Saturday, May 16, 2009

Honeymoon Cruise

For anyone who has never been on a cruise before, you need to go! For our honeymoon, Devin and I cruised on the Freedom of the Seas with Royal Caribbean. This is the largest cruise ship in the world right now.

Our first stop was in Labadee, Haiti. Here, we got to enjoy a beach barbeque on a private resort.

The next day, we went to Montego Bay, Jamaica. After arriving, we took a taxi and then a six wheel independent drive vehicle into the jungle. We were able to go on a course of five ziplines, including the longest one in the Caribbean. This day was an absolute blast.

On our last stop, we visited Georgetown, Grand Cayman. I have always wanted to visit the Cayman Islands, so this was amazing. We got to go on a three-stop snorkel excursion. The first visit was to Stingray City, where we swam with, played with, fed, and kissed (for luck) stingrays! Additionally, we were able to go snorkel the Coral Gardens and Barrier Reef. This was a great day.

However, the cruise had to end, as all good things do. So, we made our way back to Watkinsville to settle in to our new, temporary home for the summer!

Wedding Day

Two weeks ago was one of the greatest days ever imaginable. Devin and I were married in the Atlanta Georgia Temple and had a reception in Bogart afterwards.

The night before, we had a super fun barbeque/pool party for Devin’s and my families to meet for the first time. I also had a lot of time with my sisters that night.

Nearly my whole amazing family (We missed you Kate!) was able to come for it. While I am now a "Stephens," I will always be a "McCollum" as well.

I also got to join a new, wonderful family that day.

But, the best part of all was that I gained a husband and became a wife that day. Nothing could have been better that day than that.