Utah Reception

Such a beautiful reception! We loved it!!!

Trip across the Country: Part II

And his response, "Cool, huh?". This is why I love Kurt. I will never, ever have a dull moment in my life!
One night while we were staying at Grandma & Grandpa Peterson's I was in the bathroom getting ready for bed when I heard this horribly bizarre sound coming from the bedroom. I went rushing in thinking that some terrible thing was happening to my husband and I found this scene...
This is us dying on Grandma & Grandpa Peterson's lawn. We had finally made it!!! After almost 32 hours of driving, with only a 2 hour break in San Antonio, gas breaks, and an hour and a half of sleeping in the car at a random CVS parking lot, we had made if from Louisiana to Orem, Utah!
This was just a quick stop on the final stretch. We stopped for a quick break and picture at Arches.
This is the product of Kurt's ingenuity. We did not have access to a printer to print off the directions from San Antonio to Orem, but we just saved them on Kurt's computer, unfortunately the computer died in the middle of New Mexico and we didn't know where to go. Then in the middle of talking to Grandma & Grandpa Peterson our cell phones died. So naturally the only option was to find a gas station and check to see if they had outlets on the outside of the building. He is one smart man!
This was just a little switching break. I was so exhausted from driving, even though Kurt drove most of the time, he was taking a little nap, but then I couldn't drive anymore and there was no where to turn off, but we found a little alcove off of the highway to switch drivers, and wake ourselves up.

This is pure exhaustion. We were so tired by this point, but we just wanted to get to Grandma & Grandpa Peterson's.
This is about how we felt that next morning as we were driving through New Mexico. There wasn't a whole lot to keep us awake, that's for sure.
The dreary road of Texas, during the middle of the night, that both looked and felt like it was never going to end!

Traveling across the country

This is also the River Walk. You can see the river, all the people on the other side, the beautiful bridge. It was a really cool place!
Dining at an Italian restaurant on the River Walk.
This is the River Walk, also in San Antonio. It was so beautiful!

Inside the Alamo.
Us posing in front of the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. It was so neat. We got to read a lot about it, and it was a really neat place.
We just thought, what better place to get gas while we're on our honeymoon then from Love's :)
Missed you Mama!!!
Kissing at sunset on the Mississippi. It was beautiful, and such pretty weather.
Lisa, you will especially appreciate this, we thought we would take this picture for a good laugh.
Kurt and I on the walk way with the oak trees lining it and the mansion home in the back.
Just an idea of how large these oak trees are...if you look really hard you could probably see Kurt.
The famous oak trees lining the walk up to the beautiful mansion home, for which the plantation gets it's name, Oak Alley.
In front of the house we were staying in.
Very similar in style to the Martha Washington.
Bedroom.
Huge kitchen!
This is the dining room.
The Rene House that we had all to ourselves on Oak Alley Plantation. This is the family room.
This was another of our favorites in the Garden District.
Huge mansions in the Garden District where Payton Manning, Sandra Bullock, and other famous people own homes.
Modeling the masks we actually bought...so cool!
It was very ornate and beautiful inside.
Inside the oldest cathedral in the U.S.
In Jackson Square park with the famous cathedral in the background.
Kurt wanted to get a more manly one so this is the one he picked.
Trying on some sweet Mardi Gras masks. This one was SO pretty, and as you can see there's quite the variety of choices.
We took a picture with the cool Mardi Gras guy in the background.
This is us walking along the Mississippi River, while we were in New Orleans.
Because of the high water table in New Orleans, this is what the grave yards look like. All the tombs are above ground. It's a little scary. Also, you can see our cool Daytona t-shirts in this picture. They are black and white inside, but once the sun hits them, they're all kinds of fun colors.
Starting our day in New Orleans in the French Quarter.