Our Black Friday

This year Ryan and I decided to get away from the crowds of crazy shoppers and head to the 'mountains' of New Jersey. Growing up in Oregon, my version of a mountain is a little different from Ryan's version of what a mountain is... I say they're more like hills here in NJ ;)

We drove about an hour and a half up north and hit the trails. 

All we had to do was follow the white markings on the trees... easy, right?!

 At some points the hike was a bit like an obstacle course. It was fun!

 The last mile of the hike (3.8 to the top and the same on the way back down) was all up hill. I was so out of breath and a little nervous climbing on all of the rocks. It's strange how I can run a marathon, but hiking... I'm the worst!

There was a point where Ryan asked if I wanted to just turn around before the top and I really had to think about it. I really wanted to quit, but I just couldn't. We had come this far - what's another 20 minutes of pain!?

And the view was well worth the climb! We burned our Thanksgiving dinner off, experienced something new together as a newly married couple and had an awesome time!

Maybe hiking the day after Thanksgiving will become a new tradition for us... 

Do you have a Thanksgiving tradition? Or Black Friday tradition?

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After the Wedding

We've been married for almost three months now.
Since the wedding was across the country from where we currently live, (we live in New Jersey - the wedding was in Oregon, where I grew up) we needed more time. We planned the wedding for almost a year and half. Since I LOVE planning and I'm pretty darn good at it, the process wasn't too bad and the wedding week was just fantastic.

But now... We're married. And I find myself asking now what? Now what? Now What?! What do we need to plan or do? Should we start planning to have baby? Isn't that what people do? What are we supposed to do now???
Then, after the craziness inside my brain subsides a little bit, I think - enjoy being married!
You're married! That's so great!!!

Does any one else have these feelings? Now that you're married what are you supposed do next???
How can we stop thinking - what's next???? - and just enjoy today?

I've started taking yoga classes again to try and calm my ever-running brain.

We need to remember to just sloooow down and enjoy what's in front of us.

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
I am so very thankful for my friends, family and husband! And of course our dog and cat! :)

Thanks for reading,