Honey - mooooon!

Before I jump into today's blog, here's a little history for you on honeymoons that you may not have known.

"The first recorded appearance of the term honeymoon came in 1546 - but the ritual goes back much further. In earliest days, the man simply abducted the woman of his choice and took her into hiding. This lasted at least as long as it took for her angry relatives to stop searching for her. Normally, this was about one month, as marked by the phases of the moon. Thus the “moon” in honeymoon.

While in hiding, the couple would partake of mead - a wine made of water and old honey. According to Pliny the Elder, it consisted of “one part of old honey” and “three parts of water”. The mixture was then left in the sun for forty days, though, according to Pliny, some left it to ferment only nine days. Pliny went on to say, “with age it attains the flavor of wine”. As time passed, it was believed that, if the couple drank mead daily during the honeymoon, they would be assured of the birth of sons. One has to wonder how much mead Henry VIII would have drunk! Anyway, the mead provided the “honey” part of the honeymoon." Googobits.com

I'm glad both Matt's family & mine are supportive of our marriage, and that Matt doesn't have to abduct me! :)

Matt & I had the afternoon off work Friday for my birthday, and since we had free time during business hours, we figured it would be a good idea to stop by AAA to see about honeymoon options. I had been telling Matt about the wonderfulness that are cruises, and he seemed interested in the idea. We did some research earlier in the week, and found a cruise that would fit perfectly with our timeline and budget.

We had a great meeting with Bernie (who also booked my cruise with my cousin, Annie, last year), and she was able to help us set up a wonderful trip. We will be leaving from Miami with stops at CocoCay & Nassau (Bahamas) and Key West for a 5 day cruise. Our ship is called Majesty of the Seas, & looks to be a very nice ship. Click on the link to take a tour. :)

We still have to decide on our excursions, but there are a few involving pirates, so most likely we will do one of those. Hopefully Matt's ear is 100% by then as well, so snorkeling can be considered. Yay honeymoon!