Wedding and Honeymoon!

This is probably going to be a long post because I have so much to catch up on and lots of pics!
First of all, my wedding was AMAZING! Everything I could have dreamed and more! Yes, there were minor hiccups in the day but overall nothing huge went wrong and I am so grateful. I am now married to my best friend and couldn't be any happier. My new last name is Pisano : ) I can't change it on my page because I have over 200 followers so I may have to stay Gray on there! lol

We decided to save money and have our honeymoon in San Diego! It was soo much fun! I love California and we are trying to have a 5 year plan to live there because we didn't want to come home! During our trip we ate lots of great food, visited the beach a few times (San Diego, Carlsbad and La Jolla), went to the San Diego Zoo and I got a tattoo. Yep, a tattoo. We had just finished dinner in Little Italy and we couldn't decide what to do that night. I jokingly said, "let's get me a tattoo!" and of course Robbie was all for it so we looked somewhere up and went. We parked on a street downtown where several parlors were located and most of them were closed except one. Robbie thought for sure I would wimp out because I don't do crazy stuff like tattoos! haha. I've known for a long time that if I ever got a tattoo it would have to mean something to me. I didn't just want anything random or "cute". I decided over 6 months ago that the kanji symbol for strength would be my tattoo if I ever got one. I have been through a lot and have become stronger with every decision and trial life has thrown at me. I have become stronger in the gym and truly discovered the type of person I want to be so this symbol is perfect for me. I was between a few places to have it and my first choice was the back of my neck and that ended up being where I got it. The guy who did the tattoo was very patient and nice especially because he knew this was my first time getting "inked". I am not going to lie the outline was a little painful, but by the time he began the shading it didn't hurt anymore. I was so proud of myself for just going for it and being spontaneous with my new husband! We created a memory we will never forget. 

My new tattoo!

Those were some GREAT shrimp enchiladas!!

Hodad's has the most amazing burger I have ever ate! Mmm they were featured on Diners, Drive-Inns and Dives! The inside was so cool and it was right next to the beach : ) We def walked it off at the zoo afterwards!! 

In the sky!

The Zoo had this awesome ride that goes across the whole zoo! It was so much fun!

The beach is where I belong!! 

Beach in La Jolla!

Our trip was so much fun!!

Yes, I enjoyed my food on our trip but I still drank TONS of water, woke up to work out in the hotel gym before going out for the day, we stayed very active with lots of walking. We bought healthy clean snacks to have between meals and I always tried to have a good breakfast. I have truly gotten to know my body and how I react to foods. When I noticed I was retaining water and not feeling so good about myself by day 3 I began eating clean and being mindful of all my meals and by the time we went to the beach I was feeling better! By the time we came home I was ready to get back into a routine of prepped meals.

After being home for a few days I was soo hot. The weather in Cali rocks compared to Phoenix in the summer. My hair was driving me crazy! I've had long hair my whole life so I was feeling like it was time for a change. Especially after the wedding and showing off my long locks I figured why not! So I convinced my sister to cut her hair too! We went on Saturday without telling a soul (everyone tried convincing us not to cut our long hair when we talked about cutting it) and donated our hair to locks of love. I actually love my hair cut and feel even better that my long hair went to make a whig for a child. 

What do you think?!

Life is too short to not eat good food on vacation, get a tattoo that means something to you and chop your hair off!! I seriously feel like I have branched out so much in the last 2 weeks. Look what being a married woman does to me! haha. 

In my next post I will discuss what my new goal will be and how I want to accomplish it! : )

XOXO,

E