I'm about to 'moon you.

Last night, the future-mister and I spent some quality time talking Honeymoon. We've been tossing around a couple of ideas for where we should spend our unfortunately short, but hopefully relaxing and blissful 'moon. Our criteria:

1.) Incredibly beautiful
2.) Domestic (mostly due to the amount of time we're allowed to take off)
3.) Cooler climate (preferably nothing hot and sticky)
4.) Preferably near one of the following: mountains, lake, ocean, trees

5.) Vegetarian-friendly

6.) Near decent wine.

7.) Comfy bed ('nuff said!)

What we've come up with so far:

Alaska, Jacksonhole, WY and Mendocino, CA.

I have to say, I'm currently most excited by the idea of Mendocino. It's on the ocean, near the redwoods, cool climated and about 3 hours north of wine country. Doesn't it sound damn near perfect to fly into San Francisco, drive up the coast (stopping in Napa to stock up on vino, of course) and rounding this all out by staying in a cliffhouse overlooking the ocean? Excuse me while I run off and get married today just so that I can go there tomorrow.

I also love the idea that our actual wedding is taking place where I grew up and the honeymoon would be just up the road from where J grew up. He showed me last night where his boyscout summer camps used to be and they literally dot the map just around Mendocino. I like the idea of making this wedding special and what better way than revisiting our roots... only this time not as children but as a married couple.

Hopefully we'll decide soon so I can start getting excited and planny. Because, you know, moving into our first real place and planning the actual wedding isn't enough for me.