The Honeymoon's Over...

So sad, we are back from Hawaii after a ten wonderful, sunny, and fun-filled days. Mark and I had the best time exploring both the islands of Oahu and Kauai, and it was very hard to get on the plane to go home. Fortunately, we were able to return to our families, with whom we celebrated Thanksgiving. This year's festivities at the Farm lasted for three days, with Friday being capped off with a wild (and now annual) O'Connell Family dance party/sing-along (in the kitchen!) on Friday and then Sissy and Erik's wedding shower on Saturday. I will write more (and post pictures) about both of these events (and more on Hawaii) later on. For now, it's time to get rid of the trash--we've been putting all of our wedding presents away all day and now have to take an apartment-full of boxes and paper outside. We're also throwing away a few old household appliances, so I won't be surprised if a few of our neighbors go dumpster diving tonight!