Friday
Aug132010
Our honeymoon: Friday & Saturday
Friday, August 13, 2010 at 04:49PM
Friday was our last day in VA, and really, it was just a morning. We got up earlier than we had all week, packed up our stuff, straightened up the cabin and headed out. We were in search of breakfast, which proved to be a real challenge, but once we located some pastries, we hit the road. Our plan was to drive all the way back to Michigan on Friday and stop about two hours from home. And so we did. It was a long day, but it went pretty smoothly until we were 45 minutes from our destination. Then all hell broke lose in the form of a hail storm. But we had been driving all day and we were so close, so I kept driving and we only nearly died a few times.
The hotel we stayed at was a shit hole, but it was a place to sleep. And we spent several hours the next day at the local zoo, which just happened to showcase its giraffes and one's ability to pet and feed them.
If you don't know yet, one of my nicknames for Mike is the Giraffe, and the whole giraffe thing has sort of become a running joke in our relationship. We walked through the whole zoo, but this part was definitely the highlight.
I know that zoo animal photos are incredibly boring, but that's all I've got from this last stretch of our honeymoon, so here you go.
And the best looking animals of all...
Before we left the zoo, we strolled through the gift shop and were total suckers for this little guy:
I'm not usually a sucker for stuffed animals, but we got it in our heads that we'd save this one and give it to a future child of ours. A little momento from their parents' early days. We named it Luray after the town in VA that was our honeymoon spot. Isn't that just so... cheesy! Yeah, but who cares.
After the zoo we drove home and fell into piles on the floor. Our honeymoon was amazing and I'm so glad we did it, but like with any trip, we were exhausted when it was over. But! So worth it.
The hotel we stayed at was a shit hole, but it was a place to sleep. And we spent several hours the next day at the local zoo, which just happened to showcase its giraffes and one's ability to pet and feed them.
If you don't know yet, one of my nicknames for Mike is the Giraffe, and the whole giraffe thing has sort of become a running joke in our relationship. We walked through the whole zoo, but this part was definitely the highlight.
I know that zoo animal photos are incredibly boring, but that's all I've got from this last stretch of our honeymoon, so here you go.
And the best looking animals of all...
Before we left the zoo, we strolled through the gift shop and were total suckers for this little guy:
I'm not usually a sucker for stuffed animals, but we got it in our heads that we'd save this one and give it to a future child of ours. A little momento from their parents' early days. We named it Luray after the town in VA that was our honeymoon spot. Isn't that just so... cheesy! Yeah, but who cares.
After the zoo we drove home and fell into piles on the floor. Our honeymoon was amazing and I'm so glad we did it, but like with any trip, we were exhausted when it was over. But! So worth it.
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