I was cleaning off my computer desktop tonight and ran across a blog I wrote in August but apparently failed to post... I'm blaming it on the honeymoon jet lag. :)
“In six months, you’ll meet someone, fall in love, get married, and be kicking back on a beach in Key West
If someone had said that to me, I would have laughed at them. I certainly wouldn’t have believed them…but they would have been right. It just proves the point that life is sometimes stranger (in a good way) than fiction and you just never know when your dream come true might be around the next corner.
Robert and I got married last Sunday, in a beautiful lakeside service under a picture perfect blue sky. Well, mostly picture perfect. We’d been worried about August heat and had a heat-stroke prevention plan that included handheld fans and water bottles for the guests. The possibility of downpours didn’t occur to me until about Tuesday when the weather personalities started using the R word (and friends, they weren’t saying Robert!). I bought a few umbrellas just in case and although rain clouds flitted around the sky most of the day, the ceremony was spared a soggy fate (unless you count the people who shed a few happy tears during the event). On the way home from the ceremony, the bottom fell out and we got several emails and text messages of rainbows and even a double rainbow, signs we were happy to claim as our own personal messages from heaven.
We planned a wedding in ten weeks, which by most standards is warp speed. We couldn’t have done it without the love and support of our very patient families and friends. I know I’ll leave someone out but when a thank-you note doesn’t seem like enough, blogging to the entire internet (or the 17 or so followers who read this blog) seems a little more fitting J
To Robert- Thank you for loving me, for putting up with the Bridezilla moments, and for always knowing two things: how to make me laugh, and when I need a hug… even if it’s in the middle of a crowded aisle in a store full of strangers. Marrying you was, is, and always will be the best thing I’ve ever done. And, I’d do it again today, tomorrow, and any day after that…
To Mom & Dad- There will never never never be words big enough to say how much I love you both and how much I appreciate all the sacrifices you made and continue to make to support my dreams. You guys are my loudest cheerleaders, biggest encouragers, and best friends. I am the luckiest daughter in the world. Thank you for listening, laughing, and for loving me (and Robert too!)
To Beth & Steve- I couldn’t ask for more wonderful in-laws than you guys! You accepted me into your lives and into your hearts and that means more than you’ll ever know. I promise to love Robert as much as you do J Thank you for raising such a phenomenal son and for sharing him with me.
Jaime & Tim- For as long as I can remember, you guys have been extra parents (when I was pretty sure I already had parents!) but as it turns out, you can never have too many people loving you and I’m so very grateful for your encouragement, support, and willingness to stop what you’re doing anytime I said “I need….” Even when it was warranted, you never said “I told you so”. Thank you for sharing in our special day and for welcoming Robert into our family.
Karen & Israel- What do you say to the people who made Happily Ever After possible? “Thank you” just doesn’t seem like enough. For introducing us, for sharing in our lives, and for playing such important roles in our wedding, we are truly grateful.
Mary Kelly- You simply rock. From nail polish and shoes to ink and fonts, you are indeed my Girl Friday in the decisions big and small. I would be lost (and completely out of fashion and out of my mind) without you!
Tish- I hereby bestow upon you my water wings J I know you’ll use them wisely and well. I will always be grateful for you telling me what I already knew when you helped me to believe that swimming doesn’t always mean drowning. I love you to pieces.
Cassie & Herb- Thank you for photographing our engagement and wedding! You guys are phenomenal!
Adella & Debbie- Thanks for helping behind the scenes on the wedding day! You were there to celebrate with us but you pitched in and lent helping hands and we so very much appreciate you both!
I’m sure I’ve forgotten someone or lots of someones and for that, deepest apologies… For our friends and family at the wedding- we love you and we thank you for sharing in our special day. For those who couldn’t attend or who couldn’t be invited due to space constraints, we love you too and we hope you understand that a small ceremony just seemed to fit with where we are in our lives.
And… I’ll post some funny pre-wedding stories and some photos soon… as soon as I pick out which ones I love best…. For now, blog buddies, I hope your days are filled with some love, some laughter, and best of all, someone to share your Happily Ever After with…
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