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Our story + Honeymoon

Our story, plus our honeymoon to remember!

Honeymoon day 3/4: Sea day + Kagoshima, Japan

Honeymoon cruise! Day 3 of our honeymoon was slow-going. Sleep, food, and sculpting! While in Tokyo, I hid in the bathroom and ordered the honeymooner’s breakfast package for tomorrow, as it was a sea day, and we had a balcony. This is probably the first time I’ve successfully kept a secret – I’m similar to a “Nick Miller” from...

Honeymoon day 2 – Sumo, the Imperial Palace, and boarding the Diamond Princess!

An early morning. Today is the day that we board the cruise that we’ve been looking forward to for months – The Diamond Princess. Our itinerary was for the Lunar New Year, going to multiple Asian countries – notably going to Hong Kong for the New Year. The first thing planned for the day was sumo wrestling practice. Sumo has been something that...

Honeymoon Day 1! – Tokyo, Japan

Departing for an adventure of a lifetime! Today is the day that we leave for Tokyo – some fabled futuristic, neon, modern city across the world that seemed like it was only in textbooks. We had no idea what sort of culture shock was in store for us, let alone what the next 46 days would entail. A view outside of out hotel room. We left our Hilton hotel bright...

Honeymoon – 24 hour layover in Minnesota

The night before we left. The night before our honeymoon, we were absolutely stoked! The 21 day dream vacation we saved and waited for was finally upon us. We were to leave from DFW International Airport on January 17th at 7pm to go to Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. After this, we would have had a 12 hour overnight layover before heading to Tokyo. There...

The beginnings of a honeymoon: How Rachel and I met!

Our honeymoon is a story for the books. We visited some amazing countries – Japan, China, Vietnam, and Taiwan. It was the best honeymoon we could have asked for until we were quarantined, but we have made the most of it. You can read about our quarantine here. Before we go into our honeymoon, here’s how we met. Rachel and I met in the summer of 2017. I...