Special things

The other day my Mum gave me (via my Gran) this leather passport holder. It was originally my Grandad's.

I hadn't thought about it, but now I am married I have the same initials as him. That makes me smile. Now every time I am at an airport I will think about him and trust me, he is worth thinking about. He is very missed.

I have very cool grandparents, rather than spending their child free years playing bowls, my Gran and Grandad travelled like maniacs in their retirement (Gran is still going to this day! She is so cool). They saw so much together, like us, they even flew to NYC on Christmas night one year. Mum has a feeling though that this holder never went anywhere....

Funny thing is I actually wanted to get one of these for Christmas because when I am at airports I get all OCD about my passport and tickets. This kills getting a new one.

Another vintage item on the packing list is a pair of gorgeous leather gloves that my Mum bought when she was 20 or so. They are so hot. She gave them to me when I was living in Sydney but I never had the chance to really rock them.

Photos don't do them justice...

And so, the packing begins!

PS. My Gran is SO cool, she is probably reading this blog. Hi Gran! Love ya! oxox

We got hitched, now let's go on a sick honeymoon baby!

So yes, my husband (it still feels very weird saying that) and I are just about to take off on our delayed honeymoon. As the old cliché goes, this is the trip of a lifetime for me because quite frankly, I haven't been anywhere overseas except for Bali (which doesn't count because half of the Perth population is there at any one time). At not quite four weeks, it isn't a long trip, but for me it is a bloody big deal.

This blog is killing two birds with one stone. I am planning to use it as my 'travel journal' of sorts because I thought it might be a nice reminder for me down the track and it means that all of those who care can find out how we are doing.

There is a strong likelihood however that I will be having such a freaking fantastic time that I will forget about it entirely, but at least the intention is there right?

So what is the plan? Here is our itinerary (many of you won't be surprised to hear that the details of this trip have all been entered into an extremely sexy looking excel spreadsheet by Troy, but we'll stick to the simple version here):

New York City, USA (OH MY FREAKING GOD!) - Dec 26 to Jan 2

Montreal, Canada - Jan 2 to Jan 4

Vancouver, Canada - Jan 5 to Jan 7

Whistler Mountain - Canada Jan 7 to Jan 14

Vancouver again - Jan 14 to Jan 15

Las Vegas - Jan 15 to Jan 18

Los Angeles - Jan 18 to Jan 21

Home!

So be sure to check in over the next couple of weeks and get mega jealous :) If any of you have been to these spots we'd love some recommendations!

NB: Just in case you were wondering, no I didn't have a cup of tea on my wedding day. That is Red Bull and vodka. ALL CLASS.