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April 26, 2006
holy honeymoon, Batman!
The honeymoon was a wonderful time. We got back to the old house after the wedding, got everyone changed, went to the new house to get the kids' stuff, dropped the kids off at their mom's, went back to the new house to switch vehicles, made another couple of stops on our way out of town, and were on our way. With the exception of some pouring rain and a creepy bank of fog that made going around the curvy mountain roads hair-raising at times, our trip to the mountains on Saturday went very smoothly.
It was close to 10 when we got to the B&B, and it took us a couple tries to find the right entrance to our room, but it was well worth it once we were there. We stayed in an awesome suite with a fireplace, king-sized bed, jetted two-person tub, down pillows, wood floors, deck, window seat, and ceiling fan. The owner had a bottle of champagne waiting for us when we got there, and the fridge was stocked with several types of coffee beans. The little kitchen had dishes so we could make our own meals if we wanted to, and she left little snacky things (popcorn, chocolates, biscotti, cookies, etc.) out for us as well.
On Sunday, our first full day there, we didn't even leave the room. The owner brought us cheese omelettes, sausage, Canadian bacon, muffins, and fresh fruit for breakfast, and we read, tested out the tub, played online a little bit, and napped. Mike even wrote a poem. For dinner we ordered pizza and enjoyed being hermits.
We lazed around the suite for a good part of the day on Monday, then went to one of the nearby towns to do some shopping, eat dinner, and see Silent Hill. By the time we got there, I had the beginnings of a migraine, so we revised our plan and went to Barnes and Noble and ended up sitting in the Starbucks part of the store with a stack of magazines and books for quite a while. My headache was almost gone when we left there, so we went to the theater to see Silent Hill. The theater was awesome. While it wasn't a "stadium seating" theater, it looked every bit as big as the stadium seating ones here, and the seats were nicely spaced out which meant there was plenty of leg room. The downside to that was that I had to stretch to put my feet up on the back of the seat in front of me. As for the movie, the dialogue was pretty bad in some parts, and it wasn't as true to the nature of the Silent Hill franchise as Mike was hoping it would be, but I liked the cinematography. The effects were pretty good, too. And even though it wasn't as creepy as I was hoping it would be, it was still creepy enough to make me jittery for the rest of the evening. (Side note: Laurie Holden, from The Magnificent Seven tv series was in it, and it took me FOREVER to figure out where I'd seen her before. Clothes from the Old West are quite a bit different from a police uniform.) After the movie everything felt surreal; I found myself waiting for parts of the movie to start happening. The surreal feeling lasted through dinner and didn't end until well after we were back at the B&B.
We'd planned to leave early Tuesday so we'd have time to pick up the puppies and get some stuff from the old house once we were back in town, but we didn't end up leaving until around 11. On the way home we stopped by a pottery shop I'd heard about and spent some time poking around the gallery and studio. We left with a candle holder for my sister and her husband, a shallow dish for my rings, a plate, and a forgiveness goblet. I got truffles too, but those didn't make it more than a few minutes down the road. When we got home it was still early enough that we had time to pick up some stuff from the old house (including the washer and dryer - I can do laundry now, yay!) and bring it home before we went to pick up the puppies.
In summary, we had a fantastic time, and I think it was a wonderful way to start off our married life.
Posted by oracle at April 26, 2006 12:04 PM in the third year