I am incredibly lucky to have married someone who shares my love for adventure. Someone who, like me, is up for anything.
In our first year of marriage, Chris and I spent the night in 3 countries, 27 states — and countless cities. We basically always had a bag packed and ready to go (okay, okay… HE was always ready to go. I’m more of a procrastinator when it comes to the packing).
We got in the car and moved to Newport, Rhode Island exactly 13 hours after our wedding ended in Iowa. We arrived a day and a half later and moved into the Navy Lodge on base (a glorified hotel room) for the next 3 weeks. It was, without a doubt, a whirlwind — but I will always be incredibly thankful for our year in Newport, as it allowed us TIME together. After all, we didn’t live together until that first day after we got married.
So, what were we up to in that first year of marriage?
We spent time in: the U.S. (obviously), Canada (a frigid, romantic trip to Montreal), and England (a wonderful trip visiting wonderful friends).
And: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia — AND Washington DC.
I have grand plans of doing city guides for a few of these spots. In the meantime, I’ve got some serious packing to do.
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