25 years of adventure

May 20, 2000

Our wedding

Luke and I have never done things the way others expect us to. Our wedding was in a park, the reception in a brewery. Unusual, yes, but also consistently rated as the most fun wedding either of our families attended. We do our own thing, and we do it our way.

We are off to Barcelona, where we went (along with Madrid) on our honeymoon. At that point in my life, I’d never left North America, so going to Spain was exotic, exciting, and totally new. I’m a seasoned traveler now and while Barcelona isn’t what I’d now call exotic, there’s a special place in my heart for it. Similarly, we went to Prague in 2003, back when we were younger and poorer and more willing to wing things. We loved it but haven’t been back since and it’s about time we remedied that!

When we went to Barcelona the first time (and to Prague!), we booked nothing but the airfare there. I’m a better planner now so we have hotels, but I have to admit, I’ve booked nothing else and have absolutely no itinerary beyond dinner one night. There’s something nice about knowing a city well enough to be able to show up and wing it.

But first, we have to take off, and that’s proving to be more of a challenge than expected. Here’s to a quick maintenance visit and a subsequent takeoff!