Horses, Cherry Blossoms and Honeymoons

This weekend was great. On Saturday we went to Morven Park, which has this beautiful mansion, gardens and an equestrian center. Zach and I briefly walked around the house and other buildings near it before meeting up with my parents at the equestrian center. They were having a steeple chase that day so we found a nice little spot for a picnic and watched. It was a different way to spend an afternoon, so despite the cold weather we had a lot of fun. Sunday I worked all day, but it was actually a really fun day. Katie worked all day too and we decided to go to the Cherry Blossoms today because the weather was supposed to be so nice. The weather turned out to be even better than expected (I have the sunburn to prove it) and DC was amazing. Apparently the rest of the DC area saw the weather reports too, so traffic was crazy. Once we got there we went to Old Ebbitt's Grill for lunch because Katie had never been there. That was a hike and a half, so by the time we got back to the tidal basin we were exhausted and didn't do the whole circle. It was okay though.. the scenery doesn't exactly change a ton. It was a thoroughly exhausting day, and weekend for that matter. Tomorrow I work at night and have a lot of errands to run before that because my grandparents are coming in Wednesday, which is also my mom and Connor's birthday. Then, Thursday I fly out with them to California for a 10 day trip. As far as wedding planning goes, I've been looking at photographers and spoken to a few people at some of the venues. I also told Zach today that we should just go to the courthouse to get married and spend this money on a month in Europe. He said no. Which is okay because I love planning weddings, and hopefully we'll get to live there eventually anyways.That conversation led to a honeymoon conversation tonight.. and I'm left wondering how on earth people decide where to go for their honeymoon. There are just so many amazing places to see. I want to try and find somewhere that has history and culture, amazing weather, nice beaches and some adventurous things to do. My first thought for that was Belize, which I found while reading an article on honeymoons. It has ancient ruins, beach resorts, snorkeling and scuba diving, and ATVing and cave tours. Awesome. I also like the idea of Puerto Rico because it has the beaches, it has nice towns to visit, it has the bioluminescent (or whatever) bays, it definitely has some history. And I think I would feel more comfortable in Puerto Rico than Belize because I know more about it.. but who knows. The place I would feel the most comfortable is probably Europe, but since we may end up living there I don't know if its worth honeymooning to. Plus, I would have an impossible time deciding where to go. Ireland and Scotland look incredible, and then there is Paris and the rest of France, there are about 5 areas of Spain I want to visit, even more in Italy, and then the Greek Isles sound amazing. I won't get started on all of the great things to do in Turkey, or the opportunity to travel between a lot of the countries on the train. It's impossible! Sooo many decisions that still need to be made, and most of them are hinging on us hearing back from the Navy so we know when Zach goes to boot camp. Speaking of the military, I found out this week that my friend Krista is moving home because her husband is deploying. I am so excited, especially because it seems like babies are everywhere in my life.. and as much as I want to have one to play with, I don't want to have any yet. What does this have to do with Krista? She has a 15 month old and is pregnant with #2!!! Sweet. A good friend back in Loudoun to hang out with, and she comes packaged with babies. Its been a good week.