Aruba!

Honeymoons

The wedding is about 10 months away, so I figure it's time to start planning the honeymoon part of the wedding.  Initially, I was going to plan this all myself, but a few people pointed out that I'd be better off letting a travel agent do it.  So, my friend Erin (who just got married this October) recommended her agent and I emailed her this criteria- it needs to be warm, around $3,000 for 7 nights w/ air for two and we'd prefer all inclusive, oh and I'd like a pool/hot tub in our room!  I thought we'd end up going to a Sandals, but apparently October is HURRICANE SEASON so the TA suggested Aruba.  I'm not entirely opposed to Aruba, but there's nothing about it that wows me.  We're supposed to get some brochures in the mail, so maybe my mind will change.  I also suggested Greece or maybe South America?  But, Greece shares the same seasons as us, so in October it'll be pretty cold and S. America is opposite us, so it'll be kinda like Spring or maybe even colder.  So, I'm not doing too well!  Bradley has never been out of the country so he's up for anywhere, but I kinda would like to go somewhere more original, if that makes sense?  My desire to have things different than everyone else all the time really makes for difficulty when decisions need to be made.  And I bet after all this will just end up going to Aruba!

Does anyone have any ideas?