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Inspiration Photo Friday: Reminiscing

20 Friday Sep 2013

Posted by melissaoconnor in Inspiration Photo Friday

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beach, beauty, canada, cavendish, earth, experience, honeymoon, infinite, island, life, memories, nature, ocean, pie national park, prince edward island, reminiscing, travel, trip, vacation

Last year today, my husband and I were packing and getting ready for our honeymoon trip to Prince Edward Island in Canada. Although we got married that past May, we both love traveling in the fall. It was a busy weekend because my cousin Diana was getting married that Saturday, but we took it easy and tried to get sleep for our long trip the next morning. It was surely a vacation I will never forget.

I can’t believe a year has past already. Time goes by so fast, sometimes we let life distract us from the good times in our lives. Reminiscing positive memories not only brings us happiness but it reminds us how awesome our lives really are. I can vividly remember how beautiful Prince Edward Island was. The cool, fresh breeze against my face, the endless ocean that surrounded us, and the many fields of green we encountered on every drive. Not to mention, all the lovely farm animals that greeted us during our stay. It truly is a picturesque place.

I hope to visit Prince Edward Island again someday and make sure we stay longer. There is just so much to see. It’s one of the only places I felt like I was in a perfect world. It really is a captivating island and I am extremely lucky to have experienced it with my husband.

I took this photo while we were in Cavendish at the National Park. The time we spent at this location truly fascinated me. Standing at the tip of the Earth with Dan, as husband and wife, looking out into the never ending ocean was a memory I will never forget. At that moment, anything was possible. I felt infinite and hopeful because there was so much beauty surrounding me. When something can make you feel like that, it surely is worth reminiscing about.

Inspiration Photo Friday: Reminiscing  -  © Melissa O'Connor-Arena

Honeymoon Memories

01 Monday Oct 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Advice & Inspiration, Everyday Design

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canada, honeymoon, island, map, memories, preserving, prince edward island, traveling, trip, vacation

I am always thinking of ways to capture memories. Whether its a book of photographs, a shadowbox or jars full of little treasures, its important to me to preserve these memories forever. Our honeymoon on Prince Edward Island was simply spectacular. I wish we could have stayed longer.

I took tons of photos and plan to create a digital album but I wanted something that showed all we’ve done while we were here. So I found a map I liked of the island and marked each place with a heart we traveled to as well as what we did. I plan on including it in the digital album as well as our wedding scrapbook.

This is a great way to display any trip or vacation in your home. You can print it and frame it or include it in a scrapbook like I am going to do. Something like this also makes a nice gift for a couple. I hope you are inspired by this idea and create a little map of your own travels in the future.

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Honeymoon Memories

Inspiration Photo Friday: PEI

28 Friday Sep 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in Inspiration Photo Friday

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beach, bride, canada, cliffs, earth, grass, groom, honeymoon, land, marriage, nature, ocean, pei, prince edward island, rocks, sea, vacation, water

Since my husband and I are on our honeymoon in Prince Edward Island I wanted to showcase a photo from our trip. There is so much beauty to capture here, it’s amazing. Everywhere you look there are endless fields, rolling hills and lots of trees. Not to mention the cows, horses, sheep and other animals that call this island home. PEI is nature at its best.

I chose this photo because it was truly an amazing experience for me. Standing on the tip of the island in Cavendish, I looked beyond the ocean and was transported to a world far far away. To see the Earth meet the water in such a remarkable way was not only inspiring but memorizing as well. You have no choice but to put the life as you know it in perspective and be thankful for our planet. Earth is such a gorgeous place and we are all lucky to be here.

I am so thankful and appreciative for being able to visit Prince Edward Island and capture all the magnificent views and peaceful surroundings. This place is surely a dream. The more I see, I am taken back and astounded that a place like this exists. You certainly feel like you are in a storybook, it’s very unreal. I am so happy we chose to come here for our honeymoon. It is an experience we will both never forget.

Inspiration Photo Friday: PEI - © Melissa O'Connor

An Island Full of Inspiration

10 Tuesday Jul 2012

Posted by melissaoconnor in The Great Outdoors

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beaches, canada, canadian, earth, farmland, farms, flowers, mountains, nature, ocean, prince edward island, sea, travel, trees

My husband, Dan and I are planning our honeymoon in the fall and I can’t tell you how excited I am. We haven’t been on a vacation since our trip to Maine back in 2009 so you can imagine how much we are looking forward to getting away. Our destination is Prince Edward Island in Canada, a pretty cool road trip if I say so myself. I can’t wait to pack up the car, buckle Olive up and set on our way! And by then we will probably have adopted our new dog so it will be our first vacation with our new family member as well.

I wanted to share a few of the beautiful sights PEI has to offer because they are truly inspiring in every sense. I can’t get enough of nature and since we will be traveling in late September, it will be our favorite season as well. You can’t get any better than that.

I can almost feel the crisp clean air in my chest and the cool breeze from the sea. I feel so lucky to be able to visit such an amazing place. So sit back and take in the gorgeous views. I know I certainly will 🙂

An Island Full of Inspiration

An Island Full of Inspiration

An Island Full of Inspiration

An Island Full of Inspiration

An Island Full of Inspiration

An Island Full of Inspiration

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