We're back from our honeymoon!!!!

We finally made it home last night after a very long, tiring, full of a lot of fun and exciting wedding in California and honeymoon in Cozumel, Mexico.

For those of you who didn't know this our honeymoon destination was a surprise for me. I was told we were going to Antarctica and that was it.

We left Ontario Airport in CA at 12:55am on Monday morning and had a connecting flight in Houston, TX. At this point I still had no idea where we were going. We were at the gate in Houston waiting to board our flight to Cozumel and had dozed off. The lady at the counter came on the speaker to make an announcement. "For those of you traveling to Cozumel, please have your passports checked prior to boarding." I woke up Michael and said, "honey, is that where we're going?" So that is how I found out. But he had kept it from me up until then. We had a blast even due to my limitations. All I was able to do physically was hang out in the pool (only because it was shallow enough so I could walk the pool, not "swim"), and we went on a dolphin encounter where we got to be in the water with them, pet them and kiss them. We stood on a platform in the water up to our chest. I wasn't able to do the other advanced encounter with the dolphins that would have included being able to hold onto their fins while they pull you around or they carry you through the water on your feet. We decided to work on therapy more for next year in case we returned for our anniversary. I just wasn't ready for that this trip.

We landed back into Ontario, CA at 7:30pm on Saturday night, rented a car, drove to my Mom's to load the rental car with gifts and my two cats, say goodbye to Mom and we drove home to Graham, WA. 1,130 miles one way.

I'm tired and a little sore and my left foot is swollen (not sure why). But we had both decided a couple of months ago (especially after my stroke) that life was too short not to live it and too long not to be happy. So even though I'm not 100%, it was all worth it.

Thank you to everyone for all your help with the bridal showers, preparations for the wedding including but not limited to the set up, decorations, food, flowers, photographs, music and tear down. There was so much effort and love in so many different ways that was put it by our family and friends and we just can't say thank you enough. Planning a wedding is stressful enough, but having a stroke 4 months prior to the wedding has been difficult for both of us physically, emotionally and financially. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for making it a day for both of us to enjoy and remember.

Love, Mrs. Karen Dionne <-- looks cute ;-) and Michael