So much for the afterglow!

Ah, well that makes it sound disappointing or like a let down–but that’s not what I mean at all!  But it’s been a bit "real life-ish" since we didn’t leave for our honeymoon yet!  We went right back to work and responsibility the day after the wedding!  And unfortunately, real life showed itself in the form of a smashed car window and a ripped off GPS system in Dino’s truck.  Boo hiss.

But I promised you an update…or a rundown or both.  And though life came in and swallowed us up again, I’m still on a cloud.  I said "husband" for the first time today–and stumbled over it too!  It is a strange and delightful feeling saying "husband" when speaking of Dino…who’s no longer my boyfriend or my fiancee`.  I feel like a regular grown-up! 

Some of you probably know that this wasn’t my first wedding.  As soon as I announced my engagement it was all "Where’d you get engaged the first time, and what kind of flowers did I carry the first time, and have you talked to your ex-husband about it?"  I tried really hard to not compare everything I did this time–the right time–to last time.  And it isn’t even comparable, not for one second!

My mom and dad walked me down the aisle to "Waiting in Vain" by Annie Lenox.  It’s not only one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite artists–but a sort of
tongue-in-cheek tribute to the nature of our relationship…I am forever waiting on Dino–to order off the menu, to call me back, to propose!  But he was right on time that day, and the moment I set foot in that room I felt all the air get sucked out of me and then gently flow back in leaving a million tear drops in it’s path.  Intense is an understatement.  Overwhelming.  Elated.  Reverberating.  All of those feelings were in me at that moment.  And I couldn’t help myself from wrapping my arms around him and squeezing up all the love in the room!

A lovely minister officiated the ceremony and said deeply touching words that made an impact on the entire crowd–40 people stood before us.  Then, we read our vows to each other–vows that we had written…we joked that we had only written them the night before, but we had three years of planning for it!  I don’t remember another thing about that time–the vows part.  I just remember seeing him, and speaking to him, and seeing him, and listening to him.  Hea.Vee.  Heavy, heavy stuff.  But good stuff, good love–big love!  Lotta love happening at that time…a lot of eye wiping, and sniffling around the room!

When that was over and we were wed, we just started to party!  We had mixed up the music ourselves on the IPOD–so we heard everything from the Allman Brothers to Alicia Keyes–Bob Marley, Aerosmith, old Beatles, Ray LaMontagne, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Cars!  It was SUCH a cool mix–but most of the night the volume of conversation and laughter was louder than the music!
 

What a night, what a night what a night.

And now, on Monday morning, crack-ass early, we get on a plane and head south to the Turks & Caicos…where we will finally have an opportunity to bask in the afterglow!

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