This June Brandon and I will have been together for 16 years (married in November). We’ve never been on a real vacation, let alone a honeymoon. When we got married, we were both working but barely making enough to live on. Because of all the paperwork and wait time to get married in Michigan, we decided to get married in Kentucky. We decided to do it during Thanksgiving weekend because we both had a long weekend off work.
Honeymoon: 15 Years in the Making
We drove down to Kentucky after work on Tuesday, went to the courthouse on Wednesday to get our marriage license, and then got married that Saturday. We ended up driving back home the next afternoon and back to our routine five days a week of working.
Picture courtesy of The Rebel Chick from her post: How to Spend a Weekend in the Florida Keys
We had decided that we needed to do a vacation of some sort. However, we weren’t sure what kind of vacation (just us or the kids too), when we wanted to do the holiday, and where we wanted to go. We knew we wanted to go somewhere warm. Mostly because of the frigged cold winter we were just starting and the one we had the previous year. So we decided to go to the Florida Keys. However, we didn’t want to go during the super hot summer. We also didn’t want Thaddeus missing school for the vacation. So, this Easter, Brandon and I are heading down the Florida Keys for a week away from reality, and the boys are heading to Kentucky to spend a week with their Nanna and PawPaw who they don’t get to see as much as they all would like.
It is going to be a very fun and exciting trip for us because it is going to be our first real trip (nonweekend get-a-way) and it’ll be somewhere that I’ve always wanted to visit. Not to mention that it’ll be much warmer there than here in Michigan. Be prepared for some posts when we get back as well as lots and lots of social shares throughout our trip!
I’ve never been to the Keys…would love to go someday!
I’ve spent plenty of time in Florida, but not in the Keys. My parents live on the Gulf side half of the year. It’s beautiful.
That sounds fun! I haven’t been to the Keys but I heard they are very nice. I’m headed to Ft. Lauderdale for Yelp Spring Break in April, as well.
We are flying in and out of Ft. Lauderdale!
Looks like it will be a fun getaway. Hope you guys enjoys it as much as you can! :)
We went to the Everglades and took an airboat ride. It was fun!!!
I have been there. They have one of the most beautiful sunsets on the planet. I went on a glass bottom boat tour. It was OK. I didn’t understand the chickens being everywhere. That was kind of weird. Enjoy!!!