Brazzle Dazzle Day

To celebrate our first year of marriage, we decided to spend a weekend down in the Wisconsin Dells area at the Noah's Ark Waterpark, "America's Largest Waterpark." :D

We had to leave kind of early in the morning, but it was totally worth it! We got there a little after 11 and stayed till almost 6. The skies were clear and the sun was hot, so it was a perfect day for it. The 'watercoasters' were very fun, but I think my favorite "ride" was the slide that they called "The Point of No Return." I did NOT want to go down that thing, but Jordan made me do it and I have to admit that I am glad that I "submitted." ;) In the picture below, it's the slide to the far left.
This is a picture of the view looking straight down from the top. This was the point where I shut my eyes, held my breath, and started praying! ;)
I think the best part about the park was the Wave Pool. I had never been in a wave pool before and I absolutely LOVED it!!! Jordan like to go over in the deep end and see how high up the wall he could reach when the big waves came, but I liked to stay where my feet could touch the bottom of the pool and I could just relax and ride the waves as they came. It was really cool!

After we left Noah's Ark, we went straight to our hotel so we could get cleaned up before heading off to supper. Our hotel was really nice. It was just so fun to be "away" for a night! There's just something luxurious about not having to pick up after yourself or not having to cook supper or clean it up! Don't get me wrong, I love keeping house; but it was truly a gift to have a night like this!
For supper, Jordan took me to one of my favorite restaurants: Applebees! Wow, it's making my mouth water just to think about it right now!! The Three Cheese Chicken Penne is awesome!! :D
We spent the evening relaxing and watching TV. We were pretty wiped out from our day in the sun and water!

On the way home, we stopped at the mall in Appleton and we stayed there for FOUR WHOLE HOURS!!! Wow! If you know Jordan at all, you know that 4 hours in the mall is not exactly his cup of tea! He is so sweet! :D I had SO much fun just walking around and enjoying looking at everything. I did find a few good deals: a cute cardigan from NY & Co for $8 (reg. $35), a couple of ties for $4 each, etc. I love shopping!!!!

This was such a wonderful weekend! We just had so much fun and it was great to hang out and goof off and just be the two of us.

Our first year of marriage is behind us. I don't want to sound trite, but it really did fly by! Before we got married, lots of people told us that after you're married, reality sets in, and it's not all fun & games, etc., etc., etc. I guess that is true in a sense, and I can kinda see what they are trying to say, but I really don't think that I would have wished anything about this last year to have been different. We are so blessed, and God has been so good! I'm ready for year #2!