agrestic yet majesstic

I haven't blogged in almost two months because life has been a bit busy. Can't believe it's been almost three weeks since the wedding! Insane.

The wedding went really well. Flew by way too quick. Andy and I both really only remember the ceremony (which was the best part :D) and then it felt like we just took pictures/were ordered around to do things like cutting the cake, thanking people, dancing, eating, you name it. Celebrations has it down to a science which was good & ran incredibly well but just seemed so rushed. Barely ate my food, didn't see the ice sculpture or appetizers at all, none of the stations, feels like I actually came late to my own wedding!

The only bad thing about the whole day was that the judge messed up the last name... Huntington. Ned, my sister's date, caught a perfect picture of our reactions right after the judge said it. The picture is pricelessly funny. At the moment, not so funny.

So all in all, the judge would get the only THORN out of the whole wedding. He deserves the thorn more so because he assured us he'd stay since family of his was invited to the wedding (small world when you're Italian!) so I personally paid for his meal and then he left... probably out of embarrassment that he mispronounced Hunting.

Celebrations and the bridal party and everyone else that helped make it a beautiful day gets ROSES. I'll have to post pics whenever I get mine from the photographer... hopefully soon.

The honeymoon was great. We had perfect weather. The ocean was pretty wavy and too dangerous for swimming so that kind of sucked... but we just stayed in the pool anyway. The resort was surprisingly not full... they said that it's their down season & since it was a 5 star resort chain, I guess I'll believe them. Still fun though because we got extra attention then from the staff. The food was excellent and 0ne of their restaurants was on the beach, all windows, overlooking the ocean. The sunset would set on the ocean and it was just spectatingly beautiful and romantic to eat dinner at that restaurant, not to mention, the best food too! We did a couples massage which was so nice and worth it. Andy and I will now do that every 6 months like clockwork ;) Also, we did a dune buggy tour that was like 3.5-4hrs long. It was pretty dangerous (Andy drove a dune buggy on the highway following our guide right next to normal cars for miles...) but it was so much fun. We saw Mexico how you wouldn't normally see it since we went through small villages, farmland, and rivers. We got so muddy, dirty, and wet but it was worth it. Can't wait to get that waterproof disposable camera I bought developed! Should be interesting photos, especially through the rivers!

I would definitely recommend the Palace Resorts chain in Mexico. Don't know if I'd go back to Puerto Vallarta though, but that's strictly on the fact that I'd like to be able to see Mexico... none of the ruins were in close proximity and the majority of the tours seemed to be a far distance away too (didn't want to waste our time in a smelly van/bus!) Honeymoon, you get a ROSE.

And as for reality... work gets a bushel of thorns... per usual. Just heard through the grapevine that they hired someone for that other job I've been doing without compensation for, oh, a year, so that is bittersweet. I turned it down because they said it would be a demotion for me... even though it's clearly not... but atleast it will alleviate some of the RIDICULOUS bullshit that I have to put up with here at work. But then it means I will most likely have to train this woman and explain everything for probably weeks. Whatever, I just need to focus on getting a new job/plan to get my ass out of this place. They treat their employees like crap and I cannot wait to have a good full-time work experience under my belt. And to have employers that do not backstab and disregard everything/everyone except for what helps them keep their jobs.

Enough venting and I guess now I should go back to work and apply for a new job! Wish me luck.

Adios amigos.