Year 1: Honeymoon Memories (Week 2)

We had an amazing time on the second week of our honeymoon.

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It was so much fun to wander down the Oregon Coast

with no schedule or plan ...

just enjoying the beauty around us!

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We loved the rocky cliffs!

We pulled up to one lighthouse just 5 minutes before

the last tour of the season...

serendipitously!

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The views from the lighthouses were so awe-inspiring!

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We crossed into California & drove through the Redwoods ...

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and then Napa Valley ...

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We enjoyed all the scenery along the way ...

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And then we came to San Fransisco!

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We both love cities ... and this became one of our favorites!

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We loved the beautiful parks downtown ...

especially the botanical gardens!

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The famous Japanese pagodas were so beautiful!

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We enjoyed all the tourist destinations

& the local food (particularly in Little Italy)!

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It was an amazing trip that definitely surpassed our expectations in every way!

It was absolutely perfect, and I wouldn't change anything about it!

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Many people say your first year of marriage is the hardest.

That was definitely not true for us.

Our first year of marriage was actually mostly wonderful.

Sure, there were some bumps in the road,

but overall it was a really great year for us.

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We lived in MS for six months and started seminary with

no real plans except to take some classes while we had the chance ...

we soon discovered that we both LOVED it!

We also loved having our first little apartment which was tiny & old,

but also cozy & perfect for us at the time!

We studied together, cooked together, played games, & laughed a lot!

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Then we spent six months in Philly at the sending base.

That was a difficult time for me in many ways,

but we got through it together & learned to take care of each other.

Also, this time gave us the blessing of being able to spend a lot of time

with David's brother & sister-in-law which was wonderful!

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All in all, it was a very good year!