Jaws V

Before we went to Hawaii we decided to go shark cage diving. Why...not really sure? Maybe a couple neurons snapped during all the wedding planning. Nevertheless, after letting out a sharp scream when I first looked in the water and saw the cage surrounded by sharks, I really enjoyed it. We were in the water for about 30min and the cage was surrounded by about 20 shark. The sharks also got a little show though. When I first got in, I must've been a little distracted because a few minutes into it, I looked down and saw that my swimsuit top came untied and I was completely flashing everyone...lovely! Christian, on the other hand, wasn't scared at all and even swam down to the bottom of the cage and touched one of the sharks.

Livin' Lahaina

Sunset dinner cruise

Tennis...only after playing twice did we find out it was $24/hour Christian and Doug surfing

Christian's island drink of choice

Stephanie's island drink of choice
Getting ready to swim with the sharks

Our honeymoon was everything, but long enough. I'm already back to work and suddenly the whole wedding planning thing seems really appealing. We had the best time in Hawaii. We traded our timeshare for a week at the Marriott Ko'olina on Oahu. One of the coolest things was that it was whale season, so you could actually sit on the beach and see whales breaching out of the water. We laid by the pool most of the week, but we did have a couple adventures while on the island. We spent one day on the North Shore. Christian surfed with his brother Doug at Sunset. I lasted for about 2 minutes and then sat on the beach and tried not to think about the enormous waves they were trying to surf. We then went shark diving and grabbed shaved ice in Haleiwa. We finished the day with an amazing meal Doug prepared and then went to the night show at the Polynesian Cultural Center!

The Countdown is OVER!!!

I'm now Mrs. Hansen and couldn't be happier. It's been a crazy last couple weeks. I thought I'd have more time for things like blogging before the wedding, but planning a wedding turned out to be a lot more work than I anticipated. It all went off without a hitch...or maybe there was one "hitch"! (corny joke provided by my grandpa).

I wish I had the photographer's photos, but I won't get the digital negatives for awhile. In the meantime, to see a slide show of the big day, you can go to:

www.sharonwharton.com/slideshows/ChristianStephanie

Memories...

I'm working on the slideshow for the wedding and I think it may end up being my favorite part of all this planning (definitely beats stuffing envelopes and even shopping for shoes). Here's a couple of my favorite pics:

I love a man in uniform:)
Christian's favorite Halloween Costume...can you tell?


Muscle Man!

Last Hoorah!

It's hard to believe these pictures are almost a month old! Christian came out my last weekend in NY! It was another whirlwind trip, but the perfect way to end my adventure in NY. We saw two shows: Legally Blonde (which I was very skeptical of, but absolutely loved), and Mary Poppins. I think we may have been more impressed though by this subway performer!

Whey-Fu

Per discussion with Wei-Fu Tan, low-level EY staff, colleagues would like to be included in blogging activities. As such, I have included the attached picture as evidence of inclusion. (See W/P WF-T)

Bringing in 2008!

Cheese!

Stopin' traffic!

Taxi Please??!!

Don't look too excited!

I just got these pics from New Years. We went to a party at Hotel Gansevoort. Perez Hilton was supposed to be there, which was my biggest motivation for going, but sadly, he was nowhere to be seen. I guess I'll have to settle for reading his blog and trying to get kisses from Bruso:)

With the Band!

We found ridiculously cheap tickets from LA to NY this weekend so Christian booked a last minute trip out here. It was short, but we had the best time! Among other things, we finally got to see the show "Altar Boyz". We had tickets to this show during Christian's last trip to NYC, but I messed up on the date and we missed our show!

Free...We'll take it!

My first steps!

Gettin' Better

Watch out Michelle Kwan!

Sportin' the headbands!



Free and NY don't usually go together. However, when we went to Bryant Park for ice skating it was nothing but free (thanks to an American Airlines promo)! Free skating, free skate rentals and free ugly red headbands (which we of course wore). Bags weren't allowed on the ice, but Christian put our bag underneath his coat so we avoided the $10 bag check and made that free too!

Pedi Please!

After I told Christian they massage your feet, he had no problem joining the salon full of women for a pedicure. He was enjoying the pedicure (or maybe it was the Vogue magazine) so much, he didn't even notice me snap pictures.


Careful with the cuticles!

Home for the Holidays!

Christian stayed in LA until very very early Christmas morning. We had 5 days together filled with lots of Starbucks, walks down on the Strand, & baking (& eating) cookies! I can't forget the many trips to World Market. We had coupons for $5 off any $5 order... so we went, of course, 3X.


Christmas Eve walk!

Hot Chocolate and Peppermint Steamers!

Room 401

I live in a hotel, actually, I live in Rm. 401. I've been staying at the Westin in Providence, RI for 6 weeks now and just when I thought I'd be going back to NY, I got assigned to work here for one more week. Not only have I been staying at the same hotel, I've been in the same room. It's one of their two "work-out" rooms, which come complete with a treadmill, weights, etc. Not bad, huh? I've reached Platinum Starwood member status, the front desk doesn't ask for an ID anymore, and every valet guy knows me by name. I think I can claim residency now though since I have received mail here, multiple times, (thanks Christian). Normal??? Thank goodness for the "Heavenly Bed"!

Here Come the Brides!

Sometimes something that looks ugly on a hanger becomes your most prized article of clothing...and sometimes it just looks worse on. Yesterday, we found the latter to be true. We went to Saks because they were having a bridal sample sale. Upon arriving, we quickly realized why they were selling Vera Wang dresses for 70% off. The gowns were covered in tulle, black beads, green ribbon, etc...not to mention the missing buttons and broken zippers. While I obviously didn't find the gown of my dreams we occupied one very small dressing, for quite some time, and took pictures modeling some of the most hideous dresses you can imagine.

Deck the Halls!

Jenna... I know you were a little disappointed that we didn't join the thousands of tourists for the annual Rockefeller tree lighting so we had a little tree lighting of our own. On my way home from Providence this weekend I searched for a x-mas tree lot, but with no success I settled for a big, fake, (and cheap) tree from Target. I dragged it down Wall St, up the elevator, and nestled it in a little corner of our home! The "tree lighting" was last night...now we just need some presents (instead of magazines) under the tree!

Nasty 8

After traveling all the way up to the UWS it only seemed appropriate to revisit the infamous "tasty/nasty/only 8" for some peanut butter frozen yogurt. It may have been 20 degrees outside and I didn't remember exactly where it was (sorry Christian), but we walked up and down 72nd St until we found it! Nasty 8 never tasted so good. The only thing missing was Missy and Meg:(