Understanding Anxiety

The thing with anxiety and stress is that it is extremely hard to measure its effect on each individual person. Which is why I find it so frustrating when I try to explain to someone that I suffer from anxiety. Most think something along the lines of, "Well duh, so do I. Everyone gets stressed at some point".  This is absolutely true! The only problem is that stress does different things to different people. Not everyone copes or handles stress the same way.

I'm not trying to throw a pity party and complain about how no one "understands" and no one feels bad for me blah blah blah. But when my struggle with anxiety is belittled as something I should just "get over", I realize just how many people don't understand these mental disorders. 

Mental disorder in itself is a terrifying phrase. But to dumb it down and make me feel less like I'm actually sick (which I am most definitely not!), it basically means that my stress and anxiety can, and sometimes does, interfere with my daily activities and sense of well-being.

For the longest time, I did feel like I was sick. I felt that I was failing because I couldn't just "get over" my anxiety and deal with it the way others were. I was ashamed of this weakness that I had. 

But I have grown from there. I have realized that it is something that can be managed. It is something that will only consume and control me if I allow it to. My anxiety is not who I am but it is a part of who I was made. And I don't believe that God makes mistakes. God has used my anxiety to bring me closer to Him. This world and this life does not give much peace of heart or security. But God's peace and His promise of loving me unconditionally is more than enough to bring me out of my panic and worry. 

As long as I am alive on this earth I will be dealing with my stress. It is hard and at some times it does consume and control me. But I serve a Great God and I have a wonderfully supportive husband who do not leave me to my panic.

There really isn't much awareness of the severity of anxiety and the damage that can be done when someone struggling with it is waved off as just complaining or being a baby about something. 

Please don't overlook the real struggle a person with anxiety is having. Yes, everyone feels stressed out from time to time. But those struggling with anxiety are fighting daily against its grip.

P.S. Husband, thank you for loving me through my highs and my lows. Thank you for being a solid rock for me to lean on to. 

Halloweenie

Happy Halloween! 

This is my least favorite holiday but I hope everyone else has fun! 

This is a good day for people who:

1. like being scared (nope)

2. enjoy scary movies (nope)

3. like dressing up in costumes (nope)

4. can think of creative costume ideas (nope)

5. like walking around in the cold (nope)

I have absolutely no plans for tonight! Though maybe I'll go out and buy a butt ton of candy... that sounds like a good plan!

Let me know what you dressed up as in the comments!

P.S. Johnathan, I have trapped a wasp under a tupperware on the table next to me. This is all the scary I need today...you can kill it now.

My Bad

I don't even want to talk about how long it has been since I blogged...

I know! I know!

I was scolded last weekend about it, so I thought I would try to incorporate it back into my schedule. I've been really productive this week which is probably why this is actually happening. 

Though I'm warning you now, when I start studying for my big exam I have a feeling this blog is going to drop pretty low on my to-do list. Gah! I'm graduating in December!!!! Is it here yet?? no? how about now? no??....poop.

This "semester" (if you can even call it that) has been really odd. I don't have any official classes. I am interning at the physical therapy clinic that I worked at all summer and wrapping up all the requirements I need in order to graduate. So I'm in school but I'm never actually in class or at school...it makes doing the schoolwork I have very difficult. NO MOTIVATION!

Since it's been 1,000 years since I last blogged, I don't really know how to catch everyone up. I've been really busy! Interning, projects around the house, hanging out with family and friends, schoolwork, work...living life!

Johnathan and I are LOVING life on the Eastern Shore! 

I got's me some pumpkins! Now my front porch is cute!

We've been having a lot of fun out here! We went to the pumpkin patch, we went to Ocean City for a weekend with friends, we went canoeing! Last week I drove a tractor! Country life really suits us. Though I could really do without the bugs...and the trails of dirt through my house.

John even got Josey into the canoe! She wasn't too happy about it until she found bull frogs. Bull frogs are Josey's new favorite toy...it's pretty ridiculous! Josey is our little predator. This morning she was going crazyyyy about a group of turkeys in our yard! And yesterday she woke John up trying to get at a couple deer!

I'd say life is pretty darn good at the Woo Farm. Busy, but good =)

Until next time! (hopefully that means next week rather than four months from now)

p.s. Johnathan, Our 1 year anniversary is coming up rapidly!! All I have to say is being married to you is the most fun I could ever have =)

Nashville, TN

Last week, Johnathan, my family and I all headed down to Nashville for vacation. None of us have ever been and we were all excited to see this music city. I'd say that this vacation was a success even with the insanely hot weather! I think I lost five pounds just from sweating. Gross, I know.

I'll give the highlights so I don't overwhelm anyone with pictures. Basically I just picked my favorite pictures and I'll just go from there.

We went to the Belle Meade Plantation which was a horse plantation. The house was beautiful and there was a wine tasting at the end. So fun!

Of course we went to the Grand Ole Opry! Below, Johnathan and I are taking a selfie in the mirror of one of the dressing rooms! This tour was so exciting!

Country Music Hall of Fame: Meagan and Dad recording their cover of "Wagon Wheel". It was...something.

The most beautiful tour we went on was the Jack Daniels Distillery. Totally not expected, but holy crap it was gorgeous! It was up in the mountains and the buildings were rustic and beautifully decorated. I wanted to live in their buildings! The delicious smell of whiskey didn't hurt either.

Ok, there you have it! Some highlights from Nashville. It was a busy, fun-filled week with family! 

Hope everyone's summer is going well! Take time to do fun things!

P.S. Johnathan, vacations are fun! Let's do them all the time!

Full Weekend

This past weekend was packed! It was filled with much needed fun after a long week. 

Friday night, Johnathan and I went out with my new coworkers for happy hour at a local bar. It was really nice to get to know them better and hang out outside of work. The added bonus was going to my favorite creamery in Oxford afterward!

In the car on the way to the bar I felt something crawling on my leg. I figured it was a fly or an ant and casually looked down to flick it off. This is what I saw...

Just wait, here's a better picture!

This terrifying, devil bug was sitting on my shin!!! A scream from the deepest depths of my soul came from me. I stick my leg in Johnathan's face (he's driving). He looks at it and gasps and smashes it off my leg. I am near tears. My body goes into shock and I start laughing hysterically.

I have officially met Satan face to face. Why he chose a stink bug to meet me I will never know. And yes, I did type that right. It is a type of stink bug.

The next morning I met one of my favorite people at my favorite store! Bethany and Target. We spent the morning shopping and wandering around Easton. We stopped by Oxford's cardboard boat race to cheer on the State Trooper team (We had the times wrong but we were there in spirit).

We are cute and we know it. After this we went to the creamery (that would be twice this weekend for me).

Sunday was a busy day for me. I was baptized at Oxford park and became a member of our church here in Easton. I got to share my testimony with my church family, my actual family and some friends. To celebrate we went to the creamery (yes that's three. do not judge). It was an exciting day and I can't wait to see what God has planned for Johnathan and I.

There were so many blessings in this past weekend I don't even know what to do with myself. 

P.S. Johnathan, the bugs here give me nightmares but other than that our life is good =)

Happy Fourth!

I drove back to my parents house for the weekend and my whole family just left for a National's game without me. Cool guys! But it's really ok because I get to see my best tonight and that is just as important!

I am making my second month of cupcakes for our 4th of July party tomorrow. Secretly, I have already made them once this month..ok this week, but they are so yummy! They are graham cracker cupcakes with key lime cream cheese icing. Soooo yummy!

It's kind of a sad holiday weekend because it is the first holiday since we got married and John is working all weekend. I'm here and he's back home. Yuck. It's obviously something we are going to have to get used to. But I am very glad to be surrounded by family!

I hope you all have a safe and wonderful holiday weekend! 

(I know I never post on here but I just haven't wanted to at all. I'm not ready to give up completely but I will post whenever I can)

P.S. Doods, I love you so much for letting me leave this weekend. I'm so happy to be here but can NOT wait to bear hug you on Sunday.

Peace Of Mind

I was just talking to a friend about how much I rely on always having a "plan". I like to know what my next step is and what my goals are for the future. So when I realize I have no idea what my next step is or really what I want to do in general, I feel like I'm lost and wandering through life with no purpose. Which of course, is not true. I feel like this period of unknown should be spent enjoying the life I have now (this should really always be my plan but hey I'm slow sometimes). Why should I let stress and confusion cloud the fun I am having right now!

I mean, just last week, Johnathan and I went rollerblading down our street!

I looked like a baby deer learning to walk but it was fun!! Well it was fun until my roller blade completely broke in half and I had to walk back to the house in my socks. But we went rollerblading for goodness sake! Life is fun!

Then my mom and sister came up for the day and we walked around downtown Easton. We browsed the shops and ran in the rain. We laughed so hard that I cried and drooled all over myself! And to remember that day I got a pretty bracelet from the Irish store. Life is seriously fun!

We had a cookout with some really awesome friends! We went swimming, ate crabs, grilled burgers, had a campfire, and saw free fireworks from their back yard! I made my first batch of cupcakes for my self-assigned challenge of baking cupcakes once a month (I've got an awesome list of cupcakes). Life is really fun!

I also have the most thoughtful husband in the world, who thinks that dating his wife is an important part of a relationship. He took me to our favorite ice cream shop in Oxford. It was a beautiful night and a fun time to catch up with my hubby in the middle of the week. Life is fun!

This weekend we are heading back over the bridge to celebrate my sister-in-law who graduated from high school this year! And to celebrate Johnathan's Dad on Father's Day. (My dad left the state so he doesn't get to celebrate with me...it's his fault.) 

Remember that even when you don't know what is coming next, right now is a good place to be.

P.S. John, when you wake up, I'm making waffles!

Sunday In the Country

Living in the country is definitely a big transition for me. I was born and raised in the "city", right outside of DC, and until just recently, knew nothing different. I can tell it is going to be a love/hate relationship but so far it has been mostly on the love side. 

Each day brings a new lesson or adventure. Of course adding to the fact that this is our first house and have only been in apartments so far.

One big thing we are having to get used to is the wildlife. We started off with a house FILLED with bugs. Then we found the mice and then shortly after we discovered our three black snakes. Oh and I literally just found a tick crawling on my sleeve...I'm not joking. Yesterday, we had a Bald Eagle sitting in our front yard and as I look out the window now, a doe is walking through our side yard. I moved to a zoo.

Living in the country means that you can clean all day and five seconds later it will be dirty again. Just the other day, I swept and mopped our floors. I turn around and there is mud...MUD tracked through my kitchen. Not going to lie, it's still there. I was too tired from mopping the first time.

Living in the country means that my drive to work is gorgeous! I drive past fields and country mansions. It's so relaxing! Who ever thought driving to work would be a favorite part of the day? 

Living in the country means that it is freaking dark at night! Like, can't see your hand in front of your face dark. So dark. You don't know what dark is until you step outside my house at night. Dark.

I love the fresh air, I love the quiet, I love the sunlight that comes through our windows. I love how coming home creates such a peace in me and that it is truly turning into my safe place.

P.S. Husband, thank you for always dropping everything and running when you hear me screaming about a spider. You are my protector. 

Tired, Yet Happy

We have officially survived our first week in our new home! Which is pretty impressive with the snakes, spiders and crazy washing machine.

It was a whirlwind of a week trying to unpack and make the house feel like home. It still is far from perfect but each day things start to come together. It is absolutely crazy how much curtains can change a room! I finally feel like I don't have to do my hair and makeup just to go into my living room! 

I also had my first (almost) full week at my new job and I am encouraged that I will enjoy it. I guess we will see after week two.

Rewind a bit:

For my birthday a couple weeks ago, Johnathan bought me my first rifle! I named her, Miranda. She is so fun and I'm so excited for our adventures!

I got to shoot her on my actual birthday and then again after moving all day last Saturday. (I know that sounds weird but you know what I mean).

*Insert tons of bragging here* Not going to lie, I'm pretty darn good at target practice.

The second time shooting, we brought two of Johnathan's sisters along.

It's so much fun! Let the adventures begin!

P.S. John, now we will forever be in competition with shooting. Don't worry, I'll let you win...sometimes.

Summer is Coming!

This week is swamped! I finished up finals today, I start a new job on Friday and we move on Saturday! But I am determined to post on here! Especially since we are moving to an area that apparently doesn't like wifi and I may never get on the internet again. Just kidding...I hope...

I was laughing to myself this morning because it seems that this is just what I always get myself into. The anxiety-filled girl crams three major life changes into one week! Let's watch her squirm! 

Anyway, Summer...

This is a drawing of Johnathan and I. Can't you tell? 

Tonight, the husband and I were talking about what we are most looking forward to this summer. I'm so excited for warm weather, living on the coast and hanging out with friends and family. Johnathan's excited about day trips to the beach and living in a house rather than an apartment.

The weird thing for me is that I don't really know what my summer is going to look like. It is my first summer married! And until about a week ago I was unemployed and secretly happy about it. Things are all coming together and changing as summer gets closer, so I guess I am excited for the surprises that summer is holding.

What are you most looking forward to this summer? Leave a comment! (This is my trick to find out who my readers are. I'm sneaky)

P.S. Johnathan, thank you for taking the lead in everything during this move. Love, your basket-case wife.

Also if you couldn't tell that isn't a real picture of Johnathan and I. I just stole it from the internet. I know I fooled you. It's ok. It happens to the best of us.

I'm a Baby

There are few things in this world that will throw me into a full-blown, terrible-twos temper tantrum (yes it does happen...). One, is not having eaten for a while and two, is having to write a paper.

Yesterday, I sat myself down on the couch and didn't let myself get up until I had written my final paper for Lit. I cried, I moaned, I complained. But that dumb paper is written! Not well I might add, but it is written! I then allowed myself to throw a pity party and grumble around the apartment all night, just for the fact that I had to write said paper and it was stupid. I refuse to take an English class ever again. You all are just going to be stuck with terrible grammar!

Thank goodness I woke up this morning to a much better day! I had an interview for a part time job and I will be starting next week! It is amazing how God will provide even when you don't know exactly what you need. 

Tomorrow is my 21st birthday and I am pretty excited to be going back to my fam's house for the weekend! John and I will be going shooting tomorrow and Saturday some friends and family are coming over for a cook out and bonfire! It's going to be a good weekend!

It's great having fun things to look forward to!

P.S. Husband, you wrapped my presents, left them out in plain sight, and left for work. You trust me a little too much...

I've Been Missing

Hello, Blog.

My guess is by now everyone that read my blog has given up on me and moved on with their lives. I totally support and understand that decision! About a month ago I decided that I needed to stop blogging for a while in order to get through my classes. I really feel like it was the right choice and I was going to reward myself with starting again once I had turned in my final paper for my evil English class. Well, here I am almost a month later and I'm not done with classes and I haven't even started my final paper (that is due Friday), and I'm blogging. I just missed it too much! 

This semester was extremely hard for me in all areas really; mentally, physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Where I was a month ago desperately needed to be stripped down to the necessities. That basically meant Johnathan, school, food, work and sleep. With finals starting this Friday and Summer sneaking up I am feeling better. 

I'm excited to get back on here and share my first summer being married to the love of my life!

A little recap of what has happened this past month:

1. The husband and I found a house to rent near Easton, MD. I'm sure this will be a reoccurring topic in the months to come. I already have a love/hate relationship with this house.

2. Josey and I are finally starting to understand each other. I have a love/annoyed relationship with her.

3. Baltimore went insane. I don't really want to talk about this too much but when it started to threaten my husband and friends' safety and my sanity, I started to gray...almost. 

4. My sister is graduating from high school and I got to go home to watch her play in her Senior Softball game. It's fun to watch her play!

5. My Best turned 21 and I do the same this Friday. Oh this is going to be interesting!

There you go! Hope to be back very soon! Thanks to anyone who comes back to read!

P.S. Johnathan, have you missed my little notes to you? I love you dearly. 

What's Next?

If you've read my blog at all, you know that I am very close to being done with my Undergraduate degree. Next month I will officially be done with classes and next Fall I will finish off with an internship and seminar. 

For me, May is what I am reaching for. I just want to be done with classes! I wouldn't mind going to school if it didn't involve so much time and effort outside of the classroom. I'm a firm believer in leaving work at work and making the home your safe place, but that's not a reality when you are a student. Not that I don't feel safe at home. I mean, I live with a cop. But I never feel like I'm off the clock. 

I was talking to Johnathan the other day about how excited I am to finally be done with school. It is all I've ever known and I can't wait for the next step! Then I realize...I have no idea what that next step looks like!? I don't really have a plan or really a goal for after graduation. Plus I have all these people telling me I'm going to miss school terribly and blah blah. The grass is always greener, honey.

The point I guess I'm making is that for once this planner has no plan! 

Hey maybe I'll go on to Grad school! Wouldn't that be ironic.

P.S. Husband of Mine, are you sure I can't just be a stay-at-home dog mom? We can get one more pup. Then I'll be outnumbered and the challenge really begins! You can think about it.

At Least One Thing

It's rainy and gloomy here in Salisbury. It has me longing for a nap on the couch like nobody's business! Even though the day isn't the brightest, I find myself in good spirits. It may be that I love the occasional rainy day or the fact that I ate a Nutella sandwich for lunch. Either way, I'm one happy girl!

I find myself stressing a little less about school and focusing more on doing something that I love each day. 

Yesterday, I read for about 5 hours! Johnathan and I are reading American Sniper together, but John isn't the biggest fan of reading so it doesn't happen all that often. I usually have a rule that I don't read for pleasure during the semester because it tends to be really distracting and I lose focus. I decided to break that rule because I was going through serious withdrawal! 

I want to read so many books and since I am almost out of school I couldn't resist starting one! I'm reading, Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham. Graham is one of my favorite actresses! She plays Lorelai in Gilmore Girls. A show where I've probably seen every episode multiple times. I had no idea she wrote a book when I stumbled across it at our Goodwill. So far I'm enjoying it. Very easy read and it would be a fun summer read on the beach! The only problem is it is difficult to decide to do homework instead of curl up with it on this rainy day!

Please Please Please! Send your recommendations my way! 

As for doing something I love, today I plan on taking a nap and hopefully watch some Friends! I should try to get my homework done then...

Thanks for reading =) Let me know what your favorite book is!

P.S. Johnathan, the doctor was super confused when she called for a Mrs. Woo and I stood up. I got my first, "you're not Chinese?!?". No ma'am I am not.

We Are So Mean

I love my pups! Josey, of course, is Johnathan's and my newest addition. Cota is my pup I grew up with. We all spend a good amount of time annoying each other. It's basically the basis of our relationship: the dogs annoy us and we annoy the dogs. It really is a lot of fun!

My sister sent me this video this past weekend.

It's priceless! He is so annoyed! 

I then sent this video back.

We are sooooooo mean! 

But don't you worry. These pups always get us back.

Josey, for example, pulls my pant legs when I'm trying to get dressed in the morning. She thinks it's the best game! There I am half asleep hopping on one leg trying to get my other leg back!

We really do love each other!

Hope you all have a great week!

P.S. Love, apparently I had a whole conversation with you last night at midnight that I have no memory of. This is why I don't take medicine! 

Today's Thoughts

1. I'm in my last semester of classes before my internship and it is sunny and warm. I'm doomed. My school work is at a minimum now. I just want to be outside all day long!

2. My favorite part about Spring is having all the windows open. We are finally getting some natural light and fresh air up in here!

3. I have a paper to write today. It's very questionable if it will get done and if it does get done, if I will sound like a first grader. Me no like English class.

4. Josey makes working out difficult sometimes. Today she pushed me off my mat and dropped her toy on my face. She must like my winter chub. I'm sorry but it must go!

5. I inherited my mom's way of cooking. Growing up she never made anything twice. This tactic is both fun and risky. Some days dinner is banging, some days dinner looks better in the trash.

The End.


P.S. Husband, I love that when we watch "Friends", we simultaneously clap during the theme song. You complete me!


(most pictures came from Pinterest.com)

First Spring Date

It finally feels like Spring! Everyone in this apartment has gone a little crazy from excitement. Josey wants to go outside so bad she runs into walls. It's absolute chaos!

As you know from my last post, last week was a little more than I wanted to handle. The good thing is that we all made it out alive! And to celebrate that, Johnathan took me out on a date Sunday.

We decided to drive down to the Easton area because we both love it there. Our first stop was at Johnathan's friend's house. We are able to do target practice there and Rola, his friend, let me shoot his shotgun! I didn't do as well target-wise this time. But it made me want to practice more! 

I have to work on the grunting as well...my dad told me to man up. Johnathan just laughs at me.

After we were done shooting, we headed to Oxford. We took Josey to the new dog park there and worked on the command, "come". She hates that one so much! It's like pulling teeth trying to get her to come to us willingly. If you have any good suggestions let us know! I'm pretty sure it's just not something she'll do. Which is sad because I would love to let her off the leash sometimes. 

The dog park wasn't all business though! We did a fair amount of fetching and running around =)

She makes us laugh every day. I love her! 

After the dog park, we picked up pizza and spent the evening with some of our friends. Michael and Betty are our closest friends in Easton. We spent the night talking about living on some land together, with chickens and cows. I can't wait for the summer when we will be able to see them a lot more often!

It was such a fun and relaxing day! I love when Johnathan reminds me how much he knows and loves me.

P.S. Husband, so far I have asked for my own gun and a cow for my birthday. I think we are good for each other.

Limbo-Land

Ever feel like you are living in limbo-land? I sure do. That's where I am spending most of my time lately.

Johnathan and I are trying to figure out what our next step is once I am no longer tied to the Salisbury area. The choices are really endless but of course there are a lot of factors to take into consideration. You know; family, friends, jobs. Family is a huge factor for us. We want to be close enough for regular visits. I also need to find an internship in order to wrap up my graduation requirements. 

Basically you could say our apartment is overflowing with unanswered questions.

This is why I've missed almost a week and a half of posting on here. We spent my spring break in Atlanta, Georgia going on interviews and house hunting.

While there, God answered a lot of our questions and also gave us a ton more to find answers to. Where do we really want to live? Still not answered. But for those of you reading, Johnathan and I will not be moving to Georgia, as of right now. And really we don't know what our next step is. Welcome to the limbo-land I was talking about! I will try to keep you all updated on where life takes us. 

But for right now, one day at a time! Here are some days that should be celebrated:

A couple weeks ago, Johnathan took me to Rehoboth for a date. We went to my favorite restaurant called, Irish Eyes. Let's just say it is now Johnathan's favorite restaurant as well. I was giddy as the food was brought to our table! So delicious!

If you have been reading for a while, you know that I just finished up our wedding series. One aspect that I have been thinking about is that Johnathan's sister, Jess, did my hair and makeup for the wedding day. Every time I look through our photos I am so grateful for her gift to me. She did an amazing job and everything turned out better than I could have ever asked for. Thank you, Jess! 

I adore this picture of us! It cracks me up!

While in Georgia, we got to spend time with some of my family. It was a busy, crazy week but I'm so glad we got to see my cousins! We went out for ice cream, went shopping, saw Alistair's baseball game and saw Austin lead worship at youth group. It was great to be there to celebrate our loved ones.

We are blessed to have family that will house us and feed us without hesitating for a second.

Finally, I haven't mentioned Josey on the blog much. To be honest, I think we are still trying to figure each other out. But she is my favorite to have around! When we got back from Georgia, we took Josey to the dog park to see how she'd like it. She came home muddy, panting and smiling from ear to ear. I'd say it was a success!

She's the smaller one, beating up on the bigger dog. That's my girl!

So even though we aren't sure what is next, we have a lot to celebrate!

P.S. Johnathan, I try to remember to thank you for things you do but I don't always succeed. Thank you for walking Josey when it's dark, for taking the trash and recycling out, for washing the dishes (all the time), for driving me to school when you can and for loving me through my flaws.

Woo Wedding Part 3: The Honeymoon

This is the last post in our wedding segment!

For our honeymoon, Johnathan and I went to Ocho Rios, Jamaica. Everyone told us that an all inclusive was the best way to go and they were absolutely right! We stayed at a Sandals Resort and our room was beach side. We felt like royalty the entire week!

We were so excited to be away from the freezing cold weather of Maryland!

Within seconds of getting to Jamaica, we were amazed at how beautiful this island is. The people, the vegetation, the culture, everything! On the bus ride to our resort, Johnathan and I talked about how different living here must be. We were determined to learn more about the culture while we were there...in between relaxing on the beach of course!

Our view from our room was magical. We looked over gardens and could see mountains off in the distance. It was unreal waking up to that view everyday.

We spent most of our days sitting on the beach and eating. The water was crystal clear and just the right temperature. I really don't think I've ever been this relaxed in my life.

The food here was delicious! We would eat ourselves sick all the time! It's all we talked about when we arrived back in the states. The food was too good! GAH, so good! 

I am a true beach bum at heart. I was completely content to just sit on the beach the entire day, people watching and reading my book. But we did make sure to do some activities while we were there. (We had to work off some of the food we were consuming)

I have always wanted to try paddle boarding! I know 100% that I am not coordinated enough to surf but standing up I'm pretty good at. Above you can see me standing on the board backwards...hey at least I'm standing! We also went canoeing along the shore. Our canoe had a glass bottom so I spent the entire ride staring at the bottom of the ocean. I had to make sure nothing was going to get us!!

This trip was amazing to say the least. Johnathan and I had a blast spending our first week of marriage on a tropical island, relaxing and having fun. It was a blessing that will forever be dear to me. I'd be lying if I said I don't daydream about the trip and wish we were there right now. Hell, I still have Ocho Rios saved in my weather app so I can lust over the warm temperatures. 

It was a perfect beginning to our life together! 

P.S. Love, this trip was incredibly fun! Let's plan a million more trips and add a billion more memories to these. Where to next?