So as most of you know, it is official!! We are now Mr. and Mrs. Milano. The wedding took place in NY at Harvest on Hudson on August 5th 2011 with our close family and a few of our close friends. It was absolutely perfect and I can not wait until we receive our professional photos. We had the best photographer. He was so fun to work with and I am confident the pictures will be fabulous. Our ceremony was outside overlooking the Hudson River and we had a small lunch inside with great food and a delicious cake! We were able to spend some time in New York, which allowed Bryden and Aeson to get to know Alex's NY family and we introduced them to NYC. The kids loved it and were sad to leave. They were really sad they had to leave Alex's younger brother, Jake, who they thought was one of the coolest guys ever. Aeson has even mentioned how he would like to live there, although it is primarily because of the cooler weather! My poor child hates the heat and I am pretty sure he was born in the wrong state. Once we left New York, we had to head back home to Dallas to drop the boys off and catch a flight to Hawaii the following day. We actually were delayed leaving NY and missed our connecting flight in Atlanta, so we had to spend the night. I was a nervous wreck that we wouldn't make it to Dallas and make it to our honeymoon! My parents had to pack a few things and literally meet us at the airport in Dallas to grab the kids and take some of our stuff home, but we made it!
"Beary" is Bryden's bear that he has had since he was a baby, so we made sure to bring him along and snap some photos for Bryden to see! We got a few strange looks along the way, but I think "Beary" enjoyed his trip. :)
We relaxed a lot, but we made sure to experience the apparent "must do" activities on the island, which included the Road to Hana and the Haleakala Sunrise. The road to Hana takes up an entire day and it is a two lane, windy road that leads to the town of Hana. You see many waterfalls, hiking trails, and other amazing scenic views. My favorite stop was at a park where we had lunch and there were black sandy beaches, a blow hole, and a few freshwater pools that you could jump into. We didn't swim in them because it was raining pretty much the entire day, which made it too cold for me!
The sunrise was actually something that I was NOT looking forward to. You have to leave the hotel at 2:30 in the morning and drive approximately 2 1/2 hours to the top of the mountain, where it is very cold. Alex was so excited about this trip and spent a lot of his time beforehand researching how to take the best photos. Once we made it to the top, he set up the camera while I impatiently sat in the car. Once the shuttle buses started arriving, I figured I should get out and go stand in our spot, so I would have a good view. Although I was completely exhausted and grumpy, I was so happy that Alex dragged me along because it was the most beautiful sunrise I have ever seen!
The rest of our time on Maui consisted of laying by the pool, eating, playing in the ocean, and more eating. I will have to say that my only regret (if any) is that we did not choose to visit any other islands (which was my decision). So many people kept telling us about their experiences on different islands, that I became disappointed that we decided against it. I am sure we will go back at some point in time. I definitely want to bring the boys and we can plan our trip more wisely.
Even though it was a fabulous honeymoon, I was excited to head back home to live as husband and wife and jump back into our crazy beautiful life with the kids. We didn't have much time to recuperate from the vacation once we arrived home, because Alex started a new job and Bryden started first grade and football, which I will have to save for a separate blog...
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