We Did It!!!!

Well we did it! In case any of you haven't heard, I am now Mrs. CAMPBELL (okay it's not official  until I get my name changed but I'm working on that). Josh and I have been married for one week and three days and I am LOVING marriage. I think I have the best husband in the world- although I may just be a tad biased :)


 It has been one crazy and busy week since we've gotten home from our honeymoon. It almost makes me want to turn around and hike back up into the mountains with no cell phone reception. Of course that's not really an option but a girl can dream! Since we've been  home we have finally cleaned up our messy apartment and have put everything into place- it's such a good feeling coming home to a clean apartment. My mom also fell in the garage on Monday and landed herself in the hospital. She is doing fine now but she gave us all quite the scare. 

I'm going to give you all a small look into how our honeymoon went. Joshua and I decided to take a road trip since he likes to drive and I hate airplanes. We decided on Tennessee. Probably not the ideal place for a July vacation but we dealt with the heat and humidity and had a great time anyways! Most of the places we went to eat were featured on either the Food Network or Travel Channel. It was fun getting to try new and unique restaurants.

 Day 1: Joshua woke up at 3 am and could not go back to sleep so......he woke me up and we started our road trip to Tennessee! First we hit up Memphis. Our first place to eat ( and my favorite of the entire trip ) was Gus's Chicken.

After eating at Gus's we went to the Memphis Zoo- this was my choice of activity. I loved the zoo so much. It has been so long since I've been to one and it really reminded me of how amazing God is- to make so many unique creatures!

The zoo made us very hot and sweaty from walking around in the heat so we went back to the hotel room to get cleaned up. Then we went down to Beale street and ate at Blues City Cafe for some Memphis BBQ! After eating we walked around Beale street and took some pictures. 

Day 2: We headed out of Memphis and went straight to Nashville. Since Memphis and Nashville are only a few hours away from each other, we decided to skip the highways and take the more scenic route. This was perfect. It allowed us to see the smaller towns and beautiful country that Tennessee has to offer. In Nashville we ran into this cute little cafe that used to be a motel but changed the rooms into shops. The food was super delicious! 

After sitting in the car for a few hours, we decided to head to one of Nashville's major parks. It was called Centennial Park and had a life size replica of the Parthenon. We didn't do too much in Nashville because we were still so wiped out from all the traveling. That night we ate at a Greek restaurant. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I actually really enjoyed the food! After dinner we went downtown and walked around. 

Day 3: We finally headed to Gatlinburg! This was the destination that we had been most looking forward to. On our first night there we took  it easy and just walked around downtown and went into all the tourist shops. We checked into our bed and breakfast which was the most quaint little place ever- but it was a tad fancy for Joshua's and my taste.    :) 

Day 4: Our first adventure was white water rafting in the Smoky Mountains. We had a blast and will never forget our trip down the Pigeon Forge River! That night we went to eat at Dick's Last Resort. The place is known for their bad customer service. Basically the waiters/waitresses are rude and sarcastic on purpose. Well after the long day of rafting that we had, Josh and I weren't really in the mood for sarcasm. It wasn't the best experience but at least now we can say that we did it.   :) At Dick's Last Resort, they make you wear dunce hats and this was ours.......

Joshua's said, "Rogaine sucks" and mine said, "I failed my IQ test"

Day 5: Joshua and I went hiking in the Smoky Mountains. It was raining and a cool 70 degrees- PERFECT for hiking. We enjoyed our time so much in the mountains. Thankfully we didn't run into any bears like I feared we would, but we did get to enjoy some of God's awesome scenery!

This was taken on top of the Smoky Mountain's highest point!

After hiking in the Smokies, we went to Ripley's Believe It or Not Aquarium. It was a fantastic way to end our stay in Gatlinburg. There was an underwater tunnel that Joshua and I went through more than once....it was that amazing! I got to touch a sting ray for the first time and a horseshoe crab. 

We got to swim with the sharks! Okay not really....

We got to swim with the sharks! Okay not really.......

Jellyfish are my favorite underwater animal. I could sit and watch them all day long!

Day 6: We began our trip home. For some reason, my motion sickness medicine decided that it should dilate my pupils so large that no retina (green color) in my eyes could be seen. Joshua and I believe that it was either a withdrawal symptom from the medicine or the medicine had just built up in my system and was causing some crazy things to happen. Thankfully my pupils dilated on the last day of our honeymoon. Unfortunately, because I couldn't see, Joshua had to drive the entire eleven hours home. The guy didn't even complain once....what a trooper! 

 Well that is just a glimpse into our honeymoon. I still can't believe that  I am lucky enough to be married to the love of my life and my best friend. I'm still running to catch up with reality! Thank you to all who made the wedding such an awesome day for us! We love you all!