Mrs. Jones

Well, it's done. Erlo and I got married in Thailand April 10, 2011. The wedding itself was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined. We had some of our bestest friends and both of our immediate families. Everybody got along and we all chilled for a few days together at the beach. It was exactly what I wanted. Because everyone had been chilling and getting to know each other before the wedding, the wedding was much less stressful and it was more about the partying...exactly what both Erlo and I wanted. We have heard so many stories about a wedding being just a time to see people and catch up for a few seconds...not enough time...only to retreat exhaustedly to your hotel room. Not to brag, but ours was truly a celebration. Yes, there were stressful things about it, especially the night before for me, but all in all it was truly the perfect wedding.

And now, at this very moment, Erlo and I are traveling to New Zealand to start our new life together. Saying good-bye, or see you later to my parents was a bit melancholy, as always, but we are excited to start our new life together and host the dozens of visitors promised to us in the near future.

Currently, we are in Sydney on a layover, and will arrive in Christchurch this evening. This week we will take our time to drive to Auckland where Erlo will start his job as a corporate event planner/salesperson in a hotel in West Auckland. I will continue my search for a job while I adjust to a strange new culture. ;) Erlo and I have been spoiled being in California around my family for so long and I am anticipating feeling the distance a little more than usual. It seems now I have another wonderful person to keep me comfortable however and I look forward to being spoiled by him.

I am loading the pictures from the wedding on my Picassa, so you will have to wait a little longer for those! New updates soon!