a LOST smoke monster run in---oops.

i am so sorry that i forgot to tell you about one of the most nearly tragic occurrences that happened while brad and i were honeymooning in maui.


we happened upon dharmaville and this happened.  if you watch LOST, and are a fan, you are very concerned.  you are concerned for two reasons.


1.  we are IN dharmaville and YOU thought we were on our honeymoon.
2.  you thought LOST was just a show.  


brad fought long and brad fought hard and he was able to withstand the throws of the smoke monster.  i didn't just marry anyone folks.  i married a man who looked the smoke monster dead in the eyes and won.


and he is here to tell about it.

 brad...brad...hey brad...brad...

its the little things...

it really is the little things in life that matter.

while brad and i were vacationing in maui on our honeymoon, there were so many things that were incredible...it was our very first public outing as husband and wife, so that in itself was fun.  it was fun to hear me when asked, "and ma'am what is your name?" stutter and say, "jessica moorrrrrdukes."  it was nice to do whatever we wanted whenever we wanted and occasionally when i would catch a glimpse at brad's hand, see a ring that i had given him when we began our lives together.  

the little things made our trip complete.  walking together on the beaten path and him reaching out for my hand.  i belong.  i am loved.  i am needed.  

because brad is braver than me and i pride myself as a chicken  someone older and wiser (no comment please), i decided that him surfing would be the best choice, because there was no way i was going to die by a shark bite or drowning in the 20 foot waves.  instead i would be his loving and supportive wife and stand aside while he had all the glory and take his picture (aka...jessica is a scaredy cat), i led him to believe that it was wiser for us just to spend the money on him (not "are you crazy...i don't want to DIE before i've been married a week!?")

"sure honey, i think it would be fun to surf, but you just do it.  i want to take your picture.  i love you."

convincing, huh?

he bought it and went on about his merry way.

sucker!...i mean, surfer!

after a little stroll through the little village where his lessons were, i found him with thirty of his other closest friends, young and old trying their best to paddle, paddle, paddle, pop! and get up to standing to surf...  

and as i walked up, there he was up on his surfboard catching a wave like he was a pro.  

after about ten minutes, he caught sight of me and he did this...

he threw his hand in the air and waved at me.  and then i waved back, then he blew me a kiss and i gave him the thumbs up sign.  

and that folks, might have been my very favorite moment of the entire week.  

acknowledgement.  i belong to her.  she belongs to me.

it will be a moment i remember for the ret of my life.

as busy and as in the moment as he was, he was not too busy for me.

**and take note of that 20 ft. water he is STANDING in...

you make me feel like somebody loved...

-the weepies

here we go!

just incase you are reading this blog for the first time or the hundredth...i just got married.  

uh huh, i did.  

and after we got married, we went to hawaii...  uh huh, we did!

and here's the proof!

my groom and his new shirt, he bought it because i like pink on guys...and i happen to think he is pretty darn hot in his new pink shirt.

 this is the view from our room, not too shabby, huh?

and this is brad getting me a coconut.  he took off his pink shirt, to show off his abs.

and that's a lie, that is a native fella showing off his mad skills...

buuuuutttt...brad could SOOOOOOOO do this.

and perhaps we ran into a little trouble while we were there.  soooo, we got a little off the beaten path.  reaaaaallly off the beaten path.  dharma is OFF the beaten path.  i would tell you what happened, but then benjamin linus...might...ugh.........

well, nevermind.

so after a week of honeymooning, and two weeks of work and opening every present in tennessee, and having enough trash wrapping paper and boxes to build a forest...we are slowing returning the duplicates and getting settled into our home.  last weekend, a washer and dryer were added to the laundry room and might i say, they look pretty good in there!

so between the loads of clothes and decorating and writing thank you notes...we are getting our life back.    our life TOGETHER back.  things are calming down...and we are thrilled.  

what a whirlwind this past month has been!  

we are so excited to begin this journey of our life together...i can hardly wait for what the future holds.