For our honeymoon, Phil and I decided to drive across the country on an epic road trip. We drove from San Antonio, Texas to Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (where we met) to visit friends. From Canada we drove down to the Oregon coast, through the redwood forest, and to the Grand Canyon.
Part 2: The Drive to Canada
Phil and I left Gruene, Texas to make the trek to Canada on June 28th. We made the trip over three days, driving across the Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washtington, and finally Canada. We drove, on average, 14 hour days. It was beautiful and exhausting. I thought it would be completely grueling but it wasn't too bad. I was enjoying the company of my best friend, having just been married a few days earlier, and we had a great time.
We saw some incredible little towns. I would have loved to stop for longer and take more photos. Here are a couple of my faves.
(My other favorites were photos we took with our Instax and have not scanned into the computer yet.)
Road Trip Day 1: Drove 729 miles (=1173 kilometers) through two states from New Braunfals, Texas, through the Oklahoma "Panhandle" and on to Springfield, Colorado.
Road Trip Day 2: Drove 796 miles (=1275 kilometers) through two more states; from Springfield, Colorado, all the way through Colorado and Wyoming to Billings, Montana.
Road Trip Day 3: Drove 792 miles (=1275 kilometers) through three states and a province; from Billings, Montana through Montana, Idaho, and Washington, onto Kelowna British Columbia. Happy Canada Day!
Check back soon for more updates on our trip and photos with friends!
xoxo
Talia van der Wel
My new favourite nail polish colour right now is light pink. I'm in looooooove. I like that it isn't loud, but soft and romantic and clean looking. Mmmm.
Love love
Talia
For our honeymoon, Phil and I decided to drive across the country on an epic road trip. We drove from San Antonio, Texas to Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada (where we met) to visit friends. From Canada we drove down to the Oregon coast, through the redwood forest, and to the Grand Canyon.
Part 1: Gruene Texas We started our trip from Gruene, Texas. Gruene is a little historic town filled with antique stores, cute shops, restaurants, and the coolest little general store. We stayed at the Gruene Homestead Inn, an amazingly little bed and breakfast, for two nights. It was the best!!
They had the cutest little lopsided cat. Her name was Sneakypie.
(I asked and she was lopsided due to a stroke some time ago. She is okay now! She was as cute as could be)
Breakfast was my favorite I think. (Okay, breakfast is always my favorite) We rearranged what time we left for our road trip to make sure we got to have breakfast at the inn again. A-MAZING!
Our time there was so nice and so special. We relaxed. We stopped by an antique mall and bought a belt buckled for the mister. We had dinner on the river. It was perfection. After our two days there it was the open road. We were on our way to Canada.
More on our trip soon!
xoxo
Talia Christine
This morning I woke up very early due to some painful cramps. My body ached and I couldn't sleep. I angrily and carefully got out of bed and went downstairs for some pain killers, a cup of tea, and to throw myself a pity party. As I sat downstairs with Bieow Bieow on my lap I checked my email in silence and felt pretty sorry for myself. I looked through the photos of our road trip and enjoyed the not-so-distance memories we shared on the road. My cramps weren't as bad. I began to miss Phil. I walked back up stairs to find my husband sleeping peacefully. I sure love him a lot. I climbed back into bed and curled up next to him. As I lay there drifting back off to sleep I kept thinking, "Cramps or not, I am the luckiest girl alive."
(photo of Phil sleeping on our road trip)
It's true. I am the luckiest girl alive.
xoxo
Talia
I am officially Mrs. van der Wel!
We had such a beautiful wedding. I am so thankful for all our family and friends who supported us and celebrated with us, near and far.
It was a perfect and beautiful day that we will remember forever. I couldn't ask for anything more.
We went on an epic road trip for our honeymoon. We went from San Antonio, Texas to visit friends in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada.. drove down through the Oregon coast, to the redwood forest, stopped by the Grand Canyon, and back to Texas. I will post lots of pictures and more on that tomorrow, but for today we are recovering.
I love being married. I get to be with my best friend all the time.
xoxo
Talia Christine
P.S. - These gorgeous photos were taken by my good friend Courtney Santos. Thanks, Courtney, for all the beautiful photos! We love them!
